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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 15, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CITIGROUP INC. DELAWARE 52-1568099
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI DELAWARE 06-6446485
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII DELAWARE 06-6446486
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII DELAWARE 06-1532080
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX DELAWARE 06-1532083
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X DELAWARE 06-1532084
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI DELAWARE 06-1532087
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII DELAWARE 06-1532088
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII DELAWARE 06-1532089
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS)
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153 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10043
(212) 559-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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STEPHANIE B. MUDICK, ESQ.
GENERAL COUNSEL-CORPORATE LAW
CITIGROUP INC.
153 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10043
(212) 559-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
GREGORY A. FERNICOLA, ESQ. FREDERICK W. KANNER, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP
MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
919 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 (212) 259-8000
(212) 735-3000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE
PUBLIC: At such time (from time to time) after the effective date of this
Registration Statement as agreed upon by Citigroup Inc. and the Underwriters in
light of market conditions.
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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. / /
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/
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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. / /
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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. / /
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If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. /X/
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
(SEE FOLLOWING PAGE.)
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THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, 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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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED UNIT(1) PRICE(2)(3)
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Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc.(5)...............
Index Warrants of Citigroup Inc.(6)................
Preferred Stock of Citigroup Inc.(7)...............
Depositary Shares of Citigroup Inc.(8).............
Common Stock of Citigroup Inc.(9)..................
Capital Securities of the Trusts(10)...............
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of Citigroup
Inc.(10).........................................
Guarantees of Capital Securities of the Trusts and
certain back-up obligations(11)..................
Common Stock of Citigroup Inc. reserved for
issuance upon conversion or exchange of Debt
Securities, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares
(12).............................................
Total (13)......................................... $4,150,000,000 $4,150,000,000
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS AMOUNT OF
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTRATION FEE(4)
<S> <C>
Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc.(5)...............
Index Warrants of Citigroup Inc.(6)................
Preferred Stock of Citigroup Inc.(7)...............
Depositary Shares of Citigroup Inc.(8).............
Common Stock of Citigroup Inc.(9)..................
Capital Securities of the Trusts(10)...............
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of Citigroup
Inc.(10).........................................
Guarantees of Capital Securities of the Trusts and
certain back-up obligations(11)..................
Common Stock of Citigroup Inc. reserved for
issuance upon conversion or exchange of Debt
Securities, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares
(12).............................................
Total (13)......................................... $1,153,700
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(1) The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time to
time by the relevant Registrant in connection with the issuance by such
Registrant of the securities registered hereunder.
(2) The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The aggregate public offering price
of the Debt Securities, Index Warrants, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares
and Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc. and the Capital
Securities of the Trusts registered hereby will not exceed $6,000,000,000 or
the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency
units or composite currencies.
(3) Exclusive of accrued interest, distributions and dividends, if any.
(4) A filing fee aggregating $545,750 was previously paid in connection with
registration statements filed earlier relating to the registration of
$1,850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of securities which are being
included in this Registration Statement. The filing fee of $1,153,700
relates solely to the registration of $4,150,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of securities not previously registered.
(5) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate principal amount of Debt Securities as may be sold from time
to time. Includes Debt Securities which may be purchased by underwriters to
cover over-allotments, if any.
(6) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate principal amount of Index Warrants representing rights to
receive an amount of cash or number of securities that will be determined by
reference to prices, yields, levels or other specified objective measures or
changes in an index or differences between two or more indices as may be
sold, from time to time.
(7) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock of Citigroup Inc. as from
time to time may be issued at indeterminate prices. Includes Preferred Stock
which may be purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(8) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of Depositary Shares as may be issued in the event that
Citigroup Inc. elects to offer fractional interests in the Preferred Stock
registered hereby. Includes Depositary Shares which may be purchased by
underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(9) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of Citigroup Inc. as from
time to time may be issued at indeterminate prices. Includes Common Stock
which may be purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(10) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VI,
Citigroup Capital VII, Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX,
Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII and
Citigroup Capital XIII (each a "Trust") and such indeterminate principal
amount of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc. as may from
time to time be issued at indeterminate prices. Includes Capital Securities
which may be purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued and sold to any Trust, in
which event such Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may later be
distributed to the holders of Capital Securities upon a dissolution of such
Trust and the distribution of the assets thereof.
(11) Includes the rights of holders of the Capital Securities under any
Guarantees and certain back-up undertakings, comprised of the obligations of
Citigroup Inc., to provide certain indemnities in respect of, and pay and be
responsible for certain costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of, each
Trust (other than with respect to the Capital Securities) and such
obligations of Citigroup Inc. as set forth in the Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust of each Trust and the related Indenture, in each case
as further described in the Registration Statement. The Guarantees, when
taken together with Citigroup Inc.'s obligations under the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities, the related Indenture and the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust, will provide a full and unconditional
guarantee on a subordinated basis by Citigroup Inc. of payments due on the
Capital Securities. No separate consideration will be received for any
Guarantees or such back-up obligations.
(12) Such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be issued upon
conversion of or in exchange for any Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or
Depositary Shares that provide for such conversion or exchange are being
registered hereby. No separate consideration will be received for the Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion or exchange.
(13) As described in note (4) above and the paragraph below, this Registration
Statement relates to the registration of $4,150,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of securities being registered hereby and an additional
$1,850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of securities previously
registered. In no event will the aggregate offering price of all securities
issued from time to time pursuant to this Registration Statement exceed
$6,000,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies,
foreign currency units or composite currencies.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Prospectuses and Prospectus Supplement included in this Registration Statement
also relate to the Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group
Inc.) and the Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly
Travelers Capital VI) and Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital
VII), the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of Citigroup Inc., the Guarantees
of Trust Preferred Securities of such Citigroup Capital Trusts and certain
back-up obligations, the Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares previously
registered under Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-51201 and
333-42575) of Citigroup Inc. and such Citigroup Capital Trusts, as applicable. A
filing fee of $457,250 was paid in connection with the $1,550,000,000 of
securities that remain eligible to be sold under the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-51201) of Citigroup Inc. as of December 15, 1998. A filing fee
of $88,500 was paid in connection with the $300,000,000 of securities that
remain eligible to be sold under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-42575) of Citigroup Inc. and such Citigroup Capital Trusts as of December
15, 1998.
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
This Registration Statement contains (i) a form of Prospectus (the "Basic
Prospectus") relating to Debt Securities, Index Warrants, Preferred Stock,
Depositary Shares and Common Stock of Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group
Inc.) ("Citigroup" or the "Company"), (ii) a form of Prospectus Supplement to
the Basic Prospectus relating to the offering by Citigroup of its Medium-Term
Senior Notes, Series A, and Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A, in
registered form (the "MTN Prospectus Supplement") and (iii) a form of Prospectus
(the "Capital Securities Prospectus") relating to Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities of Citigroup and to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VI
(formerly Travelers Capital VI), Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers
Capital VII), Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII),
Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup Capital XI, Citigroup
Capital XII and Citigroup Capital XIII (each a "Citigroup Trust" or a "Trust"
and collectively the "Citigroup Trusts" or the "Trusts"). The Capital Securities
Prospectus may be used for one or more offerings by Citigroup and the respective
Citigroup Trusts. To the extent required, the information in the Capital
Securities Prospectus, including financial information, will be updated at the
time of such offerings.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 15, 1998
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY
NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER
TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
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PROSPECTUS
[LOGO]
May Offer--
DEBT SECURITIES
INDEX WARRANTS
PREFERRED STOCK
DEPOSITARY SHARES
COMMON STOCK
We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to
this Prospectus. You should read this Prospectus and any accompanying Prospectus
Supplement carefully before you invest.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR
INSURANCE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS
TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS SELECTED INFORMATION FROM THIS DOCUMENT AND MAY NOT
CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMS
OF OUR SECURITIES, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THIS DOCUMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT THAT EXPLAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING.
YOU SHOULD ALSO READ THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE REFERRED TO IN "INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE" BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON OUR COMPANY AND OUR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT MAY ALSO ADD, UPDATE OR CHANGE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CONSIDER
THE INFORMATION IN THE PROSPECTUS AND ANY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, INCLUDING
DOCUMENTS WE HAVE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, IN MAKING YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION.
OUR COMPANY
Citigroup Inc.'s (formerly Travelers Group Inc.) ("Citigroup" or the
"Company") businesses provide a broad range of financial services to consumer
and corporate customers around the world. Among these businesses are Citibank,
Commercial Credit, Primerica Financial Services, Salomon Smith Barney, SSBC
Asset Management, Travelers Life & Annuity and Travelers Property Casualty.
On October 8, 1998, the Company changed its name from Travelers Group Inc.
to Citigroup Inc. in connection with the merger of Citicorp into a newly formed,
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company is a holding company and services its obligations primarily with
dividends and advances that it receives from subsidiaries. Certain subsidiaries'
dividend paying abilities are limited by certain covenant restrictions in credit
agreements and/or by regulatory requirements, including those imposed by federal
bank regulatory authorities, the insurance departments of a number of states,
and various capital requirements imposed by securities regulators. The Company
is also subject to certain capital requirements as a bank holding company. Each
of the Company's major operating subsidiaries finances its operations on a
stand-alone basis consistent with its capitalization and ratings.
Under longstanding policy of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, a bank holding company is expected to act as a source of financial
strength for its subsidiary banks and to commit resources to support such banks.
As a result of that policy, the Company may be required to commit resources to
its subsidiary banks in certain circumstances.
The principal office of the Company is located at 153 East 53rd Street, New
York, NY 10043, and its telephone number is (212) 559-1000. If you would like
additional information about our Company, please refer to the information under
"Available Information" below.
THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
The Company may issue from time to time (i) debt securities ("Debt
Securities"), which may be senior debt securities of the Company or subordinated
to other indebtedness of the Company; (ii) warrants ("Index Warrants")
representing the right to receive, upon exercise, an amount in cash or number of
securities that will be determined by reference to prices, yields, levels or
other specified objective measures, or changes in an index or differences
between two or more indices; (iii) preferred stock ("Preferred Stock") in one or
more series; (iv) fractional shares of Preferred Stock represented by depositary
receipts ("Depositary Shares"); or (v) common stock ("Common Stock"), all having
an aggregate initial public offering price or purchase price of up to
$6,000,000,000, or equivalent amount in one or more foreign or composite
currencies. The Debt Securities, Index Warrants, Preferred Stock, Depositary
Shares and Common Stock are referred to in this Prospectus collectively as the
"Offered Securities." The Offered Securities may be offered separately or as
units with other Offered Securities, in separate series, in amounts, at prices
and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of sale.
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The registration statement to which this Prospectus relates also contemplates
the sale of other securities pursuant to separate prospectuses. The sale of
other securities under the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms
a part will reduce the amount of Offered Securities that may be sold hereunder.
The specific terms of the Offered Securities with respect to which this
Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in an accompanying supplement to
this Prospectus (a "Prospectus Supplement"), together with the terms of the
offering of the Offered Securities and the initial price and the net proceeds to
the Company from the sale of the Offered Securities. The Prospectus Supplement
will also contain other applicable information about the Offered Securities such
as certain United States federal income tax considerations or any listing on a
securities exchange. This Prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of
Offered Securities unless accompanied by a Prospectus Supplement.
For a description of certain terms that may relate to the Offered
Securities, see "Description of Debt Securities," "Description of Index
Warrants," "Description of Preferred Stock," "Description of Capital Stock" and
"Description of Depositary Shares" below.
See "Description of Index Warrants--Special Considerations Relating to Index
Warrants" for a description of certain risks associated with an investment in
Index Warrants. In addition, prospective investors should see "European Monetary
Union" for a discussion of certain matters that may pertain to Offered
Securities and relate to the introduction of a single currency in Europe.
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USE OF PROCEEDS AND HEDGING
GENERAL. The proceeds to be received by the Company from the sale of the
Offered Securities will be used for general corporate purposes, principally to
fund the business of its operating units and to fund investments in, or
extensions of credit or capital contributions to, its subsidiaries and to
lengthen the average maturity of liabilities, which may include the reduction of
short-term liabilities or the refunding of maturing indebtedness. In order to
fund its business, the Company expects to incur additional indebtedness in the
future. The Company or an affiliate may enter into a swap agreement with one of
the Company's affiliates or a third party in connection with the sale of the
Offered Securities and may earn additional income as a result of payments
pursuant to such swap or related hedge transactions.
USE OF PROCEEDS RELATING TO INDEX WARRANTS AND INDEXED NOTES. All or a
portion of the proceeds to be received by the Company from the sale of Index
Warrants or Debt Securities on which certain or all payments of interest,
principal or premium may be linked to an index ("Indexed Notes") may be used by
the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries to purchase or maintain positions
in all or certain of the assets by reference to which the relevant index or
indices are determined or calculated ("Underlying Assets"), or options, futures
contracts, forward contracts or swaps, or options on the foregoing, or other
derivative or synthetic instruments relating to such Index or Underlying Assets,
as the case may be, and, if applicable, to pay the costs and expenses of hedging
any currency, interest rate or other index-related risk with respect to such
Index Warrants and Indexed Notes. From time to time after the initial offering
and prior to the maturity of the Index Warrants and Indexed Notes, depending on
market conditions (including the value of the index and/or the Underlying
Assets), in connection with hedging with respect to such Offered Securities, the
Company expects that it or one or more of its subsidiaries will increase or
decrease their initial hedging positions using dynamic hedging techniques and
may take long or short positions in the index, the Underlying Assets, options,
futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps, or other derivative or synthetic
instruments related to, the index and such Assets. In addition, the Company or
one or more of its subsidiaries may purchase or otherwise acquire a long or
short position in Index Warrants and Indexed Notes from time to time and may, in
their sole discretion, hold, resell, exercise, cancel or retire such Offered
Securities. The Company or one or more of its subsidiaries may also take hedging
positions in other types of appropriate financial instruments that may become
available in the future. To the extent that the Company or one or more of its
subsidiaries has a long hedge position in, options contracts in, or other
derivative or synthetic instruments related to, the Underlying Assets or index,
the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries may liquidate all or a portion of
its holdings at or about the time of the maturity of the Index Warrants and
Indexed Notes. Depending on, among other things, future market conditions, the
aggregate amount and composition of such positions are likely to vary over time.
Profits or losses from any such position cannot be ascertained until such
position is closed out and any offsetting position or positions are taken into
account. Although the Company has no reason to believe that its hedging activity
will have a material impact on the price of such options, swaps, futures
contracts, options on the foregoing, or other derivative or synthetic
instruments, or on the value of the index or the Underlying Assets, there can be
no assurance that the Company will not affect such prices or value as a result
of its hedging activities. The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of Index
Warrants and Indexed Notes will be used by the Company for general corporate
purposes, as described above.
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RATIO OF INCOME TO FIXED CHARGES AND
RATIO OF INCOME TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
INCLUDING PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth (i) the supplemental consolidated ratio of
income to fixed charges and (ii) the supplemental consolidated ratio of income
to combined fixed charges including preferred stock dividends of the Company for
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and for each of the five most recent
fiscal years, after giving retroactive effect to the merger with Citicorp on
October 8, 1998 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests.
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YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
NINE MONTHS ENDED ------------------------------------------
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Ratio of income to fixed charges (excluding interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.65 1.71 1.88 1.65 1.41
Ratio of income to fixed charges (including interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.39 1.43 1.51 1.39 1.25
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (excluding interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.62 1.66 1.80 1.56 1.34
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (including interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.37 1.41 1.48 1.35 1.21
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1993
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Ratio of income to fixed charges (excluding interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.43
Ratio of income to fixed charges (including interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.25
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (excluding interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.37
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (including interest on
deposits)............................................... 1.22
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EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION
Stage III of the European Economic and Monetary Union ("Stage III") is
presently scheduled to commence on January 1, 1999 for those member states of
the European Union that satisfy the economic convergence criteria set forth in
the Treaty on European Union. On March 25, 1998, the European Commission
officially recommended that eleven of the member states of the European Union be
allowed to participate in Stage III; these eleven member states are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (collectively, the "Participating Member States"). It is
possible that additional member states of the European Union may participate in
Stage III after January 1, 1999, in which case each such additional member state
will also become a "Participating Member State." Certain of the foreign
currencies in which Debt Securities may be denominated or payments in respect of
Index Warrants may be due or by which amounts due on the Offered Securities may
be calculated may be issued by Participating Member States (each such country, a
"Relevant Jurisdiction" with respect to such Offered Securities). Stage III
includes the introduction of a single currency (the "Euro") which will be legal
tender in the Participating Member States, existing in parallel with the present
national currency of each Participating Member State. It is currently
anticipated that on and after January 1, 2002, the national currencies of
Participating Member States will cease to exist and the sole legal tender in
such States will be the Euro. It is anticipated that the European Union will
adopt regulations or other legislation providing specific rules for the
introduction of the Euro in substitution for the respective current national
currencies of such member states, which regulations or legislation may be
supplemented by legislation of the individual member states. The laws and
regulations of the European Union (and, if any, of such Relevant Jurisdiction)
relating to the Euro implemented pursuant to or by virtue of the Treaty on
European Union may apply to the relevant Offered Securities, Indenture (as
defined below) or Indentures and Index Warrant Agreement (as defined below) or
Agreements. Such laws and regulations, and future market conventions applicable
in the European Union to securities similar to the relevant Offered Securities,
may be inconsistent in varying degrees with the terms and conditions of the
relevant Offered Securities established at their issuance. To the extent that
references in any Indenture or Index Warrant Agreement governing any relevant
Offered Securities or in the terms and conditions of any relevant Offered
Securities to any business day, day-count, day-count fraction or other
convention shall be inconsistent with such European Union laws, regulations or
market conventions that are applicable to securities similar to the relevant
Offered Securities held in international clearing systems, the Company, in its
discretion (but after consultation with the applicable trustee or warrant agent,
and with any principal paying agent located in a European Union member state),
may amend such references and terms and conditions to be in harmony with, or to
otherwise comply with, such laws, regulations and/or market conventions. Any
such amendment shall be effected without the necessity of obtaining the consent
of any Holder of the relevant Offered Securities.
If, following the commencement of Stage III, the Company has the option,
pursuant to applicable law, to make payments of principal of, or interest on or
any other amounts in respect of, the relevant Offered Securities, or to
calculate amounts due thereon, in either the current national currency of a
Relevant Jurisdiction or Euro, the Company will make such payments or
calculations in such national currency or Euro at its sole discretion. To the
extent that the introduction of the Euro necessitates the rounding up or down of
certain amounts or quotations expressed in Euro with respect to the relevant
Offered Securities, such rounding will be made in conformity with prevailing
market conventions in the European Union or, in the absence of an applicable
market convention, to the nearest Euro cent.
The circumstances and consequences described in this section and any
resultant amendment to the terms and conditions of the relevant Offered
Securities will not entitle any Holder of such Offered Securities (i) to any
legal remedy, including, without limitation, redemption, rescission, notice,
repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the terms and conditions of the
Offered Securities, Indenture or Indentures and Index Warrant Agreement or
Agreements, or (ii) to raise any defense or make any claim (including, without
limitation, claims of breach, force majeure, frustration of purpose or
impracticability) or any other claim for compensation, damages or any other
relief.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities will be unsecured general obligations of the Company.
The Debt Securities will constitute either senior or subordinated debt of the
Company and will be issued, in the case of Debt Securities that will be senior
debt, under a senior debt indenture (as amended or supplemented from time to
time, the "Senior Debt Indenture") and, in the case of Debt Securities that will
be subordinated debt, under a subordinated debt indenture (as amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "Subordinated Debt Indenture"). The Senior
Debt Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Indenture are sometimes hereinafter
referred to individually as an "Indenture" and collectively as the "Indentures."
The institutions named as trustees under the Indentures are hereinafter referred
to individually as a "Trustee" and collectively as the "Trustees." Forms of the
Indentures have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference as
part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333- ) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), that the Company has
filed with the SEC relating to the Offered Securities (such registration
statement, together with all exhibits and amendments, the "Registration
Statement"). The following summaries of certain provisions of the Indentures and
the Debt Securities do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are
qualified by, the detailed provisions of the applicable Indenture, including the
definition of certain terms used and for other information regarding the Debt
Securities. Copies of the Indentures may be obtained from the Company or the
applicable Trustee. Numerical references in parentheses below are to sections in
the applicable Indenture or, if no Indenture is specified, to sections in each
of the Indentures. Wherever particular sections or defined terms of the
applicable Indenture are referred to, such sections or defined terms are
incorporated herein by reference as part of the statement made, and the
statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Trustee under the Senior Debt Indenture will be The Bank of New York, under an
Indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, as amended or supplemented from time to
time, and the Trustee under the Subordinated Debt Indenture will be The First
National Bank of Chicago under an Indenture dated as of July 17, 1998, as
amended or supplemented from time to time.
GENERAL
The Debt Securities will be unsecured senior or subordinated obligations of
the Company. As a holding company, the Company's sources of funds are derived
principally from advances and dividends from subsidiaries, certain of which are
subject to regulatory considerations, and from sales of assets and investments.
The Indentures provide that the Debt Securities and other unsecured senior or
subordinated debt securities of the Company, without limitation as to aggregate
principal amount, may be issued in one or more series, and a single series may
be issued at various times, with different maturity dates and different interest
rates, in each case as authorized from time to time by the Company.
One or more series of the Debt Securities may be issued with the same or
various maturities at par or at a discount. Federal income tax consequences and
other special considerations applicable to any Debt Securities issued by the
Company at a discount ("Original Issue Discount Securities") will be described
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Reference is made to the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to any
series of Debt Securities for the following terms, where applicable:
(1) the designation of the Debt Securities, whether such Debt Securities will
be senior or subordinated debt of the Company and the Indenture under which
such Debt Securities are being issued;
(2) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities;
(3) the percentage of the principal amount representing the price at which the
Debt Securities will be issued and, if applicable, the method by which such
principal amount will be determined;
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(4) the date or dates on which the principal of the Debt Securities will be
payable;
(5) the rate or rates per annum (which may be fixed or variable) at which the
Debt Securities will bear interest, if any, or the method by which such
rate or rates will be determined;
(6) the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method by
which such date or dates will be determined, and the date or dates on which
any such interest will be payable and any related record dates;
(7) if other than in United States dollars, the currency or currency unit in
which payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Debt
Securities will be payable;
(8) if the amount of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or any interest
on the Debt Securities may be determined with reference to an index or
formula based on a currency or currency unit other than that in which the
Debt Securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts
will be determined;
(9) if the principal of, premium, if any, or any interest on the Debt
Securities is to be payable at the election of the Company or a holder
thereof in a currency or currency unit other than that in which the Debt
Securities are stated to be payable, the periods within which and the terms
upon which such election may be made;
(10) the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, and any
interest on the Debt Securities will be payable;
(11) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the
terms and conditions upon which the Debt Securities may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(12) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay the
Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at
the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Debt
Securities will be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part,
pursuant to such obligation;
(13) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal
amount of the Debt Securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of
the maturity of the Debt Securities;
(14) provisions, if any, for the discharge of the Company's indebtedness and
obligations or termination of certain of its obligations under the
Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities by deposit of funds or United
States government obligations;
(15) whether the Debt Securities are to be issued in whole or in part in the
form of a Global Security (defined below) and the terms and conditions, if
any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in
whole or in part for other definitive Securities;
(16) the date as of which any Global Security will be dated if other than the
original issuance of the first Debt Security to be issued;
(17) any material provisions of the applicable Indenture described in this
Prospectus that do not apply to the Debt Securities; and
(18) any other terms of the Debt Securities not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Indentures (SECTION 2.02).
The terms on which a series of Debt Securities may be convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock or other securities of the Company will be set
forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Such terms will include
provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory,
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at the option of the holder or at the option of the Company, and may include
provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company to be received by the holders of such series of Debt
Securities would be subject to adjustment.
Under the Indentures, the Company may authorize the issuance and establish
the terms of a series of Debt Securities pursuant to a supplemental indenture or
pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, any duly authorized
committee of the Board or any committee of officers or other representatives of
the Company duly authorized by the Board of Directors for such purpose. The
provisions of the Indentures described above provide the Company with the
ability, in addition to the ability to issue Debt Securities with terms
different from those of Debt Securities previously issued, to "reopen" a
previous issue of a series of Debt Securities and to issue additional Debt
Securities of such series.
The Debt Securities will be issued only in registered form. Debt Securities
of a series may be issuable in the form of one or more Global Securities, as
described below under "Global Securities." Unless otherwise provided in the
Prospectus Supplement accompanying this Prospectus, Debt Securities denominated
in United States dollars will be issued only in denominations of $1,000 and
integral multiples thereof (SECTION 2.01). The Prospectus Supplement relating to
Offered Securities denominated in a foreign or composite currency will specify
the denomination thereof.
The Debt Securities may be presented for exchange, and Debt Securities
(other than a Global Security) may be presented for registration of transfer at
the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee in The City of New York. No
service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Debt
Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. All Debt
Securities presented for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so
required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument or instruments of transfer (in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee) duly executed by, the registered holder or his attorney
duly authorized in writing (SECTION 2.05).
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS
Payment of principal of and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities (other
than a Global Security) will be made in the designated currency against
surrender of such Debt Securities at the principal corporate trust office of the
Trustee in The City of New York. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus
Supplement, payment of any installment of interest on Securities will be made to
the person in whose name such Security is registered at the close of business on
the Record Date for such interest. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus
Supplement, payments of such interest will be made at the principal corporate
trust office of the Trustee in The City of New York, or by a check mailed to the
holder at such holder's registered address (SECTIONS 2.01 AND 5.02).
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the
form of one or more Global Securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf
of, a depository identified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series
(SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS 1.02 AND 2.01; SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE,
SECTIONS 1.02 AND 2.02).
The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to a series of
Debt Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
series. Unless otherwise indicated in any accompanying Prospectus Supplement,
the following provisions will apply to any depository arrangements.
Global Securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository
Trust Company ("DTC") and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. Except
as set forth below or in an accompanying
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Prospectus Supplement, Global Securities may not be transferred except as a
whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another
nominee of DTC or by DTC or any nominee to a successor of DTC or a nominee of
such successor.
DTC has advised the Company that it is a limited-purpose trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal
Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York
Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold
securities for persons that have accounts with DTC ("participants") and to
facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among its
participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in
accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement
of certificates. DTC's participants include securities brokers and dealers,
banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations,
some of which (and/or their representatives) own DTC. Access to DTC's book-entry
system is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust
companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
participant, either directly or indirectly. Persons who are not participants may
beneficially own interests in securities held by DTC only through participants.
Upon the issuance by the Company of a Global Security, DTC will credit, on
its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal
amounts of the securities represented by such Global Security to the accounts of
participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be
limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants.
Ownership of beneficial interests in Global Securities will be shown on, and the
transfer of such interests will be effected only through, records maintained by
DTC or its nominee (with respect to beneficial interests of participants) or by
participants or persons that may hold interests through participants (with
respect to beneficial interests of indirect participants). The laws of some
states may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery
of such securities in certificated form. Such limits and such laws may impair
the ability to transfer beneficial interests in Global Securities.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of the Global
Securities, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole
owner or holder of the securities represented by such Global Securities for all
purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided in an accompanying Prospectus
Supplement, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be
entitled to have securities represented by such Global Securities registered in
their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
such securities in certificated form and will not be considered the owners or
holders thereof under the Indenture.
SENIOR DEBT
The Debt Securities that will constitute part of the senior debt of the
Company (the "Senior Debt Securities") will be issued under the Senior Debt
Indenture and will rank PARI PASSU with all other unsecured debt of the Company
except subordinated debt.
Because the Company is a holding company, its rights and the rights of its
creditors, including the holders of Senior Debt Securities, to participate in
the assets of any subsidiary upon the latter's liquidation or recapitalization
will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors, except to the
extent that the Company may itself be a creditor with recognized claims against
the subsidiary.
SUBORDINATED DEBT
The Debt Securities that will constitute part of the subordinated debt of
the Company ("Subordinated Debt Securities") will be issued under the
Subordinated Debt Indenture and will rank subordinated and junior in right of
payment, to the extent set forth in the Subordinated Debt Indenture, to all
"Senior Indebtedness" (as defined below) of the Company.
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If the Company shall default in the payment of any principal of, or premium,
if any, or interest on any Senior Indebtedness when the same becomes due and
payable after any applicable grace period, whether at maturity or at a date
fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise, then, unless and until such
default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct
or indirect payment (in cash, property, securities, by set-off or otherwise)
shall be made or agreed to be made on account of the principal of, or premium,
if any, or interest on Subordinated Debt Securities, or in respect of any
redemption, retirement or other acquisition of any of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, except that holders of Subordinated Debt Securities may receive and
retain (i) securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a
plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at
least to the extent provided in the Subordinated Debt Indenture with respect to
the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Securities, to the payment
of all Senior Indebtedness at the time outstanding and to any securities issued
in respect thereof under any plan of reorganization or readjustment
("Reorganization Securities") and (ii) payments made from a defeasance trust as
set forth below. In the event of (a) any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership,
liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition or other similar
proceeding relating to the Company, its creditors or its property, (b) any
proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of the Company,
voluntary or involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy
proceedings, (c) any assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors or
(d) any other marshalling of the assets of the Company, all Senior Indebtedness
(including any interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such
proceedings) shall first be paid in full before any payment or distribution,
whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any holders of
Subordinated Debt Securities (except as permitted by the next succeeding
sentence). In such event, any payment or distribution under Subordinated Debt
Securities, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than (i)
Reorganization Securities and (ii) payments made from a defeasance trust created
pursuant to the Indenture), which would otherwise (but for the subordination
provisions) be payable or deliverable in respect of Subordinated Debt
Securities, shall be paid or delivered directly to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness in accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders
until all Senior Indebtedness (including any interest thereon accruing after the
commencement of any such proceedings) shall have been paid in full. If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution under Subordinated
Debt Securities of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property
(other than (i) Reorganization Securities and (ii) payments made from a
defeasance trust created pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Indenture), shall be
received by the Trustee or any holder of any Subordinated Debt Securities in
contravention of any of the terms of the Subordinated Debt Indenture, such
payment or distribution or security shall be received in trust for the benefit
of, and shall be paid over or delivered and transferred to, the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness at the time outstanding in accordance with the priorities
then existing among such holders until all Senior Indebtedness (including any
interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings) shall
have been paid in full (SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE, SECTION 14.01).
"Senior Indebtedness" means (i) the principal, premium, if any, and interest
in respect of (A) indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed and (B)
indebtedness evidenced by securities, notes, debentures, bonds or other similar
instruments issued by the Company, including the Senior Debt Securities; (ii)
all capital lease obligations of the Company; (iii) all obligations of the
Company issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of the Company and all obligations of the Company
under any conditional sale or title retention agreement (but excluding trade
accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (iv) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of the Company in respect of any letters of credit,
bankers acceptance, security purchase facilities and similar credit
transactions; (v) all obligations of the Company in respect of interest rate
swap, cap or other agreements, interest rate future or options contracts,
currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and other similar
agreements; (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through
(v) of other persons for the payment of which the Company is
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responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vii) all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other persons
secured by any lien on any property or asset of the Company (whether or not such
obligation is assumed by the Company), except for (1) Subordinated Debt
Securities, (2) any such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or
PARI PASSU with Subordinated Debt Securities and (3) any indebtedness between or
among the Company and its affiliates, including (x) any Junior Subordinated
Debt, (y) any Capital Securities Guarantees and (z) all other debt securities
and guarantees in respect of those debt securities issued to any other trust, or
a trustee of such trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company
which is a financing vehicle of the Company (a "Financing Entity") in connection
with the issuance by such Financing Entity of preferred securities or other
securities guaranteed by the Company pursuant to an instrument that ranks PARI
PASSU with, or junior to, the Capital Securities Guarantees.
"Junior Subordinated Debt" means the 7% Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures due November 15, 2028 of the Company, the 6.850% Junior
Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due January 22, 2038 of the Company,
the 7 5/8% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due December 1,
2036 of the Company, the 7 3/4% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due December 1, 2036 of the Company, the 8% Deferrable Interest
Debentures due September 30, 2036 of the Company, all other notes or other
obligations which may be issued under the Indenture, dated as of October 7,
1996, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any
indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or PARI PASSU with the Junior
Subordinated Debt.
"Capital Securities Guarantees" means the guarantees issued by the Company
in connection with the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital V, the
6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital IV, the 7 5/8% Trust
Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III, the 7 3/4% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital II, the 8% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital I, and any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the
Company in respect of any preferred or preference stock (including capital
securities) that is by its terms subordinated to or PARI PASSU with the Junior
Subordinated Debt.
Because the Company is a holding company, its rights and the rights of its
creditors, including the holders of Subordinated Debt Securities, to participate
in the assets of any subsidiary upon the latter's liquidation or
recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's
creditors, except to the extent that the Company may itself be a creditor with
recognized claims against the subsidiary.
COVENANTS
LIMITATIONS ON LIENS. The Senior Debt Indenture provides that the Company
will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume or
guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed if such indebtedness is secured by
a pledge of, lien on, or security interest in any shares of Voting Stock of any
Significant Subsidiary (as defined below), whether such Voting Stock is now
owned or is hereafter acquired, without providing that each series of Debt
Securities issued under the Senior Debt Indenture (together with, if the Company
shall so determine, any other indebtedness or obligations of the Company or any
Subsidiary ranking equally with such Debt Securities and then existing or
thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with such indebtedness.
The foregoing limitation shall not apply to indebtedness secured by a pledge of,
lien on or security interest in any shares of Voting Stock of any corporation at
the time it becomes a Significant Subsidiary (SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE, SECTION
5.04). The Subordinated Debt Indenture does not contain a similar provision.
"Significant Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary, including its Subsidiaries,
which meets any of the following conditions: (i) the Company's and its other
Subsidiaries' investments in and advances to the Subsidiary exceed 10 percent of
the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated as of the end
of the most recently completed fiscal year; (ii) the Company's and its other
Subsidiaries'
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proportionate share of the total assets (after intercompany eliminations) of the
Subsidiary exceeds 10 percent of the total assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries consolidated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal
year; or (iii) the Company's and its other Subsidiaries' equity in the income
from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles of the Subsidiary exceeds
10 percent of such income of the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated for
the most recently completed fiscal year.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which securities entitled to elect at
least a majority of the corporation's directors shall at the time be owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company, or one or more Subsidiaries, or by the
Company and one or more Subsidiaries.
"Voting Stock" means capital stock the holders of which have general voting
power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of
directors of a corporation, provided that, for the purposes of such definition,
capital stock which carries only the right to vote conditioned on the happening
of an event shall not be considered voting stock whether or not such event shall
have happened (SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS 1.02 AND 5.04).
LIMITATIONS ON MERGERS AND SALES OF ASSETS. In each of the Senior Debt
Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Indenture, the Company has agreed that it
will not enter into a merger or consolidation with another corporation or sell
other than for cash or lease all or substantially all its assets to another
corporation, or purchase all or substantially all the assets of another
corporation unless (i) either the Company is the continuing corporation, or the
successor corporation (if other than the Company) expressly assumes by
supplemental indenture the obligations evidenced by the securities issued
pursuant to the Indenture (in which case, except in the case of such a lease,
the Company will be discharged therefrom) and (ii) immediately thereafter, the
Company or the successor corporation (if other than the Company) would not be in
default in the performance of any covenant or condition of the Indenture (SENIOR
DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS 5.05 AND 14.01; SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS
5.04 AND 15.01).
Except to the extent described above, the Indentures do not contain any
covenants or provisions that would afford protection to holders of the Debt
Securities in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURES
The Indentures contain provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee,
without the consent of the holders of the Debt Securities, to establish, among
other things, the form and terms of any series of securities issuable thereunder
by one or more supplemental indentures, and, with the consent of the holders of
not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Debt
Securities at the time outstanding which are affected thereby or a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities (at the time
outstanding) which are affected thereby, to modify the applicable Indenture or
any supplemental indenture or the rights of the holders of the securities of
such series to be affected, provided that no such modification will, without the
consent of the holder of each Debt Security affected thereby, (i) extend the
fixed maturity of any such securities, reduce the rate or extend the time of
payment of interest thereon, reduce the principal amount thereof or the premium,
if any, thereon, reduce the amount of the principal of Original Issue Discount
Securities payable on any date, change the currency in which any such securities
are payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after the maturity thereof, without the consent of the holder
of each security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
securities of any series the consent of the holders of which is required for any
such modification without the consent of the holders of all securities of such
series then outstanding, or (iii) modify, without the written consent of the
Trustee, the rights, duties or immunities of the Trustee (SECTIONS 13.01 AND
13.02).
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In addition, the Subordinated Debt Indenture may not be amended without the
consent of each holder of Subordinated Debt Securities affected thereby to
modify the subordination of the Subordinated Debt Securities issued thereunder
in a manner adverse to the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities.
(SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE, SECTION 13.02).
DEFAULTS
Each Indenture provides that events of default with respect to any series of
Debt Securities will be (i) default for 30 days in payment of interest upon any
Debt Security of such series; (ii) default in payment of principal (other than a
sinking fund installment) or premium, if any, on any Debt Security of such
series; (iii) default for 30 days in payment of any sinking fund installment
when due by the terms of the Debt Securities of such series; (iv) default, for
90 days after notice, in performance of any other covenant in the relevant
Indenture (other than a covenant included in the relevant Indenture solely for
the benefit of a series of Debt Securities other than such series); and (v)
certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency (SECTION 6.01). If an event of
default with respect to Debt Securities of any series issued under the
Indentures should occur and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of
25% in the principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of such series may
declare each Debt Security of that series due and payable (SECTION 6.02). The
Company is required to file annually with the Trustee a statement of an officer
as to the fulfillment by the Company of its obligations under the Indenture
during the preceding year (SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE, SECTION 5.06; SUBORDINATED
DEBT INDENTURE, SECTION 5.05).
No event of default with respect to a single series of Debt Securities
issued under an Indenture (and any supplemental indenture) necessarily
constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of Debt
Securities (SECTION 6.02).
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities
of any series will be entitled to control certain actions of the Trustee under
the Indentures and to waive past defaults with respect to such series (SECTIONS
6.02 AND 6.06). Subject to the provisions of the Indentures relating to the
duties of the Trustee, the Trustee will not be under any obligation to exercise
any of the rights or powers vested in it by the respective Indentures at the
request, order or direction of any of the holders of Debt Securities, unless one
or more of such holders of Debt Securities shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity (SECTION 10.01).
If an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to a series of
Debt Securities, any sums held or received by the Trustee under the relevant
Indenture may be applied to reimburse the Trustee for its reasonable
compensation and expenses incurred prior to any payments to holders of Debt
Securities of such series (SECTION 6.05).
The right of any holder of any series of Debt Securities to institute action
for any remedy (except such holder's right to enforce payment of the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on such holder's Debt Security when due) will
be subject to certain conditions precedent, including a request to the Trustee
by the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Debt Securities
of that series outstanding to take action, and an offer satisfactory to the
Trustee of security and indemnity against liabilities incurred by it in so doing
(SECTION 6.07).
DEFEASANCE
SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE. The Senior Debt Indenture provides that, if so
specified with respect to the Senior Debt Securities of a particular series, the
Company (a) will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness
on all outstanding Senior Debt Securities of such series ("defeasance and
discharge") or (b) will cease to be under any obligation (other than to pay when
due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Senior Debt
Securities) with respect to the Senior
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Debt Securities of such series ("covenant defeasance"), at any time prior to
Maturity, when the Company has deposited with the Trustee, in trust for the
benefit of the holders (i) funds sufficient to pay all sums due for principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Debt Securities of such series
as they shall become due from time to time, or (ii) such amount of direct
obligations of, or obligations the payment of which are unconditionally
guaranteed by the full faith and credit of, the United States of America, as
will or will together with the income thereon without consideration of any
reinvestment thereof be sufficient to pay all sums due for principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Debt Securities of such series as
they shall become due from time to time. In addition to the foregoing, covenant
defeasance, but not defeasance and discharge, is conditioned upon the Company's
delivery to the Trustee of an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders
of the Senior Debt Securities of such series will have no federal income tax
consequences as a result of such deposit. Upon defeasance and discharge, the
Senior Debt Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to the
Senior Debt Securities of such series and the holders of such Senior Debt
Securities shall look only to the deposited funds or obligations for payment.
Upon covenant defeasance, however, the Company will not be relieved of its
obligation to pay when due principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Senior Debt Securities of such series if not otherwise paid from such deposited
funds or obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain obligations and
rights under the Senior Debt Indenture with respect to compensation,
reimbursement and indemnification of the Trustee, optional redemption, mandatory
and optional sinking fund payments, if any, registration of transfer and
exchange of the Senior Debt Securities of such series, replacement of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Senior Debt Securities and certain other
administrative provisions will survive defeasance and discharge and covenant
defeasance (SENIOR DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS 11.03 AND 11.04).
Under current federal income tax law, the defeasance and discharge
contemplated in the preceding paragraph would be treated as a taxable exchange
of the Senior Debt Securities for an interest in the trust. As a consequence,
each holder of the Senior Debt Securities would recognize gain or loss equal to
the difference between the value of the holder's interest in the trust and
holder's tax basis for the Senior Debt Securities deemed exchanged. Thereafter,
each holder would be required to include in income his share of any income, gain
and loss recognized by the trust. Although a holder would be subject to federal
income tax on the deemed exchange of the defeased Senior Debt Securities for an
interest in the trust, such holder would not receive any cash until the maturity
(or an earlier redemption) of such Senior Debt Securities (except for current
interest payments, if any). Under current federal income tax law, a covenant
defeasance would not be treated as a taxable exchange of Senior Debt Securities.
Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the
specific consequences of a defeasance and discharge, including the applicability
and effect of tax laws other than the federal income tax law.
SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE. The Company may discharge all of its
obligations (except those set forth in the Subordinated Debt Indenture) to
holders of Subordinated Debt Securities of a particular series, which
Subordinated Debt Securities have not already been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation and which either have become due and payable or are by their terms
due and payable within one year (or are to be called for redemption within one
year), by depositing with the Trustee an amount certified to be sufficient to
pay when due the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on all
outstanding Subordinated Debt Securities of such series and to make any
mandatory sinking fund payments thereon when due (SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE,
SECTION 11.01).
The Company, at its option, (i) will be released from its obligations in
respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series (except for certain
obligations to register the transfer or exchange of Subordinated Debt Securities
and to replace mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Subordinated Debt
Securities)("defeasance and discharge") or (ii) need not comply with certain
covenants with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities, and the occurrence
of an event described under Events of Default with respect to any defeased
covenant and any such omission shall no longer be an Event of
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Default ("covenant defeasance" and together with defeasance and discharge, a
"defeasance") if, in either case, the Company irrevocably deposits with the
Trustee, in trust, cash or U.S. Government Obligations (or a combination
thereof) that, through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide funds in an amount sufficient to pay
and discharge all the principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities of such series on the dates such payments are due
in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities. Such a trust
may only be established if, among other things, the Company shall have delivered
an opinion of counsel (which, in the case of a defeasance and discharge, must be
based upon a ruling or administrative pronouncement of the IRS) to the effect
that the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities will not recognize income,
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
defeasance and discharge or covenant defeasance and they will be subject to
federal income tax in the same manner as if such defeasance and discharge had
not occurred. In the event the Company omits to comply with its remaining
obligations under the Indenture after a covenant defeasance with respect to a
particular series of Subordinated Debt Securities and such Subordinated Debt
Securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any
undefeased Event of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations
on deposit with the Trustee may be insufficient to pay amounts due on the
Subordinated Debt Securities at the time of the acceleration resulting from such
Event of Default. However, the Company will remain liable in respect of such
payments (SUBORDINATED DEBT INDENTURE, SECTIONS 11.02, 11.03, 11.04 AND 11.05).
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEES
The Company has had and may in the future from time to time have, banking
relationships with the Trustees in the ordinary course of business.
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DESCRIPTION OF INDEX WARRANTS
The following description of the terms of the Index Warrants sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Index Warrants to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. The particular terms of the Index Warrants
offered by any Prospectus Supplement and the extent, if any, to which such
general provisions do not apply to the Index Warrants so offered will be
described in such Prospectus Supplement.
Index Warrants may be issued independently or together with Debt Securities
offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to or separate from any
such Offered Securities. Each series of Index Warrants will be issued under a
separate index warrant agreement (each, an "Index Warrant Agreement") to be
entered into between the Company and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent
(the "Index Warrant Agent"), all as described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to such Index Warrants. A single bank or trust company may act as Index
Warrant Agent for more than one series of Index Warrants. The Index Warrant
Agent will act solely as the agent of the Company under the applicable Index
Warrant Agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency
or trust for or with any owners of such Index Warrants. A copy of the form of
Index Warrant Agreement, including the form of index warrant certificate (the
"Index Warrant Certificate," or, if issued in global form, the "Index Warrant
Global Certificate"), is filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement. The following summaries of certain provisions of the
Index Warrants and the form of Index Warrant Agreement do not purport to be
complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to, all of the provisions of the Index Warrant Agreement and the Index Warrant
Certificate or Index Warrant Global Certificate.
GENERAL
The Index Warrant Agreement does not limit the number of Index Warrants that
may be issued thereunder. The Company will have the right to "reopen" a previous
series of Index Warrants and to issue additional Index Warrants of such series.
Each Index Warrant will entitle the holder (each, a "Warrant Holder") to
receive from the Company, upon exercise, including any automatic exercise, an
amount in cash or a number of securities that will be determined by reference to
an index calculated by reference to prices, yields, levels or other specified
objective measures in respect of specified securities or securities indices or
specified foreign currencies or currency indices, or a combination thereof, or
changes in such measure or differences between two or more such measures. The
Prospectus Supplement for a series of Index Warrants will set forth the formula
or methodology pursuant to which the amount payable or distributable on the
Index Warrants will be determined by reference to the relevant index or indices.
Certain Index Warrants will, if specified in the Prospectus Supplement,
entitle the Warrant Holder to receive from the Company, upon automatic exercise
at expiration and under certain other circumstances, a minimum or maximum
amount.
The Prospectus Supplement applicable to any series of Index Warrants will
set forth any circumstances in which the payment or distribution or the
determination of the payment or distribution on the Index Warrants may be
postponed and the period for which such payment or distribution or determination
may be postponed. Conversely, the Index Warrants may be subject to early
exercise or cancellation in certain circumstances described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. The amount due, or the means by which the amount due, on
the Index Warrants may be determined after any such delay or postponement, or
early exercise or cancellation will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Company will be under no obligation to, nor will it, purchase or take delivery
of or sell or deliver any securities or currencies
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(including the Underlying Assets (defined below)), other than the payment of any
cash or distribution of any securities due on the Index Warrants, from or to
Warrant Holders pursuant to the Index Warrants.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Index Warrants will be deemed to be automatically exercised upon expiration.
Upon such automatic exercise, Warrant Holders will be entitled to receive the
cash amount or number of securities due, if any, on such exercise of the Index
Warrants.
Reference is hereby made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
particular series of Index Warrants offered thereby for the terms of such Index
Warrants, including, where applicable: (i) the aggregate number of such Index
Warrants; (ii) the offering price of such Index Warrants; (iii) the measure or
measures by reference to which payment or distribution on such Index Warrants
will be determined; (iv) certain information regarding the underlying
securities, foreign currencies or indices; (v) the amount of cash or number of
securities due, or the means by which the amount of cash or number of securities
due may be calculated, on exercise of the Index Warrants, including automatic
exercise, or upon cancellation; (vi) the date on which the Index Warrants may
first be exercised and the date on which they expire; (vii) any minimum number
of Index Warrants exercisable at any one time; (viii) any maximum number of
Index Warrants that may, subject to the Company's election, be exercised by all
Warrant Holders (or by any person or entity) on any day; (ix) any provisions
permitting a Warrant Holder to condition an exercise of Index Warrants; (x) the
method by which the Index Warrants may be exercised; (xi) the currency in which
the Index Warrants will be denominated and in which payments on the Index
Warrants will be made or the Securities that may be distributed in respect of
the Index Warrants; (xii) the method of making any foreign currency translation
applicable to payments or distributions on the Index Warrants; (xiii) the method
of providing for a substitute index or indices or otherwise determining the
amount payable in connection with the exercise of Index Warrants if an index
changes or is no longer available; (xiv) the time or times at which amounts will
be payable or distributable in respect of such Index Warrants following exercise
or automatic exercise; (xv) any national securities exchange on, or
self-regulatory organization with which, such Index Warrants will be listed;
(xvi) any provisions for issuing such Index Warrants in certificated form;
(xvii) if such Index Warrants are not issued in book-entry form, the place or
places at and the procedures by which payments or distributions on the Index
Warrants will be made; and (xviii) any other terms of such Index Warrants.
Prospective purchasers of Index Warrants should be aware of special United
States federal income tax considerations applicable to instruments such as the
Index Warrants. The Prospectus Supplement relating to each series of Index
Warrants will describe such tax considerations. The summary of United States
federal income tax considerations contained in the Prospectus Supplement will be
presented for informational purposes only, however, and will not be intended as
legal or tax advice to prospective purchasers. Prospective purchasers of Index
Warrants are urged to consult their own tax advisors prior to any acquisition of
Index Warrants.
BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND SETTLEMENT FOR INDEX WARRANTS
Subject to the rules of the Warrant Depositary (as defined below) and unless
otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement, the Index Warrants offered
thereby will be issued in the form of a single Index Warrant Global Certificate
that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary, The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), New York, New York ("Warrant Depositary") and registered in the
name of the Warrant Depositary or its nominee. Unless and until it is exchanged
in whole or in part for the individual Index Warrants represented thereby, an
Index Warrant Global Certificate may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Warrant Depositary to a nominee of the Warrant Depositary or by a nominee of the
Warrant Depositary to the Warrant Depositary or another nominee of the Warrant
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Depositary or by the Warrant Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of
the Warrant Depositary or a nominee of such successor.
The Company anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all
depository arrangements.
Upon the issuance of an Index Warrant Global Certificate, the Warrant
Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the
respective numbers of the individual Index Warrants represented by such Index
Warrant Global Certificate to the accounts of participants. The accounts to be
credited shall be designated by the underwriters of such Index Warrants or, if
such Index Warrants are offered and sold directly by the Company or through one
or more agents, by the Company or such agent or agents. Ownership of beneficial
interests in an Index Warrant Global Certificate will be limited to participants
or persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. Ownership of
beneficial interests in an Index Warrant Global Certificate will be shown on,
and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records
maintained by the Warrant Depositary or its nominee (with respect to beneficial
interests of participants) or by participants or persons that may hold interests
through participants (with respect to beneficial interests of indirect
participants). The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of such securities in certificated form. Such
limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in
an Index Warrant Global Certificate.
So long as the Warrant Depositary or its nominee is the registered owner of
an Index Warrant Global Certificate, the Warrant Depositary or its nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Index
Warrants for all purposes under the related Index Warrant Agreement. Except as
set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in the Index Warrant Global
Certificate will not be entitled to have any of the individual Index Warrants
represented by such Index Warrant Global Certificate registered in their names,
will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any such Index
Warrants in certificated form, and will not be considered the holders thereof
under the related Index Warrant Agreement.
Neither the Company nor the Index Warrant Agent will have any responsibility
or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on
account of beneficial ownership interests in the Index Warrant Global
Certificate or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to
such beneficial ownership interests.
If the Warrant Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as
depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90
days, the Company will issue individual Index Warrant Certificates in exchange
for the Index Warrant Global Certificate. In addition, the Company may at any
time and in its sole discretion determine not to have certain Index Warrants
represented by an Index Warrant Global Certificate and, in such event, will
issue individual Index Warrant Certificates in exchange for such Global
Certificate. Further, if the Company so specifies with respect to any Index
Warrants, an owner of a beneficial interest in an Index Warrant Global
Certificate may, on such terms acceptable to the Company and the Warrant
Depositary, receive individual Index Warrants in exchange for such beneficial
interest. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in the Index
Warrant Global Certificate will be entitled to have Index Warrants equal in
aggregate number to such beneficial interest registered in its name and will be
entitled to physical delivery of such Index Warrants. The registered owner of
such Index Warrants will be entitled to receive any amounts payable in respect
of such Index Warrants, upon surrender of such Index Warrants to the Index
Warrant Agent in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement.
LISTING
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Index Warrants
will be listed on a national securities exchange or with a self-regulatory
organization, the rules and regulations of which are filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act (a "Self-Regulatory
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Organization"), in each case as specified in the Prospectus Supplement. It is
expected that such Self-Regulatory Organization will cease trading a series of
Index Warrants as of the close of business on the related expiration date of
such Index Warrants.
MODIFICATION
The Index Warrant Agreement and the terms of the related Index Warrants may
be amended by the Company and the Index Warrant Agent, without the consent of
the holders of any Index Warrants, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity or of
curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent provision
contained therein, maintaining the listing of such Index Warrants on any
national securities exchange or with any other Self-Regulatory Organization or
registration of such Index Warrants under the Exchange Act, permitting the
issuance of individual Index Warrant certificates to Warrant Holders, reflecting
the issuance by the Company of additional Index Warrants of the same series or
reflecting the appointment of a successor depository, or for any other purpose
which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and which will not materially
and adversely affect the interests of the Warrant Holders.
The Company and the Index Warrant Agent also may modify or amend the Index
Warrant Agreement and the terms of the related Index Warrants, with the consent
of the holders of not less than a majority in number of the then outstanding
Warrants affected by such modification or amendment, for any purposes; provided,
however, that no such modification or amendment that changes the amount to be
paid to the Warrant Holder or the manner in which such amount is to be
determined, shortens the period of time during which the Index Warrants may be
exercised, or otherwise materially and adversely affects the exercise rights of
the holders of the Index Warrants or reduces the percentage of the number of
outstanding Index Warrants the consent of whose holders is required for
modification or amendment of the Index Warrant Agreement or the terms of the
related Index Warrants, may be made without the consent of each Holder affected
thereby.
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION
If at any time there is a merger or consolidation involving the Company or a
sale, transfer, conveyance (other than by way of lease) or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, then the successor or
assuming corporation will succeed to and be substituted for the Company under
the Index Warrant Agreement and the related Index Warrants, with the same effect
as if it had been named in such Index Warrant Agreement and Index Warrants as
the Company. The Company will thereupon be relieved of any further obligation
under such Index Warrant Agreement and Index Warrants and may at any time
thereafter be dissolved, wound up or liquidated.
ENFORCEABILITY OF RIGHTS BY WARRANT HOLDERS
Any Warrant Holder may, without the consent of the Index Warrant Agent or
any other Warrant Holder, enforce by appropriate legal action on his own behalf
his right to exercise, and to receive payment for, his Index Warrants.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO INDEX WARRANTS
The Index Warrants involve a high degree of risk, including risks arising
from fluctuations in the values of the underlying securities, foreign currencies
or indexes, risks relating to the relevant index or indices by which payments or
distributions on the Index Warrants are calculated, general risks applicable to
the securities or currency markets on which the underlying securities, foreign
currencies or indices are traded and, in the case of certain Index Warrants,
foreign exchange, interest rate, issuer and other risks. Purchasers should
recognize that their Index Warrants, other than Index Warrants having a minimum
expiration value, may expire worthless. Purchasers should be prepared to sustain
a total loss
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of the purchase price of their Index Warrants, and are advised to consider
carefully the information set forth herein and in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. Prospective purchasers of the Index Warrants should be experienced
with respect to options and options transactions and understand the risks of the
relevant index or indices and the underlying securities, foreign currencies or
indices (and, if applicable, foreign currency transactions), and should reach an
investment decision only after careful consideration, with their advisers, of
the suitability of the Index Warrants in light of their particular financial
circumstances, the information set forth herein under "Description of Index
Warrants," and the information regarding the Index Warrants, the relevant index
or indices and the underlying securities, foreign currencies or indices set
forth in the Prospectus Supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following summary contains a description of certain general terms of the
Company's Preferred Stock to which any Prospectus Supplement may relate. Certain
terms of any series of Preferred Stock offered by any Prospectus Supplement will
be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. If so indicated in
the Prospectus Supplement, the terms of any series may differ from the terms set
forth below. The description of certain provisions of the Company's Preferred
Stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by reference to the provisions of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation (as defined below) and the Certificate of Designation relating to
each particular series of Preferred Stock which will be filed or incorporated by
reference, as the case may be, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part at or prior to the time of the issuance of
such Preferred Stock. For a description of the Company's outstanding Preferred
Stock, see "Description of Capital Stock."
GENERAL
The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series, with such
designations of titles; dividend rates; any redemption provisions; special or
relative rights in the event of liquidation, dissolution, distribution or
winding up of the Company; any sinking fund provisions; any conversion or
exchange provisions; any voting rights thereof; and any other preferences,
privileges, powers, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as
shall be set forth as and when established by the Board of Directors of the
Company. The shares of any series of Preferred Stock will be, when issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and holders thereof will have no preemptive rights in
connection therewith.
The transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent and redemption
agent for shares of each series of Preferred Stock will be specified in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
RANK
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
shares of any series of Preferred Stock, such shares will rank on a parity with
each other series of Preferred Stock and prior to the Common Stock as to
dividends and distributions of assets.
DIVIDENDS
Holders of each series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when,
as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of funds legally
available therefor, cash dividends at such rates and on such dates as are set
forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of Preferred Stock.
Such rates may be fixed or variable or both. Dividends will be payable to
holders of record of Preferred Stock as they appear on the books of the Company
(or, if applicable, the records of the Depositary referred to below under
"Description of Depositary Shares") on such record dates as shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors. Dividends on any series of Preferred Stock may be
cumulative or noncumulative.
No full dividends may be declared or paid on funds set apart for the payment
of dividends on any series of Preferred Stock unless dividends shall have been
paid or set apart for such payment on equity securities ranking on a parity with
respect to dividends with such series of Preferred Stock. If full dividends are
not so paid, such series of Preferred Stock shall share dividends PRO RATA with
such other equity securities.
CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE
The Prospectus Supplement for any series of Preferred Stock will state the
terms, if any, on which shares of that series are convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of the Company's Common Stock.
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REDEMPTION
A series of Preferred Stock may be redeemable at any time, in whole or in
part, at the option of the Company or the holder thereof and may be subject to
mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise upon terms and at
the redemption prices set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
series.
In the event of partial redemptions of Preferred Stock, whether by mandatory
or optional redemption, the shares to be redeemed will be determined by lot or
PRO RATA, as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, or by
any other method determined to be equitable by the Board of Directors.
On and after a redemption date, unless the Company defaults in the payment
of the redemption price, dividends will cease to accrue on shares of Preferred
Stock called for redemption and all rights of holders of such shares will
terminate except for the right to receive the redemption price.
LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Company, holders of each series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to
receive out of assets of the Company available for distribution to shareholders,
before any distribution is made on any securities ranking junior with respect to
liquidation, including Common Stock, distributions upon liquidation in the
amount set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of
Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends. 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 securities ranking on a parity with respect to liquidation rights
are not paid in full, the holders of the Preferred Stock of such series and such
other securities will share ratably in any such distribution of assets of the
Company in proportion to the full liquidation preferences to which each is
entitled. After payment of the full amount of the liquidation preference to
which they are entitled, the holders of such series of Preferred Stock will not
be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets of the
Company.
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as indicated in the Prospectus Supplement or certificate of
designation relating to a particular series of Preferred Stock or except as
expressly required by applicable law, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock
will have no voting rights.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company's authorized capital stock
consists of 6 billion shares of Common Stock and 30 million shares of Preferred
Stock. The following summary contains a description of certain general terms of
the Company's Common Stock to which any Prospectus Supplement may relate. The
descriptions below of certain provisions of the Company's Common Stock and
Preferred Stock do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified
in their entirety by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation which is
incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part.
COMMON STOCK
As of November 30, 1998, the Company had outstanding approximately 2.3
billion shares of its Common Stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to
one vote per share for the election of directors and for all other matters to be
voted on by the Company's stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
holders of shares of Common Stock vote as one class together with the shares of
Series I Preferred Stock, Series J Preferred Stock and Series K Preferred Stock
(as defined below). Holders of Common Stock may not cumulate their votes in the
election of directors, and are entitled to share equally in such dividends as
may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available
therefor, but only after payment of dividends required to be paid on outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock.
Upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holders of the Common Stock share pro rata in the assets remaining
after payments to creditors and provision for the preference of any Preferred
Stock. There are no preemptive or other subscription rights, conversion rights
or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to shares of Common Stock.
All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is Citibank, N.A. The
Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") and The
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
PREFERRED STOCK
Under the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the
"Certificate of Incorporation"), the Board of Directors of the Company is
authorized to issue shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to
establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such
series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares
of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof,
as will be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for
the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (except to
the extent stated and expressed in the Certificate of Incorporation). Prior to
the issuance of each series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors of the
Company will adopt resolutions creating and designating such series as a series
of Preferred Stock and such resolutions will be filed in a Certificate of
Designation (a "Certificate of Designation") as an amendment to the Certificate
of Incorporation. As used herein the term "Board of Directors of the Company"
means the Board of Directors of the Company and includes any duly authorized
committee thereof.
The rights of holders of the Preferred Stock offered hereby will be subject
to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any shares of
Preferred Stock that may be issued in the future. The Board of Directors may
cause shares of Preferred Stock to be issued in public or private transactions
for any proper corporate purpose, which may include issuance to obtain
additional financing in connection with acquisitions or otherwise, and issuance
to officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
pursuant to benefit plans or otherwise. Shares of Preferred Stock issued by the
Company may have the effect, under certain circumstances, alone or in
combination with
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certain other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation described below, of
rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of the Company deemed
undesirable by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Under existing interpretations of The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") and the Office of Thrift
Supervision (the "OTS"), if the holders of the Preferred Stock become entitled
to vote for the election of directors because dividends on the Preferred Stock
are in arrears as described below, Preferred Stock may then be deemed a "class
of voting securities" and a holder of 25% or more of the Preferred Stock (or a
holder of 5% or more of the Preferred Stock that otherwise exercises a
"controlling influence" over the Company) may then be subject to regulation as a
"bank holding company" in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act (the "BHC
Act"), and a holder of 25% or more of the Preferred Stock (or a holder of 10% or
more of the Preferred Stock that otherwise possesses certain "control factors"
with respect to the Company) may then be subject to regulation as a "savings and
loan holding company" in accordance with the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933, as
amended. In addition, at such time, (i) any bank holding company or foreign bank
with a U.S. presence generally would be required to obtain the approval of the
Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act to acquire or retain 5% or more of the
Preferred Stock; (ii) any person other than a bank holding company may be
required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board and the OTS under
the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire or retain 10% or more of the Preferred
Stock; and (iii) any savings and loan holding company generally could not retain
in excess of 5% of the Preferred Stock. Before exercising its option to redeem
any shares of Preferred Stock, the Company will obtain the approval of the
Federal Reserve Board to the extent then required by applicable law.
No full dividends will be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the
preferred stock of any series ranking, as to dividends, on a parity with or
junior to any other series of Preferred Stock for any period unless full
dividends have been or are contemporaneously declared and paid or declared and a
sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on such series
of Preferred Stock for (i) all dividend periods terminating on or prior to the
date of payment of such full cumulative dividends (in the case of a series of
cumulative preferred stock) or (ii) the immediately preceding dividend period
(in the case of a series of noncumulative preferred stock).
When dividends are not paid in full upon any series of Preferred Stock and
any other preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with such series
of Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon shares of such series of
Preferred Stock and any other preferred stock ranking on a parity as to
dividends will be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per
share on such series of Preferred Stock and such other preferred stock will in
all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share
(which, in the case of noncumulative preferred stock, will not include any
cumulation in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods) on the
shares of such series of Preferred Stock and such other preferred stock bear to
each other. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless full dividends
on all outstanding shares of any such series of Preferred Stock have been
declared and paid or set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, in the
case of a series of cumulative preferred stock, or for the immediately preceding
dividend period, in the case of a series of noncumulative preferred stock, no
dividends (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares of, or options,
warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, the Common Stock or
another stock of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Stock as to
dividends and upon liquidation) will be declared or paid or set aside for
payment or other distribution declared or made upon the Common Stock or upon any
other stock of the Company ranking junior to or on parity with the Preferred
Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, nor will any Common Stock nor any
other stock of the Company ranking junior to or on parity with such Preferred
Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed, purchased or otherwise
acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a
sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such stock) by the Company
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(except by conversion into or exchange for stock of the Company ranking junior
to the Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation).
All shares of Preferred Stock will rank on a parity on liquidation and as to
dividends (except as otherwise provided with respect to cumulation of dividends)
with each other series. No shares of Preferred Stock have any preemptive or
subscription rights.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company had outstanding 1,600,000
shares (evidenced by 8,000,000 depositary shares, each of which represents a
one-fifth interest in a share of such stock) of its 6.365% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series F ("Series F Preferred Stock"), 800,000 shares (evidenced by
4,000,000 depositary shares, each of which represents a one-fifth interest in a
share of such stock) of its 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G ("Series
G Preferred Stock"), 800,000 shares (evidenced by 4,000,000 depositary shares,
each of which represents a one-fifth interest in a share of such stock) of its
6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H ("Series H Preferred Stock"),
140,000 shares of its Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series I
Preferred Stock"), 400,000 shares (evidenced by 8,000,000 depositary shares,
each of which represents a one-twentieth interest in a share of such stock) of
its 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J ("Series J Preferred Stock"),
500,000 shares (evidenced by 10,000,000 depositary shares, each of which
represents a one-twentieth interest in a share of such stock) of its 8.40%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K ("Series K Preferred Stock"), 800,000
shares (evidenced by 4,000,000 depositary shares, each of which represents a
one-fifth interest in a share of such stock) of its 5.864% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series M ("Series M Preferred Stock"), 625,000 shares of its Graduated
Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series O ("Series O Preferred Stock"), 700,000
shares of its Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Q (the "Series
Q Preferred Stock"), 400,000 shares of its Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series R (the "Series R Preferred Stock"), 500,000 shares of its 8.30%
Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series S (the "Series S Preferred Stock"),
600,000 shares of its 8 1/2% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series T (the
"Series T Preferred Stock"), 500,000 shares of its 7 3/4% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series U (the "Series U Preferred Stock"), 250,000 shares of its Fixed
Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series V (the "Series V Preferred
Stock"), and 2,262 shares of its Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock,
Series Y (the "Series Y Preferred Stock"), all of which shares are fully paid
and nonassessable. No shares of the Company's 9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series L ("Series L Preferred Stock") are outstanding as of the date hereof.
SERIES F PREFERRED STOCK. The Series F Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on or after June 16, 2007
at a redemption price equal to $250 per share, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. The Series F Preferred Stock provides for cumulative quarterly
dividends at the rate of 6.365% per year, calculated as a percentage of the $250
per share liquidation value. The holders of the Series F Preferred Stock do not
have voting rights except (i) as provided by law, (ii) under certain
circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears and (iii) that a
two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a
class is required for the Company to (x) create any class of stock having a
preference as to dividends or distributions of assets over the Series F
Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the
holders of Series F Preferred Stock. Depositary shares, each representing
one-fifth of a share of Series F Preferred Stock, are traded on the NYSE.
SERIES G PREFERRED STOCK. The Series G Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on or after July 11, 2007
at a redemption price equal to $250 per share, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. The Series G Preferred Stock provides for cumulative quarterly
dividends at the rate of 6.213% per year, calculated as a percentage of the $250
per share liquidation value. The holders of the Series G Preferred Stock do not
have voting rights except (i) as provided by law, (ii) under certain
circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears and (iii) that a
two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a
class is required for the Company to
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(x) create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends or
distributions of assets over the Series G Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation so as to adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series G Preferred Stock.
Depositary shares, each representing one-fifth of a share of Series G Preferred
Stock, are traded on the NYSE.
SERIES H PREFERRED STOCK. The Series H Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on or after September 8,
2007 at a redemption price equal to $250 per share, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. The Series H Preferred Stock provides for cumulative quarterly
dividends at the rate of 6.231% per year, calculated as a percentage of the $250
per share liquidation value. The holders of the Series H Preferred Stock do not
have voting rights except (i) as provided by law, (ii) under certain
circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears and (iii) that a
two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a
class is required for the Company to (x) create any class of stock having a
preference as to dividends or distributions of assets over the Series H
Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the
holders of Series H Preferred Stock. Depositary shares, each representing
one-fifth of a share of Series H Preferred Stock, are traded on the NYSE.
SERIES I PREFERRED STOCK. The remaining 140,000 shares of Series I
Preferred Stock will be redeemed on October 31, 1999, by a cash payment of
$1,000 per share plus an amount per share equal to all accrued and unpaid
dividends, whether declared or undeclared, to the date of redemption. Any shares
of Series I Preferred Stock purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the
Company and not previously credited against its mandatory redemption obligation
may be applied, on a pro rata basis to mandatory redemption payments to be made.
The Series I Preferred Stock provides for quarterly dividends in the amount of
$22.50 per share. On and after the redemption date, dividends will cease to
accrue, provided that the redemption price has been duly paid or provided for.
In addition to any voting rights provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation and any voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares of
Series I Preferred Stock are entitled to 44.60526 votes per share when voting as
a class with the Common Stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustment. The shares
of Series I Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a class with the
shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of the Company at
the time entitled to vote together as a class) on all matters submitted to a
vote of stockholders of the Company. Holders of Series I Preferred Stock have
additional voting rights under certain circumstances if six quarterly dividends
are in arrears. In addition, holders of Series I Preferred Stock together with
all other series of Preferred Stock, voting as one class, must give their
approval by a two-thirds vote of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding in
the event that the Company (i) authorizes shares of any class or series of stock
having a preference or priority as to dividends or liquidation ("Senior Stock")
over the Preferred Stock, (ii) reclassifies any shares of the Company stock into
shares of Senior Stock, (iii) authorizes any security exchangeable for,
convertible into, or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Senior
Stock, (iv) amends, alters or repeals the Certificate of Incorporation to alter
or change the preferences, rights or powers of Preferred Stock so as to affect
the Preferred Stock adversely, or (v) effects the voluntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, or the sale, lease, exchange of all or
substantially all of the assets, property or business of the Company, or merges
or consolidates the Company with or into another corporation (except a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company), provided that no separate vote of holders of
Preferred Stock as a class will be required in the case of a merger or
consolidation or a sale, exchange or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the assets, property or business of the Company (any such transaction, a
"transaction") if (A) the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation will
have after such transaction no stock either authorized or outstanding (except
such stock of the Company as may have been authorized immediately preceding such
transaction, or such stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation
issued in exchange therefor) ranking prior to, or on a parity with, the
Preferred
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Stock or the stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation and (B)
if each holder of shares of Preferred Stock immediately preceding such
transaction will receive in exchange therefor the same number of shares of
stock, with substantially the same preferences, rights and powers, of the
resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation (the events described in clauses
(i) through (v) being referred to herein as the "Preferred Stock Voting
Events"). Finally, without obtaining the approval of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class, the Company
may not amend the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized amount
of Preferred Stock or to authorize any other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
Each share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible (at the option of the
holder thereof) into 44.60526 shares of Common Stock, subject to anti-dilution
adjustment.
SERIES J PREFERRED STOCK. The Company, at its option, may redeem shares of
Series J Preferred Stock, as a whole or in part, at any time or from time to
time, at a price of $500 per share, plus an amount per share equal to all
accumulated but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to the date
fixed for redemption. The Series J Preferred Stock provides for cumulative
quarterly dividends in the amount of $10.10 per share. Depositary shares, each
representing one-twentieth of a share of Series J Preferred Stock, are traded on
the NYSE.
Holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together
as a class with the shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital
stock of the Company at the time entitled to vote together as a class) on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company, provided that, when
voting with Common Stock, each share of Series J Preferred Stock is entitled to
three votes. Holders of Series J Preferred Stock have additional voting rights
under certain circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears. In
addition, holders of Series J Preferred Stock together with all other series of
Preferred Stock, voting as one class, must give their approval by a two-thirds
vote of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of a
Preferred Stock Voting Event. Finally, without obtaining the approval of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock voting separately as a
class, the Company may not amend the Certificate of Incorporation so as to
increase the authorized amount of Preferred Stock or so as to authorize any
other class of stock ranking on a parity with the Preferred Stock either as to
payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
SERIES K PREFERRED STOCK. The Series K Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on or after March 31,
2001, at a redemption price equal to $500 per share, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. The Series K Preferred Stock provides for cumulative quarterly
dividends in the amount of $10.50 per share. Depositary shares, each
representing one-twentieth of a share of Series K Preferred Stock, are traded on
the NYSE.
Holders of shares of Series K Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together
as a class with the shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital
stock of the Company at the time entitled to vote together as a class) on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company, provided that, when
voting with Common Stock, each share of Series K Preferred Stock is entitled to
three votes. Holders of Series K Preferred Stock have voting rights under
certain circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears. In addition,
holders of Series K Preferred Stock together with all other series of Preferred
Stock, voting as one class, must give their approval by a two-thirds vote of the
then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of a Preferred
Stock Voting Event. Finally, without obtaining the approval of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class, the Company
may not amend the Certificate of Incorporation so as to increase the authorized
amount of Preferred Stock or so as to authorize any other class of stock ranking
on a parity with the Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon
liquidation.
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SERIES L PREFERRED STOCK. The Series L Preferred Stock will be issuable
upon the settlement of certain purchase contracts issued as a component of the
9 1/2% Trust Preferred Stock Units of SI Financing Trust I, a subsidiary of
Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. ("SSBH"). Holders must settle the purchase
contracts on June 30, 2021; provided, however, that SSBH may accelerate
settlement of the purchase contracts to June 30, 2001. The Series L Preferred
Stock may not be redeemed prior to the later of June 30, 2001 and the date of
issuance of the Series L Preferred Stock, and will be redeemable on such date
and thereafter at SSBH's option at a redemption price equal to $500 per share
(the liquidation preference), plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series L
Preferred Stock will rank on a parity as to dividends and upon liquidation with
the outstanding series of Preferred Stock at the time of issuance. The Series L
Preferred Stock provides for cumulative quarterly dividends at the rate of 9.50%
per annum, calculated as a percentage of the $500 per share liquidation
preference. Holders of Series L Preferred Stock are entitled to three votes per
share when voting together as a class on all matters with the holders of the
Common Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series I Preferred Stock, the
Series J Preferred Stock and the Series K Preferred Stock. In addition, if six
quarterly dividends are in arrears the holders of the Series L Preferred Stock
will be entitled to certain additional voting rights. The vote of two-thirds of
all shares of Preferred Stock voting as a class will be required for the Company
to create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends or distribution
of assets over the Series L Preferred Stock.
SERIES M PREFERRED STOCK. The Series M Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on or after October 8,
2007 at a redemption price equal to $250 per share, plus an amount per share
equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to
the date fixed for redemption. The Series M Preferred Stock provides for
cumulative quarterly dividends at the rate of 5.864% per year, calculated as a
percentage of the $250 per share liquidation value. The holders of the Series M
Preferred Stock do not have voting rights except (i) as required by law, (ii)
under certain circumstances if six quarterly dividends are in arrears and (iii)
that a two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting
as a class is required for the Company to (x) create any class of stock having a
preference as to dividends or distributions of assets over the Series M
Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the
holders of Series M Preferred Stock. Depositary shares, each representing
one-fifth of a share of Series M Preferred Stock, are traded on the NYSE.
SERIES O PREFERRED STOCK. The Series O Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the Company's option, on August 15, 1999 and at any time
after August 15, 2004, at a redemption price equal to $100 per share, plus an
amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not
declared, to the date fixed for redemption. The Series O Preferred Stock may
also be redeemed as provided above and in certain other circumstances following
a Change in Tax Law (defined below), in each case at a redemption price equal to
$100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,
whether or not declared, to the date fixed for redemption. The Series O
Preferred Stock provides for a cumulative dividend at a variable rate. For all
quarterly dividend periods ending on or prior to August 15, 1999, the annual
dividend rate is the Five-Year Treasury Rate (as defined in the Series O
Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation) plus 1.50%. After August 15, 1999
and on or prior to August 15, 2004, the annual dividend rate will be the
Five-Year Treasury Rate plus 2.25%. Prior to August 15, 2004, the above rates
may not be less than 7.00% nor greater than 14.00% per year, and after August
15, 2004, the rates may not be less than 8.00% nor greater than 16.00% per year.
The amount of dividends payable for each full dividend period for the Series O
Preferred Stock is computed by dividing the applicable dividend rate by four and
applying the dividend rate to the amount of $100.00 per share. The dividend rate
will be increased in the event of specified changes in the Internal Revenue Code
that would decrease the dividends received deduction applicable to corporate
stockholders (a "Change in Tax Law"). In the event of a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the holder of shares of the Series O Preferred
Stock will be entitled to receive $100 per
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share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not earned or declared) and
such holder will not be entitled to any further payment. The holders of the
Series O Preferred Stock do not have voting rights except (i) as required by
law, (ii) under certain circumstances if dividends are in arrears for such
number of dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which in the aggregate
contain not less than 540 days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all shares
of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a class is required for the
Company to (x) create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends or
distributions of assets over the Series O Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially and
adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series O
Preferred Stock.
SERIES Q PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series Q Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after May 31, 1999 at a redemption price of $250 per share, plus an amount
per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not
declared, to the date fixed for redemption. The Series Q Preferred Stock
provides for a cumulative dividend at a variable rate. For each dividend period
the dividend rate will be equal to 84% of the Effective Rate (as defined below),
but not less than 4.50% per year or more than 10.50% per year. The "Effective
Rate" for any dividend period will be equal to the highest of the Treasury Bill
Rate, the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty Year Constant Maturity
Rate (each as defined in the Series Q Preferred Stock Certificate of
Designation) for such period. The amount of dividends payable for each full
dividend period for the Series Q Preferred Stock is computed by dividing the
dividend rate per year by four and applying the resulting rate to the amount of
$250 per share. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holder of shares of Series Q Preferred Stock will be entitled to
receive $250 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not
declared) and such holder will not be entitled to any further payment. The
holders of the Series Q Preferred Stock do not have voting rights except (i) as
required by law, (ii) under certain circumstances if dividends are in arrears
for such number of dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which in the
aggregate contain not less than 540 days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of
all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a class is required for
the Company to (x) create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends
or distributions of assets over the Series Q Preferred Stock or (y) alter or
change the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially
and adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series
Q Preferred Stock.
SERIES R PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series R Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after August 31, 1999, at a redemption price of $250 per share, plus an
amount per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or
not declared, to the date fixed for redemption. The Series R Preferred Stock
provides for a cumulative dividend at a variable rate. The dividend rate for the
Series R Preferred Stock is calculated in the same manner as the dividend rate
is calculated for the Series Q Preferred Stock described above. In the event of
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holder of shares
of Series R Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive $250 per share plus
accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) and such holder will not
be entitled to any further payment. The holders of the Series R Preferred Stock
do not have voting rights except (i) as required by law, (ii) under certain
circumstances if dividends are in arrears for such number of dividend periods,
whether or not consecutive, which in the aggregate contain not less than 540
days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then
outstanding voting as a class is required for the Company to (x) create any
class of stock having a preference as to dividends or distributions of assets
over the Series R Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially and adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series R Preferred Stock.
SERIES S PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series S Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after November 15, 1999, at a
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redemption price of $250 per share, plus an amount per share equal to all
accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, from the
immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any cumulation for
unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods). The Series S Preferred Stock
provides for a noncumulative dividend in the amount of 8.30% per year. The
amount of dividends payable for each full dividend period for the Series S
Preferred Stock is computed by dividing the dividend rate of 8.30% per year by
four and applying the resulting rate of 2.075% to the amount of $250 per share.
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the
holder of shares of the Series S Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive
$250 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) from
the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any cumulation for
unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods) and such holder will not be
entitled to any further payment. The holders of the Series S Preferred Stock do
not have any voting rights except (i) as required by law, (ii) under certain
circumstances if dividends are in arrears for such number of dividend periods,
whether or not consecutive, which in the aggregate contain not less than 540
days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock then
outstanding voting as a class is required for the Company to (x) create any
class of stock having a preference as to dividends or distributions of assets
over the Series S Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially and adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series S Preferred Stock.
