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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 1995
Registration No. 33-62449
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
(Exact name of registrant on Form S-3 as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA FirstMiss Gold Inc. 64-0748908
(State or Other Jurisdiction 6025 South Quebec Street, Suite 310 (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Englewood, Colorado 80111 Identification Number)
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(303) 771-9000
(Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
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Donald S. Robson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
FirstMiss Gold Inc.
6025 South Quebec Street, Suite 310
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(303) 771-9000
(Name, address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Christopher L. Kaufman
Latham & Watkins
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900
San Francisco, California 94111-2562
(415) 391-0600
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As
soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration 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 Amount of
Title of Each Class of Aggregate Offering Registration
Securities to be Registered Price(1) (2) Fee
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Debt Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depositary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Common Stock, $.01 par value (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity Warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt Warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000,000 $68,966
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(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, which
is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o).
(2) Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered hereunder
pursuant to General Instruction II(D) to Form S-3 under the Securities
Act of 1933.
(3) Each share of Common Stock includes one common share purchase Right
under the Rights Agreement dated as of June 13, 1990 between the
Registrant and Ameritrust Company National Association, as Rights Agent.
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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.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY SUCH STATE.
PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 18, 1995
FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
PREFERRED STOCK
DEPOSITARY SHARES
COMMON STOCK
EQUITY WARRANTS
DEBT WARRANTS
FirstMiss Gold Inc. (the "Company"), directly or through agents, dealers,
or underwriters designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell,
together or separately, up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of (a) secured or
unsecured debt securities (the "Debt Securities") of the Company, in one or more
series, which may be either senior debt securities (the "Senior Debt
Securities"), senior subordinated debt securities (the "Senior Subordinated Debt
Securities") or subordinated debt securities (the "Subordinated Debt
Securities"), (b) shares of preferred stock of the Company, par value $.01 per
share (the "Preferred Stock"), in one or more series, (c) fractional interests
in shares of Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares (the "Depositary
Shares"), (d) shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), (e) warrants to purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock
(the "Equity Warrants") or (f) warrants to purchase Debt Securities (the "Debt
Warrants" and together with the Equity Warrants, the "Warrants"), or any
combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units consisting of one
or more of the foregoing, each on terms to be determined at the time of sale.
The Debt Securities may be issued as exchangeable and/or convertible Debt
Securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may also be exchangeable for and/or
convertible into shares of Common Stock or another series of Preferred Stock.
The Debt Securities, the Preferred Stock, the Common Stock and the Warrants are
collectively referred to herein as the "Securities." When a particular series
of Securities is offered, a supplement to this Prospectus (each a "Prospectus
Supplement") will be delivered with this Prospectus. The Prospectus Supplement
will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of the offered Securities.
THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES INVOLVES CERTAIN MATERIAL RISKS.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 3.
Except as described more fully herein or as set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to any offered Debt Securities, the Indenture will not
provide holders of Debt Securities protection in the event of a
highly-leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar
transaction involving the Company which could adversely affect holders of Debt
Securities. See "Description of Debt Securities -- Consolidation, Merger and
Sale of Assets."
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol FRMG. On October 16, 1995, the last reported sale price of the
Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq was $22.3125 per share. The Company has not
yet determined whether any of the Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Warrants
offered hereby will be listed on any exchange or over-the-counter market. If
the Company decides to seek listing of any such Securities, the Prospectus
Supplement relating thereto will disclose such exchange or market.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMIS-
SION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE.
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The Securities may be sold directly by the Company, through agents
designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. The
Company reserves the sole right to accept, and together with its agents, from
time to time, to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of Securities
to be made directly or through agents. See "Plan of Distribution." If any such
agents or underwriters are involved in the sale of any Securities, the names of
such agents or underwriters and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts
will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
This Prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of Securities unless
accompanied by the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The date of this Prospectus is ___________________, 1995.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR
EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE
SECURITIES AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AND SELLING
GROUP MEMBERS MAY ENGAGE IN PASSIVE MARKET MAKING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON
STOCK ON THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 10B-6A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1934. SEE "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION."
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (together with all
amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration Statement") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the
Securities offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, part of which has been
omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For
further information about the Company and the Securities offered hereby,
reference is made to the Registration Statement, including the exhibits filed
as a part thereof and otherwise incorporated therein. Statements made in this
Prospectus as to the contents of any document referred to herein are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to such document
for a more complete description, and each such statement is qualified in its
entirety by such reference.
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in
accordance therewith, files periodic reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Commission. The Registration Statement, including the
exhibits thereto, as well as such reports and other information filed by the
Company with the Commission, can be inspected, without charge, and copied at
the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington D.C., 20549; 7 World Trade Center, New
York, New York 10048 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661. Copies of such materials can be obtained from the Public Reference
Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at
prescribed rates. Reports and other information concerning the Company can
also be inspected at the offices of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
(1) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1995, (2) the Company's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
September 25, 1995, (3) the Company's report on Form 8-K/A filed with the
Commission on September 27, 1995, and (4) all other documents subsequently filed
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date of this Prospectus and before the termination of the offering, which shall
be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such
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statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company will provide without charge to each person, including any
beneficial owner, to whom this Prospectus is delivered, upon request, a copy of
any documents incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (other than
exhibits incorporated by reference into such document). Requests for documents
should be submitted to FirstMiss Gold Inc., 6025 South Quebec Street, Suite
310, Englewood, Colorado 80111, Attention: Secretary (telephone (303)
771-9000). The information relating to the Company contained in this
Prospectus does not purport to be comprehensive and should be read together
with the information contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein.
THE COMPANY
FirstMiss Gold Inc. (the "Company") is engaged in the business of
mining and processing gold ores and exploration for such ores. The Company
owns and operates a property (the "Getchell Property") located in the Potosi
Mining District on the eastern side of the Osgood Mountain Range 35 miles
northeast of the town of Winnemucca, Nevada. Operations on the Getchell
Property include a pressure oxidation (autoclave) mill facility and an oxide
heap leach facility. Currently, sulfides ores for the mill are produced from
an underground mine known as the Getchell Main Underground Mine. Oxide ores for
the heap leach facility are produced from existing stockpiles. The Company is
actively conducting exploration on the 33,000-acre Getchell Property.
The Company was incorporated in Nevada in August 1987 by First
Mississippi Corporation ("First Mississippi"), a Mississippi corporation, for
the purpose of financing, developing and operating the Getchell gold mining
project and for conducting minerals exploration. Operations at the autoclave
mill facility and the oxide heap leach facility were commenced in February 1989
and June 1985, respectively, and as of June 30, 1995, the Company had produced
over 1.2 million ounces of gold. Approximately 81% of the Company's stock is
currently held by First Mississippi. First Mississippi has announced that it
intends to distribute all of its stock in the Company to First Mississippi
shareholders, which distribution will result in a change of ownership of
approximately 81% of the Company's common stock. This distribution will also
result in the ownership of approximately 567,300 additional shares of the
Company's common stock by the Company's executive officers and directors.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 6025 South
Quebec Street, Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80111, and its telephone number
is (303) 771-9000.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information in this Prospectus, prospective
purchasers of the Securities offered hereby should carefully consider the risk
factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in the
Company's most recently incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. See "Information Incorporated by Reference."
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company currently has no specific plans for the use of the
net proceeds from the sale of Securities offered hereby. However, the Company
currently anticipates that any such net proceeds would be used for general
corporate purposes, which may include but are not limited to working capital,
capital expenditures, repayment of indebtedness (including indebtedness to
First Mississippi) and acquisitions. When a particular series of Securities is
offered, the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto will set forth the
Company's intended use for the net proceeds received
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from the sale of such Securities. Pending the application of the net proceeds,
the Company expects to invest such proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing
instruments or other investment-grade securities.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth the unaudited consolidated
ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and preferred
stock dividends for the Company for the periods indicated.
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Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges * 3.60 * 3.19 *
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred
stock dividends * 3.60 * 3.19 *
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*For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1991, 1993 and 1995, earnings were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $74,000, $3,129,000 and $19,088,000,
respectively. Therefore, no ratios are provided for these fiscal years.
For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges and the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends, earnings consist of income before income taxes and fixed charges
(exclusive of preferred stock dividends). For the purpose of calculating both
ratios, fixed charges include interest expense, capitalized interest and that
portion of rentals representative of an interest factor. Because the Company
did not distribute any preferred stock dividends during fiscal years 1991-1995,
the two above ratios are identical.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The Company directly or through agents, dealers, or underwriters
designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately,
up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of (a) secured or unsecured debt securities
(the "Debt Securities") of the Company, in one or more series, which may be
either senior debt securities (the "Senior Debt Securities"), senior
subordinated debt securities (the "Senior Subordinated Debt Securities") or
subordinated debt securities (the "Subordinated Debt Securities"), (b) shares of
preferred stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred
Stock"), in one or more series, (c) fractional interests in shares of Preferred
Stock represented by depositary shares (the "Depositary Shares"), (d) shares of
common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), (e)
warrants to purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock (the "Equity Warrants") or
(f) warrants to purchase Debt Securities (the "Debt Warrants" and together with
the Equity Warrants, the "Warrants"), or any combination of the foregoing,
either individually or as units consisting of one or more of the foregoing, each
on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The Debt Securities may be
issued as exchangeable and/or convertible Debt Securities exchangeable for or
convertible into shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock
may also be exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares of Common Stock or
another series of Preferred Stock. The Debt Securities, the Preferred Stock,
the Common Stock and the Warrants are collectively referred to herein as the
"Securities." When a particular series of Securities is offered, a supplement
to this Prospectus (each a "Prospectus Supplement") will be delivered with this
Prospectus. The Prospectus Supplement will set forth the terms of the offering
and sale of the offered Securities.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description sets forth certain general terms and
provisions of the Debt Securities to which any Prospectus Supplement may
relate. The particular terms of the Debt Securities offered by any Prospectus
Supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions do not
apply to the Debt Securities so offered will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such Debt Securities.
Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in series
under an indenture, and one or more indentures supplemental thereto
(collectively, the "Indenture"), between the Company and a trustee to be
identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Trustee"). The terms
of the Debt Securities will include those stated in the Indenture and those
made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the
"TIA") as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The Debt Securities will be
subject to all such terms, and potential investors of the Debt Securities are
referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement thereof. The following
summary of certain provisions of the Indenture does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, including the
definitions therein of certain terms used below. As used under this caption,
unless the context otherwise requires, "Offered Debt Securities" shall mean the
Debt Securities offered by this Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement.
GENERAL
The Indenture will provide for the issuance of Debt Securities
in series and will not limit the principal amount of Debt Securities which may
be issued thereunder. In addition, except as may be provided in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such Debt Securities, the Indenture will not limit the
amount of additional indebtedness the Company may incur.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements
will describe the following terms of the series of Offered Debt Securities in
respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered: (1) the title of the
Offered Debt Securities; (2) whether the Offered Debt Securities are
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Senior Debt Securities, Senior Subordinated Debt Securities or Subordinated
Debt Securities or any combination thereof; (3) any limit upon the aggregate
principal amount of the Offered Debt Securities; (4) the date or dates on which
the principal of the Offered Debt Securities is payable; (5) the rate or rates
at which the Offered Debt Securities will bear interest, if any, or the manner
in which such rate or rates are determined; (6) the date or dates from which
any such interest will accrue, the interest payment dates on which any such
interest on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable and the record dates
for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable; (7) the place or
places where the principal of and any interest on the Offered Debt Securities
will be payable; (8) the obligation of the Company, if any, to redeem, purchase
or repay the Offered Debt Securities in whole or in part pursuant to any
sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the holders and the
price or prices at which and the period and periods within which and the terms
and conditions upon which the Offered Debt Securities shall be redeemed,
purchased or repaid pursuant to such obligation; (9) the denominations in which
any Offered Debt Securities will be issuable, if other than denominations of
U.S. $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; (10) if other than the principal
amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Offered Debt
Securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of the
acceleration of the maturity thereof; (11) any addition to or change in the
covenants which apply to the Offered Debt Securities; (12) any Events of
Default with respect to the Offered Debt Securities, if not otherwise set forth
under "Events of Default"; (13) whether the Offered Debt Securities will be
issued in whole or in part in global form; the terms and conditions, if any,
upon which such global Offered Debt Securities may be exchanged in whole or in
part for other individual securities, and the depositary for the Offered Debt
Securities; (14) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Offered Debt
Securities shall be exchanged for or converted into other securities or
property; (15) the nature and terms of the security for any secured Offered
Debt Securities; and (16) any other terms of the Offered Debt Securities which
terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture.
Debt Securities may be issued at a discount from their
principal amount ("Original Issue Discount Securities"). Federal income tax
considerations and other special considerations applicable to any such Original
Issue Discount Securities will be described in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
Debt Securities may be issued in bearer form, with or without
coupons. Federal income tax considerations and other special considerations
applicable to bearer securities will be described in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in this Prospectus or a Prospectus
Supplement, the Debt Securities will not have the benefit of any covenants that
limit or restrict the Company's business or operations, the pledging of the
Company's assets or the incurrence of indebtedness by the Company.