SERIES T PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series T Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after February 15, 2000, at a redemption price of $250 per share, plus an
amount per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not
declared, from the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any
cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods). The Series T
Preferred Stock provides for a noncumulative dividend at a rate of 8.50% per
year. The amount of dividends payable for each full dividend period for the
Series T Preferred Stock is computed by dividing the dividend rate of 8.50% per
year by four and applying the resulting rate of 2.125% to the amount of $250 per
share. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holder of the shares of Series T Preferred Stock will be entitled
to receive $250 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not
declared) from the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any
cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods) and such holder will
not be entitled to any further payment. The holders of the Series T Preferred
Stock do not have any voting rights except (i) as required by law, (ii) under
certain circumstances if dividends are in arrears for such number of dividend
periods, whether or not consecutive, which in the aggregate contain not less
than 540 days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred Stock
then outstanding voting as a class is required for the Company to (x) create any
class of stock having a preference as to dividends or distributions of assets
over the Series T Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially and adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series T Preferred Stock.
SERIES U PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series U Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after May 15, 2000, at a redemption price of $250 per share, plus an amount
per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared,
from the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any cumulation
for unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods). The Series U Preferred Stock
provides for a cumulative dividend at a rate of 7.75% per year. The amount of
dividends payable for each full dividend period for the Series U Preferred Stock
is computed by dividing the dividend rate of 7.75% per year by four and applying
the resulting rate of 1.9375% to the amount of $250 per share. In the event of
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holder of shares
of the Series U Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive $250 per share plus
accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) and such holder will not
be entitled to any further payment. The holders of the Series U
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Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights except (i) as required by law,
(ii) under certain circumstances if dividends are in arrears for such number of
dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which in the aggregate contain not
less than 540 days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all shares of Preferred
Stock then outstanding voting as a class is required for the Company to (x)
create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends or distributions
of assets over the Series U Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially and adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series U Preferred
Stock.
SERIES V PREFERRED STOCK. Except as provided below, the Series V Preferred
Stock is redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time on
or after February 15, 2006, at a redemption price of $500 per share, plus an
amount per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not
declared, to the date fixed for redemption. Prior to February 15, 2006, in the
event of a Change of Tax Law, the Company at its option may redeem all, but not
less than all, of the Series V Preferred Stock at a price declining over time
from $525 per share to $500 per share. The Series V Preferred Stock provides for
a cumulative dividend at a rate that changes over time. For each dividend period
up to but not including February 15, 2006, the dividend rate will be 5.86% per
year. The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period for Series V
Preferred Stock is computed by dividing the dividend rate of 5.86% per year by
four and applying the resulting rate of 1.465% to the amount of $500 per share.
For each dividend period beginning on or after February 15, 2006, the dividend
rate on the shares of Series V Preferred Stock will be equal to 0.50% plus the
Effective Rate (as defined above under "Series Q Preferred Stock"), but not less
than 6.00% or more than 12.00%. The dividend rate will be increased in the event
of a Change in Tax Law. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Company, the holder of Series V Preferred Stock will be entitled to
receive $500 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not
declared) and such holder will not be entitled to any further payment. The
holders of the Series V Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights except (i)
as required by law, (ii) under certain circumstances if dividends are in arrears
for such number of dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which in the
aggregate contain not less than 540 days, and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of
all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a class is required for
the Company to (x) create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends
or distributions of assets over the Series V Preferred Stock so as to materially
and adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series
V Preferred Stock.
SERIES Y PREFERRED STOCK. The Series Y Preferred Stock, all of which is
owned by subsidiaries of the Company, is redeemable without premium at the
Company's option on any dividend payment date at a redemption price of $100,000
per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for
redemption, and is subject to repurchase at the holder's request on specified
dates at its liquidation value of $100,000 per share, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends, if not redeemed on or prior to March 31, 1999. The holders of the
Series Y Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative quarterly dividend at an
annual rate equal to the greater of (i) the Short Term Rate (as defined below)
and (ii) 4.85%. The "Short Term Rate" generally will be equal to either 85% or
78% of the Money Market Yield (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation)
of the 90-day rate for commercial paper multiplied by the stock's $100,000 per
share liquidation value. The holders of the Series Y Preferred Stock do not have
voting rights except (i) as required by law, (ii) under certain circumstances if
six quarterly dividends are in arrears and (iii) that a two-thirds vote of all
shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding voting as a class is required for the
Company to (x) create any class of stock having a preference as to dividends or
distributions of assets over the Series Y Preferred Stock or (y) alter or change
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation so as to adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of Series Y Preferred Stock.
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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS. The Certificate of Incorporation requires the
affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as defined therein),
voting together as a single class, excluding from such number of outstanding
shares and from such required vote Voting Stock beneficially owned by any
Interested Stockholder (defined therein, generally, as a 25% stockholder), to
approve any merger or other Business Combination (as defined therein, which term
includes a merger, sale of $25,000,000 of assets, and similar extraordinary
corporate transactions) between, or otherwise involving, the Company and any
Interested Stockholder, unless the transaction has been approved by a majority
of the Continuing Directors (as defined therein) in the manner described
therein, or under some circumstances, unless certain minimum price, form of
consideration and procedural requirements are satisfied.
AMENDMENTS TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS. Under the
Certificate of Incorporation, the alteration, amendment or repeal of, or
adoption of any provision inconsistent with the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation relating to the issuance of Preferred Stock or Common Stock
requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power
of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. Amendments of
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to Business Combinations
require a vote of the holders of 66 2/3% of the then outstanding shares of
Voting Stock, excluding Voting Stock held by Interested Stockholders, unless 75%
of the Board of Directors recommend such amendment and the directors comprising
such 75% would qualify as Continuing Directors. The Board of Directors, at any
meeting, may alter or amend the By-Laws upon the affirmative vote of at least
66 2/3% of the entire Board of Directors.
VACANCIES. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from an increase
in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors
then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any additional director
elected to fill such a vacancy shall hold office for a term coinciding with the
remaining term of the class to which he was elected. Any other vacancies on the
Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office,
even if less than a quorum, and the director so elected shall have the same
remaining term as that of his predecessor.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
The description set forth below of certain material provisions of the
Deposit Agreement (as defined below) and of the Depositary Shares and Depositary
Receipts (as defined below) is subject to and qualified in its entirety by
reference to the forms of Deposit Agreement and Depositary Receipt relating to
the Preferred Stock, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part at or prior to the
issuance of Depositary Shares. The particular terms of any Depositary Shares,
any Depositary Receipts and any Deposit Agreement relating to a particular
series of Preferred Stock which vary from the terms set forth below will be set
forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
GENERAL
The Company may, at its option, elect to offer fractional shares of
Preferred Stock, rather than full shares of Preferred Stock. In such event, the
Company will issue receipts for Depositary Shares, each of which will represent
a fraction (to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to a
particular series of Preferred Stock) of a share of a particular series of
Preferred Stock as described below.
The shares of any series of Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares
will be deposited under a 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 "Preferred Stock Depositary"). Subject to the terms
of the Deposit Agreement, each owner of a Depositary Share will be entitled, in
proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of Preferred Stock represented
by such Depositary Share, to all the rights and preferences of the Preferred
Stock represented thereby (including dividend, voting, redemption, conversion
and liquidation rights).
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 shares
of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
Pending the preparation of definitive Depositary Receipts, the Preferred
Stock Depositary may, upon the written order of the Company or any holder of
deposited Preferred Stock, execute and deliver temporary Depositary Receipts
which are substantially identical to, and entitle the holders thereof to all the
rights pertaining to, the definitive Depositary Receipts. Depositary Receipts
will be prepared thereafter without unreasonable delay, and temporary Depositary
Receipts will be exchangeable for definitive Depositary Receipts.
DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
The Preferred Stock Depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other
cash distributions received in respect of the deposited Preferred Stock to the
record holders of Depositary Shares relating to such Preferred Stock in
proportion to the number of such Depositary Shares owned by such holders.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Preferred Stock
Depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of
Depositary Shares entitled thereto. If the Preferred Stock Depositary determines
that it is not feasible to make such distribution, it may, with the approval of
the Company, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale
to such holders.
REDEMPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
If a series of Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares is to be
redeemed, the Depositary Shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received by
the Preferred Stock Depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or in
part, of such series of Preferred Stock held by the Preferred Stock
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Depositary. The Depositary Shares will be redeemed by the Preferred Stock
Depositary at a price per Depositary Share equal to the applicable fraction of
the redemption price per share payable in respect of the shares of Preferred
Stock so redeemed. Whenever the Company redeems shares of Preferred Stock held
by the Preferred Stock Depositary, the Preferred Stock Depositary will redeem as
of the same date the number of Depositary Shares representing shares of
Preferred Stock so redeemed. If fewer than all the Depositary Shares are to be
redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed will be selected by the Preferred
Stock Depositary by lot or PRO RATA or by any other equitable method as may be
determined by the Preferred Stock Depositary.
WITHDRAWAL OF PREFERRED STOCK
Any holder of Depositary Shares may, upon surrender of the Depositary
Receipts at the corporate trust office of the Preferred Stock Depositary (unless
the related Depositary Shares have previously been called for redemption),
receive the number of whole shares of the related series of Preferred Stock and
any money or other property represented by such Depositary Receipts. Holders of
Depositary Shares making such withdrawals will be entitled to receive whole
shares of Preferred Stock on the basis set forth in the related Prospectus
Supplement for such series of Preferred Stock, but holders of such whole shares
of Preferred Stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Preferred
Stock under the Deposit Agreement or to receive Depositary Receipts therefor. If
the Depositary Shares surrendered by the holder in connection with such
withdrawal exceed the number of Depositary Shares that represent the number of
whole shares of Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Preferred Stock Depositary
will deliver to such holder at the same time a new Depositary Receipt evidencing
such excess number of Depositary Shares.
VOTING DEPOSITED PREFERRED STOCK
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of any series of
deposited Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Preferred Stock Depositary
will mail the information contained in such notice of meeting to the record
holders of the Depositary Shares relating to such series of 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 relevant series of Preferred Stock)
will be entitled to instruct the Preferred Stock Depositary as to the exercise
of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of the Preferred Stock represented
by such holder's Depositary Shares. The Preferred Stock Depositary will
endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the amount of such series of Preferred
Stock represented by such Depositary Shares in accordance with such
instructions, and the Company will agree to take all reasonable actions that may
be deemed necessary by the Preferred Stock Depositary in order to enable the
Preferred Stock Depositary to do so. The Preferred Stock Depositary will vote
all shares of any series of Preferred Stock held by it proportionately with
instructions received, to the extent it does not receive specific instructions
from the holders of Depositary Shares representing such series of Preferred
Stock.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE DEPOSIT 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 Preferred Stock Depositary. However, any amendment
that imposes additional charges or materially and adversely alters any
substantial existing right of the holders of Depositary Shares will not be
effective unless such amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a
majority of the affected Depositary Shares then outstanding. Every holder of an
outstanding Depositary Receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective,
or any transferee of such holder, shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such
Depositary Receipt, or by reason of the acquisition thereof, to consent and
agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended
thereby. The Deposit Agreement automatically terminates if (i) all outstanding
Depositary Shares have been redeemed; or (ii) each share
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of Preferred Stock has been converted into or exchanged for Common Stock; or
(iii) there has been a final distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock in
connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and
such distribution has been distributed to the holders of Depositary Shares. The
Deposit Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time and the Preferred
Stock Depositary will provide notice of such termination to the record holders
of all outstanding Depositary Receipts not less than 30 days prior to the
termination date, in which event the Preferred Stock Depositary will deliver or
make available for delivery to holders of Depositary Shares, upon surrender of
such Depositary Shares, the number of whole or fractional shares of the related
series of Preferred Stock as are represented by such Depositary Shares.
CHARGES OF PREFERRED STOCK DEPOSITARY; TAXES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES
No fees, charges and expenses of the Preferred Stock Depositary or any agent
of the Preferred Stock Depositary or of any registrar shall be payable by any
person other than the Company, except for any taxes and other governmental
charges and except as provided in the Deposit Agreement. If the Preferred Stock
Depositary incurs fees, charges or expenses for which it is not otherwise liable
hereunder at the election of a holder of a Depositary Receipt or other person,
such holder or other person will be liable for such fees, charges and expenses.
All other fees, charges, and expenses of the Preferred Stock Depositary and any
agent of the Preferred Stock Depositary under the Deposit Agreement and of any
registrar (including, in each case, fees and expenses of counsel) incident to
the performance of their respective obligations hereunder will be paid from time
to time upon consultation and agreement between the Preferred Stock Depositary
and the Company as to the amount and nature of such fees, charges and expenses.
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF DEPOSITARY
The Preferred Stock Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to the
Company notice of its intent to do so, and the Company may at any time remove
the Preferred Stock Depositary, any such resignation or removal to take effect
upon the appointment of a successor Preferred Stock Depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment. Such successor Preferred Stock 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 Preferred Stock Depositary will forward all reports and communications
from the Company which are delivered to the Preferred Stock Depositary and which
the Company is required to furnish to the holders of the deposited Preferred
Stock.
Neither the Preferred Stock Depositary nor the Company will be liable if it
is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstances beyond its control in
performing its obligations under the Deposit Agreement. The obligations of the
Company and the Preferred Stock 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, Depositary Receipts or shares of Preferred Stock unless
satisfactory indemnity is furnished. The Company and the Preferred Stock
Depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon
information provided by holders of Depositary Receipts or other persons believed
to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may offer the Offered Securities in one or more of the following
ways from time to time: (i) to or through underwriters or dealers; (ii)
directly; (iii) through agents; or through a combination of any of these methods
of sale. Any such underwriters, dealers or agents may include any broker-dealer
subsidiary of the Company (each, a "Broker-Dealer Subsidiary"). The Prospectus
Supplement with respect to an offering of Offered Securities will set forth (i)
the terms of such offering, including the name or names of any underwriters,
dealers or agents, (ii) the purchase price of the Offered Securities and the
proceeds to the Company from such sale, (iii) any underwriting discounts and
commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters' or agents'
compensation, (iv) the initial public offering price, (v) any discounts or
concessions to be allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and (vi) any
securities exchanges on which such Offered Securities may be listed. Any initial
public offering prices, discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in an offering of Offered Securities, such Offered
Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be
resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated
transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined
at the time of sale. The securities may be either offered to the public through
underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by
one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase Offered
Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters
will be obligated to purchase all such Offered Securities if any are purchased.
In connection with underwritten offerings of the Offered Securities and in
accordance with applicable law and industry practice, underwriters may
over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect
the market price of the Offered Securities at levels above those which might
otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids,
effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids. A
stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase,
for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security. A
syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the
underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short
position created in connection with the offering. A penalty bid means an
arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling
concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when Offered
Securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate
covering transactions. Such transactions may be effected on the New York Stock
Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise. Underwriters are not
required to engage in any of these activities. Any such activities, if
commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
If dealers are utilized in the sale of Offered Securities, the Company will
sell such Offered Securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then
resell such Offered Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined
by such dealers at the time of resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of
the transaction will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Offered Securities may be sold directly by the Company to one or more
institutional purchasers, or through agents designated by the Company from time
to time, at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices
determined at the time of sale. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the
Offered Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is delivered will be
named, and any commissions payable by the Company to such agent will be set
forth, in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Unless otherwise indicated
in such Prospectus Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts
basis for the period of its appointment.
As one of the means of direct issuance of Offered Securities, the Company
may utilize the services of an entity through which it may conduct an electronic
"dutch auction" or similar offering of the
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Offered Securities among potential purchasers who are eligible to participate in
the auction or offering of such Offered Securities, if so described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types
of institutions to purchase Offered Securities from the Company at the public
offering price set forth in such Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed
delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the
future. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement will set forth the
commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.
The Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries are members of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") and subsidiaries of the Company, and may
participate in distributions of the Offered Securities. Accordingly, offerings
of Offered Securities in which Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries participate will
conform with the requirements set forth in Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the
NASD.
This Prospectus together with an applicable Prospectus Supplement may also
be used by any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary in connection with offers and sales of
the Offered Securities in market-making transactions at negotiated prices
related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. Any Broker-Dealer
Subsidiary may act as principal or agent in such transactions. No Broker-Dealer
Subsidiary has any obligation to make a market in any of the Offered Securities
and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without notice, at
its sole discretion.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements with the
Company, to indemnification by the Company against certain civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents
may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, the
Company and affiliates of the Company in the ordinary course of business.
Each series of Offered Securities will be a new issue of securities and will
have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom Offered Securities
are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such Offered
Securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may
discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The Offered Securities
may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be
given that there will be a market for the Offered Securities.
ERISA MATTERS
By virtue of the Company's affiliation with certain of its subsidiaries,
including insurance company subsidiaries and the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries,
that provide services to many employee benefit plans, including investment
advisory and asset management services, the Company and any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company may each be considered a "party in interest" within
the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), and a "disqualified person" under corresponding provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), with respect to many employee
benefit plans. "Prohibited transactions" within the meaning of ERISA and the
Code may result if any Offered Securities are acquired by an employee benefit
plan with respect to which the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of
the Company is a party in interest, unless such Offered Securities are acquired
pursuant to an applicable exemption. Any employee benefit plan or other entity
subject to such provisions of ERISA or the Code proposing to acquire the Offered
Securities should consult with its legal counsel.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Offered Securities will be passed upon for the Company
by Stephanie B. Mudick, Esq., General Counsel-Corporate Law of the Company, 153
East 53(rd) Street, New York, NY 10043 and/or Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP, New York, New York, or by counsel to be identified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. Ms. Mudick, General Counsel-Corporate Law and Assistant
Secretary of the Company, beneficially owns, or has rights to acquire under the
Company's employee benefit plans, an aggregate of less than 1% of the Company's
Common Stock. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters or
agents by Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, New York, or by counsel to be
identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Dewey Ballantine LLP has
from time to time acted as counsel for the Company and certain of its
subsidiaries and may do so in the future. Kenneth J. Bialkin, a partner of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is a director of the Company, and he
and other attorneys in such firm beneficially own an aggregate of less than one
percent of the Common Stock of the Company. A member of Dewey Ballantine LLP
participating in this matter is the beneficial owner of shares of the Company's
Common Stock.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Travelers Group Inc.
("Travelers") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1997, incorporated by reference or included
in Travelers' Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended
December 31, 1997, and incorporated by reference herein, have been audited by
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, as set forth in
their reports thereon (also incorporated by reference herein), which reports
state that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP did not audit the consolidated financial
statements of Salomon Inc and its subsidiaries, appearing in Salomon Inc's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (the "Salomon
Financials"), as of December 31, 1996, and for each of the two years in the
period ended December 31, 1996 and that their opinion with respect to any
amounts derived from the Salomon Financials is based on the report of Arthur
Andersen LLP. The consolidated financial statements of Travelers referred to
above are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon such reports and
upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Citicorp and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated balance sheets of
Citibank, N.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, included in
the 1997 Citicorp Annual Report and Form 10-K, have been incorporated by
reference herein, in reliance upon the report (also incorporated by reference
herein) of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, and
upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The supplemental consolidated financial statements and schedule of Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.) ("Citigroup") as of December 31, 1997 and
1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1997, included in Citigroup's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1998,
have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein and
incorporated herein by reference, which report states that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
did not audit the Salomon Financials (as defined above) and that their opinion
with respect to any amounts derived from the Salomon Financials is based on the
report of Arthur Andersen LLP. Generally accepted accounting principles
proscribe giving effect to a consummated business combination accounted for by
the pooling of interests method in financial statements that do not include the
date of consummation. The supplemental consolidated financial statements do not
extend through the date of consummation. However, they will become the
historical consolidated financial statements of Citigroup after financial
statements covering the date of
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consummation of the business combination are issued. The supplemental
consolidated financial statements referred to above are incorporated by
reference herein in reliance upon such reports given the authority of said firms
as experts in accounting and auditing. To the extent that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
audits and reports on consolidated financial statements of Citigroup issued at
future dates, and consents to the use of their report thereon, such consolidated
financial statements also will be incorporated by reference in the registration
statement in reliance upon their report and said authority.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. You can inspect and
copy such reports and other information at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC at: Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549; Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661-2511; and Seven World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. You can also
obtain copies of such material from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC
also maintains a site on the World Wide Web, the address of which is
http://www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding issuers, such as our Company, that file
electronically with the SEC. The Company's common stock is listed on the NYSE
and The Pacific Exchange, Inc., and such reports, proxy statements, and other
information can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and The Pacific Exchange, Inc.,
301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104, and 233 South Beaudry Avenue,
Los Angeles, California 90012.
We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the
"Registration Statement," which term shall include all amendments, exhibits,
annexes and schedules thereto) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the Offered Securities. This
Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration
Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to the Company and
the Offered Securities, reference is made to the Registration Statement and
exhibits thereto. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of
any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and in each
instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or document filed as an
exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by such reference.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Our Company incorporates by reference into this Prospectus the following
documents previously filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act:
1. Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of the Company for the fiscal year
ended
December 31, 1997;
2. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarters ended March
31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998;
3. Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Company, dated January 6, 1998, January
26, 1998, February 17, 1998, April 6, 1998, April 8, 1998, April 20, 1998,
June 1, 1998, July 20, 1998, August 18, 1998, August 31, 1998, October 8,
1998, October 21, 1998, October 26, 1998, October 29, 1998, November 1, 1998
and November 13, 1998; and
4. Registration Statement on Form 8-B, dated May 10, 1988, describing the
Common Stock, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
Any documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the later of
(i) the termination of the offering of Offered Securities hereby and (ii) the
date on which any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ceases offering and selling Offered
Securities pursuant to this Prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such document.
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 or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this Prospectus except as so modified or superseded.
We will provide without charge to each person to whom this Prospectus is
delivered, on the written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any or
all of the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part other than exhibits to such documents unless
such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents.
Requests should be directed to Citigroup Inc., 153 East 53(rd) Street, New York,
NY 10043; Attention: Treasurer; telephone (212) 559-1000.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 15, 1998
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated , 1998)
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE
CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN
OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT
PERMITTED.
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$6,000,000,000
[LOGO]
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTES, SERIES A
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTES, SERIES A
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE
GENERAL TERMS OF SALE
The following terms will generally apply to the medium-term senior and
subordinated notes that we will sell from time to time using this Prospectus
Supplement and the attached Prospectus. We will include information on the
specific terms for each note in a Pricing Supplement to this Prospectus
Supplement that we will deliver to prospective buyers of any note. The maximum
amount that we expect to receive from the sale of the notes is between
$5,820,000,000 and $5,992,500,000 after paying the agent commissions of between
$7,500,000 and $180,000,000.
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MATURITY: 9 months or more from the date of
issue.
INTEREST RATES: Fixed, Floating, or Zero Coupon.
BASE FLOATING
RATES: Floating Interest Rates may be based,
among others, on:
- LIBOR
- Commercial Paper Rate
- Treasury Rate
- CD Rate
- Prime Rate
- J.J. Kenny Rate
- Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
- Federal Funds Rate
INDEXED NOTES: Payments of interest or principal may
be linked to the price of one or more
securities, currencies, commodities or
other goods.
PAYMENT DATES: Generally semi-annually for Fixed Rate
Notes.
Interest on Floating Rate or Indexed
Notes may be paid monthly, quarterly,
semi-annually or annually.
FORM: Certificated or book-entry form.
CURRENCIES: U.S. Dollars and other currencies.
OTHER TERMS: YOU SHOULD REVIEW "DESCRIPTION OF NOTES" AND
THE PRICING SUPPLEMENT FOR FEATURES THAT APPLY TO YOUR
NOTES. TERMS OF SPECIFIC NOTES MAY PERMIT ONE OR MORE OF
THESE FEATURES:
- May be redeemable or repurchasable by
us;
- May be repayable at your option;
- May be renewable at your option or
extendible at our option;
- Interest rate may be reset at our
option from time to time and be
redeemable by you at the time of any
reset;
- May be issued with Original Issue
Discount for tax purposes; or
- Portion of principal may be payable
prior to maturity.
SALES OF NOTES: Notes may be sold through:
- our broker-dealer subsidiary, as the
Agent, or as principal; or
- such other dealers that the Company
may choose.
RISKS: Notes may be subject to certain
indexation and currency risks. CONSIDER
CAREFULLY THE INFORMATION UNDER
"CURRENCY RISKS" AND "RISKS OF INDEXED
NOTES" BEGINNING ON PAGE S-25 OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
RANKING: Senior Notes are part of our Senior
Indebtedness; and
Subordinated Notes are part of our
Subordinated Indebtedness.
DENOMINATION: Minimum of $1,000, increased in
multiples of $1,000.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR
INSURANCE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS OR
PRICING SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE NOTES OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS BUT ARE
UNSECURED DEBT OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY.
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YOU SHOULD ONLY RELY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, THE PROSPECTUS AND IN ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT. WE
HAVE NOT, AND THE AGENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN) HAS NOT, AUTHORIZED ANY OTHER PERSON
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION. IF ANYONE PROVIDES YOU WITH DIFFERENT
OR INCONSISTENT INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT. WE ARE NOT, AND THE
AGENT IS NOT, MAKING AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE
THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. YOU SHOULD ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION
APPEARING IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS
INFORMATION WE PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, IS ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ONLY (OR, IN THE CASE OF ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT, AS OF THE
DATE OF SUCH PRICING SUPPLEMENT). OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE THAT DATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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Important Currency Information....................................................... S-3
Description of Notes................................................................. S-3
Currency Risks....................................................................... S-25
Risks of Indexed Notes............................................................... S-26
Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.............................. S-27
Plan of Distribution................................................................. S-33
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Prospectus Summary..................................................................... 2
Use of Proceeds and Hedging............................................................ 4
Ratio of Income to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Income to Combined Fixed Charges
Including
Preferred Stock Dividends.......................................................... 5
European Monetary Union................................................................ 6
Description of Debt Securities......................................................... 7
Description of Index Warrants.......................................................... 17
Description of Preferred Stock......................................................... 22
Description of Capital Stock........................................................... 24
Description of Depositary Shares....................................................... 34
Plan of Distribution................................................................... 37
ERISA Matters.......................................................................... 38
Legal Matters.......................................................................... 39
Experts................................................................................ 39
Available Information.................................................................. 40
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference........................................ 41
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IMPORTANT CURRENCY INFORMATION
Purchasers are required to pay for each Note (as defined below) in the
currency designated by Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.)
("Citigroup" or the "Company") for such Note (the "Specified Currency"). If
requested by a prospective purchaser of a Note having a Specified Currency other
than U.S. dollars, the Agent may at its discretion arrange for the exchange of
U.S. dollars into such Specified Currency to enable the purchaser to pay for
such Note. Each such exchange will be made by the Agent on such terms and
subject to such conditions, limitations and charges as the Agent may from time
to time establish in accordance with its regular foreign exchange practice. All
costs of exchange will be borne by the purchaser.
References herein to "U.S. dollars," "U.S.$," "dollar" or "$" are to the
lawful currency of the United States.
DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
The following description of the particular terms of the Medium-Term Senior
Notes, Series A (the "Senior Notes") and Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series
A (the "Subordinated Notes" and, together with the Senior Notes, the "Notes")
supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description
of the general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities set forth in the
Prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The pricing
supplement (the "Pricing Supplement") for each offering of Notes will contain
the specific information and terms for that offering. The Pricing Supplement may
also add, update or change information contained in the Prospectus and this
Prospectus Supplement. It is important for you to consider the information
contained in the Prospectus, this Prospectus Supplement and the Pricing
Supplement in making your investment decision.
GENERAL
The Company's Senior Notes are a series of Senior Debt Securities issued
under the Senior Debt Indenture, and the Company's Subordinated Notes are a
series of Subordinated Debt Securities issued under the Subordinated Debt
Indenture. At the date of this Prospectus Supplement, the Notes offered pursuant
to this Prospectus Supplement are limited to an aggregate initial public
offering price or purchase price of up to $6,000,000,000 or the equivalent
thereof in one or more foreign or composite currencies, which amount is subject
to reduction as a result of the sale of other securities under the registration
statement of which this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus
form a part or under a registration statement to which this Prospectus
Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus relate. The amount of Notes sold of
either series will reduce the amount of Notes of the other series that may be
sold. The Company reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offer
made hereby without notice. The aggregate amount of Notes may be increased from
time to time to such larger amount as may be authorized by the Company. The U.S.
dollar equivalent of the public offering price or purchase price of a Note
having a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be determined on the
basis of the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in foreign
currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York (the "Market Exchange Rate") for such Specified Currency on the applicable
issue date. Such determination will be made by the Company or its agent, as
exchange rate agent for the applicable series of Notes (the "Exchange Rate
Agent").
The Senior Notes will constitute part of the Senior Indebtedness of the
Company and will rank PARI PASSU with all other unsecured debt of the Company
except subordinated debt. The Subordinated Notes will be subordinate and junior
in the right of payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the
Subordinated Debt Indenture, to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company. See
"Description of Debt Securities--Subordinated Debt" in the Prospectus. On a
consolidated basis, after giving effect to
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the merger of Citicorp into a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company as of September 30, 1998, the aggregate principal amount of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company outstanding was approximately $78.1 billion,
consisting of the following: approximately $42.5 billion of term debt,
approximately $21.2 billion of commercial paper and approximately $14.4 billion
of other short-term borrowings.
The Notes will be issued in fully registered form only, without coupons.
Each Note will be issued initially as either a Global Security registered in the
name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, as Depositary, or such other
depositary as is stated in the Pricing Supplement, (a "Book-Entry Note") or, if
specified in the applicable pricing supplement to this Prospectus Supplement (a
"Pricing Supplement"), a certificate issued in temporary or definitive form (a
"Certificated Note"). Except as set forth in the Prospectus under "Description
of Debt Securities--Global Securities," Book-Entry Notes will not be issuable as
Certificated Notes. See "Book-Entry System" below.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
authorized denominations of Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be $1,000 and
any larger amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000, and the authorized
denominations of Notes having a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will
be the approximate equivalents thereof in the Specified Currency.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, each Note
will mature on a Business Day more than nine months from its date of issue, as
selected by the purchaser and agreed to by the Company (the "Stated Maturity"),
which maturity date may be subject to extension at the option of the Company.
Each Note may also be subject to redemption at the option of the Company, or to
repayment at the option of the Holder, prior to its Stated Maturity. Each Note
having a Specified Currency of Pounds Sterling will mature in compliance with
such regulations as the Bank of England may promulgate from time to time.
The Pricing Supplement relating to a Note will describe the following terms:
(i) the Specified Currency for such Note; (ii) whether such Note bears interest
at a fixed rate (a "Fixed Rate Note") (which rate may be zero in the case of
certain OID Notes, as defined below), a floating rate (a "Floating Rate Note"),
and/or is an amortizing note on which a portion or all the principal amount is
payable prior to Stated Maturity in accordance with a schedule, by application
of a formula, or by reference to an index (an "Amortizing Note") and/or is an
indexed note (an "Indexed Note") on which the amount of any interest payment, in
the case of an Indexed Rate Note (as defined below), and/or the principal amount
payable at maturity, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note (as defined
below), will be determined by reference to the level of prices, or changes in
prices, or differences between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles,
goods, articles or commodities or by application of a formula; (iii) the price
(expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount or face amount
thereof) at which such Note will be issued (the "Issue Price"); (iv) the date on
which such Note will be issued (the "Original Issue Date"); (v) the date of the
Stated Maturity; (vi) if such Note is a Fixed Rate Note, the rate per annum at
which such Note will bear interest, if any, and whether and the manner in which
such rate may be changed prior to its Stated Maturity; (vii) if such Note is a
Floating Rate Note, the Base Rate, the Initial Interest Rate, the Interest Reset
Period or the Interest Reset Dates, the Interest Payment Dates, and, if
applicable, the Index Maturity, the Maximum Interest Rate, the Minimum Interest
Rate, the Spread or Spread Multiplier (all as defined below), and any other
terms relating to the particular method of calculating the interest rate for
such Note and whether and the manner in which such Spread or Spread Multiplier
may be changed prior to Stated Maturity; (viii) whether such Note is an OID Note
(as defined below); (ix) if such Note is an Amortizing Note, the terms for
repayment prior to Stated Maturity; (x) if such Note is an Indexed Note, in the
case of an Indexed Rate Note, the manner in which the amount of any interest
payment will be determined or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, its
Face Amount (as defined below) and the manner in which the principal amount
payable at Stated Maturity will be determined; (xi) whether such Note may be
redeemed at the option of the Company, or repaid at the option of the Holder,
prior to Stated
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Maturity as described under "Optional Redemption, Repayment and Repurchase"
below and, if so, the provisions relating to such redemption or repayment,
including, in the case of an OID Note or Indexed Note, the information necessary
to determine the amount due upon redemption or repayment; (xii) whether such
Note is subject to an optional extension beyond its Stated Maturity as described
under "Extension of Maturity" below; (xiii) whether such Note will be
represented by a Global Security or a certificate issued in definitive form;
(xiv) certain special United States federal income tax consequences of the
purchase, ownership and disposition of certain Notes, if any; (xv) whether such
Note is a Renewable Note (as defined below), and, if so, the specific terms
thereof; (xvi) the use of proceeds, if such use materially differs from that
disclosed in the accompanying Prospectus; and (xvii) any other terms of such
Note provided in the accompanying Prospectus to be set forth in a Pricing
Supplement or otherwise not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture
under which such Note will be issued.
"Business Day" with respect to any Note means any day, other than a Saturday
or Sunday, that is (i) not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or
required by law or regulation to be closed in (a) The City of New York or (b) if
the Specified Currency for such Note is other than U.S. dollars, the financial
center of the country issuing such Specified Currency (which, in the case of the
Euro, shall be Brussels, Belgium) and (ii) if such Note is a LIBOR Note (as
defined below), a London Banking Day. "London Banking Day" with respect to any
Note means any day on which dealings in deposits in the Specified Currency of
such Note are transacted in the London interbank market.
"OID Note" is defined under "Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Considerations--United States Holders--Original Issue Discount."
A "basis point" or "bp" equals one one-hundredth of a percentage point.
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
The principal of and any premium and interest on each Note are payable by
the Company in the Specified Currency for such Note. If the Specified Currency
for a Note is other than U.S. dollars, the Company will (unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement) arrange to convert all payments
in respect of such Note into U.S. dollars in the manner described in the
following paragraph. The Holder of a Note having a Specified Currency other than
U.S. dollars may (if the applicable Pricing Supplement and such Note so
indicate) elect to receive all payments in respect of such Note in the Specified
Currency by delivery of a written notice to the Trustee for such Note not later
than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable payment date, except under
the circumstances described under "Currency Risks--Payment Currency" below. Such
election will remain in effect until revoked by written notice to such Trustee
received not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable payment
date and no such change of election may be made with respect to payments on any
Note with respect to which (i) an Event of Default has occurred or (ii) the
Company has given notice of redemption.
In the case of a Note having a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars,
the amount of any U.S. dollar payment in respect of such Note will be determined
by the Exchange Rate Agent based on the highest firm bid quotation expressed in
U.S. dollars received by the Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment
date (or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, the last date on which such
rate was quoted), from three (or, if three are not available, then two)
recognized foreign exchange dealers in The City of New York (one or more of
which may be the Agent (as defined herein) and another of which may be the
Exchange Rate Agent) selected by the Exchange Rate Agent, for the purchase by
the quoting dealer, for settlement on such payment date, of the aggregate amount
of such Specified Currency payable on such payment date in respect of all Notes
denominated in such Specified Currency. All currency exchange costs will be
borne by the Holders of such Notes by deductions from such payments. If no such
bid quotations are available, such payments will be made in such Specified
Currency, unless such
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Specified Currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or
to other circumstances beyond the Company's control, in which case such payments
will be made as described under "Currency Risks--Payment Currency" below.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, U.S. dollar
payments of interest on Notes (other than interest payable at Stated Maturity)
will be made, except as provided below, by check mailed to the registered
Holders of such Notes (which, in the case of Global Securities representing
Book-Entry Notes, will be a nominee of the Depositary); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that,
in the case of a Note issued between a Regular Record Date and the related
Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise specified in the related Pricing
Supplement, interest for the period beginning on the Original Issue Date for
such Note and ending on such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date to the registered Holder of such Note on the
related Regular Record Date. A Holder of $10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof
in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars) or more in aggregate principal
amount of Notes of like tenor and term shall be entitled to receive such U.S.
dollar payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds, but only if
appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the
Trustee for such Notes not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the
applicable Interest Payment Date. Simultaneously with the election by any Holder
to receive payments in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars (as provided
above), such Holder shall provide appropriate wire transfer instructions to the
Trustee for such Notes. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, principal and any premium and interest payable at the Stated
Maturity of a Note will be paid in immediately available funds upon surrender of
such Note at the corporate trust office or agency of the Trustee for such Note
in The City of New York.
Unless otherwise specified in this Prospectus Supplement or the applicable
Pricing Supplement, any payment required to be made in respect of a Note on a
date (including the day of Stated Maturity) that is not a Business Day for such
Note need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such date, and no
additional interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed payment.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, if the
principal of any OID Note (other than an Indexed Note (as defined herein)) is
declared to be due and payable immediately as a result of the acceleration of
Stated Maturity, as described under "Description of Debt Securities-- Defaults"
in the Prospectus, the amount of principal due and payable with respect to such
Note shall be limited to the aggregate principal amount of such Note multiplied
by the sum of its Issue Price (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate
principal amount) plus the original issue discount amortized from the date of
issue to the date of declaration, which amortization shall be calculated using
the "interest method" (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in effect on the date of declaration).
The Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date for a
Floating Rate Note, Fixed Rate Note or an Indexed Rate Note shall be the date
(whether or not a Business Day) fifteen calendar days immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date.
FIXED RATE NOTES
Each Fixed Rate Note will bear interest from its Original Issue Date, or
from the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, at the rate per annum stated in the applicable Pricing Supplement
until the principal amount thereof is paid or made available for payment, except
as described below under "Subsequent Interest Periods" and "Extension of
Maturity," and except that if so specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
the rate of interest payable on certain Fixed Rate Notes may be subject to
adjustment from time to time as described in such Pricing Supplement. Unless
otherwise set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement, interest on each Fixed
Rate Note will be payable semiannually in arrears on such dates as set forth in
the applicable Pricing
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Supplement (each such day being an "Interest Payment Date") and at Stated
Maturity. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, if an
Interest Payment Date with respect to any Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a
day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall not be
postponed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any payment required to be made in respect of
such Note on a date (including the day of Stated Maturity) that is not a
Business Day for such Note need not be made on such date, but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such
date, and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed
payment. However, if with respect to any Fixed Rate Note, "Accrue to Pay" is
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, and any Interest Payment Date
with respect to such Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day. Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest
Payment Date shall include interest accrued through the day before such Interest
Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
interest on Fixed Rate Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months ("30 over 360") or, in the case of an incomplete month, the
number of days elapsed.
FLOATING RATE NOTES
From its Original Issue Date to, but not including, the first Interest Reset
Date (as defined below) (the period hereinafter called the "Initial Interest
Period"), each Floating Rate Note will bear interest at the Initial Interest
Rate set forth, or otherwise described, in the Pricing Supplement. From each
Interest Reset Date to, but not including, the following Interest Reset Date
(each such period, an "Interest Reset Period," and together with the Initial
Interest Period, the "Interest Periods"), the interest rate for each Floating
Rate Note will be determined by reference to an interest rate basis (the "Base
Rate"), plus or minus the Spread (as defined below), if any, or multiplied by
the Spread Multiplier (as defined below), if any. The "Spread" is the number of
basis points that may be specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as being
applicable to such Note, and the "Spread Multiplier" is the percentage that may
be specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as being applicable to such
Note, except in each case as described below under "Subsequent Interest Periods"
and "Extension of Maturity," and except that if so specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, the Spread or Spread Multiplier on certain Floating Rate
Notes may be subject to adjustment from time to time as described in such
Pricing Supplement. The applicable Pricing Supplement will designate one of the
following Base Rates as applicable to a Floating Rate Note: (i) LIBOR (a "LIBOR
Note"), (ii) the Commercial Paper Rate (a "Commercial Paper Rate Note"), (iii)
the Treasury Rate (a "Treasury Rate Note"), (iv) the Federal Funds Rate (a
"Federal Funds Rate Note"), (v) the CD Rate (a "CD Rate Note"), (vi) the Prime
Rate (a "Prime Rate Note"), (vii) the J.J. Kenny Rate (a "J.J. Kenny Rate
Note"), (viii) the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate (an "Eleventh District
Cost of Funds Rate Note"), or (ix) such other Base Rate as is set forth in such
Pricing Supplement and in such Note. The "Index Maturity" for any Floating Rate
Note is the period of maturity of the instrument or obligation from which the
Base Rate is calculated. "H.15(519)" means the publication entitled "Statistical
Release H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates," or any successor publication,
published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "Composite
Quotations" means the daily statistical release entitled "Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York.
As specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, a Floating Rate Note may
also have either or both of the following (in each case expressed as a rate per
annum on a simple interest basis): (i) a maximum limitation, or ceiling, on the
rate at which interest may accrue during any interest period ("Maximum Interest
Rate") and (ii) a minimum limitation, or floor, on the rate at which interest
may accrue during any interest period ("Minimum Interest Rate"). In addition to
any Maximum Interest Rate that may be applicable to any Floating Rate Note, the
interest rate on a Floating Rate Note will in no event be higher than the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law, as the same may be
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modified by United States law of general application. The Notes will be governed
by the law of the State of New York and, under such law as of the date of this
Prospectus Supplement, the maximum rate of interest under provisions of the
penal law, with certain exceptions, is 25% per annum on a simple interest basis.
Such maximum rate of interest only applies to obligations that are less than
$2,500,000.
The Company will appoint and enter into agreements with agents (each a
"Calculation Agent") to calculate interest rates on Floating Rate Notes. Unless
otherwise specified in a Pricing Supplement, The Bank of New York will be the
Calculation Agent for each Senior Note that is a Floating Rate Note and The
First National Bank of Chicago will be the Calculation Agent for each
Subordinated Note that is a Floating Rate Note. All determinations of interest
by the Calculation Agent shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive
for all purposes and binding on the holders of the Floating Rate Notes.
The interest rate on each Floating Rate Note will be reset daily, weekly,
monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually (each day on which the interest
rate is reset, an "Interest Reset Date"), as specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
Interest Reset Dates will be, in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset
daily, each Business Day; in the case of Floating Rate Notes (other than
Treasury Rate Notes) that reset weekly, Wednesday of each week; in the case of
Treasury Rate Notes that reset weekly, Tuesday of each week (except as provided
below under "Treasury Rate Notes"); in the case of Floating Rate Notes that
reset monthly, the third Wednesday of each month (with the exception of monthly
reset Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes, which reset on the first
calendar day of each month); in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset
quarterly, the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each
year; in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset semiannually, the third
Wednesday of each of two months of each year specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement; and, in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset annually, the
third Wednesday of one month of each year specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement. If an Interest Reset Date for any Floating Rate Note would otherwise
be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed
to the next succeeding Business Day, except that, in the case of a LIBOR Note,
if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest
Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. If an auction of
direct obligations of United States Treasury Bills ("Treasury bills") falls on a
day that is an Interest Reset Date for Treasury Rate Notes, the Interest Reset
Date shall be the succeeding Business Day.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and except
as set forth in the next sentence, the rate of interest that goes into effect on
any Interest Reset Date shall be determined on a date (the "Rate Determination
Date") preceding such Interest Reset Date, as further described below. Such Rate
Determination Date may be referred to below as a "CD Rate Determination Date" in
the case of a CD Rate Note, a "Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date" in the
case of a Commercial Paper Rate Note, a "Federal Funds Rate Determination Date"
in the case of a Federal Funds Rate Note, a "LIBOR Determination Date" in the
case of a LIBOR Note, a "Treasury Rate Determination Date" or a "Constant
Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date" in the case of a Treasury Rate Note,
a "Prime Rate Determination Date" in the case of a Prime Rate Note, a "J.J.
Kenny Rate Determination Date" in the case of a J.J. Kenny Rate Note, or an
"Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Date" in the case of an Eleventh District
Cost of Funds Rate Note.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, interest
payable in respect of Floating Rate Notes shall be the interest accrued from and
including the Original Issue Date or the last date to which interest has been
paid, as the case may be, to but excluding the applicable Interest Payment Date.
In the case of a Floating Rate Note that resets daily or weekly, interest
payable shall be the interest accrued from and including the Original Issue Date
or the last date to which interest has been accrued and paid, as the case may
be, to but excluding the Record Date immediately preceding
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the applicable Interest Payment Date, except that, at Stated Maturity, interest
payable will include interest accrued to but excluding the date of Stated
Maturity.
With respect to a Floating Rate Note with more than one Interest Reset Date
during any period for which accrued interest is being calculated, accrued
interest shall be calculated by multiplying the principal amount of such Note
(or, in the case of a Floating Rate Note that is an Indexed Principal Note, its
Face Amount, as indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement) by an accrued
interest factor. Such accrued interest factor will be computed by adding the
interest factors calculated for each day in the period for which accrued
interest is being calculated. The interest factor (expressed as a decimal
calculated to seven decimal places without rounding) for each such day is
computed, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, by
dividing the interest rate in effect on such day by 360 ("Actual over 360"), in
the case of LIBOR Notes, Prime Rate Notes, J.J. Kenny Rate Notes, Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Notes, Commercial Paper Rate Notes, Federal Funds
Rate Notes and CD Rate Notes, or by the actual number of days in the year
("Actual over Actual"), in the case of Treasury Rate Notes. For purposes of
making the foregoing calculation, the interest rate in effect on any Interest
Reset Date will be the applicable rate as reset on such date. With respect to
all other Floating Rate Notes, accrued interest shall be calculated by
multiplying the principal amount of such Note (or, in the case of a Floating
Rate Note that is an Indexed Principal Note, its Face Amount) by the interest
rate in effect during the period for which accrued interest is being calculated,
and multiplying that product by the quotient obtained by dividing the number of
days in the period for which accrued interest is being calculated by 360, in the
case of LIBOR Notes, Prime Rate Notes, J.J. Kenny Rate Notes, Eleventh District
Cost of Funds Rate Notes, Commercial Paper Rate Notes, Federal Funds Rate Notes
and CD Rate Notes, or by the actual number of days in the year, in the case of
Treasury Rate Notes.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, all
percentages resulting from any calculation of the rate of interest on a Floating
Rate Note will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1%
(.0000001), with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward, and
all currency amounts used in or resulting from such calculation on Floating Rate
Notes will be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a unit (with .005 of a
unit being rounded upward).
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement and except
as provided below, interest will be payable, in the case of Floating Rate Notes
that reset daily, weekly or monthly (other than Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Notes), on the third Wednesday of each month or on the third Wednesday of
March, June, September and December of each year, as specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement or, in the case of Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Notes, on the first calendar day of each March, June, September and December, as
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement; in the case of Floating Rate
Notes that reset quarterly, on the third Wednesday of March, June, September,
and December of each year; in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset
semiannually, on the third Wednesday of each of two months of each year
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement; and, in the case of Floating
Rate Notes that reset annually, on the third Wednesday of one month of each year
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, and in each case at Maturity
(each such day being an "Interest Payment Date"). If an Interest Payment Date
with respect to any Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day, except that, in the case of a LIBOR Note, if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Payment
Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if with
respect to any Floating Rate Note, the applicable Pricing Supplement provides
that the Note does not accrue to pay, if an Interest Payment Date with respect
to such Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Payment Date shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that any
payment required to be made in respect of a Floating Rate Note that does not
accrue to pay on a date (including the day of Stated Maturity) that is not a
Business Day for such Note need not be made on such date, but may be
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made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on such dates, and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such
delayed payment.
Upon the request of the Holder of any Floating Rate Note, the Calculation
Agent for such Note will provide the interest rate then in effect and, if
determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the next Interest
Reset Date with respect to such Floating Rate Note.
CD RATE NOTES
Each CD Rate Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to the CD Rate and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any, specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the "CD
Rate" for each Interest Reset Period shall be the rate as of the second Business
Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "CD Rate
Determination Date") for negotiable certificates of deposit having the Index
Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement as published in
H.15(519) under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)." In the event that such
rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation
Date (as defined below) pertaining to such CD Rate Determination Date, then the
"CD Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will be the rate on such CD Rate
Determination Date for negotiable certificates of deposit of the Index Maturity
designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement as published in Composite
Quotations under the heading "Certificates of Deposit." If by 3:00 p.m., New
York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in
either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, then the "CD Rate" for such Interest
Reset Period will be calculated by the Calculation Agent for such CD Rate Note
and will be the arithmetic mean of the secondary market offered rates as of
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such CD Rate Determination Date of three
leading nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit in The
City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent for such CD Rate Note for
negotiable certificates of deposit of major United States money center banks of
the highest credit standing (in the market for negotiable certificates of
deposit) with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity designated in
the Pricing Supplement in a denomination of $5,000,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
if the dealers selected as aforesaid by such Calculation Agent are not quoting
offered rates as mentioned in this sentence, the "CD Rate" for such Interest
Reset Period will be the same as the CD Rate for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any CD Rate Determination Date shall be
the tenth calendar day after such CD Rate Determination Date or, if such day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
CD Rate Notes, like other Notes, are not deposit obligations of a bank and
are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE NOTES
Each Commercial Paper Rate Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset
Period at the interest rate calculated with reference to the Commercial Paper
Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified in such Note and in
the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Commercial Paper Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent for such Commercial Paper Rate Note as of the second Business
Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a
"Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date") and shall be the Money Market Yield
(as defined below) on such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of the rate
for commercial paper
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having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, as
such rate shall be published in H.15(519) under the heading "Commercial Paper."
In the event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Commercial
Paper Rate Determination Date, then the "Commercial Paper Rate" for such
Interest Reset Period shall be the Money Market Yield on such Commercial Paper
Rate Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper of the specified Index
Maturity as published in Composite Quotations under the heading "Commercial
Paper." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate
is not yet published in either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, then the
"Commercial Paper Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall be the Money Market
Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates, as of 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, on such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of three leading
dealers of commercial paper in The City of New York selected by the Calculation
Agent for such Commercial Paper Rate Note for commercial paper of the specified
Index Maturity placed for an industrial issuer whose bonds are rated "AA" or the
equivalent by a nationally recognized rating agency; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
the dealers selected as aforesaid by such Calculation Agent are not quoting
offered rates as mentioned in this sentence, the "Commercial Paper Rate" for
such Interest Reset Period will be the same as the Commercial Paper Rate for the
immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest
Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
"Money Market Yield" shall be a yield calculated in accordance with the
following formula:
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where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on
a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the specified Index Maturity.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Commercial Paper Rate Determination
Date shall be the tenth calendar day after such Commercial Paper Rate
Determination Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day.
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE NOTES
Each Federal Funds Rate Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset
Period at the interest rate calculated with reference to the Federal Funds Rate
and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified in such Note and in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Federal Funds Rate" for each Interest Reset Period shall be the effective rate
on the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Federal Funds Rate
Determination Date") for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Federal Funds (Effective)." In the event that such rate is not
published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as
defined below) pertaining to such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date, the
"Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall be the rate on such
Federal Funds Rate Determination Date as published in Composite Quotations under
the heading "Federal Funds/Effective Rate." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time,
on such Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or
Composite Quotations, then the "Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset
Period shall be the rate on such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date made
publicly available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which is equivalent
to the rate which appears in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal Funds
(Effective);" PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such rate is not made publicly
available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by 3:00 p.m., New York City
time, on such Calculation Date, the "Federal Funds Rate" for such
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Interest Reset Period will be the same as the Federal Funds Rate in effect for
the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such
Interest Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate). In the case of a Federal
Funds Rate Note that resets daily, the interest rate on such Note for the period
from and including a Monday to but excluding the succeeding Monday will be reset
by the Calculation Agent for such Note on such second Monday (or, if not a
Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) to a rate equal to the
average of the Federal Funds Rates in effect with respect to each such day in
such week.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Federal Funds Rate Determination
Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
LIBOR NOTES
Each LIBOR Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to LIBOR and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any, specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
"LIBOR" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation
Agent for such LIBOR Notes as follows:
(i) On the second London Banking Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for
such Interest Reset Period (a "LIBOR Determination Date"), the
Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note will determine the offered rates
for deposits in the Specified Currency for the period of the Index
Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, commencing on
such Interest Reset Date, which appear on the Designated LIBOR Page at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date.
If "LIBOR Telerate" is designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
"Designated LIBOR Page" means the display designated as page "3750" on
the Bridge Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace page
"3750" on such service or such other service as may be nominated by the
British Bankers' Association for the purpose of displaying the London
interbank offered rates of major banks), and LIBOR for such Interest
Reset Period will be the relevant offered rate as determined by the
Calculation Agent. If "LIBOR Reuters" is designated in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, "Designated LIBOR Page" means the display designated
as page "LIBO" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other
page as may replace the LIBO page on such service or such other service
as may be nominated by the British Bankers' Association for the purpose
of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks) provided
that at least two such offered rates appear on the Designated LIBOR
Page, in which case, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will be the
arithmetic mean of such offered rates as determined by the Calculation
Agent for such LIBOR Note.
(ii) If LIBOR cannot be determined as above (either because the Designated
LIBOR Page is no longer available or because less than two rates appear
on page "LIBO" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rate Services) on such
LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note
will request the principal London offices of each of four major banks
in the London interbank market selected by such Calculation Agent to
provide such Calculation Agent with its offered quotations for deposits
in the Specified Currency for the period of the specified Index
Maturity, commencing on such Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the
London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on
such LIBOR Determination Date and in a principal amount equal to an
amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the approximate equivalent
thereof in the Specified Currency that is representative of a single
transaction in such market at such time. If at least two such
quotations are provided, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will be
the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such
quotations are provided, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will be
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the arithmetic mean of rates quoted by three major banks in The City of
New York selected by the Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note at
approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such LIBOR
Determination Date for loans in the Specified Currency to leading
European banks, for the period of the specified Index Maturity,
commencing on such Interest Reset Date, and in a principal amount equal
to an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the approximate equivalent
thereof in the Specified Currency that is representative of a single
transaction in such market at such time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
fewer than three banks selected as aforesaid by such Calculation Agent
are quoting rates as mentioned in this sentence, "LIBOR" for such
Interest Reset Period will be the same as LIBOR for the immediately
preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest
Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
TREASURY RATE NOTES
Each Treasury Rate Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at
the interest rate calculated with reference to the Treasury Rate and the Spread
or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified in such Note and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
Unless "Constant Maturity" is specified or unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, the "Treasury Rate" for each Interest Reset
Period will be the rate for the auction held on the Treasury Rate Determination
Date (as defined below) for such Interest Reset Period of direct obligations of
the United States ("Treasury securities") having the Index Maturity specified in
the applicable Pricing Supplement, as such rate shall be published in H.15(519)
under the heading "U.S. Government Securities-Treasury bills-auction average
(investment)" or, in the event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining
to such Treasury Rate Determination Date, the auction average rate (expressed as
a bond equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and
applied on a daily basis) on such Treasury Rate Determination Date as otherwise
announced by the United States Department of the Treasury. In the event that the
results of the auction of Treasury securities having the specified Index
Maturity are not published or reported as provided above by 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, on such Calculation Date, or if no such auction is held on such
Treasury Rate Determination Date, then the "Treasury Rate" for such Interest
Reset Period shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent for such Treasury Rate
Note and shall be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond equivalent on the
basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis)
of the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid rates, as of approximately
3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Treasury Rate Determination Date, of
three leading primary United States government securities dealers selected by
such Calculation Agent for the issue of Treasury securities with a remaining
maturity closest to the specified Index Maturity; provided, however, that if the
dealers selected as aforesaid by such Calculation Agent are not quoting bid
rates as mentioned in this sentence, then the "Treasury Rate" for such Interest
Reset Period will be the same as the Treasury Rate for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate).
The "Treasury Rate Determination Date" for each Interest Reset Period will
be the day of the week in which the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset
Period falls on which Treasury securities would normally be auctioned. Treasury
securities are normally sold at auction on Monday of each week, unless that day
is a legal holiday, in which case the auction is normally held on the following
Tuesday, except that such auction may be held on the preceding Friday. If, as
the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the preceding Friday,
such Friday will be the Treasury Rate Determination Date pertaining to the
Interest Reset Period commencing in the next succeeding week. If an auction date
shall fall on any day that would otherwise be an Interest Reset Date for a
Treasury Rate Note, then such Interest Reset Date shall instead be the Business
Day immediately following such auction date.
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If "Constant Maturity" is specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
the "Treasury Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be the rate that is set
forth in the Federal Reserve Board publication H.15(519) opposite the caption
"U.S. Government/Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities/" in the Index Maturity
with respect to the applicable Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination
Date (as defined below). If the H.15(519) is not published, the Treasury Rate
shall be the rate that was set forth on Telerate Page 7055, or its successor
page (as determined by the Calculation Agent), on the applicable Constant
Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date opposite the applicable Index
Maturity. If no such rate is set forth, then the Treasury Rate for such Interest
Reset Period shall be established by the Calculation Agent as follows: the
Calculation Agent will contact the Federal Reserve Board and request the
Treasury Rate, in the applicable Index Maturity, for the Constant Maturity
Treasury Rate Determination Date. If the Federal Reserve Board does not provide
such information, then the Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Date will be
the arithmetic mean of bid-side quotations, expressed in terms of yield,
reported by three leading U.S. government securities dealers (one or more of
which may be an Agent (as defined herein)), according to their written records,
as of 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Constant Maturity Treasury Rate
Determination Date, for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is nearest in
maturity to the Index Maturity, but not less than exactly the Index Maturity and
for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is nearest in maturity to the Index
Maturity, but not more than exactly the Index Maturity. The Calculation Agent
shall calculate the Treasury Rate by interpolating to the Index Maturity based
on an actual/actual date count basis, the yield on the two Treasury Notes
selected. If the Calculation Agent cannot obtain three such adjusted quotations,
the Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of
all such quotations, or if only one such quotation is obtained, such quotation,
obtained by the Calculation Agent. In all events, the Calculation Agent shall
continue polling dealers until at least one adjusted yield quotation can be
determined.
"The Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date" shall be the tenth
Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for the applicable Interest Reset
Period.
The Treasury constant maturity rate for a Treasury security maturity (the
"CMT Rate") as published in H.15(519) as of any Business Day is intended to be
indicative of the yield of a U.S. Treasury security having as of such Business
Day a remaining term to maturity equivalent to such maturity. The CMT Rate as of
any Business Day is based upon an interpolation by the U.S. Treasury of the
daily yield curve of outstanding Treasury securities. This yield curve, which
relates the yield on a security to its time to maturity, is based on the
over-the-counter market bid yields on actively traded Treasury securities. Such
yields are calculated from composites of quotations reported by leading U.S.
government securities dealers, which may include one or more of the Calculation
Agents or other affiliates of the Company. Certain constant maturity yield
values are read from the yield curve. Such interpolation from the yield curve
provides a theoretical yield for a Treasury security having ten years to
maturity, for example, even if no outstanding Treasury security has as of such
date exactly ten years remaining to maturity.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Treasury Rate Determination Date or
Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date, as applicable, shall be the
tenth calendar day after such Treasury Rate Determination Date or Constant
Maturity Rate Determination Date, as applicable, or, if such a day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
PRIME RATE NOTES
Prime Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates (calculated with
reference to the Prime Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any)
specified in the Prime Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
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Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the "Prime
Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent
for such Prime Rate Note as of the second Business Day prior to the Interest
Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Prime Rate Determination Date")
and shall be the rate made available and subsequently published on such date in
H.15(519) under the heading "Bank Prime Loan." In the event that such rate has
not been made available prior to 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Prime Rate Determination
Date, the Prime Rate will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly announced by each bank that
appears on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page (as defined below) as such bank's prime
rate or base lending rate as in effect for such Prime Rate Determination Date.
If fewer than four such rates but more than one such rate appear on the Reuters
Screen NYMF Page for the Prime Rate Determination Date, the rate shall be the
arithmetic mean of the prime rates quoted on the basis of the actual number of
days in the year divided by 360 as of the close of business on such Prime Rate
Determination Date by four major money center banks in The City of New York
selected by the Calculation Agent. If fewer than two such rates appear on the
Reuters Screen NYMF Page, the Prime Rate will be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates quoted in The City of
New York on such Prime Rate Determination Date by at least three substitute
banks or trust companies organized and doing business under the laws of the
United States, or any State thereof, having total equity capital of at least
U.S. $500,000,000 and being subject to supervision or examination by Federal or
State authority, selected by the Calculation Agent to provide such rate or
rates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the banks or trust companies selected as
aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this
sentence, the Prime Rate with respect to such Prime Rate Determination Date will
be the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime Rate Determination Date. "Reuters
Screen NYMF Page" means the display designated as page "NYMF" on the Reuters
Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace the NYMF page on
that service for the purpose of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of
major United States banks).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Prime Rate Determination Date shall
be the tenth calendar day after such Prime Rate Determination Date or, if such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
J.J. KENNY RATE NOTES
J.J. Kenny Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates (calculated
by reference to the J.J. Kenny Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if
any) specified in the J.J. Kenny Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the "J.J.
Kenny Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation
Agent for such J.J. Kenny Rate Note as of the second Business Day prior to the
Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "J.J. Kenny Rate
Determination Date") and shall be the per annum rate on such date equal to the
index made available and subsequently published by Kenny Information Systems or
its successor, based upon 30-day yield evaluations at par of bonds, the interest
on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), of not less than
five "high grade" component issuers selected from time to time by Kenny
Information Systems, including without limitation, issuers of general obligation
bonds; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the bonds on which the index is based shall not
include any bonds the interest on which is subject to an "alternate minimum tax"
or similar tax under the Code, unless all tax-exempt bonds are subject to such
tax. If such rate is not made available by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such J.J. Kenny Rate
Determination Date, the J.J. Kenny Rate shall be the rate quoted by a successor
indexing agent selected by the Company equaling the prevailing rate for bonds
rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. and Standard &
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Poor's Corporation in respect of issuers selected by such successor indexing
agent most closely resembling the "high grade" component issuers selected by
Kenny Information Systems that are subject to tender by the holders thereof for
purchase on not more than seven days' notice and the interest on which is (A)
variable on a weekly basis, (B) excludable from gross income for federal income
tax purposes under the Code, and (C) not subject to an "alternate minimum tax"
or similar tax under the Code, unless all tax-exempt bonds are subject to such
tax; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a successor indexing agent is not available, the
J.J. Kenny Rate with respect to such J.J. Kenny Rate Determination Date will be
the J.J. Kenny Rate for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if
there was no such Interest Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any J.J. Kenny Rate Determination Date
shall be the tenth calendar day after such J.J. Kenny Rate Determination Date
or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT COST OF FUNDS RATE NOTES
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes will bear interest at the
interest rates (calculated by reference to the Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be
determined by the Calculation Agent for such Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Note as of the last working day of the month immediately prior to such
Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period on which the Federal Home
Loan Bank of San Francisco (the "FHLB of San Francisco") publishes the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Index (as defined below) (the "Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate Determination Date"), and shall be the rate equal to the monthly
weighted average cost of funds for the calendar month preceding such Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date as set forth under the caption
"Eleventh District" on the Telerate Page 7058 (which page shall be deemed to
include any successor page (as determined by the Calculation Agent)) as of 11:00
A.M., San Francisco time, on such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Interest
Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 7058 on any
related Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date, the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate for such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Determination Date shall be the monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by
member institutions of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District that was
most recently announced (the "Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Index") by
the FHLB of San Francisco as such cost of funds for the calendar month preceding
the date of such announcement. If the FHLB of San Francisco fails to announce
such rate for the calendar month next preceding such Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate Determination Date, then the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate for
such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date will be the
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate in effect on such Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate Determination Date.
INVERSE FLOATING RATE NOTES
Any Floating Rate Note may be designated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement as an "Inverse Floating Rate Note," in which event, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the interest rate on such
Floating Rate Note will be equal to (i) in the case of the period, if any,
commencing on the Issue Date (or the date on which such Note otherwise begins to
accrue interest (if different from the Issue Date)) up to the first Interest
Reset Date, a fixed rate of interest established by the Company as described in
the applicable Pricing Supplement and (ii) in the case of each period commencing
on an Interest Reset Date, a fixed rate of interest specified in the Pricing
Supplement minus the interest rate determined by reference to the Base Rate as
adjusted by the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
(x) the interest rate thereon will not be less than zero
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and (y) the interest rate in effect for the ten days immediately prior to the
date of Maturity of such Inverse Floating Rate Note will be that in effect on
the tenth day preceding such date.
FLOATING RATE/FIXED RATE NOTES
The applicable Pricing Supplement may provide that a Note will be a Floating
Rate Note for a specified portion of its term and a Fixed Rate Note for the
remainder of its term, in which event the interest rate on such Note will be
determined as herein provided as if it were a Floating Rate Note and a Fixed
Rate Note hereunder for each such respective period, all as specified in such
applicable Pricing Supplement.
SUBSEQUENT INTEREST PERIODS
The Pricing Supplement relating to each Note will indicate whether the
Company has the option to reset the interest rate (in the case of a Fixed Rate
Note) with respect to such Note or the Spread, Spread Multiplier, or method of
calculation (in the case of a Floating Rate Note) with respect to such Note and,
if so, the date or dates on which such interest rate or such Spread, Spread
Multiplier, or method of calculation, as the case may be, may be reset (each an
"Optional Reset Date").
The Company shall notify the Trustee for a Note whether or not it intends to
exercise such option with respect to such Note at least 45 but not more than 60
days prior to an Optional Reset Date for such Note. Not later than 40 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, the Trustee for such Note will mail to the Holder
of such Note a notice (the "Reset Notice"), first class, postage prepaid,
indicating whether the Company has elected to reset the interest rate (in the
case of a Fixed Rate Note) or the Spread, Spread Multiplier or method of
calculation (in the case of a Floating Rate Note) and, if so, (i) such new
interest rate or such new Spread, Spread Multiplier, or method of calculation,
as the case may be; and (ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the
period from such Optional Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date or, if
there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity of such Note
(each such period a "Subsequent Interest Period"), including the date or dates
on which or the period or periods during which and the price or prices at which
such redemption may occur during such Subsequent Interest Period. Upon the
transmittal by the Trustee of a Reset Notice to the Holder of a Note, such new
interest rate or such new Spread, Spread Multiplier, and/or method of
calculation as the case may be, shall take effect automatically, and, except as
modified by the Reset Notice and as described below, such Note will have the
same terms as prior to the transmittal of such Reset Notice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to an Optional
Reset Date for a Note, the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate
(in the case of a Fixed Rate Note) or the Spread or Spread Multiplier (in the
case of a Floating Rate Note) provided for in the Reset Notice with respect to
such Optional Reset Date and establish a higher interest rate (in the case of a
Fixed Rate Note) or a higher Spread or Spread Multiplier (in the case of a
Floating Rate Note) for the Subsequent Interest Period commencing on such
Optional Reset Date by causing the Trustee for such Note to mail notice of such
higher interest rate or higher Spread or Spread Multiplier, as the case may be,
first class, postage prepaid, to the Holder of such Note. Such notice shall be
irrevocable. All Notes with respect to which the interest rate or Spread or
Spread Multiplier is reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher
interest rate (in the case of Fixed Rate Notes) or higher Spread or Spread
Multiplier (in the case of Floating Rate Notes), whether or not tendered for
repayment.
The Holder of a Note will have the option to elect repayment of such Note by
the Company on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount
thereof, plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date. In order for a Note
to be repaid on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder thereof must follow the
procedures set forth below under "Optional Redemption, Repayment and Repurchase"
for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery of such Note or
notification to
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the Trustee for such Note shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, and except that a Holder who has tendered a Note
for repayment pursuant to a Reset Notice may, by written notice to the Trustee
for such Note, revoke any such tender for repayment until the close of business
on the tenth day prior to such Optional Reset Date.
AMORTIZING NOTES
The Company may from time to time offer Notes ("Amortizing Notes") on which
a portion or all the principal amount is payable prior to Stated Maturity in
accordance with a schedule, by application of a formula, or by reference to an
Index (as defined below). Further information concerning additional terms and
conditions of any Amortizing Notes, including terms for repayment thereof, will
be set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
INDEXED NOTES
The Company may from time to time offer Indexed Notes on which certain or
all interest payments (in the case of an "Indexed Rate Note"), and/or the
principal amount payable at Stated Maturity or earlier redemption or retirement
(in the case of an "Indexed Principal Note"), is determined by reference to the
principal amount of such Notes (or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, to
the amount designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement as the "Face Amount"
of such Indexed Note) and by reference to prices, changes in prices, or
differences between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods,
articles or commodities or by application of a formula or by such other
objective price, economic or other measures as are described in the applicable
Pricing Supplement (any such measure or measures, an "Index"). A description of
the Index used in any determination of an interest or principal payment, and the
method or formula by which interest or principal payments will be determined by
reference to such Index, will be set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
In the case of a Fixed Rate Note, Floating Rate Note or Indexed Rate Note
that is also an Indexed Principal Note, the amount of any interest payment will
be determined by reference to the Face Amount of such Indexed Note unless
specified otherwise in the applicable Pricing Supplement. In the case of an
Indexed Principal Note, the principal amount payable at Stated Maturity or any
earlier redemption or repayment of the Indexed Note may be different from the
Face Amount.
If the determination of the Index on which any interest payment or the
principal amount of an Indexed Note is calculated or announced by a third party,
which may be the Agent or another affiliate of the Company, and such third party
either suspends the calculation or announcement of such Index or changes the
basis upon which such Index is calculated (other than changes consistent with
policies in effect at the time such Indexed Note was issued and permitted
changes described in the applicable Pricing Supplement), then such Index shall
be calculated for purposes of such Indexed Note by another third party selected
by the Company, which may be the Agent or another affiliate of the Company,
subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original third
party. If for any reason such Index cannot be calculated on the same basis and
subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original third
party, then the indexed interest payments, if any, or any indexed principal
amount of such Indexed Note shall be calculated in the manner set forth in the
applicable Pricing Supplement. Any determination of such third party shall, in
the absence of manifest error, be binding on all parties.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, (i) for the
purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Notes outstanding under the applicable Indenture have made a demand or given a
notice or waiver or taken any other action, the outstanding principal amount of
Indexed Notes will be deemed to be the Face Amount thereof, and (ii) in the
event of an acceleration of the Stated Maturity of an Indexed Note, the
principal amount payable to the Holder of such Note upon acceleration will be
the principal amount determined by reference to the formula by
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which the principal amount of such Note would be determined on the Stated
Maturity thereof, as if the date of acceleration were the Stated Maturity.
An investment in Indexed Notes entails significant risks, including wide
fluctuations in market value as well as in the amounts of payments due
thereunder, that are not associated with a similar investment in a conventional
debt security. Such risks depend on a number of factors including supply and
demand for the particular security, currency, commodity or other good or article
to which the Note is indexed and economic and political events over which the
Company has no control. Fluctuations in the price of any particular security or
commodity, in the rates of exchange between particular currencies or in
particular indices that have occurred in the past are not necessarily
indicative, however, of fluctuations in the price or rates of exchange that may
occur during the term of any Indexed Notes. Accordingly, prospective investors
should consult their own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed
by investment in Indexed Notes.
DUAL CURRENCY NOTES
The Company may from time to time offer Notes (the "Dual Currency Notes") as
to which the Company has a one time option, exercisable on any one of the dates
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement (each an "Option Election Date")
in whole, but not in part, with respect to all Dual Currency Notes issued on the
same day and having the same terms (a "Tranche"), of thereafter making all
payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest (which payments would
otherwise be made in the Specified Currency of such Notes) in the optional
currency specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement (the "Optional Payment
Currency"). Information as to the relative value of the Specified Currency
compared to the Optional Payment Currency will be set forth in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
The Pricing Supplement for each issuance of Dual Currency Notes will
specify, among other things, the Specified Currency and Optional Payment
Currency of such issuance and the Designated Exchange Rate for such issuance,
which will be a fixed exchange rate used for converting amounts denominated in
the Specified Currency into amounts denominated in the Optional Payment Currency
(the "Designated Exchange Rate"). The Pricing Supplement will also specify the
Option Election Dates and Interest Payment Dates for the related issuance of
Dual Currency Notes. Each Option Election Date will be a certain number of days
before an Interest Payment Date or Stated Maturity, as set forth in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, and will be the date on which the Company may
select whether to make all scheduled payments due thereafter in the Optional
Payment Currency rather than in the Specified Currency.
If the Company makes such an election, the amount payable in the Optional
Payment Currency shall be determined using the Designated Exchange Rate
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. If such election is made, notice
of such election shall be mailed in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Tranche of Dual Currency Notes within two Business Days of the Option Election
Date and shall state (i) the first date, whether an Interest Payment Date and/or
Stated Maturity, in which scheduled payments in the Optional Payment Currency
will be made and (ii) the Designated Exchange Rate. Any such notice by the
Company, once given, may not be withdrawn. The equivalent value in the Specified
Currency of payments made after such an election may be less, at the then
current exchange rate, than if the Company had made such payment in the
Specified Currency.
For United States federal income tax purposes, holders of Dual Currency
Notes may be subject to rules which differ from the general rules applicable to
holders of other types of Notes offered hereby. The United States federal income
tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Dual Currency
Notes will be set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
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RENEWABLE NOTES
The Company may from time to time offer Notes which will mature on an
Interest Payment Date specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement occurring
in or prior to the twelfth month following the Original Issue Date of such Notes
(the "Initial Maturity Date") unless the term of all or any portion of any such
Note (a "Renewable Note") is renewed in accordance with the procedures described
below.
On the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (unless a
different interval (the "Special Election Interval") is specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement) prior to the Initial Maturity Date of a Renewable
Note (the "Initial Renewal Date") and on the Interest Payment Date occurring in
each sixth month (or in the last month of each Special Election Interval) after
such Initial Renewal Date (each, together with the Initial Renewal Date, a
"Renewal Date"), the term of such Renewable Note may be extended to the Interest
Payment Date occurring in the twelfth month (or, if a Special Election Interval
is specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the last month in a period
equal to twice the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date, if the
holder of such Renewable Note elects to extend the term of such Renewable Note
or any portion thereof as described below. If a Holder does not elect to extend
the term of any portion of the principal amount of a Renewable Note during the
specified period prior to any Renewal Date, such portion will become due and
payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (or the last
month in the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date (the "New
Maturity Date").
A Holder of a Renewable Note may elect to renew the term of such Renewable
Note, or if so specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, any portion
thereof, by delivering a notice to such effect to the Trustee (or any duly
appointed paying agent) at the corporate trust office of the Trustee or agency
of the Trustee in the City of New York not less than 15 nor more than 30 days
prior to such Renewal Date (unless another period is specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement as the "Special Election Period"). Such election will be
irrevocable and will be binding upon each subsequent Holder of such Renewable
Note. An election to renew the term of a Renewable Note may be exercised with
respect to less than the entire principal amount of such Renewable Note only if
so specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and only in such principal
amount, or any integral multiple in excess thereof, as is specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term of the
Renewable Notes may not be extended beyond the Stated Maturity specified for
such Renewable Notes in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
If the Holder does not elect to renew the term, such Renewable Note must be
presented to the Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) and, with respect
to a Renewable Note that is a certificate issued in definitive form, as soon as
practicable following receipt of such Renewable Note the Trustee (or any duly
appointed paying agent) shall issue in exchange therefor in the name of such
Holder (i) a Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such
exchanged Renewable Note for which no election to renew the term thereof was
exercised, with terms identical to those specified on such Renewable Note
(except that such Note shall have a fixed, nonrenewable Stated Maturity on the
New Maturity Date) and (ii) if an election to renew is made with respect to less
than the full principal amount of such holder's Renewable Note, a replacement
Renewable Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such
exchanged Renewable Note for which the election to renew was made, with terms
identical to such exchanged Renewable Notes.
EXTENSION OF MATURITY
The Pricing Supplement relating to each Note will indicate whether the
Company has the option to extend the Stated Maturity of such Note for one or
more periods of whole years from one to five (each an "Extension Period") up to
but not beyond the date (the "Final Maturity") set forth in such Pricing
Supplement.
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The Company may exercise such option with respect to a Note by notifying the
Trustee for such Note at least 45 but not more than 60 days prior to the old
Stated Maturity of such Note. Not later than 40 days prior to the old Stated
Maturity of such Note, the Trustee for such Note will mail to the Holder of such
Note a notice (the "Extension Notice"), first class, postage prepaid. The
Extension Notice will set forth (i) the election of the Company to extend the
Stated Maturity of such Note; (ii) the new Stated Maturity; (iii) in the case of
a Fixed Rate Note, the interest rate applicable to the Extension Period or, in
the case of a Floating Rate Note, the Spread, Spread Multiplier or method of
calculation applicable to the Extension Period; and (iv) the provisions, if any,
for redemption during the Extension Period, including the date or dates on which
or the period or periods during which and the price or prices at which such
redemption may occur during the Extension Period. Upon the mailing by such
Trustee of an Extension Notice to the Holder of a Note, the Stated Maturity of
such Note shall be extended automatically, and, except as modified by the
Extension Notice and as described in the next paragraph, such Note will have the
same terms as prior to the mailing of such Extension Notice. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the old Stated Maturity of such Note,
the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate (in the case of a Fixed
Rate Note) or the Spread or Spread Multiplier (in the case of a Floating Rate
Note) provided for in the Extension Notice for such Note and establish a higher
interest rate (in the case of a Fixed Rate Note) or a higher Spread or Spread
Multiplier (in the case of a Floating Rate Note) for the Extension Period, by
causing the Trustee for such Note to mail notice of such higher interest rate or
higher Spread or Spread Multiplier, as the case may be, first class, postage
prepaid, to the Holder of such Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Notes
with respect to which the Stated Maturity is extended will bear such higher
interest rate (in the case of Fixed Rate Notes) or higher Spread or Spread
Multiplier (in the case of Floating Rate Notes) for the Extension Period,
whether or not tendered for repayment.
If the Company extends the Stated Maturity of a Note, the Holder of such
Note will have the option to elect repayment of such Note by the Company on the
old Stated Maturity at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus
interest accrued to such date. In order for a Note to be repaid on the old
Stated Maturity once the Company has extended the Stated Maturity thereof, the
Holder thereof must follow the procedures set forth below under "Optional
Redemption, Repayment and Repurchase" for optional repayment, except that the
period for delivery of such Note or notification to the Trustee for such Note
shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior to the old Stated Maturity
and except that a Holder who has tendered a Note for repayment pursuant to an
Extension Notice may, by written notice to the Trustee for such Note, revoke any
such tender for repayment until the close of business on the tenth day before
the old Stated Maturity.
COMBINATION OF PROVISIONS
If so specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, any Note may be
subject to all of the provisions, or any combination of the provisions,
described above under "Subsequent Interest Periods," "Extension of Maturity" and
"Renewable Notes."
BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM
Upon issuance, and subject to the rules of the Depositary, all Book-Entry
Notes having the same Original Issue Date and otherwise identical terms will be
represented by a single Global Security. Each Global Security representing
Book-Entry Notes will be deposited with, or on behalf of the Depositary, and
registered in the name of a nominee of the Depositary. Book-Entry Notes will not
be exchangeable for Certificated Notes and, except under the circumstances
described in the Prospectus under "Description of Debt Securities--Global
Securities," will not otherwise be issuable as Certificated Notes.
The Depositary has advised the Company and the Agent as follows: The
Depositary is a limited-purpose trust company organized under New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of New York Banking Law, a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation"
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within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing
agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depositary was created to hold securities
of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions among its participants in such securities through electronic
book-entry changes in accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the need
for physical movement of securities certificates. The Depositary's participants
include securities brokers and dealers (including the Agent), banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom
(and/or their representatives) own the Depositary. Access to the Depositary's
book-entry system is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers
and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with
a participant, either directly or indirectly.
If an issue of Notes is denominated in a currency other than the U.S.
dollar, the Company will make payments of principal and any interest in the
currency in which the Notes are denominated (the "foreign currency") or in U.S.
dollars. DTC has elected to have all such payments of principal and interest in
U.S. dollars unless notified by any of its participants through which an
interest in the Notes is held that it elects, in accordance with and to the
extent permitted by the applicable Pricing Supplement and the revelant Note, to
receive such payment of principal or interest in the foreign currency. On or
prior to the third Business Day after the record date for payment of interest
and twelve days prior to the date for payment of principal, such participant
shall notify DTC of (i) its election to receive all, or the specified portion,
of such payment in the foreign currency and (ii) its instructions for wire
transfer of such payment to a foreign currency account.
A further description of the Depositary's procedures with respect to Global
Securities representing Book-Entry Notes is set forth in the Prospectus under
"Description of Debt Securities--Global Securities." The Depositary has
confirmed to the Company, the Agent and the Trustees that it intends to follow
such procedures.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, REPAYMENT AND REPURCHASE
The Pricing Supplement relating to each Note will indicate either that such
Note cannot be redeemed prior to its Stated Maturity or that such Note will be
redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, and the date or
dates (each an "Optional Redemption Date") on which such Note may be redeemed
and the price (the "Redemption Price") at which (together with accrued interest
to such Optional Redemption Date) such Note may be redeemed on each such
Optional Redemption Date. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, at least 30 days prior to the date of redemption, such Trustee shall
mail notice of such redemption, first class, postage prepaid, to the Holder of
such Note. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
Company may exercise such option with respect to a redemption of a Note in part
only by notifying the Trustee for such Note at least 45 days prior to any
Optional Redemption Date. In the event of redemption of a Note in part only, a
new Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued to the
Holder thereof upon the cancellation thereof. The Notes (other than Amortizing
Notes) will not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Pricing Supplement relating to each Note will also indicate whether the
Holder of such Note will have the option to elect repayment of such Note by the
Company prior to its Stated Maturity, and, if so, such Pricing Supplement will
specify the date or dates on which such Note may be repaid (each an "Optional
Repayment Date") and the price (the "Optional Repayment Price") at which,
together with accrued interest to such Optional Repayment Date, such Note may be
repaid on each such Optional Repayment Date.
In order for a Note to be repaid, the Trustee for such Note must receive, at
least 30 but not more than 45 days prior to an Optional Repayment Date (i) such
Note with the form entitled "Option to
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Elect Repayment" on the reverse thereof duly completed, or (ii) a telegram,
telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities
exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or
a commercial bank or trust company in the United States setting forth the name
of the Holder of such Note, the principal amount of such Note to be repaid, the
certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of such Note, a
statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a
guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" on the reverse of the Note duly completed will be received by such
Trustee not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram,
telex, facsimile transmission or letter. If the procedure described in clause
(ii) of the preceding sentence is followed, then such Note and form duly
completed must be received by such Trustee by such fifth Business Day. Any
tender of a Note by the Holder for repayment (except pursuant to a Reset Notice
or an Extension Notice) shall be irrevocable. The repayment option may be
exercised by the Holder of a Note for less than the entire principal amount of
such Note provided that the principal amount of such Note remaining outstanding
after repayment is an authorized denomination. Upon such partial repayment, such
Note shall be canceled and a new Note or Notes for the remaining principal
amount thereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder of such repaid Note.
If a Note is represented by a Global Security, the Depositary's nominee will
be the Holder of such Note and therefore will be the only entity that can
exercise a right to repayment. In order to ensure that the Depositary's nominee
will timely exercise a right to repayment with respect to a particular Note, the
beneficial owner of such Note must instruct the broker or other direct or
indirect participant through which it holds an interest in such Note to notify
the Depositary of its desire to exercise a right to repayment. Different firms
have different cut-off times for accepting instructions from their customers
and, accordingly, each beneficial owner should consult the broker or other
direct or indirect participant through which it holds an interest in a Note in
order to ascertain the cut-off time by which such an instruction must be given
in order for timely notice to be delivered to the Depositary.
Notwithstanding anything in this Prospectus Supplement to the contrary, if a
Note is an OID Note (other than an Indexed Note), the amount payable on such
Note in the event of redemption or repayment prior to its Stated Maturity (other
than pursuant to an optional redemption by the Company at a stated Redemption
Price) shall be the Amortized Face Amount of such Note as of the date of
redemption or the date of repayment, as the case may be. The Amortized Face
Amount of a Note on any date shall be the amount equal to (i) the Issue Price
set forth on the face of the applicable Pricing Supplement plus (ii) that
portion of the difference between such Issue Price and the stated principal
amount of such Note that has accrued by such date at (x) the Bond Yield to
Maturity set forth on the face of the applicable Pricing Supplement or (y) if so
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Bond Yield to Call set forth
on the face thereof (computed in each case in accordance with generally accepted
United States bond yield computation principles), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no
event shall the Amortized Face Amount of a Note exceed its stated principal
amount. The Bond Yield to Call listed on the face of a Pricing Supplement shall
be computed on the basis of the first occurring Optional Redemption Date with
respect to such Note and the amount payable on such Optional Redemption Date. In
the event that any such Note is not redeemed on such first occurring Optional
Redemption Date, the Bond Yield to Call with respect to such Note shall be
recomputed on such Optional Redemption Date on the basis of the next occurring
Optional Redemption Date and the amount payable on such Optional Redemption
Date, and shall continue to be so recomputed on each succeeding Optional
Redemption Date until the Note is so redeemed.
The Company may at any time purchase Notes at any price in the open market
or otherwise. Notes so purchased by the Company may, at the discretion of the
Company, be held or resold or surrendered to the Trustee for such Notes for
cancellation.
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OTHER PROVISIONS
Any provisions with respect to the determination of an interest rate basis,
the specification of an interest rate basis, calculation of the interest rate
applicable to, or the principal payable at Maturity on, any Note, its Interest
Payment Dates or any other matter relating thereto may be modified by the terms
as specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
DEFEASANCE
The defeasance provisions described in the Prospectus will not be applicable
to the Notes.
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CURRENCY RISKS
EXCHANGE RATES AND EXCHANGE CONTROLS
An investment in Notes that are denominated in a Specified Currency other
than U.S. dollars ("Foreign Currency Notes") entails significant risks that are
not associated with a similar investment in a security denominated in U.S.
dollars. Similarly, an investment in an Indexed Note on which all or a part of
any payment due is determined by reference to a currency other than U.S. dollars
entails significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in
non-Indexed Notes. Such risks include, without limitation, the possibility of
significant market changes in rates of exchange between U.S. dollars and such
Specified Currency, the possibility of significant changes in rates of exchange
between U.S. dollars and such Specified Currency resulting from official
redenomination with respect to such Specified Currency and the possibility of
the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls by either the United
States or foreign governments. Such risks generally depend on factors over which
the Company has no control and which cannot be readily foreseen, such as
economic and political events, and on the supply of and demand for the relevant
currencies. In recent years, rates of exchange between the U.S. dollar and
certain foreign currencies, and between certain foreign currencies and other
foreign currencies, have been volatile, and such volatility may be expected in
the future. Fluctuations that have occurred in any particular exchange rate in
the past are not necessarily indicative, however, of fluctuations that may occur
in the rate during the term of any Foreign Currency Note. Depreciation of the
Specified Currency of a Foreign Currency Note against U.S. dollars would result
in a decrease in the effective yield of such Foreign Currency Note below its
coupon rate and, in certain circumstances, could result in a substantial loss to
the investor on a U.S. dollar basis.
Governments have imposed from time to time, and may in the future impose,
exchange controls that could affect exchange rates as well as the availability
of a Specified Currency (other than U.S. dollars) at the time of payment of
principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, a Foreign Currency Note. There
can be no assurance that exchange controls will not restrict or prohibit
payments of principal (and premium, if any) or interest in any such Specified
Currency. Even if there are no actual exchange controls, it is possible that
such Specified Currency would not be available to the Company when payments on
such Note are due because of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. In
any such event, the Company will make required payments in U.S. dollars on the
basis described herein. See "--Payment Currency" below and "Description of
Notes--Payment of Principal and Interest." Prospective purchasers should consult
their own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment
in Notes denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars.
The information set forth in this Prospectus Supplement is directed to
prospective purchasers of Notes who are United States residents, and the Company
disclaims any responsibility to advise prospective purchasers who are residents
of countries other than the United States with respect to any matters that may
affect the purchase or holding of, or receipt of payments of principal, premium
or interest in respect of, Notes. Such persons should consult their advisors
with regard to such matters. Any Pricing Supplement relating to Notes having a
Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will contain a description of any
material exchange controls affecting such currency and any other required
information concerning such currency.
PAYMENT CURRENCY
Except as set forth below, if payment in respect of a Note is required to be
made in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and such currency is
unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances
beyond the Company's control or is no longer used by the government of the
country issuing such currency or for the settlement of transactions by public
institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments
in respect of such Note shall be made in U.S. dollars until such currency is
again available or so used. The amounts so payable on any date in
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such currency shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the basis of the most
recently available Market Exchange Rate for such currency or as otherwise
indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement. Any payment in respect of such
Note made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event
of Default under the Indenture under which such Note shall have been issued.
In the event of an official redenomination of the Specified Currency of a
Note (other than as a result of European Monetary Union, but including, without
limitation, an official redenomination of any such Specified Currency that is a
composite currency), the obligations of the Company with respect to payments on
Notes denominated in such Specified Currency shall, in all cases, be deemed
immediately following such redenomination to provide for the payment of that
amount of redenominated currency representing the amount of such obligations
immediately before such redenomination. Notes will not provide for any
adjustment to any amount payable under such Notes as a result of (i) any change
in the value of the Specified Currency thereof relative to any other currency
due solely to fluctuations in exchange rates or (ii) any redenomination of any
component currency of any composite currency (unless such composite currency is
itself officially redenominated). The procedures described in this section shall
not apply in the event of European Monetary Union. For a description of the
procedure to be followed in connection with European Monetary Union, see
"European Monetary Union" in the Prospectus.
Currently, there are limited facilities in the United States for conversion
of U.S. dollars into foreign currencies, and vice versa. In addition, banks do
not generally offer non-U.S. dollar-denominated checking or savings account
facilities in the United States. Accordingly, payments on Notes made in a
currency other than U.S. dollars will be made from an account at a bank located
outside the United States unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
FOREIGN CURRENCY JUDGMENTS
The Notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
the State of New York. Courts in the United States customarily have not rendered
judgments for money damages denominated in any currency other than the U.S.
dollar. A 1987 amendment to the Judiciary Law of the State of New York provides,
however, that an action based upon an obligation denominated in a currency other
than U.S. dollars will be rendered in the foreign currency of the underlying
obligation and converted into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing on
the date of the entry of the judgment or decree.
RISKS OF INDEXED NOTES
An investment in Indexed Notes may entail significant risks that are not
associated with a similar investment in a debt instrument that has a fixed
principal amount, is denominated in U.S. dollars and bears interest at either a
fixed rate or a floating rate determined by reference to nationally published
interest rate references. The risks of a particular Indexed Note will depend on
the terms of such Indexed Note, but may include, without limitation, the
possibility of significant changes in the prices of securities, currencies,
intangibles, goods, articles or commodities or of other objective price,
economic or other measures making up the relevant Index (the "Underlying
Assets"). Such risks generally depend on factors over which the Company has no
control and which cannot readily be foreseen, such as economic and political
events and the supply of and demand for the Underlying Assets. In recent years,
currency exchange rates and prices for various Underlying Assets have been
highly volatile, and such volatility may be expected in the future. Fluctuations
in any such rates or prices that have occurred in the past are not necessarily
indicative, however, of fluctuations that may occur during the term of any
Indexed Note.
In considering whether to purchase Indexed Notes, investors should be aware
that the calculation of amounts payable in respect of Indexed Notes may involve
reference to an Index determined by an
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affiliate of the Company or to prices which are published solely by third
parties or entities which are not subject to regulation under the laws of the
United States. The risk of loss as a result of the linkage of principal or
interest payments on Indexed Notes to an Index and to the Underlying Assets can
be substantial. Prospective purchasers should consult their own financial and
legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in Indexed Notes.
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain United States federal income tax
considerations that may be relevant to a holder of a Note. The summary is based
on laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are
subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary deals only
with holders that will hold Notes as capital assets, and does not address tax
considerations applicable to investors that may be subject to special tax rules,
including, without limitation, banks, tax-exempt entities, insurance companies,
regulated investment companies, common trust funds or dealers in securities or
currencies, persons that will hold Notes as a part of an integrated investment
(including a "straddle" or "conversion transaction") comprised of a Note and one
or more other positions or persons that have a "functional currency" other than
the U.S. dollar. Any special United States federal income tax considerations
relevant to a particular issue of Notes, including any Indexed Notes, Dual
Currency Notes or Notes providing for contingent payments, will be provided in
the applicable Pricing Supplement. Purchasers of such Notes should carefully
examine the applicable Pricing Supplement and should consult with their tax
advisors with respect to such Notes.
Investors should consult their tax advisors in determining the tax
consequences to them of holding Notes, including the application to their
particular situation of the United States federal income tax considerations
discussed below, as well as the application of state, local, foreign or other
tax laws.
As used herein, the term "United States holder" means a person who is a
citizen or resident of the United States, or that is a corporation, partnership
or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States
or any political subdivision thereof, an estate the income of which is subject
to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source or a trust if
(i) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust's
administration and (ii) one or more United States persons have the authority to
control all of the trust's substantial decisions, and the term "United States"
means the United States of America (including the States and the District of
Columbia).
UNITED STATES HOLDERS
PAYMENTS OF INTEREST
Payments of "qualified stated interest" (as defined below under "Original
Issue Discount") on a Note will be taxable to a United States holder as ordinary
interest income at the time that such payments are accrued or are received (in
accordance with the United States holder's method of tax accounting). If such
payments of interest are made with respect to a Note that is denominated in a
Specified Currency other than the U.S. dollar (a "Foreign Currency Note"), the
amount of interest income realized by a United States holder that uses the cash
method of tax accounting will be the U.S. dollar value of the Specified Currency
payment based on the spot rate of exchange on the date of receipt regardless of
whether the payment in fact is converted into U.S. dollars. A United States
holder that uses the accrual method of tax accounting will accrue interest
income on the Foreign Currency Note in the relevant foreign currency and
translate the amount accrued into U.S. dollars based on the average exchange
rate in effect during the interest accrual period (or portion thereof within
such holder's taxable year), or, at such holder's election, at the spot rate of
exchange on (i) the last day of the accrual period (or the last day of the
taxable year within such accrual period if the accrual period spans more than
one taxable year), or (ii) the date of receipt, if such date is within five
business days of the last day of the accrual period. Such election must be
applied consistently by the United States
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holder to all debt instruments from year to year and can be changed only with
the consent of the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). A United States holder
that uses the accrual method of tax accounting will recognize foreign currency
gain or loss, which will be treated as ordinary income or loss, on the receipt
of an interest payment made with respect to a Foreign Currency Note if the spot
rate of exchange on the date the payment is received differs from the rate
applicable to a previous accrual of that interest income.
PURCHASE, SALE AND RETIREMENT OF NOTES
A United States holder's tax basis in a Note generally will equal the cost
of such Note to such holder, increased by any amounts includible in income by
the holder as original issue discount ("OID") and market discount and reduced by
any amortized premium (each as described below) and any payments other than
payments of qualified stated interest (as described below) made on such Note. In
the case of a Foreign Currency Note, the cost of such Note to a United States
holder will be the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency purchase price on
the date of purchase. In the case of a Foreign Currency Note that is traded on
an established securities market, a United States holder that uses the cash
method of tax accounting (and, if it so elects, a United States holder that uses
the accrual method of tax accounting) will determine the U.S. dollar value of
the cost of such Note by translating the amount paid at the spot rate of
exchange on the settlement date of the purchase. The amount of any subsequent
adjustments to a United States holder's tax basis in a Foreign Currency Note in
respect of OID, market discount and premium denominated in a Specified Currency
other than the U.S. dollar will be determined in the manner described under
"Original Issue Discount," "Market Discount" and "Notes Purchased at a Premium"
below. The conversion of U.S. dollars to another Specified Currency and the
immediate use of such Specified Currency to purchase a Foreign Currency Note
generally will not result in taxable gain or loss for a United States holder.
Upon the sale, exchange or retirement (collectively, a "disposition") of a
Note, a United States holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount realized on the disposition (less any accrued
qualified stated interest, which will be taxable as ordinary income) and the
United States holder's adjusted tax basis in such Note. If a United States
holder receives a Specified Currency other than the U.S. dollar in respect of
the disposition of a Note, the amount realized will be the U.S. dollar value of
the Specified Currency received calculated at the spot rate of exchange on the
date of disposition. In the case of a Foreign Currency Note that is traded on an
established securities market, a United States holder that uses the cash method
of tax accounting, and if it so elects, a United States holder that uses the
accrual method of tax accounting will determine the U.S. dollar value of the
amount realized by translating such amount at the spot rate of exchange on the
settlement date of the disposition. The election available to accrual basis
United States holders in respect of the purchase and sale of Foreign Currency
Notes traded on an established securities market, discussed above, must be
applied consistently by the United States holder to all debt instruments from
year to year and can be changed only with the consent of the IRS.
Except as discussed below with respect to market discount, Short-Term Notes
(as defined below) and foreign currency gain or loss, gain or loss recognized by
a United States holder will generally be long term capital gain or loss if the
United States holder's holding period for the Note exceeded one year at the time
of disposition.
Gain or loss recognized by a United States holder on the disposition of a
Foreign Currency Note generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss to
the extent that the gain or loss is attributable to changes in exchange rates
during the period in which the holder held such Note.
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
IN GENERAL. Notes with a term greater than one year may be issued with OID
for United States federal income tax purposes ("OID Notes"). For United States
federal income tax purposes, United States holders generally must accrue OID in
gross income over the term of the OID Notes on a constant yield basis,
regardless of their regular method of tax accounting. As a result, United States
holders generally will recognize taxable income in respect of an OID Note in
advance of the receipt of cash attributable to such income.
OID generally will arise if the "stated redemption price at maturity" of the
Note exceeds its "issue price" by more than a DE MINIMIS amount (0.25% of the
Note's stated redemption price at maturity multiplied by the number of complete
years to maturity), or if a Note has certain interest payment characteristics
(e.g., interest holidays, interest payable in additional securities or stepped
interest). For this purpose, the "issue price" of a Note is the first price at
which a substantial amount of Notes is sold for cash (other than to bond houses,
brokers or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of
underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers), and the "stated redemption price
at maturity" of a Note is the sum of all payments due under the Note, other than
payments of "qualified stated interest." The term "qualified stated interest"
generally means stated interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or
property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at least annually during
the entire term of the OID Note at a single fixed rate of interest or, subject
to certain conditions, based on one or more interest indices.
For each taxable year of a United States holder, the amount of OID that must
be included in gross income in respect of an OID Note will be the sum of the
daily portions of OID for each day during such taxable year (or any portion
thereof) in which such a United States holder held the OID Note. Such daily
portions are determined by allocating to each day in an accrual period a pro
rata portion of the OID allocable to that accrual period. Accrual periods may be
of any length and may vary in length over the term of an OID Note, provided that
such accrual period is no longer than one year and each scheduled payment of
principal or interest occurs on the first day or the final day of such period.
The amount of OID allocable to any accrual period generally will equal the
product of the OID Note's "adjusted issue price" at the beginning of such
accrual period multiplied by its yield to maturity (determined on the basis of
compounding at the close of each accrual period and properly adjusted for the
length of the accrual period) and subtracting from that product the amount (if
any) of qualified stated interest allocable to that accrual period. The
"adjusted issue price" of an OID Note at the beginning of any accrual period
will equal the issue price of the OID Note, as defined above, increased by
previously accrued OID from prior accrual periods, and reduced by any payment
made on such Note (other than payments of qualified stated interest) on or
before the first day of the accrual period.
FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES. In the case of an OID Note that is also a Foreign
Currency Note, a United States holder should determine the U.S. dollar amount
includible in income as OID for each accrual period by (a) calculating the
amount of OID allocable to each accrual period in the Specified Currency using
the constant-yield method described above, and (b) translating the amount of the
Specified Currency so derived at the average exchange rate in effect during that
accrual period (or portion thereof within a United States holder's taxable year)
or, at the United States holder's election (as described above under "PAYMENTS
OF INTEREST"), at the spot rate of exchange on (i) the last day of the accrual
period (or the last day of the taxable year within such accrual period if the
accrual period spans more than one taxable year), or (ii) on the date of
receipt, if such date is within five business days of the last day of the
accrual period. All payments on an OID Note (other than payments of qualified
stated interest) will generally be viewed first as payments of previously
accrued OID (to the extent thereof), with payments attributed first to the
earliest accrued OID, and then as payments of principal. Upon the receipt of an
amount attributable to OID (whether in connection with a payment of an amount
that is not qualified stated interest or the disposition of the OID Note), a
United States holder
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will recognize ordinary income or loss measured by the difference between the
amount received (translated into U.S. dollars at the spot rate of exchange on
the date of receipt or on the date of disposition of the OID Note, as the case
may be) and the amount accrued (using the spot rate of exchange applicable to
such previous accrual).
ACQUISITION PREMIUM. A United States holder that purchases an OID Note for
an amount less than or equal to the sum of all amounts payable on the OID Note
after the purchase date other than payments of qualified stated interest (the
"remaining redemption amount") but in excess of the OID Note's adjusted issue
price (any such excess being "acquisition premium") generally is permitted to
reduce the daily portions of OID by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
excess of the United States holder's adjusted tax basis in the OID Note
immediately after its purchase over the OID Note's adjusted issue price, and the
denominator of which is the excess of remaining redemption amount over the OID
Note's adjusted issue price.
Certain of the Notes may be subject to special redemption, repayment or
interest rate reset features, as indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Notes containing such features, in particular OID Notes, may be subject to
special rules that differ from the general rules discussed above. Accordingly,
purchasers of Notes with such features should carefully examine the applicable
Pricing Supplement and should consult their tax advisors with respect to such
Notes.
MARKET DISCOUNT
If a United States holder purchases a Note, other than a Short-Term Note (as
described below), for an amount that is less than the Note's stated redemption
price at maturity or, in the case of an OID Note, the Note's "revised issue
price" (I.E., the Note's issue price, increased by the amount of accrued OID),
the Note will be considered to have "market discount." The market discount rules
are subject to a DE MINIMIS rule similar to the rule relating to DE MINIMIS OID,
described above. Any gain recognized by the United States holder on the
disposition of Notes having market discount generally will be treated as
ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that accrued on the Note
while held by such United States holder. Alternatively, the United States holder
may elect to include market discount in income currently over the life of the
Note. Such an election will apply to market discount Notes acquired by the
United States holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to
which such election applies and is revocable only with the consent of the IRS.
Market discount will accrue on a straight-line basis unless the United States
holder elects to accrue the market discount on a constant-yield method. Such an
election will apply to the Note to which it is made and is irrevocable. Unless
the United States holder elects to include market discount in income on a
current basis, as described above, the United States holder could be required to
defer the deduction of a portion of the interest paid on any indebtedness
incurred or maintained to purchase or carry the Note.
Market discount on a Foreign Currency Note will be accrued by a United
States holder in the Specified Currency. The amount includible in income by a
United States holder in respect of such accrued market discount will be the U.S.
dollar value of the amount accrued, generally calculated at the spot rate of
exchange on the date that the Note is disposed of by the United States holder.
Any accrued market discount on a Foreign Currency Note that is currently
includible in income will be translated into U.S. dollars at the average
exchange rate for the accrual period (or portion thereof within the United
States holder's taxable year).
SHORT-TERM NOTES
The rules set forth above also will generally apply to Notes having
maturities of not more than one year from the date of issuance ("Short-Term
Notes"), but with certain modifications.
First, none of the interest on a Short-Term Note is treated as qualified
stated interest but instead is treated as part of the Short-Term Note's stated
redemption price at maturity, thereby giving rise to
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OID. Thus, all Short-Term Notes will be OID Notes. OID will be treated as
accruing on a Short-Term Note ratably, or at the election of a United States
holder, under a constant yield method.
Second, a United States holder of a Short-Term Note that uses the cash
method of tax accounting will generally not be required to include OID in
respect of the Short-Term Note in income on a current basis. Such a United
States holder may not be allowed to deduct all of the interest paid or accrued
on any indebtedness incurred or maintained to purchase or carry such Note until
the maturity of the Note or its earlier disposition in a taxable transaction. In
addition, such a United States holder will be required to treat any gain
realized on a disposition of the Note as ordinary income to the extent of the
holder's accrued OID with respect to the Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
United States holder of a Short-Term Note using the cash method of tax
accounting may elect to accrue OID into income on a current basis (in which case
the limitation on the deductibility of interest described above will not apply).
A United States holder using the accrual method of tax accounting generally will
be required to include OID on a Short-Term Note in income on a current basis.
Third, any United States holder of a Short-Term Note (whether using the cash
or accrual method of tax accounting) can elect to accrue the "acquisition
discount," if any, with respect to the Note on a current basis. If such an
election is made, the OID rules will not apply to the Note. Acquisition discount
is the excess of the Note's stated redemption price at maturity over the
holder's purchase price for the Note. Acquisition discount will be treated as
accruing ratably or, at the election of the United States holder, under a
constant-yield method based on daily compounding.
As described above, certain of the Notes may be subject to special
redemption features. These features may affect the determination of whether a
Note has a maturity of not more than one year and thus is a Short-Term Note.
Purchasers of Notes with such features should carefully examine the applicable
Pricing Supplement and should consult their tax advisors with respect to such
features.
NOTES PURCHASED AT A PREMIUM
A United States holder that purchases a Note for an amount in excess of the
remaining redemption amount will be considered to have purchased the Note at a
premium. Such holder may elect to amortize such premium (as an offset to
interest income), using a constant-yield method, over the remaining term of the
Note. Such election, once made, generally applies to all debt instruments held
or subsequently acquired by the United States holder on or after the first
taxable year to which the election applies and may be revoked only with the
consent of the IRS. A United States holder that elects to amortize such premium
must reduce its tax basis in a Note by the amount of the premium amortized
during its holding period. With respect to a United States holder that does not
elect to amortize bond premium, the amount of such premium will be included in
the United States holder's tax basis when the Note matures or is disposed of by
the United States holder. Amortizable bond premium in respect of a Foreign
Currency Note will be computed in the Specified Currency and will reduce
interest income in the Specified Currency. At the time amortized bond premium
offsets interest income, exchange gain or loss, which will be taxable as
ordinary income or loss, will be realized with respect to amortized bond premium
on such Note based on the difference between the spot rate of exchange on the
date or dates such premium is recovered through interest payments on the Note
and the spot rate of exchange on the date on which the United States holder
acquired the Note. See "Original Issue Discount--Acquisition Premium," above for
a Note purchased for an amount less than or equal to the remaining redemption
amount but in excess of the Note's adjusted issue price.
INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING
The Trustee will be required to file information returns with the IRS with
respect to payments made to certain United States holders of Notes. In addition,
certain United States holders may be
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subject to a 31 percent backup withholding tax in respect of such payments if
they do not provide their taxpayer identification numbers to the Trustee.
NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
Under current United States federal income tax law: (a) payment on a Note to
a holder who is not a United States holder (a "non-United States holder") will
not be subject to withholding of United States federal income tax, provided
that, (i) the holder does not actually or constructively own 10 percent or more
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and is not a
controlled foreign corporation related to the Company through stock ownership
and (ii) the beneficial owner provides a statement signed under penalties of
perjury that includes its name and address and certifies that it is a non-United
States holder in compliance with applicable requirements (or, with respect to
payments made after December 31, 1999, satisfies certain documentary evidence
requirements for establishing that it is a non-United States holder); (b) a
non-United States holder will not be subject to United States federal income tax
on gain realized on the disposition of the Note. Notwithstanding the above, a
Non-United States holder that is subject to United States federal income
taxation on a net income basis generally will be subject to the same rules to
which a United States holder is subject with respect to interest payments on a
Note and with respect to gain or loss realized or recognized on the disposition
of a Note. Special rules might also apply to a Non-United States holder that is
a qualified resident of a country with which the United States has an income tax
treaty.
United States information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax
will not apply to payments on a Note if the beneficial owner certifies its
non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury (or, with respect to payments made
after December 31, 1999, satisfies certain documentary evidence requirements for
establishing that it is a non-United States holder) or otherwise establishes an
exemption. Information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax will
not apply to any payment of the proceeds of the sale of a Note effected outside
the United States by a foreign office of a foreign "broker" (as defined in
applicable Treasury regulations), provided that such broker (i) derives less
than 50% of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States, (ii) is not a controlled foreign corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes and (iii) with respect to payments
made after December 31, 1999, is not a foreign partnership that, at any time
during its taxable year is 50% or more (by income or capital interest) owned by
United States holders or is engaged in the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
Payment of the proceeds of the sale of a Note effected outside the United States
by a foreign office of any other broker will not be subject to backup
withholding tax, but will be subject to information reporting requirements
unless such broker has documentary evidence in its records that the beneficial
owner is a non-United States person and certain other conditions are met, or the
beneficial owner otherwise establishes an exemption. Payment of the proceeds of
a sale of a Note by the U.S. office of a broker will be subject to information
reporting requirements and backup withholding tax unless the beneficial owner
certifies its non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise
establishes an exemption.
The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued final Treasury regulations
governing information reporting and the certification procedures regarding
withholding and backup withholding on certain amounts paid to non-United States
persons after December 31, 1999. Such regulations, among other things, may
change the certification procedures relating to the receipt by intermediaries of
payments on behalf of a beneficial owner of a Note. Prospective investors should
consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of such new Treasury
regulations on an investment in the Notes.
With respect to payments made after December 31, 1999, for purposes of
applying the rules set forth in the three preceding paragraphs to an entity that
is treated as fiscally transparent (e.g., a partnership or certain trusts) for
United States federal income tax purposes, the beneficial owner means each of
the ultimate beneficial owners of the entity.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Notes are being offered on a continuous basis by the Company through
(the "Agent"), which has agreed to use its reasonable efforts to
solicit orders to purchase Notes, pursuant to a distribution agreement (the
"Distribution Agreement") between the Company and the Agent, a form of which has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
Supplement forms a part. The Company will have the sole right to accept orders
to purchase Notes and may reject proposed purchases in whole or in part. The
Agent shall have the right, in its discretion reasonably exercised and without
notice to the Company, to reject any proposed purchase of Notes in whole or in
part. The Company reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offer
made by this Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying Prospectus or any Pricing
Supplement without notice. The Company will pay the Agent a commission of from
not more than .125% to not more than 3.000% of the principal amount of Notes
sold through it, depending upon the Stated Maturity.
The Company may also sell Notes at a discount to the Agent for its own
account or for resale to one or more purchasers at varying prices related to
prevailing market prices at the time of resale or, if set forth in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, at a fixed public offering price, as determined
by the Agent. After any initial public offering of Notes to be resold to
purchasers at a fixed public offering price, the public offering price and any
concession or discount may be changed. In addition, the Agent may offer Notes
purchased by it as principal to other dealers. Notes sold by the Agent to a
dealer may be sold at a discount and, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, such discount allowed will not be in excess of
the discount received by the Agent from the Company. Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable Pricing Supplement, any Note purchased by the Agent as
principal will be purchased at 100% of the principal amount or face amount
thereof less a percentage equal to the commission applicable to an agency sale
of a Note of identical maturity. The Agent may sell Notes that it has purchased
as principal to other dealers and such Notes may be sold at a discount which,
unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, will not exceed
the discount to be received by the Agent from the Company. The Company reserves
the right to sell Notes directly to investors on its own behalf and to enter
into agreements similar to the Distribution Agreement with other parties. No
commission will be payable nor will a discount be allowed on any sales made
directly by the Company.
No Note will have an established trading market when issued. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes will not be
listed on any securities exchange. The Agent may make a market in the Notes, but
the Agent is not obligated to do so and the Agent may discontinue any
market-making at any time without notice, at its sole discretion. There can be
no assurance of the existence or liquidity of a secondary market for any Notes,
or that the maximum amount of Notes will be sold.
The Agent, whether acting as agent or principal, may be deemed to be an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). The Company has agreed to indemnify the Agent against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to
payments that such Agent may be required to make in respect thereof and will
reimburse the Agent for certain legal and other expenses incurred by it in
connection with the offer and sale of the Notes.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, payment of
the purchase price of the Notes will be required to be made in immediately
available funds in New York City on the date of settlement.
Concurrently with the offering of Notes through the Agent as described
herein, the Company may issue other Securities pursuant to the Indenture
referred to in the Prospectus.
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The broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Company (each a "Broker-Dealer
Subsidiary") are members of the NASD and subsidiaries of the Company, and may
participate in offerings of the Notes. Accordingly, offerings of the Notes in
which Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries participate will conform with the requirements
set forth in Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the NASD.
This Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying Prospectus and the related
Pricing Supplement may be used by the Agent or other affiliates of the Company
in connection with offers and sales of the Notes offered hereby in market-making
transactions at negotiated prices related to prevailing market prices at the
time of sale. The Agent or such other affiliates may act as principal or agent
in such transactions.
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MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTES, SERIES A
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTES, SERIES A
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY
NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER
TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 15, 1998
PROSPECTUS
SECURITIES
CITIGROUP CAPITAL
% CAPITAL SECURITIES
$ LIQUIDATION AMOUNT
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY
CITIGROUP INC.
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A brief description of the % Capital Securities can be found under
"Summary Information-Q&A" in this Prospectus.
Application will be made to list the % Capital Securities on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. If approved for listing, we expect the % Capital
Securities will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. within 30
days after they are first issued.
WE URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY READ THE "RISK FACTORS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE
7, WHERE WE DESCRIBE SPECIFIC RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE % CAPITAL
SECURITIES, ALONG WITH THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEFORE YOU MAKE
YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR
INSURANCE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.
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Public offering price................................. $ $
Underwriting commissions to be paid by Citigroup
Inc................................................. (1) (1)
Proceeds to Citigroup Capital......................... $ $
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(1) Underwriting commissions of $ per Capital Security (or $ for all
% Capital Securities) will be paid by Citigroup Inc.; except that for
sales of 10,000 or more % Capital Securities to a single purchaser, the
commissions will be $ per Capital Security.
We expect that the % Capital Securities will be ready for delivery in
book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company on or about
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YOU SHOULD ONLY RELY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT, AND THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE NOT,
AUTHORIZED ANY OTHER PERSON TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION. IF ANYONE
PROVIDES YOU WITH DIFFERENT OR INCONSISTENT INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON
IT. WE ARE NOT, AND THE UNDERWRITERS ARE NOT, MAKING AN OFFER TO SELL THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. YOU
SHOULD ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION APPEARING IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS
INFORMATION WE PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, IS ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THIS
PROSPECTUS ONLY. OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
PROSPECTS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE THAT DATE.
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Summary Information-Q&A.................................................................................... 3
Risk Factors............................................................................................... 7
The Company................................................................................................ 10
Use of Proceeds............................................................................................ 10
Ratio of Income to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Income to Combined Fixed Charges Including Preferred Stock
Dividends................................................................................................ 11
Accounting Treatment....................................................................................... 11
Capitalization............................................................................................. 12
Description of the Capital Securities...................................................................... 13
Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities..................................................... 25
Description of Guarantee................................................................................... 33
Effect of Obligations Under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities and the Guarantee...................... 36
United States Federal Income Taxation...................................................................... 37
ERISA Considerations....................................................................................... 41
Underwriting............................................................................................... 43
Legal Matters.............................................................................................. 44
Experts.................................................................................................... 44
Available Information...................................................................................... 45
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference............................................................ 46
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SUMMARY INFORMATION-Q&A
The following information supplements, and should be read together with, the
information contained in other parts of this Prospectus. This summary highlights
selected information from this Prospectus to help you understand the % Capital
Securities (the "Capital Securities"). You should carefully read this Prospectus
to understand fully the terms of the Capital Securities as well as the tax and
other considerations that are important to you in making a decision about
whether to invest in the Capital Securities. You should pay special attention to
the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 7 of this Prospectus to determine
whether an investment in the Capital Securities is appropriate for you.
WHAT ARE THE CAPITAL SECURITIES?
Each Capital Security represents an undivided beneficial interest in the
assets of Citigroup Capital ("Citigroup Capital"). Each Capital Security will
entitle the holder to receive cash distributions as described in this
Prospectus. Citigroup Capital is offering Capital Securities at a
price of $ for each Capital Security.
WHO IS CITIGROUP CAPITAL?
Citigroup Capital is a Delaware business trust. Its principal place of
business is c/o Citigroup Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043, and
its telephone number is (212) 559-1000.
Citigroup Capital will sell its Capital Securities to the public and its
common securities (the "Common Securities") to Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.) ("Citigroup" or the "Company"). Citigroup Capital will use
the proceeds from these sales to buy a series of % junior subordinated
deferrable interest debentures due , 20 (the "Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities") from Citigroup with the same financial terms as the Capital
Securities. Citigroup will guarantee payments made on the Capital Securities to
the extent described below.
There are four trustees of Citigroup Capital (the "Citigroup Capital
Trustees"). Two of the trustees are employees or officers of Citigroup (the
"Regular Trustees"). The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as the Institutional
Trustee of Citigroup Capital and as Guarantee Trustee. Chase Manhattan Bank
Delaware will act as the Delaware Trustee of Citigroup Capital.
WHO IS CITIGROUP INC.?
Citigroup's businesses provide a broad range of financial services to
consumer and corporate customers around the world. Among these businesses are
Citibank, Commercial Credit, Primerica Financial Services, Salomon Smith Barney,
SSBC Asset Management, Travelers Life & Annuity and Travelers Property Casualty.
On October 8, 1998, the Company changed its name from Travelers Group Inc.
to Citigroup Inc. in connection with the merger of Citicorp into a newly formed,
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The mailing address of Citigroup's
principal executive office is 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043, and its
telephone number is (212) 559-1000.
WHEN WILL YOU RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITIES?
If you purchase the Capital Securities, you are entitled to receive
cumulative cash distributions at an annual rate of % of the liquidation amount
of $ per Capital Security. Distributions will accumulate from the date
Citigroup Capital issues the Capital Securities and will be paid in
arrears on of each year, beginning .
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WHEN CAN PAYMENT OF YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS BE DEFERRED?
So long as no event of default under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
has occurred and is continuing, Citigroup can, on one or more occasions, defer
interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities for up to
consecutive periods. A deferral of interest payments cannot extend,
however, beyond the maturity date of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
(which is , 20 ).
If Citigroup defers interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, Citigroup Capital will also defer distributions on the Capital
Securities. During this deferral period, distributions will continue to accrue
on the Capital Securities at an annual rate of % of the liquidation amount of
$ per Capital Security. Also, the deferred distributions will themselves accrue
interest at an annual rate of % (to the extent permitted by law). Once
Citigroup makes all interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, with accrued interest, it can again postpone interest payments on
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities if no event of default under the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities has occurred and is continuing.
During any period in which Citigroup defers interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities, Citigroup will not be permitted to (with limited
exceptions):
- pay a dividend or make any distributions on its capital stock or redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment on any of its capital
stock, or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing; or
- make an interest, principal or premium payment on, or repurchase or
redeem, any of its debt securities that rank equal with or junior to the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
If Citigroup defers payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, the Capital Securities will be treated as being issued with original
issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes. This means you
will be required to recognize interest income with respect to distributions and
include such amounts in your gross income for United States federal income tax
purposes even though you will not have received any cash distributions relating
to such interest income. See "United States Federal Income Taxation--Interest
Income and Original Issue Discount."
WHEN CAN CITIGROUP CAPITAL REDEEM THE CAPITAL SECURITIES?
Citigroup Capital must redeem all of the outstanding Capital Securities and
Common Securities (together, the "Trust Securities") when the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities are paid at maturity on , 20 . In addition,
if Citigroup redeems any Junior Subordinated Debt Securities before their
maturity, Citigroup Capital will use the cash it receives from the redemption to
redeem, on a pro rata basis, Capital Securities and Common Securities having a
combined liquidation amount equal to the principal amount of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities redeemed.
Citigroup can redeem some or all of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
before their maturity at 100% of their principal amount on one or more occasions
any time on or after , 20 . Citigroup also has the option to redeem, in
whole or in part, the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities at any time if certain
changes in tax, investment company or bank regulatory law occur and certain
other conditions are satisfied, as more fully described under "Description of
the Capital Securities-- Special Event Redemption." In any case, Citigroup will
pay accrued interest to the date of redemption. Prior to any such redemption,
Citigroup will obtain any required regulatory approvals.
WHAT IS CITIGROUP'S GUARANTEE OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES?
Citigroup will guarantee the Capital Securities based on:
- its obligations to make payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities;
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- its obligations under the Capital Securities Guarantee (the "Guarantee");
and
- its obligations under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of
Citigroup Capital (the "Declaration"), which sets forth the terms of the
Trust.
Citigroup has irrevocably guaranteed that if a payment on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities is made to Citigroup Capital but, for any reason,
Citigroup Capital does not make the corresponding distribution or redemption
payment to the holders of the Capital Securities, then Citigroup will make the
payments directly to the holders of the Capital Securities. To avoid a double
payment to a holder of the Capital Securities, if Citigroup makes a payment
under the Guarantee, the holder's right to receive the corresponding payment
from Citigroup Capital will automatically be surrendered to Citigroup.
Citigroup's obligations under the Guarantee are:
- subordinate and junior in right of payment to its other liabilities;
- equal in rank to its most senior current or future preferred stock and to
any current or future guarantee of preferred or preference stock of any of
its subsidiaries; and
- senior to its common stock.
WHEN COULD THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOU?
Citigroup has the right to dissolve Citigroup Capital at any time. Prior to
any such dissolution, Citigroup will obtain any required regulatory approvals.
If Citigroup terminates Citigroup Capital, Citigroup Capital will redeem the
Capital Securities by distributing the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to
holders of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities on a pro rata basis.
If the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed, Citigroup will use
it best efforts to list the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") (or any other exchange on which the Capital
Securities are then listed) in place of the Capital Securities.
WILL THE CAPITAL SECURITIES BE LISTED ON A STOCK EXCHANGE?
Application will be made to list the Capital Securities on the NYSE. If
approved for listing, we expect the Capital Securities will begin trading on the
NYSE within 30 days after they are first issued.
WILL HOLDERS OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES HAVE ANY VOTING RIGHTS?
Generally, the holders of the Capital Securities will not have any voting
rights. See "Description of the Capital Securities--Voting Rights."
IN WHAT FORM WILL THE CAPITAL SECURITIES BE ISSUED?
The Capital Securities will be represented by one or more global securities
that will be deposited with and registered in the name of The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC") or its nominee. This means that you will not receive a
certificate for your Capital Securities and that your broker will maintain your
position in the Capital Securities. Citigroup Capital expects that the Capital
Securities will be ready for delivery through DTC on or about .
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MORE INFORMATION?
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). You may
read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference rooms in
Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. SEC
filings are also available to the public from the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. If you would like
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additional information about our Company, please refer to the information under
"Available Information" below.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with
them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to other documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this Prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will
update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until our offering is
completed:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, as
amended;
(b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1998,
June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998; and
(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 1998, January 26, 1998,
February 17, 1998, April 6, 1998, April 8, 1998, April 20, 1998, June 1,
1998, July 20, 1998, August 18, 1998, August 31, 1998, October 8, 1998,
October 21, 1998, October 26, 1998, October 29, 1998, November 1, 1998
and November 13, 1998.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning us at the following address:
Treasurer
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53(rd) Street
New York, NY 10043
212-559-1000
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or
provided in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any
state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the
information in this Prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on
the front of the document.
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RISK FACTORS
Your investment in the Capital Securities will involve certain risks. You
should carefully consider the following discussion of risks, and the other
information in this Prospectus, before deciding whether an investment in the
Capital Securities is suitable for you.
CITIGROUP'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GUARANTEE AND THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT
SECURITIES ARE SUBORDINATED.
Citigroup's obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will
rank junior in priority of payment to all of Citigroup's senior indebtedness.
This means that Citigroup cannot make any payments on the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities if it defaults on a payment of senior indebtedness and does not
cure such default within the applicable grace period or if the senior
indebtedness becomes immediately due because of a default and has not yet been
paid in full. In addition, Citigroup's obligations under the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future
liabilities of Citigroup's subsidiaries.
Citigroup's obligations under the Guarantee will rank in priority of payment
as follows:
- subordinate and junior in right of payment to its other liabilities;
- equal in rank to its most senior current or future preferred stock and to
any current or future guarantee of preferred or preference stock of any of
its subsidiaries; and
- senior to its common stock.
This means that Citigroup cannot make any payments on the Guarantee if it
defaults on a payment on any of its other liabilities. In addition, in the event
of the bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of Citigroup, its assets would be
available to pay obligations under the Guarantee only after Citigroup made all
payments on its other liabilities.
Neither the Capital Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities nor
the Guarantee limit the ability of Citigroup and its subsidiaries to incur
additional indebtedness, including indebtedness that ranks senior in priority of
payment to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities and the Guarantee. See
"Description of Guarantee--Status of the Guarantee" and "Description of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities--Subordination."
THE GUARANTEE ONLY COVERS PAYMENTS IF CITIGROUP CAPITAL HAS CASH AVAILABLE.
The ability of Citigroup Capital to pay scheduled distributions on the
Capital Securities, the redemption price of the Capital Securities and the
liquidation amount of each Capital Security is solely dependent upon Citigroup
making the related payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities when due.
If Citigroup defaults on its obligations to pay principal or interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, Citigroup Capital will not have sufficient
funds to pay distributions, the redemption price or the liquidation amount of
each Capital Security. In those circumstances, you will not be able to rely upon
the Guarantee for payment of these amounts.
Instead, you:
- may directly sue Citigroup or seek other remedies to collect your pro rata
share of payments owed; or
- may rely on the Institutional Trustee to enforce Citigroup Capital's
rights under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
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DEFERRAL OF DISTRIBUTIONS WOULD HAVE TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR YOU AND MAY AFFECT THE
TRADING PRICE OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES.
So long as no event of default under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
has occurred and is continuing, Citigroup can, on one or more occasions, defer
interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities for up to
consecutive periods. If Citigroup defers interest payments on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, Citigroup Capital will defer distributions
on the Capital Securities during any deferral period. However, distributions
would still accumulate and such deferred distributions would themselves accrue
interest at the annual rate of % per annum (to the extent permitted by law).
If Citigroup defers payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, you will be required to recognize interest income for United States
federal income tax purposes (based on your pro rata share of the interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities held by Citigroup Capital) before you
receive any cash relating to such interest. In addition, you will not receive
such cash if you sold the Capital Securities before the end of any deferral
period or before the record date relating to distributions which are paid.
Citigroup has no current intention of deferring interest payments on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities and believes that such deferral is a remote
possibility. However, if Citigroup exercises its right in the future, the
Capital Securities may trade at a price that does not fully reflect the value of
accrued but unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. If you
sell the Capital Securities during an interest deferral period, you may not
receive the same return on investment as someone else who continues to hold the
Capital Securities. In addition, the existence of Citigroup's right to defer
payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may mean that
the market price for the Capital Securities (which represent an undivided
beneficial interest in the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities) may be more
volatile than other securities that do not have these rights.
See "United States Federal Income Taxation" for more information regarding
the tax consequences of purchasing, holding and selling the Capital Securities.
CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE REDEEMED AT ANY TIME IF CERTAIN CHANGES IN TAX,
INVESTMENT COMPANY OR BANK REGULATORY LAW OCCUR.
If certain changes in tax, investment company or bank regulatory law occur
and are continuing, and certain other conditions are satisfied, Citigroup has
the right to redeem, in whole or in part, the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities. Any such redemption will cause a mandatory redemption of Capital
Securities and Common Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be
redeemed within 90 days of the event at a redemption price equal to $ per
security plus any accrued and unpaid distributions. Prior to any such
redemption, Citigroup will obtain any required regulatory approvals. See
"Description of the Capital Securities--Distribution of the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities" and "--Special Event Redemption."
CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE REDEEMED AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY.
At the option of the Company, the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may be
redeemed, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, on or after
, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount to be redeemed
plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Prior to any such
redemption, Citigroup will obtain any required regulatory approvals. See
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities--Optional Redemption."
You should assume that the Company will exercise its redemption option if the
Company is able to refinance at a lower interest rate or it is otherwise in the
interest of the Company to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. If
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are redeemed, the Trust must redeem the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities having an aggregate liquidation
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities to be redeemed. See "Description of the Capital Securities--Mandatory
Redemption of Trust Securities."
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PENDING TAX LITIGATION MAY RESULT IN A CHANGE IN TAX LAW THAT WILL PERMIT THE
COMPANY TO REDEEM THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES.
It has been reported that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") recently
challenged another company's deduction for interest paid on a debt instrument
similar in some respects to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. Based on
available information, the Company and Citigroup Capital do not believe that
this challenge will affect the Company's ability to deduct interest payments on
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. However, you should be aware that
further developments favoring the IRS's challenge, or other unrelated
developments, could cause a Tax Event (as described in "Description of the
Capital Securities--Special Event Redemption"). Laws and regulations have also
been proposed in the past which, if adopted retroactively, could also cause a
Tax Event.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE AS TO THE MARKET PRICES FOR THE CAPITAL SECURITIES OR
THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Capital Securities
or the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities that may be distributed in exchange
for Capital Securities upon a termination of Citigroup Capital. Accordingly, the
Capital Securities that an investor may purchase, whether pursuant to the offer
made by this Prospectus or in the secondary market, or the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities that a holder of Capital Securities may receive upon a
termination of Citigroup Capital, may trade at a discount to the price that the
investor paid to purchase the Capital Securities offered by this Prospectus. As
a result of Citigroup's right to defer interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities, the market price of the Capital Securities (which
represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in Citigroup Capital, the
assets of which consist solely of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities) may
be more volatile than the market prices of other securities that are not subject
to such optional deferrals.
CITIGROUP MAY TERMINATE CITIGROUP CAPITAL AT ANY TIME.
Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, Citigroup has the
right to terminate Citigroup Capital at any time. If Citigroup decides to
exercise its right to terminate Citigroup Capital, Citigroup Capital will redeem
the Capital Securities and Common Securities by distributing the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities to holders of the Capital Securities and Common
Securities on a pro rata basis.
Under current United States federal income tax law, a distribution of Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities to you on the dissolution of Citigroup Capital
should not be a taxable event to you. However, if Citigroup Capital is
characterized for United States federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation at the time it is dissolved or if there is a change in
law, the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to you may be a
taxable event to you.
Citigroup has no current intention of causing the termination of Citigroup
Capital and the distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
Citigroup anticipates that it would consider exercising this right in the event
that expenses associated with maintaining Citigroup Capital were substantially
greater than currently expected, such as if certain changes in tax law,
investment company law or banking regulatory law occurred. Citigroup cannot
predict the other circumstances under which this right would be exercised.
Although Citigroup will use its best efforts to list the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities on the NYSE (or any other exchange on which the Capital
Securities are then listed) if they are distributed, we cannot assure you that
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be approved for listing or that a
trading market will exist for those securities.
YOU HAVE LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS.
You will have limited voting rights. In particular, subject to certain
exceptions, only Citigroup can elect or remove any of Citigroup Capital
Trustees. See "Description of the Capital Securities--Voting Rights."
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THE COMPANY
Citigroup's businesses provide a broad range of financial services to
consumer and corporate customers around the world. Among these businesses are
Citibank, Commercial Credit, Primerica Financial Services, Salomon Smith Barney,
SSBC Asset Management, Travelers Life & Annuity and Travelers Property Casualty.
On October 8, 1998, the Company changed its name from Travelers Group Inc.
to Citigroup Inc. in connection with the merger of Citicorp into a newly formed,
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company is a holding company and services its obligations primarily with
dividends and advances that it receives from subsidiaries. Certain subsidiaries'
dividend paying abilities are limited by certain covenant restrictions in credit
agreements and/or by regulatory requirements, including those imposed by federal
bank regulatory authorities, the insurance departments of a number of states,
and various capital requirements imposed by securities regulators. The Company
is also subject to certain capital requirements as a bank holding company. Each
of the Company's major operating subsidiaries finances its operations on a
stand-alone basis consistent with its capitalization and ratings.
Under longstanding policy of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, a bank holding company is expected to act as a source of financial
strength for its subsidiary banks and to commit resources to support such banks.
As a result of that policy, the Company may be required to commit resources to
its subsidiary banks in certain circumstances.
The principal office of the Company is located at 153 East 53rd Street, New
York, NY 10043, and its telephone number is (212) 559-1000.
USE OF PROCEEDS
All of the net proceeds from the sale of the Capital Securities will be
invested by Citigroup Capital in Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of the
Company. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities to Citigroup Capital for general corporate
purposes, principally to fund the business of its operating units and to fund
investments in, or extensions of credit or capital contributions to, its
subsidiaries and to lengthen the average maturity of liabilities, which may
include the reduction of short-term liabilities or the refunding of maturing
indebtedness. In order to fund its business, the Company expects to incur
additional indebtedness in the future. See "Capitalization."
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RATIO OF INCOME TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO
OF INCOME TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES INCLUDING PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth (i) the supplemental consolidated ratio of
income to fixed charges and (ii) the supplemental consolidated ratio of income
to combined fixed charges including preferred stock dividends of the Company for
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and for each of the five most recent
fiscal years, after giving retroactive effect to the merger with Citicorp on
October 8, 1998 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
NINE MONTHS ENDED -----------------------------------------------------
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
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Ratio of income to fixed charges (excluding interest
on deposits)...................................... 1.65 1.71 1.88 1.65 1.41 1.43
Ratio of income to fixed charges (including interest
on deposits)...................................... 1.39 1.43 1.51 1.39 1.25 1.25
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (excluding interest on
deposits)......................................... 1.62 1.66 1.80 1.56 1.34 1.37
Ratio of income to combined fixed charges including
preferred stock dividends (including interest on
deposits)......................................... 1.37 1.41 1.48 1.35 1.21 1.22
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ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
The financial statements of Citigroup Capital will be reflected in the
Company's consolidated financial statements with the Capital Securities
reflected in "Company or subsidiary obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred
securities of subsidiary trusts holding solely junior subordinated debt
securities of--Company."
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the supplemental consolidated capitalization
of the Company at September 30, 1998, after giving retroactive effect to the
merger with Citicorp on October 8, 1998 in a transaction accounted for as a
pooling of interests, and as adjusted to give effect to the issuance of the
Capital Securities.
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AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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OUTSTANDING AS ADJUSTED
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Debt:
Investment banking and brokerage borrowings.......................................... $ 16,128 $
Short-term borrowings................................................................ 19,492
Long-term debt....................................................................... 49,419
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Total debt......................................................................... 85,039
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Redeemable Preferred Stock--Series I................................................... 280
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Company or subsidiary obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of
subsidiary trusts holding solely junior subordinated debt securities of--
Company.............................................................................. 1,200
Subsidiaries......................................................................... 2,620
Stockholders' equity:
Capital stock at aggregate liquidation value......................................... 2,313
Common stock and additional paid-in capital (net of treasury stock).................. 5,031
Retained earnings.................................................................... 35,746
Accumulated other changes in equity from nonowner sources............................ 593
Unearned compensation................................................................ (593)
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Total stockholders' equity......................................................... 43,090
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Total capitalization................................................................... $ 132,229 $
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES
The Capital Securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration. The Declaration will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). The Institutional
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, will act as indenture trustee under the
Declaration for purposes of compliance with the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act. The terms of the Capital Securities will include those stated in
the Declaration and those made part of the Declaration by the Trust Indenture
Act. The following summary of the material terms and provisions of the Capital
Securities does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in
its entirety by reference to, the Declaration (a copy of which is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part), the
Business Trust Act of the State of Delaware (the "Trust Act") and the Trust
Indenture Act.
GENERAL
The Declaration authorizes the Regular Trustees to issue on behalf of
Citigroup Capital the Trust Securities, which represent undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of Citigroup Capital. All of the Common Securities will
be owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. The Common Securities rank
PARI PASSU, and payments will be made thereon on a PRO RATA basis, with the
Capital Securities, except that upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of a Declaration Event of Default, the rights of the holders of the Common
Securities to receive payment of periodic distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the
holders of the Capital Securities. The Declaration does not permit the issuance
by Citigroup Capital of any securities other than the Trust Securities or the
incurrence of any indebtedness by Citigroup Capital. Pursuant to the
Declaration, the Institutional Trustee will hold title to the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by Citigroup Capital for the benefit of
the holders of the Trust Securities. The payment of distributions out of money
held by Citigroup Capital, and payments upon redemption of the Capital
Securities or liquidation of Citigroup Capital out of money held by Citigroup
Capital, are guaranteed by the Company to the extent described under
"Description of Guarantee." The Guarantee will be held by The Chase Manhattan
Bank, the Guarantee Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Capital
Securities. The Guarantee does not cover payment of distributions when Citigroup
Capital does not have sufficient available funds to pay such distributions. In
such event, the remedy of a holder of Capital Securities is to (i) vote to
direct the Institutional Trustee to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights
under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities or (ii) if the failure of
Citigroup Capital to pay distributions is attributable to the failure of the
Company to pay interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities,
institute a proceeding directly against the Company for enforcement of payment
to such holder of the principal or interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount
of the Capital Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date
specified in the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. See "--Voting Rights."
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions on the Capital Securities will be fixed at a rate per annum of
% of the stated liquidation amount of $ per Capital Security. Distributions
not paid when due (or would be due, if not for any Extension Period or default
by the Company on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities) will themselves
accumulate additional interest at the annual rate of % thereof compounded
. The term "distribution" as used herein includes any such interest
payable unless otherwise stated. The amount of distributions payable for any
period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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Distributions on the Capital Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from
and including , and will be payable in arrears on
of each year, commencing . When, as and if available for payment,
distributions will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise
described below.
The distribution rate and the distribution payment dates and other payment
dates for the Capital Securities will correspond to the interest rate and
interest payment dates and other payment dates on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities.
The Company has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest
on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities by extending the interest payment
period from time to time on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities for an
Extension Period not exceeding consecutive interest periods during which
no interest shall be due and payable, PROVIDED, that no Extension Period may
extend beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. As a
consequence of the Company's extension of the interest payment period,
distributions on the Capital Securities would be deferred (though such
distributions would continue to accrue with interest thereon compounded ,
since interest would continue to accrue on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities) during any such extended interest payment period. In the event that
the Company exercises its right to extend the interest payment period, then (a)
the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions
with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its capital stock or make any guarantee payment with respect
thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares
of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract,
benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or
conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other
class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the
conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being
converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of
interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or
redeem, any debt securities issued by the Company which rank PARI PASSU with or
junior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The foregoing, however, will
not apply to any stock dividends paid by the Company where the dividend stock is
the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid. Prior to the
termination of any Extension Period, the Company may further extend such
Extension Period; PROVIDED, that such Extension Period, together with all such
previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed consecutive
interest periods; PROVIDED FURTHER, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. Upon the
termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the
Company may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
Consequently, there could be up to Extension Periods of varying lengths
throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. See "Description
of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities-- Interest" and "--Option to Extend
Interest Payment Period." The Regular Trustees shall give the holders of the
Capital Securities notice of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice
thereof from the Company. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities--Option To Extend Interest Payment Period." If distributions are
deferred, the deferred distributions and accrued interest thereon shall be paid
to holders of record of the Capital Securities as they appear on the books and
records of Citigroup Capital on the record date next following the termination
of such deferral period.
Distributions on the Capital Securities will be made on the dates payable to
the extent that Citigroup Capital has funds available for the payment of such
distributions in the Property Account. Citigroup Capital's funds available for
distribution to the holders of the Capital Securities will be limited to
payments received from the Company on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities." The payment of
distributions out of monies
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held by Citigroup Capital is guaranteed by the Company to the extent set forth
under "Description of Guarantee."
Distributions on the Capital Securities will be payable to the holders named
on the securities register of Citigroup Capital at the close of business on the
relevant record dates, which, as long as the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, will be one Business Day prior to the relevant payment
dates. Such distributions will be paid through the Institutional Trustee who
will hold amounts received in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
in the Property Account for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities.
Subject to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the
Declaration, each such payment will be made as described under "--Book-Entry
Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" below. In the event that the
Capital Securities do not continue to remain in book-entry only form, the
relevant record dates shall conform to the rules of any securities exchange on
which the Capital Securities are listed and, if none, the Regular Trustees shall
have the right to select relevant record dates, which shall be more than 14 days
but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates. In the event that any
date on which distributions are to be made on the Capital Securities is not a
Business Day, then payment of the distributions payable on such date will be
made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any
interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made
on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and
effect as if made on such record date. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other
than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York
City (in the State of New York) are permitted or required by any applicable law
to close.
MANDATORY REDEMPTION OF TRUST SECURITIES
The Capital Securities have no stated maturity date but will be redeemed
upon the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities or to the extent
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are redeemed. The Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities will mature on , 20 , and may be redeemed, in whole or in
part, at any time on or after , or at any time, in whole or in part,
in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a Tax Event, an Investment
Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event (as described under "Special Event
Redemption" below). See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities--Optional Redemption." Upon the maturity of the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities, the proceeds of the repayment thereof shall simultaneously be
applied to redeem all outstanding Trust Securities at the Redemption Price. Upon
the redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, whether in whole or
in part (either at the option of the Company or pursuant to a Tax Event, an
Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event), the proceeds from such
redemption shall simultaneously be applied to redeem Trust Securities having an
aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities so redeemed at the Redemption Price;
PROVIDED, that holders of Trust Securities shall be given not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice of such redemption. In the event that fewer than all
of the outstanding Capital Securities are to be redeemed, the Capital Securities
will be redeemed PRO RATA as described under "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company" below.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an opinion
of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters
(a "Dissolution Tax Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to or
change in an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory
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determination on or after the date of this Prospectus), in either case after the
date of this Prospectus, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i)
Citigroup Capital would be subject to United States federal income tax with
respect to income accrued or received on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, (ii) interest payable to Citigroup Capital on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by
the Company for United States federal income tax purposes or (iii) Citigroup
Capital would be subject to more than a DE MINIMIS amount of other taxes, duties
or other governmental charges.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel experienced
in practicing under the 1940 Act (as defined herein) to the effect that, as a
result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change in
interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body,
court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"),
there is more than an insubstantial risk that Citigroup Capital is or will be
considered an "investment company" which is required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), which Change in
1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of this Prospectus.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based on an
opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of this Prospectus, there is more than an insubstantial
risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I Capital of
Citigroup or any bank holding company of which Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its
equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines or policies of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or its successor as Citigroup's
primary federal banking regulator.
Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if a Tax Event, an
Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event (each, a "Special Event")
shall occur and be continuing, the Company shall have the right, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, in whole or in part, for cash within 90 days following the
occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such redemption, Trust
Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities so redeemed shall be redeemed
by Citigroup Capital at the Redemption Price on a PRO RATA basis; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if at the time there is available to the Company or Citigroup
Capital the opportunity to eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special
Event by taking some ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an
election or pursuing some other similar reasonable measure that will have no
adverse effect on Citigroup Capital, the Company or the holders of the Trust
Securities, then the Company or Citigroup Capital will pursue such measure in
lieu of redemption.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Citigroup will have the right at any time to dissolve Citigroup Capital and,
after satisfaction of the liabilities of creditors of Citigroup Capital as
provided by applicable law, to cause Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be
distributed to the holders of the Capital Securities in an aggregate stated
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities then outstanding. Prior to any such dissolution, Citigroup will
obtain any required regulatory approvals.
If the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be listed on the NYSE or on such other
exchange as the Capital Securities are then listed.
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After the date for any distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
upon dissolution of Citigroup Capital, (i) the Capital Securities will no longer
be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) the securities depositary or its nominee, as
the record holder of the Capital Securities, will receive a registered global
certificate or certificates representing the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
to be delivered upon such distribution, and (iii) any certificates representing
Capital Securities not held by the Depositary or its nominee will be deemed to
represent Junior Subordinated Debt Securities having an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest
rate identical to the distribution rate of, and with accrued and unpaid interest
equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, such Capital Securities until such
certificates are presented to the Company or its agent for transfer or
reissuance.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for either the Capital
Securities or the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities that may be distributed in
exchange for the Capital Securities if a dissolution and liquidation of
Citigroup Capital were to occur. Accordingly, the Capital Securities that an
investor may purchase, whether pursuant to the offer made hereby or in the
secondary market, or the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities that an investor
may receive if a dissolution and liquidation of Citigroup Capital were to occur,
may trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase the
Capital Securities offered hereby.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
Citigroup Capital may not redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Capital
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid distributions have been paid on all
Capital Securities for all distribution periods terminating on or prior to
the date of redemption.
If Citigroup Capital gives a notice of redemption in respect of the Capital
Securities (which notice will be irrevocable), then, by 12:00 noon, New York
City time, on the redemption date, and if the Company has paid to the
Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related
redemption or maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the
Institutional Trustee will irrevocably deposit with the Depositary (as defined
below) funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give the
Depositary irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to
the holders of the Capital Securities. See "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company." If notice of redemption shall have been given and
funds deposited as required, then, immediately prior to the close of business on
the date of such deposit, distributions will cease to accrue and all rights of
holders of Capital Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the
right of the holders of such Capital Securities to receive the Redemption Price
but without interest on such Redemption Price. In the event that any date fixed
for redemption of Capital Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day
that is a Business Day (without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year,
such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the
event that payment of the Redemption Price in respect of Capital Securities is
improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by Citigroup Capital, or by
the Company pursuant to the Guarantee, distributions on such Capital Securities
will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate from the original redemption
date to the date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be
considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the
Redemption Price.
In the event that fewer than all of the outstanding Capital Securities are
to be redeemed, the Capital Securities will be redeemed in accordance with the
Depositary's standard procedures. See "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company."
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Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation,
United States federal securities laws), the Company or its subsidiaries may at
any time, and from time to time, purchase outstanding Capital Securities by
tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up or termination of Citigroup Capital (each a "Liquidation"), the
holders of the Capital Securities will be entitled to receive out of the assets
of Citigroup Capital, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors,
distributions in an amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation
amount of $ per Capital Security plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon
to the date of payment (the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection
with such Liquidation, Junior Subordinated Debt Securities in an aggregate
stated principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of,
with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and with accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, the Capital
Securities outstanding at such time have been distributed on a PRO RATA basis to
the holders of such Capital Securities. See "--Distribution of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities."
If, upon any such Liquidation, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only
in part because Citigroup Capital has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by Citigroup Capital on the Capital Securities shall be paid on a PRO RATA
basis. The holders of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive
distributions upon any such Liquidation PRO RATA with the holders of the Capital
Securities, except that if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing the Capital Securities shall have a preference over the Common
Securities with regard to such distributions.
Pursuant to the Declaration, Citigroup Capital shall terminate (i) on
, 20 , the expiration of the term of the Trust, (ii) upon the
bankruptcy of the Company or the holder of the Common Securities, (iii) upon the
filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the
holder of the Common Securities or the Company, the filing of a certificate of
cancellation with respect to Citigroup Capital, or the revocation of the charter
of the holder of the Common Securities or the Company and the expiration of 90
days after the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof, (iv) upon the
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to holders of Capital
Securities upon exercise of the Company's right to dissolve Citigroup Capital at
any time and distribute Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to holders of
Capital Securities, (v) upon the entry of a decree of a judicial dissolution of
the holder of the Common Securities, the Company or Citigroup Capital, or (vi)
upon the redemption of all the Trust Securities.
DECLARATION EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under the Indenture (an "Indenture Event of Default")
constitutes an event of default under the Declaration with respect to the Trust
Securities (a "Declaration Event of Default"); PROVIDED, that pursuant to the
Declaration the holder of the Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any Declaration Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities until all
Declaration Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until such Declaration Events of Default
with respect to the Capital Securities have been so cured, waived, or otherwise
eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on
behalf of the holders of the Capital Securities and only the holders of the
Capital Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional Trustee with
respect to certain matters under the Declaration, and therefore the Indenture.
In the event that any Declaration Event of Default with respect to the Capital
Securities is waived by the holders of the Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration, the holders of Common Securities pursuant to the Declaration have
agreed that such waiver also constitutes a waiver of such Declaration Event of
Default with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes
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under the Declaration without any further act, vote or consent of the holders of
Common Securities. See "--Voting Rights."
If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities, any holder of Capital Securities may directly
institute a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities without first
instituting any legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other
person or entity. If a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Company to pay
interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities on the date
such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption,
the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may also directly
institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder of the
principal of or interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities without first (i) directing the
Institutional Trustee to enforce the terms of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce
the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities. In connection with such Direct Action, the Company will be
subrogated to the rights of such holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the Company to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action. Consequently, the Company will be
entitled to payment of amounts that a holder of Capital Securities receives in
respect of an unpaid distribution that resulted in the bringing of a Direct
Action to the extent that such holder receives or has already received full
payment with respect to such unpaid distribution from Citigroup Capital. The
holders of Capital Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other
remedy available to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
Upon the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default, the Institutional
Trustee as the sole holder of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will have
the right under the Indenture to declare the principal of and interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be immediately due and payable. The
Company and Citigroup Capital are each required to file annually with the
Institutional Trustee an officers' certificate as to its compliance with all
conditions and covenants under the Declaration.
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as described in this Prospectus under "Description of
Guarantee--Modification of Guarantee; Assignment," and except as provided under
the Trust Act, the Trust Indenture Act and as otherwise required by law and the
Declaration, the holders of the Capital Securities will have no voting rights.
Subject to the requirement of the Institutional Trustee obtaining a tax
opinion in certain circumstances set forth in the last sentence of this
paragraph, the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, to (i) direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, (ii)
waive any past Indenture Event of Default that is waivable under Section 5.13 of
the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that
the principal of all the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities shall be due and
payable, or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities where such consent shall be
required; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture
would require the consent or act of holders of more than a majority in principal
amount of the Junior
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Subordinated Debt Securities (a "Super Majority") affected thereby, only the
holders of at least such Super Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities may direct the Institutional Trustee to give such consent or
take such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, any record holder of Capital Securities
may directly institute a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce the
Institutional Trustee's rights under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee
or any other person or entity. The Institutional Trustee shall notify all
holders of the Capital Securities of any notice of default received from the
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. Such
notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also constitutes a
Declaration Event of Default. Except with respect to directing the time, method
and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of
a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that, as a result of such action, Citigroup Capital will not fail to
be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, is required under the Indenture with
respect to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the holders of the
Trust Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and
shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as
directed by a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities voting
together as a single class; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that where any amendment,
modification or termination under the Indenture would require the consent of a
Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the
direction of the holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Trust Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
outstanding. The Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any
such action in accordance with the directions of the holders of the Trust
Securities unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a
nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the
effect that for United States federal income tax purposes Citigroup Capital will
not be classified as other than a grantor trust.
A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Institutional Trustee at
the direction of the holders of the Capital Securities will constitute a waiver
of the corresponding Declaration Event of Default.
Any required approval or direction of holders of Capital Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of holders of Capital Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the holders of Trust Securities or pursuant to
written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at
which holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon
which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to be mailed to
each holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will include a
statement setting forth the following information: (i) the date of such meeting
or the date by which such action is to be taken; (ii) a description of any
resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such holders are
entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent is sought; and
(iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents. No vote or consent
of the holders of Capital Securities will be required for Citigroup Capital to
redeem and cancel Capital Securities or distribute Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities in accordance with the Declaration.
Notwithstanding that holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Capital
Securities that are owned at such time by the Company or any entity directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect
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common control with, the Company, shall not be entitled to vote or consent and
shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if such Capital
Securities were not outstanding.
The procedures by which holders of Capital Securities may exercise their
voting rights are described below. See "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company."
Except in certain circumstances, holders of the Capital Securities will have
no rights to appoint or remove the Citigroup Trustees, who may be appointed,
removed or replaced solely by the Company as the indirect or direct holder of
all of the Common Securities.
MODIFICATION OF THE DECLARATION
The Declaration may be modified and amended if approved by the Regular
Trustees (and in certain circumstances the Institutional Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee), PROVIDED, that, if any proposed amendment provides for, or
the Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust
Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise or (ii)
the dissolution, winding-up or termination of Citigroup Capital other than
pursuant to the terms of the Declaration, then the holders of the Trust
Securities voting together as a single class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount
of the Trust Securities affected thereby; PROVIDED, that, if any amendment or
proposal referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect only the Capital
Securities or the Common Securities, then only holders of the affected class
will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or
proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of holders of a
majority in liquidation amount of such class of Trust Securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to
the Declaration if such amendment or modification would (i) cause Citigroup
Capital to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as other
than a grantor trust, (ii) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of
the Institutional Trustee or (iii) cause Citigroup Capital to be deemed an
"investment company" which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act.
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS OR AMALGAMATIONS
Citigroup Capital may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety, to any corporation or other body except as
described below. Citigroup Capital may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees
and without the consent of the holders of the Trust Securities, consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such
under the laws of any State; PROVIDED, that (i) such successor entity either (x)
expressly assumes all of the obligations of Citigroup Capital under the Trust
Securities or (y) substitutes for the Capital Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Trust Securities (the "Successor
Securities"), so long as the Successor Securities rank the same as the Trust
Securities rank with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation,
redemption and otherwise, (ii) the Company expressly acknowledges a trustee of
such successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the Institutional
Trustee, in its capacity as the holder of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, (iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any
national securities exchange or with another organization on which the Capital
Securities are then listed or quoted, (iv) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Capital Securities (including any
Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical
rating organization, (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders
of the Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of the holders' interest in the
new entity), (vi) such
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successor entity has a purpose identical to that of Citigroup Capital, (vii)
prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, Citigroup
Capital has received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
to Citigroup Capital experienced in such matters to the effect that, (A) such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not adversely affect the
rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Trust Securities
(including any Successor Securities) in any material respect (other than with
respect to any dilution of the holders' interest in the new entity), and (B)
following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, neither
Citigroup Capital nor such successor entity will be required to register as an
"investment company" under the 1940 Act; and (viii) the Company guarantees the
obligations of such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to
the extent provided by the Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Citigroup
Capital shall not, except with the consent of holders of 100% in liquidation
amount of the Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
be replaced by any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters, such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause Citigroup Capital
or the Successor Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for
United States federal income tax purposes.
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY ISSUANCE--THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will act as securities depositary for
the Capital Securities. The Capital Securities will be issued only as
fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's
nominee). One or more fully-registered global Capital Securities certificates,
representing the total aggregate number of Capital Securities, will be issued
and will be deposited with DTC. This means that Citigroup Capital will not issue
certificates to the purchasers for the Capital Securities.
The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities
take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair
the ability to transfer beneficial interests in the global Capital Securities as
represented by a global certificate.
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). DTC holds securities that its
participants ("Participants") deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the
settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and
pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry
changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain
other organizations ("Direct Participants"). DTC is owned by a number of its
Direct Participants and by the NYSE and The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group. Access to
the DTC system is also available to others, such as securities brokers and
dealers, banks and trust companies that clear transactions through or maintain a
direct or indirect custodial relationship with a Direct Participant either
directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The rules applicable to DTC
and its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Purchases of Capital Securities within the DTC system must be made by or
through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Capital
Securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of
each Capital Security ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the
Direct and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive
written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are
expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions,
as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect
Participants through which the Beneficial Owners purchased Capital Securities.
Transfers of ownership
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interests in the Capital Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on
the books of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial
Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in
the Capital Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system
for the Capital Securities is discontinued.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all the Capital Securities deposited by
Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC's nominee, Cede & Co.
The deposit of Capital Securities with DTC and their registration in the name of
Cede & Co. effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the
actual Beneficial Owners of the Capital Securities. DTC's records reflect only
the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Capital
Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The
Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on
behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct
Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by
arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements
that may be in effect from time to time.
Any redemption notices will be sent by Citigroup Capital to Cede & Co. DTC
will then inform the Direct Participants, who will then contact the Beneficial
Owners. If less than all of the Capital Securities are being redeemed, DTC will
reduce the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such Capital
Securities in accordance with its procedures.
Although voting with respect to the Capital Securities is limited, in those
cases where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself consent
or vote with respect to Capital Securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC
would mail an Omnibus Proxy to Citigroup Capital as soon as possible after the
record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co. consenting or voting rights to
those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Capital Securities are credited
on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy). The
Company and Citigroup Capital believe that the arrangements among DTC, Direct
and Indirect Participants, and Beneficial Owners will enable the Beneficial
Owners to exercise rights equivalent in substance to the rights that can be
directly exercised by a holder of a beneficial interest in Citigroup Capital.
Distribution payments on the Capital Securities will be made to DTC. DTC's
practice is to credit Direct Participants' accounts on the relevant payment date
in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC
has reason to believe that it will not receive payments on such payment date.
Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing
instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for
the account of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and such
payments will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC,
Citigroup Capital or the Company, subject to any statutory or regulatory
requirements to the contrary that may be in effect from time to time. Payment of
distributions to DTC is the responsibility of Citigroup Capital, disbursement of
such payments to Direct Participants is the responsibility of DTC, and
disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of
Direct and Indirect Participants.
Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner in a global Capital Security
certificate will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Capital
Securities. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of
DTC to exercise any rights under the Capital Securities.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with
respect to the Capital Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to
Citigroup Capital. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor
securities depositary is not obtained, Capital Securities certificates are
required to be printed and delivered. Additionally, the Regular Trustees (with
the consent of the Company) may decide to discontinue use of the system of
book-entry transfers through DTC (or any
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successor depositary) with respect to the Capital Securities. In that event,
certificates for the Capital Securities will be printed and delivered.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system
has been obtained from sources that the Company and Citigroup Capital believe to
be reliable, but neither the Company nor Citigroup Capital takes responsibility
for the accuracy thereof.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
The Institutional Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with respect
to the Trust Securities, undertakes to perform only such duties as are
specifically set forth in the Declaration and, after such a default, shall
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the
conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Institutional
Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the
Declaration at the request of any holder of Capital Securities, unless offered
reasonable indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of
Capital Securities will not be required to offer such indemnity in the event
such holders, by exercising their voting rights, direct the Institutional
Trustee to take any action following a Declaration Event of Default.
PAYING AGENT
In the event that the Capital Securities do not remain in book-entry only
form, the following provisions will apply:
The Institutional Trustee will act as paying agent and may designate an
additional or substitute paying agent at any time.
Registration of transfers of Capital Securities will be effected without
charge by or on behalf of Citigroup Capital, but upon payment (with the giving
of such indemnity as Citigroup Capital or the Company may require) in respect of
any tax or other government charges that may be imposed in relation to it.
Citigroup Capital will not be required to register or cause to be registered
the transfer of Capital Securities after such Capital Securities have been
called for redemption.
GOVERNING LAW
The Declaration and the Capital Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Regular Trustees are authorized and directed to operate Citigroup
Capital in such a way so that Citigroup Capital will not be required to register
as an "investment company" under the 1940 Act or be characterized as other than
a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. The Company is
authorized and directed to conduct its affairs so that the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities will be treated as indebtedness of the Company for United States
federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Company and the Regular
Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable
law, the certificate of trust of Citigroup Capital or the certificate of
incorporation of the Company, that each of the Company and the Regular Trustees
determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable to achieve such end,
as long as such action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of
the Capital Securities or vary the terms thereof.
Holders of the Capital Securities have no preemptive rights.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Set forth below is a description of the specific terms of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities in which Citigroup Capital will invest the proceeds
from the issuance and sale of the Trust Securities. The following description
does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to, the Indenture, dated as of October 7, 1996 (as
supplemented, the "Indenture"), between the Company and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), the form of which is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part; and
the Trust Indenture Act. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in
the Indenture. Wherever particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture
are referred to, such sections or defined terms are incorporated herein by
reference as part of the statement made, and the statement qualified in its
entirety by such reference.
Under certain circumstances involving the dissolution of Citigroup Capital,
subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities will be distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities in
liquidation of Citigroup Capital. See "Description of the Capital Securities--
Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
If the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities, the Company will use its best efforts to have the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities listed on the NYSE or on such other national
securities exchange or similar organization on which the Capital Securities are
then listed or quoted.
GENERAL
The Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued as unsecured debt
under the Indenture. The Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be limited in
aggregate principal amount to approximately $ , such amount being the sum
of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Capital Securities and the
capital contributed by the Company to Citigroup Capital in exchange for the
Common Securities (the "Citigroup Payment"). (Section 3.1)
The Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are not subject to a sinking fund
provision. The entire principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities will mature and become due and payable, together with any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon including Compound Interest (as defined herein) and
Additional Interest (as defined herein), if any, on , 20 .
If Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to holders of Capital
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in Citigroup Capital, such
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will initially be issued in the form of one
or more Global Securities (as defined under "Book-Entry and Settlement" below).
As described herein, under certain limited circumstances, Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities may be issued in certificated form in exchange for a Global
Security. See "Book-Entry and Settlement" below. In the event that Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities are issued in certificated form, such Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities will be in denominations of $ and integral
multiples thereof and may be transferred or exchanged at the offices described
below. Payments on Junior Subordinated Debt Securities issued as a Global
Security will be made to DTC, to a successor depositary or, in the event that no
depositary is used, to a Paying Agent for the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities. In the event Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are issued in
certificated form, principal and interest will be payable, the transfer of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be registrable and Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities will be exchangeable for Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of
other denominations of a like aggregate principal amount at the corporate trust
office of the Indenture Trustee in New York, New York; PROVIDED, that payment of
interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address
of the persons entitled thereto.
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The Company does not intend to issue and sell the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities to any purchasers other than Citigroup Capital.