STATUS OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Senior Debt Securities will be unsubordinated obligations
of the Company and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
The obligations of the Company pursuant to Senior Subordinated
Debt Securities will be subordinate in right of payment, to the extent and in
the manner set forth in the Indenture, to all Senior Indebtedness of the
Company. Except to the extent set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, "Senior
Indebtedness" of the Company is defined to mean the principal of, and premium,
if any, and any interest (including interest accruing subsequent to the
commencement of any proceeding for the bankruptcy or reorganization of the
Company under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or
hereafter in effect) on (a) all indebtedness of the Company whether heretofore
or hereafter incurred (i) for borrowed money or (ii) in connection with the
acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary of assets other than in the ordinary
course of business, for the payment of which the Company is liable directly or
indirectly by guarantee, letter of credit, obligation to purchase or acquire or
otherwise, or the payment of which is secured by a lien, charge or encumbrance
on assets acquired
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by the Company, (b) amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions and
deferrals of any such indebtedness, and (c) any indebtedness issued in exchange
for any such indebtedness (clauses (a) through (c) hereof being collectively
referred to herein as "Debt"); provided, however, that the following will not
constitute Senior Indebtedness with respect to Senior Subordinated Debt
Securities: (1) any Debt as to which, in the instrument evidencing such Debt
or pursuant to which such Debt was issued, it is expressly provided that such
Debt is subordinate in right of payment to all Debt of the Company not
expressly subordinated to such Debt; (2) any Debt which by its terms refers
explicitly to the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities and states that such Debt
shall not be senior in right of payment; and (3) any Debt of the Company in
respect of the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities or any Subordinated Debt
Securities. The Company will not issue Debt which is subordinated in right of
payment to any other Debt of the Company and which is not expressly made pari
passu with, or subordinate and junior in right of payment to, the Senior
Subordinated Debt Securities.
The obligations of the Company pursuant to Subordinated Debt
Securities will be subordinate in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness
of the Company and to any Senior Subordinated Debt Securities; provided,
however, that the following will not constitute Senior Indebtedness with
respect to Subordinated Debt Securities: (1) any Debt as to which, in the
instrument evidencing such Debt or pursuant to which such Debt was issued, it
is expressly provided that such Debt is subordinate in right of payment to all
Debt of the Company not expressly subordinated to such Debt; and (2) any Debt
of the Company in respect of Subordinated Debt Securities and any Debt which by
its terms refers explicitly to the Subordinated Debt Securities and states that
such Debt shall not be senior in right of payment.
No payment pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities
or the Subordinated Debt Securities, as the case may be, may be made unless all
amounts of principal, premium, if any, and interest then due on all applicable
Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall have been paid in full or if there
shall have occurred and be continuing beyond any applicable grace period a
default in any payment with respect to any such Senior Indebtedness, or if
there shall have occurred any event of default with respect to any such Senior
Indebtedness permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity thereof,
or if any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such
default. However, the Company may make payments pursuant to the Senior
Subordinated Debt Securities or the Subordinated Debt Securities, as the case
may be, if a default in payment or an event of default with respect to the
Senior Indebtedness permitting the holder thereof to accelerate the maturity
thereof has occurred and is continuing and judicial proceedings with respect
thereto have not been commenced within a certain number of days of such default
in payment or event of default. Upon any distribution of the assets of the
Company upon dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company will be entitled to receive
payment in full of principal, premium, if any, and interest (including interest
accruing subsequent to the commencement of any proceeding for the bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar law now or hereafter in effect) before any payment is made on the
Senior Subordinated Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, as
applicable. By reason of such subordination, in the event of insolvency of the
Company, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company may receive more,
ratably, and holders of the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities or Subordinated
Debt Securities, as applicable, having a claim pursuant to the Senior
Subordinated Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, as applicable,
may receive less, ratably, than the other creditors of the Company. Such
subordination will not prevent the occurrence of any event of default (an
"Event of Default") in respect of the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities or
the Subordinated Debt Securities.
If the Company offers Debt Securities, the applicable
Prospectus Supplement will set forth the aggregate amount of outstanding
indebtedness, if any, as of the most recent practicable date that by the terms
of such Debt Securities would be senior to such Debt Securities. The applicable
Prospectus Supplement will also set forth any limitation on the issuance by the
Company of any additional senior indebtedness.
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CONVERSION RIGHTS
The terms, if any, on which Debt Securities of a series may be
exchanged for or converted into shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock will
be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
EXCHANGE, REGISTRATION, TRANSFER AND PAYMENT
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, payment of principal, premium, if any, and any interest on the Debt
Securities will be payable, and the exchange of and the transfer of Debt
Securities will be registerable, at the office of the Trustee or at any other
office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose subject to the
limitations of the Indenture. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities will be issued in denominations of
U.S. $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. No service charge will be made for
any registration of transfer or exchange of the Debt Securities, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.
BOOK-ENTRY DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in the form of
one or more Global Securities (the "Global Securities") that will be deposited
with a Depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. In such a case, one or more Global Securities will be issued in a
denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of the series to be represented
by such Global Security or Securities. Each Global Security will be deposited
with such Depositary or nominee or a custodian therefor and will bear a legend
regarding the restrictions on exchanges and registration of transfer thereof
referred to below and any such other matters as may be provided for pursuant to
the applicable Indenture.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indenture or any Debt
Security described herein, no Global Security may be transferred to, or
registered or exchanged for Debt Securities registered in the name of, any
person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or any nominee of
such Depositary, and no such transfer may be registered, unless (i) the
Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue
as Depositary for such Global Security or has ceased to be qualified to act as
such as required by the applicable Indenture, (ii) the Company executes and
delivers to the Trustee an order that such Global Security shall be so
transferable, registrable and exchangeable, and such transfers shall be
registrable, or (iii) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, as may be
described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. All Debt Securities issued
in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof will be registered in
such names as the Depositary may direct.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect
to any portion of a series of Debt Securities to be represented by a Global
Security will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The
Company expects that the following provisions will apply to depositary
arrangements.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, Debt Securities which are to be represented by a Global Security to
be deposited with or on behalf of a Depositary will be represented by a Global
Security registered in the name of such Depositary or its nominee. Upon the
issuance of such Global Security and the deposit of such Global Security with
or on behalf of the Depositary for such Global Security, the Depositary will
credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective
principal amounts of the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security to
the accounts of institutions that have accounts with such Depositary or its
nominee ("participants"). The accounts to be credited will be designated by
the underwriters or agents of such Debt Securities or by the Company, if such
Debt Securities are offered and sold directly by the Company. Ownership of
beneficial interests in such Global Security will be limited to participants or
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persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial
interests by participants in such Global Security will be shown on, and the
transfer of that ownership interest will be effected only through, records
maintained by the Depositary or its nominee for such Global Security.
Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Security by Persons that hold
through participants will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership
interest within such participant will be effected only through, records
maintained by such participant. The laws of some jurisdictions require that
certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in
certificated form. The foregoing limitations and such laws may impair the
ability to transfer beneficial interests in such Global Securities.
So long as the Depositary for a Global Security, or its
nominee, is the registered owner of such Global Security, such Depositary or
such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security for all purposes
under the Indenture. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security will not be
entitled to have Debt Securities of the series represented by such Global
Security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of Debt Securities of such series in certified form and will
not be considered the holders thereof for any purposes under the Indenture.
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in such Global Security
must rely on the procedures of the Depositary and, if such person is not a
participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person
owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the Indenture. If
the Company requests any action of holders or an owner of a beneficial interest
in such Global Security desires to give any notice or take any action a holder
is entitled to give or take under the Indenture, the Depositary will authorize
the participants to give such notice or take such action, and participants
would authorize beneficial owners owning through such participants to give such
notice or take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of
beneficial owners owning through them.
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in the
Indenture, the rights of the beneficial owners of the Debt Securities to
receive payment of the principal and premium, if any, of and interest on such
Debt Securities, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Debt
Securities, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or
after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the
consent of the beneficial owners.
Principal of and any interest on a Global Security will be
payable in the manner described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Company, without the consent of any holders of outstanding
Debt Securities, may not consolidate with or merge into, or sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets to any person unless (a) the Company is the surviving
corporation or the entity or the person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been
made is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (b) the entity or person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the
Company) or the entity or person to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made assumes all the
obligations of the Company under the Debt Securities and the Indenture; and (c)
immediately prior to and after the transaction no Default or Event of Default
exists.
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Except as may be described in a Prospectus Supplement
applicable to a particular series of Debt Securities, there are no covenants or
other provisions in the Indenture providing for a put or increased interest or
otherwise that would afford holders of Debt Securities additional protection in
the event of a recapitalization transaction, a change of control of the Company
or a highly leveraged transaction.
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe any
material covenants in respect of a series of Offered Debt Securities. Other
than the covenants of the Company included in the Indenture as described above
or as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Indenture will not
provide holders of Debt Securities protection in the event of a
highly-leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar
transaction involving the Company which could adversely affect holders of Debt
Securities.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the following will constitute Events of Default under the Indenture
with respect to Debt Securities of any series: (a) failure to pay principal of
any Debt Security of that series when due and payable at maturity, upon
redemption or otherwise; (b) failure to pay any interest on any Debt Security
of that series when due, and the Default continues for 30 days; (c) an Event of
Default, as defined in the Debt Securities of that series, occurs and is
continuing, or the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements in
the Debt Securities of that series or in the Indenture with respect to that
series and the Default continues for the period and after the notice provided
therein (and described below); and (d) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency
or reorganization. A Default under clause (c) above is not an Event of Default
with respect to a particular series of Securities until the Trustee or the
holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities
of that series notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure
the Default within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must
specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a
"Notice of Default."
If an Event of Default with respect to outstanding Debt
Securities of any series (other than an Event or Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) 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 by notice, as provided
in the Indenture, may declare the unpaid principal amount (or, if the Debt
Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such lesser
amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of, and any accrued and
unpaid interest on, all Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable
immediately. However, 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 such acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series
may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. For
information as to waiver of defaults, see "Modification and Waiver" below.
The Indenture will provide that, subject to the duty of the
Trustee during an Event of Default to act with the required standard of care,
the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers
under the applicable Indenture at the request or direction of any of the
holders, unless such holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity. Subject to certain provisions, including those
requiring security or indemnification of the Trustee, 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.
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The Company will be required to furnish to the Trustee under
the Indenture annually a statement as to the performance by the Company of its
obligations under that Indenture and as to any default in such performance.
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture or the Debt Securities with the written consent of the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Debt
Securities of each series affected by the amendment with each series voting as
a separate class. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Debt Securities of any series may also waive compliance in a
particular instance by the Company with any provision of the Indenture with
respect to the Debt Securities of that series; provided, however, that without
the consent of each holder of Debt Securities affected, an amendment or waiver
may not (i) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of Debt Securities
whose holders must consent to an amendment or waiver; (ii) reduce the rate or
change the time for payment of interest on any Debt Security; (iii) reduce the
principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Debt Security, or alter the
redemption provisions which respect thereto; (iv) make any Debt Security
payable in money other than that stated in the Debt Security; (v) make any
change in the provisions concerning waivers of Default or Events of Default by
holders or the rights of holders to recover the principal of or interest on any
Debt Security; or (vi) waive a default in the payment of the principal of, or
interest on, any Debt Security, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture.
The Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Debt Securities
without notice to or the consent of any holder of a Debt Security: (i) to cure
any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to comply with the Indenture's
provisions with respect to successor corporations; (iii) to comply with any
requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA; (iv) to provide for Debt Securities in addition to or
in place of certificated Debt Securities; (v) to add to, change or eliminate
any of the provisions of the Indenture in respect of one of more series of Debt
Securities, provided, however, that any such addition, change or elimination
(A) shall neither (1) apply to any Debt Security of any series created prior to
the execution of such amendment and entitled to the benefit of such provision,
nor (2) modify the rights of a holder of any such Debt Security with respect to
such provision, or (B) shall become effective only when there is no outstanding
Debt Security of any series created prior to such amendment and entitled to the
benefit of such provision; (vi) to make any change that does not adversely
affect in any material respect the interest on any holder; or (vii) to
establish additional series of Debt Securities as permitted by the Indenture.
Subject to certain exceptions, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Debt Securities of any series, by
notice to the Trustee, may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and
its consequences except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the
principal of or interest on any Debt Security with respect to the Debt
Securities of that series.
TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE DEBT SECURITIES AND THE
INDENTURE
Except as otherwise described below, the Company may terminate
its obligations under the Debt Securities and the Indenture with respect to the
Debt Securities if:
(a) all previously authenticated and delivered (other than
destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Securities which have been replaced or Debt
Securities which are paid or Debt Securities for whose payment money or
securities has theretofore been held in trust and thereafter repaid to the
Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company
has paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture; or
(b) (1) the Debt Securities mature within one year; and
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(2) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with
the Trustee during such one-year period, under the terms of an irrevocable
trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust
funds solely for the benefit of the holders of Debt Securities for that
purpose, money or U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, with
the U.S. Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest in such
amounts and at such times as are sufficient, without consideration of any
reinvestment of such interest, to pay principal of and interest on the Debt
Securities to maturity and to pay all other sums payable by it under the
Indenture; or
(c) (1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with
the Trustee under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of
the holders of Debt Securities for that purpose, money or U.S. Government
Obligations, or a combination thereof, with the U.S. Government Obligations
maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as are
sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such interest, to pay
principal of and interest on the Debt Securities to maturity;
(2) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee
(A) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service
to the effect that the holders of the Debt Securities will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the
Company's exercise of its option under this clause (c) 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 such option had not been exercised, or (B)
an opinion of counsel to the same effect as the ruling described in subclause
(A) above accompanied by a ruling to that effect published by the Internal
Revenue Service, unless there has been a change in the applicable federal
income tax law since the date of the Indenture such that a ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service is no longer required;
(3) The Company has paid or caused to be paid all
sums then payable by the Company under the Indenture; and
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for in this clause (c) relating to termination of
obligations of the Company have been complied with.
The Company's obligations under sections of the Indenture
relating to the registrar and the paying agent, their obligations, the
maintenance of a list of holders, transfers of Debt Securities, replacement of
securities, payment (together with payment obligations under the Debt
Securities), compensation and indemnity of the Trustee, replacement of the
Trustee and repayment to the Company of excess money held by the Trustee or the
paying Agent, shall survive until the Debt Securities are no longer
outstanding. If the ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or opinion of
counsel referred to in clause (c)(2) above is based on or assumes that the
Company's payment obligations under the Indenture or its payment obligations
under the Debt Securities will continue (or is silent with respect thereto),
then such discharge shall constitute only a "covenant defeasance" and,
consequently, the Company shall remain liable for the payment of the Debt
Securities. However, if and when a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or
opinion of counsel referred to in clause (c)(2) above is able to be provided
specifically without regard to, and not in reliance upon, the continuance of
the Company's payment obligations under the Indenture and its payment
obligations under the Debt Securities, then the Company's payment obligations
under the Indenture and the Debt Securities shall cease upon delivery to the
Trustee of such ruling or opinion of counsel and compliance with the other
conditions precedent provided for in clause (c) above relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. In such a case (a "legal
defeasance") holders would be able to look only to the trust fund for payment
of principal or interest on the Debt Securities.
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REGARDING THE TRUSTEES
The Trustee with respect to the first series of Debt
Securities, if any, will be identified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
such Debt Securities. Other Trustees may be designated for any subsequent
series of Debt Securities. The Indenture and provisions of the TIA
incorporated by reference therein, contain certain limitations on the rights of
the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of
claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect
of any such claim, as security or otherwise. The Trustee and its affiliates
engage in, and will be permitted to continue to engage in, other transactions
with the Company and its affiliates; provided, however, that if it acquires any
conflicting interest (as defined), it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Debt Securities of any series will have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy
available to the Trustee. The TIA and the Indenture provide that in case an
Event of Default shall occur (and be continuing), the Trustee will be required,
in the exercise of its rights and powers, to use the degree of care and skill
of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provision,
the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers
under the Indenture at the request of any of the holders of the Debt Securities
issued thereunder, unless they have offered to the Trustee indemnity
satisfactory to it.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following description of the terms of the Preferred Stock
sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock to which
any Prospectus Supplement may relate. Certain other terms of any series of the
Preferred Stock offered by any Prospectus Supplement will be described in such
Prospectus Supplement. The description of certain provisions of the Preferred
Stock set forth below and in any Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be
complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles of
Incorporation"), and the certificate of designation (a "Certificate of
Designation") relating to each series of the Preferred Stock which will be
filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part at or prior to the time of the
issuance of such series of the Preferred Stock. As of August 22, 1995, the
Company had no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.
GENERAL
The Company has the authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, $.01 par value per share ("preferred stock of the Company,"
which term, as used herein, includes the Preferred Stock offered hereby).
Under the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors of the Company is
authorized without further stockholder action to designate and provide for the
issuance of such shares of preferred stock of the Company, in one or more
series, with such voting powers, full or limited, and with such designations,
preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the
resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of a series of such stock
adopted, at any time or from time to time, by the Board of Directors of the
Company (as used herein the term "Board of Directors of the Company" includes
any duly authorized committee thereof).
The Preferred Stock shall have the dividend, liquidation,
redemption and voting rights set forth below unless otherwise provided in a
Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series of the Preferred Stock.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular
series of the Preferred Stock offered thereby for specific terms, including:
(i) the designation and stated value per share of such Preferred Stock and the
number of shares offered; (ii) the amount of liquidation preference per share;
(iii) the initial public offering price at which such Preferred Stock will be
issued;
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(iv) the dividend rate (or method of calculation), the dates on which dividends
shall be payable and the dates from which dividends shall commence to cumulate,
if any; (v) any redemption or sinking fund provisions; (vi) any conversion or
exchange rights; (vii) whether depositary shares representing shares of such
Preferred Stock will be offered and, if so, the fraction of a share of such
Preferred Stock represented by each depositary share; and (viii) any additional
voting, dividend, liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights,
preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions.
The Preferred Stock will, when issued, be fully paid and
nonassessable and will have no preemptive rights. The rights of the holders of
each series of the Preferred Stock will be subordinate to those of the
Company's general creditors.
DIVIDEND RIGHTS
Holders of the Preferred Stock of each series will be entitled
to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company,
out of funds of the Company legally available therefor, cash dividends on such
dates and at such rates as are set forth in, or as are determined by the method
described in, the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of the
Preferred Stock. Such rate may be fixed or variable or both. Each such
dividend will be payable to the holders of record as they appear on the stock
books of the Company on such record dates, fixed by the Board of Directors of
the Company, as specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series
of Preferred Stock.
Such dividends may be cumulative or noncumulative, as provided
in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of Preferred Stock. If
the Board of Directors of the Company fails to declare a dividend payable on a
dividend payment date on any series of Preferred Stock for which dividends are
noncumulative, then the right to receive a dividend in respect of the dividend
period ending on such dividend payment date will be lost, and the Company will
have no obligation to pay any dividend for such period, whether or not
dividends on such series are declared payable on any future dividend payment
dates. Dividends on the shares of each series of Preferred Stock for which
dividends are cumulative will accrue from the date on which the Company
initially issues shares of such series.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, so long as the shares of any series of the Preferred Stock are
outstanding, unless (i) full dividends (including if such Preferred Stock is
cumulative, dividends for prior dividend periods) have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock of
such series and all other classes and series of preferred stock of the Company
(other than Junior Stock, as defined below) and (ii) the Company is not in
default or in arrears with respect to the mandatory or optional redemption or
mandatory repurchase or other mandatory retirement of, or with respect to any
sinking or other analogous funds for, any shares of Preferred Stock of such
series or any shares of any other preferred stock of the Company of any class
or series (other than Junior Stock), the Company may not declare any dividends
on any shares of Common Stock of the Company or any other stock of the Company
ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets junior to such series of
Preferred Stock (the Common Stock and any such other stock being herein
referred to as "Junior Stock"), or make any payment on account of, or set apart
money for, the purchase, redemption or other retirement of, or for a sinking or
other analogous fund for, any shares of Junior Stock or make any distribution
in respect thereof, whether in cash or property or in obligations of stock of
the Company, other than in Junior Stock which is neither convertible into, nor
exchangeable or exercisable for, any securities of the Company other than
Junior Stock.
LIQUIDATION PREFERENCES
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of each series of the
Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company
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available for distribution to stockholders, before any distribution of assets
is made to the holders of Common Stock or any other shares of stock of the
Company ranking junior as to such distribution to such series of the Preferred
Stock, the amount set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
series of the Preferred Stock. If, upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the amounts payable with
respect to the Preferred Stock of any series and any other shares of preferred
stock of the Company (including any other series of the Preferred Stock)
ranking as to any such distribution on a parity with such series of the
Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of the Preferred Stock of
such series and of such other shares of preferred stock of the Company will
share ratably in any such distribution of assets of the Company in proportion
to the full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After
payment to the holders of the Preferred Stock of each series of the full
preferential amounts of the liquidating distribution to which they are
entitled, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
the holders of each such series of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to no
further participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
REDEMPTION
A series of the Preferred Stock may be redeemable, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the option of the Company, and may be subject to
mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise, in each case upon
terms, at the times and at the redemption prices set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such series. Shares of the Preferred Stock redeemed by
the Company will be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of
preferred stock of the Company.
In the event that fewer than all of the outstanding shares of
a series of the Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, whether by mandatory or
optional redemption, the number of shares to be redeemed will be determined by
lot or pro rata (subject to rounding to avoid fractional shares) as may be
determined by the Company or by any other method as may be determined by the
Company in its sole discretion to be equitable. From and after the redemption
date (unless default is made by the Company in providing for the payment of the
redemption price plus cumulated and unpaid dividends, if any) dividends will
cease to accumulate on the shares of the Preferred Stock called for redemption
and all rights of the holders thereof (except the right to receive the
redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any) will cease.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, so long as any dividends on shares of any series of the Preferred
Stock or any other series of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a parity
as to dividends and distribution of assets with such series of the Preferred
Stock are in arrears, no shares of any such series of the Preferred Stock or
such other series of preferred stock of the Company will be redeemed (whether
by mandatory or optional redemption) unless all such shares are simultaneously
redeemed, and the Company will not purchase or otherwise acquire any such
shares; provided, however, that the foregoing will not prevent the purchase or
acquisition of share shares pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on
the same terms to holders of all such shares outstanding.
CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS
The terms, if any, on which shares of Preferred Stock of any
series may be exchanged for or converted into shares of Common Stock or another
series of Preferred Stock will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto. Such terms may include provisions for conversion, either
mandatory, at the option of the holder, or at the option of the Company, in
which case the number of shares of Common Stock or the number of shares of
another series of Preferred Stock to be received by the holders of Preferred
Stock would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in the
Prospectus Supplement.
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VOTING RIGHTS
Except as indicated in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a
particular series of the Preferred Stock, or except as required by applicable
law, the holders of the Preferred Stock will not be entitled to vote for any
purpose.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
The description set forth below and in any Prospectus
Supplement of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement (as defined below)
and of the Depositary Shares (as defined below) and Depositary Receipts (as
defined below) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified
in its entirety by reference to the forms of Deposit Agreement and Depositary
Receipts relating to each series of Preferred Stock which will be filed with
the Commission in connection with the offering of any such series of Preferred
Stock.
GENERAL
The Company may, at its option, elect to offer fractional
interest in shares of Preferred Stock, rather than shares of Preferred Stock.
In the event such option is exercised, the Company will provide for the
issuance by a Depositary to the public of receipts for depositary shares
("Depositary Shares"), each of which will represent fractional interests of a
particular series of Preferred Stock (which will be set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to a particular series of Preferred Stock).
The shares of any series of Preferred Stock underlying the
Depositary Shares will be deposited under a separate Deposit Agreement (the
"Deposit Agreement") between the Company and a bank or trust company selected
by the Company having its principal office in the United States and having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (the "Depositary"). The
Prospectus Supplement relating to a series of Depositary Shares will set forth
the name and address of the Depositary. Subject to the terms of the Deposit
Agreement, each owner of Depositary Shares will be entitled, in proportion to
the applicable fractional interests in shares of Preferred Stock underlying
such Depositary Shares, to all the rights and preferences of the Preferred
Stock underlying such Depositary Shares (including dividend, voting,
redemption, conversion and liquidation rights). Additionally, each owner of
Depositary Shares is entitled to receive the shares of Preferred Stock
underlying such Depositary Shares.
The Depositary Shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts
issued pursuant to the Deposit Agreement (the "Depositary Receipts").
Depositary Receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the
fractional interests in shares of the related series of Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms of the offering for Preferred Stock described in the
related Prospectus Supplement.
DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
The Depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other
cash distributions received in respect of Preferred Stock to the record holders
of Depositary Shares relating to such Preferred Stock in proportion, as nearly
as practicable, to the numbers of such Depositary Shares owned by such holders
on the relevant record date, subject to any applicable tax withholding. The
Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed
without attributing to any holder of Depositary Shares a fraction of one cent,
and any balance not so distributed shall be added to and treated as part of the
next sum received by the Depositary for distribution to record holders of
Depositary Shares.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the
Depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of
Depositary Shares entitled thereto, unless the Depositary determines that it is
not feasible to make such distribution, in which case the Depositary may, with
the
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approval of the Company, adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable
for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale of such
property and distribution of the net proceeds from such sale to such holders,
subject to any applicable tax withholding.
Any subscription or similar rights offered by the Company to
holders of Preferred Stock will be made available to the holders of Depositary
Shares in such manner as the Depositary may determine, with the approval of the
Company.
REDEMPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
If a series of the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary
Shares is subject to redemption, the Depositary Shares will be redeemed from
the proceeds received by the Depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole
or in part, of such series of the Preferred Stock held by the Depositary. The
Depositary shall mail notice of redemption not less than 30 and not more than
60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the record holders of the
Depositary Shares to be so redeemed at their respective addresses appearing in
the Depositary's books. The redemption price per Depositary Share will be
equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price per share payable with
respect to such series of the Preferred Stock. Whenever the Company redeems
shares of Preferred Stock held by the Depositary, the Depositary will redeem as
of the same redemption date the number of Depositary Shares relating to shares
of Preferred Stock so redeemed. If less than all of the Depositary Shares are
to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or
pro rata as may be determined by the Depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the Depositary Shares so
called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights
of the holders of the Depositary Shares will cease, except the right to receive
the moneys, securities or other property payable upon such redemption and any
money, securities or other property to which the holders of such Depositary
Shares were entitled, including any accrued and unpaid dividends payable in
connection with such redemption, upon such redemption upon surrender to the
Depositary of the Depositary Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares.
VOTING OF PREFERRED STOCK
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of
the applicable Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary will mail
the information contained in such notice of meeting to the record holders of
the Depositary Shares relating to such Preferred Stock. Each record holder of
such Depositary Shares on the record date (which will be the same date as the
record date for the Preferred Stock) will be entitled, subject to any
applicable restrictions, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the
voting rights pertaining to the number of shares of Preferred Stock underlying
such holder's Depositary Shares. The Depositary will endeavor, insofar as
practicable, to vote the number of shares of Preferred Stock underlying such
Depositary Shares in accordance with such instructions, and the Company will
agree to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in
order to enable the Depositary to do so.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF DEPOSITARY AGREEMENT
The form of Depositary Receipt evidencing the Depositary
Shares and any provision of the Deposit Agreement may at any time be amended by
agreement between the Company and the Depositary. However, any amendment which
materially and adversely alters the rights of the existing holders of
Depositary Shares will not be effective unless such amendment has been approved
by the record holders of at least a majority of the Depositary Shares than
outstanding. A Deposit Agreement may be terminated by the Company or the
Depositary only if (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares relating thereto have
been redeemed or (ii) there has been a final distribution in respect of the
Preferred
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Stock of the relevant series in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company and such distribution has been distributed to the
holders of the related Depositary Shares.
CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY
The Company will pay all transfer and other taxes and
governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary
arrangements. The Company will pay charges of the Depositary in connection
with the initial deposit of any Preferred Stock and any redemption of such
Preferred Stock. Holders of Depositary Shares will pay transfer and other
taxes and governmental charges and such other charges as are expressly provided
in the Deposit Agreement to be for their accounts.
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF DEPOSITARY
The Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to the
Company notice of its election to do so, and the Company may at any time remove
the Depositary, any such resignation or removal to take effect upon the
appointment of a successor Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment.
Such successor Depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of
the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having
its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Depositary will forward to the holders of Depositary
Shares all reports and communications from the Company which are delivered to
the Depositary and which the Company is required to furnish to the holders of
the applicable Preferred Stock.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company will be liable if it is
prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond its control in
performing its obligations under the Deposit Agreement. The obligations of the
Company and the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement will be limited to
performance in good faith of their duties thereunder and they will not be
obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any
Depositary Shares or Preferred Stock unless satisfactory indemnity is
furnished. They may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or
information provided by persons presenting Preferred Stock for deposit, holders
of Depositary Shares or other persons believed to be competent and on documents
believed to be genuine.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
The Company has authority to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. As of August 22, 1995, there were
18,182,600 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. The holders of
Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on
by shareholders, including the election of directors. Shareholders are not
entitled to cumulative voting rights, and, accordingly, the holders of a
majority of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect the
entire Board if they choose to do so and, in that event, the holders of the
remaining shares will not be able to elect any person to the Board of
Directors.
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive such
dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, from funds legally available thereof and subject
to prior dividend rights of holders of any shares of preferred stock of the
Company which may be outstanding. Upon liquidation or dissolution of the
Company subject to prior liquidation rights of the holders of preferred stock
of the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive on a pro
rata basis the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution.
Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and
there are no conversion rights or
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redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. KeyCorp
Shareholder Services, Inc. acts as transfer agent and registrar for the Common
Stock.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
The Company may issue Warrants to purchase Debt
Securities ("Debt Warrants"), as well as Warrants to purchase Preferred Stock
or Common Stock ("Equity Warrants") (together, the "Warrants"). Warrants may
be issued independently or together with any Securities and may be attached to
or separate from such Securities. The Warrants are to be issued under warrant
agreements (each a "Warrant Agreement") to be entered into between the Company
and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent (the "Warrant Agent"), all as
shall be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to Warrants being
offered pursuant thereto. As of August 22, 1995, the Company has no Warrants
outstanding.
DEBT WARRANTS
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms
of Debt Warrants offered thereby, the Warrant Agreement relating to such Debt
Warrants and the debt warrant certificates representing such Debt Warrants
("Debt Warrant Certificates"), including the following: (1) the title of such
Debt Warrants; (2) the aggregate number of such Debt Warrants; (3) the price or
prices at which such Debt Warrants will be issued; (4) the designation,
aggregate principal amount and terms of the Debt Securities purchasable upon
exercise of such Debt Warrants, and the procedures and conditions relating to
the exercise of such Debt Warrants; (5) the designation and terms of any
related Debt Securities with which such Debt Warrants are issued, and the
number of such Debt Warrants issued with each such Debt Security; (6) the date,
if any, on and after which such Debt Warrants and the related Debt Securities
will be separately transferable; (7) the principal amount of Debt Securities
purchasable upon exercise of each Debt Warrant; (8) the date on which the right
to exercise such Debt Warrants will commence, and the date on which such right
will expire; (9) the maximum or minimum number of such Debt Warrants which may
be exercised at any time; (10) a discussion of any material federal income tax
considerations; and (11) any other terms of such Debt Warrants and terms,
procedures and limitations relating to the exercise of such Debt Warrants.
Debt Warrant Certificates will be exchangeable for new Debt
Warrant Certificates of different denominations, and Debt Warrants may be
exercised at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent or any other
office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement. Prior to the exercise of their
Debt Warrants, holders of Debt Warrants will not have any of the rights of
holders of the Debt Securities purchasable upon such exercise and will not be
entitled to payment of principal of or any premium or interest on the Debt
Securities purchasable upon such exercise.
EQUITY WARRANTS
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the
following terms of Equity Warrants offered thereby: (1) the title of such
Equity Warrants; (2) the Securities (i.e. Preferred Stock or Common Stock) for
which such Equity Warrants are exercisable; (3) the price or prices at which
such Equity Warrants will be issued; (4) if applicable, the designation and
terms of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock with which such Equity Warrants
are issued, and the number of such Equity Warrants issued with each such share
of Preferred Stock or Common Stock; (5) if applicable, the date on and after
which such Equity Warrants and the related Preferred Stock or Common Stock will
be separately transferable; (6) if applicable, a discussion of any material
federal income tax considerations; and (7) any other terms of such Equity
Warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange
and exercise of such Equity Warrants.
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Holders of Equity Warrants will not be entitled, by virtue of
being such holders, to vote, to consent, to receive dividends, to receive
notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the
election of directors of the Company or any other matter, or to exercise any
rights whatsoever as stockholders of the Company.
The exercise price payable and the number of shares of Common
Stock of Preferred Stock purchasable upon the exercise of each Equity Warrant
will be subject to adjustment in certain events, including the issuance of a
stock dividend to holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or a stock split,
reverse stock split, combination, subdivision or reclassification of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock. In lieu of adjusting the number of shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of each Equity Warrant, the
Company may elect to adjust the number of Equity Warrants. No adjustments in
the number of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Equity Warrants will be
required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1%
thereof. The Company may, at its option, reduce the exercise price at any
time. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of Equity Warrants,
but the Company will pay the cash value of any fractional shares otherwise
issuable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case of any consolidation, merger,
or sale or conveyance of the property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety, the holder of each outstanding Equity Warrant
shall have the right to the kind and amount of shares of stock and other
securities and property (including cash) receivable by a holder of the number
of shares of Common Stock of Preferred Stock into which such Equity Warrant was
exercisable immediately prior thereto.
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash such
principal amount of Securities at such exercise price as shall in each case be
set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Warrants offered thereby. Warrants may be exercised at any
time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to the Warrants offered thereby. After the
close of business on the expiration date, unexercised Warrants will become
void.
Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to the Warrants offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment
and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the
corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent or any other office indicated in
the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will, as soon as practicable, forward
the Securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the
Warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant
certificate will be issued for the remaining Warrants.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell the Securities to one or more
underwriters, which may include Salomon Brothers Inc., for public offering and
sale by them or may sell the Securities to investors directly or through
agents. Any such underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale of
Securities will be named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company
has reserved the right to sell Securities directly to investors on its own
behalf in those jurisdictions where and in such manner as it is authorized to
do so.
Underwriters may offer and sell Securities at a fixed price or
prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.
The Company also may, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as the
Company's agents, to offer and sell Securities upon the terms and conditions as
are set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In connection with the
sale of Securities, underwriters may receive compensation from the Company in
the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive
commissions from purchasers of the Securities for whom they may act as agent.
Underwriters may sell Securities to or through dealers, and such 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 agent.
Any underwriting compensation paid by the Company to
underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of Securities, and any
discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating
dealers, will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Dealers
and agents participating in the distribution of Securities may be deemed to be
underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit
realized by them on resale of the Securities may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled,
under agreements entered into with the Company, to indemnification against and
contribution toward certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
authorize dealers acting as the Company's agents to solicit offers by certain
institutions to purchase the Securities from the Company at the public offering
price set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed
delivery contracts ("Contracts") providing for payment and delivery on the date
or dates stated in such Prospectus Supplement. Each Contract will be for an
amount not less than the amounts stated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. Institutions with whom Contracts, when authorized, may be made
include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds,
investment companies, educational and charitable institutions, and other
institutions but will in all cases be subject to the approval of the Company.
Contracts will not be subject to any conditions except (i) the purchase by the
institution of the Securities covered by its Contract shall not at the time of
delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
to which such institution is subject, and (ii) if the Securities are being sold
to underwriters, the Company shall have sold to such underwriters the total
amount specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. A commission
indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement will be paid to underwriters
and agents soliciting purchases of Securities pursuant to Contracts accepted by
the Company.
The rules of the Commission generally prohibit underwriters
and other members of the selling group from making a market in the Company's
Common Stock during the "cooling off" period immediately preceding the
commencement of sales in the offering. The Commission has, however, adopted an
exemption from these rules that permits passive market making under certain
conditions. These rules permit an underwriter or other member of the selling
group to continue to make a market in the Company's Common Stock subject to the
conditions, among others, that its bid not exceed the highest bid by a market
maker not connected with the offering and that its net purchases on any one
trading day not exceed prescribed limits. Pursuant to these exemptions, certain
underwriters and other
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members of the selling group may engage in passive market making in the
Company's Common Stock during the cooling off period.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the Securities offered
hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Latham & Watkins, San Francisco,
California. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for any agents or
underwriters by counsel for such agents or underwriters identified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of FirstMiss Gold Inc. as of June 30,
1995 and 1994, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
30, 1995 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration
statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS
BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING
OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND, [LOGO]
IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN SO AUTHORIZED
BY THE COMPANY OR ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS PROSPECTUS
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY BY ANYONE IN ANY FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER TO SELL IS NOT
AUTHORIZED, OR IN WHICH THE PERSON IS NOT QUALIFIED
TO DO SO OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO $200,000,000
MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE
DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE HEREUNDER
SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY DEBT SECURITIES
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PREFERRED STOCK
AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT DEPOSITARY SHARES
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY COMMON STOCK
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE. EQUITY WARRANTS
DEBT WARRANTS
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Available Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Information Incorporated by Reference . . . . . 2 _______________, 1995
The Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Use of Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends . . . . . . . . . . 4
General Description of Securities . . . . . . 5
Description of Debt Securities . . . . . . . . 5
Description of Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . 13
Description of Depositary Shares . . . . . . . 16
Description of Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . 18
Description of Warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Plan of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The expenses to be paid by the Company in connection with the distribution
of the securities being registered are as set forth in the following table:
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Securities and Exchange Commission Fee . . . . . . . . . $ 68,966
*Printing and Engraving Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,000
*Accounting Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000
*Legal Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,000
*Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,034
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Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,000
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* Estimated
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company has the power, pursuant to Section 78.037 of the Nevada
Corporations Law, to limit the liability of its directors from certain breaches
of fiduciary duty and to indemnify its directors, officers and other persons
for certain acts.
Articles XI and XII of the Company's Articles of Incorporation provide as
follows:
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
(1) Action Not By or on Behalf of Corporation. The Corporation shall
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, officer, employee or agent of
another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), fees, judgments, fines, and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in, good faith and
in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of
any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
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(2) Action By or on Behalf of Corporation. The Corporation shall
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 procedure 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, officer, employee
or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys'
fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of the 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 indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or
matter as to which such a person shall have been adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable
to the Corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the Corporation unless
and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or
other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, in view
of all of the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
(3) Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1
or 2 of this Article XI, or in defense or any claim, issue or matter therein,
he must be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense.