There are no covenants or provisions in the Indenture that would afford the
holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities protection in the event of a
highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar
transaction involving the Company that may adversely affect such holders.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Indenture provides that the Company will not consolidate with or merge
into any other corporation or convey, transfer or lease its assets substantially
as an entirety unless (a) the successor is a corporation organized in the United
States and expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on all Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
issued thereunder and the performance of every other covenant of the Indenture
on the part of the Company and (b) immediately thereafter no Event of Default
and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an
Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing. Upon any such
consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, the successor corporation shall
succeed to and be substituted for the Company under the Indenture and thereafter
the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under the Indenture and the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. (Sections 8.1
and 8.2)
SUBORDINATION
The Indenture provides that the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are
subordinated and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness (as
defined below) of the Company. This means that no payment of principal
(including redemption payments), premium, if any, or interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities may be made if (i) any Senior Indebtedness of the
Company has not been paid when due and any applicable grace period with respect
to such default has ended and such default has not been cured or waived or
ceased to exist, or (ii) the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company
has been accelerated because of a default. Upon any distribution of assets of
the Company to creditors upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or
reorganization, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other proceedings, all principal, premium, if any, and interest
due or to become due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Company must be paid in
full before the holders of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are entitled to
receive or retain any payment. Upon satisfaction of all claims related to all
Senior Indebtedness of the Company then outstanding, the rights of the holders
of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be subrogated to the rights of
the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to receive payments or
distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are paid in full.
The term "Senior Indebtedness" means, with respect to the Company, (i) the
principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of such
obligor for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by securities, notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments issued by such obligor, (ii) all
capital lease obligations of such obligor, (iii) all obligations of such obligor
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional
sale obligations of such obligor and all obligations of such obligor under any
conditional sale or title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business), (iv) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such obligor in respect of any letters of credit,
banker's acceptance, security purchase facilities or similar credit
transactions, (v) all obligations in respect of interest rate swap, cap or other
agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements,
currency future or option contracts and other similar agreements, (vi) all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above of other
persons for the payment of which such obligor is responsible or
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liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise and (vii) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above of other persons secured by any
lien on any property or asset of such obligor (whether or not such obligation is
assumed by such obligor), except for (1) any such indebtedness that is by its
terms subordinated to or PARI PASSU with the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
and (2) any indebtedness between or among such obligor or its affiliates,
including all other debt securities and guarantees in respect of those debt
securities, issued to (a) any other Citigroup Trust or a trustee of such trust
and (b) any other trust, or a trustee of such trust, partnership or other entity
affiliated with the Company that is a financing vehicle of the Company (a
"financing entity") in connection with the issuance by such financing entity of
preferred securities or other securities guaranteed by the Company pursuant to
an instrument that ranks PARI PASSU with, or junior to, the Guarantee. Such
Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and be entitled to
the benefits of the subordination provisions irrespective of any amendment,
modification or waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness.
The Indenture does not limit the aggregate amount of Senior Indebtedness
that may be issued by the Company.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, the Company shall
have the right to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, in whole or in
part, from time to time, on or after , or at any time in certain
circumstances upon the occurrence of a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or
a Regulatory Capital Event, as described under "Description of the Capital
Securities--Special Event Redemption," upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be
redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest, including Additional Interest (as
defined herein), if any, to the redemption date. If a partial redemption of the
Capital Securities resulting from a partial redemption of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities would result in the delisting of the Capital
Securities, the Company may only redeem the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
in whole. (Section 11.2)
INTEREST
Each Junior Subordinated Debt Security shall bear interest at the annual
rate of %, from and including the original date of issuance, payable in
arrears on of each year (each an "Interest Payment Date"),
commencing to the person in whose name such Junior Subordinated Debt
Security is registered, subject to certain exceptions, at the close of business
on the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date. In the event the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the Company shall have the right to select record dates, which shall
be more than 14 days but less than 60 days prior to the Interest Payment Date.
The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for
any period shorter than a full period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month.
In the event that any date on which interest is payable on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business
Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay),
except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, then
such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each
case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
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OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
The Company can defer interest payments by extending the interest payment
period for a period not exceeding consecutive periods, PROVIDED, that no
Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, at the end of which Extension Period, the Company shall pay all
interest then accrued and unpaid (including any Additional Interest) together
with interest thereon compounded at the rate specified for the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities to the extent permitted by applicable law
("Compound Interest"); PROVIDED FURTHER, that during any such Extension Period,
(a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions
with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its capital stock or make any guarantee payment with respect
thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares
of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract,
benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or
conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other
class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the
conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being
converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of
interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or
redeem, any debt securities issued by the Company which rank PARI PASSU with or
junior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The foregoing, however, will
not apply to any stock dividends paid by the Company where the dividend stock is
the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid. Prior to the
termination of any Extension Period, the Company may further defer payments of
interest by extending such Extension Period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
Extension Period, including all such previous and further extensions, may not
exceed consecutive interest periods (including the interest period
in which notice of such Extension Period (as described below) is given);
PROVIDED FURTHER, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. Upon the termination of any Extension
Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the Company may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the terms set forth in this section. No interest
during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, shall be due and payable.
The Company has no present intention of exercising its right to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period on the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities. If the Institutional Trustee shall be the sole holder of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the Company shall give the Regular Trustees
and the Institutional Trustee notice of its selection of such Extension Period
one Business Day prior to the earlier of (i) the date distributions on the
Capital Securities would be payable, if not for such Extension Period, or (ii)
the date the Regular Trustees are required to give notice to the New York Stock
Exchange (or other applicable self-regulatory organization) or to holders of the
Capital Securities of the record date or the date such distribution would be
payable, if not for such Extension Period, but in any event one Business Day
prior to such record date. The Regular Trustees shall give notice of the
Company's selection of such Extension Period to the holders of the Capital
Securities. If the Institutional Trustee shall not be the sole holder of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the Company shall give the holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities notice of its selection of such Extension
Period ten Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date or (ii) the date upon which the Company is required to
give notice to the New York Stock Exchange (or other applicable self-regulatory
organization) or to holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of the
record or payment date of such related interest payment. (Sections 13.1 and
13.2)
ADDITIONAL INTEREST
If at any time Citigroup Capital is required to pay any taxes, duties,
assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding
taxes) imposed by the United States, or any other taxing authority, then the
Company will be required to pay additional interest ("Additional Interest")
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on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The amount of any Additional
Interest will be an amount sufficient so that the net amounts received and
retained by Citigroup Capital after paying any such taxes, duties, assessments
or other governmental charges will be not less than the amounts Citigroup
Capital would have received had no such taxes, duties, assessments or other
governmental charges been imposed.
INDENTURE EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Indenture provides that the following are Events of Default with respect
to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities: (a) default in the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Junior Subordinated Debt Security at
its maturity; (b) default for 30 days in the payment of any installment of
interest on any Junior Subordinated Debt Security; (c) default for 90 days after
written notice in the performance of any other covenant in respect of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities; (d) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization, or court appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of the
Company; and (e) any other Event of Default provided in the applicable
resolution of the Board of Directors or supplemental indenture under which the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are issued. The Indenture Trustee may
withhold notice to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of any
default with respect thereto (except in the payment of principal, premium or
interest) if it considers such withholding to be in the interests of such
holders. (Section 5.1)
If any Indenture Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities,
will have the right to declare the principal of and the interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities (including any Compound Interest and Additional
Interest, if any) and any other amounts payable under the Indenture to be
forthwith due and payable and to enforce its other rights as a creditor with
respect to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. (Section 5.2) An Indenture
Event of Default also constitutes a Declaration Event of Default. The holders of
Capital Securities in certain circumstances have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee to exercise its rights as the holder of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities. See "Description of the Capital
Securities--Declaration Events of Default" and "--Voting Rights."
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Declaration Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the
Company to pay interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable, the Company
acknowledges that, in such event, a holder of Capital Securities may institute a
Direct Action for payment on or after the respective due date specified in the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The Company may not amend the Indenture to
remove the foregoing right to bring a Direct Action without the prior written
consent of all of the holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital.
Notwithstanding any payment made to such holder of Capital Securities by the
Company in connection with a Direct Action, the Company shall remain obligated
to pay the principal of or interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
held by Citigroup Capital or the Institutional Trustee of Citigroup Capital, and
the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of such Capital
Securities with respect to payments on the Capital Securities to the extent of
any payments made by the Company to such holder in any Direct Action. The
holders of Capital Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other
remedy available to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
(Sections 5.7 and 5.8)
MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
Modifications and amendments to the Indenture may be made by the Company and
the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities at the time outstanding,
PROVIDED, that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the
Holder of each Junior Subordinated Debt Security affected thereby: (i) modify
the terms of payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on; or (ii)
reduce the percentage of
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Holders of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities necessary to modify or amend the
Indenture or waive compliance by the Company with any covenant or past default,
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are held by
Citigroup Capital or a trustee of Citigroup Capital, such supplemental indenture
shall not be effective until the holders of a majority in liquidation preference
of Trust Securities of Citigroup Capital shall have consented to such
supplemental indenture; PROVIDED FURTHER, that if the consent of the Holder of
each outstanding Junior Subordinated Debt Security is required, such
supplemental indenture shall not be effective until each holder of the Trust
Securities of Citigroup Capital shall have consented to such supplemental
indenture. (Section 9.2)
DISCHARGE AND DEFEASANCE
The Company may discharge all of its obligations (except those set forth
below) to holders of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities issued under the
Indenture, which Junior Subordinated Debt Securities have not already been
delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation and which either have become
due and payable or are by their terms due and payable within one year (or are to
be called for redemption within one year) by depositing with the Indenture
Trustee an amount certified to be sufficient to pay when due the principal of
and premium, if any, and interest on all outstanding Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities and to make any mandatory sinking fund payments thereon when due.
(Section 4.1)
Unless otherwise specified herein with respect to the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities, the Company, at its option, (i) will be discharged from any and
all obligations in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities (except
for certain obligations to pay all expenses of Citigroup Capital, to register
the transfer or exchange of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, to replace
mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, and to maintain Paying Agents and hold monies for payment in trust),
or (ii) need not comply with certain covenants specified herein with respect to
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, and the occurrence of an event
described in clause (c) under "Events of Default" above with respect to any
defeased covenant and any other Event of Default provided in the applicable
resolution of the Board of Directors or supplemental indenture under which the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are issued shall no longer be an Event of
Default if, in either case, the Company deposits with the Indenture Trustee, in
trust, money or U.S. Government Obligations that through the payment of interest
thereon and principal thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money
in an amount sufficient to pay all the principal of (and premium, if any) and
any interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities on the dates such
payments are due (which may include one or more redemption dates designated by
the Company) in accordance with the terms of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities. Such a trust may only be established, if, among other things, the
Company shall have delivered an Opinion of Counsel, which, in the case of a
discharge pursuant to clause (i), must be based upon a ruling or administrative
pronouncement of the Internal Revenue Service, to the effect that the Holders of
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will not recognize gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit or defeasance and will
be subject to federal income tax in the same manner as if such defeasance had
not occurred. (Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4) In the event the Company omits to
comply with its remaining obligations under the Indenture after a defeasance of
the Indenture with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities as
described under clause (ii) above and the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any undefeased Event
of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations on deposit with
the Indenture Trustee may be insufficient to pay amounts due on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities at the time of the acceleration resulting from such
Event of Default. However, the Company will remain liable in respect of such
payments.
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CONCERNING THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
The Indenture Trustee has extended substantial credit facilities (the
borrowings under which constitute Senior Indebtedness) to the Company. The
Company and certain of its subsidiaries also maintain bank accounts, borrow
money and have other customary commercial banking or investment banking
relationships with the Indenture Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
BOOK-ENTRY AND SETTLEMENT
If distributed to holders of Capital Securities in connection with the
involuntary or voluntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of Citigroup
Capital as a result of the occurrence of a Special Event, the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued in the form of one or more global
certificates (each a "Global Security") registered in the name of the depositary
or its nominee. Except under the limited circumstances described below, Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities represented by a Global Security will not be
exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities in definitive form. The Global Securities described above may
not be transferred except by the depositary to a nominee of the depositary or by
a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the
depositary or to a successor depositary or its nominee.
The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities
take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may
impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in such a Global Security.
Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in such a Global
Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the
Holders (as defined in the Indenture) thereof for any purpose under the
Indenture, and no Global Security representing Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities shall be exchangeable, except for another Global Security of like
denomination and tenor to be registered in the name of the depositary or its
nominee or to a successor depositary or its nominee. Accordingly, each
Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of the depositary or if such person
is not a Participant, on the procedures of the Participant through which such
person owns its interest to exercise any rights of a holder under the Indenture.
THE DEPOSITARY
If Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to holders of Capital
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in Citigroup Capital, DTC
will act as securities depositary for the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
For a description of DTC and the specific terms of the depositary arrangements,
see "Description of the Capital Securities--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company." As of the date of this Prospectus, the description
therein of DTC's book-entry system and DTC's practices as they relate to
purchases, transfers, notices and payments with respect to the Capital
Securities apply in all material respects to any debt obligations represented by
one or more Global Securities held by DTC. The Company may appoint a successor
to DTC or any successor depositary in the event DTC or such successor depositary
is unable or unwilling to continue as a depositary for the Global Securities.
None of the Company, Citigroup Capital, the Indenture Trustee, any paying
agent and any other agent of the Company or the Indenture Trustee will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security
for such Junior Subordinated Debt Securities or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
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DISCONTINUANCE OF THE DEPOSITARY'S SERVICES
A Global Security shall be exchangeable for Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities registered in the names of persons other than the depositary or its
nominee only if (i) the depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as a depositary for such Global Security and no successor
depositary shall have been appointed, (ii) the depositary, at any time, ceases
to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at which time the
depositary is required to be so registered to act as such depositary and no
successor depositary shall have been appointed, (iii) the Company, in its sole
discretion, determines that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable or
(iv) there shall have occurred an Indenture Event of Default with respect to
such Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. Any Global Security that is
exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities registered in such names as the depositary shall
direct. It is expected that such instructions will be based upon directions
received by the depositary from its Participants with respect to ownership of
beneficial interests in such Global Security.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
If the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to Citigroup Capital
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
by Citigroup Capital and (i) there shall have occurred and be continuing an
Event of Default, (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its
payment of any obligations under the Guarantee, or (iii) the Company shall have
given notice of its election to defer payments of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities by extending the interest payment period as
provided in the Indenture and such period, or any extension thereof, shall be
continuing, then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make
any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make any
guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection
with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a
result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's
capital stock for any other class or series of the Company's capital stock, or
(iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital
stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or
the security being converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make
any payment of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company which rank PARI
PASSU with or junior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The foregoing,
however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by the Company where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
(Section 13.3)
For so long as the Trust Securities remain outstanding, the Company will
covenant (i) to directly or indirectly maintain 100% ownership of the Common
Securities of the Trust; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any permitted successor of the
Company under the Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of such
Common Securities, (ii) to not voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or terminate the
Trust, except in connection with a distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities as described under "Distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities" and in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or
amalgamations permitted by the Declaration, (iii) to timely perform its duties
as Sponsor of the Trust and (iv) to use its reasonable efforts to cause the
Trust (a) to remain a statutory business trust, except in connection with the
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders of Trust
Securities in liquidation of the Trust, the redemption of all of the Trust
Securities of the Trust, or certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations,
each as permitted by the Declaration of the Trust, and (b) to otherwise continue
to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes. (Section 10.5)
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MISCELLANEOUS
The Indenture provides that the Company will pay all fees and expenses
related to (i) the offering of the Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities, (ii) the organization, maintenance and dissolution of Citigroup
Capital, (iii) the retention of the Citigroup Trustees and (iv) the enforcement
by the Institutional Trustee of the rights of the holders of the Capital
Securities.
DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Guarantee that
will be executed and delivered by the Company for the benefit of the holders of
Capital Securities. The Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act. The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as indenture trustee
under the Guarantee (the "Guarantee Trustee"). The terms of the Guarantee will
be those set forth in the Guarantee and those made part of the Guarantee by the
Trust Indenture Act. The summary does not purport to be complete and is subject
in all respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the form of Guarantee, which is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, and the Trust
Indenture Act. The Guarantee will be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities.
GENERAL
Pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the Guarantee, the Company will
irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full to the holders of the
Capital Securities (except to the extent paid by Citigroup Capital), as and when
due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which Citigroup
Capital may have or assert, the following payments (the "Guarantee Payments"),
without duplication: (i) any accrued and unpaid distributions that are required
to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the extent Citigroup Capital has funds
available therefor, and (ii) the redemption price of $ per Capital Security,
plus all accrued and unpaid distributions (the "Redemption Price"), to the
extent Citigroup Capital has funds available therefor, with respect to any
Capital Securities called for redemption by Citigroup Capital, and (iii) upon a
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of Citigroup
Capital (other than in connection with the distribution of Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities to the holders of Capital Securities or the redemption of all of
the Capital Securities) the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation
amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on the Capital Securities to the
date of payment or (b) the amount of assets of Citigroup Capital remaining for
distribution to holders of the Capital Securities in liquidation of Citigroup
Capital. The Company's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied
by direct payment of the required amounts by the Company to the holders of
Capital Securities or by causing Citigroup Capital to pay such amounts to such
holders.
The Guarantee will be a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to
the Capital Securities from the time of issuance of the Capital Securities but
will not apply to any payment of distributions or Redemption Price, or to
payments upon the dissolution, winding-up or termination of Citigroup Capital,
except to the extent Citigroup Capital shall have funds available therefor. If
the Company does not make interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, Citigroup Capital will not pay distributions on the Capital
Securities and will not have funds available therefor. See "Description of
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities." The Guarantee, when taken together with
the Company's obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the
Indenture and the Declaration, including its obligations to pay costs, expenses,
debts and liabilities of Citigroup Capital (other than with respect to Trust
Securities), will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated
basis by the Company of payments due on the Capital Securities.
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CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
In the Guarantee, the Company will covenant that, so long as any Capital
Securities remain outstanding, if there shall have occurred any event that would
constitute an Event of Default under such Guarantee or the Declaration, then (a)
the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions
with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its capital stock or make any guarantee payment with respect
thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares
of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract,
benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or
conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other
class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the
conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being
converted or exchanged) and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of
interest on, or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or
redeem, any debt securities issued by the Company which rank PARI PASSU with or
junior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. The Guarantee, however, will
except from the foregoing any stock dividends paid by the Company where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
MODIFICATION OF GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights
of holders of Capital Securities (in which case no vote will be required), the
Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding Capital
Securities. All guarantees and agreements contained in the Guarantee shall bind
the successors, assignees, receivers, trustees and representatives of the
Company and shall inure to the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities
then outstanding.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An Event of Default under the Guarantee will occur upon the failure of the
Company to perform any of its payment or other obligations thereunder. The
holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of the Guarantee or
to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee
Trustee under the Guarantee. If the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce the
Guarantee Trustee's rights under the Guarantee, any holder of related Capital
Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against the Company to
enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under the Guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against Citigroup Capital, the Guarantee Trustee
or any other person or entity. A holder of Capital Securities may also directly
institute a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce such holder's right
to receive payment under the Guarantee without first (i) directing the Guarantee
Trustee to enforce the terms of the Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal
proceeding against Citigroup Capital or any other person or entity.
The Company will be required to provide annually to the Guarantee Trustee a
statement as to the performance by the Company of certain of its obligations
under the Guarantee and as to any default in such performance.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with respect to
the Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in the Guarantee and, after default with respect to the Guarantee, shall
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise
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in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provision, the
Guarantee Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in
it by the Guarantee at the request of any holder of Capital Securities unless it
is offered reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that
might be incurred thereby.
TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will terminate as to the Capital Securities upon full payment
of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, upon distribution of the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders of the Capital Securities or
upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon
liquidation of Citigroup Capital. The Guarantee will continue to be effective or
will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of Capital
Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or
the Guarantee.
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Company and
will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of the Company, (ii) PARI PASSU with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Company and with any guarantee
now or hereafter entered into by the Company in respect of any preferred or
preference stock of any subsidiary of the Company and (iii) senior to the
Company's common stock. The terms of the Capital Securities provide that each
holder of Capital Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination
provisions and other terms of the Guarantee.
The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection
(that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the guarantor to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without instituting a
legal proceeding against any other person or entity).
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal laws of the State of New York.
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EFFECT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND THE GUARANTEE
As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of Citigroup Capital is to
issue the Trust Securities evidencing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of Citigroup Capital, and to invest the proceeds from such issuance and
sale in the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, such payments will be sufficient to cover
distributions and payments due on the Trust Securities because of the following
factors: (i) the aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities will be equal to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount
of the Trust Securities; (ii) the interest rate and the interest and other
payment dates on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will match the
distribution rate and distribution and other payment dates for the Capital
Securities; (iii) pursuant to the Indenture, the Company shall pay, and
Citigroup Capital shall not be obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, all
costs, expenses, debt and obligations of Citigroup Capital other than with
respect to the Trust Securities; and (iv) the Declaration further provides that
the Citigroup Trustees shall not cause or permit Citigroup Capital to, among
other things, engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of
Citigroup Capital.
Payments of distributions (to the extent funds therefor are available) and
other payments due on the Capital Securities (to the extent funds therefor are
available) are guaranteed by the Company as and to the extent set forth under
"Description of Guarantee" in this Prospectus. If the Company does not make
interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by
Citigroup Capital, it is expected that Citigroup Capital will not have
sufficient funds to pay distributions on the Capital Securities. The Guarantee
is a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to the Capital Securities
from the time of its issuance but does not apply to any payment of distributions
unless and until Citigroup Capital has sufficient funds for the payment of such
distributions.
The Guarantee covers the payment of distributions and other payments on the
Capital Securities only if and to the extent that the Company has made a payment
of interest or principal or other payments on the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities held by Citigroup Capital as its sole asset. The Guarantee, when
taken together with the Company's obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities and the Indenture and its obligations under the Declaration,
including its obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of
Citigroup Capital (other than with respect to the Trust Securities), will
provide a full and unconditional guarantee of distributions, redemption payments
and liquidation payments on the Capital Securities.
If the Company fails to make interest or other payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities when due (taking account of any Extension Period),
the Declaration provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the Capital
Securities, using the procedures described in "Description of the Capital
Securities--Book Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" and
"--Voting Rights," may direct the Institutional Trustee to enforce its rights
under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. If the Institutional Trustee
fails to enforce its rights under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, any
holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Company to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities without first instituting any legal proceeding
against the Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity. If a
Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is
attributable to the failure of the Company to pay interest or principal on the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities on the date such interest or principal is
otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a
holder of Capital Securities may also institute a Direct Action for payment on
or after the respective due date specified in the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities or (ii) instituting a legal
proceeding against the Company to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights
under the Junior
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Subordinated Debt Securities. In connection with such Direct Action, the Company
will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the Company to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action. Consequently, the Company will be
entitled to payment of amounts that a holder of Capital Securities receives in
respect of an unpaid distribution that resulted in the bringing of a Direct
Action to the extent that such holder receives or has already received full
payment with respect to such unpaid distribution from Citigroup Capital. The
Company, under the Guarantee, acknowledges that the Guarantee Trustee shall
enforce the Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Capital Securities. If the
Company fails to make payments under the Guarantee, the Guarantee provides a
mechanism whereby the holders of the Capital Securities may direct the Guarantee
Trustee to enforce its rights thereunder. If the Guarantee Trustee fails to
enforce the Guarantee, any holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Company to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights
under the Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against
Citigroup Capital, the Guarantee Trustee, or any other person or entity. A
holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a legal proceeding
against the Company to enforce such holder's right to receive payment under the
Guarantee without first (i) directing the Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms
of the Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding against Citigroup
Capital or any other person or entity.
The Company and Citigroup Capital believe that the above mechanisms and
obligations, taken together, are equivalent to a full and unconditional
guarantee by the Company of payments due on the Capital Securities. See
"Description of Guarantee--General."
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
GENERAL
The following is a summary of the material United States federal income tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Capital Securities.
Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with Capital Securities held as
capital assets by holders who purchase the Capital Securities upon original
issuance. It does not deal with special classes of holders such as banks,
thrifts, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, common
trust funds, insurance companies, dealers in securities or currencies,
tax-exempt investors, persons that have a functional currency other than the
United States Dollar or persons that will hold the Capital Securities as a
position in a "straddle," as part of a "synthetic security" or "hedge," as part
of a "conversion transaction" or other integrated investment, or as other than a
capital asset. Further, it does not include any description of any alternative
minimum tax consequences or the tax laws of any state or local government or of
any foreign government that may be applicable to the Capital Securities. This
summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
Treasury regulations thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations
thereof, as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly
with retroactive effect.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
In connection with the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP ("Skadden, Arps"), tax counsel to the
Company and Citigroup Capital, will render its opinion generally to the effect
that, under then current law and assuming full compliance with the terms of the
Indenture (and certain other documents), and based on certain facts and
assumptions contained in such opinion, the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
held by Citigroup Capital will be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as indebtedness of the Company.
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CLASSIFICATION OF CITIGROUP CAPITAL
In connection with the issuance of the Capital Securities, Skadden, Arps
will render its opinion generally to the effect that, under then current law and
assuming full compliance with the terms of the Declaration and the Indenture
(and certain other documents), and based on certain facts and assumptions
contained in such opinion, Citigroup Capital will be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust and not as an association
taxable as a corporation. Accordingly, for United States federal income tax
purposes, each holder of Capital Securities generally will be considered the
owner of an undivided interest in the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, and
each holder will be required to include in its gross income all interest (or
original issue discount ("OID")) and any gain recognized with respect to its
allocable share of those Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
INTEREST INCOME AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
Under Treasury regulations applicable to debt instruments issued on or after
August 13, 1996 (the "Regulations"), a "remote" contingency that stated interest
will not be timely paid will be ignored in determining whether a debt instrument
is issued with OID. The Company believes that the likelihood of its exercising
its option to defer payments is remote within the meaning of the Regulations.
Based on the foregoing, the Company believes that, although the matter is not
free from doubt, the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will not be considered
to be issued with OID at the time of their original issuance and, accordingly,
that a holder of the Capital Securities should include in gross income such
holder's allocable share of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
in accordance with such holder's method of tax accounting.
Under the Regulations, if the option to defer any payment of interest was
determined not to be "remote," or if the Company exercised such option, the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities would be treated as issued with OID at the
time of issuance or at the time of such exercise, as the case may be, and all
stated interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities would thereafter be
treated as OID as long as the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities remained
outstanding. In such event, all of a holder's taxable interest income with
respect to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities would constitute OID that
would have to be included in income on an economic accrual basis before the
receipt of the cash attributable to the interest, regardless of such holder's
method of tax accounting, and actual distributions of stated interest would not
be reported as taxable income. Consequently, a holder of Capital Securities
would be required to include in gross income OID even though the Company would
not make any actual cash payments during an Extension Period.
No rulings or other interpretations have been issued by the IRS which have
addressed the meaning of the term "remote" as used in the Regulations, and it is
possible that the IRS could take a position contrary to the interpretation
herein.
Because income on the Capital Securities will constitute interest or OID,
corporate holders of Capital Securities will not be entitled to a
dividends-received deduction with respect to any income recognized with respect
to the Capital Securities.
RECEIPT OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES OR CASH UPON LIQUIDATION OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL
Under certain circumstances, as described under "Description of the Capital
Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution," Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities may be distributed to holders in exchange for the Capital Securities
upon the liquidation of Citigroup Capital. Under current law, such a
distribution, for United States federal income tax purposes, would be treated as
a non-taxable event to each holder, and each holder would receive an aggregate
tax basis in the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities equal to such holder's
aggregate tax basis in its Capital Securities. A holder's holding period in the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities received in liquidation of Citigroup Capital
would include the period during which the Capital Securities were held by such
holder.
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Under certain circumstances described herein (see "Description of the
Capital Securities"), the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may be redeemed by
the Company for cash and the proceeds of such redemption distributed by
Citigroup Capital to holders in redemption of their Capital Securities. Under
current law, such a redemption would, for United States federal income tax
purposes, constitute a taxable disposition of the redeemed Capital Securities,
and a holder could recognize gain or loss as if it sold such redeemed Capital
Securities for cash. See "United States Federal Income Taxation--Sales of
Capital Securities."
SALES OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
A holder that sells Capital Securities will be considered to have disposed
of all or part of its PRO RATA share of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
and will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between its adjusted tax
basis in the Capital Securities and the amount realized on the sale of such
Capital Securities. Assuming that the Company does not exercise its option to
defer payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities and that
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are not deemed to be issued with OID, a
holder's adjusted tax basis in the Capital Securities generally will be its
initial purchase price. If the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are deemed to
be issued with OID, a holder's tax basis in the Capital Securities generally
will be its initial purchase price, increased by OID previously includible in
such holder's gross income to the date of disposition and decreased by
distributions or other payments received on the Capital Securities since and
including the date that the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities were deemed to
be issued with OID. Such gain or loss generally will be a capital gain or loss
(except to the extent of any accrued interest with respect to such holder's PRO
RATA share of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities required to be included in
income) and generally will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the Capital
Securities have been held for more than one year.
Should the Company exercise its option to defer any payment of interest on
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the Capital Securities may trade at a
price that does not accurately reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest
with respect to the underlying Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. In the event
of such a deferral, a holder who disposes of its Capital Securities between
record dates for payments of distributions thereon will be required to include
in income as ordinary income accrued but unpaid interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities to the date of disposition and to add such amount
to its adjusted tax basis in its PRO RATA share of the underlying Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities deemed disposed of. To the extent the selling price
is less than the holder's adjusted tax basis, such holder will recognize a
capital loss. Subject to certain limited exceptions, capital losses cannot be
applied to offset ordinary income for United States federal income tax purposes.
NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
For purposes of this discussion, a "Non-United States Holder" is any person
other than (i) a citizen or a resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation,
partnership, or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States or any political subdivision thereof; (iii) an estate the income
of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its
source; or (iv) a trust if (A) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary
supervision over the trust's administration and (B) one or more United States
persons have the authority to control all of the trust's substantial decisions.
The term "United States" means the United States of America (including the
States and the District of Columbia).
Under present United States federal income tax law: (i) payments by
Citigroup Capital or any of its paying agents to any holder of a Capital
Security who or which is a Non-United States Holder will not be subject to
United States federal withholding tax; PROVIDED, that, (a) the beneficial owner
of the Capital Security does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company entitled
to vote, (b) the beneficial owner of the Capital
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Security is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company
through stock ownership, and (c) either (A) the beneficial owner of the Capital
Security certifies to Citigroup Capital or its agent, under penalties of
perjury, that it is not a United States holder and provides its name and address
or (B) a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution
that holds customers' securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business
(a "Financial Institution"), and holds the Capital Security in such capacity,
certifies to Citigroup Capital or its agent, under penalties of perjury, that
such statement has been received from the beneficial owner by it or by a
Financial Institution holding such security for the beneficial owner and
furnishes Citigroup Capital or its agent with a copy thereof; and (ii) a
Non-United States Holder of a Capital Security will not be subject to United
States federal withholding tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other
disposition of a Capital Security.
INFORMATION REPORTING TO HOLDERS
Generally, income on the Capital Securities will be reported to holders on
Forms 1099, which forms should be mailed to holders of Capital Securities by
January 31 following each calendar year.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payments made on, and proceeds from the sale of, the Capital Securities may
be subject to a "backup" withholding tax of 31% unless the holder complies with
certain identification requirements. Any withheld amounts will be allowed as a
credit against the holder's United States federal income tax, provided the
required information is provided to the IRS on a timely basis.
The United States Treasury Department recently issued final regulations
governing information reporting and the certification procedures regarding
withholding and backup withholding on certain amounts paid to Non-United States
Holders after December 31, 1999. The new Treasury regulations would alter the
procedures for claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty and may change the
certification procedures relating to the receipt by intermediaries of payments
on behalf of a beneficial owner of a Junior Subordinated Debt Security. Holders
of Capital Securities should consult their tax advisors concerning the effect,
if any, of such new Treasury regulations on an investment in the Capital
Securities.
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS INCLUDED
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER'S
PARTICULAR SITUATION. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO
THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE
CAPITAL SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN
AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN UNITED STATES FEDERAL
OR OTHER TAX LAWS.
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
A fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), (an "ERISA Plan") should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in
the context of the ERISA Plan's particular circumstances before authorizing an
investment in the Capital Securities of the Trust. Among other factors, the
fiduciary should consider whether such an investment is in accordance with the
documents governing the ERISA Plan and whether the investment is appropriate for
the ERISA Plan in view of its overall investment policy and diversification of
its portfolio.
Certain provisions of ERISA and the Code prohibit ERISA Plans, as well as
individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans subject to section 4975 of the
Code (collectively, "Plans"), from engaging in certain transactions involving
"plan assets" with parties that are "parties in interest" under ERISA or
"disqualified persons" under the Code with respect to the Plan. The U.S.
Department of Labor has issued a final regulation (the "Regulation") with regard
to whether the underlying assets of an entity in which employee benefit plans
acquire equity interests are deemed to be plan assets.
Under such Regulation, for purposes of ERISA and section 4975 of the Code,
the assets of the Trust would be deemed to be "plan assets" of a Plan whose
assets were used to purchase Capital Securities of the Trust if the Capital
Securities of the Trust were considered to be equity interests in the Trust and
no exception to plan asset status were applicable under the Regulation.
If the assets of the Trust were deemed to be plan assets of Plans that are
holders of the Capital Securities of the Trust, a Plan's investment in the
Capital Securities of the Trust might be deemed to constitute a delegation under
ERISA of the duty to manage plan assets by a fiduciary investing in Capital
Securities of the Trust. Also, the Company might be considered a "party in
interest" or "disqualified person" with respect to Plans whose assets were used
to purchase Capital Securities of the Trust. If this were the case, an
investment in Capital Securities of the Trust by a Plan might constitute, or in
the course of the operation of the Trust give rise to, a prohibited transaction
under ERISA or the Code. In particular, it is likely that under such
circumstances a prohibited extension of credit to the Company would be
considered to occur under ERISA and the Code.
In addition, the Company might be considered a "party in interest" or
"disqualified person" with respect to certain Plans for reasons unrelated to the
operation of the Trust, E.G., because of the provision of services by the
Company or an affiliate to the Plan. A purchase of Capital Securities of the
Trust by any such Plan would be likely to result in a prohibited extension of
credit to the Company, without regard to whether the assets of the Trust
constituted plan assets.
Because of the possibility that a prohibited extension of credit could occur
as a result of the purchase or holding of the Capital Securities of the Trust by
a Plan, the Capital Securities of the Trust may be not purchased or held by any
Plan or any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan, unless such purchaser or
holder is eligible for the exemptive relief available under Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 96-23 (for certain transactions determined
by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving
insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transaction
involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions
involving insurance company separate accounts), or PTCE 84-14 (for certain
transactions determined by independent qualified asset managers). Any purchaser
of the Capital Securities of the Trust or any interest therein will be deemed to
have represented to the Trust that either (a) it is not a Plan and is not
purchasing such securities (or interest therein) on behalf of or with "plan
assets" of any Plan or (b) its purchase and holding of the Capital Securities of
the Trust (or interest therein) is eligible for the exemptive relief available
under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14.
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Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties imposed upon persons
involved in prohibited transactions, it is important that any person considering
the purchase of Capital Securities of the Trust with Plan assets consult with
its counsel regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of the
acquisition and ownership of Capital Securities of the Trust and the
availability of exemptive relief under the class exemptions listed above. In
JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. V. HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, 114
S.Ct. 517 (1993), the Supreme Court ruled that assets held in an insurance
company's general account may be deemed to be "plan assets" for ERISA purposes
under certain circumstances. The issues raised in HARRIS TRUST have also been
the subject of legislative action, and have been addressed in proposed
regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor in December 1997.
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UNDERWRITING
Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Underwriting Agreement
dated (the "Underwriting Agreement"), each Underwriter named below
(the "Underwriters") has severally agreed to purchase from Citigroup Capital,
and Citigroup Capital has agreed to sell to such Underwriter, the number of
Capital Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter below.
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NUMBER OF
CAPITAL
UNDERWRITERS SECURITIES
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The Underwriters are obligated to take and pay for the total number of
Capital Securities offered hereby if any such Capital Securities are purchased.
In the event of default by any Underwriter, the Underwriting Agreement provides
that, in certain circumstances, purchase commitments of the non-defaulting
Underwriters may be increased or the Underwriting Agreement may be terminated.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements with
Citigroup Capital and the Company, to indemnification by the Company against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions
with, or perform services for, Citigroup Capital and the Company and affiliates
of Citigroup Capital and the Company in the ordinary course of business.
Citigroup Capital and the Company have agreed, during the period beginning
on the date of the Underwriting Agreement and continuing to and including the
date that is days after the closing date for the purchase of the Capital
Securities, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any
preferred securities, any preferred stock or any other securities (including any
backup undertakings of such preferred stock or other securities) of the Company
or of Citigroup Capital, in each case that are substantially similar to the
Capital Securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for the
Capital Securities or such substantially similar securities of either Citigroup
Capital or the Company, except securities in the offering or with the prior
written consent of .
In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Capital Securities
will ultimately be used to purchase the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities of
the Company, the Underwriting Agreement provides that the Company will pay as
compensation to the Underwriters $ per Capital Security for the accounts of
the several Underwriters ($ in the aggregate); PROVIDED that such
compensation will be $ per Capital Security for sales of 10,000 or more Capital
Securities to a single purchaser. Therefore, to the extent of such sales, the
actual amount of Underwriters' Compensation will be less than the aggregate
amount specified in the preceding sentence.
The Underwriters propose to offer the Capital Securities, in part, directly
to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus, and to certain dealers at a price that represents a
concession not in excess of $ , provided that such concession for sales of
10,000 or more Capital Securities to a single purchaser will not be in excess of
$ per Capital Security. The Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may
reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per Capital Security to certain
brokers and dealers. After the Capital Securities are released for sale to the
public, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be
varied by the representatives of the Underwriters.
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Application will be made to list the Capital Securities on the NYSE. If
approved for listing, we expect the Capital Securities will begin trading on the
NYSE within 30 days after they are first issued.
The broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Company (the "Broker-Dealer
Subsidiaries") are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (the "NASD") and subsidiaries of the Company, and may participate in
distributions of the Capital Securities. Accordingly, offerings of Capital
Securities in which Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries participate will conform with the
requirements set forth in Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the NASD.
In connection with this offering and in accordance with applicable law and
industry practice, the underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions which
stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Capital
Securities at levels above those which might otherwise prevail in the open
market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering
transactions or imposing penalty bids. A stabilizing bid means the placing of
any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or
maintaining the price of a security. A syndicate covering transaction means the
placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of
any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering.
A penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to
reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the
offering when Capital Securities originally sold by the syndicate member are
purchased in syndicate covering transactions. Such transactions may be effected
on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise. The underwriters are
not required to engage in any of these activities. Any such activities, if
commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
If any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary makes an offering of the Capital Securities,
such offering will be conducted pursuant to the applicable sections of Rule 2810
of the Conduct Rules of the NASD. The Underwriters may not confirm sales to any
discretionary account without the prior specific written approval of a customer.
This Prospectus may also be used by any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary in
connection with offers and sales of the Capital Securities in market-making
transactions at negotiated prices related to prevailing market prices at the
time of sale. Any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary may act as principal or agent in such
transactions. No Broker-Dealer Subsidiary has any obligation to make a market in
any of the Capital Securities and may discontinue any market-making activities
at any time without notice, at its sole discretion.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Capital Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, the Guarantee and certain matters relating thereto and certain
United States federal income tax matters will be passed upon for the Company and
Citigroup Capital by Skadden, Arps, New York, New York. Certain legal matters
will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, New
York. Kenneth J. Bialkin, a partner of Skadden, Arps, is a director of the
Company and he and other attorneys in such firm beneficially own an aggregate of
less than one percent of the common stock of the Company. Dewey Ballantine LLP
has from time to time acted as counsel for the Company and certain of its
subsidiaries and may do so in the future. A member of Dewey Ballantine LLP
participating in this matter is the beneficial owner of shares of the Company's
common stock.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Travelers Group Inc.
("Travelers") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1997, incorporated by reference or included
in Travelers' Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended
December 31, 1997, and incorporated by reference herein, have been audited by
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, as set forth in
their reports
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thereon (also incorporated by reference herein), which reports state that KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP did not audit the consolidated financial statements of Salomon
Inc and its subsidiaries, appearing in Salomon Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1996 (the "Salomon Financials"), as of December
31, 1996, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1996
and that their opinion with respect to any amounts derived from the Salomon
Financials is based on the report of Arthur Andersen LLP. The consolidated
financial statements of Travelers referred to above are incorporated by
reference herein in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority of said
firms as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Citicorp and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated balance sheets of
Citibank, N.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, included in
the 1997 Citicorp Annual Report and Form 10-K, have been incorporated by
reference herein, in reliance upon the report (also incorporated by reference
herein) of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, and
upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The supplemental consolidated financial statements and schedule of Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.) ("Citigroup") as of December 31, 1997 and
1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1997, included in Citigroup's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1998,
have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein and
incorporated herein by reference, which report states that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
did not audit the Salomon Financials (as defined above) and that their opinion
with respect to any amounts derived from the Salomon Financials is based on the
report of Arthur Andersen LLP. Generally accepted accounting principles
proscribe giving effect to a consummated business combination accounted for by
the pooling of interests method in financial statements that do not include the
date of consummation. The supplemental consolidated financial statements do not
extend through the date of consummation. However, they will become the
historical consolidated financial statements of Citigroup after financial
statements covering the date of consummation of the business combination are
issued. The supplemental consolidated financial statements referred to above are
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon such reports given the
authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing. To the extent
that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP audits and reports on consolidated financial
statements of Citigroup issued at future dates, and consents to the use of their
report thereon, such consolidated financial statements also will be incorporated
by reference in the registration statement in reliance upon their report and
said authority.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. You can inspect and
copy such reports and other information at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC at: Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549; Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661-2511; and Seven World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. You can also
obtain copies of such material from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC
also maintains a site on the World Wide Web, the address of which is
http://www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding issuers, such as our Company, that file
electronically with the SEC. The Company's common stock is listed on the NYSE
and The Pacific Exchange, Inc., and such reports, proxy statements, and other
information can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and The Pacific Exchange, Inc.,
301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104, and 233 South Beaudry Avenue,
Los Angeles, California 90012.
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We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the
"Registration Statement," which term shall include all amendments, exhibits,
annexes and schedules thereto) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the Capital Securities. This
Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration
Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to the Company and
the Capital Securities, reference is made to the Registration Statement and
exhibits thereto. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of
any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and in each
instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or document filed as an
exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by such reference.
No separate financial statements of Citigroup Capital have been included or
incorporated by reference herein. The Company does not consider that such
financial statements would be material to holders of the Capital Securities
because (i) all of the voting securities of the Citigroup Capital will be owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company, a reporting company under the Exchange
Act, (ii) the Citigroup Capital has no independent operations but exists for the
sole purpose of issuing securities representing undivided beneficial interests
in its assets and investing the proceeds thereof in Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities issued by the Company, and (iii) the obligations of the Citigroup
Capital under the Capital Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
the Company to the extent that Citigroup Capital has funds available to meet
such obligations. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities"
and "Description of Guarantee."
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Our Company incorporates by reference into this Prospectus the following
documents previously filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act:
1. Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of the Company for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997;
2. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarters ended
March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998; and
3. Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Company, dated January 6, 1998,
January 26, 1998, February 17, 1998, April 6, 1998, April 8, 1998,
April 20, 1998, June 1, 1998, July 20, 1998, August 18, 1998, August
31, 1998, October 8, 1998, October 21, 1998, October 26, 1998,
October 29, 1998, November 1, 1998 and November 13, 1998.
Any documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the later of
(i) the termination of the offering of Capital Securities hereby and (ii) the
date on which any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ceases offering and selling Capital
Securities pursuant to this Prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such document.
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 or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this Prospectus except as so modified or superseded.
We will provide without charge to each person to whom this Prospectus is
delivered, on the written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any or
all of the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part other than exhibits to such documents unless
such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents.
Requests should be directed to Citigroup Inc., 153 East 53(rd) Street, New York,
NY 10043; Attention: Treasurer; telephone (212) 559-1000.
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GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the various expenses payable by the
Registrants in connection with the Securities being registered hereby. All of
the fees set forth below are estimates except for the Commission Registration
fee and the NASD fee.
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Commission Registration Fee................................... $1,153,700.00
Accounting Fees............................................... 150,000.00
Trustees' Fees and Expenses................................... 75,000.00
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses.................................... 40,000.00
Printing and Engraving Fees................................... 500,000.00
Rating Agency Fees............................................ 2,000,000.00
NASD Fee...................................................... 30,500.00
Legal Fees and Expenses....................................... 500,000.00
Stock Exchange Listing Fees................................... 254,300.00
Miscellaneous................................................. 6,500.00
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Total..................................................... $4,710,000.00
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the "DGCL") empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such
person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such
other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or
officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by
Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the
indemnified party may be entitled; that indemnification provided for by Section
145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized and ratified, continue as
to such person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and
shall inure to the
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benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators; and empowers the
corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director or
officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liabilities under Section 145. Section Four of Article IV of the Company's
By-Laws provides that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
The Company also provides liability insurance for its directors and officers
which provides for coverage against loss from claims made against directors and
officers in their capacity as such, including, subject to certain exceptions,
liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation
may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a
director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director provided that such provision shall not eliminate
or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article Tenth of the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of
directors to the fullest extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7).
The Declaration of each of the Citigroup Trusts provides that no
Institutional Trustee or any of its affiliates, Delaware Trustee or any of its
affiliates, or officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, employee,
representative custodian, nominee or agent of the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee (each a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person"), and no Regular
Trustee, affiliate of any Regular Trustee, or any officer, director,
shareholder, member, partner, employee, representative or agent of any Regular
Trustee, or any employee or agent of such Citigroup Trust or its affiliates
(each a "Company Indemnified Person") shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to such Citigroup Trust, any affiliate of
such Citigroup Trust or any holder of securities issued by such Citigroup Trust,
or to any officer, director, shareholder, partner, member, representative,
employee or agent of such Citigroup Trust or its Affiliates for any loss, damage
or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Fiduciary Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person in good faith on
behalf of such Citigroup Trust and in a manner such Fiduciary Indemnified Person
or Company Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Fiduciary Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified
Person by such Declaration or by law, except that a Fiduciary Indemnified Person
or Company Indemnified Person shall be liable for any loss, damage, or claim
incurred by reason of such Fiduciary Indemnified Person's or Company Indemnified
Person's gross negligence (or in the case of a Fiduciary Indemnified Person,
negligence) or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. The
Declaration of each Citigroup Trust also provides that, to the full extent
permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify any Company Indemnified Person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative (other than an action by or in right of such Citigroup Trust)
by reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Citigroup Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Declaration of each
Citigroup Trust also provides that to the full extent permitted by law, the
Company shall indemnify any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action
or suit by or in right of such Citigroup Trust to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
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opposed to the best interests of the Citigroup Trust and except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the Citigroup Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of
Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper. The Declaration of each Citigroup Trust further provides that
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified Person in
defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
proceeding referred to in the immediately preceding two sentences shall be paid
by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Company
Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in the
Declaration.
The directors and officers of the Company and the Regular Trustee are
covered by insurance policies indemnifying them against certain liabilities,
including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, which might be
incurred by them in such capacities and against which they cannot be indemnified
by the Company or the Citigroup Trusts. Any agents, dealers or underwriters who
execute any underwriting or distribution agreement relating to securities
offered pursuant to this Registration Statement will agree to indemnify the
Company's directors and their officers and the Citigroup Trustees who signed the
Registration Statement against certain liabilities that may arise under the
Securities Act with respect to information furnished to the Company or any of
the Citigroup Trusts by or on behalf of such indemnifying party.
For the undertaking with respect to indemnification, see Item 17 herein.
See the forms of Underwriting Agreements and the form of Distribution
Agreement filed or to be filed as Exhibits 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06
for certain indemnification provisions.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1.01 -- Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions, dated January 12, 1993 relating to Debt Securities
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.01 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-55542)).
1.02 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement for Index Warrants will be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report
on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
1.03 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement for Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-27155)).
1.04 -- Form of Distribution Agreement relating to the Company's Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A, and
Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A.*
1.05 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement for Capital Securities.*
1.06 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement for Common Stock will be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report
on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
4.01 -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.*
4.02 -- By-Laws of the Company effective October 8, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 1998).
4.03 -- Indenture, dated as of March 15, 1987, between Primerica Corporation, a New Jersey corporation,
and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-55542)).
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.04 -- First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1988, among Primerica Corporation,
Primerica Holdings, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.02 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-55542)).
4.05 -- Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 1991, between Primerica Holdings, Inc. and
The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.03 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-55542)).
4.06 -- Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 9, 1992, among Primerica Holdings, Inc.,
Primerica Corporation and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
5 to the Company's Form 8-A dated December 21, 1992, with respect to the Company's 7 3/4% Notes
Due June 15, 1999 (No. 1-9924)).
4.07 -- Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 2, 1998, between the Company and The Bank of
New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 1998).
4.08 -- Indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago,
as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.05 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-51201)).
4.09 -- First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1998 between the Company and The First
National Bank of Chicago, as trustee.*
4.10 -- Form of proposed Index Warrant Agreement for Index Warrants, with form of proposed Index Warrant
Certificate attached as an exhibit thereto, will be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on
Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
4.11 -- Form of Certificate for Preferred Stock will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form
8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
4.12 -- Form of Deposit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-27155)).
4.13 -- Form of Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.12).
4.14 -- Forms of Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A and Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A.*
4.15 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital VI, as amended.*
4.16 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital VII, as amended.*
4.17 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital VIII, as amended.*
4.18 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital IX.*
4.19 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital X.*
4.20 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital XI.*
4.21 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital XII.*
4.22 -- Certificate of Trust of Citigroup Capital XIII.*
4.23 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital VI.*
4.24 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital VII.*
4.25 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital VIII.*
4.26 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital IX.*
4.27 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital X.*
4.28 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital XI.*
4.29 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital XII.*
4.30 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust for Citigroup Capital XIII.*
4.31 -- Form of Indenture between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-12439)).
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.32 -- First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1998, between the Company and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee.*
4.33 -- Forms of Capital Security for each of the Trusts (included in Exhibits 4.23-4.30).
4.34 -- Forms of Common Security for each of the Trusts (included in Exhibits 4.23-4.30).
4.35 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VI (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-27155)).
4.36 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-27155)).
4.37 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII.*
4.38 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX.*
4.39 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital X.*
4.40 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XI.*
4.41 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XII.*
4.42 -- Form of Guarantee with respect to the Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XIII.*
4.43 -- Form of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities (included in Exhibit 4.31).
5.01 -- Opinion of Stephanie B. Mudick, Esq.*
5.02 -- Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP with respect to the Capital Securities and
Preferred Stock.*
12.01 -- Supplemental Calculation of Ratio of Income to Fixed Charges and Supplemental Calculation of
Ratio of Income to Combined Fixed Charges Including Preferred Stock Dividends (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 12.01 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 1998).
23.01 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent public accountants.*
23.02 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent public accountants.*
23.03 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent public accountants.*
23.04 -- Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.*
23.05 -- Consent of Stephanie B. Mudick, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.06 -- Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.02).
24.01 -- Powers of Attorney of certain Directors.*
25.01 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The Bank of New York, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, as
supplemented.*
25.02 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of July
17, 1998, as supplemented.*
25.03 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital VI.*
25.04 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital VII.*
25.05 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital VIII.*
25.06 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital IX.*
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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25.07 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital X.*
25.08 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital XI.*
25.09 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital XII.*
25.10 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee under the Declaration of Trust of Citigroup Capital XIII.*
25.11 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as supplemented.*
25.12 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VI.*
25.13 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Preferred Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VII.*
25.14 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII.*
25.15 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX.*
25.16 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital X.*
25.17 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XI.*
25.18 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XII.*
25.19 -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Capital Securities Guarantee of Citigroup Inc. for
the benefit of holders of Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XIII.*
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
Each of Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII,
Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup
Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII and Citigroup Capital XIII hereby undertakes:
(A)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made of the securities registered hereby, 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, as amended;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and
(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Citigroup Inc. pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered herein, 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) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of Citigroup Inc.'s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering
thereof.
(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of any such registrants pursuant to the provisions
described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrants have been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrants 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 hereby, the registrants will, unless in
the opinion of their 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
such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(D)(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the information omitted from the form of prospectus
filed as part of this registration statement in
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reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the
registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be part of this registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, each post-effective amendment that contains a form
of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Citigroup Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement or Amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New
York, this 15(th) day of December, 1998.
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CITIGROUP INC.
By: /s/ HEIDI G. MILLER
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Heidi G. Miller
Chief Financial Officer
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PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT THERETO HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES INDICATED THIS 15(TH) DAY OF DECEMBER, 1998.
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/s/ JOHN S. REED Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
John S. Reed
/s/ SANFORD I. WEILL Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
Sanford I. Weill
/s/ HEIDI G. MILLER Chief Financial Officer
-------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer)
Heidi G. Miller
/s/ IRWIN ETTINGER Chief Accounting Officer
-------------------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)
Irwin Ettinger
/s/ ROGER W. TRUPIN Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
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Roger W. Trupin
* Director
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C. Michael Armstrong
* Director
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Judith Arron
* Director
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Alain J.P. Belda
* Director
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Kenneth J. Bialkin
* Director
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Kenneth T. Derr
* Director
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John M. Deutch
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* Director
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Ann Dibble Jordan
* Director
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Reuben Mark
* Director
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Michael T. Masin
* Director
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Dudley C. Mecum
* Director
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Richard D. Parsons
* Director
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Andrall E. Pearson
* Director
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Robert B. Shapiro
* Director
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Franklin A. Thomas
* Director
--------------------------------------------
Edgar S. Woolard
* Director
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Arthur Zankel
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*By: /s/ HEIDI G. MILLER
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Heidi G. Miller
Attorney-in-Fact
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
of Citigroup Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII, Citigroup Capital VIII,
Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup Capital XI, Citigroup
Capital XII and Citigroup Capital XIII certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement or Amendment thereto to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York,
State of New York, this 15(th) day of December, 1998.
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CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
By: /s/ ROBERT MATZA
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
By: /s/ IRWIN ETTINGER
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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Exhibit 1.04
Citigroup Inc.
Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A
Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A
Due Nine Months or More from the Date of Issue
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
December __, 1998
[NAME OF AGENT(S)]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), confirms its
agreement with the Agent (as defined below) with respect to the issue and sale
by the Company of its Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A (the "Senior Notes")
and its Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A (the "Subordinated Notes" and,
together with the Senior Notes, the "Notes"). The Senior Notes are to be issued
under an Indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1993, the Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January 31, 1991, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated
as of December 9, 1992 and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
November 2, 1998 (as so supplemented or as it may from time to time be further
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental thereto, the
"Senior Debt Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
trustee (the "Senior Debt Trustee"). The Subordinated Notes are to be issued
under an Indenture dated as of July 17, 1998, as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998 (as so supplemented or as
it may from time to time be further supplemented or amended by one or more
indentures supplemental thereto, the "Subordinated Debt Indenture" and, together
with the Senior Debt Indenture, the "Indentures"), between the Company and The
First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the "Subordinated Debt Trustee" and,
together with the Senior Debt Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Notes will have the
maturities, interest rates (whether fixed or floating), redemption provisions
and other terms set forth in a pricing supplement to the Prospectus referred to
below. The Notes may be denominated in U.S.
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dollars, foreign currencies or foreign composite currency units (the "Specified
Currency") as may be specified in the applicable pricing supplement.
Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and subject to the
reservation by the Company of the right to sell Notes to the Agent acting as
principal at a discount for its own account or for resale to one or more
investors or other dealers and the Company's right to sell Notes directly to
investors on its own behalf or through other agents (provided that any other
agent will execute an agreement with the Company substantially in the form of
Exhibit F hereto and that the Company will notify the Agent of its agreement
with any other agents, dealers or underwriters, but only if such other agents,
dealers or underwriters are appointed for the duration of this Agreement), the
Company hereby appoints the Agent as an agent of the Company for the purpose of
soliciting offers to purchase the Notes. In addition, the Agent may also
purchase Notes as principal and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement
(referred to below) relating to such sale in accordance with the provisions of
Section l(b) hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Agent" shall
refer to [NAME OF AGENT(S)].
1. Solicitations by the Agent of Offers to Purchase; Purchases as
Principal.
(a) Solicitations as Agent. Following the Commencement Date (as
defined below), the Company shall notify the Agent from time to time as to the
commencement of a period during which the Notes may be offered and sold by the
Agent (each period, commencing with such a notification and ending at such time
as the authorization for offers and sales through the Agent shall have been
suspended by the Company or the Agent as provided hereunder, being herein
referred to as an "Offering Period"). On the basis of the representations and
warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Agent agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to
purchase the Notes during each Offering Period upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Prospectus as then amended and supplemented. The Company reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend solicitation of purchases of the
Notes commencing at any time for any period of time or permanently. Upon receipt
of instructions from the Company, the Agent will forthwith suspend solicitation
of purchases from the Company until such time as the Company has advised the
Agent that such solicitation may be resumed.
Unless otherwise agreed to, the Company agrees to pay the Agent at
the time of delivery of and payment for the Notes, as consideration for
soliciting the sale of each Note, a commission equal to the percentage set forth
on Schedule 1 hereto of the price to the public of each Note sold by the Company
as the result of a solicitation by
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the Agent. Without the prior approval of the Company, the Agent (acting on an
agency basis) may not reallow any portion of the commission payable pursuant
hereto to dealers or purchasers in connection with the offer and sale of any
Notes.
The Agent is authorized to solicit orders for the Notes only in
principal amounts of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is a multiple
of $1,000 or, in the case of Notes denominated in a Specified Currency other
than U.S. dollars, in the denominations set forth in the applicable pricing
supplement, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the
Notes, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the purchaser and the Company
and specified in the applicable pricing supplement. The Agent shall communicate
to the Company, orally or in writing, each reasonable offer or indication of
interest to purchase Notes received by the Agent, as agent. The Company shall
have the sole right to accept offers to purchase the Notes and may reject any
such offer in whole or in part. The Agent shall have the right to reject, in its
discretion reasonably exercised, any offer received by it to purchase the Notes,
in whole or in part, and any such rejection shall not be deemed a breach of its
agreements contained herein. In soliciting offers to purchase the Notes in its
capacity as agent of the Company, the Agent is acting solely as agent for the
Company, and not as principal, and does not assume any obligation toward, or
relationship of agency or trust with, any purchaser of the Notes (other than any
such obligation or relationship which the Agent assumes independently of this
Agreement). The Agent shall make reasonable efforts to assist the Company in
obtaining performance by each purchaser whose offer to purchase Notes has been
solicited by the Agent and accepted by the Company, but the Agent shall not have
any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated
for any reason. Under no circumstances will the Agent be obligated to purchase
any Notes for its own account except pursuant to subparagraph (b) below.
(b) Purchases as Principal. Each sale of Notes to the Agent as
principal shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Agent and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement that will provide for
the sale of such Notes to and the purchase thereof by the Agent. Each "Terms
Agreement" may take the form of an exchange of any form of written
telecommunication or oral communication followed by written confirmation or
telecommunication between the Agent and the Company and shall be with respect to
such information (as applicable) as is specified in Exhibit A hereto.
The Agent's commitment to purchase Notes as principal shall be
deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of
the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions
herein set forth. Each
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agreement by the Agent to purchase Notes as principal (whether or not set forth
in a Terms Agreement) shall specify the principal amount of Notes to be
purchased by the Agent pursuant thereto, the maturity date of such Notes, the
price to be paid to the Company for such Notes, the interest rate and interest
rate formula, if any, applicable to such Notes and any other terms of such
Notes. Each such agreement shall also specify any requirements for officers'
certificates, opinions of counsel and letters from the independent public
accountants of the Company pursuant to Section 4 hereof. A Terms Agreement may
also specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Notes by the
Agent.
Each Terms Agreement shall specify the time and place of delivery of
and payment for such Notes. Each date of delivery of and payment for Notes to be
purchased by the Agent as principal or as agent or by any other purchaser is
referred to herein as a "Settlement Date."
Upon the Company's request, the Agent will notify the Company either
orally or in writing (as specified by the Company) of the aggregate principal
amount of Notes held by the Agent as principal purchased pursuant to a Terms
Agreement pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Procedures. The Agent and the Company agree to perform the
respective duties and obligations specifically provided to be performed by them
in the Medium-Term Notes Administrative Procedures attached hereto as Exhibit B
(the "Procedures"). The Procedures may be amended only by written agreement of
the Company and the Agent.
(d) Delivery. The documents required to be delivered by Section 4 of
this Agreement shall be delivered at the office of Dewey Ballantine LLP ("Dewey
Ballantine") (or such other counsel reasonably satisfactory to both the Agent
and the Company), counsel for the Agent, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10019, on December __, 1998 (the "Commencement Date").
2. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to,
and agrees with, the Agent as of the Commencement Date:
(a) Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-42575, 333-51201 and
333-[ ]) in respect of up to $6,000,000,000 aggregate amount of securities of
the Company, including the Notes, have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); such registration statements and any
post-effective amendments thereto, in the forms heretofore delivered or to be
delivered to the Agent, excluding exhibits to such registration statements but
including all documents incorporated by reference therein, have been declared
effective by the Commission in such forms; no other document with respect to
such registration statements (other than a document incorporated by reference
therein) has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the
Commission; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any
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of such registration statements has been issued and no proceeding for that
purpose has been instituted or threatened by the Commission (any preliminary
prospectus included in the Third Registration Statement (as defined herein) or
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the rules and regulations
of the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
being hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus"); the various parts of any
of the registration statements, including all exhibits thereto and the documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in such registration
statement at the time such part of such registration statement became effective
but excluding the Statements of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), pertaining to the Indentures (the
"Forms T-1"), as amended at the time such part became effective, being
hereinafter collectively called (i) in the case of Registration Statement No.
333-42575, the "First Registration Statement," (ii) in the case of Registration
Statement No. 333-51201, the "Second Registration Statement" and (iii) in the
case of Registration Statement No. 333-[ ], the "Third Registration Statement;"
the First Registration Statement, the Second Registration Statement and the
Third Registration Statement being hereinafter from time to time called the
"Registration Statements;" the form of basic prospectus included in the Third
Registration Statement relating to the offering and sale of Debt Securities,
Index Warrants, Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Depositary Shares included in
the Third Registration Statement, in the form in which it has most recently been
filed, or transmitted for filing, with the Commission on or prior to the date of
this Agreement being hereinafter called the "Basic Prospectus;" the form of
prospectus supplement to the Basic Prospectus relating to the offering and sale
of the Notes included in the Third Registration Statement, in the form in which
it has most recently been filed or transmitted for filing, with the Commission
on or prior to the date of this Agreement being hereinafter called the
"Prospectus Supplement;" and the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the
Prospectus Supplement, being hereinafter called the "Prospectus;" any reference
herein to any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to the applicable form under the Act, as of the date
of such Preliminary Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus, as the case
may be; any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, including any
supplement to the Prospectus that sets forth only the terms of the particular
issue of the Notes (a "Pricing Supplement"), shall be deemed to refer to and
include any documents filed after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus,
Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment
to any of the Registration Statements shall be deemed to include any report of
the Company filed pursuant to the Exchange Act after the effective date of such
Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in such Registration
Statement; and any reference to the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
shall be deemed to refer to and include the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, in relation to the Notes sold pursuant to this Agreement, in the
form in which it is filed with the
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Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, including any documents
incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such filing).
(b) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder, and any further documents so filed and incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, or any further amendment or supplement thereto,
when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the
case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(c) Each of the Registration Statements and the Prospectus, and any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and each of the Indentures, conform or
will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(d) The First Registration Statement and the Second Registration
Statement as of their effective dates did not, and the Third Registration
Statement, as amended as of any time, will not, contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and the
Prospectus, as amended and supplemented as of any such time, did not and will
not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Third Registration Statement or the Prospectus
or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf
of the Agent specifically for use in the Third Registration Statement and the
Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto.
(e) The Notes have been duly authorized and, when executed and
authenticated in accordance with the applicable Indenture and delivered to and
duly paid for by the purchasers thereof, will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms and entitled to the benefits of such Indenture (subject, as to
enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law); each of the Indentures has been duly
authorized by the Company and qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and the
Indentures conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented to relate to such issuance of Notes.
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(f) Since the date of the most recent financial statements included
in the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, there has not been any material
adverse change in the consolidated financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in
the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented.
3. Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with the Agent that:
(a) At any time during an Offering Period or during the time a
prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Act: (i)
prior to amending or supplementing any of the Registration Statements or the
Prospectus, the Company will furnish the Agent and the Agent's counsel with a
copy of each proposed amendment or supplement (other than an amendment or
supplement to be made pursuant to incorporation by reference of a document filed
under the Exchange Act, or a Pricing Supplement or an amendment or supplement
relating solely to an offering of debt securities other than the Notes) and (ii)
prior to filing any documents under the Exchange Act to be incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus (other than documents relating solely to an
offering of debt securities other than the Notes), the Company will notify the
Agent and the Agent's counsel orally of the general subject matter of such
filing. The Company will promptly cause the Prospectus together with each
amendment thereof or supplement thereto to be mailed or otherwise transmitted to
the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) by an appropriate method or
will promptly cause the Prospectus together with each amendment thereof or
supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission pursuant to said Rule. If the
Prospectus is amended or supplemented (other than a Pricing Supplement or an
amendment or supplement relating solely to an offering of debt securities other
than the Notes), the Agent shall be furnished with such information relating to
such filing as it may reasonably request, and the Agent shall not be obligated
to solicit offers to purchase Notes so long as it is not reasonably satisfied
that such amendment or supplement complies in all material respects with the
provisions of the Act and the Exchange Act. At any time during an Offering
Period or during the time a prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be
delivered under the Act, the Company will promptly advise the Agent of (i) the
filing of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus (other than a Pricing
Supplement or an amendment or supplement relating solely to an offering of debt
securities other than the Notes), (ii) the filing or effectiveness of any
amendment to any of the Registration Statements, (iii) the receipt by the
Company of comments from the Commission relating to, or requests by the
Commission for, any amendment of any of the Registration Statements or any
amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information,
(iv) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of any of the Registration Statements or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
of the Notes for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable best
efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or notice of suspension
of qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal
thereof. Upon the Agent's request, the Company will within a reasonable time
inform the Agent of the
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aggregate principal amount of Notes registered under the Registration Statements
remain unissued.
(b) Within the time during which a prospectus relating to the Notes
is required to be delivered under the Act, the Company will comply with all
requirements imposed upon it by the Act, as now and hereafter amended, and by
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as from time to time in
force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in
the Notes as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. If during
such period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended
or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of the
Company, during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company
will promptly notify the Agent to suspend the solicitation of offers to purchase
the Notes in its capacity as Agent and to cease sales of any Notes it may then
own as principal and, to the extent required under the provision in the last
sentence of this subsection (b), the Company will promptly amend or supplement
the Third Registration Statement or the Prospectus (at the expense of the
Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
If such amendment or supplement, and any documents, certificates, opinions and
letters furnished to the Agent pursuant to subsections (i), (j) and (k) of this
Section 3 in connection with the preparation and filing of such amendment or
supplement are reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Agent, upon the
filing of such amendment or supplement with the Commission or effectiveness of
an amendment to such Registration Statement, the Agent will resume solicitation
of offers to purchase Notes hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of
this Section 3 during any period from the time the Agent shall have been
notified to suspend the solicitation of offers to purchase the Notes in its
capacity as Agent (whether under this subparagraph (b) or otherwise under this
Agreement) to the time the Company shall determine that solicitation of offers
to purchase the Notes should be resumed; provided that if the Agent holds any
Notes as principal purchased pursuant to a Terms Agreement or otherwise pursuant
to this Agreement, the Company shall comply with the provisions of subsection
(b) of this Section 3 during the period when a Prospectus is required to be
delivered pursuant to the Act.
(c) The Company will comply, in a timely manner, with all applicable
requirements under the Exchange Act relating to the filing with the Commission
of the Company's reports pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act and, if then applicable, of the Company's proxy statements pursuant
to Section 14 of the Exchange Act.
(d) The Company will use its best efforts to qualify the Notes for
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Agent reasonably
designates, to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for
the distribution of the Notes and, if requested by the Agent, to arrange for the
determination of the legality of
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the Notes for purchase by institutional investors, except that the Company shall
not be required in connection therewith to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action which would
subject it to general or unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction where
it is not now so subject.
(e) The Company will furnish to the Agent copies of the Registration
Statements and the Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference
therein), and all amendments of and supplements to the Registration Statements
or the Prospectus which are filed with the Commission during the period in which
a prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Act
(including all documents filed by an amendment or supplement with the Commission
during such period which are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), in
each case in such quantities as the Agent may from time to time reasonably
request.
(f) The Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Agent as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
15 months after the end of the Company's current fiscal quarter, an earnings
statement (which need not be audited) covering a 12-month period beginning after
the date upon which any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus (other than
a Pricing Supplement or an amendment or supplement relating solely to an
offering of debt securities other than the Notes) is filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Act, which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act.
(g) The Company shall, whether or not any sale of Notes is
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, pay all expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and under any Terms
Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of its
accountants and counsel, the cost of printing (or other production) and delivery
of the Registration Statements and the Prospectus, all amendments thereof and
supplements thereto, the Indentures, and all other documents relating to the
offering, the cost of preparing, printing, packaging and delivering the Notes,
the fees and disbursements (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred in
connection with the qualification of the Notes for sale and determination of
eligibility for investment of the Notes under the securities or Blue Sky laws of
such jurisdictions as the Agent may designate, the fees and disbursements of the
Trustees, the fees of any agency that rates the Notes, the fees and expenses in
connection with any listing of the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(the "New York Stock Exchange") or such other securities exchange agreed to in
writing by the Company, the fees and expenses incurred with respect to any
filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the
reasonable fees and disbursements of Dewey Ballantine, as counsel for the Agent,
or other counsel reasonably satisfactory to both the Agent and the Company, and
such other expenses, including, without limitation, advertising expenses as may
be agreed upon by the Agent and the Company; provided, however, that with
respect to any purchase of Notes by the Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms
Agreement, the fees and disbursements of Dewey Ballantine or other counsel to
the Agent shall not be paid by the Company.
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(h) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to
the Agent such relevant documents and certificates of officers of the Company
relating to the business, operations and affairs of the Company, the
Registration Statements, the Prospectus, any amendments thereof or supplements
thereto, the Indentures, the Notes, this Agreement, the Procedures, any Terms
Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or
thereunder as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request and shall
promptly notify the Agent orally, followed by written notice of any downgrading,
or of its receipt of any notice of any intended downgrading, in the rating
accorded any of the Company's securities by Moody's Investor Service ("Moody's")
or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("Standard & Poor's") or, if one of them no
longer rates the securities of the Company, another "nationally recognized
statistical rating organization," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule
436(g)(2) under the Act.
(i) Each time any of the Registration Statements or the Prospectus
is amended or supplemented (other than a Pricing Supplement or an amendment or
supplement relating solely to an offering of debt securities other than the
Notes) and each time an Annual Report on Form 10-K, a Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, or a Report on Form 8-K (but only if the Agent so requests within a
reasonable time after its filing) filed under the Act or the Exchange Act is
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, the Company will deliver or cause
to be delivered forthwith to the Agent a certificate of the Company signed by
either Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer,
the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer, the
Controller, or either Co-General Counsel and by the principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company (or another officer or officers acceptable to
the Agent), dated the date of the effectiveness of such amendment or the date of
filing with the Commission of such supplement or document, as the case may be,
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, to the effect that the statements
contained in the certificate referred to in Section 4(b)(iii) hereof that was
last furnished to the Agent (either pursuant to Section 4(b)(iii) or pursuant to
this Section 3(i)) are true and correct at the time of the effectiveness of such
amendment or the time of filing of such supplement or document, as the case may
be, as though made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be
deemed to relate to the Registration Statements, as amended at the time of
effectiveness of such amendment, and to the Prospectus, as amended and
supplemented at the date of such certificate) or, in lieu of such certificate, a
certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in Section
4(b)(iii) hereof, but modified, if necessary, to relate to the Registration
Statements, as amended at the time of the effectiveness of such amendment, and
to the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented at the date of such certificate.
(j) Each time any of the Registration Statements or the Prospectus
is amended or supplemented (other than a Pricing Supplement or an amendment or
supplement relating solely to an offering of debt securities other than the
Notes), and each time an Annual Report on Form 10-K, a Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q or a Report on Form 8-K (but only if the Agent so requests within a
reasonable time after its filing) filed under the Act or the Exchange Act is
incorporated by reference into the
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Prospectus, the Company shall furnish to or cause to be furnished forthwith to
the Agent the written opinion of the General Counsel - Corporate Law of the
Company or other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Agent dated the date of
the effectiveness of such amendment or the date of filing with the Commission of
such supplement or document, as the case may be, in form reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto. In lieu of such
opinion, counsel last furnishing such an opinion to the Agent may furnish to the
Agent a letter to the effect that the Agent may rely on such last opinion to the
same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter and authorizing
reliance on such last opinion (except that statements in such last opinion will
be deemed to relate to the Registration Statements, as amended at the time of
the effectiveness of such amendment, and to the Prospectus, as amended and
supplemented at the date of such letter).
(k) Each time that any of the Registration Statements or the
Prospectus is amended or supplemented to set forth amended or supplemental
financial information (other than a Pricing Supplement or any amendment or
supplement relating solely to an offering of debt securities other than the
Notes) and each time an Annual Report on Form 10-K, a Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q or a Report on Form 8-K (but only if the Agent so requests within a
reasonable time after its filing) filed under the Act or the Exchange Act is
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus to set forth financial information
included in or derived from the Company's consolidated financial statements or
accounting records as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal
year, the Company shall cause KPMG Peat Marwick LLP ("KPMG"), its independent
certified public accountants, to furnish forthwith the Agent a letter, within
three business days following the date of the effectiveness of such amendment or
the date of filing of such supplement or document, as the case may be (provided
that, in the event any Settlement Date falls within such three business day
period, such letter will be delivered on or prior to such Settlement Date), in
form satisfactory to the Agent, of the same tenor as the letter referred to in
Section 4(b)(iv) hereof, but modified to relate to the Registration Statements
and Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter, with
such changes as may be necessary to reflect changes in the financial statements
and other information derived from the accounting records of the Company;
provided, that, if any of the Registration Statements or the Prospectus is
amended or supplemented solely to include or incorporate by reference financial
information with respect to a fiscal quarter, KPMG may limit the scope of such
letter to the unaudited financial statements included in such amendment or
supplement.
(l) Each acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of
Notes and each sale of Notes to the Agent as principal shall be deemed to be an
affirmation that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects
at the time of such acceptance or sale, as the case may be, as though made at
and as of such time, and an undertaking that such representations and warranties
will be true and correct in all material respects at the time of delivery to the
purchaser or his agent, or the Agent, or the Agent as principal, of the Notes
relating to such acceptance, as the case may be, as though made at and as of
such time (and it is understood that such representations and
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warranties shall relate to the Registration Statements and the Prospectus as
amended and supplemented to each such time).
(m) Anything to the contrary in this Section 3 notwithstanding, if,
at the time of any required notice, amendment or supplement to any of the
Registration Statements or the Prospectus, the Company shall have instructed the
Agent to suspend solicitation of offers to purchase the Notes in its capacity as
Agent of the Company and the Agent does not then hold any Notes acquired by it
as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated
to furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent any notice, certificate,
opinion or letter otherwise required until such time as it shall determine that
solicitation of offers to purchase the Notes should be resumed; and provided
further that, prior to resuming such solicitation the Agent shall be entitled to
receive any such notices, certificates, opinions or letters not previously
furnished, accurate as of the date of such notice, certificate, opinion or
letter.
4. Conditions to the Obligations of the Agent. The Agent's obligations to
solicit offers to purchase Notes as agent of the Company, the Agent's
obligations to purchase Notes as principal pursuant to any Terms Agreement or
otherwise and the obligation of any other purchaser to purchase Notes from the
Company will be subject to the accuracy in all material respects of the
representations and warranties on the part of the Company herein contained, to
the accuracy of the statements of the Company's officers made in each
certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof and to the performance
and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements herein contained
on its part to be performed and observed (in the case of the Agent's obligations
to solicit offers to purchase Notes, at the time of such solicitation, and, in
the case of the Agent's or any other purchaser's obligation to purchase Notes,
at the time the Company accepts the offer to purchase such Notes and at the time
of purchase) and (in each case) to the following additional conditions precedent
when and as specified:
(a) On the corresponding Settlement Date:
(i) There shall not have occurred any change in or affecting
particularly the business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries from that set forth in the Third Registration Statement, as
amended or supplemented, that, in the Agent's judgment, makes it
impracticable to market the Notes on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus except, in the case of any purchase of
Notes by the Agent as principal, as disclosed to the Agent in writing by
the Company before it accepted the offer to purchase such Notes.
(ii) There shall not have occurred any (A) suspension or
material limitation of trading in securities generally on the New York
Stock Exchange, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on such
exchange, or any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on
any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (B) declaration of a
general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York by either
federal or New York state authorities or (C) any outbreak or escalation of
major hostilities in which the
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United States is involved, any declaration of war by Congress or any other
substantial national or international calamity or emergency that, in the
Agent's judgment, is material and adverse and, in the case of any of the
events described in clauses (ii)(A) through (C), such event makes it, in
the Agent's judgment, impracticable to market the Notes on the terms and
in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
except, in the case of any purchase of Notes by the Agent as principal,
for any such event occurring before the Company accepted the offer to
purchase such Notes.
(iii) There shall not have been any downgrading, nor any
notice given of any intended downgrading, in the rating accorded any of
the Company's securities by Moody's or Standard & Poor's or, if one of
them no longer rates the securities of the Company, another "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act, except, in the case of any
purchase of Notes by the Agent as principal, as disclosed to the Agent in
writing by the Company before it accepted the offer to purchase such
Notes.
(b) On the Commencement Date and, if called for by any agreement by
the Agent to purchase Notes as principal, on the corresponding Settlement Date:
(i) The Company shall have furnished to the Agent the opinion
of the General Counsel - Corporate Law of the Company (or other counsel
for the Company reasonably acceptable to the Agent) on the Commencement
Date, and on the Settlement Date will furnish the opinion of the General
Counsel - Corporate Law of the Company (or other counsel for the Company
reasonably acceptable to the Agent) and, if called for by a Terms
Agreement, the opinion of other counsel, dated the Commencement Date or
the Settlement Date, as the case may be, to the effect set forth in
Exhibit C hereto.
(ii) The Agent shall have received from Dewey Ballantine (or
other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Company), counsel
for the Agent, an opinion dated the Commencement Date or the Settlement
Date, as the case may be, to the effect set forth in Exhibit D hereto.
(iii) The Company shall have furnished to the Agent a
certificate of the Company, signed by either Chairman of the Board, the
Vice Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer,
the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer, the Controller, or either Co-General
Counsel and by the principal financial or accounting officer of the
Company (or another officer or officers acceptable to the Agent), dated
the Commencement Date or the Settlement Date, as the case may be, to the
effect that each signatory of such certificate has carefully examined the
Third Registration Statement, as amended as of the date of such
certificate, the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented as of the date of
such certificate, and this Agreement and that:
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(A) the representations and warranties of the Company in
this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and
as of the date of such certificate with the same effect as if made
on the date of such certificate and the Company has complied in all
material respects with all the agreements and satisfied in all
material respects all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied as a condition to the obligations of the Agent under this
Agreement;
(B) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any of
the Registration Statements has been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose have been instituted or, to their knowledge, have been
threatened; and
(C) since the date of the most recent financial
statements included in the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented,
there has been no material adverse change in the consolidated
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in the
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented.
(iv) KPMG, or another nationally recognized independent
accounting firm, shall have furnished to the Agent a letter or letters,
dated the Commencement Date or the Settlement Date, as the case may be, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, to the effect set
forth in Exhibit E hereto.
(v) The Company shall have furnished to the Agent such
appropriate further information, certificates and documents as the Agent
may reasonably request.
5. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Agent against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Agent
may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statements when they became effective, the
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any related Preliminary
Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading and will reimburse the Agent for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with
investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case
to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made
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therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of the Agent specifically for use in the preparation
thereof and such indemnity with respect to any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or any preliminary supplemental prospectus, shall not inure to the
benefit of the Agent (or any person controlling the Agent) if the Company shall
have delivered sufficient quantities of the Prospectus, as amended and
supplemented, to the Agent within a reasonable time prior to the earlier of the
delivery of the written confirmation of the sale of such Notes or the delivery
of such Notes to the person asserting such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action for which indemnification is sought, and the Prospectus as so amended and
supplemented (excluding documents incorporated by reference) was not sent or
given to such person by the Agent at or prior to the earlier of the delivery of
the written confirmation of the sale of such Notes or the delivery of such Notes
to such person in any case where such sending or giving of a prospectus is
required by the Act, and the untrue statement or omission of a material fact
contained in such preliminary prospectus, such Prospectus or such preliminary
supplemental prospectus, was corrected in the Prospectus, as so amended and
supplemented, provided to the Agent.
(b) The Agent will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become
subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
part of the Registration Statements when they became effective, the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any related Preliminary Prospectus,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission was made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Agent
specifically for use in the preparation thereof, and will reimburse the Company
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection
with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such
action shall be brought against any indemnified party, and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it shall wish, to assume the
defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall
not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the
indemnified party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party shall not be liable to such
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indemnified party under such subsection for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above, (i)
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company on the one hand and the Agent participating in the offering that
gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities on the other from the
offering of such Notes, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above
is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Agent on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand
and the Agent on the other in connection with the offering of such Notes shall
be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the
offering of such Notes by the Agent (before deducting expenses) received by the
Company bear to the total commissions received by the Agent in respect thereof.
The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or the Agent and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Agent agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were to
be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which
does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first
sentence of this subsection (d). The amount paid by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first
sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim (which shall be limited as
provided in subsection (c) above if the indemnifying party has assumed the
defense of any such action in accordance with the provisions thereof) which is
the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection (d), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes were offered
and sold to the public by the Agent exceeds the amount of any damages which the
Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
subsection (d) of notice of the commencement of any action against such party in
respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against an indemnifying
party under this subsection (d), such indemnified party shall notify the
indemnifying party in
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writing of the commencement thereof if the notice specified in subsection (c)
above has not been given with respect to such action; but the omission so to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this subsection (d).
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 5 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls the
Agent within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act; and the obligations of
the Agent under this Section 5 shall be in addition to any liability which the
Agent may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions,
to each director of the Company, to each officer of the Company who has signed
the Registration Statements and to each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act.
6. Termination of the Appointment of the Agent. This Agreement may be
terminated at any time by either party hereto upon the giving of written notice
of such termination to the other party hereto. The termination of this Agreement
shall not require termination of any agreement by the Agent to purchase Notes as
principal, and the termination of any such Agreement shall not require
termination of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated, neither party
shall have any liability to the other party hereto, except as provided in the
first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 1(a), the last proviso of
Section 3(b), and Sections 3(f), 3(g), 5, 7 and 11 hereof, and except that, if
at the time of termination an offer to purchase any of the Notes has been
accepted by the Company but the time of delivery to the purchaser or its agent
of the Note or Notes relating thereto has not occurred, the Company's
representations and warranties stated in Section 2 and its obligations under
Sections 1(c), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(e), 3(h), 3(i), 3(j), 3(k), 3(l) and 4 hereof
shall also remain in full force and effect and not be terminated until the
delivery of such Notes.
7. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. With respect to the Agent's
solicitation of offers to purchase Notes as agent of the Company or the Agent's
obligation to purchase Notes as principal pursuant to any Terms Agreement or
otherwise, the respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities
and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Agent set forth
in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent or the Company
or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section
5 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes for a period
extending to the earlier of (i) three years from the corresponding Settlement
Date for such Notes or (ii) the expiration of any applicable statute of
limitations governing such solicitation or purchase of Notes.
8. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective
only on receipt, and, if sent to the Agent, will be mailed, delivered or
transmitted to it by any standard form of telecommunications at:
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[NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT(S)]
[Attention:
Fax: (212) ]
or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or transmitted by any
standard form of telecommunications at:
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
[Attention: Treasurer
Reference Medium-Term Note Program
Fax: (212) ]
and
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
[Attention:
Fax: (212) ]
Any party to this Agreement may change the address to which notices or
communications to it shall be directed by giving notice in writing to the other
parties hereto.
9. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 5 hereof. Nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement or any Terms Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and
officers and directors referred to in Section 5 and their heirs and legal
representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement or any provision herein or
therein contained. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement and all conditions and
provisions hereof and thereof, except to the extent provided for in Section 4
hereof, are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and said controlling persons and officers
and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of
no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes shall be deemed to
be a successor by reason merely of such purchase. This Agreement and the rights
and obligations of the Agent hereunder may not be assigned without the prior
written consent of the Company.
10. Waivers, Etc. Neither any failure nor delay on the part of any party
to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement (singly
and
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collectively referred to as a "Right") shall operate as a waiver of such Right,
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any Right preclude any other or
further exercise of any Right, nor shall any waiver of any Right with respect to
any occurrence be construed as a waiver of any Right with respect to any other
occurrence.
11. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with the Agent's understanding of
this agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof,
whereupon this letter and the Agent's acceptance shall represent a binding
agreement between the Company and the Agent.
Very truly yours,
CITIGROUP INC.
By
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Name:
Title:
The foregoing Agreement
is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date
first written above.
[NAME OF AGENT(S)]
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1
Citigroup Inc.
Medium-Term Notes
Commission Schedule
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EXHIBIT A
CITIGROUP INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
TERMS AGREEMENT
Dated:
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: [ ]
Re: Distribution Agreement dated December __, 1998 (the
"Distribution Agreement")
Subject to the terms and provisions stated below, the undersigned
agrees to purchase the following principal amount of your (check box):
|_| Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A: $ ; and/or
|_| Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A: $ .
For All Notes: For Fixed Rate Notes: For Floating Rate Notes:
Purchase Price: Interest Rate: Base Rate:
Price to Public: Index Maturity:
Settlement Date and Spread:
time:
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For All Notes: For Fixed Rate Notes: For Floating Rate Notes:
Place of delivery: Spread Multiplier:
Original Issue Date: Amortization
Schedule:
Date on which interest
begins to accrue (if dif-
ferent from Original
Issue Date):
Specified Currency: Initial Interest Rate:
Maturity Date: Interest Reset Dates:
Interest Payment Maximum Interest Rate:
Dates:
Regular Record Dates:
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For All Notes: For Fixed Rate Notes: For Floating Rate Notes:
Exchange Rate Agent:
Option to receive pay-
ments in specified cur-
rency other than U.S.
Dollars:
Sinking fund:
Total amount OID:
Original yield to matu- Minimum Interest Rate:
rity:
Renewal terms:
Option to elect repay-
ment:
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For All Notes: For Fixed Rate Notes: For Floating Rate Notes:
Optional Repayment
Dates:
Optional Repayment
prices:
Optional Interest Rate
Reset:
Optional Reset Dates:
Optional extension of
maturity:
Length of extension
period:
Number of extension
periods:
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For All Notes: For Fixed Rate Notes: For Floating Rate Notes:
Final Maturity Date:
Depositary:
Optional Redemption Interest Reset Period:
Date(s):
Initial Redemption Interest payment
Date: Period:
Initial Redemption Calculation Agent:
Percentage:
Annual redemption
percentage decrease:
Other terms:
The provisions of Sections 1(b) and (c) and 2 through 11 of the
Distribution Agreement and the related definitions are incorporated by
reference
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herein and shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if set
forth in full herein.
Between the date of this Agreement and the Settlement Date with
respect to this Agreement, you will not, without the undersigned's prior
consent, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt
securities of the Company substantially similar to the Medium-Term Senior Notes,
Series A and the Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A (other than (i) the
Notes to be sold pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) commercial paper issued in
the ordinary course of business), except as may otherwise be provided herein.
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The following information, opinions, certificates, letters and
documents referred to in Section 4 of the Distribution Agreement will be
required:
[NAME OF AGENT(S)]
By ______________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted:
CITIGROUP INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
CITIGROUP INC.
Medium-Term Note Administrative Procedures
December __, 1998
The Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A (the "Senior Notes") and the
Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A (the "Subordinated Notes" and, together
with the Senior Notes, the "Notes") of Citigroup Inc. (the "Company") are to be
offered on a continuing basis. [NAME OF AGENT(S)] has agreed, as agents, to
solicit purchases of the Notes issued in fully registered form. (The term
"Agent" when used in these Administrative Procedures, means [NAME OF AGENT(S)]).
The Agent will not be obligated to purchase Notes for its own account. The Notes
are being sold pursuant to a Distribution Agreement between the Company and the
agents named therein (including the Agent) dated the date hereof (the
"Distribution Agreement"). The Notes have been registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Bank of New York ("BONY") is the
trustee under the Indenture, dated as of March 15, 1987, as amended from time to
time, under which the Senior Notes will be issued (the "Senior Debt Indenture").
The First National Bank of Chicago ("First Chicago") is the trustee (together
with Bank of New York, the "Trustees") under the Indenture, dated as of July 17,
1998, as amended from time to time, under which the Subordinated Notes will be
issued (the "Subordinated Debt Indenture" and, together with the Senior Debt
Indenture, the "Indentures"). The Senior Notes will constitute part of the
senior debt of the Company and will rank equally with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt of the Company. The Subordinated Notes will be subordinate
and junior in the right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, to
the extent and in the manner set forth in the Subordinated Debt Indenture.
The Distribution Agreement provides that Notes may also be purchased
by the Agent acting solely as principal and not as agent. In the event of any
such purchase, the functions of both the Agent and the beneficial owner under
the administrative procedures set forth below shall be performed by the Agent
acting solely as principal, unless otherwise agreed to between the Company and
the Agent acting as principal.
Each Note will be represented by either a Global Security (as
defined hereinafter) or a certificate delivered to the Holder thereof or a
Person designated by such Holder (a "Certificated Note"). Each Global Security
representing Senior Notes will be delivered to BONY, and each Global Security
representing Subordinated Notes will be delivered to First Chicago, each acting
as agent for The Depository Trust Company or any successor depository selected
by the
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Company ("DTC," which term, as used herein, includes any successor depository
selected by the Company), and will be recorded in the book-entry system
maintained by DTC (a "Book-Entry Note"). An owner of a Book-Entry Note will not
be entitled to receive a certificate representing such Note.
The procedures to be followed during, and the specific terms of, the
solicitation of orders by the Agent and the sale as a result thereof by the
Company are explained below. Administrative and record-keeping responsibilities
will be handled for the Company by its Treasury Department. The Company will
advise the Agent and the Trustees in writing of those persons handling
administrative responsibilities with whom the Agent and the Trustees are to
communicate regarding orders to purchase Notes and the details of their
delivery.
Administrative procedures and specific terms of the offering are
explained below. Book-Entry Notes will be issued in accordance with the
administrative procedures set forth in Part I hereof, as adjusted in accordance
with changes in DTC's operating requirements, and Certificated Notes will be
issued in accordance with the administrative procedures set forth in Part II
hereof. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indentures, the
Notes or the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Notes shall be used herein as
therein defined. Notes for which interest is calculated on the basis of a fixed
interest rate, which may be zero, are referred to herein as "Fixed Rate Notes."
Notes for which interest is calculated on the basis of a floating interest rate
are referred to herein as "Floating Rate Notes." The Company will appoint and
enter into agreements with agents (each a "Calculation Agent") to calculate
interest rates on Floating Rate Notes. Unless otherwise specified in a Pricing
Supplement, BONY will be the Calculation Agent for each Senior Note that is a
Floating Rate Note and First Chicago will be the Calculation Agent for each
Subordinated Note that is a Floating Rate Note. To the extent the procedures set
forth below conflict with the provisions of the Notes, the Indentures, DTC's
operating requirements or the Distribution Agreement, the relevant provisions of
the Notes, the Indentures, DTC's operating requirements and the Distribution
Agreement shall control.
PART I
Administrative Procedures for
Book-Entry Notes
In connection with the qualification of the Book-Entry Notes for
eligibility in the book-entry system maintained by DTC, BONY and First Chicago
(together, the "DTC Agents") will perform the custodial, document control and
administrative functions described below for the Senior Notes and the
Subordinated Notes, respectively. BONY will perform such functions in accordance
with its respective obligations under a Letter of Representations from the
Company and BONY to DTC dated as of the date hereof and a
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Medium-Term Note Certificate Agreement between BONY and DTC, dated as of
________ __, ____ and as amended to date, and its obligations as a participant
in DTC, including DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement system ("SDFS"). First Chicago
will perform such functions in accordance with its respective obligations under
a Letter of Representations from the Company and First Chicago to DTC dated as
of the date hereof and a Certificate Agreement between DTC and First Chicago,
dated as of ________ __, ____ and as amended to date, and its obligations as a
participant in DTC, including DTC's SDFS.
Issuance: On any date of settlement (as defined under
"Settlement" below) for one or more Book-Entry
Notes, the Company will issue a single global
security in fully registered form without coupons
(a "Global Security") representing up to
$200,000,000 principal amount of all such
Book-Entry Notes of the same Series that have the
same Original Issue Date, Original Issue Discount
provisions, if any, Interest Payment Dates,
Regular Record Dates, Interest Payment Period,
redemption repayment and extension provisions, if
any, Stated Maturity, and, in the case of Fixed
Rate Notes, interest rate, and amortization
schedule, if any, or, in the case of Floating Rate
Notes, Initial Interest Rate, Base Rate, Index
Maturity, Interest Reset Period, Interest Reset
Dates, Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any,
Minimum Interest Rate, if any, and Maximum
Interest Rate, if any and, in each case, any other
relevant terms (collectively, the "Terms"). Each
Global Security will be dated and issued as of the
date of its settlement. Each Global Security will
bear an Original Issue Date, which will be (i)
with respect to an original Global Security (or
any portion thereof), the Original Issue Date
specified in such Global Security and (ii)
following a consolidation of Global Securities,
with respect to the Global Security resulting from
such consolidation, the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for on the predecessor Global
Securities, regardless of the date of
authentication of such resulting Global Security.
No Global Security will represent (i) both Fixed
Rate and Floating Rate Book-Entry Notes or (ii)
any Certificated Note or (iii) both Senior Notes
and Subordinated Notes.
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Identification Numbers: The Company has arranged with the CUSIP Service
Bureau of Standard & Poor's Corporation (the
"CUSIP Service Bureau") for the reservation of two
series of CUSIP numbers, one for Senior Notes and
one for Subordinated Notes, each of which series
consists of approximately 900 CUSIP numbers and
relates to Global Securities representing
Book-Entry Notes and book-entry medium-term notes
issued by the Company with other Series
designations. The DTC Agents, the Company and DTC
have obtained from the CUSIP Service Bureau a
written list of such reserved CUSIP numbers. The
DTC Agents will assign CUSIP numbers to Global
Securities as described below under Settlement
Procedure "B." DTC will notify the CUSIP Service
Bureau periodically of the CUSIP numbers that the
DTC Agents have assigned to Global Securities.
Each DTC Agent will notify the Company at any time
when fewer than 100 of the reserved CUSIP numbers
remain unassigned to Global Securities, and, if it
deems necessary, the Company will reserve
additional CUSIP numbers for assignment to Global
Securities. Upon obtaining such additional CUSIP
numbers, the Company shall deliver a list of such
additional CUSIP numbers to either or both DTC
Agents, as needed, and to DTC.
Registration: Global Securities will be issued only in fully
registered form without coupons. Each Global
Security will be registered in the name of CEDE &
CO., as nominee for DTC, on the securities
register for the Notes (the "Securities Register")
maintained under the applicable Indenture. The
beneficial owner of a Book-Entry Note (or one or
more indirect participants in DTC designated by
such owner) will designate one or more
participants in DTC (with respect to such
Book-Entry Note, the "Participants") to act as
agent or agents for such owner in connection with
the book-entry system maintained by DTC, and DTC
will
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record in book-entry form, in accordance with
instructions provided by such Participants, a
credit balance with respect to such beneficial
owner in such Book-Entry Note in the account of
such Participants. The ownership interest of such
beneficial owner (or such participant) in such
Book-Entry Note will be recorded through the
records of such Participants or through the
separate records of such Participants and one or
more indirect participants in DTC.
Transfers: Transfers of a Book-Entry Note will be
accomplished by book entries made by DTC and, in
turn, by Participants (and in certain cases, one
or more indirect participants in DTC) acting on
behalf of beneficial transferors and transferees
of such Note.
Exchanges: Each DTC Agent may deliver to DTC and the CUSIP
Service Bureau at any time a written notice of
consolidation (a copy of which shall be attached
to the resulting Global Security described below)
specifying (i) the CUSIP numbers of two or more
outstanding Global Securities that represent (A)
Fixed Rate Book-Entry Notes of the same Series and
having the same Terms and for which interest has
been paid to the same date or (B) Floating Rate
Book-Entry Notes of the same Series and having the
same Terms and for which interest has been paid to
the same date, (ii) a date, occurring at least
thirty days after such written notice is delivered
and at least thirty days before the next Interest
Payment Date for such Book-Entry Notes, on which
such Global Securities shall be exchanged for a
single replacement Global Security and (iii) a new
CUSIP number to be assigned to such replacement
Global Security. Upon receipt of such a notice,
DTC will send to its participants (including the
DTC Agent for such replacement Global Security) a
written reorganization notice to the effect that
such exchange will occur on such date. Prior to
the specified exchange date, such DTC Agent will
deliver to the CUSIP Service Bureau a written
notice setting forth such exchange date and such
new CUSIP
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number and stating that, as of such exchange date,
the CUSIP numbers of the Global Securities to be
exchanged will no longer be valid. On the
specified exchange date, such DTC Agent will
exchange such Global Securities for a single
Global Security bearing the new CUSIP number and a
new Original Issue Date, which shall be the last
date to which interest has been paid on the
underlying Book-Entry Notes, and the CUSIP numbers
of the exchanged Global Securities will, in
accordance with CUSIP Service Bureau procedures,
be canceled and not immediately reassigned. Upon
such exchange, the DTC Agent will mark the
predecessor Global Security "canceled," make
appropriate entries in the DTC Agent's records and
destroy such canceled Global Security in
accordance with the terms of the applicable
Indenture and deliver a certificate of destruction
to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Global Securities to be exchanged exceed
$200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, one
Global Security will be authenticated and issued
to represent each $200,000,000 of principal amount
of the exchanged Global Securities and an
additional Global Security will be authenticated
and issued to represent any remaining principal
amount of such Global Securities (see
"Denominations" below).
Maturities: Each Book-Entry Note will mature on a date nine
months or more after the issue date for such Note.
A Floating Rate Book-Entry Note will mature only
on an Interest Payment Date for such Note. Any
Note denominated in Japanese yen will mature on a
date not less than one year from the Original
Issue Date (as defined below) for such Note. Any
Note denominated in Pounds Sterling will mature on
a date not less than one year, nor more than five
years, after its Original Issue Date.
Denominations: Book-Entry Notes will be issued in principal
amounts of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof
that is an integral multiple of $1,000. If
Book-Entry Notes are denominated in a
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Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the
denominations of such Notes will be determined
pursuant to the provisions of the applicable
Pricing Supplement. Global Securities will be
denominated in principal amounts not in excess of
$200,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof). If one
or more Book-Entry Notes having an aggregate
principal amount in excess of $200,000,000 (or the
equivalent thereof) would, but for the preceding
sentence, be represented by a single Global
Security, then one Global Security will be
authenticated and issued to represent each
$200,000,000 principal amount (or the equivalent
thereof) of such Book-Entry Note or Notes and an
additional Global Security will be authenticated
and issued to represent any remaining principal
amount of such Book-Entry Note or Notes. In such a
case, each of the Global Securities representing
such Book-Entry Note or Notes shall be assigned
the same CUSIP number.
Notice of Redemption Dates: Each DTC Agent will, with respect to the Notes for
which it is the Trustee, give notice to DTC prior
to each Redemption Date (as specified in the Note)
if any at the time and in the manner set forth in
the applicable Letter of Representations.
Interest: General. Unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, interest, if any,
on each Book-Entry Note will accrue from the
Original Issue Date (or such other date on which
interest otherwise begins to accrue (if different
than the Original Issue Date) of the Global
Security representing such Book-Entry Note for the
first interest period or the last date to which
interest has been paid, if any, for each
subsequent interest period, on the Global Security
representing such Book-Entry Note, and will be
calculated and paid in the manner and on the
Interest Payment Dates described in such
Book-Entry Note and in the Prospectus (as defined
in the Distribution Agreement), as supplemented by
the applicable Pricing Supplement. Each payment of
interest on a Book-Entry Note will include
interest accrued
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to but excluding the Interest Payment Date;
provided, that in the case of Floating Rate Notes
that reset daily or weekly, interest payments will
include interest accrued to but excluding the next
preceding Regular Record Date, except that at
stated Maturity, the interest payable will include
interest accrued to, but excluding, the Maturity.
Interest payable at the Maturity of a Book-Entry
Note will be payable to the Person to whom the
principal of such Note is payable. Standard &
Poor's Corporation will use the information
received in the pending deposit message described
under Settlement Procedure "C" below in order to
include the amount of any interest payable and
certain other information regarding the related
Global Security in the appropriate (daily or
weekly) bond report published by Standard & Poor's
Corporation.
Regular Record Dates. The Regular Record Date with
respect to any Interest Payment Date for a
Floating Rate Note, Fixed Rate Note or Indexed
Rate Note shall be the date (whether or not a
Business Day) fifteen calendar days immediately
preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Payments of Principal and
Interest: Payment of Interest Only. Promptly after each
Regular Record Date, the DTC Agent for each Global
Security will deliver to the Company and DTC a
written notice setting forth, by CUSIP number, the
amount of interest to be paid on each Global
Security on the following Interest Payment Date
(other than an Interest Payment Date coinciding
with Maturity) and the total of such amounts. DTC
will confirm the amount payable on each Global
Security on such Interest Payment Date by
reference to the appropriate (daily or weekly)
bond reports published by Standard & Poor's
Corporation. The Company will pay to the Trustee
for the Notes represented by such Global Security
the total amount of interest due on such Interest
Payment Date (other than at Maturity), and such
Trustee will pay such amount to DTC, at the times
and in the manner set forth below
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under "Manner of Payment." If any Interest Payment
Date for a Book-Entry Note is not a Business Day,
the payment due on such day shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall
accrue as a result of such delayed payment.
Payments at Maturity or Upon Redemption. On or
about the first Business Day of each month, each
DTC Agent will, with respect to the Global
Securities for which it acts as DTC Agent, deliver
to the Company, DTC and the applicable Trustee a
written list of principal and interest to be paid
on each Global Security maturing either at
Maturity or on a Redemption Date in the following
month. The DTC Agent for each Global Security, the
Company and DTC will confirm the amounts of such
principal and interest payments with respect to
each such Global Security on or about the fifth
Business Day preceding the Maturity Date or
Redemption Date of such Global Security. On or
before such Maturity or Redemption, the Company
will pay to the Trustee for the Notes represented
by such Global Security the principal amount of
such Global Security, together with interest due
at such Maturity. Such Trustee will pay such
amount to DTC at the times and in the manner set
forth below under "Manner of Payment." If any
Maturity of a Global Security representing
Book-Entry Notes is not a Business Day, the
payment due on such day shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and no interest shall
accrue on such payment for the period from and
after such Maturity Date or Redemption Date.
Promptly after payment to DTC of the principal and
interest due on the Maturity Date or Redemption
Date of such Global Security, the Trustee for such
Global Security will cancel and destroy such
Global Security in accordance with the applicable
Indenture and deliver a certificate of destruction
to the Company.
Manner of Payment. The total amount of any
principal and interest due on Global Securities
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on any Interest Payment Date or at Maturity or
upon redemption shall be paid by the Company to
the Trustee for the Notes represented by such
Global Security in immediately available funds no
later than 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on such
date. The Company will make such payment on such
Global Securities by instructing such Trustee to
withdraw funds from an account maintained by the
Company with the DTC Agent for the Notes
represented by such Global Securities. The Company
will confirm any such instructions in writing to
such Trustee. Prior to 10 A.M. (New York City
time) on the date of Maturity or as soon as
possible thereafter, such Trustee will pay by
separate wire transfer (using Fedwire message
entry instructions in a form previously specified
by DTC) to an account at the Federal Reserve BONY
previously specified by DTC, in funds available
for immediate use by DTC, each payment of
principal (together with interest thereon) due on
a Global Security on such Maturity Date or
Redemption Date. On each Interest Payment Date
(other than at Maturity), interest payments shall
be made to DTC, in same day funds, in accordance
with existing arrangements between the relevant
DTC Agent and DTC. On each such date, DTC will
pay, in accordance with its SDFS operating
procedures then in effect, such amounts in funds
available for immediate use to the respective
Participants in whose names the Book-Entry Notes
represented by such Global Securities are recorded
in the book-entry system maintained by DTC. None
of the Company (as issuer or as paying agent), the
Trustee or such DTC Agent shall have any direct
responsibility or liability for the payment by DTC
to such Participants of the principal of and
interest on the Book-Entry Notes.
If an issue of Notes is denominated in a currency
other than the U.S. dollar, the Company will make
payments of principal and any interest in the
currency in which the Notes
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are denominated (the "foreign currency") or in
U.S. dollars. DTC has elected to have all such
payments of principal and interest in U.S. dollars
unless notified by any of its Participants through
which an interest in the Notes is held that it
elects, in accordance with and to the extent
permitted by the applicable Pricing Supplement and
the Note, to receive such payment of principal or
interest in the foreign currency. On or prior to
the third Business Day after the record date for
payment of interest and twelve days prior to the
date for payment of principal, such Participant
shall notify DTC of (i) its election to receive
all, or the specified portion, of such payment in
the foreign currency and (ii) its instructions for
wire transfer of such payment to a foreign
currency account.
DTC will notify the applicable Trustee on or prior
to the fifth Business Day after the record date
for payment of interest and ten days prior to the
date for payment of principal of the portion of
such payment to be received in the foreign
currency and the applicable wire transfer
instructions, and the applicable Trustee shall use
such instructions to pay the Participants
directly. If DTC does not so notify the applicable
Trustee, it is understood that only U.S. dollar
payments are to be made. The applicable Trustee
shall notify DTC on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to payment date of the
conversion rate to be used and the resulting U.S.
dollar amount to be paid per $1,000 face amount.
In the event that the applicable Trustee's
quotation to convert the foreign currency into
U.S. dollars is not available, the applicable
Trustee shall notify DTC's Dividend Department
that the entire payment is to be made in the
foreign currency. In such event, DTC will ask its
Participants for payment instructions and forward
such instructions to the applicable Trustee and
the applicable Trustee shall use such instructions
to pay the Participants directly.
Withholding Taxes. The amount of any taxes
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required under applicable law to be withheld from
any interest payment on a Book-Entry Note will be
determined and withheld by the Participant,
indirect participant in DTC or other Person
responsible for forwarding payments and materials
directly to the beneficial owner of such Note.
Procedures upon Company's Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Exercise of Optional Optional Reset. Not less than 45 or more than 60
Reset or Optional days before an Optional Reset Date as set forth in
Extension of Maturity: a Book-Entry Note, the Company will notify the
Trustee for such Book-Entry Note whether it is
exercising its option to reset the interest rate
or Spread or Spread Multiplier, as the case may
be, for such Book-Entry Note, and if so, (i) the
new interest rate or Spread or Spread Multiplier,
as the case may be, for such Book-Entry Note
during the period from such Optional Reset Date to
the next Optional Reset Date as set forth in such
Book-Entry Note or, if there is no such next
Optional Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity of
such Book-Entry Note (the "Subsequent Interest
Period"); and (ii) the provisions, if any, for
redemption of such Book-Entry Note during such
Subsequent Interest Period, including the date or
dates on which or the period or periods during
which such redemption may occur during such
Subsequent Interest Period.
Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Optional Extension of Maturity. If the Company
elects to exercise an option, as set forth in a
Book-Entry Note, to extend the Stated Maturity of
such Note, it will so notify the Trustee for such
Book-Entry Note no less than 45 or more than 60
days before the Stated Maturity of such Book-Entry
Note, and will further indicate (i) the new Stated
Maturity; (ii) the interest rate or Spread or
Spread Multiplier, as the case may be, applicable
to the extension period; and (iii) the provisions,
if any, for redemption of such Book-Entry Note
during such extension period, including the date
or dates on which or the period or
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periods during which such redemption may occur
during such extension period.
Trustee Notice to DTC regarding Company's Exercise
of Optional Extension or Reset. Upon receipt of
notice from the Company regarding the Company's
exercise of either an optional extension of
maturity or an optional reset, the Trustee for
the Book-Entry Note will hand-deliver a notice
to DTC not less than 40 days before the Optional
Reset Date (in which case a "Reset Notice") or
the Stated Maturity (in which case an
"Extension Notice"), as the case may be, which
Reset Notice or Extension Notice shall identify
such Book-Entry Note by CUSIP number and shall
contain the information required by the terms
of the Book-Entry Note.
Trustee Notice to Company regarding Option to be
Repaid. If, after receipt of either a Reset Notice
or an Extension Notice, DTC exercises the option
for repayment by tendering the Global Security
representing the Book-Entry Note to be repaid as
set forth in such Note, the Trustee for such
Book-Entry Note shall give notice to the Company
not less than 22 days before the Optional Reset
Date or the old Stated Maturity, as the case may
be, of the principal amount of Book-Entry Notes to
be repaid on such Optional Reset Date or old
Stated Maturity, as the case may be.
Company Notice regarding New Interest Rate or New
Spread or Spread Multiplier. If the Company elects
to revoke the interest rate or Spread or Spread
Multiplier provided for in the Reset Notice and
establish a higher interest rate or Spread or
Spread Multiplier for an Optional Reset Period or
extension period, as the case may be, it shall,
not less than 20 days before such Optional Reset
Date or old Stated Maturity, so notify the Trustee
for the affected Book-Entry Note. The Trustee will
immediately thereafter notify DTC of the new
interest rate or Spread or Spread Multiplier
applicable to such Book-Entry Note.
Trustee Notice to Company regarding DTC Revocation
of Option to be Repaid. If, after DTC has tendered
any Book-Entry Notes for repayment pursuant to an
Extension Notice or an Reset Notice, DTC then
revokes such tender for repayment, the Trustee for
such
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Book-Entry Notes shall give notice to the Company
not less than five days prior to the Stated
Maturity or Optional Reset Date, as the case may
be, of such revocation and of the principal amount
of Book-Entry Notes for which tender for repayment
has been revoked.
Deposit of Repayment Price. On or before any old
Stated Maturity where the Maturity has been
extended, and on or before any Optional Reset
Date, the Company shall deposit with such Trustee
an amount of money sufficient to pay the principal
amount, plus interest accrued to such old Stated
Maturity or Optional Reset Date, as the case may
be, for all the Book-Entry Notes or portions
thereof for which such Trustee serves as Trustee
and which are to be repaid on such old Stated
Maturity or Optional Reset Date, as the case may
be. Such Trustee will use such money to repay such
Book-Entry Notes pursuant to the terms set forth
in such Notes.
Procedures upon Company's Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Exercise of Optional Optional Redemption. At least 45 days prior to the
Redemption: date on which it intends to redeem a Book-Entry
Note, the Company will notify the Trustee for such
Book-Entry Note that it is exercising such option
with respect to such Book-Entry Note on such date.
Trustee Notice to DTC regarding Company's Exercise
of Optional Redemption. After receipt of notice
that the Company is exercising its option to
redeem a Book-Entry Note, the Trustee will, at
least 30 days before the Redemption Date for such
Book-Entry Note, hand deliver to DTC a notice
identifying such Book-Entry Note by CUSIP number
and informing DTC of the Company's exercise of
such option with respect to such Book-Entry Note.
Deposit of Redemption Price. On or before any
Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with
such Trustee an amount of money sufficient to pay
the redemption price, plus
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interest accrued to such Redemption Date, for all
the Book-Entry Notes or portions thereof for which
such Trustee serves as Trustee and which are to be
repaid on such Redemption Date. Such Trustee will
use such money to repay such Book-Entry Notes
pursuant to the terms set forth in such Notes.
Payments of Principal Trustee Notice to Company of Option to be Repaid.
and Interest Upon Exercise Upon receipt of notice of exercise of the option
of Optional Repayment for repayment and the Global Securities
(Except Pursuant to Company's representing the Book-Entry Notes so to be repaid
Exercise of Optional as set forth in such Notes, the Trustee for such
Reset or Optional Extension): Book-Entry Notes shall (unless such notice was
received pursuant to the Company's exercise of an
optional reset or an optional extension of
maturity, in each of which cases the relevant
procedures set forth above are to be followed)
give notice to the Company not less than 20 days
prior to each Optional Repayment Date of such
Optional Repayment Date and of the principal
amount of Book-Entry Notes to be repaid on such
Optional Repayment Date.
Deposit of Repayment Price. On or prior to any
Optional Repayment Date, the Company shall deposit
with such Trustee an amount of money sufficient to
pay the optional repayment price, and accrued
interest thereon to such date, of all the
Book-Entry Notes or portions thereof which are to
be repaid on such date. Such Trustee will use such
money to repay such Book-Entry Notes pursuant to
the terms set forth in such Notes.
Procedure for Rate Setting The Company and the Agent will discuss from time
and Posting: to time the aggregate principal amount of, the
issuance price of, and the interest rates to be
borne by, Book-Entry Notes that may be sold as a
result of the solicitation of orders by the Agent.
If the Company decides to set prices of, and rates
borne by, any Book-Entry Notes in respect of which
the Agent is to solicit orders (the setting of
such prices and rates to be referred to herein as
"posting") or if the Company decides to change
prices or rates
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previously posted by it, it will promptly advise
the Agent of the prices and rates to be posted.
Acceptance and Rejection Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the
of Orders: Agent will advise the Company promptly by
telephone of all orders to purchase Book-Entry
Notes received by the Agent, other than those
rejected by it in whole or in part in the
reasonable exercise of its discretion. Unless
otherwise agreed by the Company and the Agent, the
Company has the right to accept orders to purchase
Book-Entry Notes and may reject any such orders in
whole or in part.
Preparation of Pricing If any order to purchase a Book-Entry Note is
Supplement: accepted by or on behalf of the Company, the
Company will prepare a pricing supplement (a
"Pricing Supplement") reflecting the terms of such
Book-Entry Note, will file ten copies thereof with
the Commission in accordance with the applicable
paragraph of Rule 424(b) under the Act, will
deliver such number of copies thereof to the Agent
as the Agent shall request and will, on the
Agent's behalf, file five copies of such Pricing
Supplement with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"). The Agent
will cause a Prospectus and such Pricing
Supplement to be delivered to the purchaser of
such Book-Entry Note.
In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is
prepared, the Agent will affix the Pricing
Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their use.
Outdated Pricing Supplements and the Prospectuses
to which they are attached (other than those
retained for files), will be destroyed.
Copies of the appropriate number of Pricing
Supplements shall be delivered to the Agent at the
following address by 11:00 A.M., New York City
time, on the Business Day following the acceptance
of an offer by or on behalf of the Company:
to [
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] (with a copy transmitted by telecopy to [
], Attention: [ ], at [ ].
Suspension of Subject to the Company's representations,
Solicitation; warranties and covenants contained in the
Amendment or Distribution Agreement, the Company may
Supplement: instruct the Agent to suspend at any time,
for any period of time or permanently, for
any period of time or permanently, the
solicitation of orders to purchase Book-Entry
Notes. Upon receipt of such instructions, the
Agent will forthwith suspend solicitation until
such time as the Company has advised it such
solicitation may be resumed.
In the event that at the time the Company suspends
solicitation of purchases there shall be any
orders outstanding for settlement, the Company
will promptly advise the Agent, the Trustees and
the DTC Agents whether such orders may be settled
and whether copies of the Prospectus as in effect
at the time of the suspension, together with the
appropriate Pricing Supplement, may be delivered
in connection with the settlement of such orders.
The Company will have the sole responsibility for
such decision and for any arrangements that may be
made in the event that the Company determines that
such orders may not be settled or that copies of
such Prospectus may not be so delivered.
Delivery of Prospectus: A copy of the Prospectus and a Pricing Supplement
relating to a Book-Entry Note must accompany or
precede the earliest of any written offer of such
Book-Entry Note, confirmation of the purchase of
such Book-Entry Note and payment for such
Book-Entry Note by its purchaser. If notice of a
change in the terms of the Book-Entry Notes is
received by the Agent between the time an order
for a Book-Entry Note is placed and the time
written confirmation thereof is sent by the Agent
to a customer or his agent, such confirmation
shall be accompanied by a Prospectus and Pricing
Supplement setting forth the terms in effect when
the order was placed. The Agent will deliver a
Prospectus and Pricing Supplement as herein
described with respect to each Book-Entry Note
sold by it. The Company will make such delivery if
such Book-Entry Note is sold directly by the
Company to a purchaser (other than the
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Agent).
Confirmation: For each order to purchase a Book-Entry Note
solicited by the Agent and accepted by or on
behalf of the Company, the Agent will issue a
confirmation to the purchaser, with a copy to the
Company, setting forth the details set forth above
and delivery and payment instructions.
Settlement: The receipt by the Company of immediately
available funds in payment for a Book-Entry Note
and the authentication and issuance of the Global
Security representing such Book-Entry Note shall
constitute "settlement" with respect to such
Book-Entry Note, and the date of such settlement,
the "Settlement Date." All orders accepted by the
Company will be settled on the third Business Day
next succeeding the date of acceptance pursuant to
the timetable for settlement set forth below
unless the Company and the purchaser agree to
settlement on another day which shall be no
earlier than the Business Day next succeeding the
date of sale.
Settlement Procedures: Settlement Procedures with regard to each
Book-Entry Note sold by the Company to or through
the Agent, except pursuant to a Terms Agreement,
shall be as follows:
A. The Agent will advise the Company by telephone
(or by facsimile or other acceptable written
means) that such Note is a Book-Entry Note and
of the following settlement information:
1. Principal or face amount.
2. Series.
3. Stated Maturity.
4. In the case of a Fixed Rate Book-Entry
Note, the interest rate and reset, redemption,
repayment and extension provisions (if any) or, in
the case of a
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Floating Rate Book-Entry Note, the Base Rate,
Initial Interest Rate (if known at such time),
Interest Reset Period, Interest Reset Dates, Index
Maturity, Spread and/or Spread Multiplier (if
any), Minimum Interest Rate (if any), Maximum
Interest Rate (if any) and reset, redemption,
repayment and extension provisions (if any).
5. Interest Payment Dates and the Interest
Payment Period.
6. Amortization provisions, if any.
7. Settlement date and Issue Date, if
different.
8. Specified currency.
9. Denominated currency, Indexed Currency,
Base Exchange Rate, and the Determination Date, if
applicable.
10. Price.
11. Agent's commission, determined as provided
in the Distribution Agreement.
12. Whether such Book-Entry Note is an OID
Note and, if so, the total amount of OID, the
yield to maturity and the initial accrual period
OID.
13. Any other terms necessary to describe the
Book-Entry Note.
B. The Company will advise the relevant DTC Agent
by telephone (confirmed in writing at any time
on the same date), written telecommunication
or electronic transmission of the information
set forth in Settlement Procedure "A" above.
Each such communication by the Company shall
constitute a representation and warranty by
the Company to the DTC Agent for such Note,
the Trustee for such Note and the Agent that
(i) such Note is then, and at
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the time of issuance and sale thereof will be,
duly authorized for issuance and sale by the
Company and (ii) such Note, and the Global
Security representing such Note, will conform
with the terms of the Indenture for such Note.
The DTC Agent will then assign a CUSIP number
to the Global Security representing such
Book-Entry Note and notify the Agent and the
Company by telephone (confirmed in writing at
any time on the same date), written
telecommunication or electronic transmission
of such CUSIP number as soon as practicable.
C. Such DTC Agent will enter a pending deposit
message through DTC's Participant Terminal
System providing the following settlement
information to DTC Standard & Poor's
Corporation, Interactive Data Corporation, the
Agent and, upon request, the Trustee for such
Notes:
1. The information set forth in Settlement
Procedure "A."
2. Identification as a Fixed Rate Book-Entry
Note or a Floating Rate Book-Entry Note.
3. The Initial Interest Payment Date for such
Book-Entry Note, number of days by which such date
succeeds the related Regular Record Date and
amount of interest payable on such Interest
Payment Date.
4. The Interest Payment Period.
5. The CUSIP number of the Global Security
representing such Book-Entry Note.
6. The participant account numbers maintained
by DTC on behalf of the Trustee and the Agent.
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7. Whether such Global Security will represent
any other Book-Entry Note (to the extent known at
such time).
D. To the extent the Company has not already done
so, the Company will deliver to the Trustee
for such Notes a Global Security in a form
that has been approved by the Company, the
Agent and the Trustee.
E. The Trustee will complete such Book-Entry
Note, stamp the appropriate legend, as
instructed by DTC, if not already set forth
thereon, and authenticate the Global Security
representing such Book-Entry Note.
F. DTC will credit such Book-Entry Note to such
DTC Agent's participant account at DTC.
G. Such DTC Agent will enter an SDFS deliver
order through DTC's Participant Terminal
System instructing DTC to (i) debit such
Book-Entry Note to such DTC Agent's
participant account and credit such Book-Entry
Note to the Agent's participant account and
(ii) debit the Agent's settlement account and
credit such DTC Agent's settlement account for
an amount equal to the price of such
Book-Entry Note less the Agent's commission.
The entry of such a deliver order shall
constitute a representation and warranty by
such DTC Agent to DTC that (i) the Global
Security representing such Book-Entry Note has
been issued and authenticated and (ii) such
DTC Agent is holding such Global Security
pursuant to the Medium Term Note Certificate
Agreement between such DTC Agent and DTC.
H. Unless the Agent is purchasing such Note as
principal, the Agent will enter
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an SDFS deliver order through DTC's
Participant Terminal System instructing DTC
(i) to debit such Book-Entry Note to the
Agent's participant account and credit such
Book-Entry Note to the participant accounts of
the Participants with respect to such
Book-Entry Note and (ii) to debit the
settlement accounts of such Participants and
credit the settlement account of the Agent for
an amount equal to the price of such
Book-Entry Note.
I. Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS
deliver orders described in Settlement
Procedures "G" and "H" will be settled in
accordance with SDFS operating procedures in
effect on the settlement date.
J. Such DTC Agent will, upon receipt of funds
from the Agent in accordance with Settlement
Procedure "G," credit to an account of the
Company maintained at such DTC Agent funds
available for immediate use in the amount
transferred to such DTC Agent in accordance
with Settlement Procedure "G."
K. Unless the Agent is purchasing such Book-Entry
Note as principal, the Agent will confirm the
purchase of such Book-Entry Note to the
purchaser either by transmitting to the
Participants with respect to such Book-Entry
Note a confirmation order or orders through
DTC's institutional delivery system or by
mailing a written confirmation to such
purchaser.
L. Monthly, each DTC Agent will send to the
Company a statement setting forth the
principal amount of Registered Notes
Outstanding as of the date of such statement
and setting forth a brief description of any
sales of which the
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Company has advised such DTC Agent but which
have not yet been settled.
Settlement Procedures For sales by the Company of Book-Entry Notes
Timetable: solicited by the Agent and accepted by the Company
(except pursuant to a Terms Agreement) for
settlement on the first Business Day after the
sale date, Settlement Procedures "A" through "K"
set forth above shall be completed as soon as
possible but not later than the respective times
(New York City time) set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Settlement
Procedure Time
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<S> <C>
A 11:00 A.M. on the sale date
B 12:00 Noon on the sale date
C 2:00 P.M. on the sale date
D 3:00 P.M. on the day before
settlement
E 9:00 A.M. on settlement date
F 10:00 A.M. on settlement date
G-H 2:00 P.M. on settlement date
I 4:45 P.M. on settlement date
J-K 5:00 P.M. on settlement date
</TABLE>
If a sale is to be settled more than one Business
Day after the sale date, Settlement Procedures
"A," "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as
practicable but no later than 11:00 A.M., 12:00
Noon and 2:00 P.M., respectively on the first
Business Day after the sale date. If the Initial
Interest Rate for a Floating Rate Book-Entry Note
has not been determined at the time that
Settlement Procedure "A" is completed, Settlement
Procedures "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon
as such rate has been determined but no later than
12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M., respectively, on the
Business Day before the settlement date.
Settlement Procedure "I" is subject to extension
in accordance with any extension of Fedwire
closing deadlines and in the other events
specified in SDFS operating procedures in effect
on the settlement date.
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If settlement of a Book-Entry Note is
rescheduled or canceled, the DTC Agent for such
Book-Entry Notes after receiving notice from the
Company or the Agent, will deliver to DTC,
through DTC's Participant Terminal System, a
cancellation message to such effect by no later
than 2:00 P.M. on the Business Day immediately
preceding the scheduled settlement date.
Failure to Settle: If settlement of a Book-Entry Note is
rescheduled and the DTC Agent for such Note
has not entered an SDFS deliver order with
respect to a Book-Entry Note pursuant to
Settlement Procedure "G," after receiving notice
from the Company or the Agent, such DTC Agent
shall deliver to DTC, through DTC's Participant
Terminal System, as soon as practicable, a
withdrawal message instructing DTC to debit such
Book-Entry Note to such DTC Agent's participant
account. DTC will process the withdrawal message,
provided that such DTC Agent's participant account
contains a principal amount of the Global Security
representing such Book-Entry Note that is at least
equal to the principal amount to be debited. If a
withdrawal message is processed with respect to
all the Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global
Security, the Trustee for the Notes represented by
such Global Security will mark such Global
Security "canceled," make appropriate entries in
such Trustee's records and destroy the canceled
Global Security in accordance with the applicable
Indenture and deliver a certificate of destruction
to the Company. The CUSIP number assigned to such
Global Security shall, in accordance with CUSIP
Service Bureau procedures, be canceled and not
immediately reassigned. If a withdrawal message is
processed with respect to one or more, but not
all, of the Book-Entry Notes represented by a
Global Security, the DTC Agent for such Book-Entry
Notes will exchange such Global Security for two
Global Securities, one of which shall represent
such Book-Entry Notes and shall be canceled
immediately after issuance and the other of which
shall represent the other Book-Entry Notes
previously represented by the surrendered Global
Security and shall bear the CUSIP number of the
surrendered Global Security.
If the purchase price for any Book-Entry Note is
not timely paid to the Participants
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with respect to such Note by the beneficial
purchaser thereof (or a Person, including an
indirect participant in DTC, acting on behalf of
such purchaser), such Participants and, in turn,
the Presenting Agent may enter SDFS deliver orders
through DTC's Participant Terminal System
reversing the orders entered pursuant to
Settlement Procedures "H" and "G," respectively.
Thereafter, the DTC Agent for such Book-Entry Note
will deliver the withdrawal message and take the
related actions described in the preceding
paragraph. If such failure shall have occurred for
any reason other than a default by the Agent in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and
under the Distribution Agreement, then the Company
will reimburse the Agent for the loss of the use
of the funds during the period when they were
credited to the account of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any failure to
settle with respect to a Book-Entry Note, DTC may
take any actions in accordance with its SDFS
operating procedures then in effect. In the event
of a failure to settle with respect to one or
more, but not all, of the Book-Entry Notes to have
been represented by a Global Security, the DTC
Agent for such Book-Entry Note or Notes will
provide, in accordance with Settlement Procedures
"E" and "G," for the authentication and issuance
of a Global Security representing the other
Book-Entry Notes to have been represented by such
Global Security and will make appropriate entries
in its records.
Trustees Not to Risk Funds: Nothing herein shall be deemed to require either
Trustee to risk or expend its own funds in
connection with any payment to the Company, DTC,
the Agent or the purchaser, it being understood by
all parties that payments made by either Trustee
to the Company, DTC, the Agent or the purchaser
shall be made only to the extent that funds are
provided to such Trustee for such purpose.
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Authenticity of Signatures: The Company will cause each of the Trustees to
furnish the Agent from time to time with the
specimen signatures of each of such Trustee's
officers, employees or agents who has been
authorized by such Trustee to authenticate
Book-Entry Notes, but the Agent will not have any
obligation or liability to the Company or the
Trustee in respect of the authenticity of the
signature of any officer, employee or agent of the
Company or the Trustee on any Book-Entry Note.
Payment of Expenses: The Agent shall forward to the Company, on a
monthly basis, a statement of the out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by such Agent during that month
that are reimbursable to it pursuant to the terms
of the Distribution Agreement. The Company will
remit payment to the Agent currently on a monthly
basis.
Advertising The Company will determine with the Agent the
Costs: amount of advertising that may be appropriate in
soliciting offers to purchase the Book-Entry
Notes. Advertising expenses will be paid by the
Company.
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PART II
Administrative Procedures for Certificated Notes
Each Trustee will serve as registrar and transfer agent in
connection with the Certificated Notes for which it serves as Trustee.
Issuance: Each Certificated Note will be dated and issued as
of the date of its authentication by the
applicable Trustee. Each Certificated Note will
bear an Original Issue Date, which will be (i)
with respect to an original Certificated Note (or
any portion thereof), its original issuance date
(which will be the settlement date) and (ii) with
respect to any Certificated Note (or portion
thereof) issued subsequently upon transfer or
exchange of a Certificated Note or in lieu of a
destroyed, lost or stolen Certificated Note, the
Original Issue Date of the predecessor
Certificated Note, regardless of the date of
authentication of such subsequently issued
Certificated Note.
Registration: Certificated Notes will be issued only in fully
registered form without coupons.
Maturities: Each Certificated Note will mature on a date nine
months or more after the issue date for such Note.
A Floating Rate Certificated Note will mature only
on an Interest Payment Date for such Note. Any
Note denominated in Japanese yen will mature on a
date not less than one year from the Original
Issue Date (as defined below) for such Note. Any
Note denominated in Pounds Sterling will mature on
a date not less than one year, nor more than five
years, after its Original Issue Date.
Currency: The Specified Currency for a Certificated Note
shall be as set forth therein and in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
Denominations: The denomination of any Certificated Note
denominated in U.S. dollars will be a minimum of
$1,000 or any amount in excess thereof that is an
integral multiple of $1,000. The authorized
denominations of Certificated Notes
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denominated in a Specified Currency other than
U.S. dollars shall be determined as set forth in
the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Interest: General. Unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, interest, if any,
on each Certificated Note will accrue from the
Original Issue Date (or such other date on which
interest otherwise begins to accrue (if different
from the Original Issue Date)) of such Note for
the first interest period or the last date to
which interest has been paid, if any, for each
subsequent interest period, on such Note, and will
be calculated and paid in the manner and on the
dates described in such Note and in the
Prospectus, as supplemented by the applicable
Pricing Supplement. Unless otherwise specified
therein, each payment of interest on a
Certificated Note will include interest accrued to
but excluding the Interest Payment Date (provided
that, in the case of Certificated Notes which
reset daily or weekly, interest payments will
include accrued interest to and including the next
preceding Regular Record Date), except that at
Stated Maturity, the interest payable will include
interest accrued to, but excluding, the stated
Maturity (other than a Maturity of a Fixed Rate
Certificated Note occurring on the 31st day of a
month, in which case such payment of interest will
include interest accrued to but excluding the 30th
day of such month).
Regular Record Dates. The Regular Record Dates
with respect to any Interest Payment Date for a
Fixed Rate Note, Floating Rate Note or Indexed
Rate Note shall be the date (whether or not a
Business Day) fifteen calendar days immediately
preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Payments of Interest: The applicable Trustee will pay the principal
amount of each Certificated Note at Maturity or
upon redemption upon presentation and surrender of
such Note to such Trustee. Such payment, together
with payment of interest due at Maturity or upon
redemption of such Note,
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will be made in funds available for immediate use
by such Trustee and in turn by the holder of such
Note. Certificated Notes presented to such Trustee
at Maturity or upon redemption for payment will be
canceled and destroyed by such Trustee, and a
certificate of destruction will be delivered to
the Company. All interest payments on a
Certificated Note (other than interest due at
Maturity or upon redemption) will be made by check
drawn on such Trustee (or another person appointed
by such Trustee) and mailed by such Trustee to the
person entitled thereto as provided in such Note
and the applicable Indenture; provided, however,
that any holder of $10,000,000 or more of Notes
having the same Interest Payment Dates will, upon
written request prior to the Regular Record Date
in respect of an Interest Payment Date, be
entitled to receive payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. Following each
Regular Record Date, such Trustee will furnish the
Company with a list of interest payments to be
made on the following Interest Payment Date for
each Certificated Note and in total for all
Certificated Notes. Interest at Maturity or upon
redemption will be payable to the person to whom
the payment of principal is payable. Such Trustee
will provide monthly to the Company lists of
principal and interest, to the extent
ascertainable, to be paid on Certificated Notes
maturing or to be redeemed in the next month.
Withholding Taxes. The amount of any taxes
required under applicable law to be withheld from
any interest payment on a Certificated Note will
be determined and withheld by such Trustee.
The Company will be responsible for withholding
taxes on interest paid on Certificated Notes as
required by applicable law.
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If any Interest Payment Date for or the Maturity
of a Certificated Note is not a Business Day, the
payment due on such day shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and no interest shall
accrue on account of such delayed payment.
Procedure for Rate Setting and Posting:
Procedure for Rate The Company and the Agent will discuss from time
Setting and Posting: to time the aggregate principal amount of, the
issuance price of, and the interest rates to be
borne by, Notes that may be sold as a result of
the solicitation of orders by the Agent. If the
Company decides to set prices of, and rates borne
by, any Notes in respect of which the Agent is to
solicit orders (the setting of such prices and
rates to be referred to herein as "posting") or if
the Company decides to change prices or rates
previously posted by it, it will promptly advise
the Agent of the prices and rates to be posted.
Acceptance and Rejection Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the
of Orders: Agent will advise the Company promptly by
telephone of all orders to purchase Certificated
Notes received by the Agent, other than those
rejected by it in whole or in part in the
reasonable exercise of its discretion. Unless
otherwise agreed by the Company and the Agent, the
Company has the sole right to accept orders to
purchase Certificated Notes and may reject any
such orders in whole or in part. Before accepting
any order to purchase a Certificated Note to be
settled in less than three Business Days, the
Company shall verify that the Trustee for such
Certificated Note will have adequate time to
prepare and authenticate such Note.
Preparation of Pricing If any order to purchase a Certificated Note is
Supplement: accepted by or on behalf of the Company, the
Company will prepare a Pricing Supplement
reflecting the terms of such Certificated Note,
will file ten copies thereof with the Commission
in accordance with the applicable paragraph of
Rule 424(b) under the Act, will deliver such
number of copies thereof to the Agent as the Agent
shall request and will, on the Agent's behalf,
file five copies of the Pricing Supplement with
the NASD. The Agent will cause a Prospectus and
Pricing Supplement to be delivered to the
purchaser of such Certificated Note.
Copies of the appropriate number of Pricing
Supplements shall be delivered to the Agent at
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the following addresses by 11:00 A.M., New York
City time, on the Business Day following the
acceptance of an offer by or on behalf of the
Company: [ ].
In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is
prepared, the Presenting Agent will affix the
Pricing Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their
use. Outdated Pricing Supplements and the
Prospectuses to which they are attached (other
than those retained for files), will be destroyed.
Suspension of Solicitation; Subject to the Company's representations,
Amendment or Supplement: warranties and covenants contained in the
Distribution Agreement, the Company may instruct
the Agent to suspend at any time for any period of
time or permanently, the solicitation of orders to
purchase Certificated Notes. Upon receipt of such
instructions, the Agent will forthwith suspend
solicitation until such time as the Company has
advised it that such solicitation may be resumed.
In the event that at the time the Company suspends
solicitation of purchases there shall be any
orders outstanding for settlement, the Company
will promptly advise the Agent and the Trustees
whether such orders may be settled and whether
copies of the Prospectus as in effect at the time
of the suspension, together with the appropriate
Pricing Supplement, may be delivered in connection
with the settlement of such orders. The Company
will have the sole responsibility for such
decision and for any arrangements that may be made
in the event that the Company determines that such
orders may not be settled or that copies of such
Prospectus may not be so delivered.
Delivery of Prospectus: A copy of the Prospectus and a Pricing Supplement
relating to a Certificated Note must accompany or
precede the earliest of any written offer of such
Certificated Note, confirmation of the purchase of
such Certificated Note and payment for such
Certificated Note by its purchaser. If notice of
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a change in the terms of the Certificated Notes is
received by the Agent between the time an order
for a Certificated Note is placed and the time
written confirmation thereof is sent by the Agent
to a customer or his agent, such confirmation
shall be accompanied by a Prospectus and Pricing
Supplement setting forth the terms in effect when
the order was placed. The Agent will deliver a
Prospectus and Pricing Supplement as herein
described with respect to each Certificated Note
sold by it. The Company will make such delivery if
such Certificated Note is sold directly by the
Company to a purchaser (other than the Agent).
Confirmation: For each order to purchase a Certificated Note
solicited by the Agent and accepted by or on
behalf of the Company, the Agent will issue a
confirmation to the purchaser, with a copy to the
Company, setting forth the details set forth above
and delivery and payment instructions.
Settlement: The receipt by the Company of immediately
available funds in exchange for an authenticated
Certificated Note delivered to the Agent and the
Agent's delivery of such Certificated Note against
receipt of immediately available funds shall, with
respect to such Certificated Note, constitute
"settlement." All orders accepted by the Company
will be settled on the fifth Business Day next
succeeding the date of acceptance pursuant to the
timetable for settlement set forth below, unless
the Company and the purchaser agree to settlement
on another day which shall be no earlier than the
next Business Day following the date of sale.
Settlement Procedures: Settlement Procedures with regard to each
Certificated Note sold by the Company to or
through the Agent, as agent (except pursuant to a
Terms Agreement), shall be as follows:
A. The Agent will advise the Company by telephone
(or by facsimile transmission or other
acceptable written means) that such
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Note is a Certificated Note and of the
following settlement information, in time for
the Trustee for such Certificated Note to
prepare and authenticate the required Note:
1. Name in which such Certificated Note is to
be registered ("Registered Owner").
2. Address of the Registered Owner and address
for payment of principal and interest.
3. Taxpayer identification number of the
Registered Owner (if available).
4. Principal or face amount.
5. Series.
6. Stated Maturity.
7. In the case of a Fixed Rate Certificated
Note, the Interest Rate and reset provisions (if
any) or, in the case of a Floating Rate
Certificated Note, the Base Rate, Initial Interest
Rate (if known at such time), Interest Reset
Period, Interest Reset Dates, Index Maturity,
Spread and/or Spread Multiplier (if any), Minimum
Interest Rate (if any), Maximum Interest Rate (if
any) and reset provisions (if any).
8. Interest Payment Dates and the Interest
Payment Period.
9. Specified Currency.
10. Denominated Currency, Indexed Currency,
Base Exchange Rate and the Determination Date, if
applicable.
11. Redemption, repayment, amortization or
extension provisions, if any.
12. Settlement Date.
13. Price (including currency).
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14. Agent's commission, if any, determined as
provided in the Distribution Agreement.
15. Whether such Certificated Note is an OID
Note, and, if so, the total amount of OID and the
yield to maturity.
16. Any other terms necessary to describe the
Certificated Note.
B. The Company will advise the relevant Trustee
by telephone (confirmed in writing at any time
on the sale date), written telecommunication
or electronic transmission of the information
set forth in Settlement Procedure "A" above
and the name of the Presenting Agent.
C. The Company will deliver to the relevant
Trustee a pre-printed four-ply packet for such
Certificated Note, which packet will contain
the following documents in forms that have
been approved by the Company, the Agent and
the Trustee:
1. Certificated Note with customer
confirmation.
2. Stub One - For Trustee.
3. Stub Two - For Agent.
4. Stub Three - For the Company.
D. The Trustee will complete such Certificated
Note and will authenticate such Certificated
Note and deliver it (with the confirmation)
and Stubs One and Two to the Agent, and the
Agent will acknowledge receipt of the Note by
stamping or otherwise marking Stub One and
returning it to the Trustee. Such delivery
will be made only against such acknowledgment
of receipt and evidence that instructions have
been given by the Agent for payment to such
account as the
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Company shall have specified in funds
available for immediate use, of an amount
equal to the price of such Certificated Note
less the Agent's commission. In the event that
the instructions given by the Agent for
payment to the account of the Company are
revoked, the Company will as promptly as
possible wire transfer to the account of the
Agent an amount of immediately available funds
equal to the amount of such payment made.
E. Unless the Agent purchased the Note as
principal, the Agent will deliver such
Certificated Note (with the confirmation) to
the customer against payment in immediately
payable funds. The Agent will obtain the
acknowledgment of receipt of such Certificated
Note by retaining Stub Two.
F. The Trustee will send Stub Three to the
Company by first-class mail.
Settlement For orders of Certificated Notes solicited by the
Procedures Agent, as agent, and accepted by the Company,
Timetable: Settlement Procedures "A" through "F" set forth
above shall be completed on or before the
respective times (New York City time) set forth
below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Settlement
Procedure Time
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<S> <C>
A 2:00 P.M. on the day before
settlement
B On the day two Business Days
before settlement date.
C 2:15 P.M. two Business Days
before settlement
D 2:15 P.M. on settlement date
E 3:00 P.M. on settlement date
F 5:00 P.M. on settlement date
</TABLE>
Procedures upon Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Company's Exercise Optional Reset. Not less than 45 or more than 60
of Optional Reset days before an Optional Reset Date as
or Extension of
Maturity:
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set forth in a Certificated Note, the Company will
notify the Trustee for such Certificated Note
whether it is exercising its option to reset the
interest rate or Spread or Spread Multiplier, as
the case may be, for such Certificated Note, and
if so, (i) the new interest rate or Spread or
Spread Multiplier, as the case may be, for such
Certificated Note during the period from such
Optional Reset Date to the next Optional Reset
Date as set forth in such Certificated Note or, if
there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the
Stated Maturity of such Certificated Note (the
"Subsequent Interest Period"); and (ii) the
provisions, if any, for redemption of such
Certificated Note during such Subsequent Interest
Period, including the date or dates on which or
the period or periods during which such redemption
may occur during such Subsequent Interest Period.
Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Optional Extension of Maturity. If the Company
elects to exercise an option, as set forth in a
Certificated Note, to extend the Stated Maturity
of such Note, it will so notify the Trustee for
such Certificated Note not less than 45 or more
than 60 days before the Stated Maturity of such
Certificated Note, and will further indicate (i)
the new Stated Maturity; (ii) the interest rate or
Spread or Spread Multiplier, as the case may be,
applicable to the extension period; and (iii) the
provisions, if any, for redemption of such
Certificated Note during such extension period,
including the date or dates on which or the period
or periods during which such redemption may occur
during such extension period.
Trustee Notice to Holders regarding Company's
Exercise of Optional Extension or Reset. Upon
receipt of notice from the Company regarding the
Company's exercise of either an optional
extension of maturity or an optional reset,
the Trustee for the Certificated Note will
mail a notice, first class, postage prepaid,
to the Holder of the Certificated Note not
less than 40 days before the Optional Reset
Date (in which case a "Reset Notice") or
the Stated Maturity (in which case an
"Extension Notice"), as the case may be, which
Reset Notice or Extension Notice shall contain
the information required by the terms of the
Certificated Note.
Trustee Notice to Company regarding Option to be
Repaid. If, after receipt of either a Reset
Notice or an Extension Notice, any Holder of a
Certificated Note exercises the option for
repayment by tendering the Certificated Note to be
repaid as set forth in the Certificated Note, the
Trustee for such Certificated Note shall
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give notice to the Company not less than 22 days
before the Optional Reset Date or the old Stated
Maturity, as the case may be, of the principal
amount of Book-Entry Notes to be repaid on such
Optional Reset Date or old Stated Maturity, as the
case may be.
Company Notice regarding New Interest Rate or New
Spread or Spread Multiplier. If the Company elects
to revoke the interest rate or Spread or Spread
Multiplier and establish a higher interest rate or
Spread or Spread Multiplier for an Optional Reset
Period or extension period, as the case may be, it
shall, not less than 20 days before such Optional
Reset Date or old Stated Maturity, so notify the
Trustee for the affected Certificated Note. The
Trustee will immediately thereafter notify the
Holder of such Certificated Note, by first class
mail, postage prepaid, of the new higher interest
rate or Spread or Spread Multiplier applicable to
such Certificated Note.
Trustee Notice to Company regarding Holder
Revocation of Option to be Repaid. If, after the
Holder of a Certificated Note has tendered such
Note for repayment pursuant to an Extension Notice
or a Reset Notice, such Holder revokes such tender
for repayment, the Trustee for such Certificated
Note shall give notice to the Company not less
than five days prior to the Stated Maturity or
Optional Reset Date, as the case may be, of such
revocation and of the principal amount of
Certificated Notes for which tender for repayment
has been revoked.
Deposit of Repayment Price. On or before any old
Stated Maturity where the Maturity has
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been extended, and on or before any Optional Reset
Date, the Company shall deposit with such Trustee
an amount of money sufficient to pay the principal
amount, plus interest accrued to such old Stated
Maturity or Optional Reset Date, as the case may
be, for all the Certificated Notes or portions
thereof for which such Trustee serves as Trustee
and which are to be repaid on such old Stated
Maturity or Optional Reset Date, as the case may
be. Such Trustee will use such money to repay such
Certificated Notes pursuant to the terms set forth
in such Notes.
Procedures upon Company's Company Notice to Trustee regarding Exercise of
Exercise of Optional Optional Redemption. At least 45 days prior to the
Redemption: date on which it intends to redeem a Certificated
Note, the Company will notify the Trustee for such
Certificated Note that it is exercising such
option with respect to such Note on such date.
Trustee Notice to Holders regarding Company's
Exercise of Optional Redemption. After receipt of
notice that the Company is exercising its option
to redeem a Certificated Note, the Trustee for
such Certificated Note will, at least 30 days
before the Redemption Date for such Certificated
Note, mail a notice, first class, postage prepaid,
to the Holder of such Certificated Note, informing
such Holder of the Company's exercise of such
option with respect to such Certificated Note.
Payments of Principal and Trustee Notice to Company of Option to be Repaid.
Interest Upon Exercise Upon receipt of notice of exercise of the option
of Optional Repayment (Except for repayment and the Certificated Notes to be
Pursuant to Company's repaid as set forth in such Notes, the Trustee for
Exercise of Optional Reset such Certificated Notes shall (unless such notice
or Optional Extension): was received pursuant to the Company's exercise of
an optional reset or an optional extension of
maturity, in each of which cases the relevant
procedures set forth above shall be followed) give
notice to the Company not less than 20 days prior
to each Optional Repayment Date of such Optional
Repayment Date and of the principal amount of
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Certificated Notes to be repaid on such Optional
Repayment Date.
Failure to Settle: If a purchaser fails to accept delivery of and
make payment for any Certificated Note, the Agent
will notify the Company and the applicable Trustee
by telephone and return such Note to the
applicable Trustee. Upon receipt of such notice,
the Company will immediately wire transfer to the
account of the Agent an amount equal to the amount
previously credited thereto in respect of such
Note. Such wire transfer will be made on the
Settlement Date, if possible, and in any event not
later than the Business Day following the
settlement date. If the failure shall have
occurred for any reason other than a default by
the Agent in the performance of its obligations
hereunder and under the Distribution Agreement
with the Company, then the Company will reimburse
the Agent or the applicable Trustee, as
appropriate, on an equitable basis for its loss of
the use of the funds during the period when they
were credited to the account of the Company.
Immediately upon receipt of the Certificated Note
in respect of which such failure occurred, the
applicable Trustee will mark such Note "canceled,"
make appropriate entries in the applicable
Trustee's records and send such Note to the
Company.
Trustees Not to Risk Funds: Nothing herein shall be deemed to require either
Trustee to risk or expend its own funds in
connection with any payment to the Company, the
Agent or the purchaser, it being understood by all
parties that payments made by either Trustee to
the Company, the Agent or the purchaser shall be
made only to the extent that funds are provided to
such Trustee for such purpose.
Authenticity of The Company will cause each Trustee to furnish
Signatures: the Agent from time to time with the
specimen signatures of each of such Trustee's
officers, employees or agents who has been
authorized by such Trustee to authenticate
Certificated Notes, but the Agent will not have
any obligation or liability to the Company
or a Trustee in respect of the authenticity of
the signature of any officer, employee or
agent of the Company or a Trustee on any
Certificated Note.
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Payment of Expenses: The Agent shall forward to the Company, on a
monthly basis, a statement of the out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Agent during that
month that are reimbursable to it pursuant to the
terms of the Distribution Agreement. The Company
will remit payment to the Agent currently on a
monthly basis.
Advertising Costs: The Company will determine with the Agent the
amount of advertising that may be appropriate in
soliciting orders to purchase the Certificated
Notes. Advertising expenses will be paid by the
Company.
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Exhibit C
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Company
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Exhibit D
Opinion of Counsel for the Agent
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Exhibit E
Letter from Accountants
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Exhibit F
Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A
Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A
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Additional Selling Agents Agreement
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New York, New York
Dated as of December__, 1998
[The Agent(s) Named in Schedule I Hereto]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Distribution Agreement (including the exhibits
thereto), dated as of December__, 1998 (the "Distribution Agreement") between
Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Citigroup"), relating to the issue and
sale from time to time of Citigroup's Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A (the
"Senior Notes") and Citigroup's Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series A (the
"Subordinated Notes" and, together with the Senior Notes, the "Notes"). The
Distribution Agreement has been attached hereto as Annex A.
WHEREAS, Citigroup is permitted under the terms of the Distribution
Agreement to enter into agreements similar to the Distribution Agreement with
other parties; and
WHEREAS, the Agent(s) named in Schedule I hereto (the "Agent(s)") and
Citigroup wish to enter into an agreement, similar to the Distribution
Agreement, appointing each Agent as an additional selling agent with respect to
the Notes;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth
herein, Citigroup hereby agrees that each Agent shall become an additional
Agent with respect to the Notes and each Agent named herein hereby agrees to
become an Agent with respect to the Notes and to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Distribution Agreement, which terms and conditions are
hereby incorporated by reference herein, except that the term "Agent" therein
shall instead mean each Agent named herein and no other person shall be
deemed to be an Agent under this Agreement.
Unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 6 of the Distribution
Agreement as incorporated by reference herein or unless otherwise mutually
agreed by the parties hereto in writing, this Agreement shall terminate on
___________ __, ____. No such termination shall affect any accrued obligations
under this Agreement. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements of the Agent(s) and Citigroup and its officers
set forth in, or made pursuant to, this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof,
made by or on behalf of the Agent(s) or Citigroup or any of the officers,
directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 5 of the Distribution
Agreement as incorporated by reference herein, and will survive delivery of any
payment for any Notes sold by Citigroup. The provisions of Sections 3(g) and 5
of the Distribution Agreement as incorporated by reference herein shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, which taken together, shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter, including Annex A, and your acceptance shall represent a binding
agreement between you and Citigroup in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
CITIGROUP
By:
Name:
Title:
The foregoing Agreement
is hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above written.
[ ]
By:
Name:
Title:
[ ]
By:
Name:
Title:
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Schedule I
Agent(s)
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Annex A
Distribution Agreement
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Exhibit 1.05
____________ SECURITIES
CITIGROUP CAPITAL __
___% Capital Securities
$___ Liquidation amount
guaranteed to the extent set forth in the
Prospectus dated ___________, _______ by
CITIGROUP INC.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Dated:__________________
[Names of Underwriters]
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters
c/o [ ]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Citigroup Capital __ (the "Trust"), a statutory business trust organized
under the Business Trust Act (the "Delaware Act") of the State of Delaware
(Chapter 38, Title 12, of the Delaware Business Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801 ET
SEQ.), proposes, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, to issue and
sell __% Capital Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to
$____________ (the "Capital Securities") to the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters").
The Capital Securities and the Common Securities (as defined herein) are to
be issued pursuant to the terms of a declaration of trust, dated as of
__________, _______, as amended and restated as of ________,________ (the
"Declaration"), among Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" and,
together with the Trust, the "Offerors"), as sponsor, the trustees named therein
(the "Citigroup Capital Trustees") and the holders from time to time of
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beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. The Declaration is qualified
as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939
Act"). Pursuant to the Declaration, the number of Citigroup Capital Trustees
will initially be four. Two of the Citigroup Capital Trustees (the "Regular
Trustees") will be persons who are employees or officers of the Company. The
third Citigroup Capital Trustee will be a financial institution unaffiliated
with the Company that will serve as property trustee under the Declaration and
as indenture trustee with respect to the Capital Securities for purposes of the
1939 Act (the "Institutional Trustee"). The fourth Citigroup Capital Trustee
will be a financial institution or an affiliate thereof which maintains a
principal place of business in the State of Delaware, meeting the requirements
of the Delaware Act (the "Delaware Trustee"). Initially, The Chase Manhattan
Bank, a New York banking association ("Chase"), will act as the Institutional
Trustee and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, a banking association with its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware, will act as the Delaware
Trustee until removed or replaced by the holder of the Common Securities. The
Capital Securities will be guaranteed by the Company on a subordinated basis
with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption or
otherwise (the "Guarantee") pursuant to the Capital Securities Guarantee
Agreement dated as of _________,______ (the "Guarantee Agreement") between the
Company and Chase, as Trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"). The assets of the
Trust will consist of ___% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures
due ________,20______ (the "Subordinated Debentures") of the Company which will
be issued under an indenture, dated as of October 7, 1996 and supplemented by
the First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of December 15, 1998 (as
supplemented, the "Indenture"), between the Company and Chase, as Trustee (the
"Indenture Trustee"). Under certain circumstances, the Subordinated Debentures
will be distributable to the holders of undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust. The Capital Securities, the Guarantee and the Subordinated
Debentures are referred to herein as the "Securities."
The Offerors wish to confirm as follows their agreement with you and the
other several Underwriters on whose behalf you are acting, in connection with
the several purchases of the Capital Securities by the Underwriters.
1. REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS. The Offerors have prepared and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
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(collectively, the "Securities Act"), (i) (A) a registration statement on Form
S-3 (File No. 333-52101) under the Securities Act, which was declared effective
by the Commission on June 10, 1998 and (B) a registration statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-42575) under the Securities Act, which was declared effective by
the Commission on December 30, 1997 (such registration statement, together with
the registration statement referred to in clause (i) (A), the "Prior
Registration Statements" and each individually, a "Prior Registration
Statement"), and (ii) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-___)
under the Securities Act (the "registration statement"), including a prospectus
subject to completion relating to the Securities. The term "Registration
Statement" as used in this Agreement means the registration statement (including
all financial schedules and exhibits), as amended at the time it becomes
effective, or, if the registration statement became effective prior to the
execution of this Agreement, as supplemented or amended prior to the execution
of this Agreement and the term "Prior Registration Statement" as used in this
Agreement means each of the Prior Registration Statements, as supplemented or
amended prior to the execution of this Agreement. If it is contemplated, at the
time this Agreement is executed, that a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement will be filed and must be declared effective before the
offering of the Capital Securities may commence, the term "Registration
Statement" as used in this Agreement means the registration statement as amended
by said post-effective amendment. If an additional registration statement is
prepared and filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act (an "Additional Registration Statement"), the term "Registration
Statement" as used in this Agreement includes the Additional Registration
Statement. The term "Prospectus" as used in this Agreement means the prospectus
dated and filed or to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act together with any amendments or supplements
thereto filed with the Commission. The term "Prepricing Prospectus" as used in
this Agreement means the preliminary prospectus subject to completion dated
relating to the Capital Securities and filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Any reference in this
Agreement to the registration statement, either Prior Registration Statement,
the Registration Statement, any Prepricing Prospectus or
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the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Form S-3 under the Securities Act,
as of the date of the registration statement, the Prior Registration Statement,
the Registration Statement, such Prepricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the
case may be, and any reference to any amendment or supplement to the
registration statement, either Prior Registration Statement, the Registration
Statement, any Prepricing Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act") which, upon filing, are
incorporated by reference therein, as required by Form S-3. As used herein, the
term "Incorporated Documents" means the documents which at the time are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement, each Prior Registration
Statement, the Registration Statement, any Prepricing Prospectus, the
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
2. AGREEMENTS TO SELL AND PURCHASE. The Trust hereby agrees, subject to
all the terms and conditions set forth herein, to issue and sell to each
Underwriter and, upon the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements of the Offerors herein contained and subject to all the terms and
conditions set forth herein each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly,
to purchase from the Trust, at a purchase price of $_________ per Capital
Security, plus accrued distributions, if any, from ________,_______ the number
of Capital Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto (or such number of Capital Securities increased as set forth
in Section 10 hereof).
The Company agrees that, in view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale
of the Capital Securities will be invested in the Subordinated Debentures, it
shall pay to the Underwriters as compensation ("Underwriters' Compensation") for
their arranging the investment of the proceeds therein, on the Closing Date,
$_______ per Capital Security, provided, however, that for sales of 10,000 or
more Capital Securities to a single purchaser, such compensation will be $______
per Capital Security. The Underwriters shall inform the Company in writing on
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the Closing Date of the aggregate number of Capital Securities so sold.
3. TERMS OF PUBLIC OFFERING. The Offerors have been advised by you that
the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions
of the Capital Securities as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after the
Registration Statement has become effective, this Agreement has been executed
and delivered, and the Declaration, the Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture
have been qualified under the 1939 Act. The entire proceeds from the sale of
the Capital Securities will be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale
by the Trust to the Company of its common securities (the "Common Securities"),
and will be used by the Trust to purchase an equivalent amount of the
Subordinated Debentures.
4. DELIVERY OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES AND PAYMENT THEREFOR. Delivery to
the Underwriters of and payment for the Capital Securities shall be made at the
office of _____________________, ____________________, New York, New York _____,
at 8:30 A.M., New York City time, on _________,__________ (the "Closing Date").
The place of closing for the Capital Securities and the Closing Date may be
varied by agreement between you and the Company.
The Capital Securities shall be delivered to you for the accounts of the
several Underwriters registered in the name of CEDE & CO., as nominee for the
Depository Trust Company, against payment of the purchase price therefor in
immediately available funds.
5. AGREEMENTS OF THE OFFERORS. The Offerors jointly and severally agree
with the several Underwriters as follows:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
or to either Prior Registration Statement (or any Additional Registration
Statement) to be declared or to become effective before the offering of the
Securities may commence, the Offerors will endeavor to cause the Registration
Statement or any such post-effective amendment to become effective as soon as
possible and
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will advise you promptly and, if requested by you, will confirm such advice in
writing, when the Registration Statement or any such post-effective amendment
(or any Additional Registration Statement) has become effective.
(b) The Offerors will advise you promptly and, if requested by you, will
confirm such advice in writing: (i) of any request by the Commission for
amendment of or a supplement to either Prior Registration Statement, the
Registration Statement, any Prepricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or for
additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of either Prior Registration Statement, the
Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of the Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for
such purpose; and (iii) within the period of time referred to in paragraph (f)
below, of the happening of any event which makes any statement of a material
fact made in either Prior Registration Statement, the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) untrue or which requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) in order to state a material fact
required by the Securities Act or the regulations thereunder to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or
of the necessity to amend or supplement the Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented) to comply with the Securities Act or any other law. If at any
time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
either Prior Registration Statement or the Registration Statement, the Offerors
will make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the
earliest possible time.
(c) The Offerors will furnish to you, without charge, such number of
copies of the registration statement and each Prior Registration Statement as
filed with the Commission, and such number of copies of the Declaration, the
Guarantee and the Indenture and of the Incorporated Documents, as you may
reasonably request.
(d) Prior to the end of the period of time referred to in the first
sentence in subsection (f) below, the Offerors will not file any amendment to
either Prior Registration Statement, the Registration Statement or any
Additional Registration Statement
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or make any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to which you shall
reasonably object (other than Form 8-Ks filed in connection with debt offerings
by the Company).
(e) Prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Offerors
have delivered to you, without charge, in such quantities as you have reasonably
requested, copies of each Prepricing Prospectus. The Offerors consent to the
use, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and with the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the jurisdictions in which the Capital Securities
are offered by the several Underwriters and by dealers, prior to the date of the
Prospectus, of each Prepricing Prospectus so furnished by the Offerors.
(f) As soon after the execution and delivery of this Agreement as possible
and thereafter from time to time for such period as in the opinion of counsel
for the Underwriters a Prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be
delivered in connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer, the Offerors
will expeditiously deliver to each Underwriter and each dealer, without charge,
as many copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement thereto) as
you may reasonably request. The Offerors' consent to the use of the Prospectus
(and of any amendment or supplement thereto) in accordance with the provisions
of the Securities Act and with the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
jurisdictions in which the Capital Securities are offered by the several
Underwriters and by all dealers to whom Capital Securities may be sold, both in
connection with the offering and sale of the Capital Securities and for such
period of time thereafter as the Prospectus is required by the Securities Act to
be delivered in connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer. If during
such period of time any event shall occur that in the judgment of the Offerors
or in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters is required to be set forth in
the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) or should be set forth therein
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to supplement or
amend the Prospectus (or to file under the Exchange Act any document which, upon
filing, becomes an Incorporated Document) in order to comply with the
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Securities Act or any other law, the Offerors will forthwith prepare and,
subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) above, file with the Commission an
appropriate supplement or amendment thereto (or to such document), and will
expeditiously furnish to the Underwriters and dealers a reasonable number of
copies thereof.