(4) Determination of Right to Indemnification in Certain Circumstances.
Any indemnification under Section 1 or 2 of this Article XI, unless ordered by
a court or advanced pursuant to this Article XI, must be made by the
Corporation only as authorized in the specified case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances. The determination must be made by the Stockholders, the Board
of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were
not parties to the act, suit or proceeding, or if a majority vote of a quorum
of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding so orders, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or if a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding cannot be
obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
(5) Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses of officers and directors
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be
paid by the Corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. The provisions
of this subsection (5) of this Article XI shall not affect any rights to
advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than directors or
officers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law.
(6) Not Exclusive.
(a) The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in
or ordered by a court pursuant to any other section of this Article XI or any
provision of law:
(i) does not exclude an other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the
Articles of Incorporation or any stature, by-law, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in
his official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding his
office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to
subsection 2 of this Article XI or for the advancement of expenses made
pursuant to this Article XI may not be made to or on behalf of any
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director or officer if a final adjudication establishes that his acts or
omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the
law and was material to the cause of action.
(ii) continues for a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrators of such a person.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Corporation is authorized
to enter into an agreement with any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation providing indemnification for such person against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that
result from any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including any action
by or in the right of the Corporation, that arises by reason of the fact that
such person 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, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent allowed by law, except
that no such agreement shall provide for indemnification for any actions that
constitute fraud, actual dishonesty or willful misconduct.
(7) Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of 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, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise for 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 the provisions of this Article XI.
(8) Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Article XI, (a) any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation who shall serve as a
director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, joint venture
trust or other enterprise of which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, is
or was a stockholder or creditor, or in which the Corporation is or was in any
way interested, or (b) any director, officer, employee or agent of any
subsidiary corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise wholly owned
by the Corporation, shall be deemed to be serving as such director, officer,
employee or agent at the request of the Corporation, unless the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall determine otherwise. In all other instances
where any person shall serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which the
Corporation is or was a stockholder or creditor, or in which it is or was
otherwise interested, if it is not otherwise established that such person is or
was serving as such director, officer, employee or agent at the request of the
Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine whether
such service is or was at the request of the Corporation, and it shall not be
necessary to show any actual or prior request for such service. For purposes
of this Article XI, references to a corporation include all constituent
corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or
surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise shall
stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article XI with respect
to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the
resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity. For purposes of this
Article XI, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit
plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a
person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at
the request of the Corporation" shall include any service as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or
involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect
to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person
who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of
the Corporation" as referred to in this Article XI.
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ARTICLE XII
LIMITATION ON PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
A director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for (i) acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or (ii) the
payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, no director or
officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any
of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or
officer. Any repeal or modification of this article by the stockholders of the
Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any
limitation on the personal liability of a director of officer of the
Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(A) EXHIBITS:
4(a) Article IV, Article XIII and Article XIV of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation, which are included in Exhibit 3(a) filed with
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by reference.
4(b) Article II and Article V, Section 6 of the Company's Bylaws, which
are included in Exhibit 3(b) filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 1990, are
incorporated herein by reference.
4(c) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1988-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective July 13, 1988, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(c) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1988, are incorporated by reference.
4(d) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1989-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 9, 1989, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1989, are incorporated herein by reference.
4(e) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1989-B Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 2, 1989, which were filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1989, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(f) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1990-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 8, 1990, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1990, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(g) Company Resolutions authorizing the Company's 1990-B and 1990-C
Series Convertible Preferred Stock, effective November 1, 1990 and
November 2, 1990, respectively, which were filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1990, are incorporated herein by reference.
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4(h) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1991-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 14, 1991, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(h) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(i) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1991-B Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 7, 1991, which were filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(j) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1992-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 5, 1992, which were filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1992, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(k) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1993-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 4, 1993, which were filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1993, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(l) Credit Agreement, dated as of December 30, 1987, which was filed as
Exhibit 10.17 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 2, 1987 (the "Form S-1"), is incorporated
by reference.
4(m) First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.23 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(n) Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.24 to Amendment No. 4 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(o) Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 1989,
which was filed as Exhibit 4(h) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1989, is incorporated
by reference.
4(p) Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 1990,
which was filed as Exhibit 4(m) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991, is incorporated
herein by reference.
4(q) Amended and Restated Gold Loan Agreement, dated January 26, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.15 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(r) Rights Agreement dated June 13, 1990, which was filed as Exhibit 1
to the Company's Form 8-K dated June 13, 1990, is incorporated by
reference.
4(s) Loan Agreement between the Company and First Mississippi, dated
March 29, 1990, which was filed as Exhibit 4(p) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1991, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(t) Amendment to Loan Agreement between The Company and First
Mississippi, dated August 27, 1991, which was filed as Exhibit
4(q) to the Company's Annual Report
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on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991, is
incorporated herein by reference.
4(u) Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between the Company and First
Mississippi dated August 25, 1993, which was filed as Exhibit 4(t)
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(v) Form of Indenture.
4(w)* Form of Warrant Agreement for Debt Securities.
4(x)* Form of Warrant Agreement for Equity Securities.
5(a)** Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
5(b) Opinion of Marshall, Hill, Cassas & de Lipkau.
12** Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23(b)** Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5(a)).
____________________
* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the
offering of the Securities.
** Previously Filed.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(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) (Section
230.424(b) of this chapter) 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 the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above may be
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (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.
(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to
be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent
or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a- 3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by
Article 3 of Registration S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver,
or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
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given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by
reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
(h) 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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(i) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from a form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the
form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering hereof.
(j) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application
for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under
Subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (the "Act") in
accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under
Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE
REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS
ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS
AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, STATE OF
COLORADO ON OCTOBER 17, 1995.
FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
By \s\ G.W. Thompson
----------------------------------
G.W. Thompson, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to registration statement has been signed by each of the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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\s\ G.W. Thompson President and Chief October 17, 1995
------------------------------- Executive Officer
G.W. Thompson (Principal Executive
Officer) and Director
\s\ Donald S. Robson Vice President and October 17, 1995
------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Donald S. Robson (Principal Financial
Officer)
\s\ Roger D. Palmer Controller (Principal October 17, 1995
------------------------------- Accounting Officer)
Roger D. Palmer
\s\ J. Kelley Williams Director and Chairman October 17, 1995
------------------------------- of the Board of Directors
J. Kelley Williams
\s\ Cecil Alvarez Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Cecil Alvarez
\s\ Walter A. Drexel Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Walter A. Drexel
\s\ Robert C. Horton Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Robert C. Horton
\s\ Pete Ingersoll Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Pete Ingersoll
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\s\ Charles P. Moreton Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Charles P. Moreton
\s\ Paul W. Murrill Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Paul W. Murrill
\s\ R. M. Summerford Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
R. M. Summerford
\s\ Robert L. Zerga Director October 17, 1995
-------------------------------
Robert L. Zerga
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4(a) Article IV, Article XIII and Article XIV of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation, which are included in Exhibit 3(a) filed with
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by reference.
4(b) Article II and Article V, Section 6 of the Company's Bylaws, which
are included in Exhibit 3(b) filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 1990, are
incorporated herein by reference.
4(c) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1988-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective July 13, 1988, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(c) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1988, are incorporated by reference.
4(d) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1989-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 9, 1989, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1989, are incorporated herein by reference.
4(e) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1989-B Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 2, 1989, which were filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1989, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(f) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1990-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 8, 1990, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1990, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(g) Company Resolutions authorizing the Company's 1990-B and 1990-C
Series Convertible Preferred Stock, effective November 1, 1990 and
November 2, 1990, respectively, which were filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1990, are incorporated herein by reference.
4(h) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1991-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective August 14, 1991, which were filed as
Exhibit 4(h) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(i) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1991-B Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 7, 1991, which were filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1991, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(j) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1992-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 5, 1992, which were filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1992, are incorporated herein by
reference.
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4(k) Company Resolutions authorizing the 1993-A Series Convertible
Preferred Stock, effective November 4, 1993, which were filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1993, are incorporated herein by
reference.
4(l) Credit Agreement, dated as of December 30, 1987, which was filed as
Exhibit 10.17 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 2, 1987 (the "Form S-1"), is incorporated
by reference.
4(m) First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.23 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(n) Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.24 to Amendment No. 4 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(o) Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 1989,
which was filed as Exhibit 4(h) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1989, is incorporated
by reference.
4(p) Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 1990,
which was filed as Exhibit 4(m) to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991, is incorporated
herein by reference.
4(q) Amended and Restated Gold Loan Agreement, dated January 26, 1988,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.15 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Company's Form S-1, is incorporated by reference.
4(r) Rights Agreement dated June 13, 1990, which was filed as Exhibit 1
to the Company's Form 8-K dated June 13, 1990, is incorporated by
reference.
4(s) Loan Agreement between the Company and First Mississippi, dated
March 29, 1990, which was filed as Exhibit 4(p) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1991, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(t) Amendment to Loan Agreement between The Company and First
Mississippi, dated August 27, 1991, which was filed as Exhibit
4(q) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1991, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(u) Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between the Company and First
Mississippi dated August 25, 1993, which was filed as Exhibit 4(t)
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(v) Form of Indenture.
4(w)* Form of Warrant Agreement for Debt Securities.
4(x)* Form of Warrant Agreement for Equity Securities.
5(a)** Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
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5(b) Opinion of Marshall, Hill, Cassas & de Lipkau.
12** Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23(b)** Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5(a)).
____________________
* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the
offering of the Securities.
** Previously filed.
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FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
AS ISSUER
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AS TRUSTEE
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INDENTURE
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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INDENTURE
ACT INDENTURE
SECTION SECTION
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310 (a)(1)....................................................................... 7.10
(a)(2)....................................................................... 7.10
(a)(3)....................................................................... N.A.
(a)(4)....................................................................... N.A.
(a)(5)....................................................................... 7.10
(b).......................................................................... 7.08; 7.10
(c).......................................................................... N.A.
311 (a).......................................................................... 7.11
(b).......................................................................... 7.11
(c).......................................................................... N.A.
312 (a).......................................................................... 2.05
(b).......................................................................... 10.03
(c).......................................................................... 10.03
313 (a).......................................................................... 7.06
(b).......................................................................... 7.06
(c).......................................................................... 7.06; 10.02
(d).......................................................................... 7.06
314 (a).......................................................................... 4.03; 10.02
(b).......................................................................... N.A.
(c)(1)....................................................................... 10.04
(c)(2)....................................................................... 10.04
(c)(3)....................................................................... N.A.
(d).......................................................................... N.A.
(e).......................................................................... 10.05
(f).......................................................................... N.A.
315 (a).......................................................................... 7.01(b)(ii)
(b).......................................................................... 7.05; 10.02
(c).......................................................................... 7.01(a)
(d).......................................................................... 7.01(d)
(e).......................................................................... 6.11
316 (a)(last sentence)........................................................... 2.09
(a)(1)(A).................................................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B).................................................................... 6.04
(a)(2)....................................................................... N.A.
(b).......................................................................... 6.07
(c).......................................................................... 2.13; 9.03
317 (a)(1)....................................................................... 6.08
(a)(2)....................................................................... 6.09
(b).......................................................................... 2.04
318 (a).......................................................................... 10.01
(b).......................................................................... N.A.
(c).......................................................................... 10.01
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE................................. 1
1
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions.....................................
3
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.......................................
3
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.......
3
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction...................................
ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES............................................................. 3
3
Section 2.01. Unlimited In Amount, Issuable In Series, Form and
Dating..................................................
5
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication............................
5
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent..............................
5
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.....................
6
Section 2.05. Securityholder Lists....................................
6
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange...................................
6
Section 2.07. Replacement Securities..................................
6
Section 2.08. Outstanding Securities..................................
7
Section 2.09. Treasury Securities.....................................
7
Section 2.10. Temporary Securities....................................
7
Section 2.11. Cancellation............................................
7
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest......................................
7
Section 2.13. Special Record Dates....................................
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION................................................................. 8
8
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee......................................
8
Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed..................
9
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption....................................
9
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption..........................
9
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.............................
9
Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.............................
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS.................................................................. 9
9
Section 4.01. Payment of Securities...................................
10
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.........................
10
Section 4.03. Commission Reports......................................
10
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate..................................
11
Section 4.05. Taxes...................................................
11
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws..........................
11
Section 4.07. Corporate Existence.....................................
11
Section 4.08. Payments for Consent....................................
11
Section 4.09... Limitation on Liens.....................................
12
Section 4.10. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back.......................
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS................................................................. 13
13
Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.............................
13
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.......................
ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES...................................................... 13
13
Section 6.01. Events of Default.......................................
14
Section 6.02. Acceleration............................................
15
Section 6.03. Other Remedies..........................................
15
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.................................
15
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.....................................
15
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.....................................