(g) The Offerors will cooperate with you and with counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with the registration or qualification of the
Securities for offering and sale by the several Underwriters and by dealers
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you may designate
and will file such consents to service of process or other documents necessary
or appropriate in order to effect such registration or qualification; provided
that in no event shall the Company or the Trust be obligated to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any
action which would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those
arising out of the offering or sale of the Capital Securities, in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(h) The Offerors will make generally available to the Trust's
security holders a consolidated earnings statement, which need not be audited,
covering a twelve-month period commencing after the effective date of the
Registration Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as soon
as practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
(i) During the period of three years hereafter (i) the Company will
furnish to you, upon your request, from time to time, such information
concerning the Company as you may reasonably request, and (ii) the Trust will
furnish to you, upon your request, a copy of each report of the Trust mailed to
holders of Capital Securities or Common Securities.
(j) If this Agreement shall terminate or shall be terminated after
execution pursuant to any provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to the
second paragraph of Section 10 hereof or by notice given by you terminating this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10 or
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Section 11 hereof) or if this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters
because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Offerors to comply with the
terms or fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to
reimburse the Representatives for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters)
incurred by you in connection herewith.
(k) The Trust will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Capital Securities, and the Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of
the Subordinated Debentures, substantially in accordance with the description
set forth in the Prospectus.
(l) The Offerors will timely file the Prospectus pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act.
(m) Each of the Trust and the Company agree, during the period
beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing to and including the date
that is __ days after the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to offer,
sell or otherwise dispose of any preferred securities, any preferred stock or
any other securities (including any backup undertakings of such preferred
securities, preferred stock or other securities) of the Company or of the Trust,
in each case that are substantially similar to the Capital Securities, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for the Capital Securities or such
substantially similar securities of either the Trust or the Company, except
securities in the offering contemplated hereby or with the prior written consent
of __________________.
(n) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the Prepricing
Prospectus and Prospectus, the Company has not taken, nor will it take, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to
cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Capital
Securities to facilitate the sale or resale of the Capital Securities.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OFFERORS. The Offerors
jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and agree with, each Underwriter
that:
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(a) The Prior Registration Statements, as of their respective effective
dates and also in such form as they may be when any post-effective amendment
thereto becomes or shall become effective, and the registration statement in the
form in which it became or becomes effective and also in such form as it may be
when any post-effective amendment thereto shall become effective, any Additional
Registration Statement when filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Securities Act and the Prospectus and any supplement or amendment
thereto when filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act complied or will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Securities Act and did not and will not at any such times contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
except that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or
omissions from the registration statement or the Prospectus made in reliance
upon and in conformity with (i) information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Offerors in writing by or on behalf of any Underwriter through
you expressly for use therein, or (ii) the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification (Form T-1) under the 1939 Act of each of the Institutional
Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.
(b) The Incorporated Documents heretofore filed, when they were filed (or,
if any amendment with respect to any such document was filed, when such
amendment was filed), conformed in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, any further
Incorporated Documents so filed will, when they are filed, conform in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder; no such document when it was filed (or, if an amendment
with respect to any such document was filed, when such amendment was filed),
contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading; and no such further document, when it is filed, will
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or
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necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) The execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Company and
the Trust of their respective obligations under this Agreement have been duly
and validly authorized by the Company and the Trust, respectively, and this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trust.
(d) The Capital Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the
Declaration and, when executed by the Trust and authenticated by the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the Declaration and delivered to you
against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly
issued and (subject to Sections 9.8 and 3.10(vi) of the Declaration) will be
fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the Trust, will be entitled to the benefits of the Declaration and will conform
to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto; the issuance of the
Capital Securities is not subject to preemptive or other similar rights; holders
of Capital Securities will be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and the Capital Securities
have been registered under the Exchange Act and authorization for listing the
Capital Securities on the New York Stock Exchange has been given, subject to
notice of official issuance.
(e) The Declaration has been duly and validly authorized by the Company
and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and the Regular Trustees, and assuming due execution and delivery by the
Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the Declaration will be a valid
and legally binding obligation of the Company and the Regular Trustees,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and the
Declaration has been (or will have been) duly qualified
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under the 1939 Act and conforms to the description thereof in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(f) The Guarantee has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and,
at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company,
and assuming due execution and delivery by the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee
will be a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and the Guarantee has been
(or will have been) duly qualified under the 1939 Act and conforms to the
description thereof in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any
amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and,
at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company,
and assuming due execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture
will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered
in a proceeding at law or in equity); and the Indenture has been (or will have
been) duly qualified under the 1939 Act and conforms to the description thereof
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(h) The Subordinated Debentures have been duly and validly authorized by
the Company and, when authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in the manner
provided for in the Indenture and issued in accordance with the Indenture and
delivered to the Trust against payment therefor as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, will be
valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws
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affecting creditors' rights generally, and general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits
of, the Indenture and conform to the description thereof in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(i) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing and in good
standing as a business trust under the Delaware Act with the power and authority
to own property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, and to enter
into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Capital Securities
and the Declaration and is not required to be authorized to do business in any
other jurisdiction; the Trust is not a party to or otherwise bound by any
agreement other than those described in the Prospectus, and any amendment or
supplement thereto; the Trust will be classified as a grantor trust and not as
an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
and the Trust is and will be treated as a consolidated subsidiary of the Company
pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles.
(j) The Regular Trustees of the Trust are officers of the Company and have
been duly authorized by the Company to execute and deliver the Declaration.
(k) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement,
the Declaration, the Indenture, the Guarantee and the Subordinated Debentures,
and to purchase, own and hold the Common Securities issued by the Trust.
(l) The consolidated historical and pro forma financial statements,
together with related schedules and notes, included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto), comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act. Such historical financial statements
present fairly the consolidated financial position of the
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Company and its subsidiaries at the respective dates indicated and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for the respective periods indicated in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout such periods. The pro forma financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro
forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the basis
described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are, in
the Company's opinion, reasonable. The supplemental financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto) giving retroactive effect
to the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with Citicorp on
October 8, 1998 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests present
fairly the information purported to be shown therein, at the respective dates
and for the respective periods indicated.
(m) The Offerors have not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of
(i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the Capital
Securities, will not distribute any offering materials in connection with the
offering and sale of the Capital Securities other than the Registration
Statement, the Prepricing Prospectus, the Prospectus or other materials, if any,
permitted by the Securities Act.
(n) No holder of any security of the Company or the Trust has any right to
require registration of the Capital Securities or of any other security of the
Company or the Trust because of the filing of the registration statement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(o) Neither the Trust nor the Company is now, nor after giving effect to
the transactions contemplated hereby will be, and neither the Trust nor the
Company is controlled by, or acting on behalf of any person which is, an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) Each of the Trust and the
Company jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of you
and
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each other Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation)
arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in either of the Prior Registration Statements
at their respective effective dates, any Prepricing Prospectus or in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission which
has been made therein or omitted therefrom in reliance upon and in conformity
with the information relating to such Underwriter furnished in writing to the
Offerors by or on behalf of any Underwriter through you expressly for use in
connection therewith; provided, however, that the indemnification contained
in this paragraph (a) with respect to any Prepricing Prospectus shall not
inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or to the benefit of any person
controlling such Underwriter) to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense arises from the sale of the Capital Securities
by such Underwriter to any person if it shall be established that a copy of
the Prospectus shall not have been delivered or sent to such person within
the time required by the Securities Act and the regulations thereunder, and
the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission of a material fact contained in such Prepricing Prospectus was
corrected in the Prospectus and such correction would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, provided that
the Offerors have delivered the Prospectus to the several Underwriters in
requisite quantity on a timely basis to permit such delivery or sending. The
foregoing indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the
Trust or the Company may otherwise have.
(b) If any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any
Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter in respect of which
indemnity may be
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sought against the Trust or the Company, such Underwriter or such controlling
person shall promptly notify the Trust and the Company, and the Trust or the
Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel
and payment of all fees and expenses. Such Underwriter or any such controlling
person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action, suit
or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or such
controlling person unless (i) the Trust or the Company has agreed in writing to
pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the Trust or the Company has failed to assume
the defense and employ counsel, or (iii) the named parties to any such action,
suit or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such
Underwriter or such controlling person and the Trust or the Company, and such
Underwriter or such controlling person shall have been advised by its counsel
that representation of such indemnified party and the Trust or the Company by
the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of
professional conduct (whether or not such representation by the same counsel has
been proposed) due to actual or potential differing interests between them (in
which case the Trust or the Company shall not have the right to assume the
defense of such action, suit or proceeding on behalf of such Underwriter or such
controlling person). It is understood, however, that the Trust and the Company
together shall, in connection with any one such action, suit or proceeding or
separate but substantially similar or related actions, suits or proceedings in
the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of only one
separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for
all such Underwriters and controlling persons not having actual or potential
differing interests with you or among themselves, which firm shall be designated
in writing by _________________________, and that all such fees and expenses
shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The Trust and the Company shall not
be liable for any settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding effected
without the Company's written consent, but if settled with such written consent,
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, suit or
proceeding, the Trust and the Company agree to indemnify and hold harmless any
Underwriter, to the extent provided
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in the preceding paragraph, and any such controlling person from and against any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
(c) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Trust, the Company, the Company's directors, the Company's
officers and the Citigroup Capital Trustees who sign or signed either of the
Prior Registration Statements, the Registration Statement, and any person who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity
from the Trust and the Company to each Underwriter, but only with respect to
information relating to such Underwriter furnished in writing by or on behalf of
such Underwriter through you expressly for use in either of the Prior
Registration Statements, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
Prepricing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. If any action,
suit or proceeding shall be brought against the Trust, the Company, any of the
Company's directors, any such officer or trustee, or any such controlling
person, based on either of the Prior Registration Statements, the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any Prepricing Prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any
Underwriter pursuant to this paragraph (c), such Underwriter shall have the
rights and duties given to the Trust or the Company by paragraph (b) above
(except that if the Trust or the Company shall have assumed the defense thereof,
such Underwriter shall not be required to do so, but may employ separate counsel
therein and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at such Underwriter's expense), and the Trust, the
Company, the Company's directors, any such officer or trustee, and any such
controlling person shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters by
paragraph (b) above. The foregoing indemnity agreement shall be in addition to
any liability which the Underwriters may otherwise have.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable
to an indemnified party under paragraphs (a) or (c) hereof in respect of any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then an
indemnifying party, in lieu of
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indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Trust and the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Capital Securities, or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Trust and the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Trust and the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be
in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Trust bear to the total Underwriting
Compensation received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the
table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Trust and
the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Offerors on the one hand
or by the Underwriters on the other hand and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
(e) The Trust, the Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by
a pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
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connection with investigating any claim or defending any such action, suit or
proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price of the Capital Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 7 are several in proportion to the respective numbers of Capital
Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto (or such numbers
of Capital Securities increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) and not
joint.
(f) No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent relating to any
pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise
or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or
proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault
or culpability by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(g) Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which an
indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this
Section 7 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
representations and warranties of the Trust and the Company set forth in this
Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i)
any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person
controlling any Underwriter, the Trust, the Company, the Company's directors or
officers, the
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Citigroup Capital Trustees, or any person controlling the Company, (ii)
acceptance of any Capital Securities and payment therefor hereunder, and (iii)
any termination of this Agreement. A successor to any Underwriter or any person
controlling any Underwriter, or to the Trust, the Company, the Company's
directors or officers, the Citigroup Capital Trustees, or any person controlling
the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution,
and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 7.
8. CONDITIONS OF UNDERWRITERS' OBLIGATIONS. The obligations of the
several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities as provided herein
shall be subject to the accuracy, as of the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date (as if made at the Closing Date), of the representations and
warranties of the Offerors herein, to the performance by the Offerors of their
obligations hereunder, and to the following additional conditions:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the registration statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
or to either Prior Registration Statement (or an Additional Registration
Statement) to be declared or to become effective before the offering of the
Capital Securities may commence, the registration statement or any such
post-effective amendment or Additional Registration Statement shall have become
effective not later than 5:30 P.M., New York City time, on the date hereof, or
at such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by you, and all
filings, if any, required by Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act shall
have been timely made; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
registration statement shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose
shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Offerors or any
Underwriter, threatened by the Commission, and any request of the Commission for
additional information (to be included in the registration statement or the
Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to your satisfaction.
(b) Subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement, there shall not
have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective change,
in or
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affecting the business or properties of the Company or its subsidiaries which,
in the judgment of a majority in interest of the Underwriters, including the
Representatives, materially impairs the investment quality of the Capital
Securities, or (ii) any event or development relating to or involving the
Company or any officer or director of the Company which makes any statement made
in the Prospectus untrue or which, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel
or the Underwriters and their counsel, requires the making of any addition to or
change in the Prospectus in order to state a material fact required by the
Securities Act or any other law to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein not misleading, if amending or supplementing the
Prospectus to reflect such event or development would, in your opinion, as
Representatives of the several Underwriters, materially adversely affect the
market for the Capital Securities.
(c) You shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Offerors,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Insofar as such opinion
involves factual matters, such counsel may rely, to the extent such counsel
deems proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company, its subsidiaries and
the Trust and certificates of public officials.
(d) You shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of
Stephanie B. Mudick, Esq., General Counsel-Corporate Law of the Company,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(e) You shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special tax counsel to the Company and
the Trust, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
(f) You shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Pryor,
Cashman, Sherman & Flynn (or other counsel reasonably acceptable to you),
counsel to Chase, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(g) You shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Dewey
Ballantine LLP, counsel for
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the Underwriters, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(h) The Company and the Trust shall each have furnished to you a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, and, in the case of the Company, signed by
two officers of the Company, at least one of which will be the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company and, in the case of the Trust,
signed by one of the Regular Trustees to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
and this Agreement and that:
(1) the representations and warranties of the Company or the Trust,
as the case may be, in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date, and the
Company or the Trust, as the case may be, has complied in all material
respects with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied by it hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date;
(2) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of Registration
Statement or either Prior Registration Statement has been issued, and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to their knowledge,
threatened;
(3) none of the Registration Statement or either Prior Registration
Statement, including, in each case, any supplements or amendments thereto,
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, including any
supplements or amendments thereto, does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and since the
effective date of the Registration Statement there has not occurred any
event concerning which information is required to be contained in an
amended or supplemented Prospectus concerning which such information is not
contained therein; and
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(4) there have been no material adverse changes in the general
affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Trust,
as the case may be, or in their financial position as shown by information
contained in the Registration Statement, the Prior Registration Statements
and the Prospectus, other than changes disclosed in or contemplated by the
Registration Statement, the prior Registration Statements and the
Prospectus.
(i) You shall have received on the Closing Date a letter or letters,
as required by you, from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, an independent public accounting
firm of the Offerors (or from an independent public accounting firm or firms of
any subsidiary or business acquired by any of the Offerors for which financial
statements and financial data are included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus), dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form heretofore
approved by you.
(j) On or after the date of this Agreement no downgrading shall have
occurred in the rating accorded the Capital Securities or the Company's debt
securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as
defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Securities Act).
(k) The Capital Securities shall have been registered under the
Exchange Act and shall have been listed or approved for listing, upon notice of
issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange.
(l) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
you such further information, certificates and documents as you may reasonably
request.
9. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay the following costs and
expenses and all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by it and
by the Trust of its and the Trust's respective and joint obligations hereunder:
(i) the preparation, printing or reproduction, and filing (including filing
fees) with the Commission of the registration statement (including financial
statements and exhibits thereto), each of the Prior Registration Statements,
each Prepricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, each amendment or supplement
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to any of them, this Agreement, the Declaration, the Guarantee, the Indenture
and the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of each of the Institutional
Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee and the Indenture Trustee; (ii) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges
for counting and packaging) of such copies of the registration statement, each
Prepricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement, and all amendments or supplements to any of them,
as may be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale
of the Capital Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing (or reproduction),
execution and delivery of the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture and
the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of the
Securities, including any stamp taxes in connection with the original issuance
and sale of the Capital Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery of this Agreement, the preliminary and supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda
and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in
connection with the offering of the Capital Securities; (v) the registration of
the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Capital Securities
on the New York Stock Exchange; (vi) the registration or qualification of the
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
several states as provided in Section 5(g) hereof (including the reasonable
fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters relating to the
preparation, printing (or reproduction), and delivery of the preliminary and
supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda and such registration and qualification); (vii)
the filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (viii) the fees and expenses
of the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee; (ix) the fees and expenses associated with obtaining
ratings for the Capital Securities from nationally recognized statistical rating
organizations; (x) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on
behalf of representatives of the Offerors (other than the Underwriters and their
representatives) in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of
the Capital Securities; and (xi) the fees and expenses of the
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Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and
special counsel) for the Offerors.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall become effective:
(i) upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto; or (ii) if, at
the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is necessary for the
registration statement or a post-effective amendment thereto or to either Prior
Registration Statement or an Additional Registration Statement to be declared
effective before the offering of the Capital Securities may commence, when
notification of the effectiveness of the registration statement or such
post-effective amendment has been released by the Commission or, in the case of
an Additional Registration Statement, upon the filing of such Additional
Registration Statement. Until such time as this Agreement shall have become
effective, it may be terminated by the Company or the Trust, by notifying you,
or by you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, by notifying the
Offerors.
If any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase
Capital Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase hereunder, and the
aggregate number of Capital Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters are obligated but fail or refuse to purchase is not more than
one-tenth of the aggregate number of the Capital Securities, each non-defaulting
Underwriter shall be obligated, severally, in the proportion which the number of
Capital Securities set forth opposite its name in Schedule I hereto bears to the
aggregate number of Capital Securities set forth opposite the names of all
non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Capital Securities which such
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters are obligated, but fail or refuse, to
purchase. If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase
Capital Securities and the aggregate number of Capital Securities with respect
to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of
the Capital Securities and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Offerors for
the purchase of such Capital Securities by one or more non-defaulting
Underwriters or other party or parties approved by you and the Offerors are not
made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate
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without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Offerors.
In any such case which does not result in termination of this Agreement, either
you or the Offerors shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no
event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in
the Registration Statement, the Prior Registration Statements and the Prospectus
or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under
this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in
respect of any such default of any such Underwriter under this Agreement. The
term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement includes, for all purposes of this
Agreement, any party not listed in Schedule I hereto who, with your approval and
the approval of the Offerors, purchases Capital Securities which a defaulting
Underwriter is obligated, but fails or refuses, to purchase.
Any notice under this Section 10 may be given by telegram, telecopy or
telephone but shall be subsequently confirmed by letter.
11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be subject to
termination in your absolute discretion, without liability on the part of any
Underwriter to the Offerors, by notice to the Offerors, if prior to the Closing
Date there shall have occurred: (i) any suspension or limitation of trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, or any setting of minimum
prices for trading on such exchange, or any suspension of trading of any
securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market;
(ii) any banking moratorium declared by Federal or New York authorities; or
(iii) any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities in which the United States
is involved, any declaration of war by Congress or any other substantial
national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of a
majority in interest of the Underwriters, including the Representatives, the
effect of any such outbreak, escalation, declaration, calamity or emergency
makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the sale of
and payment for the Securities. Notice of such termination may be given to the
Company by telegram, telecopy or telephone and shall be subsequently confirmed
by letter.
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12. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE UNDERWRITERS. The statements set forth
in the first paragraph (including the table) and the fifth, sixth, eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh paragraphs under the caption "Underwriting" in the
Prospectus constitute the only information furnished by or on behalf of the
Underwriters through you as such information is referred to in Sections 6(b) and
7 hereof.
13. MISCELLANEOUS. Except as otherwise provided herein, notice given
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
delivered (i) if to the Offerors, to the Company, or to the Trust care of the
Company, at the office of the Company at 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY
10043, Attention: Stephanie B. Mudick, with a copy to Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention:
Gregory A. Fernicola; or (ii) if to you, as Representatives of the several
Underwriters, care of ____________________, __________________,_______,
___________, Attention: _____________________ ____________, with a copy to
_________________________, and to Dewey Ballantine LLP, 1301 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Frederick W. Kanner.
This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the several
Underwriters, the Trust, the Company, the Company's directors and officers, the
Citigroup Capital Trustees, and the other controlling persons referred to in
Section 7 hereof and their respective successors and assigns, to the extent
provided herein, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by
virtue of this Agreement. Neither the term "successor" nor the term "successors
and assigns" as used in this Agreement shall include a purchaser from any
Underwriter of any of the Capital Securities in his status as such purchaser.
14. APPLICABLE LAW; COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts which together
constitute one and the same
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instrument. If signed in counterparts, this Agreement shall not become
effective unless at least one counterpart hereof shall have been executed and
delivered on behalf of each party hereto.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among
the Trust, the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
CITIGROUP CAPITAL
By:
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as Regular Trustee
By:
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as Regular Trustee
CITIGROUP INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Confirmed as of the date first
above mentioned on behalf of
themselves and the other several
Underwriters named in Schedule I
hereto.
[Names of the Underwriters]
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters
By:
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By:
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Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE I
CITIGROUP CAPITAL ____
___% Capital Securities
NUMBER OF
UNDERWRITERS CAPITAL SECURITIES
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Exhibit 4.01
RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CITIGROUP INC.
Citigroup Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
The name of the corporation is Citigroup Inc. (hereinafter the
"Corporation") and the date of filing of its original Certificate of
Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State is March 8, 1988. The name
under which the Corporation filed its Certificate of Incorporation is Commercial
Credit Group, Inc.
The text of the Certificate of Incorporation as amended or
supplemented heretofore is hereby restated and integrated, but not amended, to
read as herein set forth in full and there is no discrepancy between the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation as so amended or supplemented and
the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is:
Citigroup Inc.
SECOND: The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at the
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, in the
county of New Castle, in the State of Delaware. The name of its registered agent
at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is:
To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may
be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FOURTH: A. The total number of shares of Common Stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is Six Billion (6,000,000,000) shares
of Common Stock having a par value of one cent ($.01) per share. The total
number of shares of Preferred Stock which the Corporation shall have the
authority to issue is Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares having a par value of
one dollar ($1.00) per share.
B. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations
prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article FOURTH, to provide for the
issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate
pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time
to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the
designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The authority of
the Board of Directors with respect to each series
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shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
(i) The number of shares constituting that series and the
distinctive designation of that series.
(ii) The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether
dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates,
and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends
on shares of that series;
(iii) Whether that series shall have voting rights, in
addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms
of such voting rights;
(iv) Whether that series shall have conversion or exchange
privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion
or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or
exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall
determine;
(v) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be
redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption,
including the manner of selecting shares for redemption if less than
all shares are to be redeemed, the date or dates upon or after which
they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case
of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and
at different redemption dates;
(vi) Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the
redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the
terms and amount of such sinking fund;
(vii) The right of the shares of that series to the benefit of
conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the
Corporation or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional
stock (including additional shares of such series or any other
series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other
distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition
by the Corporation or any subsidiary of any outstanding stock of the
Corporation;
(viii) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of
payment of shares of that series; and
(ix) Any other relative, participating, optional or other
special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that
series.
C. Dividends on outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be paid,
or declared and set apart for payment, before any dividends shall be paid or
declared and set apart for payment on
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outstanding shares of Common Stock. If upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets available
for distribution to holders of shares of Preferred Stock of all series shall be
insufficient to pay such holders the full preferential amount to which they are
entitled, then such assets shall be distributed ratably among the shares of all
series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the respective preferential amounts
(including unpaid cumulative dividends, if any) payable with respect thereto.
D. Shares of any series of Preferred Stock which have been redeemed
(whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if
convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of
stock of any other class or classes shall have the status of authorized and
unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the same series and may be reissued as a
part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified
and reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by
resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or as part of any other
series of Preferred Stock, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions on
issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock.
E. Subject to the provisions of any applicable law or except as
otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of
any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall exclusively possess voting power for the election of directors and for all
other purposes, each holder of record of shares of Common Stock being entitled
to one vote for each share of Common Stock standing in his name on the books of
the Corporation.
F. Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, after payment shall
have been made to the holders of Preferred Stock of the full amount of dividends
to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common
Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of Preferred Stock of
any and all series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be
declared by the Board of Directors.
G. Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or
involuntary, after payment shall have been made to the holders of Preferred
Stock of the full amount to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the
resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of Preferred
Stock, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the
holders of Preferred Stock of any and all series, to share ratably according to
the number of shares of Common Stock held by them, in all remaining assets of
the Corporation available for distribution.
H. The issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock
authorized hereunder and any other actions permitted to be taken by the Board of
Directors pursuant to this Article FOURTH must be authorized by the affirmative
vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the entire Board
of Directors or by a committee of the Board of Directors constituted by
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the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of
the entire Board of Directors.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of
Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at an election
of directors shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal, or adopt any
provision as part of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with the
purpose and intent of, section B through I of this Article FOURTH.
J. Pursuant to the authority conferred by this Article FOURTH, the
following series of Preferred Stock are hereby provided for, with the number of
shares to be included in each such series, and the designation, powers,
preference and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof
fixed as stated and expressed with respect to each such series in the respective
exhibit attached hereto as specified below and incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit I 6.365% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F
Exhibit II 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G
Exhibit III 6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H
Exhibit IV Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock
Exhibit V 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J
Exhibit VI 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K
Exhibit VII 9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series L
Exhibit VIII 5.864% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M
Exhibit IX Graduated Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series O
Exhibit X Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series Q
Exhibit XI Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series R
Exhibit XII 8.30% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series S
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Exhibit XIII 8 1/2% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series
T
Exhibit XIV 7 3/4% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U
Exhibit XV Fixed/Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series V
Exhibit XVI Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock,
Series Y
FIFTH: The Directors need not be elected by written ballot unless
and to the extent the By-Laws so require.
SIXTH: The books and records of the Corporation may be kept (subject
to any mandatory requirement of law) outside the State of Delaware at such place
or places as may be determined from time to time by or pursuant to authority
granted by the Board of Directors or by the By-Laws.
SEVENTH: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, the exact number of
directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by
affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. At each annual
meeting, each director shall be elected for a one-year term. A director shall
hold office until the annual meeting held the year in which his or her term
expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify,
subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or
removal from office. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an
increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of
Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other
vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the
directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or a sole remaining
director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase
in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his or
her predecessor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one
or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall
have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an
annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling
of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the
terms of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto.
EIGHTH: A. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or
this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation, and except
as otherwise expressly provided in Section B of this Article EIGHTH, a Business
Combination (as hereinafter defined) shall require the affirmative vote of not
less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the votes entitled to be
cast by the holders of all the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as
hereinafter defined), voting together as a single class, excluding from such
number of outstanding shares and from such required
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vote, Voting Stock beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder (as
hereinafter defined). Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding
the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage or separate
class vote may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national
securities exchange or otherwise.
B. The provisions of Section A of this Article EIGHTH shall not be
applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination
shall require only such affirmative vote, if any, as is required by law or by
any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the
Corporation or otherwise, if all of the conditions specified in either of the
following Paragraphs 1 or 2 are met; provided, however, that in the case of a
Business Combination that does not involve the payment of consideration to the
holders of the Corporation's outstanding Capital Stock (as hereinafter defined),
then the provisions of Section A of this Article EIGHTH must be satisfied unless
the conditions specified in the following Paragraph 1 are met:
1. The Business Combination shall have been approved (and such
approval not subsequently rescinded) by a majority of the Continuing Directors
(as hereinafter defined), either specifically or as a transaction which is
within an approved category of transactions with an Interested Stockholder. Such
approval may be given prior to or subsequent to the acquisition of, or
announcement or public disclosure of the intention to acquire, beneficial
ownership of the Voting Stock that caused the Interested Stockholder to become
an Interested Stockholder; provided, however, that approval shall be effective
for the purposes of this Paragraph 1 only if obtained at a meeting at which a
Continuing Director Quorum (as hereinafter defined) was present; and provided
further, that such approval may be rescinded by a majority of the Continuing
Directors at any meeting at which a Continuing Director Quorum is present and
which is held prior to consummation of the proposed Business Combination.
2. All of the following conditions, if applicable, shall have been
met:
The aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value (as
hereinafter defined), as of the date of the consummation of the Business
Combination (the "Consummation Date"), of consideration other than cash to be
received per share by holders of shares of any class or series of outstanding
Capital Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to the amount
determined, as applicable, under Paragraph 2(a) or 2(b) below:
(a) if the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series
of Capital Stock on the date of the first public announcement of the
proposed Business Combination (the "Announcement Date") is less than
the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital
Stock on the date on which the Interested Stockholder became an
Interested Stockholder (the "Determination Date"), an amount (the
"Premium Capital Stock Price") equal to the sum of (i) the Fair
Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital Stock on
the Announcement Date plus (ii) the product of the Fair Market Value
per share of such class or series of Capital Stock on the
Announcement Date multiplied by the highest percentage
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premium over the closing sale price per share of such class or
series of Capital Stock paid on any day by or on behalf of the
Interested Stockholder for any share of such class or series of
Capital Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Interested
Stockholder of beneficial ownership of shares of such class or
series of Capital Stock within the two-year period immediately prior
to the Announcement Date or in the transaction in which it became an
Interested Stockholder; provided, however, that if the Premium
Capital Stock Price as determined above is greater than the highest
per share price paid by or on behalf of the Interested Stockholder
for any share of such class or series of Capital Stock in connection
with the acquisition by the Interested Stockholder of beneficial
ownership of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock within
the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date, the
amount required under this Paragraph 2(a) shall be the higher of (A)
such highest price paid by or on behalf of the Interested
Stockholder, and (B) the Fair Market Value per share of such class
or series of Capital Stock on the Announcement Date (the Fair Market
Value and other prices per share of such class or series of Capital
Stock referred to in this Paragraph 2(a) shall be in each case
appropriately adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock
dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class
or series of Capital Stock); or
(b) if the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series
of Capital Stock on the Announcement Date is greater than or equal
to the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series of
Capital Stock on the Determination Date, in each case as
appropriately adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock
dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class
or series of Capital Stock, a price per share equal to the Fair
Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital Stock on
the Announcement Date.
The provisions of this Paragraph 2 shall be required to be met with
respect to every class or series of outstanding Capital Stock which is the
subject of the Business Combination whether or not the Interested Stockholder
has previously acquired beneficial ownership of any shares of a particular class
or series of Capital Stock.
(c) After the Determination Date and prior to the Consummation
Date of such Business Combination: (i) except as approved by a
majority of the Continuing Directors at a meeting at which a
Continuing Director Quorum is present, there shall have been no
failure to declare and pay at the regular date therefor any full
quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) payable in
accordance with the terms of any outstanding Capital Stock; (ii)
there shall have been an increase in the annual rate of dividends
paid on the Common Stock as necessary to reflect any
reclassification (including any reverse stock split),
recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction that has
the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock, unless the failure so to increase such annual rate is
approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors at a meeting at
which a Continuing Director
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Quorum is present; and (iii) such Interested Stockholder shall not
have become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Capital
Stock except as part of the transaction that results in such
Interested Stockholders becoming an Interested Stockholder and
except in a transaction that, after giving effect thereto, would not
result in any increase in the Interested Stockholder's percentage
beneficial ownership of any class or series of Capital Stock.
(d) After the Determination Date, such Interested Stockholder
shall not have received the benefit, directly or indirectly (except
proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans,
advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any
tax credits or other tax advantages provided by the Corporation,
whether in anticipation of or in connection with such Business
Combination or otherwise.
(e) A proxy or information statement describing the proposed
Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
thereunder (the "Act") (or any subsequent provisions replacing such
Act, rules or regulations), shall be mailed to all stockholders of
the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such
Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information
statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or
subsequent provisions). The proxy or information statement shall
contain on the first page thereof, in a prominent place, any
statement as to the advisability (or inadvisability) of the Business
Combination that the Continuing Directors, or any of them, may
choose to make and, if deemed advisable by a majority of the
Continuing Directors, the opinion of an investment banking firm
selected by a majority of the Continuing Directors as to the
fairness (or not) of the terms of the Business Combination from a
financial point of view to the holders of the outstanding shares of
Capital Stock other than the Interested Stockholder and its
Affiliates or Associates (as hereinafter defined), such investment
banking firm to be paid a reasonable fee for its services by the
Corporation.
(f) Such Interested Stockholder shall not have made any major
change in the Corporation's business or equity capital structure
without the approval of at least a majority of the Continuing
Directors.
C. The following definitions shall apply with respect to this
Article EIGHTH:
1. The term "Business Combination" shall mean:
(a) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any
Major Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with, or any sale, lease,
exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all the
assets or outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation or
any Major Subsidiary with or for the benefit of, (i) any Interested
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Stockholder or (ii) any other company (whether or not itself an
Interested Stockholder) which is or after such merger, consolidation
or sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition would be an
Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder; or
(b) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or
other disposition or security arrangement, investment, loan,
advance, guarantee, agreement to purchase, agreement to pay,
extension of credit, joint venture participation or other
arrangement (in one transaction or a series of transactions) with or
for the benefit of any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or
Associate of any Interested Stockholder involving any assets,
securities or commitments of the Corporation, any Major Subsidiary
or any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any
Interested Stockholder having an aggregate Fair Market Value and/or
involving aggregate commitments of Twenty-Five Million dollars
($25,000,000) or more; or
(c) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse
stock split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger
or consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries (as
hereinafter defined) or any other transaction (whether or not with
or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder) that has the
effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate
share of any class or series of Capital Stock, or any securities
convertible into Capital Stock or into equity securities of any
Subsidiary, that is beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder
or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder; or
(d) any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for
any one or more of the actions specified in the foregoing clauses
(a) to (d);
provided, however, that no such aforementioned transaction shall be deemed to be
a Business Combination subject to this Article EIGHTH if the Announcement Date
of such transaction occurs more than eighteen months after the Determination
Date with respect to such Interested Stockholder.
2. The term "Capital Stock" shall mean all capital stock of the
Corporation authorized to be issued from time to time under Article FOURTH of
this Certificate of Incorporation, including, without limitation, the Common
Stock, and the term "Voting Stock" shall mean all Capital Stock which by its
terms may be voted on all matters submitted to stockholders of the Corporation
generally.
3. The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm, company or
other entity and shall include any group comprised of any person and any other
person with whom such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such person has
any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, for the
purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Capital Stock.
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4. The term "Interested Stockholder" shall mean any person (other
than the Corporation or any Subsidiary and other than any profit-sharing,
employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of the Corporation or
any trustee of or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in such
capacity) who (a) is, or has announced or publicly disclosed a plan or intention
to become, the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing twenty-five percent
(25%) or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then
outstanding shares of Voting Stock; or (b) is an Affiliate or Associate of the
Corporation and at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the
date in question was the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of all then outstanding shares of Voting Stock.
5. A person shall be a "beneficial owner" of any Capital Stock (a)
which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns
directly or indirectly; (b) which such person or any of its Affiliates or
Associates has, directly or indirectly, (i) the right to acquire (whether such
right is exercisable immediately or subject only to the passage of time),
pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii)
the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or
(c) which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person
with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement,
arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of any shares of Capital Stock. For the purposes of determining
whether a person is an Interested Stockholder pursuant to Paragraph 4 of this
Section C, the number of shares of Capital Stock deemed to be outstanding shall
include shares deemed beneficially owned by such person through application of
this Paragraph 5 of Section C, but shall not include any other shares of Capital
Stock that may be reserved for issuance or issuable pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or
options, or otherwise.
6. The terms "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Act as in effect on the
date that this Article EIGHTH is approved and adopted by the Sole Incorporator
(the term "registrant" in said Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the Corporation);
provided, however, that the terms "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall not include
any profit-sharing, employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of
the Corporation or any trustee of or fiduciary with respect to any such plan
when acting in such capacity.
7. The term "Subsidiary" means any company of which a majority of
any class of equity security is beneficially owned by the Corporation; provided,
however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested Stockholder set
forth in Paragraph 4 of this Section C, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a
company of which a majority of each class of equity security is beneficially
owned by the Corporation.
8. The term "Major Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary having assets of
twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) or more as reflected in the most
recent fiscal year-end audited, or if unavailable, unaudited, consolidated
balance sheet, prepared in accordance with applicable state
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insurance law with respect to Subsidiaries engaged in an insurance business, and
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles with respect to
Subsidiaries engaged in a business other than an insurance business.
9. The term "Continuing Director" means any member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, while such person is a member of the Board of
Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of the
Interested Stockholder and who was a member of the Board of Directors prior to
the time that the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, and
any successor of a Continuing Director while such successor is a member of the
Board of Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of
the Interested Stockholder and who is recommended or elected to succeed the
Continuing Director by a majority of the Continuing Directors; provided,
however, that the term "Continuing Director" shall not include any officer of
the Corporation or of any Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation.
10. The term "Fair Market Value" means (a) in the case of cash, the
amount of such cash; (b) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price
during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share
of such stock on the Composite Tape for New York Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks,
or, if such stock is not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock
Exchange, or, if such stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the principal
United States securities exchange registered under the Act on which such stock
is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the highest
closing bid quotation with respect to a share of such stock during the 30-day
period preceding the date in question on the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any similar system then in use, or
if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in
question of a share of such stock as determined by a majority of the Continuing
Directors in good faith; and (c) in the case of property other than cash or
stock, the fair market value of such property on the date in question as
determined in good faith by a majority of the Continuing Directors.
11. The term "Continuing Director Quorum" means at least two (2)
Continuing Directors capable of exercising the power conferred upon them under
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the
Corporation.
12. In the event of any Business Combination in which the
Corporation survives, the phrase "consideration other than cash to be received"
as used in Paragraph 2 of Section B of this Article EIGHTH shall include the
shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other class or series of Capital
Stock retained by the holders of such shares.
D. A majority of the Continuing Directors at a meeting at which a
Continuing Director Quorum is present shall have the power and duty to determine
the purposes of this Article EIGHTH, on the basis of information known to them
after reasonable inquiry, and to determine all questions arising under this
Article EIGHTH, including, without limitation, (a) whether a person is an
Interested Stockholder, (b) the number of shares of Capital Stock or other
securities beneficially owned by any person, (c) whether a person is an
Affiliate or Associate of another, (d) whether the assets that
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are the subject of any Business Combination have, or the consideration to be
received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the Corporation or any
Subsidiary in any Business Combination has, an aggregate Fair Market Value of
twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) or more as provided in Paragraph 1(b)
of Section C of this Article EIGHTH and (e) whether a Subsidiary is a Major
Subsidiary. Any such determination made in good faith shall be binding and
conclusive on all parties. In the event a Continuing Director Quorum cannot be
attained at such meeting, all such determinations shall be made by the Delaware
Court of Chancery.
E. Nothing contained in this Article EIGHTH shall be construed to
relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
F. The fact that any Business Combination complies with the
provisions of Section B of this Article EIGHTH shall not be construed to impose
any fiduciary duty, obligation or responsibility on the Board of Directors, or
any member thereof, to approve such Business Combination or recommend its
adoption or approval to the stockholders of the Corporation, nor shall such
compliance limit, prohibit or otherwise restrict in any manner the Board of
Directors, or any member thereof, with respect to evaluations of or actions and
responses taken with respect to such Business Combination.
G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact
that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified by law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), the affirmative
vote of the holders of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%)
of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all the then outstanding
shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, excluding Voting
Stock beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder, shall be required to
amend, alter, change or repeal, or adopt any provision as part of this
Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with the purpose and intent of, this
Article EIGHTH; provided, however, that this Section G shall not apply to, and
such sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) vote shall not be required for,
any amendment, repeal or adoption recommended by the affirmative vote of at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the entire Board of Directors if all of such
directors voting for such recommendation are persons who would be eligible to
serve as Continuing Directors within the meaning of Section C, Paragraph 9 of
this Article EIGHTH.
NINTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon
it by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors shall have the
power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation's By-Laws. The
affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the
entire Board of Directors shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the
Corporation's By-Laws. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate
of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact
that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified by law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power
of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors shall be required to
adopt, amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision as part of this
Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with the purpose and intent of,
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this Article NINTH.
TENTH: No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
ELEVENTH: Except as provided in Articles FOURTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH and NINTH
of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation reserves the right to
amend and repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in
the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights of
stockholders shall be subject to this reservation.
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THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation,
does hereby certify that the Corporation has restated its Certificate of
Incorporation as set forth above, does hereby certify that such restatement has
been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, and does hereby make and file this Restated Certificate
of Incorporation.
Dated: December 11, 1998
/s/ Charles O. Prince, III
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Charles O. Prince, III
Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit I
6.365% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F
1. Designation and Number of Shares. The designation of such
series shall be 6.365% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F (the "Series F
Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall
be 1,600,000. The number of authorized shares of Series F Preferred Stock
may be reduced (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to
the provisions of the DGCL stating that such reduction has been so
authorized, but the number of authorized shares of Series F Preferred
Stock shall not be increased.
2. Dividends. Dividends on each share of Series F Preferred
Stock shall be cumulative from the date of original issue of such share
and shall be payable, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out
of funds legally available therefor, in cash on March 1, June 1, September
1 and December 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 1997.
Each quarterly period beginning on February 15, May 15, August
15 and November 15 in each year and ending on and including the day next
preceding the first day of the next such quarterly period shall be a
"Dividend Period." If a share of Series F Preferred Stock is outstanding
during an entire Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on
the first day of the calendar month immediately following the last day of
such Dividend Period shall be $3.978125 (or one-fourth of 6.365% of the
Liquidation Preference (as defined in Section 7) for such share). If a
share of Series F Preferred Stock is outstanding for less than an entire
Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on the first day of
the calendar month immediately following the last day of such Dividend
Period on which such share shall be outstanding shall be the product of
$3.978125 multiplied by the ratio (which shall not exceed one) that the
number of days that such share was outstanding during such Dividend Period
bears to the number of days in such Dividend Period.
If, prior to 18 months after the date of the original issuance
of the Series F Preferred Stock, one or more amendments to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are enacted that reduce the
percentage of the dividends-received deduction (currently 70%) as
specified in section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision (the
"Dividends-Received Percentage"), the amount of each dividend payable (if
declared) per share of Series F Preferred Stock for dividend payments made
on or after the effective date of such change in the Code will be adjusted
by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable
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described above (before adjustment) by the following fraction (the "DRD
Formula"), and rounding the result to the nearest cent (with one-half cent
rounded up):
1-.35(1-.70)
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1-.35(1-DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the Dividends-Received
Percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable to the dividend in
question; provided, however, that if the Dividends-Received Percentage
applicable to the dividend in question shall be less than 50%, then the
DRP shall equal .50. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if, with
respect to any such amendment, the Company receives either an unqualified
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel selected by the
Company or a private letter ruling or similar form of authorization from
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to the effect that such amendment
does not apply to a dividend payable on the Series F Preferred Stock, then
such amendment will not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant to
the DRD Formula with respect to such dividend. Such opinion shall be based
upon the legislation amending or establishing the DRP or upon a published
pronouncement of the IRS addressing such legislation.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted after the
dividend payable on a dividend payment date has been declared, the amount
of the dividend payable on such dividend payment date will not be
increased; instead, additional dividends (the "Post Declaration Date
Dividends") equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the product of the
dividend paid by the Company on such dividend payment date and the DRD
Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula would be equal to the
greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage applicable to the dividend in
question and .50) over (y) the dividend paid by the Company on such
dividend payable date, will be payable (if declared) to holders of Series
F Preferred Stock on the record date applicable to the next succeeding
dividend payment date or, if the Series F Preferred Stock is called for
redemption prior to such record date, to holders of Series F Preferred
Stock on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, in addition
to any other amounts payable on such date.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted and the reduction
in the Dividends-Received Percentage retroactively applies to a dividend
payment date as to which the Company previously paid dividends on the
Series F Preferred Stock (each, an "Affected Dividend Payment Date"), the
Company will pay (if declared) additional dividends (the "Retroactive
Dividends") to holders of Series F Preferred Stock
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on the record date applicable to the next succeeding dividend payment date
(or, if such amendment is enacted after the dividend payable on such
dividend payment date has been declared, to holders of Series F Preferred
Stock on the record date following the date of enactment) or, if the
Series F Preferred Stock is called for redemption prior to such record
date, to holders of Series F Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the
product of the dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend
Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula
would be equal to the greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage and .50
applied to each Affected Dividend Payment Date) over (y) the sum of the
dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend Payment Date;
provided, however that if the Company has received the opinion, letter
ruling or authorization referred to above, with respect to a dividend
payable on the Affected Payment Date, then no such Retroactive Dividends
will be payable.
Each dividend on the shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall
be paid to the holders of record of shares of Series F Preferred Stock as
they appear on the stock register of the Company on such record date, not
more than 60 days nor less than 10 days preceding the payment date of such
dividend, as shall be fixed in advance by the Board of Directors.
Dividends on account of arrears for any past Dividend Periods may be
declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend
payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding 45 days
preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed in advance by the
Board of Directors.
If there shall be outstanding shares of any other class or
series of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Series F Preferred Stock, the Company, in making any
dividend payment on account of arrears on the Series F Preferred Stock or
such other class or series of preferred stock, shall make payments ratably
upon all outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock and such other
class or series of preferred stock in proportion to the respective amounts
of dividends in arrears upon all such outstanding shares of Series F
Preferred Stock and such other class or series of preferred stock to the
date of such dividend payment.
Holders of shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in
excess of full cumulative dividends on such shares. No interest, or sum of
money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment that is in arrears.
3. Redemption. The Series F Preferred Stock is not subject to
any mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The
Company, at its option, may redeem shares of Series F Preferred Stock, as
a whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after June 16,
2007, at a price of $250 per share, plus accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to but excluding the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Price").
If the Company shall redeem shares of Series F Preferred Stock
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pursuant to this Section 3, notice of such redemption shall be given by
first class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 90 days
prior to the redemption date, to each holder of record of the shares to be
redeemed, at such holder's address as shown on the stock register of the
Company. Each such notice shall state: (a) the redemption date; (b) the
number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less
than all such shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of
such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (c) the Redemption Price; (d)
the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be
surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (e) that dividends on
the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date.
Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date
(unless default shall be made by the Company in providing money for the
payment of the Redemption Price) dividends on the shares of Series F
Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and such
shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Company (except the right to
receive from the Company the Redemption Price) shall cease. Upon surrender
in accordance with such notice of the certificates for any shares so
redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), the Company
shall redeem such shares at the Redemption Price. If less than all the
outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the
Company shall select those shares to be redeemed from outstanding shares
of Series F Preferred Stock not previously called for redemption by lot or
pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method determined by the
Board of Directors to be equitable.
The Company shall not redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Series F Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3, or purchase
or acquire any shares of Series F Preferred Stock otherwise than pursuant
to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of
shares of Series F Preferred Stock, unless full cumulative dividends shall
have been paid or declared and set apart for payment upon all outstanding
shares of Series F Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods, and
unless all matured obligations of the Company with respect to all sinking
funds, retirement funds or purchase funds for all series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding have been met.
4. Shares to be Retired. All shares of Series F Preferred
Stock redeemed by the Company shall be retired and canceled and shall be
restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be reissued.
5. Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Series F
Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert any such shares into
or exchange any such shares for shares of any other class or series of
capital stock of the Company.
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6. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or
as otherwise required by law, the Series F Preferred Stock shall have no
voting rights.
If six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive)
payable on shares of Series F Preferred Stock are in arrears at the time
of the record date to determine stockholders for any annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, the number of directors of the Company shall
be increased by two, and the holders of shares of Series F Preferred Stock
(voting separately as a class with the holders of shares of any one or
more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) shall be entitled at such annual
meeting of stockholders to elect two directors of the Company, with the
remaining directors of the Company to be elected by the holders of shares
of any other class or classes or series of stock entitled to vote
therefor. In any such election, holders of shares of Series F Preferred
Stock shall have one vote for each share held.
At all meetings of stockholders at which holders of Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to vote for Directors as a single class, the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes and series
of capital stock of the Company having the right to vote as a single class
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, whether present in person or by
proxy, for the election by such single class of its designated Directors.
In any election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class, such
Directors shall be elected by the vote of at least a plurality of shares
held by such stockholders present or represented at the meeting. At any
such meeting, the election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class
shall be valid notwithstanding that a quorum of other stockholders voting
as one or more classes may not be present or represented at such meeting.
Any director who has been elected by the holders of shares of
Series F Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of
shares of any one or more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like
voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of the shares at the time entitled to cast a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast for the election of any such director at a special
meeting of such holders called for that purpose, and any vacancy thereby
created may be filled by the vote of such holders. If a vacancy occurs
among the Directors elected by such stockholders voting as a class, other
than by removal from office as set forth in the preceding sentence, such
vacancy may be filled by the remaining Director so elected, or his
successor then in office, and the Director so elected to fill such vacancy
shall serve until the next meeting of stockholders for the election of
Directors.
The voting rights of the holders of the Series F Preferred
Stock to elect Directors as set forth above shall continue until all
dividend arrearages on the Series F Preferred Stock have been paid or
declared and set apart for payment. Upon the
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termination of such voting rights, the terms of office of all persons who
may have been elected pursuant to such voting rights shall immediately
terminate, and the number of directors of the Company shall be decreased
by two.
Without the consent of the holders of shares entitled to cast
at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting
separately as a class without regard to series, with the holders of shares
of Series F Preferred Stock being entitled to cast one vote per share, the
Company may not:
(i) create any class of stock that shall have preference as to
dividends or distributions of assets over the Series F Preferred Stock; or
(ii) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation (including any Certificate of Amendment or Certificate of
Designation relating to the Series F Preferred Stock) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of
Series F Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that if such creation or such alteration or change
would adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of one or more,
but not all, series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, such
alteration or change shall require consent of the holders of shares
entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by
the holders of all of the shares of all such series so affected, voting as
a class.
7. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of Series F Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders,
before any distribution of assets shall be made to the holders of the
Common Stock or of any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to
such distribution junior to the Series F Preferred Stock, a liquidating
distribution in an amount equal to $250 per share (the "Liquidation
Preference") plus an amount equal to any accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to the date of final distribution. The holders of
the Series F Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive the
Liquidation Preference and such accrued dividends, however, until the
liquidation preference of any other class of stock of the Company ranking
senior to the Series F Preferred Stock as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up shall have been paid (or a sum set aside
therefor sufficient to provide for payment) in full.
If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the assets available for distribution are
insufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to the Series
F Preferred Stock and any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as
to any such distribution on a parity with the
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Series F Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock and
of such other shares shall share ratably in any 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 Series F Preferred Stock
of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 7, the
holders of the Series F Preferred Stock shall be entitled to no further
participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
Consolidation or merger of the Company with or into one or
more other corporations, or a sale, whether for cash, shares of stock,
securities or properties, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, shall not be deemed or construed to be a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company within the meaning of this Section 7 if the
preferences or special voting rights of the holders of shares of Series F
Preferred Stock are not impaired thereby.
8. Limitation on Dividends on Junior Stock. So long as any
Series F Preferred Stock shall be outstanding the Company shall not
declare any dividends on the Common Stock or any other stock of the
Company ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets junior to the
Series F 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, a sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement
for the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Junior
Stock, or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of the Company, other than a
distribution of Junior Stock (such dividends, payments, setting apart and
distributions being herein called "Junior Stock Payments"), unless the
following conditions shall be satisfied at the date of such declaration in
the case of any such dividend, or the date of such setting apart in the
case of any such fund, or the date of such payment or distribution in the
case of any other Junior Stock Payment:
(i) full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock; and
(ii) the Company shall not be in default or in arrears with
respect to any sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement for the
purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock;
provided, however, that any funds theretofore deposited in any sinking
fund or other similar fund with respect to any Preferred Stock in
compliance with the provisions of such sinking fund or other similar fund
may thereafter be applied to the purchase or redemption of such Preferred
Stock in accordance with the terms of such sinking fund
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or other similar fund regardless of whether at the time of such
application full cumulative dividends upon shares of Series F Preferred
Stock outstanding to the last dividend payment date shall have been paid
or declared and set apart for payment by the Company.
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Exhibit II
6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G
1. Designation and Number of Shares. The designation of such
series shall be 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G (the "Series G
Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall
be 800,000. The number of authorized shares of Series G Preferred Stock
may be reduced (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to
the provisions of the DGCL stating that such reduction has been so
authorized, but the number of authorized shares of Series G Preferred
Stock shall not be increased.
2. Dividends. Dividends on each share of Series G Preferred
Stock shall be cumulative from the date of original issue of such share
and shall be payable, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out
of funds legally available therefor, in cash on March 1, June 1, September
1 and December 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 1997.
Each quarterly period beginning on February 15, May 15, August
15 and November 15 in each year and ending on and including the day next
preceding the first day of the next such quarterly period shall be a
"Dividend Period." If a share of Series G Preferred Stock is outstanding
during an entire Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on
the first day of the calendar month immediately following the last day of
such Dividend Period shall be $3.883125 (or one-fourth of 6.213% of the
Liquidation Preference (as defined in Section 7) for such share). If a
share of Series G Preferred Stock is outstanding for less than an entire
Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on the first day of
the calendar month immediately following the last day of such Dividend
Period on which such share shall be outstanding shall be the product of
$3.883125 multiplied by the ratio (which shall not exceed one) that the
number of days that such share was outstanding during such Dividend Period
bears to the number of days in such Dividend Period.
If, prior to 18 months after the date of the original issuance
of the Series G Preferred Stock, one or more amendments to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are enacted that reduce the
percentage of the dividends-received deduction (currently 70%) as
specified in section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision (the
"Dividends-Received Percentage"), the amount of each dividend payable (if
declared) per share of Series G Preferred Stock for dividend payments made
on or after the effective date of such change in the Code will be adjusted
by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable described above (before
adjustment) by the following fraction (the "DRD
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Formula"), and rounding the result to the nearest cent (with one-half cent
rounded up):
1-.35(1-.70)
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1-.35(1-DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the Dividends-Received
Percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable to the dividend in
question; provided, however, that if the Dividends-Received Percentage
applicable to the dividend in question shall be less than 50%, then the
DRP shall equal .50. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if, with
respect to any such amendment, the Company receives either an unqualified
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel selected by the
Company or a private letter ruling or similar form of authorization from
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to the effect that such amendment
does not apply to a dividend payable on the Series G Preferred Stock, then
such amendment will not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant to
the DRD Formula with respect to such dividend. Such opinion shall be based
upon the legislation amending or establishing the DRP or upon a published
pronouncement of the IRS addressing such legislation.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted after the
dividend payable on a dividend payment date has been declared, the amount
of the dividend payable on such dividend payment date will not be
increased; instead, additional dividends (the "Post Declaration Date
Dividends") equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the product of the
dividend paid by the Company on such dividend payment date and the DRD
Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula would be equal to the
greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage applicable to the dividend in
question and .50) over (y) the dividend paid by the Company on such
dividend payable date, will be payable (if declared) to holders of Series
G Preferred Stock on the record date applicable to the next succeeding
dividend payment date or, if the Series G Preferred Stock is called for
redemption prior to such record date, to holders of Series G Preferred
Stock on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, in addition
to any other amounts payable on such date.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted and the reduction
in the Dividends-Received Percentage retroactively applies to a dividend
payment date as to which the Company previously paid dividends on the
Series G Preferred Stock (each, an "Affected Dividend Payment Date"), the
Company will pay (if declared) additional dividends (the "Retroactive
Dividends") to holders of Series G Preferred Stock
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on the record date applicable to the next succeeding dividend payment date
(or, if such amendment is enacted after the dividend payable on such
dividend payment date has been declared, to holders of Series G Preferred
Stock on the record date following the date of enactment) or, if the
Series G Preferred Stock is called for redemption prior to such record
date, to holders of Series G Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the
product of the dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend
Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula
would be equal to the greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage and .50
applied to each Affected Dividend Payment Date) over (y) the sum of the
dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend Payment Date;
provided, however that if the Company has received the opinion, letter
ruling or authorization referred to above, with respect to a dividend
payable on the Affected Payment Date, then no such Retroactive Dividends
will be payable.
Each dividend on the shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall
be paid to the holders of record of shares of Series G Preferred Stock as
they appear on the stock register of the Company on such record date, not
more than 60 days nor less than 10 days preceding the payment date of such
dividend, as shall be fixed in advance by the Board of Directors.
Dividends on account of arrears for any past Dividend Periods may be
declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend
payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding 45 days
preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed in advance by the
Board of Directors.
If there shall be outstanding shares of any other class or
series of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Series G Preferred Stock, the Company, in making any
dividend payment on account of arrears on the Series G Preferred Stock or
such other class or series of preferred stock, shall make payments ratably
upon all outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock and such other
class or series of preferred stock in proportion to the respective amounts
of dividends in arrears upon all such outstanding shares of Series G
Preferred Stock and such other class or series of preferred stock to the
date of such dividend payment.
Holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in
excess of full cumulative dividends on such shares. No interest, or sum of
money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment that is in arrears.
3. Redemption. The Series G Preferred Stock is not subject to
any mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The
Company, at its option, may redeem shares of Series G Preferred Stock, as
a whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after July 11,
2007, at a price of $250 per share, plus accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to but excluding the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Price").
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If the Company shall redeem shares of Series G Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 3, notice of such redemption shall be given by
first class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 90 days
prior to the redemption date, to each holder of record of the shares to be
redeemed, at such holder's address as shown on the stock register of the
Company. Each such notice shall state: (a) the redemption date; (b) the
number of shares of Series G Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less
than all such shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of
such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (c) the Redemption Price; (d)
the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be
surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (e) that dividends on
the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date.
Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date
(unless default shall be made by the Company in providing money for the
payment of the Redemption Price) dividends on the shares of Series G
Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and such
shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Company (except the right to
receive from the Company the Redemption Price) shall cease. Upon surrender
in accordance with such notice of the certificates for any shares so
redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), the Company
shall redeem such shares at the Redemption Price. If less than all the
outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the
Company shall select those shares to be redeemed from outstanding shares
of Series G Preferred Stock not previously called for redemption by lot or
pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method determined by the
Board of Directors to be equitable.
The Company shall not redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Series G Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3, or purchase
or acquire any shares of Series G Preferred Stock otherwise than pursuant
to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of
shares of Series G Preferred Stock, unless full cumulative dividends shall
have been paid or declared and set apart for payment upon all outstanding
shares of Series G Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods, and
unless all matured obligations of the Company with respect to all sinking
funds, retirement funds or purchase funds for all series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding have been met.
4. Shares to be Retired. All shares of Series G Preferred
Stock redeemed by the Company shall be retired and canceled and shall be
restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be reissued.
5. Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Series G
Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert any such shares into
or exchange any such shares for shares of any other class or series of
capital stock of the Company.
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6. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or
as otherwise required by law, the Series G Preferred Stock shall have no
voting rights.
If six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive)
payable on shares of Series G Preferred Stock are in arrears at the time
of the record date to determine stockholders for any annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, the number of directors of the Company shall
be increased by two, and the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock
(voting separately as a class with the holders of shares of any one or
more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) shall be entitled at such annual
meeting of stockholders to elect two directors of the Company, with the
remaining directors of the Company to be elected by the holders of shares
of any other class or classes or series of stock entitled to vote
therefor. In any such election, holders of shares of Series G Preferred
Stock shall have one vote for each share held.
At all meetings of stockholders at which holders of Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to vote for Directors as a single class, the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes and series
of capital stock of the Company having the right to vote as a single class
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, whether present in person or by
proxy, for the election by such single class of its designated Directors.
In any election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class, such
Directors shall be elected by the vote of at least a plurality of shares
held by such stockholders present or represented at the meeting. At any
such meeting, the election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class
shall be valid notwithstanding that a quorum of other stockholders voting
as one or more classes may not be present or represented at such meeting.
Any director who has been elected by the holders of shares of
Series G Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of
shares of any one or more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like
voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of the shares at the time entitled to cast a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast for the election of any such director at a special
meeting of such holders called for that purpose, and any vacancy thereby
created may be filled by the vote of such holders. If a vacancy occurs
among the Directors elected by such stockholders voting as a class, other
than by removal from office as set forth in the preceding sentence, such
vacancy may be filled by the remaining Director so elected, or his
successor then in office, and the Director so elected to fill such vacancy
shall serve until the next meeting of stockholders for the election of
Directors.
The voting rights of the holders of the Series G Preferred
Stock to elect Directors as set forth above shall continue until all
dividend arrearages on the
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Series G Preferred Stock have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment. Upon the termination of such voting rights, the terms of office
of all persons who may have been elected pursuant to such voting rights
shall immediately terminate, and the number of directors of the Company
shall be decreased by two.
Without the consent of the holders of shares entitled to cast
at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting
separately as a class without regard to series, with the holders of shares
of Series G Preferred Stock being entitled to cast one vote per share, the
Company may not:
(i) create any class of stock that shall have preference as to
dividends or distributions of assets over the Series G Preferred Stock; or
(ii) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation (including any Certificate of Amendment or Certificate of
Designation relating to the Series G Preferred Stock) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of
Series G Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that if such creation or such alteration or change
would adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of one or more,
but not all, series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, such
alteration or change shall require consent of the holders of shares
entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by
the holders of all of the shares of all such series so affected, voting as
a class.
7. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders,
before any distribution of assets shall be made to the holders of the
Common Stock or of any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to
such distribution junior to the Series G Preferred Stock, a liquidating
distribution in an amount equal to $250 per share (the "Liquidation
Preference") plus an amount equal to any accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to the date of final distribution. The holders of
the Series G Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive the
Liquidation Preference and such accrued dividends, however, until the
liquidation preference of any other class of stock of the Company ranking
senior to the Series G Preferred Stock as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up shall have been paid (or a sum set aside
therefor sufficient to provide for payment) in full.
If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the assets available for distribution are
insufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to the Series
G Preferred Stock and any other
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shares of stock of the Company ranking as to any such distribution on a
parity with the Series G Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series G
Preferred Stock and of such other shares shall share ratably in any
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 Series G Preferred Stock
of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 7, the
holders of the Series G Preferred Stock shall be entitled to no further
participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
Consolidation or merger of the Company with or into one or
more other corporations, or a sale, whether for cash, shares of stock,
securities or properties, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, shall not be deemed or construed to be a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company within the meaning of this Section 7 if the
preferences or special voting rights of the holders of shares of Series G
Preferred Stock are not impaired thereby.
8. Limitation on Dividends on Junior Stock. So long as any
Series G Preferred Stock shall be outstanding the Company shall not
declare any dividends on the Common Stock or any other stock of the
Company ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets junior to the
Series G 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, a sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement
for the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Junior
Stock, or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of the Company, other than a
distribution of Junior Stock (such dividends, payments, setting apart and
distributions being herein called "Junior Stock Payments"), unless the
following conditions shall be satisfied at the date of such declaration in
the case of any such dividend, or the date of such setting apart in the
case of any such fund, or the date of such payment or distribution in the
case of any other Junior Stock Payment:
(i) full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock; and
(ii) the Company shall not be in default or in arrears with
respect to any sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement for the
purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock;
provided, however, that any funds theretofore deposited in any sinking
fund or other similar fund with respect to any Preferred Stock in
compliance with the provisions of such sinking fund or other similar fund
may thereafter be applied to the purchase or
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redemption of such Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of such
sinking fund or other similar fund regardless of whether at the time of
such application full cumulative dividends upon shares of Series G
Preferred Stock outstanding to the last dividend payment date shall have
been paid or declared and set apart for payment by the Company.
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Exhibit III
6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H
1. Designation and Number of Shares. The designation of such
series shall be 6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H (the "Series H
Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall
be 800,000. The number of authorized shares of Series H Preferred Stock
may be reduced (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to
the provisions of the DGCL stating that such reduction has been so
authorized, but the number of authorized shares of Series H Preferred
Stock shall not be increased.
2. Dividends. Dividends on each share of Series H Preferred
Stock shall be cumulative from the date of original issue of such share
and shall be payable, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out
of funds legally available therefor, in cash on February 1, May 1, August
1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 1997.
Each quarterly period beginning on February 1, May 1, August 1
and November 1 in each year and ending on and including the day next
preceding the first day of the next such quarterly period shall be a
"Dividend Period." If a share of Series H Preferred Stock is outstanding
during an entire Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on
the first day of the calendar month immediately following the last day of
such Dividend Period shall be $3.894375 (or one-fourth of 6.231% of the
Liquidation Preference (as defined in Section 7) for such share). If a
share of Series H Preferred Stock is outstanding for less than an entire
Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on the first day of
the calendar month immediately following the last day of such Dividend
Period on which such share shall be outstanding shall be the product of
$3.894375 multiplied by the ratio (which shall not exceed one) that the
number of days that such share was outstanding during such Dividend Period
bears to the number of days in such Dividend Period.
If, prior to 18 months after the date of the original issuance
of the Series H Preferred Stock, one or more amendments to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are enacted that reduce the
percentage of the dividends-received deduction (currently 70%) as
specified in section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision (the
"Dividends-Received Percentage"), the amount of each dividend payable (if
declared) per share of Series H Preferred Stock for dividend payments made
on or after the effective date of such change in the Code will be adjusted
by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable
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described above (before adjustment) by the following fraction (the "DRD
Formula"), and rounding the result to the nearest cent (with one-half cent
rounded up):
1-.35(1-.70)
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1-.35(1-DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the Dividends-Received
Percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable to the dividend in
question; provided, however, that if the Dividends-Received Percentage
applicable to the dividend in question shall be less than 50%, then the
DRP shall equal .50. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if, with
respect to any such amendment, the Company receives either an unqualified
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel selected by the
Company or a private letter ruling or similar form of authorization from
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to the effect that such amendment
does not apply to a dividend payable on the Series H Preferred Stock, then
such amendment will not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant to
the DRD Formula with respect to such dividend. Such opinion shall be based
upon the legislation amending or establishing the DRP or upon a published
pronouncement of the IRS addressing such legislation.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted after the
dividend payable on a dividend payment date has been declared, the amount
of the dividend payable on such dividend payment date will not be
increased; instead, additional dividends (the "Post Declaration Date
Dividends") equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the product of the
dividend paid by the Company on such dividend payment date and the DRD
Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula would be equal to the
greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage applicable to the dividend in
question and .50) over (y) the dividend paid by the Company on such
dividend payable date, will be payable (if declared) to holders of Series
H Preferred Stock on the record date applicable to the next succeeding
dividend payment date or, if the Series H Preferred Stock is called for
redemption prior to such record date, to holders of Series H Preferred
Stock on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, in addition
to any other amounts payable on such date.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted and the reduction
in the Dividends-Received Percentage retroactively applies to a dividend
payment date as to which the Company previously paid dividends on the
Series H Preferred Stock (each, an "Affected Dividend Payment Date"), the
Company will pay (if declared) additional dividends (the "Retroactive
Dividends") to holders of Series H Preferred Stock on the record date
applicable to the next succeeding dividend payment date (or, if such
amendment is enacted after the dividend payable on such
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dividend payment date has been declared, to holders of Series H Preferred
Stock on the record date following the date of enactment) or, if the
Series H Preferred Stock is called for redemption prior to such record
date, to holders of Series H Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the
product of the dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend
Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula
would be equal to the greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage and .50
applied to each Affected Dividend Payment Date) over (y) the sum of the
dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend Payment Date;
provided, however that if the Company has received the opinion, letter
ruling or authorization referred to above, with respect to a dividend
payable on the Affected Payment Date, then no such Retroactive Dividends
will be payable.
Each dividend on the shares of Series H Preferred Stock shall
be paid to the holders of record of shares of Series H Preferred Stock as
they appear on the stock register of the Company on such record date, not
more than 60 days nor less than 10 days preceding the payment date of such
dividend, as shall be fixed in advance by the Board of Directors.
Dividends on account of arrears for any past Dividend Periods may be
declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend
payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding 45 days
preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed in advance by the
Board of Directors.
If there shall be outstanding shares of any other class or
series of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Series H Preferred Stock, the Company, in making any
dividend payment on account of arrears on the Series H Preferred Stock or
such other class or series of preferred stock, shall make payments ratably
upon all outstanding shares of Series H Preferred Stock and such other
class or series of preferred stock in proportion to the respective amounts
of dividends in arrears upon all such outstanding shares of Series H
Preferred Stock and such other class or series of preferred stock to the
date of such dividend payment.
Holders of shares of Series H Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in
excess of full cumulative dividends on such shares. No interest, or sum of
money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment that is in arrears.
3. Redemption. The Series H Preferred Stock is not subject to
any mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The
Company, at its option, may redeem shares of Series H Preferred Stock, as
a whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after September
8, 2007, at a price of $250 per share, plus accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to but excluding the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Price").
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If the Company shall redeem shares of Series H Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 3, notice of such redemption shall be given by
first class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 90 days
prior to the redemption date, to each holder of record of the shares to be
redeemed, at such holder's address as shown on the stock register of the
Company. Each such notice shall state: (a) the redemption date; (b) the
number of shares of Series H Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less
than all such shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of
such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (c) the Redemption Price; (d)
the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be
surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (e) that dividends on
the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date.
Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date
(unless default shall be made by the Company in providing money for the
payment of the Redemption Price) dividends on the shares of Series H
Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and such
shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Company (except the right to
receive from the Company the Redemption Price) shall cease. Upon surrender
in accordance with such notice of the certificates for any shares so
redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), the Company
shall redeem such shares at the Redemption Price. If less than all the
outstanding shares of Series H Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the
Company shall select those shares to be redeemed from outstanding shares
of Series H Preferred Stock not previously called for redemption by lot or
pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method determined by the
Board of Directors to be equitable.
The Company shall not redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Series H Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3, or purchase
or acquire any shares of Series H Preferred Stock otherwise than pursuant
to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of
shares of Series H Preferred Stock, unless full cumulative dividends shall
have been paid or declared and set apart for payment upon all outstanding
shares of Series H Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods, and
unless all matured obligations of the Company with respect to all sinking
funds, retirement funds or purchase funds for all series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding have been met.
4. Shares to be Retired. All shares of Series H Preferred
Stock redeemed by the Company shall be retired and canceled and shall be
restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be reissued.
5. Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Series H
Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert any such shares into
or exchange
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any such shares for shares of any other class or series of capital stock
of the Company.
6. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or
as otherwise required by law, the Series H Preferred Stock shall have no
voting rights.
If six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive)
payable on shares of Series H Preferred Stock are in arrears at the time
of the record date to determine stockholders for any annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, the number of directors of the Company shall
be increased by two, and the holders of shares of Series H Preferred Stock
(voting separately as a class with the holders of shares of any one or
more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) shall be entitled at such annual
meeting of stockholders to elect two directors of the Company, with the
remaining directors of the Company to be elected by the holders of shares
of any other class or classes or series of stock entitled to vote
therefor. In any such election, holders of shares of Series H Preferred
Stock shall have one vote for each share held.
At all meetings of stockholders at which holders of Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to vote for Directors as a single class, the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes and series
of capital stock of the Company having the right to vote as a single class
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, whether present in person or by
proxy, for the election by such single class of its designated Directors.
In any election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class, such
Directors shall be elected by the vote of at least a plurality of shares
held by such stockholders present or represented at the meeting. At any
such meeting, the election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class
shall be valid notwithstanding that a quorum of other stockholders voting
as one or more classes may not be present or represented at such meeting.
Any director who has been elected by the holders of shares of
Series H Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of
shares of any one or more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like
voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of the shares at the time entitled to cast a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast for the election of any such director at a special
meeting of such holders called for that purpose, and any vacancy thereby
created may be filled by the vote of such holders. If a vacancy occurs
among the Directors elected by such stockholders voting as a class, other
than by removal from office as set forth in the preceding sentence, such
vacancy may be filled by the remaining Director so elected, or his
successor then in office, and the Director so elected to fill such vacancy
shall serve until the next meeting of stockholders for the election of
Directors.
The voting rights of the holders of the Series H Preferred
Stock to
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elect Directors as set forth above shall continue until all dividend
arrearages on the Series H Preferred Stock have been paid or declared and
set apart for payment. Upon the termination of such voting rights, the
terms of office of all persons who may have been elected pursuant to such
voting rights shall immediately terminate, and the number of directors of
the Company shall be decreased by two.
Without the consent of the holders of shares entitled to cast
at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting
separately as a class without regard to series, with the holders of shares
of Series H Preferred Stock being entitled to cast one vote per share, the
Company may not:
(i) create any class of stock that shall have preference as to
dividends or distributions of assets over the Series H Preferred Stock; or
(ii) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation (including any Certificate of Amendment or Certificate of
Designation relating to the Series H Preferred Stock) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of
Series H Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that if such creation or such alteration or change
would adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of one or more,
but not all, series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, such
alteration or change shall require consent of the holders of shares
entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by
the holders of all of the shares of all such series so affected, voting as
a class.
7. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of Series H Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders,
before any distribution of assets shall be made to the holders of the
Common Stock or of any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to
such distribution junior to the Series H Preferred Stock, a liquidating
distribution in an amount equal to $250 per share (the "Liquidation
Preference") plus an amount equal to any accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to the date of final distribution. The holders of
the Series H Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive the
Liquidation Preference and such accrued dividends, however, until the
liquidation preference of any other class of stock of the Company ranking
senior to the Series H Preferred Stock as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up shall have been paid (or a sum set aside
therefor sufficient to provide for payment) in full.
If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the assets available for distribution are
insufficient to pay
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in full the amounts payable with respect to the Series H Preferred Stock
and any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to any such
distribution on a parity with the Series H Preferred Stock, the holders of
the Series H Preferred Stock and of such other shares shall share ratably
in any 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 Series H Preferred Stock
of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 7, the
holders of the Series H Preferred Stock shall be entitled to no further
participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
Consolidation or merger of the Company with or into one or
more other corporations, or a sale, whether for cash, shares of stock,
securities or properties, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, shall not be deemed or construed to be a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company within the meaning of this Section 7 if the
preferences or special voting rights of the holders of shares of Series H
Preferred Stock are not impaired thereby.
8. Limitation on Dividends on Junior Stock. So long as any
Series H Preferred Stock shall be outstanding the Company shall not
declare any dividends on the Common Stock or any other stock of the
Company ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets junior to the
Series H 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, a sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement
for the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Junior
Stock, or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of the Company, other than a
distribution of Junior Stock (such dividends, payments, setting apart and
distributions being herein called "Junior Stock Payments"), unless the
following conditions shall be satisfied at the date of such declaration in
the case of any such dividend, or the date of such setting apart in the
case of any such fund, or the date of such payment or distribution in the
case of any other Junior Stock Payment:
(i) full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock; and
(ii) the Company shall not be in default or in arrears with
respect to any sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement for the
purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock;
provided, however, that any funds theretofore deposited in any sinking
fund or other similar fund with respect to any Preferred Stock in
compliance with the provisions of
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such sinking fund or other similar fund may thereafter be applied to the
purchase or redemption of such Preferred Stock in accordance with the
terms of such sinking fund or other similar fund regardless of whether at
the time of such application full cumulative dividends upon shares of
Series H Preferred Stock outstanding to the last dividend payment date
shall have been paid or declared and set apart for payment by the Company.
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Exhibit IV
Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall
be designated as the "Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock" (the
"Series I Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting such series
shall be 280,000, which number may be decreased (but not increased) by a
resolution adopted by the Board of Directors without a vote of stockholders;
provided, however, that such number may not be decreased below the number of
then currently outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) The holders of shares of Series I Preferred Stock, in preference
to the holders of shares of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation and of any other capital stock of
the Corporation ranking junior to the Series I Preferred Stock as to
payment of dividends, shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared
by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of the
Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative
cash dividends at the annual rate of $90 per share, and no more, in equal
quarterly payments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in
each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date which is on or after the date of original issue of the Series
I Preferred Stock; provided, however, that with respect to such first
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the holders of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the
Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of the Corporation
legally available for the payment of dividends, a cumulative cash dividend
in the amount of $22.50.
(b) Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of original issue of
the Series I Preferred Stock, except that the amount of the cumulative
cash dividend payable with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date shall be as specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2. The amount
of dividends so payable shall be determined on the basis of twelve 30-day
months and a 360-day year. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear
interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series I Preferred Stock in an
amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued
and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share
basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares
of Series I Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend
declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 60 days prior to
the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights provided
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herein and in the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as it may
be amended or restated from time to time (the "Certificate of Incorporation"),
and any voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Each share of Series I Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
26.31579 votes multiplied by the Exchange Ratio after giving effect to any
Adjustment Event (as such terms are defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of September 24, 1997, among the Corporation, Salomon Inc
and Diamonds Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement")), subject to
adjustment in the manner set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 8. Except
as otherwise provided herein, or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or
by law, the shares of Series I Preferred Stock and the shares of Common
Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation at the
time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(b) So long as any shares of Series I Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of
shares shall then be required by law, without first obtaining the consent
or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
then-outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock, and all other series
of the Corporation's Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(collectively with the Series I Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock"),
voting as a single class, given in person or by proxy at a meeting at
which the holders of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a
class, the Corporation shall not: (i) authorize shares of any class or
series of stock having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon
liquidation ("Senior Stock") over the Preferred Stock; (ii) reclassify any
shares of stock of the Corporation into shares of Senior Stock; (iii)
authorize any security exchangeable for, convertible into, or evidencing
the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock; (iv) amend, alter or
repeal the Certificate of Incorporation to alter or change the
preferences, rights or powers of the Preferred Stock so as to affect the
Preferred Stock adversely; provided, however, that if any such amendment,
alteration or repeal would alter or change the preferences, rights or
powers of one or more, but not all, of the series of the Preferred Stock
at the time outstanding, the consent or approval of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the number of the outstanding shares of each such
series so affected, similarly given, shall be required in lieu of (or if
such consent is required by law, in addition to) the consent or approval
of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock as a class; or (v) effect the voluntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or the sale, lease, exchange
of all or substantially all of the assets, property or business of the
Corporation, or the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or
into any other corporation (except a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Corporation), provided, however, that no separate vote of the holders of
the Preferred Stock as a class shall be required in the case of a merger
or consolidation or a sale, exchange or conveyance of all or substantially
all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation (such
transactions being hereinafter in this proviso referred to as a
"reorganization") if (A) the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation
will have after such reorganization no stock either
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authorized or outstanding (except such stock of the Corporation as may
have been authorized or outstanding immediately preceding such
reorganization, or such stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring
corporation as may be issued in exchange therefor) ranking prior to, or on
a parity with, the Preferred Stock or the stock of the resulting,
surviving or acquiring corporation issued in exchange therefor and (B)
each holder of shares of Preferred Stock immediately preceding such
reorganization will receive in exchange therefor the same number of shares
of stock, with substantially the same preferences, rights and powers, of
the resulting, surviving, or acquiring corporation.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding and
unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be
required by law, without first obtaining the consent or approval of the
holders of a majority of the number of such shares at the time
outstanding, given in person or by proxy at a meeting at which the holders
of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, the
Corporation shall not amend the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation so as to increase the amount of the authorized Preferred
Stock or so as to authorize any other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
(c) If on any date a total of six quarterly dividends on the Series
I Preferred Stock have fully accrued but have not been paid in full, the
holders of shares of Series I Preferred Stock, together with the holders
of all other then-outstanding shares of any series of the Preferred Stock
(or any other series or class of the Company's preferred stock) as to
which series or class a total of six quarterly dividends have fully
accrued but have not been paid in full and which such series or class
shall be entitled to the rights described in this paragraph (c)
(collectively, "Defaulted Preferred Stock"), shall have the right, voting
together as a single class, to elect two directors. Such right of the
holders of Defaulted Preferred Stock to vote for the election of such two
directors may be exercised at any annual meeting or at any special meeting
called for such purpose as hereinafter provided or at any adjournment
thereof, or by the written consent, delivered to the Secretary of the
Corporation, of the holders of a majority of all outstanding shares of
Defaulted Preferred Stock, until dividends in default on the outstanding
shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full (or such
dividends shall have been declared and funds sufficient therefor set apart
for payment), at which time the term of office of the two directors so
elected shall terminate automatically. So long as such right to vote
continues (and unless such right has been exercised by written consent of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred
Stock as hereinabove authorized), the Secretary of the Corporation may
call, and upon the written request of the holders of record of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock addressed to him at
the principal office of the Corporation shall call, a special meeting of
the holders of such shares for the election of such two directors as
provided herein. Such meeting shall be held within 30 days after delivery
of such request to the Secretary, at the place and upon the notice
provided by law and in the By-laws for
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the holding of meetings of stockholders. No such special meeting or
adjournment thereof shall be held on a date less then 30 days before an
annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof. If
at any such annual or special meeting or any adjournment thereof the
holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Defaulted
Preferred Stock entitled to vote in such election shall be present or
represented by proxy, or if the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have acted by written consent in
lieu of a meeting with respect thereto, then the authorized number of
directors shall be increased by two, and the holders of the Defaulted
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the two additional directors.