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15
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment....................
16
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee..............................
16
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim........................
16
Section 6.10. Priorities..............................................
16
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs...................................
ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE.................................................................... 17
17
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.......................................
17
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.......................................
18
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee............................
18
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer....................................
18
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults......................................
18
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders...........................
18
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity..............................
19
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee..................................
20
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. ......................
20
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification...........................
20
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.......
ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE..................................................... 20
20
Section 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations....................
21
Section 8.02. Application of Trust Money..............................
21
Section 8.03. Repayment to Company....................................
ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTS, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS........................................ 22
22
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders..............................
22
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders.................................
23
Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents.......................
23
Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Securities...................
23
Section 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. .......................
ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS.............................................................. 24
24
Section 10.01. Indenture Subject to Trust Indenture Act................
24
Section 10.02. Notices.................................................
24
Section 10.03. Communication By Holders With Other Holders.............
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Section 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent......
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Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion...........
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Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.............................
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Section 10.07. Legal Holidays..........................................
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Section 10.08. No Recourse Against Others..............................
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Section 10.09. Counterparts............................................
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Section 10.10. Governing Law...........................................
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Section 10.11. Severability............................................
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Section 10.12. Effect of Headings, Table of Contents, etc. ............
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Section 10.13. Successors and Assigns..................................
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Section 10.14. No Interpretation of Other Agreements...................
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INDENTURE dated as of , 199 between FirstMiss Gold
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and
, a , as Trustee (the "Trustee").
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes
or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (the
"Securities"), as herein provided, up to such principal amount as may from time
to time be authorized in or pursuant to one or more resolutions of the Board of
Directors or by supplemental indenture.
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the
equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of each series of the Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions.
"Affiliate" means any Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company. For
purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings,
the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as
used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by
agreement or otherwise; provided, however, that beneficial ownership of 20% or
more of the voting stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent, authenticating agent or
co-Registrar.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any
authorized committee thereof.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board
of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification (and delivered to the Trustee, if appropriate).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Company" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it
pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
"Default" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which are in effect from time to time.
"Global Security" shall mean a Security issued to evidence all or a part of
any series of Securities that is executed by the Company and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee to a depositary or pursuant to such depositary's
instructions, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to an Officer's
Certificate, which shall be registered as to principal and interest in the name
of such depositary or its nominee.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means a Person in whose name a Security is
registered in the register of Securities kept by the Registrar.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
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"Interest," when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after maturity, means interest payable
after maturity.
"Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any
Vice-President, the Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant
Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers, one of
whom must be the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Treasurer or principal accounting officer of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides that
an amount less than its principal amount is due and payable upon acceleration
after an Event of Default.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Principal" of a Security means the principal amount due on the stated
maturity of the Security plus the premium, if any, on the Security.
"Securities" means the Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership or limited liability
company of which the Company, or the Company and one or more Subsidiaries, or
any one or more Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly own (i) in the case of a
corporation, voting securities entitling the holders thereof to elect a majority
of the directors, either at all times or so long as there is no default or
contingency which permits the holders of any other class of securities to vote
for the election of one or more directors, (ii) in the case of a partnership, at
least a majority of the general partnership interests and at least a majority of
total outstanding partnership interests or (iii) in the case of a limited
liability company, at least a majority of the membership interests.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time,
and as in effect on the date of execution of this Indenture.
"Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor becomes
such pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means or includes each party who
is then a trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such
party, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series means the
Trustee with respect to Securities of that series. If Trustees with respect to
different series of Securities are trustees under this Indenture, nothing herein
shall constitute the Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, and each Trustee
shall be the trustee of a trust separate and apart from any trust administered
by any other Trustee with respect to a different series of Securities.
"Trust Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President or any other
officer or assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to
administer its corporate trust matters.
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
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"Bankruptcy Law"..................................................... 6.01
"Custodian".......................................................... 6.01
"Event of Default"................................................... 6.01
"Legal Holiday"...................................................... 10.07
"Paying Agent"....................................................... 2.03
"redemption price"................................................... 3.03
"Registrar".......................................................... 2.03
"U.S. Government Obligations"........................................ 8.01
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following
TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"indenture securities" means the Securities.
"indenture securityholder" means a Securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the Securities means the Company.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by
TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule under the TIA
have the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) "or" is not exclusive;
(iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular; and
(v) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01. Unlimited In Amount, Issuable In Series, Form and Dating.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one
or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution
or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the
issuance of Securities of any series:
(a) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
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(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of Securities of the
series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the
series pursuant to this Article 2);
(c) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the
series is payable;
(d) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the manner in which such rate or rates shall be
determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the
interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable and the
record dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable;
(e) the place or places where the principal of and any interest on
Securities of the series shall be payable, if other than as provided
herein;
(f) the price or prices at which (if any), the period or periods
within which (if any) and the terms and conditions upon which (if other
than as provided herein) Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole
or in part, at the option, or as an obligation, of the Company;
(g) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or
repay Securities of the series, in whole or in part, pursuant to any
sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof
and the price or prices at which and the period and periods within which
and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be
redeemed, purchased or repaid pursuant to such obligation;
(h) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any multiple thereof,
the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(i) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section
6.02 hereof;
(j) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article 4
which applies to Securities of the series;
(k) any Events of Default with respect to the Securities of a
particular series, if not set forth herein;
(l) the Trustee for the series of Securities;
(m) whether the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or
in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities; the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be
exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Securities, and the
depositary for such Global Security and Securities;
(n) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, but which may modify or
delete any provision of this Indenture with respect to such series;
provided, however, that no such term may modify or delete any provision
hereof if imposed by the TIA; and provided, further, that any modification
or deletion of the rights, duties or immunities of the Trustee hereunder
shall have been consented to in writing by the Trustee).
All Securities of any series shall be substantially identical except as to
denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such
Board Resolution or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
The principal of and any interest on the Securities shall be payable at the
office or agency of the Company designated in the form of Security for the
series (each such place herein called the "Place of Payment"); provided,
however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by
check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the register of Securities referred to in Section 2.03 hereof.
Each Security shall be in one of the forms approved from time to time by or
pursuant to a Board Resolution, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto. Prior to the delivery of a Security to
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the Trustee for authentication in any form approved by or pursuant to a Board
Resolution, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the Board Resolution by or
pursuant to which such form of Security has been approved, which Board
Resolution shall have attached thereto a true and correct copy of the form of
Security which has been approved by or pursuant thereto, or, if a Board
Resolution authorizes a specific officer or officers to approve a form of
Security, a certificate of such officer or officers approving the form of
Security attached thereto.
The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law,
stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication.
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature. The Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Securities.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office
at the time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall nevertheless be
valid.
A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has
been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue upon a written
order of the Company signed by two Officers.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company
to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities of a
particular series may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange
(the "Registrar") and an office or agency where Securities of that series may be
presented for payment (a "Paying Agent"). The Registrar for a particular series
of Securities shall keep a register of the Securities of that series and of
their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars
and one or more additional paying agents for each series of Securities. The term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without prior notice to any
Securityholder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and
address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture.
If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent for any series
of Securities, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its
Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
Whenever the Company has one or more Paying Agents it will, prior to each
due date of the principal of or interest on, any Securities, deposit with a
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or
interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying
Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action
or failure so to act.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree
in writing that such Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of the
Securityholders of the particular series for which it is acting, or the Trustee,
all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal or interest on
the Securities of such series, and that such Paying Agent will notify the
Trustee of any Default by the Company or any other obligor of the series of
Securities in making any such payment and at any time during the continuance of
any such Default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the
Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. If the Company or an
Affiliate acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate
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and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Securityholders of the
particular series for which it is acting all money held by it as Paying Agent.
The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it
to the Trustee. Upon so doing, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company) shall have no further liability for such money. Upon
any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Securities.
Section 2.05. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Securityholders, separately by series, and shall otherwise comply with TIA sec.
312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at
such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and
as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses
of Securityholders, separately by series, relating to such interest payment date
or request, as the case may be.
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Where Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a
request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount
of Securities of like series of other authorized denominations, the Registrar
shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such
transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the
Registrar's request.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06 or 9.04).
The Company need not issue, and the Registrar or co-Registrar need not
register the transfer or exchange of, (i) any Security of a particular series
during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of
any selection of Securities of that series for redemption under Section 3.02 and
ending at the close of business on the day of selection, or (ii) any Security so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Security of that series being redeemed in part.
Section 2.07. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a
Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement
Security of like series if the Company's and the Trustee's requirements are met.
The Trustee or the Company may require an indemnity bond to be furnished which
is sufficient in the judgment of both to protect the Company, the Trustee, and
any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced.
The Company may charge such Holder for its expenses in replacing a Security.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company and
shall be entitled to all the benefit of the Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series.
Section 2.08. Outstanding Securities.
The Securities of any series outstanding at any time are all the Securities
of that series authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it,
those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in this Section as
not outstanding.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If Securities are considered paid under Section 4.01, they cease to be
outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
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Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Security does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate holds the Security.
For each series of Original Issue Discount Securities, the principal amount
of such Securities that shall be deemed to be outstanding and used to determine
whether the necessary Holders have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver shall be the principal amount of such
Securities that could be declared to be due and payable upon acceleration upon
an Event of Default as of the date of such determination. When requested by the
Trustee, the Company will advise the Trustee of such amount, showing its
computations in reasonable detail.
Section 2.09. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities of any series have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent,
Securities owned by the Company or an Affiliate shall be considered as though
they are not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether
the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or
consent, only Securities which the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
considered.
Section 2.10. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon a written order of
the Company signed by two Officers of the Company. Temporary Securities shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that
the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable
delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive
Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.
Holders of temporary securities shall be entitled to all of the benefits of
this Indenture.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy such
Securities (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act).
Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Securities shall be delivered
to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities
that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest.
If the Company fails to make a payment of interest on any series of
Securities, it shall pay such defaulted interest plus (to the extent lawful) any
interest payable on the defaulted interest, in any lawful manner. It may elect
to pay such defaulted interest, plus any such interest payable on it, to the
Persons who are Holders of such Securities on which the interest is due on a
subsequent special record date. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each such Security.
The Company shall fix any such record date and payment date for such payment. At
least 15 days before any such record date, the Company shall mail to
Securityholders affected thereby a notice that states the record date, payment
date, and amount of such interest to be paid.
Section 2.13. Special Record Dates.
(a) The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, set a record date for
the purpose of determining the identity of Holders entitled to consent to any
supplement, amendment or waiver permitted by this Indenture. If a record date is
fixed, the Holders of Securities of that series outstanding on such record date,
and no other Holders, shall be entitled to consent to such supplement, amendment
or waiver or revoke any consent
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previously given, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date. No consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such
record date unless consents from Holders of the principal amount of Securities
of that series required hereunder for such amendment or waiver to be effective
shall have also been given and not revoked within such 90-day period.
(b) The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, fix any day as a record
date for the purpose of determining the Holders of any series of Securities
entitled to join in the giving or making of any notice of Default, any
declaration of acceleration, any request to institute proceedings or any other
similar direction. If a record date is fixed, the Holders of Securities of that
series outstanding on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled
to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such
Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such
action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the date 90 days
after such record date.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Securities of any series pursuant to any
optional redemption provisions thereof, it shall notify the Trustee of the
redemption date and the principal amount of Securities of that series to be
redeemed.
The Company shall give each notice provided for in this Section in an
Officers' Certificate at least 45 days before the redemption date (unless a
shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), which notice shall
specify the provisions of such Security pursuant to which the Company elects to
redeem such Securities.
If the Company elects to reduce the principal amount of Securities of any
series to be redeemed pursuant to mandatory redemption provisions thereof, it
shall notify the Trustee of the amount of, and the basis for, any such
reduction. If the Company elects to credit against any such mandatory redemption
Securities it has not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, it
shall deliver such Securities with such notice.
Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the
Trustee shall select the Securities of that series to be redeemed by a method
that complies with the requirements of any exchange on which the Securities of
that series are listed, or, if the Securities of that series are not listed on
an exchange, on a pro rata basis or by lot. The Trustee shall make the selection
not more than 75 days and not less than 30 days before the redemption date from
Securities of that series outstanding and not previously called for redemption.
Except as otherwise provided as to any particular series of Securities,
Securities and portions thereof that the Trustee selects shall be in amounts
equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of the series to be
redeemed or any integral multiple thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that
apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities
called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly in writing
of the Securities or portions of Securities to be called for redemption.
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
Except as otherwise provided as to any particular series of Securities, at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company
shall mail a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be
redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price fixed in accordance with the terms of the
Securities of the series to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to
the date fixed for redemption (the "redemption price");
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(3) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the
principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the
redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or
Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be
issued;
(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption
price, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and
after the redemption date;
(7) The paragraph of the series of Securities and/or Section of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Securities called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) the CUSIP number, if any, of the Securities to be redeemed.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption
in the Company's name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption
date, an Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and
setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the
preceding paragraph. The notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives
such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in
the notice of the Holder of any Security shall not affect the validity of the
proceeding for the redemption of any other Security.