Directors so elected shall serve until the next annual meeting or until
their successors shall be elected and shall qualify, unless the term of
office of the persons so elected as directors shall have terminated under
the circumstances set forth in the second sentence of this paragraph (c).
In case of any vacancy occurring among the directors elected by the
holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock as a class, the remaining
directors who shall have been so elected may appoint a successor to hold
office for the unexpired term of the directors whose places shall be
vacant. If both directors so elected by the holders of Defaulted Preferred
Stock as a class shall cease to serve as directors before their terms
shall expire, the holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock then
outstanding and entitled to vote for such directors may, by written
consent as hereinabove provided, or at a special meeting of such holders
called as provided above, elect successors to hold office for the
unexpired terms of the directors whose places shall be vacant.
(d) Except as provided herein (including without limitation the
right to vote with the Common Stock on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders of the Corporation as set forth in paragraph (a) of this
Section 3) or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or as required by law,
the holders of shares of Series I Preferred Stock shall have no voting
rights and their consent shall not be required for the taking of any
corporate action.
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Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends payable on shares of Series I
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter
and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, on
the outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full or declared and set apart for payment, or whenever the Corporation
shall not have redeemed shares of Series I Preferred Stock at a time
required by paragraph (a) of Section 5 hereof, thereafter and until all
mandatory redemption obligations which have come due shall have been
satisfied or all necessary funds have been set apart for payment, the
Corporation shall not: (i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other
distributions, on any shares of Common Stock or other capital stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) to the Series I Preferred Stock ("Junior Stock"), other than
dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock; or (ii) declare or pay
dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of capital stock
ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) with the Series I Preferred Stock ("Parity
Stock"), other than dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock,
except dividends paid ratably on the Series I Preferred Stock and all
Parity Stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears, in proportion
to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then
entitled.
(b) Whenever quarterly dividends payable on shares of Series I
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter
and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, on
the outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full or declared and set apart for payment, or whenever the Corporation
shall not have redeemed shares of Series I Preferred Stock at a time
required by paragraph (a) of Section 5 hereof, thereafter and until all
mandatory redemption obligations which have come due shall have been
satisfied or all necessary funds have been set apart for payment, the
Corporation shall not: (i) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Junior Stock or Parity Stock; or (ii) purchase
or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series I Preferred
Stock; provided, that the Corporation may redeem shares of Series I
Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 5 hereof.
(c) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares
of capital stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section 4, purchase such shares at such time and
in such manner.
Section 5. Redemption.
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(a) On each October 31 commencing on October 31, 1998 (so long as
any shares of Series I Preferred Stock remain outstanding), the
Corporation shall redeem 140,000 shares of Series I Preferred Stock (or,
if fewer than 140,000 shares of Series I Preferred Stock are then
outstanding, the number of shares then outstanding), by paying therefor in
cash $1,000 per share plus an amount per share equal to all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of
redemption. The Corporation may apply to its mandatory redemption
obligations, on a pro rata basis with respect to mandatory redemption
payments to be made, any shares of Series I Preferred Stock purchased,
redeemed or otherwise acquired (other than upon conversion) by it which
have not been previously credited against its mandatory redemption
obligations.
(b) If less than all shares of Series I Preferred Stock at the time
outstanding are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be
selected pro rata or by lot, in such manner as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors.
(c) Notice of any redemption of shares of Series I Preferred Stock
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Borough of Manhattan not less than thirty nor more than sixty days prior
to the date fixed for redemption, if the Series I Preferred Stock is
listed on any national securities exchange or traded in the
over-the-counter market; and, in any case, a similar notice shall be
mailed not less than thirty, but not more than sixty, days prior to such
date to each holder of shares of Series I Preferred Stock to be redeemed,
at such holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of the
Corporation. In order to facilitate the redemption of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may fix a record date for the
determination of shares of Series I Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not
more than sixty days or less than thirty days prior to the date fixed for
such redemption.
(d) Notice having been given pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
Section 5, from and after the date specified therein as the date of
redemption, unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing
moneys for the payment of the redemption price pursuant to such notice,
all dividends on the Preferred Stock thereby called for redemption shall
cease to accrue, and from and after the date of redemption so specified,
unless default shall be made by the Corporation as aforesaid, or from and
after the date (prior to the date of redemption so specified) on which the
Corporation shall provide the moneys for the payment of the redemption
price by depositing the amount thereof with a bank or trust company doing
business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and having a
capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000, provided that the notice of
redemption shall state the intention of the Corporation to deposit such
amount on a date in such notice specified, all rights of the holders
thereof as stockholders of the Corporation, except the right to receive
the redemption price (but without interest) and except the right to
exercise any privileges of conversion, shall cease and determine.
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Any interest allowed on moneys so deposited shall be paid to the
Corporation. Any moneys so deposited which shall remain unclaimed by the
holders of such Preferred Stock at the end of six years after the
redemption date shall become the property of, and be paid by such bank or
trust company to, the Corporation.
Section 6. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series I Preferred Stock
converted, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any
manner whatso-ever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Corporation and may be reissued subject to the conditions or restrictions on
issuance set forth herein.
Section 7. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(a) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares of
Junior Stock, unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share, plus an amount per
share equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not
declared, to the date of such payment or (ii) to the holders of shares of
Parity Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series I Preferred
Stock and all such Parity Stock in proportion to the total amounts to
which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up.
(b) Neither the consolidation, merger or other business combination
of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons nor the sale,
lease, exchange or conveyance of all or any part of the property, assets
or business of the Corporation shall be determined to be a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section
7.
Section 8. Conversion. Each share of Series I Preferred Stock may,
at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time on or after the
date of original issuance of the Series I Preferred Stock into shares of Common
Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8.
(a) Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
each share of Series I Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the manner
hereinafter set forth into 26.31579 fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock multiplied by the Exchange Ratio after giving effect to any
Adjustment Event (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement).
(b) The number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of
Series I Preferred Stock is convertible, and the number of votes to which
the holder of a share of Series I Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Section 3, shall be subject
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to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to
time declare a dividend, or make a distribution, on the outstanding
shares of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or subdivide or
reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares or combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, then,
and in each such case,
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each
share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible shall be
adjusted so that the holder of each share thereof shall be
entitled to receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number
of shares of Common Stock which the holder of a share of
Series I Preferred Stock would have been entitled to receive
after the happening of any of the events described above had
such share been converted immediately prior to the happening
of such event or the record date therefor, whichever is
earlier;
(B) the number of votes to which a holder of a share of
Series I Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to paragraph (a)
of Section 3 shall be adjusted so that, after the happening of
any of the events described above, such holder shall be
entitled to a number of votes equal to (I) the number of votes
to which such holder was entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of
Section 3 immediately prior to such happening multiplied by
(II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series I
Preferred Stock was convertible immediately after such
happening and the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock into which one share of Series I Preferred
Stock was convertible immediately prior to such happening; and
(C) an adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall
become effective (x) in the case of any such dividend or
distribution, (1) immediately after the close of business on
the record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution, for purposes of subclause (A), and (2)
immediately after the close of business on the date of payment
of such dividend or distribution, or the date of effectiveness
of such subdivision or reclassification, for purposes of
subclause (B), or (y) in the case of any such subdivision,
reclassification or combination, at the close of business on
the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective,
for purposes of both subclause (A) and subclause (B).
(ii) In case the Corporation shall issue rights or warrants to
all holders
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of the Common Stock entitling such holders to subscribe for or
purchase Common Stock at a price per share less than the Current
Market Price per share of the Common Stock and the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or
warrants, then, and in each such case,
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each
share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible shall be
adjusted so that the holder of each share thereof shall be
entitled to receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number
of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the number
of shares of Common Stock into which such share was
convertible on the day immediately prior to such record date
by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the sum of (1)
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such
record date and (2) the number of additional shares of Common
Stock which such rights or warrant entitle holders of Common
Stock to subscribe for or purchase ("Offered Shares"), and
(II) the denominator of which is the sum of (1) the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date and (2)
a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the product of the
number of Offered Shares multiplied by the subscription or
purchase price of the Offered Shares and (y) the denominator
of which is the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock
on such record date;
(B) the number of votes to which a holder of a share of
Series I Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to paragraph (a)
of Section 3 shall be adjusted so that, after the happening of
any of the events described above, such holder shall be
entitled to a number of votes equal to (I) the number of votes
to which such holder was entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of
Section 3 immediately prior to such happening multiplied by
(II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series I
Preferred Stock was convertible immediately after such
happening and the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock into which one share of Series I Preferred
Stock was convertible immediately prior to such happening; and
(C) such adjustment shall become effective immediately
after such record date, for purposes of subclause (A), and
immediately after the date of such issuance, for purposes of
subclause (B).
(iii) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time
to time declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution
(including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other
securities or property or rights or warrants to subscribe for
securities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by way of
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idend) on its Common Stock, other than (x) regular quarterly
dividends payable in cash or extraordinary cash dividends in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $.25 per share of Common Stock, (y)
shares of Common Stock which are referred to in clause (i) of this
paragraph (b), or (z) rights or warrants which are referred to in
clause (ii) of this paragraph (b), then,
(A) in each such case, the number of shares of Common
Stock into which each share of Series I Preferred Stock is
convertible shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share
thereof shall be entitled to receive, upon the conversion
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock determined by
multiplying (1) the number of shares of Common Stock into
which such share was convertible on the day immediately prior
to the record date fixed for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such dividend or distribution by (2) a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Current Market
Price per share of Common Stock as of such record date, and
the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price
per share of Common Stock less the Fair Market Value per share
of Common Stock (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, a certified resolution with
respect to which shall be mailed to each holder of shares of
Series I Preferred Stock) of such dividend or distribution;
provided, however, that in the event of a distribution of
shares of capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Corporation (a
"Spin-Off") made to holders of shares of Common Stock, the
numerator of such fraction shall be the sum of the Current
Market Price per share of Common Stock as of the 35th Trading
Day after the effective date of such Spin-Off and the Current
Market Price of the number of shares (or the fraction of a
share) of capital stock of the Subsidiary which is distributed
in such Spin-Off in respect of one share of Common Stock as of
such 35th Trading Day and the denominator of which shall be
the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock as of such
35th Trading Day;
(B) in the case of a dividend or distribution of
securities of the Corporation having general voting rights in
the election of directors ("Voting Securities") (but not in
the case of any other dividend or distribution described in
this clause (iii)), the number of votes to which a holder of a
share of Series I Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Section 3 shall be adjusted so that, after
the payment of such dividend or making of such distribution,
such holder shall be entitled to (I) the number of votes to
which such holder was entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of
Section 3 immediately prior to such payment or making
multiplied by (II) the number of votes entitled to be cast
generally in the election of directors by the holder of a
share of Common Stock in respect of both such share of Common
Stock and the Voting Securities received by such
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holder as a result of such dividend or distribution in respect
of such share of Common Stock; and
(C) an adjustment made pursuant to this clause (iii)
shall be made upon the opening of business on the next
Business Day following the date on which any such dividend or
distribution is paid and shall be effective retroactively
immediately after the close of business on the record date
fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or distribution; provided, however, if
the proviso to subclause (A) of this clause (iii) applies,
then such adjustment shall be made and be effective as of such
35th Trading Day after the effective date of such Spin-Off.
(iv) In case at any time the Corporation shall be a party to
any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger,
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation's
assets, liquidation or recapitalization of the Common Stock and
excluding any transaction to which clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph (b) applies) in which the previously outstanding Common
Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for different securities of
the Corporation or common stock or other securities of another
corporation or interests in a noncorporate entity or other property
(including cash) or any combination of any of the foregoing, then,
as a condition of the consummation of such transaction, lawful and
adequate provision shall be made so that each holder of shares of
Series I Preferred Stock shall be entitled, upon conversion, to an
amount per share equal to (A) the aggregate amount of stock,
securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the
case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is
changed or exchanged times (B) the number of shares of Common Stock
into which a share of Preferred Stock is convertible immediately
prior to the consummation of such transaction.
(c) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time
declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution (including,
without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities or
property or rights or warrants to subscribe for securities of the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by way of dividend) on its Common
Stock, other than (A) regular quarterly dividends payable in cash, (B)
shares of Common Stock which are referred to in clause (i) of paragraph
(b) of this Section 8, or (C) rights or warrants which are referred to in
clause (ii) of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, then, from and after the
date of declaration of such dividend or other distribution until the date
of payment thereof, each share of Series I Preferred Stock may be
converted, at the option of the holder thereof, into the number of shares
of Common Stock set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 8, as adjusted
by paragraph (b) of this Section 8, on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Section 8, and if so converted during such period, such holder
shall be entitled to receive such dividend or distribution as if such
holder had been the holder of such shares of Common Stock as of the record
date for such dividend or distribution.
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Promptly after the declaration of any dividend or distribution (other than
any dividend or distribution described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this
paragraph (c)), the Corporation shall mail to the holders of record of the
outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock at their respective
addresses as the same shall appear in the Corporation's stock records a
notice describing such dividend or distribution in reasonable detail and
setting forth the expected date of payment thereof.
(d) If any adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock into
which each share of Series I Preferred Stock may be converted required
pursuant to this Section 8 would result in an increase or decrease of less
than one half of 1% in the number of shares of Common Stock into which
each share of Series I Preferred Stock is then convertible, the amount of
any such adjustment shall be carried forward and adjustment with respect
thereto shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent
adjustment, which, together with such amount and any other amount or
amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate at least one half of 1% of the
number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Series I
Preferred Stock is then convertible.
(e) The Board of Directors may increase the number of shares of
Common Stock into which each share of Series I Preferred Stock may be
converted, in addition to the adjustments required by this Section 8, as
shall be determined by it (as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of
Directors) to be advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income deemed
to be received by any holder for federal income tax purposes of shares of
Common Stock or Series I Preferred Stock resulting from any events or
occurrences giving rise to adjustments pursuant to this Section 8 or from
any other similar event.
(f) The holder of any shares of Series I Preferred Stock may
exercise his right to convert such shares into shares of Common Stock by
surrendering for such purpose to the Corporation, at its principal office
or at such other office or agency maintained by the Corporation for that
purpose, a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series I
Preferred Stock to be converted accompanied by a written notice stating
that such holder elects to convert all or a specified whole number of such
shares in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8 and specifying
the name or names in which such holder wishes the certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued. In case such notice
shall specify a name or names other than that of such holder, such notice
shall be accompanied by payment of all transfer taxes payable upon the
issuance of shares of Common Stock in such name or names. Other than such
taxes, the Corporation will pay any and all issue and other taxes (other
than taxes based on income) that may be payable in respect of any issue or
delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Series I Preferred
Stock pursuant hereto. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within
five business days after the surrender of such certificate or certificates
and the receipt of such notice relating thereto and, if applicable,
payment of all transfer taxes (or the demonstration to the satisfaction of
the Corporation that such taxes have been paid), the Corporation shall
deliver or cause to be delivered (i) certificates representing the number
of validly
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issued, fully paid and nonassessable full shares of Common Stock to which
the holder of shares of Series I Preferred Stock so converted shall be
entitled and (ii) if less than the full number of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock evidenced by the surrendered certificate or certificates
are being converted, a new certificate or certificates, of like tenor, for
the number of shares evidenced by such surrendered certificate or
certificates less the number of shares converted. Such conversion shall be
deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of giving of
such notice and of such surrender of the certificate or certificates
representing the shares of Series I Preferred Stock to be converted so
that the rights of the holder thereof as to the shares being converted
shall cease except for the right to receive shares of Common Stock in
accordance herewith, and the person entitled to receive the shares of
Common Stock shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record
holder of such shares of Common Stock at such time. The Corporation shall
not be required to convert, and no surrender of shares of Series I
Preferred Stock shall be effective for that purpose, while the transfer
books of the Corporation for the Common Stock are closed for any purpose
(but not for any period in excess of 15 days); but the surrender of shares
of Series I Preferred Stock for conversion during any period while such
books are so closed shall become effective for conversion immediately upon
the reopening of such books, as if the conversion had been made on the
date such shares of Series I Preferred Stock were surrendered, and at the
conversion rate in effect at the date of such surrender.
(g) Subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in the first
sentence of Section 8 hereof, shares of Series I Preferred Stock may be
converted at any time up to the close of business on the second Business
Day preceding the date fixed for redemption of such shares pursuant to
Section 5 hereof.
(h) Upon conversion of any shares of Series I Preferred Stock, the
holder thereof shall not be entitled to receive any accumulated, accrued
or unpaid dividends in respect of the shares so converted; provided, that
such holder shall be entitled to receive any dividends on such shares of
Series I Preferred Stock declared prior to such conversion if such holder
held such shares on the record date fixed for the determination of holders
of shares of Series I Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of such
dividend.
(i) In connection with the conversion of any shares of Series I
Preferred Stock, no fractions of shares of Common Stock shall be issued,
but in lieu thereof the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect
of such fractional interest in an amount equal to such fractional interest
multiplied by the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the
day on which such shares of Series I Preferred Stock are deemed
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to have been converted.
(j) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available
out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
effecting the conversion of the Series I Preferred Stock, such number of
shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect
the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock.
The Corporation shall from time to time, subject to and in accordance with
the laws of Delaware, increase the authorized amount of Common Stock if at
any time the number of authorized shares of Common Stock remaining
unissued shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion at such time of
all then outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock.
Section 9. Reports as to Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares
of Common Stock into which each share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible
(or the number of votes to which each share of Series I Preferred Stock is
entitled) is adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof, the Corporation shall
promptly mail to the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Series I
Preferred Stock at their respective addresses as the same shall appear in the
Corporation's stock records a notice stating that the number of shares of Common
Stock into which the shares of Series I Preferred Stock are convertible has been
adjusted and set-ting forth the new number of shares of Common Stock (or
describing the new stock, securities, cash or other property) into which each
share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible (and the now number of votes to
which each share of Series I Preferred Stock is entitled), as a result of such
adjustment, a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and the
computation thereof, and when such adjustment became effective.
Section 10. Definitions. For the purposes of the Certificate of
Designation of Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock which embodies
this resolution:
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day
on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Closing Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall be the
last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as
reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect
to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or,
if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system
with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange
on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common
Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange,
the last quoted sale price or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and
low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System ("NASDAQ")
or such other system then
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in use, or, if on any such date the Common Stock is not quoted by any such
organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a
professional marketmaker making a market in the Common Stock selected by the
Board of Directors. If the Common Stock is not publicly held or so listed or
publicly traded, "Closing Price" shall mean the Fair Market Value per share as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
"Current Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall
be deemed to be the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day
immediately prior to such date.
"Fair Market Value" means the amount which a willing buyer would pay
a willing seller in an arm's-length transaction.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other
entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for
the transaction of business or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange, any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Voting Stock" means the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
Section 11. Rank. The Series I Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, equally with
all shares of Preferred Stock presently outstanding.
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Exhibit V
8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J
Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall
be designated as the "8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J" (the "Series J
Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting such series shall be
400,000, which number may be increased or decreased by a resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors or a committee so authorized by the Board of Directors
without a vote of stockholders; provided, however, that such number may not be
decreased below the number of then currently outstanding shares of Series J
Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) The holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock, in preference
to the holders of shares of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation and of any other capital stock of
the Corporation ranking junior to the Series J Preferred Stock as to
payment of dividends, shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared
by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of the
Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative
cash dividends in the amount of $40.40 per share, and no more, in equal
quarterly payments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in
each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date which is at least 10 days after the date of original issue of
the Series J Preferred Stock; provided, however, that with respect to such
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the holders of shares of Series J
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the
Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of the Corporation
legally available for the payment of dividends, a cumulative cash dividend
in the amount of $10.10 per share (as to each holder of shares, such
dividend payment with respect to the aggregate number of shares of Series
J Preferred Stock held by such holder to be rounded down to the nearest
full cent), and no more.
(b) Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of original issue of
the Series J Preferred Stock, except that the amount of the cumulative
cash dividend payable with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date shall be as specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2. The amount
of dividends so payable shall be determined on the basis of twelve 30-day
months and a 360-day year. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear
interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series J Preferred Stock in an
amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued
and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share
basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The record date for
the determination of holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock
entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared thereon shall be the
close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day)
next preceding the Quarterly Dividend
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Payment Date or such other date, no more than 60 days prior to the date
fixed for the payment thereof, as may be determined by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.
Section 3. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends payable on shares of Series J
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof are in arrears, thereafter
and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, on
the outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full or declared and set apart for payment, the Corporation shall not: (i)
declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares
of Common Stock or other capital stock ranking junior (either as to
payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) to the Series J Preferred Stock ("Junior
Stock"), other than dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any
shares of capital stock ranking on a parity (either as to payment of
dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) with the Series J Preferred Stock ("Parity Stock"), other than
dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock, except dividends paid
ratably on the Series J Preferred Stock and all Parity Stock on which
dividends are payable or in arrears, in proportion to the total amounts to
which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; (iii) redeem or
purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Junior
Stock; provided, that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire any shares of Junior Stock in exchange for shares of
Junior Stock; or (iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Series J Preferred Stock or Parity Stock,
except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by
publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of
such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration
of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and
preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good
faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective
series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares
of capital stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant
to paragraph (a) of this Section 3, purchase or otherwise acquire such
shares at such time and in such manner.
Section 4. Redemption.
(a) The shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall not be redeemed by
the Corporation prior to March 31, 1998. The Corporation, at its option,
may redeem shares of Series J Preferred Stock, as a whole or in part, at
any time or from time to time on or after March 31, 1998, at a price of
$500 per share, plus an amount per share equal to all
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accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to the date
fixed for redemption (hereinafter called the "redemption price"). The
Corporation's election to redeem shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall
be expressed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any such redemption
shall be made upon not less than 30, nor more than 60, days' previous
notice to holders of record of the shares of Series J Preferred Stock to
be redeemed, given as hereinafter provided.
(b) If less than all shares of Series J Preferred Stock at the time
outstanding are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be
selected pro rata or by lot, in such manner as may be prescribed by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
(c) Notice of any redemption of shares of Series J Preferred Stock
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, such publication to be made
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date fixed
by the Board of Directors and specified therein. A similar notice shall be
mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than
60 days prior to such redemption date, addressed to the respective holders
of record of shares of Series J Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their
respective addresses as the same shall appear on the stock transfer
records of the Corporation, but the mailing of such notice shall not be a
condition of such redemption. In order to facilitate the redemption of
shares of Series J Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may fix a
record date for the determination of shares of Series J Preferred Stock to
be redeemed, not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days prior to the date
fixed for such redemption.
(d) Notice having been given pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
Section 4, from and after the date specified therein as the date of
redemption, unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing
moneys for the payment of the redemption price pursuant to such notice,
all dividends on the Series J Preferred Stock thereby called for
redemption shall cease to accrue, and from and after the date of
redemption so specified, unless default shall be made by the Corporation
as aforesaid, or from and after the date (if prior to the date of
redemption so specified) on which the Corporation shall provide the moneys
for the payment of the redemption price by depositing the amount thereof
with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least
$10,000,000, provided, that the notice of redemption shall state the
intention of the Corporation to deposit such amount on a date prior to the
date of redemption so specified in such notice, all rights of the holders
thereof as stockholders of the Corporation, except the right to receive
the redemption price (but without interest), shall cease. Any interest
allowed on moneys so deposited shall be paid to the Corporation. Any
moneys so deposited which shall remain unclaimed by the holders of such
Series J Preferred Stock at the end of six years after the redemption date
shall become the property of, and be paid by such bank or trust company
to, the Corporation.
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Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series J Preferred Stock
redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of the Corporation's Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(collectively with the Series J Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock"), of the
Corporation and may be reissued subject to the conditions or restrictions on
issuance set forth herein, in the Corporation's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as it may be amended or restated from time to time (the
"Certificate of Incorporation"), in any other Certificate of Designations
creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise
required by law.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(a) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares of
Junior Stock, unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series J
Preferred Stock shall have received $500 per share, plus an amount per
share equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not
declared, to the date of such payment or (ii) to the holders of shares of
Parity Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series J Preferred
Stock and all such Parity Stock in proportion to the total amounts to
which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up.
(b) Neither the consolidation, merger or other business combination
of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons, nor the sale,
lease, exchange or conveyance of all or any part of the property, assets
or business of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section
6.
Section 7. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights provided
in the Certificate of Incorporation for all series of Preferred Stock, and any
voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares of Series J Preferred Stock
shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, or by law, the shares of Series J Preferred Stock and the
shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of the
Corporation at the time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation,
provided that, when voting together with the shares of Common Stock, each
share of Series J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes.
(b) So long as any shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of
shares shall then be required by law, without first obtaining the consent
or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
then-outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock, and all other series
of Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, given in person or by proxy
at a meeting at which
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the holders of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a
class, the Corporation shall not: (i) authorize shares of any class or
series of stock having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon
liquidation ("Senior Stock") over the Preferred Stock; (ii) reclassify any
shares of stock of the Corporation into shares of Senior Stock; (iii)
authorize any security exchangeable for, convertible into, or evidencing
the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock; (iv) amend, alter or
repeal the Certificate of Incorporation to alter or change the
preferences, rights or powers of the Preferred Stock so as to affect the
preferred Stock adversely; provided, however, that if any such amendment,
alteration or repeal would alter or change the preferences, rights or
powers of one or more, but not all, of the series of the Preferred Stock
at the time outstanding, the consent or approval of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the number of the outstanding shares of each such
series so affected, similarly given, shall be required in lieu of (or if
such consent is required by law, in addition to) the consent or approval
of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock as a class; or (v) effect the voluntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the assets, property or business
of the Corporation, or the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with
or into any other corporation (except a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Corporation); provided, however, that no separate vote of the holders of
the Preferred Stock as a class shall be required in the case of a merger
or consolidation or a sale, exchange or conveyance of all or substantially
all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation (such
transactions being hereinafter in this proviso referred to as a
"reorganization") if (A) the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation
will have after such reorganization no stock either authorized or
outstanding (except such stock of the Corporation as may have been
authorized or outstanding immediately preceding such reorganization, or
such stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation as may be
issued in exchange therefor) ranking prior to, or on a parity with, the
Preferred Stock or the stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring
corporation issued in exchange therefor and (B) each holder of shares of
Preferred Stock immediately preceding such reorganization will receive in
exchange therefor the same number of shares of stock, with substantially
the same preferences, rights and powers, of the resulting, surviving, or
acquiring corporation.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding and
unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be
required by law, without first obtaining the consent or approval of the
holders of a majority of the number of such shares at the time
outstanding, given in person or by proxy at a meeting at which the holders
of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, the
Corporation shall not amend the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation so as to increase the amount of the authorized Preferred
Stock or so as to authorize any other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
(c) If on any date a total of six quarterly dividends on Series J
Preferred Stock have fully accrued but have not been paid in full, the
holders of shares of Series J Preferred
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Stock, together with the holders of all other then-outstanding shares of
any series of the Preferred Stock (or any other series or class of the
Corporation's preferred stock) as to which series or class a total of six
quarterly dividends have fully accrued but have not been paid in full and
which such series or class shall be entitled to the rights described in
this paragraph (c) (collectively, "Defaulted Preferred Stock"), shall have
the right, voting together as a single class, to elect two directors. Such
right of the holders of Defaulted Preferred Stock to vote for the election
of such two directors may be exercised at any annual meeting or at any
special meeting called for such purpose as hereinafter provided or at any
adjournment thereof, or by the written consent, delivered to the Secretary
of the Corporation, of the holders of a majority of all outstanding shares
of Defaulted Preferred Stock, until dividends in default on the
outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full (or such dividends shall have been declared and funds sufficient
therefor set apart for payment), at which time the term of office of the
two directors so elected shall terminate automatically. So long as such
right to vote continues (and unless such right has been exercised by
written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Defaulted Preferred Stock as hereinabove authorized), the Secretary of the
Corporation may call, and upon the written request of the holders of
record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred
Stock addressed to his at the principal office of the Corporation shall
call, a special meeting of the holders of such shares for the election of
such two directors as provided herein. Such meeting shall be held within
30 days after delivery of such request to the Secretary, at the place and
upon the notice provided by law and in the By-laws for the holding of
meetings of stockholders. No such special meeting or adjournment thereof
shall be held on a date less than 30 days before an annual meeting of
stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof. If at any such annual
or special meeting or any adjournment thereof the holders of a majority of
the then outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock entitled to vote
in such election shall be present or represented by proxy, or if the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred
Stock shall have acted by written consent in lieu of a meeting with
respect thereto, then the authorized number of directors shall be
increased by two, and the holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock shall
be entitled to elect the two additional directors. Directors so elected
shall serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors shall
be elected and shall qualify, unless the term of office of the persons so
elected as directors shall have terminated under the circumstances set
forth in the second sentence of this paragraph (c). In case of any vacancy
occurring among the directors elected by the holders of the Defaulted
Preferred Stock as a class, the remaining director who shall have been so
elected may appoint a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of
the directors whose places shall be vacant. If both directors so elected
by the holders of Defaulted Preferred Stock as a class shall cease to
serve as directors before their terms shall expire, the holders of the
Defaulted Preferred Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote for such
directors may, by written consent as hereinabove provided, or at a special
meeting of such holders called as provided above, elect successors to hold
office for the unexpired terms of the directors whose places shall be
vacant.
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Section 8. Definitions. For the purposes of the Certificate of
Designations of the Series J Preferred Stock which embodies this resolution:
"Persons" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other
entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Section 9. Rank. The Series J Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, equally with
all shares of $4.53 ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C; 6.365%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F; 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series
G; 6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H; Series I Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock; 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K; 9.50% Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series L; 5.864% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M; and
Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, Series Y of the Corporation.
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Exhibit VI
8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K
SECTION 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall
be designated as the "8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K" (the "Series K
Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting such series shall be
500,000, which number may be increased or decreased by a resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors or a committee so authorized by the Board of Directors
without a vote of stockholders; provided, however, that such number may not be
decreased below the number of then currently outstanding shares of Series K
Preferred Stock.
SECTION 2. Dividend and Distributions. (a) The holders of shares of
Series K Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of shares of the Common
Stock, par value $ .01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation and of
any other capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series K
Preferred Stock as to payment of dividends, shall be entitled to receive, when
and as declared by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of
the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash
dividends in the amount of $42.00 per share, and no more, in equal quarterly
payments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year (each
such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"),
commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date which is at least 10
days after the date of original issue of the Series K Preferred Stock; provided,
however, that with respect to such first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the
holders of shares of Series K Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when
and as declared by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of
the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, a cumulative
cash dividend in the amount of $10.50 per share (as to each holder of shares,
such dividend payment with respect to the aggregate number of shares of Series K
Preferred Stock held by such holder to be rounded down to the nearest full
cent), and no more.
(b) Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of original issue of the
Series K Preferred Stock, except that the amount of the cumulative cash dividend
payable with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date shall be as
specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2. The amount of dividends so payable
shall be determined on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the
shares of Series K Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of
such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated
pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time
outstanding. The record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Series K Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared
thereon shall be the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a
business day) next preceding the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or such other
date, no more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof, as
may be determined by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee
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thereof.
SECTION 3. Certain Restrictions. (a) Whenever quarterly dividends
payable on shares of Series K Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof
are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether
or not declared, on the outstanding shares of Series K Preferred Stock shall
have been paid in full or declared and set apart for payment, the Corporation
shall not: (i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any
shares of Common Stock or other capital stock ranking junior (either as to
payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) to the Series K Preferred Stock ("Junior Stock"), other than
dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock; (ii) declare or pay
dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of capital stock
ranking on a parity (either as to payment of dividends or distribution of assets
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series K Preferred Stock
("Parity Stock"), other than dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock,
except dividends paid ratably on the Series K Preferred Stock and all Parity
Stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears, in proportion to the total
amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; (iii) redeem
or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Junior Stock;
provided, that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any shares of Junior Stock in exchange for shares of Junior Stock; or
(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
Series K Preferred Stock or Parity Stock, except in accordance with a purchase
offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of
Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of
Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other
relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall
determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the
respective series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
capital stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section 3, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at
such time and in such manner.
SECTION 4. Redemption. (a) The shares of Series K Preferred Stock
shall not be redeemed by the Corporation prior to March 31, 2001. The
Corporation at its option, may redeem shares of Series K Preferred Stock, as a
whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after March 31, 2001,
at a price of $500 per share, plus an amount per share equal to all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to the date fixed for
redemption (hereinafter called the "redemption price"). The Corporation's
election to redeem shares of Series K Preferred Stock shall be expressed by
resolution of the Board of Directors. Any such redemption shall be made upon not
less than 30, nor more than 60, days' previous notice to holders of record of
the shares of Series K Preferred Stock to be redeemed, given as hereinafter
provided.
(b) If less than all shares of Series K Preferred Stock at the time
outstanding are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected pro
rata or by lot, in such manner as may be prescribed by resolution of the Board
of Directors.
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(c) Notice of any redemption of shares of Series K Preferred Stock
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, such publication to be made not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date fixed by the Board of
Directors and specified therein. A similar notice shall be mailed by the
Corporation, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to
such redemption date, addressed to the respective holders of record of shares of
Series K Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as the
same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation, but the
mailing of such notice shall not be a condition of such redemption. In order to
facilitate the redemption of shares of Series K Preferred Stock, the Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of shares of Series K
Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days
prior to the date fixed for such redemption.
(d) Notice having been given pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
Section 4, from and after the date specified therein as the date of redemption,
unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing moneys for the
payment of the redemption price pursuant to such notice, all dividends on the
Series K Preferred Stock thereby called for redemption shall cease to accrue,
and from and after the date of redemption so specified, unless default shall be
made by the Corporation as aforesaid, or from and after the date (if prior to
the date of redemption so specified) on which the Corporation shall provide the
moneys for the payment of the redemption price by depositing the amount thereof
with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000,
provided that the notice of redemption shall state the intention of the
Corporation to deposit such amount on a date prior to the date of redemption so
specified in such notice, all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders of
the Corporation, except the right to receive the redemption price (but without
interest), shall cease. Any interest allowed on moneys so deposited shall be
paid to the Corporation. Any moneys so deposited which shall remain unclaimed by
the holders of such Series K Preferred Stock at the end of six years after the
redemption date shall become the property of, and be paid by such bank or trust
company to, the Corporation.
SECTION 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series K Preferred Stock
redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of the Corporation's Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(collectively with the Series K Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock"), and may
be reissued subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth
herein, in the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as it may be
amended or restated from time to time (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), in
any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any
similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
SECTION 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. (a) Upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall
be made (i) to the holders of
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shares of Junior Stock, unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series K
Preferred Stock shall have received $500 per share, plus an amount per share
equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to
the date of such payment or (ii) to the holders of shares of Parity Stock,
except distributions made ratably on the Series K Preferred Stock and all such
Parity Stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such
shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
(b) Neither the consolidation, merger or other business combination
of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons, nor the sale,
lease, exchange or conveyance of all or any part of the property, assets or
business of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 6.
SECTION 7. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights provided
in the Certificate of Incorporation for all series of Preferred Stock, and any
voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares of Series K Preferred Stock
shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, or by law, the shares of Series K Preferred Stock and the
shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of the
Corporation at the time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation,
provided that, when voting together with the shares of Common Stock, each
share of Series K Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes.
(b) So long as any shares of Series K Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of
shares shall then be required by law, without first obtaining the consent
or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
then-outstanding shares of Series K Preferred Stock, and all other series
of Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, given in person or by proxy
at a meeting at which the holders of such shares shall be entitled to vote
separately as a class, the Corporation shall not: (i) authorize shares of
any class or series of stock having any preference or priority as to
dividends or upon liquidation ("Senior Stock") over the Preferred Stock;
(ii) reclassify any shares of stock of the Corporation into shares of
Senior Stock; (iii) authorize any security exchangeable for, convertible
into, or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock; (iv)
amend, alter or repeal the Certificate of Incorporation to alter or change
the preferences, rights or powers of the Preferred Stock so as to affect
the Preferred Stock adversely; provided, however, that if any such
amendment, alteration or repeal would alter or change the preferences,
rights or powers of one or more, but not all, of the series of the
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the consent or approval of the
holders of at least two-thirds of the number of the outstanding shares of
each such series so affected, similarly given, shall be required in lieu
of (or if such consent is recognized by law, in addition to) the consent
or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as a class; or (v) effect the
voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or
the sale, lease or
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exchange of all or substantially all of the assets, property or business
of the Corporation, or the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with
or into any other corporation (except a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Corporation); provided, however, that no separate vote of the holders of
the Preferred Stock as a class shall be required in the case of a merger
or consolidation or a sale, exchange or conveyance of all or substantially
all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation (such
transactions being hereinafter in this proviso referred to as a
"reorganization") if (A) the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation
will have after such reorganization no stock either authorized or
outstanding (except such stock of the Corporation as may have been
authorized or outstanding immediately preceding such reorganization, or
such stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation as may be
issued in exchange therefor) ranking prior to, or on a parity with, the
Preferred Stock or the stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring
corporation issued in exchange therefor and (B) each holder of shares of
Preferred Stock immediately preceding such reorganization will receive in
exchange therefor the same number of shares of stock, with substantially
the same preferences, rights and powers, of the resulting, surviving, or
acquiring corporation.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding and
unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be
required by law, without first obtaining the consent or approval of the
holders of a majority of the number of such shares at the time
outstanding, given in person or by proxy at a meeting at which the holders
of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, the
Corporation shall not amend the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation so as to increase the amount of the authorized Preferred
Stock or so as to authorize any other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
(c) If on any date a total of six quarterly dividends on the Series
K Preferred Stock have fully accrued but have not been paid in full, the
holders of shares of the Series K Preferred Stock, together with the
holders of all other then-outstanding shares of any series of the
Preferred Stock (or any other series or class of the Corporation's
preferred stock) as to which series or class a total of six quarterly
dividends have fully accrued but have not been paid in full and which such
series or class shall be entitled to the rights described in this
paragraph (c) (collectively, "Defaulted Preferred Stock"), shall have the
right, voting together as a single class, to elect two directors. Such
right of the holders of Defaulted Preferred Stock to vote for the election
of such two directors may be exercised at any annual meeting or at any
special meeting called for such purpose as hereinafter provided or at any
adjournment thereof, or by the written consent, delivered to the Secretary
of the Corporation, of the holders of a majority of all outstanding shares
of Defaulted Preferred Stock, until dividends in default on the
outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full (or such dividends shall have been declared and funds sufficient
therefor set apart for payment), at which time the term of office of the
two directors so elected shall terminate automatically. So long as such
right to vote continues (and unless such right has been exercised by
written consent of the
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holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred
Stock as hereinabove authorized), the Secretary of the Corporation may
call, and upon the written request of the holders of record of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock addressed to him at
the principal office of the Corporation shall call, a special meeting of
the holders of such shares for the election of such two directors as
provided herein. Such meeting shall be held within 30 days after delivery
of such request to the Secretary, at the place and upon the notice
provided by law and in the By-laws for the holding of meetings of
stockholders. No such special meeting or adjournment thereof shall be held
on a date less than 30 days before an annual meeting of stockholders or
any special meeting in lieu thereof. If at any such annual or special
meeting or any adjournment thereof the holders of a majority of the then
outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock entitled to vote in such
election shall be present or represented by proxy, or if the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have
acted by written consent in lieu of a meeting with respect thereto, then
the authorized number of directors shall be increased by two, and the
holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the
two additional directors. Directors so elected shall serve until the next
annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected and shall
qualify, unless the term of office of the persons so elected as directors
shall have terminated under the circumstances set forth in the second
sentence of this paragraph (c). In case of any vacancy occurring among the
directors elected by the holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock as a
class, the remaining director who shall have been so elected may appoint a
successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the directors whose
places shall be vacant. If both directors so elected by the holders of
Defaulted Preferred Stock as a class shall cease to serve as directors
before their terms shall expire, the holders of the Defaulted Preferred
Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote for such directors may, by
written consent as hereinabove provided, or at a special meeting of such
holders called as provided above, elect successors to hold office for the
unexpired terms of the directors whose places shall be vacant.
SECTION 8. Definitions. For the purposes of the Certificate of
Designation of the Series K Preferred Stock which embodies this resolution:
"Persons" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other
entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
SECTION 9. Rank. The Series K Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, equally with
all shares of $4.53 ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C; 6.365%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F; 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series
G; 6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H; Series I
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Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock; 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series
J; 9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series L; 5.864% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series M; and Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, Series Y of the
Corporation.
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Exhibit VII
9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series L
SECTION 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall
be designated as the "9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series L" (the "Series L
Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting such series shall be
690,000, which number may be increased or decreased by a resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors or a committee so authorized by the Board of Directors
without a vote of stockholders; provided, however, that such number may not be
decreased below the number of then currently outstanding shares of Series L
Preferred Stock plus the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to any
outstanding Purchase Contracts entered into by the Corporation.
SECTION 2. Dividend and Distributions. (a) The holders of shares of
Series L Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of shares of the Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation and of
any other capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series L
Preferred Stock as to payment of dividends, shall be entitled to receive, when
and as declared by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of
the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash
dividends at the annual rate of 9.50% of the liquidation preference per share of
the Series L Preferred Stock (equivalent to $47.50 per annum per share), and no
more, in equal quarterly payments (rounded down to the nearest cent) on March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year (each such date being
referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date which is at least 10 days after the date
of original issue of the Series L Preferred Stock.
(b) Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of original issue of the
Series L Preferred Stock, except that the amount of the cumulative cash dividend
payable with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date shall be as
specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2. The amount of dividends so payable
shall be determined on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the
shares of Series L Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of
such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated
pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time
outstanding. The record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Series L Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared
thereon shall be the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a
business day) immediately preceding the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or such
other date, no more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment
thereof, as may be determined by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized
committee thereof.
SECTION 3. Certain Restrictions. (a) Whenever quarterly dividends
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shares of Series L Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof are in
arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not
declared, on the outstanding shares of Series L Preferred Stock shall have been
paid in full or declared and set apart for payment, the Corporation shall not:
(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of
Common Stock or other capital stock ranking junior (either as to payment of
dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
to the Series L Preferred Stock
("Junior Stock"), other than dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of
capital stock ranking on a parity (either as to payment of dividends or
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
Series L Preferred Stock ("Parity Stock"), other than dividends or distributions
payable in Junior Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series L Preferred
Stock and all Parity Stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears, in
proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then
entitled; (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any
shares of Junior Stock; provided, that the Corporation may at any time redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Junior Stock in exchange for shares
of Junior Stock; or (iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Series L Preferred Stock or Parity Stock, except in
accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as
determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such
terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual
dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective
series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and
equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
capital stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section 3, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at
such time and in such manner.
SECTION 4. Redemption. (a) The shares of Series L Preferred Stock
shall not be redeemed by the Corporation prior to the later of June 30, 2001,
and the date of issue of the Series L Preferred Stock. The Corporation at its
option, may redeem shares of Series L Preferred Stock, as a whole or in part, at
any time or from time to time on or after the later of June 30, 2001, and the
date of issue of the Series L Preferred Stock, at a price of $500 per share,
plus an amount per share equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon,
whether or not declared, to the date fixed for redemption (hereinafter called
the "redemption price"). The Corporation's election to redeem shares of Series L
Preferred Stock shall be expressed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any
such redemption shall be made upon not less than 30, nor more than 60, days
notice prior to the redemption date fixed by the Board of Directors and
specified therein to holders of record of the shares of Series L Preferred Stock
to be redeemed, given as hereinafter provided.
(b) If less than all shares of Series L Preferred Stock at the time
outstanding are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected pro
rata or by lot, in such manner as may
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be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
(c) Notice of any redemption of shares of Series L Preferred Stock
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, such publication to be made not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date fixed by the Board of
Directors and specified therein. A similar notice shall be mailed by the
Corporation, or its agent, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60
days prior to such redemption date, addressed to the respective holders of
record of shares of Series L Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective
addresses as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the
Corporation, but the mailing of such notice shall not be a condition of such
redemption. In order to facilitate the redemption of shares of Series L
Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may fix a record date for the
determination of shares of Series L Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not more
than 60 days nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for such redemption.
(d) Notice having been given pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
Section 4, from and after the date specified therein as the date of redemption,
unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing moneys for the
payment of the redemption price pursuant to such notice, all dividends on the
Series L Preferred Stock thereby called for redemption shall cease to accrue,
and from and after the date of redemption so specified, unless default shall be
made by the Corporation as aforesaid, or from and after the date (if prior to
the date of redemption so specified) on which the Corporation shall provide the
moneys for the payment of the redemption price by depositing the amount thereof
with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000,
provided that the notice of redemption shall state the intention of the
Corporation to deposit such amount on a date prior to the date of redemption so
specified in such notice, all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders of
the Corporation, except the right to receive the redemption price (but without
interest), shall cease. Any interest allowed on moneys so deposited shall be
paid to the Corporation. Any moneys so deposited which shall remain unclaimed by
the holders of such Series L Preferred Stock at the end of six years after the
redemption date shall become the property of, and be paid by such bank or trust
company to, the Corporation.
SECTION 5. Reaquired Shares. Any shares of Series L Preferred Stock
redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of the Corporation's Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(collectively with the Series L Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock"), of the
Corporation and may be reissued subject to the conditions or restrictions on
issuance set forth herein, in the Corporation's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as it may be amended or restated from time to time (the
"Certificates of Incorporation"), in any other Certificate of Designations
creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise
required by law.
SECTION 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. (a) Upon any
liquidation,
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dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i)
to the holders of shares of Junior Stock, unless, prior thereto, the holders of
shares of Series L Preferred Stock shall have received $500 per share, plus an
amount per share equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or
not declared, to the date of such payment or (ii) to the holders of shares of
Parity Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series L Preferred Stock
and all such Parity Stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the
holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to
which holders of the Series L Preferred Stock are entitled, such holders shall
have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company.
(b) Neither the consolidation, merger or other business combination
of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons, nor the sale,
lease, exchange or conveyance of all or any part of the property, assets or
business of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 6.
SECTION 7. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights provided
in the Certificate of Incorporation for all series of Preferred Stock, and any
voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares of Series L Preferred Stock
shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, or by law, the shares of Series L Preferred Stock and the
shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of the
Corporation at the time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation,
provided that, when voting together with the shares of Common Stock, each
share of Series L Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes.
(b) So long as any shares of Series L Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of
shares shall then be required by law, without first obtaining the consent
or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
then-outstanding shares of Series L Preferred Stock, and all other series
of Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, given in person or by proxy
at a meeting at which the holders of such shares shall be entitled to vote
separately as a class, the Corporation shall not: (i) authorize shares of
any class or series of stock having any preference or priority as to
dividends or upon liquidation ("Senior Stock") over the Preferred Stock;
(ii) reclassify any shares of stock of the Corporation into shares of
Senior Stock; (iii) authorize any security exchangeable for, convertible
into, or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock; (iv)
amend, alter or repeal the Certificate of Incorporation to alter or change
the preferences, rights or powers of the Preferred Stock so as to affect
the Preferred Stock adversely; provided, however, that if any such
amendment, alteration or repeal would alter or change the preferences,
rights or powers of one or more, but not all, of the series of the
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the
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consent or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of
the outstanding shares of each such series so affected, similarly given,
shall be required in lieu of (or if such consent is required by law, in
addition to) the consent or approval of the holders of at least two-thirds
of the number of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as a class; or (v)
effect the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of
the assets, property or business of the Corporation, or the merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation
(except a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation); provided, however,
that no separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock as a class
shall be required in the case of a merger or consolidation or a sale,
exchange or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets, property
or business of the Corporation (such transactions being hereinafter in
this proviso referred to as a "reorganization") if (A) the resulting,
surviving or acquiring corporation will have after such reorganization no
stock either authorized or outstanding (except such stock of the
Corporation as may have been authorized or outstanding immediately
preceding such reorganization, or such stock of the resulting, surviving
or acquiring corporation as may be issued in exchange therefore) ranking
prior to, or on a parity with, the Preferred Stock or the stock of the
resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation issued in exchange therefor
and (B) each holder of shares of Preferred Stock immediately preceding
such reorganization will receive in exchange therefor the same number of
shares of stock, with substantially the same preferences, rights and
powers, of the resulting, surviving, or acquiring corporation.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding and
unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be
required by law, without first obtaining the consent or approval of the
holders of a majority of the number of such shares at the time
outstanding, given in person or by proxy at a meeting at which the holders
of such shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, the
Corporation shall not amend the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation so as to increase the amount of the authorized Preferred
Stock or so as to authorize any other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock either as to payment of dividends or upon liquidation.
(c) If on any date a total of six quarterly dividends on Series L
Preferred Stock have fully accrued but have not been paid in full, the
holders of shares of Series L Preferred Stock, together with the holders
of all other then-outstanding shares of any series of the Preferred Stock
(or any other series or class of the Corporation's preferred stock) as to
which series or class a total of six quarterly dividends have fully
accrued but have not been paid in full and which such series or class
shall be entitled to the rights described in this paragraph (c)
(collectively, "Defaulted Preferred Stock"), shall have the right, voting
together as a single class, to elect two directors. Such right of the
holders of Defaulted Preferred Stock to vote for the election of such two
directors may be exercised at any annual meeting or at any special meeting
called for such purpose as hereinafter
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provided or at any adjournment thereof, or by the written consent,
delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, of the holders of a
majority of all outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock, until
dividends in default on the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred
Stock shall have been paid in full (or such dividends shall have been
declared and funds sufficient therefor set apart for payment), at which
time the term of office of the two directors so elected shall terminate
automatically. So long as such right to vote continues (and unless such
right has been exercised by written consent of the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock as hereinabove
authorized), the Secretary of the Corporation may call, and upon the
written request of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock addressed to him at the principal
office of the Corporation shall call, a special meeting of the holders of
such shares for the election of such two directors as provided herein.
Such meeting shall be held within 30 days after delivery of such request
to the Secretary, at the place and upon the notice provided by law and in
the By-laws for the holding of meetings of stockholders. No such special
meeting or adjournment thereof shall be held on a date less than 30 days
before an annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu
thereof. If at any such annual or special meeting or any adjournment
thereof the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of
Defaulted Preferred Stock entitled to vote in such election shall be
present or represented by proxy, or if the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Defaulted Preferred Stock shall have acted by
written consent in lieu of a meeting with respect thereto, then the
authorized number of directors shall be increased by two, and the holders
of the Defaulted Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the two
additional directors. Directors so elected shall serve until the next
annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected and shall
qualify, unless the term of office of the persons so elected as directors
shall have terminated under the circumstances set forth in the second
sentence of this paragraph (c). In case of any vacancy occurring among the
directors elected by the holders of the Defaulted Preferred Stock as a
class, the remaining director who shall have been so elected may appoint a
successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the directors whose
places shall be vacant. If both directors so elected by the holders of
Defaulted Preferred stock as a class shall cease to serve as directors
before their terms shall expire, the holders of the Defaulted Preferred
Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote for such directors may, by
written consent as hereinabove provided, or at a special meeting of such
holders called as provided above, elect successors to hold office for the
unexpired terms of the directors whose places shall be vacant.
SECTION 8. Definitions. For the purposes of the Certificate of
Designations of the Series L Preferred Stock which embodies this resolution:
"Persons" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other
entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity
interest is owned, directly or
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indirectly, by such Person.
SECTION 9. Rank. The Series L Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, equally with
all shares of $4.53 ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C; 6.365%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F; 6.213% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series
G; 6.231% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H; Series I Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock; 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J; 8.40% Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series K; 5.864% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M; and
Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, Series Y of the Corporation.
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Exhibit VIII
5.864% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M
1. Designation and Number of Shares. The designation of such
series shall be 5.864% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M (the "Series M
Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall
be 800,000. The number of authorized shares of Series M Preferred Stock
may be reduced (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to
the provisions of the DGCL stating that such reduction has been so
authorized, but the number of authorized shares of Series M Preferred
Stock shall not be increased.
2. Dividends. Dividends on each share of Series M Preferred
Stock shall be cumulative from the date of original issue of such share
and shall be payable, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out
of funds legally available therefor, in cash on February 1, May 1, August
1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 1997.
Each quarterly period beginning on February 1, May 1, August 1
and November 1 in each year and ending on and including the day next
preceding the first day of the next such quarterly period shall be a
"Dividend Period." If a share of Series M Preferred Stock is outstanding
during an entire Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on
the first day of the calendar month immediately following the last day of
such Dividend Period shall be $3.665 (or one-fourth of 5.864% of the
Liquidation Preference (as defined in Section 7) for such share). If a
share of Series M Preferred Stock is outstanding for less than an entire
Dividend Period, the dividend payable on such share on the first day of
the calendar month immediately following the last day of such Dividend
Period on which such share shall be outstanding shall be the product of
$3.665 multiplied by the ratio (which shall not exceed one) that the
number of days that such share was outstanding during such Dividend Period
bears to the number of days in such Dividend Period.
If, prior to 18 months after the date of the original issuance
of the Series M Preferred Stock, one or more amendments to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are enacted that reduce the
percentage of the dividends-received deduction (currently 70%) as
specified in section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision (the
"Dividends-Received Percentage"), the amount of each dividend payable (if
declared) per share of Series M Preferred Stock for dividend payments made
on or after the effective date of such change in the Code will be adjusted
by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable
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described above (before adjustment) by the following fraction (the "DRD
Formula"), and rounding the result to the nearest cent (with one-half cent
rounded up):
1-.35(1-.70)
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1-.35(1-DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the Dividends-Received
Percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable to the dividend in
question; provided, however, that if the Dividends-Received Percentage
applicable to the dividend in question shall be less than 50%, then the
DRP shall equal .50. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if, with
respect to any such amendment, the Company receives either an unqualified
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel selected by the
Company or a private letter ruling or similar form of authorization from
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to the effect that such amendment
does not apply to a dividend payable on the Series M Preferred Stock, then
such amendment will not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant to
the DRD Formula with respect to such dividend. Such opinion shall be based
upon the legislation amending or establishing the DRP or upon a published
pronouncement of the IRS addressing such legislation.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted after the
dividend payable on a dividend payment date has been declared, the amount
of the dividend payable on such dividend payment date will not be
increased; instead, additional dividends (the "Post Declaration Date
Dividends") equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the product of the
dividend paid by the Company on such dividend payment date and the DRD
Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula would be equal to the
greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage applicable to the dividend in
question and .50) over (y) the dividend paid by the Company on such
dividend payable date, will be payable (if declared) to holders of Series
M Preferred Stock on the record date applicable to the next succeeding
dividend payment date or, if the Series M Preferred Stock is called for
redemption prior to such record date, to holders of Series M Preferred
Stock on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, in addition
to any other amounts payable on such date.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted and the reduction
in the Dividends-Received Percentage retroactively applies to a dividend
payment date as to which the Company previously paid dividends on the
Series M Preferred Stock (each, an "Affected Dividend Payment Date"), the
Company will pay (if declared) additional dividends (the "Retroactive
Dividends") to holders of Series M Preferred Stock on the record date
applicable to the next succeeding dividend
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payment date (or, if such amendment is enacted after the dividend payable
on such dividend payment date has been declared, to holders of Series M
Preferred Stock on the record date following the date of enactment) or, if
the Series M Preferred Stock is called for redemption prior to such record
date, to holders of Series M Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the
product of the dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend
Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula
would be equal to the greater of the Dividends-Received Percentage and .50
applied to each Affected Dividend Payment Date) over (y) the sum of the
dividend paid by the Company on each Affected Dividend Payment Date;
provided, however that if the Company has received the opinion, letter
ruling or authorization referred to above, with respect to a dividend
payable on the Affected Payment Date, then no such Retroactive Dividends
will be payable.
Each dividend on the shares of Series M Preferred Stock shall
be paid to the holders of record of shares of Series M Preferred Stock as
they appear on the stock register of the Company on such record date, not
more than 60 days nor less than 10 days preceding the payment date of such
dividend, as shall be fixed in advance by the Board of Directors.
Dividends on account of arrears for any past Dividend Periods may be
declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend
payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding 45 days
preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed in advance by the
Board of Directors.
If there shall be outstanding shares of any other class or
series of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Series M Preferred Stock, the Company, in making any
dividend payment on account of arrears on the Series M Preferred Stock or
such other class or series of preferred stock, shall make payments ratably
upon all outstanding shares of Series M Preferred Stock and such other
class or series of preferred stock in proportion to the respective amounts
of dividends in arrears upon all such outstanding shares of Series M
Preferred Stock and such other class or series of preferred stock to the
date of such dividend payment.
Holders of shares of Series M Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in
excess of full cumulative dividends on such shares. No interest, or sum of
money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment that is in arrears.
3. Redemption. The Series M Preferred Stock is not subject to
any mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The
Company, at its option, may redeem shares of Series M Preferred Stock, as
a whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after October
8, 2007, at a price of $250 per share, plus accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to but excluding the date
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fixed for redemption (the "Redemption Price").
If the Company shall redeem shares of Series M Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 3, notice of such redemption shall be given by
first class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 90 days
prior to the redemption date, to each holder of record of the shares to be
redeemed, at such holder's address as shown on the stock register of the
Company. Each such notice shall state: (a) the redemption date; (b) the
number of shares of Series M Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less
than all such shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of
such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (c) the Redemption Price; (d)
the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be
surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (e) that dividends on
the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date.
Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date
(unless default shall be made by the Company in providing money for the
payment of the Redemption Price) dividends on the shares of Series M
Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and such
shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Company (except the right to
receive from the Company the Redemption Price) shall cease. Upon surrender
in accordance with such notice of the certificates for any shares so
redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), the Company
shall redeem such shares at the Redemption Price. If less than all the
outstanding shares of Series M Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the
Company shall select those shares to be redeemed from outstanding shares
of Series M Preferred Stock not previously called for redemption by lot or
pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method determined by the
Board of Directors to be equitable.
The Company shall not redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Series M Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3, or purchase
or acquire any shares of Series M Preferred Stock otherwise than pursuant
to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of
shares of Series M Preferred Stock, unless full cumulative dividends shall
have been paid or declared and set apart for payment upon all outstanding
shares of Series M Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods, and
unless all matured obligations of the Company with respect to all sinking
funds, retirement funds or purchase funds for all series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding have been met.
4. Shares to be Retired. All shares of Series M Preferred
Stock redeemed by the Company shall be retired and canceled and shall be
restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be reissued.
5. Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Series M
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Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert any such shares into
or exchange any such shares for shares of any other class or series of
capital stock of the Company.
6. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or
as otherwise required by law, the Series M Preferred Stock shall have no
voting rights.
If six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive)
payable on shares of Series M Preferred Stock are in arrears at the time
of the record date to determine stockholders for any annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, the number of directors of the Company shall
be increased by two, and the holders of shares of Series M Preferred Stock
(voting separately as a class with the holders of shares of any one or
more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) shall be entitled at such annual
meeting of stockholders to elect two directors of the Company, with the
remaining directors of the Company to be elected by the holders of shares
of any other class or classes or series of stock entitled to vote
therefor. In any such election, holders of shares of Series M Preferred
Stock shall have one vote for each share held.
At all meetings of stockholders at which holders of Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to vote for Directors as a single class, the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes and series
of capital stock of the Company having the right to vote as a single class
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, whether present in person or by
proxy, for the election by such single class of its designated Directors.
In any election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class, such
Directors shall be elected by the vote of at least a plurality of shares
held by such stockholders present or represented at the meeting. At any
such meeting, the election of Directors by stockholders voting as a class
shall be valid notwithstanding that a quorum of other stockholders voting
as one or more classes may not be present or represented at such meeting.
Any director who has been elected by the holders of shares of
Series M Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of
shares of any one or more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like
voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of the shares at the time entitled to cast a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast for the election of any such director at a special
meeting of such holders called for that purpose, and any vacancy thereby
created may be filled by the vote of such holders. If a vacancy occurs
among the Directors elected by such stockholders voting as a class, other
than by removal from office as set forth in the preceding sentence, such
vacancy may be filled by the remaining Director so elected, or his
successor then in office, and the Director so elected to fill such vacancy
shall serve until the next meeting of stockholders for the election of
Directors.
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The voting rights of the holders of the Series M Preferred
Stock to elect Directors as set forth above shall continue until all
dividend arrearages on the Series M Preferred Stock have been paid or
declared and set apart for payment. Upon the termination of such voting
rights, the terms of office of all persons who may have been elected
pursuant to such voting rights shall immediately terminate, and the number
of directors of the Company shall be decreased by two.
Without the consent of the holders of shares entitled to cast
at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting
separately as a class without regard to series, with the holders of shares
of Series M Preferred Stock being entitled to cast one vote per share, the
Company may not:
(i) create any class of stock that shall have preference as to
dividends or distributions of assets over the Series M Preferred Stock; or
(ii) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation (including any Certificate of Amendment or Certificate of
Designation relating to the Series M Preferred Stock) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of
Series M Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that if such creation or such alteration or change
would adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of one or more,
but not all, series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, such
alteration or change shall require consent of the holders of shares
entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by
the holders of all of the shares of all such series so affected, voting as
a class.
7. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of Series M Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders,
before any distribution of assets shall be made to the holders of the
Common Stock or of any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to
such distribution junior to the Series M Preferred Stock, a liquidating
distribution in an amount equal to $250 per share (the "Liquidation
Preference") plus an amount equal to any accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends thereon to the date of final distribution. The holders of
the Series M Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive the
Liquidation Preference and such accrued dividends, however, until the
liquidation preference of any other class of stock of the Company ranking
senior to the Series M Preferred Stock as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up shall have been paid (or a sum set aside
therefor sufficient to provide for payment) in full.
If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or
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winding up of the Company, the assets available for distribution are
insufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to the Series
M Preferred Stock and any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as
to any such distribution on a parity with the Series M Preferred Stock,
the holders of the Series M Preferred Stock and of such other shares shall
share ratably in any 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 Series M Preferred Stock
of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 7, the
holders of the Series M Preferred Stock shall be entitled to no further
participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
Consolidation or merger of the Company with or into one or
more other corporations, or a sale, whether for cash, shares of stock,
securities or properties, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, shall not be deemed or construed to be a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company within the meaning of this Section 7 if the
preferences or special voting rights of the holders of shares of Series M
Preferred Stock are not impaired thereby.
8. Limitation on Dividends on Junior Stock. So long as any
Series M Preferred Stock shall be outstanding the Company shall not
declare any dividends on the Common Stock or any other stock of the
Company ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets junior to the
Series M 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, a sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement
for the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Junior
Stock, or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of the Company, other than a
distribution of Junior Stock (such dividends, payments, setting apart and
distributions being herein called "Junior Stock Payments"), unless the
following conditions shall be satisfied at the date of such declaration in
the case of any such dividend, or the date of such setting apart in the
case of any such fund, or the date of such payment or distribution in the
case of any other Junior Stock Payment:
(i) full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock; and
(ii) the Company shall not be in default or in arrears with
respect to any sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement for the
purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of Preferred Stock
other than Junior Stock;
provided, however, that any funds theretofore deposited in any sinking
fund or other
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similar fund with respect to any Preferred Stock in compliance with the
provisions of such sinking fund or other similar fund may thereafter be
applied to the purchase or redemption of such Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms of such sinking fund or other similar fund
regardless of whether at the time of such application full cumulative
dividends upon shares of Series M Preferred Stock outstanding to the last
dividend payment date shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment by the Company.
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Exhibit IX
Graduated Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series O
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "Graduated Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series O" (hereinafter
called the "Preferred Stock, Series O"), and the number of shares constituting
such series shall be 625,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series O shall be
issued in exchange for former shares of Graduated Rate Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series 8B, of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the "Citicorp Preferred
Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of assets legally available for the purpose, at
the rate determined as provided below in this Section (2) applied to the amount
of $100.00 per share. Such dividends shall be cumulative from the effective time
(the "Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of April 5, 1998, between the Corporation and Citicorp) and
shall be payable quarterly in arrears, when and as declared by the Board of
Directors, on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly
dividend payment date for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date
was prior to Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
for purposes of calculating the amount of dividends accumulating on the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series O, the initial dividend period shall be deemed to
commence on the payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp
Preferred Stock for which the record date occurred prior to the Effective Time.
Each such dividend shall be payable to the holders of record of shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series O, as they appear on the stock register of the
Corporation on such record dates, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days
preceding the payment dates thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors. Dividends on account of arrears for any past Dividend Periods (as
defined in subsection (b)(i) of this Section (2)) may be declared and paid at
any time, without reference to any regular dividend payment date, to holders of
record on such date, not exceeding 45 days preceding the payment date thereof,
as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(b)(i) Dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series O, (1) for all quarterly
dividend periods (each hereinafter referred to as a "Quarterly Dividend Period"
and collectively as "Quarterly Dividend Periods" or "Dividend Periods") ending
on or prior to August 15, 1999 will be payable at a fixed dividend rate equal to
the Five Year Treasury Rate (as defined in subsection (b)(ii) of this Section
(2)) plus 1.50% per annum, (2) for all Quarterly Dividend Periods ending after
August 15, 1999 and on or prior to August 15, 2004 will be payable at a fixed
dividend rate equal to the Five Year Treasury Rate plus 2.25% per annum and (3)
for all Quarterly Dividend Periods ending after August 15, 2004 will be payable
at a fixed dividend rate equal to the Five Year Treasury Rate plus 3.00% per
annum; provided, that the fixed dividend rate on the Preferred
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Stock, Series O, for any Quarterly Dividend Period ending on or prior to August
15, 2004 shall in no event be less than 7.00% per annum nor greater than 14.00%
per annum, and for any Quarterly Dividend Period ending after August 15, 2004
shall in no event be less than 8.00% per annum nor greater than 16.00% per
annum.
(ii) Except as provided below in this subsection (b)(ii), the "Five Year
Treasury Rate" for each period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series O, is being determined shall be the arithmetic average of the two
most recent weekly per annum Five Year Average Yields (as defined in subsection
(b)(iii)(C) of this Section (2)) (or the one weekly per annum Five Year Average
Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published as provided below during the
relevant Calendar Period (as defined in subsection (b)(iii)(A) of this Section
(2)), as published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (the "Federal Reserve Board") during the Calendar Period immediately
prior to July 1, 1994, with respect to all Quarterly Dividend Period in the
five-year period ending August 15, 1999, July 1, 1999, with respect to all
Quarterly Dividend Periods ending after August 15, 2004, or July 1, 2004, with
respect to all Quarterly Dividend Periods ending after August 15, 2004. In the
event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such a weekly per annum
Five Year Average Yield during such Calendar Period, then the Five Year Treasury
Rate for the period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series
O, is being determined shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum Five Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum Five Year
Average Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published as provided below
during the relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar
Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or
agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Five Year
Average Yield shall not be published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any
Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during such
Calendar Period, then the Five Year Treasury Rate for such period shall be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum average yields to
maturity (or the one weekly average yield to maturity, if only one such yield
shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all the actively
traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than
Special Securities (as defined in subsection (b)(iii)(B) of this Section (2)))
then having maturities of not less than three nor more than seven years, as
published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the
Federal Reserve Board shall not publish such yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank
or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In
the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason it
cannot determine the Five Year Treasury Rate for any period for which the
dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series O is being determined as provided
above in this subsection (b)(ii), then the Five Year Treasury Rate for such
period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum average yields to
maturity based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the
issues of actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate
securities (other than Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less
than three nor more than seven years from the date of each such quotation, as
quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily
quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least
three recognized dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by the
Corporation. In the event that the
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Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason it cannot determine the
Five Year Treasury Rate for any period for which the dividend rate on the
Preferred Stock, Series O, is being determined, as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence, then the Five Year Treasury Rate for such period shall be,
with respect to the five-year period ending on August 15, 1999, the dividend
rate in effect for the period immediately preceding such five-year period and,
with respect to any other period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series O, is being determined, the Five Year Treasury Rate in effect for
the immediately preceding five-year period.
(iii) For purposes of this Section (2), the term:
(A) "Calendar Period" means a period of fourteen calendar
days;
(B) "Special Securities" means securities which can, at the
option of the holder, be surrendered at face value in payment of any
Federal estate tax or which provide tax benefits to the holder and
are priced to reflect such tax benefits or which were originally
issued at a deep or substantial discount; and
(C) "Five Year Average Yield" means the average yield to
maturity for actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest
rate securities (adjusted to constant maturities of five years).
(iv) The Five Year Treasury Rate shall be rounded upwards to the nearest
five hundredths of a percentage point.
(v) The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period for the
Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be computed by dividing the applicable dividend
rate by four and applying the dividend rate the amount of $100.00 per share. The
amount of dividends payable for the initial Dividend Period on the Preferred
Stock, Series O, or any period shorter or longer than a full Dividend Period on
the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be computed on the basis of 30-day months
and a 360-day year.
(vi) The amount of dividends with respect to any period for which the
dividend rate is being determined for the Preferred Stock, Series O, will be
calculated as promptly as practicable by the Corporation according to the
appropriate method described herein. The mathematical accuracy of each such
calculation will be confirmed in writing by independent accountants of
recognized standing. The Corporation will cause the applicable dividend rate for
the Preferred Stock, Series O, to be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in New York City prior to the commencement of the five-year period
to which it applies or the final dividend period, as the case may be, and will
cause notice of such dividend rate to be enclosed with the dividend payment
checks next mailed to the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series O.
(vii) If one or more amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), are enacted that reduce the percentage specified in
Section 243(a)(1) of the Code
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or any successor provision (the "Dividends Received Percentage"), the amount of
each dividend payable per share of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be
adjusted by multiplying the amount of dividend determined as provided in this
Section (2) (before adjustment) by a factor, which shall be the number
determined in accordance with the following formula, and rounding the result to
the nearest cent:
1 - .34 (1 - .70)
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1 - .34 (1 - DRP)
For the purposes of the above formula, "DRP" means the Dividends Received
Percentage applicable to the dividend in question. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, in the event that, with respect to any such amendment, the
Corporation shall receive either an unqualified opinion of independent
recognized tax counsel or a private letter ruling or similar form of
authorization from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such an
amendment would not apply to dividends payable on the Preferred Stock, Series O
then any such amendment shall not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant
to this subsection (b)(vii). Unless the context otherwise requires, references
to such dividends herein shall mean dividends as adjusted pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection (b)(vii). The Corporation's calculation of the
dividends payable as so adjusted and as certified accurate as to calculation and
reasonable as to method by the independent certified public accountants then
regularly engaged by the Corporation, shall be final and not subject to review.
In the event that the amount of dividend payable per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be adjusted pursuant to this subsection
(b)(vii), the Corporation shall cause notice of such adjustment to be published
in addition to and together with the dividend rate with respect to such dividend
as provided in subsection (b)(vi) of this Section (2) and will cause notice of
each such adjustment to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks next mailed
to the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series O.
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series O, for any
period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are
declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set
apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series O, for all Dividend
Periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such full cumulative
dividends. When dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series O, and any other preferred stock ranking on a parity
as to dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series O, all dividends declared upon
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, and any other preferred stock ranking
on a parity as to dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be
declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share on the
Preferred Stock, Series O, and such other preferred stock shall in all cases
bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series O, and such other preferred stock bear to each
other. Holders of shares
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of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall not be entitled to any dividends,
whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative
dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock, Series O. No interest, or
sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment or payments on the Preferred Stock, Series O, which may be in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common
Stock or another stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series O, as to
dividends and upon liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of
this Section (2)) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other
distribution declared or made upon the Common Stock or upon any other stock of
the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock,
Series O, as to dividends or upon liquidation, nor shall any Common Stock nor
any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series O, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series O, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, the full cumulative
dividends on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall have
been paid for all past Dividend Periods.
(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series O, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holder of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be entitled to receive $100.00
per share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or
declared) accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such
holders; but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a parity with
Preferred Stock, Series O, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be
distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, and any
such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, and any such
other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the
purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series or class
or classes of stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock,
Series O, upon liquidation,
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dissolution or winding up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Corporation, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of
Preferred Stock, Series O, as provided in this Section (3), but not prior
thereto, any other series or class or classes of stock ranking junior to the
Preferred Stock, Series O, upon liquidation shall, subject to the respective
terms and provisions (if any) applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and
all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred
Stock, Series O, shall not be entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) On August 15, 1999, and at any time or from time to
time on and after August 15, 2004, the Corporation, at its option, may, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, redeem shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, as a whole or in part, at a
redemption price of $100.00 per share, together in each case with accrued and
unpaid dividends, if any, to the date fixed for redemption.
(b) In the event that an amendment to the Code is enacted that would
effect a reduction in the Dividends Received Percentage so as to result in the
amount of dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series O, payable on any dividend
payment date being adjusted upwards as described in subsection (b)(vii) of
Section (2) hereof, the Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal
Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable law, redeem
all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, on such dividend payment date at a redemption price of $100.00 per
share, together with accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the date fixed for
redemption.
(c) Prior to August 15, 2004, the Corporation, at its option, may, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series O, if the holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, shall be entitled to vote upon or consent to a merger or consolidation
of the Corporation as provided Section (10) and all of the following conditions
have been satisfied: (i) the Corporation shall have requested the vote or
consent of the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series O, to the consummation of
such merger or consolidation, stating in such request that failing the requisite
favorable vote or consent the Corporation will have the option to redeem the
Preferred Stock, Series O, (ii) the Corporation shall not have received the
favorable vote or consent requisite to the consummation of the transaction
within 60 days after making such written request (which shall be deemed to have
been made upon the mailing of the notice of any meeting of holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series O, to vote upon granting such consent), and (iii) such
transaction shall be consummated on the date fixed for such redemption, which
date shall be no more than one year after such request is made. Any such
redemption shall be on notice as aforesaid (and on an additional notice in
accordance with subsection (d) of this Section (4)) at a redemption price of
$100.00 per share of the Preferred Stock, Series O, together with accrued and
unpaid dividends, if any, to the date fixed for redemption.
(d) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series O, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than
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30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, to each holder of record
of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's address as the same appears on
the stock register of the Corporation. Each such notice shall state: (1) the
redemption date; (2) the number of shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, to be
redeemed and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be
redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (3) the
redemption price; (4) the place or places where certificates for such shares are
to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (5) that dividends on
the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. Notice
having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date (unless
default shall be made by the Corporation in providing money for the payment of
the redemption price) dividends on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O,
so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and said shares shall no longer
be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the holders thereof as
stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive from the
Corporation the redemption price) shall cease. The Corporation's obligation to
provide moneys in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deemed
fulfilled if, on or before the redemption date, the Corporation shall deposit
with a bank or trust company (which may be an affiliate of the Corporation)
having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, having a capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000, funds necessary for such redemption, in
trust, with irrevocable instructions that such funds be applied to the
redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, so called for redemption.
Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to the Corporation from time to
time. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the end of three years from such
redemption date shall be released or repaid to the Corporation, after which the
holder or holders of such shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, so called for
redemption shall look only to the Corporation for payment of the redemption
price.
Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state),
such shares shall be redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption
price aforesaid. If less than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock,
Series O, are to be redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the
Corporation from outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, not previously
called for redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other
method determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to be equitable.
(e) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared and set
apart for payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series O, for
all past Dividend Periods.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series O,
purchased by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and shall be
restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and may thereafter be issued, but not as
shares of Preferred Stock, Series O.
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(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series O, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or classes of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series O, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if the
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series O;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series O, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates, or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series O, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be entitled to the receipt of
dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their respective dividend
rates or liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over the
other; and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series O, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be Common Stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series O, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series O, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications unless otherwise specified in
the By-laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid. Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the
date such notice is mailed.
(10) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (10)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
O, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be in arrears for such number of
dividend periods which shall in the aggregate contain not less than 540 days,
the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, Series O, shall have the
exclusive right,
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voting separately as a class with holders of shares of any one or more other
series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series
O, either as to dividends, or on the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred
and are exercisable, to elect two directors of the Corporation at the
Corporation's next annual meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent annual
meeting of stockholders. At elections for such directors, each holder of the
Preferred Stock, Series O, shall be entitled to one vote for each share held
(the holders of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on such a
parity being entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share of stock
held as may be granted to them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders,
the maximum authorized number of members of the Board of Directors shall
automatically be increased by two and the two vacancies so created shall be
filled by vote of the holders of such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, (either alone or together with the holders of shares of any one or
more other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter
set forth. The right of such holders of such shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, voting separately as a class, to elect (together with the holders of
shares of any one or more series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity)
members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as aforesaid shall continue
until such time as all dividends accumulated on such shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series O, shall have been paid in full, at which time such right shall
terminate, except as herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting
in the event of each and every subsequent default of the character above
mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (10) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall be such number as may be provided for in the By-laws irrespective of any
increase made pursuant to the provisions of this Section (10).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series O, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends or the distribution of assets upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) given in person or by proxy, either in
writing or at any special or annual meeting called for the purpose, shall be
necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or more of the following:
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(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior
to the Preferred Stock, Series O, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of the resolutions set forth in the Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series O, and the preference and
privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights,
and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof which would
materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting
power of the Preferred Stock, Series O, or of the holders thereof;
provided, however, that any increase in the amount of authorized preferred
stock or the creation and issuance of other series of preferred stock, or
any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series O, in each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series O, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall
not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series O, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption.
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Exhibit X
Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Q
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Q"
(hereinafter called the "Preferred Stock, Series Q"), and the number of shares
constituting such series shall be 700,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q
shall be issued in exchange for former shares of Adjustable Rate Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 18 of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the "Citicorp
Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at
the rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $250 per
share. Such dividends shall be cumulative from the effective time (the
"Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 5, 1998, between the Corporation and Citicorp) and shall be
payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by the Board of Directors, on
February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 of each year, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly dividend payment date
for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date was prior to
Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of
calculating the amount of dividends accumulating on the shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, the initial dividend period shall be deemed to commence on the
payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp Preferred Stock for
which the record date occurred prior to the Effective Time. Each such dividend
shall be payable in arrears to the holders of record of shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on such
record dates, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days preceding the payment dates
thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Dividends on account of
arrears for any past Dividend Periods (as defined in subsection (b) of this
Section (2)) may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any
regular dividend payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding
45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
(b)(i) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on
February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 of each year and shall end
on and include the calendar day next preceding the first day of the next
Dividend Period. The dividend rate for each Dividend Period on the shares
of Preferred Stock, Series Q shall be the Applicable Rate (as defined
below) per annum. The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend
Period for the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be computed by dividing
the Applicable Rate per annum by four and applying the resulting rate to
the amount of $250 per share. The amount of dividends payable for any
period shorter or longer than a full Dividend Period on the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, other than the initial Dividend Period, shall be computed
on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
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Unless otherwise required by law, dividends payable with respect to each
share of Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be rounded to the nearest one
cent, with $.005 being rounded upward. Holders of shares called for
redemption on a redemption date between a dividend payment record date and
the dividend payment date shall not be entitled to receive the dividend
payable on such dividend payment date.
(ii) Except as provided below in this paragraph (ii), the
"Applicable Rate" for any Dividend Period (other than the initial Dividend
Period) will be equal to 84% of the Effective Rate (as defined below), but
not less than 4.50% per annum, or more than 10.50% per annum. The
"Effective Rate" for any Dividend Period will be equal to the highest of
the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty
Year Constant Maturity Rate (each as defined below) for such Dividend
Period. The Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate and
the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate will each be rounded to the nearest
five hundredths of a percent, with .025% being rounded upward. In the
event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason:
(A) any one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate cannot be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for such
Dividend Period will be equal to the higher of whichever two of such
rates can be so determined;
(B) only one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for such
Dividend Period will be equal to whichever such rate can be so
determined; or
(C) none of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for the
preceding Dividend Period will be continued for such Dividend
Period.