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof,
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date
for the redemption price. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities
will be paid at the Redemption Price.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying
Agent (or, if the Company or any Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate
and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of all
Securities called for redemption on that date other than Securities which have
previously been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation. The
Paying Agent shall return to the Company any money not required for that
purpose.
Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the
Company a new Security of like series equal in principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of and interest on
the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in this Indenture and the
Securities. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if
the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or an Affiliate, holds as of 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time on that date immediately available funds designated for and
sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due.
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To the extent lawful, the Company shall pay interest on overdue principal
and overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum borne by the
applicable series of Securities.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company shall maintain in the City of San Francisco, an office or
agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee or
Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location,
of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any
such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all
such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the City of San
Francisco for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location
of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as
one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.
Section 4.03. Commission Reports.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after the required
filing date copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and
other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the
Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
provided, however the Company shall not be required to deliver to the Trustee
any materials for which the Company has sought and received confidential
treatment by the Commission. The Company will cause any quarterly and annual
reports which it mails to its stockholders to be mailed to the Holders of the
Securities. If the Company is not subject to the requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall continue to file with the Trustee
(in each case within 15 days after the time that such documents would have been
filed with the Commission) such reports, information and other documents as it
would file if it were subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than such confidential materials referenced above). The
Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA sec. 314(a).
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate (one of the signers of
which shall be the principal accounting officer, principal financial officer or
principal executive officer) stating that in the course of the performance by
the signers of their duties as officers of the Company, they would normally have
knowledge of any failure by the Company to comply with all conditions, or
default by the Company with respect to any covenants, under this Indenture, and
further stating whether or not they have knowledge of any such failure or
default and, if so, specifying each such failure or default and the nature
thereof. For purposes of this Section, such compliance shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided for in
this Indenture. The certificate need not comply with Section 10.04.
The first certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be for
the fiscal year ending on , 199 .
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Section 4.05. Taxes.
The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay,
prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies
except (i) as contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which appropriate reserves have been taken in accordance with GAAP or
(ii) where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders.
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or
take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or
the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay
or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has
been enacted.
Section 4.07. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate
existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its
Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the
same may be amended from time to time) of each Subsidiary and (ii) the rights
(charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to
preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or
other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall
determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the
loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 4.08. Payments for Consent.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of
interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder of the Securities for or as an
inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any terms or provisions of
this Indenture or of the Securities or any series thereof unless such
consideration is offered to be paid or agreed to be paid to all Holders of the
Securities of such series that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time
frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or
agreement.
Section 4.09 Limitation on Liens.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create,
incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed (hereinafter in
Sections 4.09 and 4.10 referred to as "Debt"), secured by a mortgage, security
interest, pledge, lien, charge or similar encumbrance (mortgages, security
interests, pledges, liens, charges and other encumbrances, hereinafter in
Sections 4.09 and 4.10 referred to as a "Mortgage") upon any manufacturing plant
or manufacturing facility which is (i) owned by the Company or any Subsidiary
and (ii) located within the continental United States of America, except any
such plant which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, is not of material
importance to the total business conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries
taken as a whole (the "Principal Property") or upon any shares of stock or
indebtedness of any Subsidiary (whether such Principal Property, shares of stock
or indebtedness are now owned or hereafter acquired) without in any such case
effectively providing concurrently with the issuance, assumption or guaranty of
any such Debt that the outstanding Securities (together with, if the Company
shall so determine, any other indebtedness of or guarantee by the Company or
such Subsidiary ranking equally with
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the outstanding Securities and then existing or thereafter created) shall be
secured equally and ratably with such Debt; provided, however, that the
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to Debt secured by:
(i) Mortgages on property, shares of stock or indebtedness of any
corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes a Subsidiary;
(ii) Mortgages on property existing at the time of acquisition of such
property by the Company or a Subsidiary, Mortgages to secure the payment of
all or any part of the purchase price of such property incurred prior to,
at the time of, or within 180 days after the acquisition of such property
by the Company or a Subsidiary, or Mortgages to secure any debt incurred
prior to, at the time of, or within 180 days after the completion of
construction or commencement of full operation of any property for the
purpose of financing all or any part of the cost to the Company or a
Subsidiary of improvements to such property;
(iii) Mortgages securing Debt of a Subsidiary owing to the Company or
to another Subsidiary;
(iv) Mortgages existing at the date of this Indenture;
(v) Mortgages on property of a Person existing at the time such Person
is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary or at the
time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as
an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary;
(vi) Mortgages on property of the Company or a Subsidiary in favor of
the United States of America or any State thereof, or any department,
agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, to secure any
payments, including advance or progress payments, pursuant to any contract
or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred or guaranteed for the
purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of
construction of the property subject to such Mortgages (including, but not
limited to, Mortgages incurred in connection with pollution control bonds,
industrial revenue bonds or similar financings); or
(vii) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions,
renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Mortgage referred to
in the foregoing clauses (i) to (vi), inclusive; provided, however, that
such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or part of
the property which secured the Mortgage so extended, renewed or replaced
(plus improvements on such property).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.09, the
Company and any one or more Subsidiaries may issue, assume or guarantee Debt
secured by a Mortgage which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing
restrictions in an aggregate amount which, together with all other outstanding
Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries which (if originally issued, assumed or
guaranteed at such time) would otherwise be subject to the foregoing
restrictions (not including Debt permitted to be secured under clauses (i)
through (vii) above), does not at the time exceed the greater of $ or
10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as shown on the most recent consolidated financial statements of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
Section 4.10. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back.
The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any
arrangement with any person or entity that provides for the leasing to the
Company or any Subsidiary of any Principal Property (except for leases for a
term of not more than three years and except for leases between the Company and
a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries), which Principal Property has been or is
to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary to such person,
unless (a) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.09, to issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by
Mortgage upon such Principal Property at least equal in the amount to the
Attributable Debt (as defined below) in respect of such arrangement without
equally and ratably securing the outstanding Securities; provided, however, that
from and after the date on which such arrangement becomes effective the
Attributable Debt in respect of such arrangement shall be deemed for all
purposes under Sections 4.09 and 4.10 to be Debt subject to the provisions of
Section 4.09, or (b) the Company shall apply an amount in cash equal to the
greater of the net proceeds of such sale or the Attributable Debt in respect of
such an arrangement to the retirement (other than
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any mandatory retirement or by way or payment at maturity) within 120 days of
the effective date of any such arrangement, of Debt (except as otherwise
provided by the terms of any series of outstanding Securities) of the Company of
any Subsidiary (other than the Debt owed by the Company or any Subsidiary to the
Company or any Subsidiary) which by its terms matures at or is extendible or
renewable at the opinion of the obligor to a date more than twelve months after
the date of the creation of such Debt.
For the purposes of this Section 4.10, the term "Attributable Debt" means,
at the time of determination, the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such
property (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company) or (b) the
present value (discounted at the rate implicit in the terms of the relevant
lease) of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease (including any period for which such lease has been
extended).
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.
The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the
Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey
or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in
one or more related transactions to any Person unless:
(1) the Company is the surviving corporation or the entity or Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the
Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia;
(2) the entity or Person formed by or assuming any such consolidation
or merger (if other than the Company) or the entity or Person to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall
have been made assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of the
Company under the Securities and this Indenture; and
(3) immediately prior to and after the transaction no Default or Event
of Default exists.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the
proposed transaction an Officers' Certificate to the foregoing effect and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and such supplemental
indenture comply with this Indenture.
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any transfer by the Company (other
than by lease) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in
accordance with Section 5.01, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and
power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such
successor corporation had been named as the Company herein. In the event of any
such transfer, the predecessor Company shall be released and discharged from all
liabilities and obligations in respect of the Securities and the Indenture, and
the predecessor Company may be dissolved, wound up or liquidated at any time
thereafter.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" occurs with respect to Securities of any particular
series if:
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(1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Security of
that series when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues
for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any
Security of that series when the same becomes due and payable at maturity,
upon redemption or otherwise;
(3) an Event of Default, as defined in the Securities of that series,
occurs and is continuing, or the Company fails to comply with any of its
other agreements in the Securities of that series or in this Indenture with
respect to that series and the Default continues for the period and after
the notice specified below;
(4) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy
Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property;
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(E) admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as
the same become due.
(5) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under
any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property; or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal
or state law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any receiver,
trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (3) above is not an Event of Default with respect to
a particular series of Securities until the Trustee or the Holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series notify
the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 30
days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand
that it be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default."
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series (other than
an Event of Default specified in clauses (4) and (5) of Section 6.01) occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series by
notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the unpaid principal (or, in
the case of Original Issue Discount Securities, such lesser amount as may be
provided for in such Securities) of and any accrued interest on all the
Securities of that series to be due and payable on the Securities of that
series. Upon such declaration the principal (or such lesser amount) and interest
shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clause
(4) or (5) of Section 6.01 occurs, all of such amount shall become and be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of
the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Securities of that series by notice to the Trustee may rescind
an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with
any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default with respect to
that series have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal (or such
lesser amount) or interest that has become due solely because of the
acceleration.
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the
payment of principal or interest on the Securities of that series or to enforce
the performance of any provision of the Securities of that series or this
Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Section 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the then outstanding Securities of any series by notice to the Trustee may waive
an existing Default or Event of Default with respect to that series and its
consequences except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the
principal (including any mandatory sinking fund or like payment) of or interest
on any Security of that series.
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy with respect to that series available to the Trustee
or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may
refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that
is unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder of Securities of that
series, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Trustee may
take any other action which it deems proper which is not inconsistent with any
such direction.
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Holder of Securities of any series may not pursue a remedy with respect
to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing
Event of Default with respect to that series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of that series make a written request to the Trustee
to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of
indemnity; and
(5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series do not give the
Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
No Holder of any series of Securities may use this Indenture to prejudice the
rights of another Holder of Securities of that series or to obtain a preference
or priority over another Holder of Securities of that series.
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal of and interest, if any, on
the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security, or
to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such
respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the
Holder.
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Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is
continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee may recover
judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company
for the whole amount of principal (or such portion of the principal as may be
specified as due upon acceleration at that time in the terms of that series of
Securities) and interest, if any, remaining unpaid on the Securities of that
series then outstanding, together with (to the extent lawful) interest on
overdue principal and interest, and such further amount as shall be sufficient
to cover the costs and, to the extent lawful, expenses of collection, including
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07.
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the
Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or
any other obligor on the Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be
entitled to and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property
payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any
custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Holder
to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall
consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other
amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or
to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder
in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money with respect to Securities of any series
pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
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First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07,
including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all
advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities of such series
for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities of such series for
principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall
direct.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Securities of any series pursuant to this Section. The Trustee shall
notify the Company in writing reasonably in advance of any such record date and
payment date.
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture
or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a
Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant
in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its
discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defense made by the party litigant. This Section does not
apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a
suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities.
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ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and
use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default known to the
Trustee:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture or the TIA and the Trustee need
perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture
or the TIA and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be
read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However,
the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except
that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a responsible officer of the Trustee, unless it is proved
that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a),
(b), and (c) of this Section.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee may refuse to perform any
duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives security and indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by
it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Absent written
instruction from the Company, the Trustee shall not be required to invest any
such money. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to TIA Section 315(a) through (d):
(a) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both. The Trustee shall not
be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
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(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or
powers, unless the Trustee's conduct constitutes negligence.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand,
request, direction or notice form the Company shall be sufficient if signed by
an Officer of the Company.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate
with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the
same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to TIA Sections 310(b)
and 311.
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this
Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use
of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any
series occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee
shall mail to all Holders of Securities of that series a notice of the Default
or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a
Default or Event of Default in payment on any such Security, the Trustee may
withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good
faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of such
Securityholders.
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each November 15 beginning with November 15, 1995, the
Trustee with respect to any series of Securities shall mail to Holders of
Securities of that series as provided in TIA sec. 313(c) a brief report dated as
of such November 15 that complies with TIA sec. 313(a) (if such report is
required by TIA sec. 313(a)). The Trustee shall also comply with TIA
sec. 313(b).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall
be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each stock exchange
on which any of the Securities are listed, as required by TIA sec. 313(d). The
Company shall notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock
exchange.
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as
shall be agreed upon in writing for its services hereunder. The Company shall
reimburse the Trustee upon written request for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation
and out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee for any loss or liability incurred
by it, without negligence or bad faith on its part, in connection with the
administration of this Indenture and its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall
notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The
Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense.
The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable
fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement
made without its consent.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee
shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property
held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Securities. Such lien
will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
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If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(4) or (5) occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services will be intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any applicable Bankruptcy Law.
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee with respect to one or more or all
series of Securities and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become
effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as
provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign with respect to one or more or all series of
Securities by so notifying the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any series may remove the
Trustee as to that series by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint
a successor Trustee with the Company's consent. The Company may remove the
Trustee with respect to one or more or all series of Securities if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If, as to any series of Securities, the Trustee resigns or is removed or if
a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee for that series. Within one year after the
successor Trustee with respect to any series takes office, the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series
may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by
the Company. If a successor Trustee as to a particular series does not take
office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the
retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount
of the then outstanding Securities of that series may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 with respect to any
series, any Holder of Securities of that series who satisfies the requirements
of TIA Section 310(b) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee for that
series.
A successor Trustee as to any series of Securities shall deliver a written
acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company.
Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee (subject to the lien
provided for in Section 7.07), the resignation or removal of the retiring
Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the
rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture as to that series.
The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the Holders of
Securities of that series.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08,
the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring trustee.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring
Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities
of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall
continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change
any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary or desirable to
provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more
than one Trustee;
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provided, however, that nothing herein or in such supplemental Indenture shall
constitute such Trustee cotrustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee
shall be trustee of a trust hereunder separate and apart from any trust
hereunder administered by any other such Trustee.
Upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental Indenture the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the
extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further
act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee as to any series of Securities consolidates, merges or
converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust
business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further
act shall be the successor Trustee as to that series.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
Each series of Securities shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA sec. 310(a). The Trustee as to any series of Securities
shall always have a combined capital and surplus of at least [$100,000,000] as
set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements
of TIA sec. 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA sec. 310(b).
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee is subject to TIA sec. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA sec. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA sec. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Section 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Company may terminate its
obligations under the Securities of any series and this Indenture with respect
to that series, if:
(a) all Securities of that series previously authenticated and
delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities which have been
replaced or Securities of that series which are paid pursuant to Section
4.01 or Securities of that series for whose payment money or securities has
theretofore been held in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, as
provided in Section 8.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder with
respect to such series; or
(b) (1) the Securities of that series mature within one year or all of
them are to be called for redemption within one year after arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for giving the notice of redemption; and
(2) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee during
such one-year period, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds solely for
the benefit of the Holders of Securities of that series for that purpose,
money or U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, with the
U.S. Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest in such
amounts and at such times as are sufficient, without consideration of any
reinvestment of such interest, to pay principal of and interest on the
Securities of that series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be,
and to pay all other sums payable by it hereunder; or
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(c) (1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee
under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of the
Holders of Securities of that series for that purpose, money or U.S.
Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, with the U.S. Government
Obligations maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at
such times as are sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of
such interest, to pay principal of and interest on the Securities of that
series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(2) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (A) a
ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service
to the effect that the Holders of the Securities of that series will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result
of the Company's exercise of its option under this clause (c) 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 such option had not been
exercised, or (B) an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect as the ruling
described in subclause (A) above accompanied by a ruling to that effect
published by the Internal Revenue Service, unless there has been a change
in the applicable federal income tax law since the date of this Indenture
such that a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service is no longer required;
(3) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all sums then payable by
the Company hereunder; and
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee for that series an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for in this clause (c) relating to
termination of obligations of the Company have been complied with.
The Company's obligations under Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 4.01
(together with its payment obligations under the Securities of that series),
7.07, 7.08, 8.03 and 8.04 shall survive until the Securities of that series are
no longer outstanding. Thereafter, and after any discharge pursuant to clause
(a) above, only the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07 and 8.03 shall
survive. If and when a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or Opinion of
Counsel referred to in clause (c)(2) above is able to be provided specifically
without regard to, and not in reliance upon, the continuance of the Company's
obligations under Section 4.01 and its payment obligations under the Securities
of that series, then the Company's payment obligations under such Section 4.01
and the Securities of that series shall cease upon delivery to the Trustee of
such ruling or Opinion of Counsel and compliance with the other conditions
precedent provided for in clause (c) above relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.
After any such irrevocable deposit the Trustee upon request shall
acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's obligations under the
Securities of that series and under this Indenture except for those surviving
obligations specified above.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of the United States
of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be callable
at the issuer's option.
Section 8.02. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations
deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01 with respect to Securities of any
series. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government
Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to
the payment of principal and interest on the Securities of that series.
Section 8.03. Repayment to Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon
request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.
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The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any
money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains
unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such payment shall have become
due. After payment to the Company, Securityholders entitled to the money must
look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable
abandoned property law designates another Person, provided, however, that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent before being required to make such repayment may at
the expense of the Company mail to each such holder a notice that such money
remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be
less than 30 days from the date of such mailing any unclaimed balance of such
money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTS, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee as to any series of Securities may supplement
or amend this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or the consent of
any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Article 5;
(3) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection
with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(4) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities;
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided,
however, that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither
(i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of
such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision
nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect
to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no
outstanding Security of any series created prior to the execution of such
supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision;
(6) to make any change that does not adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of the Securityholders of any series; or
(7) to establish additional series of Securities as permitted by
Section 2.01.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company and the Trustee as to any series of
Securities may amend this Indenture or the Securities of that series with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of each series affected by the amendment, with each such
series voting as a separate class. The Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the then outstanding Securities of any series may also waive compliance in a
particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture with
respect to that series or the Securities of that series; provided, however, that
without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment or waiver may
not:
(1) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of Securities whose
Holders must consent to an amendment or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of, or change the time for payment of interest on,
any Security;
(3) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any
Security or alter the redemption provisions with respect thereto;
(4) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the
Security;
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(5) make any change in Section 6.04, 6.07 or 9.02 (this sentence); or
(6) waive a default in the payment of the principal of, or interest
on, any Security, except to the extent otherwise provided for in Section
6.02.
An amendment or waiver under this Section which waives, changes or
eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly
been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of
Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such
series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to
affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other
series.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to Holders of Securities of each series affected thereby a
notice briefly describing the amendment or waiver. The Company will mail
supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.
Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder
of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder
of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Security; provided, however, that unless a record date shall have been
established pursuant to Section 2.13(a), any such Holder or subsequent Holder
may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security if the
Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date on which the amendment
or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver shall become effective on
receipt by the Trustee of consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series, and thereafter
shall bind every Holder of Securities of that series.
Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment or waiver changes the terms of a Security: (a) the Trustee
may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee, the Trustee
may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and
return it to the Holder and the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any
Security thereafter authenticated; or (b) if the Company or the Trustee so
determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee
shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.
Section 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall receive an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution
of any amendment or waiver proposed pursuant to this Article is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Trustee
shall sign such amendment or waiver if the same does not adversely affect the
rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Trustee may, but
shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver
which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under
this Indenture or otherwise.
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ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Indenture Subject to Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA which are required
to be part of this Indenture, and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed
by such provisions.
Section 10.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication is duly given if in writing and delivered in
person or sent by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt
requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery,
addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
FirstMiss Gold Inc.
6025 South Quebec Street, Suite 310
Englewood, Colorado 80111
Attention:
If to the Trustee:
Attention:[ ]
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional
or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be
deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally
delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next
Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be mailed by
first-class mail to his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in
it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If
the Company mails a notice or communication to Securityholders, it shall mail a
copy to the Trustee at the same time.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within
the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Section 10.03. Communication By Holders With Other Holders.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA sec. 312(b) with other Holders with
respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the
Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA
sec. 312(c).
Section 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
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(b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificate provided for
in Section 4.03) shall include:
(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has
read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her
to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person,
such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that
with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an
officer's certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee as to Securities of any series may make reasonable rules for
action by or at a meeting of Holders of Securities of that series. The Registrar
and any Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for their functions.
Section 10.07. Legal Holidays.
A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in San Francisco, California or Englewood, Colorado, are not
required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment,
payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal
Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
Section 10.08. No Recourse Against Others.
A past, present or future director, officer, employee, stockholder or
incorporator, as such, of the Company or any successor corporation shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration of issuance of the Securities. Such waiver may not be effective to
waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the
Commission that such a waiver is against public policy.
Section 10.09. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 10.10. Governing Law.
The internal laws of the State of California shall govern this Indenture
and the Securities, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
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Section 10.11. Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.12. Effect of Headings, Table of Contents, etc.
The Article and Section headings herein and the table of contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 10.13. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the
Securities shall bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee
in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
Section 10.14. No Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt
agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt
agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indenture as of
the date first above written.
FIRSTMISS GOLD INC.
By
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Name:
Title:
[ ],
as Trustee
By
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Name:
Title:
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STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD )
On this day of , before me personally came
, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose
and say that he is of FirstMiss Gold Inc., one of the
entities described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he
signed his name thereto by authority of the Board of Directors of such entity.
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Notary Public
(Notarial Seal)
STATE OF )
) ss.
CITY OF )
On this day of , before me personally came
, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose
and say that he is Trust Officer of , one of the
entities described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he
signed his name thereto by authority of the Board of Directors of such entity.
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Notary Public
(Notarial Seal)
S-2
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EXHIBIT 5(b)
[MARSHALL HILL CASSAS & de LIPKAU LETTERHEAD]
October 17, 1995
FirstMiss Gold Inc.
6025 South Quebec Street
Suite 310
Englewood, Colorado 80111
Re: $200,000,000 Aggregate Offering Price of Securities
of FirstMiss Gold Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Nevada counsel to FirstMiss Gold Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in connection with a registration statement
on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") being filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
The Company has provided us with a draft prospectus (the "Prospectus")
which is a part of the Registration Statement. The Prospectus provides that it
will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus
(each a "Prospectus Supplement"). The Prospectus as supplemented by a various
Prospectus Supplements will provide for the registration by the Company of up
to $200,000,000 aggregate offering price of (i) one or more series of senior,
senior subordinated or subordinated debt securities (the "Debt Securities"),
(ii) one or more series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Preferred Stock"), (iii) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), or (iv) warrants to purchase Common Stock, Preferred
Stock or Debt Securities (the "Warrants"). The Debt Securities, Preferred
Stock, Common Stock and Warrants are collectively referred to herein as the
"Securities." Any Debt Securities and Preferred Stock may be exchangeable
and/or convertible into shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock. The Debt
Securities may be issued pursuant to one or more indentures (collectively, the
"Indentures"), in each case between the Company and a trustee.
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FirstMiss Gold Inc.
October 17, 1995
Page 2
In our capacity as Nevada corporate counsel to the Company in connection
with the Registration Statement, we are generally familiar with the proceedings
taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the
authorization and issuance of the Securities. For purposes of this opinion, we
have assumed that such proceedings will be timely and properly completed, in
accordance with all requirements of applicable federal and Nevada securities
laws, in the manner presently proposed.
We have made such legal and factual examinations and inquiries, including
an examination of originals and copies certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of all such documents, corporate records and instruments of the
Company as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this
opinion. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the
conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as
copies.
We have been furnished with, and with your consent have exclusively relied
upon, certificates of officers of the Company with respect to certain factual
matter. In addition, we have obtained and relied upon such certificates and
assurances from public officials as we have deemed necessary.
We are opining herein as to the effect on the subject transaction only of
the internal laws of the State of Nevada, and we express no opinion herein with
respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the federal law
of the United States, the laws of any other jurisdiction, or as to any matters
of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
Subject to the foregoing and other qualifications set forth herein, it is
our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
1. The Company has the authority pursuant to its Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock.
When a series of Preferred Stock has been duly established in accordance with
the terms of the Articles of Incorporation and applicable law, and upon
adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution in form and
content as required by applicable law and upon issuance of delivery of and
payment for such shares in the manner contemplated by the Registration
Statement,
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FirstMiss Gold Inc.
October 17, 1995
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the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s) and by such resolution,
such shares of such series of Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock
duly issued (i) upon the exercise of any Warrants exercisable for Preferred
Stock or (ii) upon the exchange or conversion of Debt Securities that are
exchangeable or convertible into Preferred Stock) will be validly issued under
the laws of the State of Nevada, fully paid and nonassessable.
2. The Company has the authority pursuant to its Articles of
Incorporation to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Upon adoption
by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution in form and content as
required by applicable law and upon issuance and delivery of any payment for
such shares in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s) and by such resolution,
such shares of Common Stock (including any Common Stock duly issued (i) upon
the exchange or conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock that are
exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock, (ii) upon the exercise of any
Warrants exercisable for Common Stock or (iii) upon the exchange or conversion
of Debt Securities that are exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock) will
be validly issued under the laws of the State of Nevada, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus included therein.
This opinion is rendered only to you and is solely for your benefit in
connection with the transactions covered hereby. This opinion may not be relied
upon by you for any other purpose, or furnished to, quoted to, or relied upon
by any other person, firm or corporation for any purpose, without our prior
written consent.
Very truly yours,
/s/ MARSHALL HILL CASSAS & de LIPKAU
MARSHALL HILL CASSAS & de LIPKAU
DSM:dm
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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of FirstMiss Gold Inc. of our report dated July 28, 1995, except
as to the second paragraph of Note 1(a), which is as of August 31, 1995,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of FirstMiss Gold Inc. and
subsidiary as of June 30, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three- year period ended June 30, 1995, which report appears in
the June 30, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of FirstMiss Gold Inc., and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Denver, Colorado
October 16, 1995