(iii) Except as described below in this paragraph (iii), the
"Treasury Bill Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or
the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate is
published during the relevant Calendar Period (as defined below)) for
three-month U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly by the Federal
Reserve Board (as defined below) during the Calendar Period immediately
preceding the last ten calendar days preceding the Dividend Period for
which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series Q is being
determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish
such a weekly per annum market discount rate during any such Calendar
Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount
rates (or the one weekly per annum
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market discount rate, if only one such rate is published during the
relevant Calendar Period) for three-month U.S. Treasury bills, as
published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank
or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the
Corporation. In the event that a per annum market discount rate for
three-month U.S. Treasury bills is not published by the Federal Reserve
Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department
or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for
such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market
discount rate, if only one such rate is published during the relevant
Calendar Period) for all of the U.S. Treasury bills then having remaining
maturities of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days, as published during
such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal
Reserve Board does not publish such rates, by any Federal Reserve Bank or
by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation.
In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any
reason no such U.S. Treasury bill rates are published as provided above
during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend
Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount
rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of
the issues of marketable non-interest-bearing U.S. Treasury securities
with a remaining maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from
the date of each such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for each
business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations are
not generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized
dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by the Corporation. In the
event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason
the Corporation cannot determine the Treasury Bill Rate for any Dividend
Period as provided above in this paragraph, the Treasury Bill Rate for
such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum
market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar
Period for each of the issues of marketable interest-bearing U.S. Treasury
securities with a remaining maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100
days, as chosen and quoted daily for each business day in New York City
(or less frequently if daily quotations are not generally available) to
the Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government
securities selected by the Corporation.
(iv) Except as described below in this paragraph (iv), the "Ten Year
Constant Maturity Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields
(as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if
only one such yield is published during the relevant Calendar Period), as
published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during the Calendar Period
immediately preceding the last ten calendar days preceding the Dividend
Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series Q is
being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not
publish such a weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield during such
Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum
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Ten Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period
by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency
selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Ten Year
Average Yield is not published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any
Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during
such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the one weekly per annum
average yield to maturity, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities (as
defined below)) then having remaining maturities of not less than eight
nor more than twelve years, as published during such Calendar Period by
the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not
publish such yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation
cannot determine the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for any Dividend
Period as provided above in this paragraph, then the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of
the per annum average yields to maturity based upon the closing bids
during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded
marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than
Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less than eight nor
more than twelve years from the date of each such quotation, as chosen and
quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if
daily quotations are not generally available) to the Corporation by at
least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by
the Corporation.
(v) Except as described below in this paragraph (v), the "Thirty
Year Constant Maturity Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the relevant
Calendar Period), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during
the Calendar Period immediately preceding the last ten calendar days
preceding the Dividend Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series Q is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve
Board does not publish such a weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yield
during such Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate
for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most
recent weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per
annum Thirty Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published
during the relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such
Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per
annum Thirty Year Average Yield is not published by the Federal Reserve
Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department
or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant
Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of
the two most recent weekly per annum
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average yields to maturity (or the one weekly per annum average yield to
maturity, if only one such yield is published during the relevant Calendar
Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed
interest rate securities (other than Special Securities) then having
remaining maturities of not less than twenty-eight nor more than thirty
years, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve
Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such yields, by
any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency
selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines
in good faith that for any reason the Corporation cannot determine the
Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for any Dividend Period as provided
above in this paragraph, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for
such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum
average yields to maturity based upon the closing bids during such
Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities)
with a final maturity date not less than twenty-eight nor more than thirty
years from the date of each such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for
each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations
are not generally available) to the Corporation by at least three
recognized dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by the
Corporation.
(vi) The Applicable Rate with respect to each Dividend Period (other
than the initial Dividend Period) will be calculated as promptly as
practicable by the Corporation according to the appropriate method
described above. The Corporation will cause notice of each Applicable Rate
to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks next mailed to the holders
of Preferred Stock, Series Q.
(vii) As used above, the term "Calendar Period" means a period of
fourteen calendar days; the term "Federal Reserve Board" means the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the term "Special Securities"
means securities which can, at the option of the holder, be surrendered at
face value in payment of any Federal estate tax or which provide tax
benefits to the holder and are priced to reflect such tax benefits or
which were originally issued at a deep or substantial discount; the term
"Ten Year Average Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively
traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted
to constant maturities of ten years); and the term "Thirty Year Average
Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable
U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to constant
maturities of thirty years).
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, for any
period unless full cumulative dividends for all Dividend Periods terminating on
or prior to the date of payment of such full dividends have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series Q.
When dividends are not paid in full,
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as aforesaid, upon the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, and any other
preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends with the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, all dividends declared upon shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, and any other preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a
parity as to dividends (whether dividends on such other preferred stock are
cumulative or noncumulative) with the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be
declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share on the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, and such other preferred stock shall in all cases
bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series Q and such other preferred stock bear to each
other (but without any cumulation in respect of unpaid dividends on any
noncumulative preferred stock). Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series
Q, shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash, property or
stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends, as herein provided, on the
Preferred Stock, Series Q. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest,
shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment on the Preferred Stock,
Series Q, which may be in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, full cumulative dividends
for all Dividend Periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such
full dividend on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall
have been paid or set apart for payment and the Corporation is not in default
with respect to any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, announced
by the Corporation pursuant to Section (4) below.
(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be entitled to receive $250 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such holders;
but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and
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liquidating payments on any other preferred stock ranking, as to liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series Q, then
such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of
shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, and any such other preferred stock ratably
in accordance with the respective amounts which would be payable on such shares
of Preferred Stock, Series Q, and any such other preferred stock if all amounts
payable thereon were paid in full. For the purposes of this Section (3), a
consolidation or merger of the Corporation with one or more corporations shall
not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or
involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class of
stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, after payment shall have been made in full to the
holders of Preferred Stock, Series Q, as provided in this Section (3), but not
prior thereto, any other series or class or classes of stock ranking junior to
the Preferred Stock, Series Q, upon liquidation shall, subject to the respective
terms and provisions (if any) applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and
all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, shall not be entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section
(4), the Preferred Stock, Series Q, may not be redeemed prior to May 31, 1999.
At any time or from time to time on and after May 31, 1999, the Corporation, at
its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then
required by applicable law, redeem shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, in
whole or in part, out of funds legally available therefor, at a redemption price
of $250 per share, together in each case with accrued and unpaid dividends
(whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(b) Prior to May 31, 1999, the Corporation, at its option, may, with prior
Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable law,
redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q out of funds legally available therefor if the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be entitled to vote upon or
consent to a merger or consolidation of the Corporation as provided in Section
11 below and all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the
Corporation shall have requested the vote or consent of the holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, to the consummation of such merger or consolidation,
stating in such request that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the
Corporation will have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series Q, (ii)
the Corporation shall not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite
to the consummation of the transaction within 60 days after making such written
request (which shall be deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice
of any meeting of holders of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, to vote upon such
merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 4 at a redemption price
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of $250 per share of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, together with accrued and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series Q, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series Q, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and
said shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive
from the Corporation the redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption) shall
cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or before the redemption
date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust company (which may be
an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the Borough of Manhattan,
City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, funds
necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable instructions that such
funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q,
so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to
the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the
end of two years from such redemption date shall be released or repaid to the
Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such shares of Preferred
Stock, Series Q, so called for redemption shall look only to the Corporation for
payment of the funds necessary for such redemption.
Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid,
together with accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If less
than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, are to be
redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the Corporation from
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, not previously called for
redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method
determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to be equitable. If fewer
than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new
certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to
the holder thereof.
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(d) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, for all
Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series Q, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series Q;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series Q (whether or not such class of stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) shall be entitled
to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued and unpaid dividends per share or
liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over the other
(except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on such class of
stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series Q, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred
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stock of the Corporation (whether or not such other series of preferred stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) outstanding immediately
after the Effective Time.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock, Series Q. Notice shall
be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the date such notice is
mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
Q, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall be in arrears for such number of
consecutive Dividend Periods, which shall in the aggregate contain not less than
540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall have
the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with holders of shares of any
one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, either as to dividends (whether or not such other
series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of
dividends) or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are
exercisable, to elect two directors of the Corporation at the Corporation's next
annual meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent annual meeting of
stockholders. At elections for such directors, each holder of the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, shall be entitled to one vote for each share held (the holders
of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity being
entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share of preferred stock held
as may be granted to them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders, the
maximum authorized number of members of the Board of Directors shall
automatically be increased by two and the two vacancies so created shall be
filled by vote of the holders of such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series Q (either alone or together with the holders of shares of any one or more
series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter set forth.
The right of such holders of such shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q,
voting separately as a class, to elect (together with the holders of shares of
any one or more series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) members of
the Board of Directors as aforesaid shall continue until such time as all
dividends accumulated on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall have
been paid in full, at which time such right shall terminate, except as herein or
by law
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expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every
subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series Q, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series Q, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior to
the Preferred Stock, Series Q, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation
or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or of
the resolution contained in this Certificate of Designation for the Preferred
Stock, Series Q, and the powers, preferences and privileges, relative,
participating, optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations
and restrictions thereof which would materially and adversely affect any right,
preference, privilege or voting power of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, or of
the holders thereof; provided, however, that any increase in the amount of
authorized preferred stock or the creation and issuance of other series of
preferred stock, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series Q, or of any other series of preferred stock, in each
case ranking on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series Q, with
respect to the payment of dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) and
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall
not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers.
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The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series Q, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three months after such
time.
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Exhibit XI
Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series R
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series R"
(hereinafter called the "Preferred Stock, Series R"), and the number of shares
constituting such series shall be 400,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series R
shall be issued in exchange for former shares of Adjustable Rate Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 19, of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the "Citicorp
Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at
the rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $250 per
share. Such dividends shall be cumulative from the effective time (the
"Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 5, 1998, between the Corporation and Citicorp) and shall be
payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by the Board of Directors, on
February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 of each year, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly dividend payment date
for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date was prior to
Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of
calculating the amount of dividends accumulating on the shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series R, the initial dividend period shall be deemed to commence on the
payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp Preferred Stock for
which the record date occurred prior to the Effective Time. Each such dividend
shall be payable in arrears to the holders of record of shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series R, as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on such
record dates, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days preceding the payment dates
thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Dividends on account of
arrears for any past Dividend Periods (as defined in subsection (b) of this
Section (2)) may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any
regular dividend payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding
45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
(b)(i) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on
February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 of each year and shall end
on and include the calendar day next preceding the first day of the next
Dividend Period. The dividend rate for each Dividend Period on the shares
of Preferred Stock, Series R shall be the Applicable Rate (as defined
below) per annum. The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend
Period for the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be computed by dividing
the Applicable Rate per annum by four and applying the resulting rate to
the amount of $250 per share. The amount of dividends payable for any
period shorter or longer than a full Dividend Period on the Preferred
Stock, Series R, shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months
and a 360-day year. Unless otherwise required by law, dividends
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payable with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be
rounded to the nearest one cent, with $.005 being rounded upward. Holders
of shares called for redemption on a redemption date between a dividend
payment record date and the dividend payment date shall not be entitled to
receive the dividend payable on such dividend payment date.
(ii) Except as provided below in this paragraph (ii), the
"Applicable Rate" for any Dividend Period will be equal to 84% of the
Effective Rate (as defined below), but not less than 4.50% per annum, or
more than 10.50% per annum. The "Effective Rate" for any Dividend Period
will be equal to the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year
Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate (each as
defined below) for such Dividend Period. The Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten
Year Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate
will each be rounded to the nearest five hundredths of a percent, with
.025% being rounded upward. In the event that the Corporation determines
in good faith that for any reason:
(A) any one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate cannot be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for such
Dividend Period will be equal to the higher of whichever two of such
rates can be so determined;
(B) only one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for such
Dividend Period will be equal to whichever such rate can be so
determined; or
(C) none of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period, then the Effective Rate for the
preceding Dividend Period will be continued for such Dividend
Period.
(iii) Except as described below in this paragraph (iii), the
"Treasury Bill Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or
the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate is
published during the relevant Calendar Period (as defined below)) for
three-month U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly by the Federal
Reserve Board (as defined below) during the Calendar Period immediately
preceding the last ten calendar days preceding the Dividend Period for
which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series R is being
determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish
such a weekly per annum market discount rate during any such Calendar
Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount
rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such
rate is published during the relevant Calendar
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Period) for three-month U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly during
such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per
annum market discount rate for three-month U.S. Treasury bills is not
published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or
by any U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period,
then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount
rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such
rate is published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the U.S.
Treasury bills then having remaining maturities of not less than 80 nor
more than 100 days, as published during such Calendar Period by the
Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not publish
such rates, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason no such U.S.
Treasury bill rates are published as provided above during such Calendar
Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the
closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of
marketable non-interest-bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining
maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each
such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for each business day in New
York City (or less frequently if daily quotations are not generally
available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S.
Government securities selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation
cannot determine the Treasury Bill Rate for any Dividend Period as
provided above in this paragraph, the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend
Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount
rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of
the issues of marketable interest-bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a
remaining maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days, as chosen
and quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less
frequently if daily quotations are not generally available) to the
Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government
securities selected by the Corporation.
(iv) Except as described below in this paragraph (iv), the "Ten Year
Constant Maturity Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields
(as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if
only one such yield is published during the relevant Calendar Period), as
published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during the Calendar Period
immediately preceding the last ten calendar days preceding the Dividend
Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series R is
being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not
publish such a weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield during such
Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum Ten
Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar
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Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal
Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by
the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Ten Year Average Yield is
not published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank
or by any U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar
Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period
will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum
average yields to maturity (or the one weekly per annum average yield to
maturity, if only one such yield is published during the relevant Calendar
Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed
interest rate securities (other than Special Securities (as defined
below)) then having remaining maturities of not less than eight nor more
than twelve years, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal
Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such
yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department
or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation
determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation cannot
determine the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for any Dividend Period as
provided above in this paragraph, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate
for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum
average yields to maturity based upon the closing bids during such
Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities)
with a final maturity date not less than eight nor more than twelve years
from the date of each such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for each
business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations are
not generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized
dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by the Corporation.
(v) Except as described below in this paragraph (v), the "Thirty
Year Constant Maturity Rate" for each Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the relevant
Calendar Period), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during
the Calendar Period immediately preceding the last ten calendar days
preceding the Dividend Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series R is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve
Board does not publish such a weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yield
during such Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate
for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most
recent weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per
annum Thirty Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published
during the relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such
Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per
annum Thirty Year Average Yield is not published by the Federal Reserve
Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department
or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant
Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of
the two most recent weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the
one weekly per annum average yield to maturity, if only
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one such yield is published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all
of the actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate
securities (other than Special Securities) then having remaining
maturities of not less than twenty-eight nor more than thirty years, as
published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if
the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such yields, by any Federal
Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by
the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good
faith that for any reason the Corporation cannot determine the Thirty Year
Constant Maturity Rate for any Dividend Period as provided above in this
paragraph, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for such Dividend
Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum average yields to
maturity based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each
of the issues of actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest
rate securities (other than Special Securities) with a final maturity date
not less than twenty-eight nor more than thirty years from the date of
each such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for each business day in
New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations are not generally
available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S.
Government securities selected by the Corporation.
(vi) The Applicable Rate with respect to each Dividend Period will
be calculated as promptly as practicable by the Corporation according to
the appropriate method described above. The Corporation will cause notice
of each Applicable Rate to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks
next mailed to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series R.
(vii) As used above, the term "Calendar Period" means a period of
fourteen calendar days; the term "Federal Reserve Board" means the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the term "Special Securities"
means securities which can, at the option of the holder, be surrendered at
face value in payment of any Federal estate tax or which provide tax
benefits to the holder and are priced to reflect such tax benefits or
which were originally issued at a deep or substantial discount; the term
"Ten Year Average Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively
traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted
to constant maturities of ten years); and the term "Thirty Year Average
Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable
U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to constant
maturities of thirty years).
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, for any
period unless full cumulative dividends for all Dividend Periods terminating on
or prior to the date of payment of such full dividends have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series R.
When dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series R, and any other preferred stock of
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the Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Preferred Stock,
Series R, all dividends declared upon shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R,
and any other preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to
dividends (whether dividends on such other preferred stock are cumulative or
noncumulative) with the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be declared pro rata so
that the amount of dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock, Series
R, and such other preferred stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same
ratio that accrued dividends per share on the shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series R and such other preferred stock bear to each other (but without any
cumulation in respect of unpaid dividends on any noncumulative preferred stock).
Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall not be entitled to any
dividends, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full
cumulative dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock, Series R. No
interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of
any dividend payment on the Preferred Stock, Series R, which may be in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, full cumulative dividends
for all Dividend Periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such
full dividend on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall
have been paid or set apart for payment and the Corporation is not in default
with respect to any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, Series R, announced
by the Corporation pursuant to Section (4) below.
(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series R, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be entitled to receive $250 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such holders;
but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a
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parity with the Preferred Stock, Series R, then such assets, or the proceeds
thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series R, and any such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the
respective amounts which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock,
Series R, and any such other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were
paid in full. For the purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of
the Corporation with one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class of
stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, after payment shall have been made in full to the
holders of Preferred Stock, Series R, as provided in this Section (3), but not
prior thereto, any other series or class or classes of stock ranking junior to
the Preferred Stock, Series R, upon liquidation shall, subject to the respective
terms and provisions (if any) applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and
all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred
Stock, Series R, shall not be entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section
(4), the Preferred Stock, Series R, may not be redeemed prior to August 31,
1999. At any time or from time to time on and after August 31, 1999, the
Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board approval to
the extent then required by applicable law, redeem shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series R, in whole or in part, out of funds legally available therefor,
at a redemption price of $250 per share, together in each case with accrued and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(b) Prior to August 31, 1999, the Corporation, at its option, may, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series R out of funds legally available therefor if the holders
of the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be entitled to vote upon
or consent to a merger or consolidation of the Corporation as provided in
Section 11 below and all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i)
the Corporation shall have requested the vote or consent of the holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series R, to the consummation of such merger or consolidation,
stating in such request that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the
Corporation will have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series R, (ii)
the Corporation shall not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite
to the consummation of the transaction within 60 days after making such written
request (which shall be deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice
of any meeting of holders of the Preferred Stock, Series R, to vote upon such
merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 4 at a redemption price of $250 per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series R, together with accrued and unpaid dividends (whether
or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
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(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series R, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series R, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series R, so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and
said shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive
from the Corporation the redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption) shall
cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or before the redemption
date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust company (which may be
an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the Borough of Manhattan,
City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, funds
necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable instructions that such
funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock, Series R,
so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to
the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the
end of two years from such redemption date shall be released or repaid to the
Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such shares of Preferred
Stock, Series R, so called for redemption shall look only to the Corporation for
payment of the funds necessary for such redemption.
Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid,
together with accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If less
than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series R, are to be
redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the Corporation from
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series R, not previously called for
redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method
determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to be equitable. If fewer
than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new
certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to
the holder thereof.
(d) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series R, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall
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have been paid or declared and set apart for payment upon all outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock, Series R, for all Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the
date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series R,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series R.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series R, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series R;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series R, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series R (whether or not such class of stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) shall be entitled
to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued and unpaid dividends per share or
liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over the other
(except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on such class of
stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series R, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series R, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred stock of the Corporation (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
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(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series R, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws of the Corporation or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, shall be sufficiently given if in writing and delivered in person or
mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the holders of record of the
Preferred Stock, Series R. Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of the
date received or the date such notice is mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series R, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
R, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall be in arrears for such number of
consecutive Dividend Periods, which shall in the aggregate contain not less than
540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, Series R, shall have
the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with holders of shares of any
one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series R, either as to dividends (whether or not such other
series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of
dividends) or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are
exercisable, to elect two directors of the Corporation at the Corporation's next
annual meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent annual meeting of
stockholders. At elections for such directors, each holder of the Preferred
Stock, Series R, shall be entitled to one vote for each share held (the holders
of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity being
entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share of preferred stock held
as may be granted to them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders, the
maximum authorized number of members of the Board of Directors shall
automatically be increased by two and the two vacancies so created shall be
filled by vote of the holders of such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series R (either alone or together with the holders of shares of any one or more
series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter set forth.
The right of such holders of such shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R,
voting separately as a class, to elect (together with the holders of shares of
any one or more series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) members of
the Board of Directors as aforesaid shall continue until such time as all
dividends accumulated on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series R, shall have
been paid in full, at which time such right shall terminate, except as herein or
by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every
subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
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Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series R, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series R, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior to
the Preferred Stock, Series R, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation
or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, or of the resolution contained in this Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series R, and the powers, preferences and
privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof which would materially and
adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the
Preferred Stock, Series R, or of the holders thereof; provided, however, that
any increase in the amount of authorized preferred stock or the creation and
issuance of other series of preferred stock, or any increase in the amount of
authorized shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, or of any other series of
preferred stock, in each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the
Preferred Stock, Series R, with respect to the payment of dividends (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) and the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely
affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series R, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited
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in trust to effect such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three
months after such time.
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Exhibit XII
8.30% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series S
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "8.30% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series S" (hereinafter
called the "Preferred Stock, Series S"), and the number of shares constituting
such series shall be 500,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series S shall be
issued in exchange for former shares of 8.30% Noncumulative Preferred Stock,
Series 20 (the "Citicorp Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee (the
"Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at the
rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $250 per
share. Such dividends shall be payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by
the Board of Directors on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each
year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly
dividend payment date for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date
was prior to effective time (the "Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 5, 1998, between the
Corporation and Citicorp). Each such dividend shall be payable in arrears to the
holders of record of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, as they appear on
the stock register of the Corporation on such record dates, not more than 30 nor
less than 15 days preceding the payment dates thereof, as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Dividends on Preferred Stock, Series S shall not be
cumulative and no rights shall accrue to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series
S by reason of the fact that the Corporation may fail to declare or pay
dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series S in any amount in any year, whether or
not the earnings of the Corporation in any year were sufficient to pay such
dividends in whole or in part.
(b) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year (other than the initial Dividend
Period which shall commence on the date of original issue of the Preferred
Stock, Series S) and shall end on and include the calendar day next preceding
the first day of the next Dividend Period. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, for purposes of calculating the amount of dividends payable on
the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, the initial dividend period shall
be deemed to commence on the payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the
Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date occurred prior to the
Effective Time. The dividend rate for each Dividend Period on the shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S shall be 8.30% per annum. The amount of dividends
payable for each full Dividend Period for the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall
be computed by dividing the dividend rate of 8.30% per annum by four and
applying the resulting rate of 2.075% to the amount of $250 per share. The
amount of dividends payable for any period shorter or longer than a full
Dividend Period on the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be computed on the basis
of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. Unless otherwise required by law,
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dividends payable with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, Series S, shall
be rounded to the nearest one cent, with $.005 being rounded upward. Holders of
shares called for redemption on a redemption date between a dividend payment
record date and the dividend payment date shall not be entitled to receive the
dividend payable on such dividend payment date.
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, for any
period unless full dividends for the Dividend Period immediately preceding the
date of payment of such full dividends have been or contemporaneously are
declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set
apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series S. When dividends are not
paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S,
and any other preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series S, all dividends declared upon shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series S, and any other preferred stock of the
Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends (whether dividends on such other
preferred stock are cumulative or noncumulative) with the Preferred Stock,
Series S, shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared
per share on the Preferred Stock, Series S, and such other preferred stock shall
in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share
on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S (but without any cumulation in
respect of unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock,
Series S and any other noncumulative preferred stock) and such other preferred
stock bear to each other. Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S,
shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash, property or
stock, in excess of full dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock,
Series S. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in
respect of any dividend payment on the Preferred Stock, Series S, which may be
in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, the full dividends for the
immediately preceding Dividend Period on all outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series S, shall have been paid or set apart for payment and the
Corporation is not in default with respect to any redemption of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S, announced by the Corporation pursuant to Section (4)
below.
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(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series S, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be entitled to receive $250 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon from the immediately preceding dividend payment date
(but without any cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on
the Preferred Stock, Series S) to the date of final distribution to such
holders; but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a parity with
the Preferred Stock, Series S, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall
be distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, and any
such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, and any such
other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the
purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class or
classes of stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock,
Series S, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment shall have been made
in full to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series S, as provided in this Section
(3), but not prior thereto, any other series or class or classes of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, upon liquidation shall, subject
to the respective terms and provisions (if any) applying thereto, be entitled to
receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders
of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall not be entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section
(4), the Preferred Stock, Series S, may not be redeemed prior to November 15,
1999. At any time or from time to time on and after November 15, 1999, the
Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board approval to
the extent then required by applicable law, redeem shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series S, in whole or in part, out of funds legally available therefor,
at a redemption price of $250 per share, together in each case with accrued and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) from the immediately preceding
dividend payment date (but without any cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior
Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock, Series S) to the date fixed for
redemption.
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(b) Prior to November 15, 1999, the Corporation, at its option, may, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series S, out of funds legally available therefor if the
holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be entitled to
vote upon or consent to a merger or consolidation of the Corporation as provided
in Section 11 below and all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i)
the Corporation shall have requested the vote or consent of the holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series S, to the consummation of such merger or consolidation,
stating in such request that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the
Corporation will have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series S, (ii)
the Corporation shall not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite
to the consummation of the transaction within 60 days after making such written
request (which shall be deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice
of any meeting of holders of the Preferred Stock, Series S, to vote upon such
merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 4 at a redemption price of $250 per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series S, together with accrued and unpaid dividends, if any,
from the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any cumulation
for unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock, Series
S) to the date fixed for redemption.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series S, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends from the immediately preceding dividend payment date to the
date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, so
called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and said shares shall no longer be
deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders
of the Corporation (except the right to receive from the Corporation the
redemption price) shall cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in
accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or
before the redemption date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust
company (which may be an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the
Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000, funds necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable
instructions that such funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S, so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on
such
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funds shall be paid to the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited
and unclaimed at the end of two years from such redemption date shall be
released or repaid to the Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such
shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, so called for redemption shall look only to
the Corporation for payment of the funds necessary for such redemption.
Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid,
together with accrued and unpaid dividends from the immediately preceding
dividend payment date to the date of redemption. If less than all the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, are to be redeemed, shares to
be redeemed shall be selected by the Corporation from outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S, not previously called for redemption by lot or pro
rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method determined by the Corporation
in its sole discretion to be equitable. If fewer than all the shares represented
by any certificate are redeemed a new certificate shall be issued representing
the unredeemed shares without cost to the holder thereof.
(d) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series S, for the
Dividend Period immediately preceding the date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series S,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series S.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series S, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series S;
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(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series S, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series S (whether or not such class of stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) shall be entitled
to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued and unpaid dividends per share or
liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over the other
(except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on such class of
stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series S, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred stock of the Corporation (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series S, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock, Series S. Notice shall
be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the date such notice is
mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series S, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
S, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be in arrears for such number of
consecutive dividend periods, which shall in the aggregate contain not less than
540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, Series S, shall have
the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with holders of shares of any
one or more other series
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of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series S,
either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of preferred stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or the distribution of
assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting
rights have been conferred and are exercisable, to elect two directors of the
Corporation at the Corporation's next annual meeting of stockholders and at each
subsequent annual meeting of stockholders. At elections for such directors, each
holder of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall be entitled to one vote for each
share held (the holders of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking
on such a parity being entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share
of preferred stock held as may be granted to them). Upon the vesting of such
right of such holders, the maximum authorized number of members of the Board of
Directors shall automatically be increased by two and the two vacancies so
created shall be filled by vote of the holders of such outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series S (either alone or together with the holders of shares
of any one or more series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as
hereinafter set forth. The right of such holders of such shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series S, voting separately as a class, to elect (together with the
holders of shares of any one or more series of preferred stock ranking on such a
parity) members of the Board of Directors as aforesaid shall continue until such
time as all dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall have been paid in
full for at least one year, at which time such right shall terminate, except as
herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each
and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series S, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series S, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
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(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior
to the Preferred Stock, Series S, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of the resolution contained in this Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series S, and the powers, preferences
and privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights
and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof which would
materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting
power of the Preferred Stock, Series S, or of the holders thereof;
provided, however, that any increase in the amount of authorized preferred
stock or the creation and issuance of other series of preferred stock, or
any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series S, or of any other series of preferred stock, in each case ranking
on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series S, with respect
to the payment of dividends (whether or not such other series of preferred
stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) and the
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall
not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series S, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three months after such
time.
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Exhibit XIII
8 1/2% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series T
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "8 1/2% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series T" (hereinafter
called the "Preferred Stock, Series T"), and the number of shares constituting
such series shall be 600,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series T shall be
issued in exchange for former shares of 8 1/2% Noncumulative Preferred Stock,
Series 21, of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the "Citicorp Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at
the rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $250 per
share. Such dividends shall be payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by
the Board of Directors, on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of
each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the latest quarterly
dividend payment date for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date
was prior to the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined
in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 5, 1998, between the
Corporation and Citicorp). Each such dividend shall be payable in arrears to the
holders of record of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, as they appear on
the stock register of the Corporation on such record dates, not more than 30 nor
less than 15 days preceding the payment dates thereof, as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Dividends on Preferred Stock, Series T shall not be
cumulative and no rights shall accrue to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series
T by reason of the fact that the Corporation may fail to declare or pay
dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series T in any amount in any year, whether or
not the earnings of the Corporation in any year were sufficient to pay such
dividends in whole or in part.
(b) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year and shall end on and include the
calendar day next preceding the first day of the next Dividend Period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of calculating the
amount of dividends payable on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, the
initial dividend period shall be deemed to commence on the payment date for the
last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record
date occurred prior to the Effective Time. The dividend rate for each Dividend
Period on the shares of Preferred Stock, Series T shall be 8 1/2% per annum. The
amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period for the Preferred
Stock, Series T, shall be computed by dividing the dividend rate of 8 1/2% per
annum by four and applying the resulting rate of 2.125% to the amount of $250
per share. The amount of dividends payable for any period shorter or longer than
a full Dividend Period on the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be computed on
the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. Unless otherwise required
by law, dividends payable with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, Series
T, shall be rounded to the nearest one cent, with $.005 being rounded upward.
Holders of shares called for redemption on a redemption date between a
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dividend payment record date and the dividend payment date shall not be entitled
to receive the dividend payable on such dividend payment date.
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, for any
period unless full dividends for the Dividend Period immediately preceding the
date of payment of such full dividends have been or contemporaneously are
declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set
apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series T. When dividends are not
paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T,
and any other preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to
dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series T, all dividends declared upon shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series T, and any other preferred stock of the
Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends (whether dividends on such other
preferred stock are cumulative or noncumulative) with the Preferred Stock,
Series T, shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared
per share on the Preferred Stock, Series T, and such other preferred stock shall
in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share
on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T (but without any cumulation in
respect of unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock,
Series T and any other noncumulative preferred stock) and such other preferred
stock bear to each other. Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T
shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash, property or
stock, in excess of full dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock,
Series T. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in
respect of any dividend payment on the Preferred Stock, Series T which may be in
arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, the full dividends for the
immediately preceding Dividend Period on all outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series T, shall have been paid or set apart for payment and the
Corporation is not in default with respect to any redemption of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series T, announced by the Corporation pursuant to Section (4)
below.
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(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series T, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be entitled to receive $250 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon from the immediately preceding dividend payment date
(but without any cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on
the Preferred Stock, Series T) to the date of final distribution to such
holders; but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a parity with
the Preferred Stock, Series T, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall
be distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, Series T, and any
such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series T, and any such
other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the
purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class or
classes of stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock,
Series T, as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after
payment shall have been made in full to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series
T, as provided in this Section (3), but not prior thereto, any other series or
class or classes of stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, upon
liquidation shall, subject to the respective terms and provisions (if any)
applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid
or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall not be
entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section
(4), the Preferred Stock, Series T, may not be redeemed prior to February 15,
2000. At any time or from time to time on and after February 15, 2000, the
Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board approval to
the extent then required by applicable law, redeem shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series T, in whole or in part, out of funds legally available therefor,
at a redemption price of $250 per share, together in each case with accrued and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) from the immediately preceding
dividend payment date (but without any cumulation for unpaid dividends for prior
Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock, Series T) to the date fixed for
redemption.
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(b) Prior to February 15, 2000, the Corporation, at its option, may, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series T, out of funds legally available therefor if the
holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be entitled to
vote upon or consent to a merger or consolidation of the Corporation as provided
in Section 11 below and all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i)
the Corporation shall have requested the vote or consent of the holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series T, to the consummation of such merger or consolidation,
stating in such request that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the
Corporation will have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series T, (ii)
the Corporation shall not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite
to the consummation of the transaction within 60 days after making such written
request (which shall be deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice
of any meeting of holders of the Preferred Stock, Series T, to vote upon such
merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 4 at a redemption price of $250 per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series T, together with accrued and unpaid dividends, if any,
from the immediately preceding dividend payment date (but without any cumulation
for unpaid dividends for prior Dividend Periods on the Preferred Stock, Series
T) to the date fixed for redemption.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series T, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series T, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends from the immediately preceding dividend payment date to the
date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, so
called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and said shares shall no longer be
deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders
of the Corporation (except the right to receive from the Corporation the
redemption price) shall cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in
accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or
before the redemption date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust
company (which may be an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the
Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000, funds necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable
instructions that such funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of
Preferred Stock, Series T, so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on
such
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funds shall be paid to the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited
and unclaimed at the end of two years from such redemption date shall be
released or repaid to the Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such
shares of Preferred Stock, Series T, so called for redemption shall look only to
the Corporation for payment of the funds necessary for such redemption. Upon
surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any shares so
redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors
shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed
by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid, together with
accrued and unpaid dividends from the immediately preceding dividend payment
date to the date of redemption. If less than all the outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock, Series T, are to be redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be
selected by the Corporation from outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series
T, not previously called for redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be)
or by any other method determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to
be equitable. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are
redeemed a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares
without cost to the holder thereof.
(d) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series T, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series T, for the
Dividend Period immediately preceding the date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series T,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series T.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series T, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series T;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share
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thereof be different from those of the Preferred Stock, Series T, if the
holders of such class of stock and the Preferred Stock, Series T (whether
or not such class of stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of
dividends) shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may
be, in proportion to their respective amounts of accrued and unpaid
dividends per share or liquidation prices, without preference or priority
one over the other (except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on
such class of stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series T, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred stock of the Corporation (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series T, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications, unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock, Series T. Notice shall
be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the date such notice is
mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series T, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
T, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be in arrears for such number of
consecutive dividend periods, which shall in the aggregate contain not less than
540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock, Series T, shall have
the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with holders of shares of any
one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series T, either as to dividends (whether or not such other
series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of
dividends) or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up and upon
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which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, to elect two
directors of the Corporation at the Corporation's next annual meeting of
stockholders and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders. At elections
for such directors, each holder of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall be
entitled to one vote for each share held (the holders of shares of any other
series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity being entitled to such number
of votes, if any, for each share of preferred stock held as may be granted to
them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders, the maximum authorized
number of members of the Board of Directors shall automatically be increased by
two and the two vacancies so created shall be filled by vote of the holders of
such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T (either alone or
together with the holders of shares of any one or more series of preferred stock
ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter set forth. The right of such holders of
such shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, voting separately as a class, to
elect (together with the holders of shares of any one or more series of
preferred stock ranking on such a parity) members of the Board of Directors as
aforesaid shall continue until such time as all dividends on the Preferred
Stock, Series T, shall have been paid in full for at least one year, at which
time such right shall terminate, except as herein or by law expressly provided,
subject to revesting in the event of each and every subsequent default of the
character above mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series T, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series T, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior
to the Preferred Stock, Series
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T, with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of the resolution contained in this Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series T, and the powers, preferences
and privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights
and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof which would
materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting
power of the Preferred Stock, Series T, or of the holders thereof;
provided, however, that any increase in the amount of authorized preferred
stock or the creation and issuance of other series of preferred stock, or
any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series T, or of any other series of preferred stock, in each case ranking
on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series T, with respect
to the payment of dividends (whether or not such other series of preferred
stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) and the
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall
not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series T, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three months after such
time.
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Exhibit XIV
7 3/4% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "7 3/4% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U" (hereinafter called
the "Preferred Stock, Series U"), and the number of shares constituting such
series shall be 500,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series U shall be issued in
exchange for former shares of 7 3/4% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 22, of
Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the "Citicorp Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at
the rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $250 per
share. Such dividends shall be cumulative from the effective time (the
"Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 5, 1998, between the Corporation and Citicorp) and shall be
payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by the Board of Directors on
February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly dividend payment date
for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date was prior to
Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of
calculating the amount of dividends accumulating on the shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series U, the initial dividend period shall be deemed to commence on the
payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp Preferred Stock for
which the record date occurred prior to the Effective Time. Each such dividend
shall be payable in arrears to the holders of record of shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series U, as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on such
record dates, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days preceding the payment dates
thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Dividends on account of
arrears for any past Dividend Periods (as defined in subsection (b) of this
Section (2)) may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any
regular dividend payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding
45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
(b) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year and shall end on and include the
calendar day next preceding the first day of the next Dividend Period. The
dividend rate for each Dividend Period on the shares of Preferred Stock, Series
U shall be 7 3/4% per annum. The amount of dividends payable for each full
Dividend Period for the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be computed by dividing
the dividend rate of 7 3/4% per annum by four and applying the resulting rate of
1.9375% to the amount of $250 per share. The amount of dividends payable for any
period shorter or longer than a full Dividend Period on the Preferred Stock,
Series U, shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months, a 360-day year
and, for any Dividend Period of less than one month (other than the initial
Dividend Period), the actual number of days elapsed in such period. Unless
otherwise required by law, dividends payable with respect to each share of
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Stock, Series U, shall be rounded to the nearest one cent, with $.005 being
rounded upward. Holders of shares called for redemption on a redemption date
between a dividend payment record date and the dividend payment date shall not
be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such dividend payment date.
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, for any
period unless full cumulative dividends for all Dividend Periods terminating on
or prior to the date of payment of such full dividends have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series U.
When dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, and any other preferred stock of the Corporation
ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series U, all
dividends declared upon shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, and any other
preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends (whether
dividends on such other preferred stock are cumulative or noncumulative) with
the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of
dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock, Series U, and such other
preferred stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that
accrued dividends per share on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U and
such other preferred stock bear to each other (but without any cumulation in
respect of unpaid dividends on any noncumulative preferred stock). Holders of
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U shall not be entitled to any dividends,
whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative
dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock, Series U. No interest, or
sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment on the Preferred Stock, Series U which may be in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any
such stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to
dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, full cumulative dividends
for all Dividend Periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such
full dividends on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall
have been paid or set apart for payment and the Corporation is not in default
with respect to any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, announced
by the Corporation pursuant to Section (4) below.
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(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series U, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be entitled to receive $250 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such holders;
but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a parity with
the Preferred Stock, Series U, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall
be distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, and any
such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, and any such
other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the
purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class or
classes of stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock,
Series U, as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after
payment shall have been made in full to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series
U, as provided in this Section (3), but not prior thereto, any other series or
class or classes of stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, upon
liquidation shall, subject to the respective terms and provisions (if any)
applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid
or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall not be
entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section
(4), the Preferred Stock, Series U, may not be redeemed prior to May 15, 2000.
At any time or from time to time on and after May 15, 2000, the Corporation, at
its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then
required by applicable law, redeem shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, in
whole or in part, out of funds legally available therefor, at a redemption price
of $250 per share, together in each case with accrued and unpaid dividends
(whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(b) Prior to May 15, 2000, the Corporation, at its option, may, with prior
Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable law,
redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series U, out of funds legally available therefor if the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be entitled to vote upon
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or consent to a merger or consolidation of the Corporation as provided in
Section (11) below and all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i)
the Corporation shall have requested the vote or consent of the holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, to the consummation of such merger or consolidation,
stating in such request that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the
Corporation will have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series U, (ii)
the Corporation shall not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite
to the consummation of the transaction within 60 days after making such written
request (which shall be deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice
of any meeting of holders of the Preferred Stock, Series U, to vote upon such
merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 4 at a redemption price of $250 per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, together with accrued and unpaid dividends (whether
or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series U, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series U, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and
said shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive
from the Corporation the redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption) shall
cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or before the redemption
date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust company (which may be
an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the Borough of Manhattan,
City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, funds
necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable instructions that such
funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock, Series U,
so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to
the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the
end of two years from such redemption date shall be released or repaid to the
Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such shares of Preferred
Stock, Series U, so called for redemption shall look only to the Corporation for
payment of the funds necessary for such redemption.
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Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid,
together with accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If less
than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, are to be
redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the Corporation from
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, not previously called for
redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method
determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to be equitable. If fewer
than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed a new
certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to
the holder thereof.
(d) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, for all
Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series U,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and canceled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series U.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series U, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series U;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series U, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series U (whether or not such class of stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) shall be entitled
to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued and unpaid dividends
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per share or liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over
the other (except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on such
class of stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series U, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series U, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred stock of the Corporation (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series U, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications, unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock, Series U. Notice shall
be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the date such notice is
mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series U, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
U, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be in arrears for such number of
dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which shall in the aggregate
contain not less than 540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock,
Series U, shall have the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with
holders of shares of any one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on
a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series U, either as to dividends (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) or on the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred
and are exercisable, to elect two directors of the Corporation at the
Corporation's next annual meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent annual
meeting of stockholders. At elections for such directors, each holder of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, shall be entitled to one vote for each share held
(the holders of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on such a
parity being
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entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share of stock held as may be
granted to them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders, the maximum
authorized number of members of the Board of Directors shall automatically be
increased by two and the two vacancies so created shall be filled by vote of the
holders of such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U (either
alone or together with the holders of shares of any one or more other series of
preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter set forth. The right of
such holders of such shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, voting separately
as a class, to elect (together with the holders of shares of any one or more
other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) members of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation as aforesaid shall continue until such time as
all dividends accumulated on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series U, shall
have been paid in full, at which time such right shall terminate, except as
herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each
and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series U, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series U, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior
to the Preferred Stock, Series U, with respect to payment of dividends or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of the resolution contained in this Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series U, and the
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powers, preferences and privileges, relative, participating, optional and
other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions
thereof which would materially and adversely affect any right, preference,
privilege or voting power of the Preferred Stock, Series U, or of the
holders thereof; provided, however, that any increase in the amount of
authorized preferred stock or the creation and issuance of other series of
preferred stock, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series U, or of any other series of preferred stock, in
each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock,
Series U, with respect to the payment of dividends (whether or not such
other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) and the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely
affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series U, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three months after such
time.
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Exhibit XV
Fixed/Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series V
(1) Number of Shares and Designation. The shares of such series shall be
designated as "Fixed/Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series V"
(hereinafter called the "Preferred Stock, Series V"), and the number of shares
constituting such series shall be 250,000. Shares of Preferred Stock, Series V
shall be issued in exchange for former shares of Fixed/Adjustable Rate
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 23, of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation (the
"Citicorp Preferred Stock").
(2) Dividends. (a) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V,
shall be entitled to receive cash dividends, as, if and when declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof
(the "Board of Directors"), out of funds legally available for that purpose, at
the rate set forth below in this Section (2) applied to the amount of $500 per
share. Such dividends shall be cumulative from the effective time (the
"Effective Time") of the Merger (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 5, 1998, between the Corporation and Citicorp) and shall be
payable quarterly, as, if and when declared by the Board of Directors on
February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the the latest quarterly dividend payment date
for the Citicorp Preferred Stock for which the record date was prior to
Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of
calculating the amount of dividends accumulating on the shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series V, the initial dividend period shall be deemed to commence on the
payment date for the last quarterly dividend on the Citicorp Preferred Stock for
which the record date occurred prior to the Effective Time. Each such dividend
shall be payable in arrears to the holders of record of shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series V, as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on such
record dates, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days preceding the payment dates
thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Dividends on account of
arrears for any past Dividend Periods (as defined in subsection (b) of this
Section (2)) may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any
regular dividend payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding
45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
(b) (i) Dividend periods ("Dividend Periods") shall commence on
February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year and shall end
on and include the calendar day next preceding the first day of the next
Dividend Period. The dividend rate for each Dividend Period on the shares
of Preferred Stock, Series V shall be 5.86% per annum through February 15,
2006. The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period
occurring prior to February 15, 2006 for the Preferred Stock, Series V,
shall be computed by dividing the dividend rate of 5.86% per annum by four
and applying the resulting rate of 1.465% to the amount of $500 per share.
For each Dividend Period beginning on or after February 15, 2006, the
dividend rate on the shares of Preferred Stock, Series V shall be the
Applicable Rate (as defined below) per annum. The amount
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of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period beginning on or after
February 15, 2006 shall be computed by dividing the Applicable Rate per
annum by four and applying the resulting rate to the amount of $500 per
share. The amount of dividends payable for any period shorter or longer
than a full Dividend Period on the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be
computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months, a 360-day year and, for any
Dividend Period of less than one month (other than the initial Dividend
Period), the actual number of days elapsed in such period. Unless
otherwise required by law, dividends payable with respect to each share of
Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be rounded to the nearest one cent, with
$.005 being rounded upward. Holders of shares called for redemption on a
redemption date between a dividend payment record date and the dividend
payment date shall not be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such
dividend payment date.
(ii) Except as provided below in this paragraph (ii), the
"Applicable Rate" per annum for any Dividend Period beginning on or after
February 15, 2006 will be equal to 0.50% plus the Effective Rate (as
defined below), but not less than 6.00% or more than 12.00% (without
taking into consideration any adjustments as described in paragraph (viii)
below). The "Effective Rate" for any Dividend Period beginning on or after
February 15, 2006 will be equal to the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate,
the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty Year Constant Maturity
Rate (each as defined below) for such Dividend Period. The Treasury Bill
Rate, the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate and the Thirty Year Constant
Maturity Rate will each be rounded to the nearest five hundredths of a
percent, with .025% being rounded upward. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason:
(A) any one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate cannot be
determined for any Dividend Period beginning on or after February
15, 2006, then the Effective Rate for such Dividend Period will be
equal to the higher of whichever two of such rates can be so
determined;
(B) only one of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period beginning on or after February
15, 2006, then the Effective Rate for such Dividend Period will be
equal to whichever such rate can be so determined; or
(C) none of the Treasury Bill Rate, the Ten Year Constant
Maturity Rate or the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate can be
determined for any Dividend Period beginning on or after February
15, 2006, then the Effective Rate for the preceding Dividend Period
will be continued for such Dividend Period.
(iii) Except as described below in this paragraph (iii), the
"Treasury Bill Rate" for each applicable Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent
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weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market
discount rate, if only one such rate is published during the relevant
Calendar Period (as defined below)) for three-month U.S. Treasury bills,
as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board (as defined below) during
the Calendar Period immediately preceding the last ten calendar days
preceding the Dividend Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series V is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve
Board does not publish such a weekly per annum market discount rate during
any such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend
Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per
annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount
rate, if only one such rate is published during the relevant Calendar
Period) for three-month U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly during
such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per
annum market discount rate for three-month U.S. Treasury bills is not
published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or
by any U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period,
then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount
rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such
rate is published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the U.S.
Treasury bills then having remaining maturities of not less than 80 nor
more than 100 days, as published during such Calendar Period by the
Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not publish
such rates, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason no such U.S.
Treasury bill rates are published as provided above during such Calendar
Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the
closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of
marketable non-interest-bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining
maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each
such quotation, as chosen and quoted daily for each business day in New
York City (or less frequently if daily quotations are not generally
available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S.
Government securities selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation
cannot determine the Treasury Bill Rate for any applicable Dividend Period
as provided above in this paragraph, the Treasury Bill Rate for such
applicable Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the per annum
market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar
Period for each of the issues of marketable interest-bearing U.S. Treasury
securities with a remaining maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100
days, as chosen and quoted daily for each business day in New York City
(or less frequently if daily quotations are not generally available) to
the Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government
securities selected by the Corporation.
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(iv) Except as described below in this paragraph (iv), the "Ten Year
Constant Maturity Rate" for each applicable Dividend Period will be the
arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year
Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year
Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the relevant
Calendar Period), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during
the Calendar Period immediately preceding the last ten calendar days
preceding the Dividend Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred
Stock, Series V is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve
Board does not publish such a weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield
during such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for
such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum Ten
Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period
by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency
selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Ten Year
Average Yield is not published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any
Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during
such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the one weekly per annum
average yield to maturity, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities (as
defined below)) then having remaining maturities of not less than eight
nor more than twelve years, as published during such Calendar Period by
the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not
publish such yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government
department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the
Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation
cannot determine the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for any applicable
Dividend Period as provided above in this paragraph, then the Ten Year
Constant Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the per annum average yields to maturity based upon the closing
bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded
marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than
Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less than eight nor
more than twelve years from the date of each such quotation, as chosen and
quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if
daily quotations are not generally available) to the Corporation by at
least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government securities selected by
the Corporation.
(v) Except as described below in this paragraph (v), the "Thirty
Year Constant Maturity Rate" for each applicable Dividend Period will be
the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Thirty Year
Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the relevant
Calendar Period), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during
the Calendar Period immediately preceding the last ten calendar days
preceding the
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Dividend Period for which the dividend rate on the Preferred Stock, Series
V is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does
not publish such a weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yield during such
Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum Thirty Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum
Thirty Year Average Yield, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period
by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency
selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Thirty Year
Average Yield is not published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any
Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during
such Calendar Period, then the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for such
Dividend Period will be the arithmetic average of the two most recent
weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the one weekly per annum
average yield to maturity, if only one such yield is published during the
relevant Calendar Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities)
then having remaining maturities of not less than twenty-eight nor more
than thirty years, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal
Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such
yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department
or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation
determines in good faith that for any reason the Corporation cannot
determine the Thirty Year Constant Maturity Rate for any applicable
Dividend Period as provided above in this paragraph, then the Thirty Year
Constant Maturity Rate for such Dividend Period will be the arithmetic
average of the per annum average yields to maturity based upon the closing
bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded
marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than
Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less than twenty-eight
nor more than thirty years from the date of each such quotation, as chosen
and quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less
frequently if daily quotations are not generally available) to the
Corporation by at least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government
securities selected by the Corporation.
(vi) The Applicable Rate with respect to each Dividend Period
beginning on or after February 15, 2006 will be calculated as promptly as
practicable by the Corporation according to the appropriate method
described above. The Corporation will cause notice of each Applicable Rate
to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks next mailed to the holders
of Preferred Stock, Series V.
(vii) As used above, the term "Calendar Period" means a period of
fourteen calendar days; the term "Federal Reserve Board" means the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the term "Special Securities"
means securities which can, at the option of the holder, be surrendered at
face value in payment of any Federal estate tax or which provide tax
benefits to the holder and are priced to reflect such tax benefits or
which were originally issued at a deep or substantial discount; the term
"Ten Year
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Average Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively traded
marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to
constant maturities of ten years); and the term "Thirty Year Average
Yield" means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable
U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to constant
maturities of thirty years).
(viii) If one or more amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), are enacted that change the percentage of
the dividends received deduction as specified in Section 243(a)(1) of the
Code or any successor provision (the "Dividends Received Percentage"), the
amount of each dividend payable per share of the Preferred Stock, Series V
for dividend payments made on or after the date of enactment of such
change shall be adjusted by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable
determined as described above (before adjustment) by a factor, which shall
be the number determined in accordance with the following formula (the
"DRD Formula"), and rounding the result to the nearest cent:
1-.35 (1 - .70)
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1-.35 (1 - DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the Dividends Received
Percentage applicable to the dividend in question. No amendment to the
Code, other than a change in the percentage of the dividends received
deduction set forth in Section 243 (a)(1) of the Code or any successor
provision, will give rise to an adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, in the event that, with respect to any such amendment,
Citicorp shall receive either an unqualified opinion of nationally
recognized independent tax counsel selected by the Corporation and
approved by Sullivan & Cromwell (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld) or a private letter ruling or similar form of authorization from
the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such an amendment would
not apply to dividends payable on the Preferred Stock, Series V, then any
such amendment shall not result in the adjustment provided for pursuant to
the DRD Formula. The opinion referenced in the previous sentence shall be
based upon a specific exception in the legislation amending the DRP or
upon a published pronouncement of the Internal Revenue Service addressing
such legislation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to
dividends in this Certificate of Designations shall mean dividends as
adjusted by the DRD Formula. The Corporation's calculation of the
dividends payable as so adjusted and as certified accurate as to
calculation and reasonable as to method by the independent certified
public accountants then regularly engaged by the Corporation, shall be
final and not subject to review.
(ix) If any amendment to the Code which reduces the Dividends
Received Percentage is enacted after a dividend payable on a Dividend
Payment Date has been declared, the amount of dividend payable on such
Dividend Payment Date will not be increased in accordance with paragraph
(viii) above, but instead, an amount equal to the
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excess of (x) the product of the dividends paid by the Corporation on such
Dividend Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD
Formula would be equal to the reduced Dividends Received Percentage) and
(y) the dividends paid by the Corporation on such Dividend Payment Date,
will be payable to holders of record on the next succeeding Dividend
Payment Date in addition to any other amounts payable on such date.
(x) In the event that the amount of dividend payable per share of
the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be adjusted pursuant to the DRD
Formula, the Corporation will cause notice of each such adjustment to be
sent to the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series V.
(c) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V are
outstanding, no full dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for
payment on the preferred stock of the Corporation of any series ranking, as to
dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, for any
period unless full cumulative dividends for all Dividend Periods terminating on
or prior to the date of payment of such full dividends have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Preferred Stock, Series V.
When dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, and any other preferred stock of the Corporation
ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Preferred Stock, Series V, all
dividends declared upon shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, and any other
preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity as to dividends (whether
dividends on such other preferred stock are cumulative or noncumulative) with
the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of
dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock, Series V, and such other
preferred stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that
accrued dividends per share on the shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V and
such other preferred stock bear to each other (but without any cumulation in
respect of unpaid dividends on any noncumulative preferred stock). Holders of
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V shall not be entitled to any dividends,
whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative
dividends, as herein provided, on the Preferred Stock, Series V. No interest, or
sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment on the Preferred Stock, Series V which may be in arrears.
(d) So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V are
outstanding, no dividend (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares
of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of stock
ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends and upon
liquidation and other than as provided in subsection (c) of this Section (2))
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution
declared or made upon any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a
parity with the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends or upon liquidation,
nor shall any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the
Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to
or made
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available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such stock)
by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock of the
Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends and
upon liquidation) unless, in each case, full cumulative dividends for all
Dividend Periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such full
dividends on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall have
been paid or set apart for payment and the Corporation is not in default with
respect to any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, announced by
the Corporation pursuant to Section (4) below.
(3) Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any series
or class or classes of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred
Stock, Series V, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be entitled to receive $500 per
share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared)
accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such holders;
but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be insufficient to pay in full the
preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other preferred
stock ranking, as to liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on a parity with
the Preferred Stock, Series V, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall
be distributed among the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, and any
such other preferred stock ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
which would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, and any such
other preferred stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the
purposes of this Section (3), a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
one or more corporations shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary.
(b) Subject to the rights of holders of shares of any series or class or
classes of stock ranking on a parity with or prior to the Preferred Stock,
Series V, as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after
payment shall have been made in full to the holders of Preferred Stock, Series
V, as provided in this Section (3), but not prior thereto, any other series or
class or classes of stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, upon
liquidation shall, subject to the respective terms and provisions (if any)
applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid
or distributed, and the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall not be
entitled to share therein.
(4) Redemption. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this
Section (4), the Preferred Stock, Series V, may not be redeemed prior to
February 15, 2006. At any time or from time to time on and after February 15,
2006, the Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board
approval to the extent then required by applicable law, redeem shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, in whole or in part, out of funds legally available
therefor,
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at a redemption price of $500 per share, together in each case with accrued and
unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption,
including any changes in dividends payable due to changes in the Dividends
Received Percentage.
(b) If the Dividends Received Percentage is equal to or less than 35% and,
as a result, the amount of dividends on the Preferred Stock, Series V payable on
any Dividend Payment Date will be or is adjusted upwards as described in
subsection (b)(viii) of Section (2) above, the Corporation, at its option, with
prior Federal Reserve Board approval to the extent then required by applicable
law, may redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, provided, that within sixty days of the date on which
an amendment to the Code is enacted which reduces the Dividends Received
Percentage to 35% or less, the Corporation sends notice to holders of the
Preferred Stock, Series V of such redemption in accordance with subsection (d)
below. Any redemption of the Preferred Stock, Series V in accordance with this
subsection (b) shall be on notice as aforesaid at the applicable redemption
price set forth in the following table, in each case plus accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not declared) thereon to the date fixed for redemption,
including any changes in dividends payable due to changes in the Dividends
Received Percentage.
Redemption Price
Redemption Period Per Share
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Prior to February 15, 1999.............................. $520.00
February 15, 1999 to February 14, 2000.................. 517.50
February 15, 2000 to February 14, 2001.................. 515.00
February 15, 2001 to February 14, 2002.................. 512.50
February 15, 2002 to February 14, 2003.................. 510.00
February 15, 2003 to February 14, 2004.................. 507.50
February 15, 2004 to February 14, 2005.................. 505.00
February 15, 2005 to February 14, 2006.................. 502.50
On or after February 15, 2006........................... 500.00
(c) The Corporation, at its option, may, with prior Federal Reserve Board
approval to the extent then required by applicable law, redeem all, but not less
than all, of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, out of
funds legally available therefor if the holders of the shares of the Preferred
Stock, Series V, shall be entitled to vote upon or consent to a merger or
consolidation of the Corporation as provided in Section (11) below and all of
the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the Corporation shall have
requested the vote or consent of the holders of the Preferred Stock, Series V,
to the consummation of such merger or consolidation, stating in such request
that failing the requisite favorable vote or consent the Corporation will have
the option to redeem the Preferred Stock, Series V, (ii) the Corporation shall
not have received the favorable vote or consent requisite to the consummation of
the transaction within 60 days after making such written request (which shall be
deemed to have been made upon the mailing of the notice of any meeting of
holders of the Preferred Stock, Series V, to vote upon
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such merger or consolidation or the mailing of the form of written consent to be
signed by such holders), and (iii) such transaction shall be consummated on the
date fixed for such redemption, which date shall be no more than one year after
such request is made. Any such redemption shall be on notice as set forth in
subsection (d) of this Section 4 at a redemption price of $500 per share of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, together with accrued and unpaid dividends (whether
or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption.
(d) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock,
Series V, notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation. Each such
notice shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of
Preferred Stock, Series V, to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held
by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from
such holder; (3) the redemption price; (4) the place or places where
certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price; and (5) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue
on such redemption date. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after
the redemption date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in
providing money for the payment of the redemption price, together with accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption) dividends on the shares of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and
said shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive
from the Corporation the redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for redemption) shall
cease. The Corporation's obligation to provide moneys in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall be deemed fulfilled if, on or before the redemption
date, the Corporation shall deposit with a bank or trust company (which may be
an affiliate of the Corporation) having an office in the Borough of Manhattan,
City of New York, having a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, funds
necessary for such redemption, in trust, with irrevocable instructions that such
funds be applied to the redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock, Series V,
so called for redemption. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to
the Corporation from time to time. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the
end of two years from such redemption date shall be released or repaid to the
Corporation, after which the holder or holders of such shares of Preferred
Stock, Series V, so called for redemption shall look only to the Corporation for
payment of the funds necessary for such redemption.
Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any
shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of
Directors shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the applicable redemption price aforesaid,
together with accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If less
than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, are to be
redeemed, shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the Corporation from
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, not previously called for
redemption by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or by any other method
determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion to be equitable. If fewer
than all
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the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed a new certificate shall
be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to the holder thereof.
(e) In no event shall the Corporation redeem less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
(4) unless full dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
payment upon all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, Series V, for all
Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the date of redemption.
(5) Shares to be Retired. All shares of Preferred Stock, Series V,
purchased or redeemed by the Corporation shall be retired and canceled and the
Board of Directors shall cause to be taken all action necessary to restore such
shares to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock,
without designation as to series, and such shares may thereafter be issued, but
not as shares of Preferred Stock, Series V.
(6) Conversion or Exchange. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
Series V, shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares into or
exchange such shares for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of capital stock (or any other security) of the
Corporation.
(7) Ranking. Any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if
holders of such class shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the
case may be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series V;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends
or as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or
redemption or liquidation prices per share thereof be different from those
of the Preferred Stock, Series V, if the holders of such class of stock
and the Preferred Stock, Series V (whether or not such class of stock is
cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) shall be entitled
to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued and unpaid dividends per share or
liquidation prices, without preference or priority one over the other
(except with respect to the cumulation of dividends on such class of
stock); and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, as to dividends or as
to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
if such stock shall be common stock or if the holders of Preferred Stock,
Series V, shall be entitled to receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such stock.
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Accordingly, the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be deemed to rank on a
parity with all other series of preferred stock of the Corporation (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
(8) Exclusion of Other Rights. Unless otherwise required by law, shares of
Preferred Stock, Series V, shall not have any rights, including preemptive
rights, or preferences other than those specifically set forth herein or as
provided by applicable law.
(9) Notices. All notices or communications, unless otherwise specified in
the By-Laws or the Certificate of Incorporation shall be sufficiently given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock, Series V. Notice shall
be deemed given on the earlier of the date received or the date such notice is
mailed.
(10) Record Holders. The Corporation and the transfer agent for the
Preferred Stock, Series V, may deem and treat the record holder of any share of
such Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and
neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary.
(11) Voting Rights. Except as hereinafter set forth in this Section (11)
or as otherwise from time to time required by law, the Preferred Stock, Series
V, shall have no voting rights. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be in arrears for such number of
dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, which shall in the aggregate
contain not less than 540 days, the holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock,
Series V, shall have the exclusive right, voting separately as a class with
holders of shares of any one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on
a parity with the Preferred Stock, Series V, either as to dividends (whether or
not such other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) or on the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred
and are exercisable, to elect two directors of the Corporation at the
Corporation's next annual meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent annual
meeting of stockholders. At elections for such directors, each holder of the
Preferred Stock, Series V, shall be entitled to one vote for each share held
(the holders of shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on such a
parity being entitled to such number of votes, if any, for each share of stock
held as may be granted to them). Upon the vesting of such right of such holders,
the maximum authorized number of members of the Board of Directors shall
automatically be increased by two and the two vacancies so created shall be
filled by vote of the holders of such outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series V (either alone or together with the holders of shares of any one or more
other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity) as hereinafter set
forth. The right of such holders of such shares of the Preferred Stock, Series
V, voting separately as a class, to elect (together with the holders of shares
of any one or more other series of preferred stock ranking on such a parity)
members of
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the Board of Directors of the Corporation as aforesaid shall continue until such
time as all dividends accumulated on such shares of Preferred Stock, Series V,
shall have been paid in full, at which time such right shall terminate, except
as herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of
each and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Preferred Stock,
Series V, as a class to vote for directors as herein provided, the term of
office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class
shall terminate immediately. If the office of any director elected by such
holders voting as a class becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, the remaining
director elected by such holders voting as a class may choose a successor who
shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy
occurred. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by such holders
voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested in such holders
as provided in this Section (11) shall have expired, the number of directors
shall automatically be decreased to such number as may be provided for in the
By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of this
Section (11).
So long as any shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, remain
outstanding, the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of
the Preferred Stock, Series V, outstanding at the time (voting separately as a
class together with all other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with
such series either as to dividends (whether or not such other series of
preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) given in
person or by proxy, either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or
more of the following:
(a) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock ranking prior
to the Preferred Stock, Series V, with respect to payment of dividends or
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or
(b) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of the resolution contained in this Certificate of
Designation for the Preferred Stock, Series V, and the powers, preferences
and privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights
and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof which would
materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting
power of the Preferred Stock, Series V, or of the holders thereof;
provided, however, that any increase in the amount of authorized preferred
stock or the creation and issuance of other series of preferred stock, or
any increase in the amount of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock,
Series V, or of any other series of preferred stock, in each case ranking
on a parity with or junior to the Preferred Stock, Series V, with respect
to the payment of dividends (whether or not such
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other series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) and the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely
affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, Series V, shall have
been redeemed or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect
such redemption, scheduled to be consummated within three months after such
time.
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Exhibit XVI
Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, Series Y
1. Designation and Number of Shares. The designation of such series shall
be Cumulative Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, Series Y (the "Series Y Preferred
Stock"), and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 5,000.
Shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $1.00 per
share, and the amount of $100,000 shall be the "liquidation value" of each share
of the Series Y Preferred Stock. The number of authorized shares of Series Y
Preferred Stock may be reduced (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware stating that
such reduction has been so authorized, but the number of authorized shares of
Series Y Preferred Stock shall not be increased.
2. Dividends. (a) Dividends on each share of Series Y Preferred Stock
shall be payable with respect to each quarter ending on the last day of March,
June, September and December of each year ("Quarterly Dividend Period"), in
arrears, payable commencing on June 30, 1994, and on each September 30, December
31, March 31 and June 30 thereafter with respect to the quarter then ended,
provided that if such day is not a Business Day (as hereinafter defined), such
dividend shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day (each a "Dividend
Payment Date"), at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate (as determined
in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2, as applicable) in
effect for the Quarterly Dividend Period to which such dividend relates,
multiplied by the liquidation value of each such share. Such dividends shall be
cumulative from March 31, 1994, and shall be payable, when and as declared by
the Board of Directors, out of assets legally available for such purpose, on
each Dividend Payment Date as set forth above. Each such dividend shall be paid
to the holders of record of shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock as they
appear on the books of the Corporation on such record date, not exceeding 30
days preceding the payment date thereof, as shall be fixed in advance by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation. Dividends in arrears for any past
Quarterly Dividend Periods may be declared and paid at any time, without
reference to any regular Dividend Payment Date, to holders of record on such
date, not exceeding 45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(b) The Applicable Rate for each Quarterly Dividend Period commencing
prior to December 31, 1995 shall be 4.85%.
(c) The Applicable Rate for each Quarterly Dividend Period commencing
after December 31, 1995 shall be equal to the greater of (i) the Short Term Rate
(as hereinafter defined) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Dividend
Payment Date (the "Dividend Reset Date"), and (ii) 4.85%.
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(d) "Short Term Rate" shall mean a rate equal to (i) 85% of the Commercial
Paper Rate (as hereinafter defined) if on the Dividend Reset Date either (x) the
Preferred Stock of the Corporation is not rated by both Moody's Investor
Services Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P"), or (y) the
rating for the Preferred Stock of the Corporation published by Moody's is "A2"
or lower or the rating for the Preferred Stock of the Corporation published by
S&P is "A" or lower, and (ii) 78% of the Commercial Paper Rate if the rating for
the Preferred Stock of the Corporation published by Moody's is "Aa2" or higher
and the rating for the Preferred Stock of the Corporation published by S&P is
"AA" or higher.
(e) "Commercial Paper Rate" shall mean, on any Dividend Reset Date, a rate
equal to the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the 90-day
rate for commercial paper, as made available and subsequently published in
H.15(519) under the heading "Commercial Paper" for such date. In the event that
such rate is not made available by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Dividend Reset Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money Market
Yield of the 90-day rate on that Dividend Reset Date for commercial paper as
made available and subsequently published in Composite Quotations under the
heading "Commercial Paper". If by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such
Dividend Reset Date such rate has not yet been made available in either
H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, the Commercial Paper Rate for such Dividend
Reset Date shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered
rates as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Dividend Reset Date of three
leading dealers of commercial paper in the city of New York selected by the
Corporation for 90-day commercial paper placed for an industrial issuer whose
senior unsecured bond rating is "AA" or the equivalent from a nationally
recognized securities rating agency; provided, however, that if the dealers
selected as aforesaid are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the
Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such Dividend Reset Date will be the
Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Dividend Reset Date.
(f) "Money Market Yield" shall be a yield (expressed as a percentage)
calculated in accordance with the following formula:
Money Market Yield = D x 360 x 100
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360 - (D x M)
where "D" refers to the per annum rate for the commercial paper quoted on a bank
discount basis and expressed as a decimal; and "M" refers to the actual number
of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
(g) "Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal
holiday in the State of New York.
(h) Dividends payable on the Series Y Preferred Stock for any Quarterly
Dividend
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Period ending on or prior to December 31, 1995 shall be computed on the basis of
one-fourth of the per annum rate. Dividends payable on the Series Y Preferred
Stock for any Quarterly Dividend Period ending after December 31, 1995 shall be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the period for
which such dividends are payable (whether a full or partial Quarterly Dividend
Period) and based upon a year of 360 days. If the Corporation determines in good
faith that for any reason the Applicable Rate cannot be determined for any
Quarterly Dividend Period, then the Applicable Rate in effect for the preceding
Quarterly Dividend Period shall be continued for such Quarterly Dividend Period.
3. Optional Redemption. (a) The Corporation, at its sole option, out of
funds legally available therefor, may redeem shares of the Series Y Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, on any Dividend Payment Date on or after December
31, 1995, at a redemption price of $100,000 per share, plus, in each case, an
amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for
redemption (the "Redemption Price").
(b) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding shares of the Series
Y Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed from each holder
of record shall be determined by lot or pro rata as may be determined by the
Board of Directors or by any other method as may be determined by the Board of
Directors in its sole discretion to be equitable.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock, written notice of such redemption shall be given by first class
mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 days prior to the redemption
date, to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed, at such holder's
address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Each such notice
shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the number of shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, in the case of a partial redemption pursuant
to Section 3(b) hereof, the identification (by the number of the certificate or
otherwise) and the number of shares of Series Y Preferred Stock evidenced
thereby to be redeemed; (iii) the Redemption Price; (iv) the place or places
where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price; and (v) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease
to accrue on such redemption date.
(d) If notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if, on or
before the redemption date specified therein, all funds necessary for such
redemption shall have been set aside by the Corporation, separate and apart from
its other funds, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares
called for redemption, so as to be and continue to be available therefor, then,
notwithstanding that any certificate for shares so called for redemption shall
not have been surrendered for cancellation, all shares so called for redemption
shall no longer be deemed outstanding on and after such redemption date, and all
rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such redemption date cease
and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the
amount payable on redemption thereof, without interest.
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If such notice of redemption shall have been duly given or if the
Corporation shall have given to the bank or trust company hereinafter referred
to irrevocable authorization promptly to give such notice, and if on or before
the redemption date specified therein the funds necessary for such redemption
shall have been deposited by the Corporation with such bank or trust company in
trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for
redemption, then, notwithstanding that any certificate for shares so called for
redemption shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, from and after the
time of such deposit, all shares so called for redemption shall no longer be
deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall
forthwith cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to
receive from such bank or trust company at any time after the time of such
deposit the funds so deposited, without interest. The aforesaid bank or trust
company shall be a bank or trust company organized and in good standing under
the laws of the United States of America or of the State of New York, doing
business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, having capital
surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $50,000,000 according to its
latest published statement of condition, and shall be identified in the notice
of redemption. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be for the benefit of
the Corporation. Any funds so set aside or deposited, as the case may be, and
unclaimed at the end of one year from such redemption date shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be released or repaid to the Corporation, after which
repayment the holders of the shares so called for redemption shall look only to
the Corporation for payment thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, unless the
full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of the Series Y Preferred
Stock shall have been paid or contemporaneously are declared and paid for all
past Quarterly Dividend Periods, no shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock shall
be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock are
simultaneously redeemed, and neither the Corporation nor a subsidiary of the
Corporation shall purchase or otherwise acquire for valuable consideration any
shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock, provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not prevent the purchase or acquisition of shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms
to holders of all the outstanding shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock and
mailed to the holders of record of all such outstanding shares at such holders'
addresses as the same appear on the books of the Corporation and provided
further that if some, but less than all, of the shares of the Series Y Preferred
Stock are to be purchased or otherwise acquired pursuant to such purchase or
exchange offer and the number of shares so tendered exceeds the number of shares
so to be purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation, the shares of the
Series Y Preferred Stock so tendered will be purchased or otherwise acquired by
the Corporation on a pro rata basis according to the number of such shares duly
tendered by each holder so tendering shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock for
such purchase or exchange.
(f) If all the outstanding shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock shall
not have been redeemed on or prior to March 31, 1999, each holder of the shares
of the Series Y Preferred Stock remaining outstanding shall have the right to
require that the Corporation repurchase, on the Business Day next following such
date or on the Business Day next following each fifth anniversary of such date
thereafter (the "Repurchase Date"), all but not less than all of such
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holder's then outstanding shares at a purchase price (the "Purchase Price") in
cash equal to 100% of the aggregate liquidation value of such shares, together
with all seemed and unpaid dividends on such shares to but not including the
Repurchase Date, in accordance with the procedures set forth below.
(g) Not less than 30 or more than 60 days prior to the Repurchase Date any
holder who desires to cause the Corporation to repurchase such holder's shares
of Series Y Preferred Stock shall send by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to
the Corporation at its principal executive offices, a notice stating (i) that
such holder desires to cause the Corporation to repurchase such holder's shares
of Series Y Preferred Stock, (ii) the number of shares to be repurchased, and
(iii) the Repurchase Date. Holders electing to have shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock repurchased will be required to surrender the certificate or
certificates representing such shares to the Corporation at least five business
days prior to the Repurchase Date, and on the Repurchase Date the Corporation
shall pay to such holder the Purchase Price.
(h) Any shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock that shall at any time have
been redeemed or repurchased shall, after such redemption or repurchase, have
the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without
designation as to series until such shares are once again designated as part of
a particular series by the Board of Directors.
4. Conversion or Exchange; Sinking Fund. The holders of shares of the
Series Y Preferred Stock shall not have any rights herein to convert such shares
into, or exchange such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or of
any other series of any class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation;
nor shall the holders of shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock be entitled to
the benefits of a sinking fund in respect of their shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock.
5. Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5 or as
otherwise required by law, the Series Y Preferred Stock shall have no voting
rights.
(b) If six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive) payable on
shares of Series Y Preferred Stock are in arrears at the time of the record date
to determine stockholders for any annual meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be increased by
two, and the holders of shares of Series Y Preferred Stock (voting separately as
a class with the holders of shares of any one or more other series of Preferred
Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable)
shall be entitled at such annual meeting of stockholders to elect two directors
of the Corporation, with the remaining directors of the Corporation to be
elected by the holders of shares of any other class or classes or series of
stock entitled to vote therefor. In any such election, holders of shares of
Series Y Preferred Stock shall have one vote for each share held.
At all meetings of stockholders at which holders of Preferred Stock shall
be entitled to vote for Directors as a single class, the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the
Corporation having the right to vote as a single class shall
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be necessary to constitute a quorum, whether present in person or by proxy, for
the election by such single class of its designated Directors. In any election
of Directors by stockholders voting as a class, such Directors shall be elected
by the vote of at least a plurality of shares held by such stockholders present
or represented at the meeting. At any such meeting, the election of Directors by
stockholders voting as a class shall be valid notwithstanding that a quorum of
other stockholders voting as one or more classes may not be present or
represented at such meeting.
(c) Any director who has been elected by the holders of shares of Series Y
Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of shares of any
one or more other series of Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have
been conferred and are exercisable) may be removed at any time, with or without
cause, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares at the time
entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast for the election of
any such director at a special meeting of such holders called for that purpose,
and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by the vote of such holders. If a
vacancy occurs among the Directors elected by such stockholders voting as a
class, other than by removal from office as set forth in the preceding sentence,
such vacancy may be filled by the remaining Director so elected, or his or her
successor then in office, and the Director so elected to fill such vacancy shall
serve until the next meeting of stockholders for the election of Directors.
(d) The voting rights of the holders of Series Y Preferred Stock to elect
Directors as set forth above shall continue until all dividend arrearages on the
Series Y Preferred Stock have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.
Upon the termination of such voting rights, the terms of office of all persons
who may have been elected pursuant to such voting rights shall immediately
terminate, and the number of directors of the Corporation shall be decreased by
two.
(e) Without the consent of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the total number
of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting separately as a class
without regard to series, with the holders of shares of Series Y Preferred Stock
being entitled to cast one vote per share, the Corporation may not:
(i) create any class of stock that shall have preference as to
dividends or distributions of assets over the Series Y Preferred Stock; or
(ii) alter or change the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation (including any Certificate of Amendment or Certificate of
Designation relating to the Series Y Preferred Stock) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of
Series Y Preferred Stock; provided, however, that if such creation or such
alteration or change would adversely affect the powers, preferences or
rights of one or more, but not all, series of Preferred Stock at the time
outstanding, such alteration or change shall require consent of the
holders of shares entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes
entitled to be cast by the holders of all of the shares of all such series
so affected, voting as a class.
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6. Liquidation Rights. (a) Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up
of the Corporation, the holders of the shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to stockholders, before any payment or distribution shall be made
on the Common Stock or on any other class or series of stock ranking junior to
shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock as to amounts distributable on
dissolution, liquidation or winding up, $100,000 per share, plus an amount equal
to all dividends (whether or not earned or declared) on such shares accrued and
unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution.
(b) Neither the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with
any other corporation nor the merger or consolidation of any other corporation
into or with the Corporation, shall be deemed to be a dissolution, liquidation
or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of the Corporation for the purpose of
this Section 6.
(c) After the payment to the holders of the shares of the Series Y
Preferred Stock of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 6,
the holders of the Series Y Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim
to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
(d) In the event the assets of the Corporation available for distribution
to the holders of shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock upon any dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 6, the holders of shares of
the Series Y Preferred Stock and of any shares of Preferred Stock of any series
or any other stock of the Corporation ranking, as to the amounts distributable
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up, on a parity with the Series Y
Preferred Stock, shall share ratably in any distribution in proportion to the
full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled.
7. Ranking of Stock of the Corporation. In respect of the Series Y
Preferred Stock, any stock of any class or classes of the Corporation shall be
deemed to rank:
(a) prior to the shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock or prior to the
Series Y Preferred Stock, either as to dividends or upon liquidation, if the
holders of such stock shall be entitled to either the receipt of dividends or of
amounts distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may be, in preference
or priority to the holders of shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock;
(b) on a parity with shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock or on a parity
with the Series Y Preferred Stock, either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
whether or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates, redemption amounts
per share or liquidation values per share or sinking fund provisions, if any,
are different from those of the Series Y Preferred Stock, if the holders of such
stock shall be entitled to either the receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation,
whether voluntary or involuntary, as the case may be, in proportion to their
respective dividend rates or liquidation values, without
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preference or priority, one over the other, as between the holders of such stock
and the holders of shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock, provided in any such
case such stock does not rank prior to the Series Y Preferred Stock; and
(c) junior to shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock or junior to the
Series Y Preferred Stock, as to dividends and upon liquidation, if such stock
shall be Common Stock or if the holders of shares of the Series Y Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receipt of dividends and of amounts distributable
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary, as the case may be, in preference or priority to the
holders of such stock.
The Series Y Preferred Stock is on a parity with the 8.125%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A; the 5.50% Convertible Preferred Stock,
Series B; the $4.53 ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C; the 9.25%
Preferred Stock, Series D; and the $45,000 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock, Series Z, of the Corporation heretofore authorized for issuance by the
Corporation.
8. Definition. When used herein, the term "subsidiary" shall mean any
corporation a majority of whose voting stock ordinarily entitled to elect
directors is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
9. Limitation on Dividends on Junior Stock. So long as any Series Y
Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, without the consent of the holders of
two-thirds of the shares of the Series Y Preferred Stock then outstanding the
Corporation shall not declare any dividends on the Common Stock or any other
stock of the Corporation ranking as to dividends or distributions of assets
junior to the Series Y 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, a sinking fund or other similar fund or
agreement for the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of
Junior Stock, or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of the Corporation, other than a
distribution of Junior Stock (such dividends, payments, setting apart and
distributions being herein called "Junior Stock Payments"), unless the following
conditions shall be satisfied at the date of such declaration in the case of any
such dividend, or the date of such setting apart in the case of any such fund,
or the date of such payment or distribution in the case of any other Junior
Stock Payment:
(a) full cumulative dividends shall have been paid or declared and set
apart for payment on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock other than Junior
Stock; and
(b) the Corporation shall not be in default or in arrears with respect to
any sinking fund or other similar fund or agreement for the purchase, redemption
or other retirement of any shares of Preferred Stock other than Junior Stock;
provided, however, that any funds theretofore deposited in any sinking fund or
other similar fund
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with respect to any Preferred Stock in compliance with the provisions of such
sinking fund or other similar fund may thereafter be applied to the purchase or
redemption of such Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of such sinking
fund or other similar fund regardless of whether at the time of such application
full cumulative dividends upon shares of Series Y Preferred Stock outstanding to
the last dividend payment date shall have been paid or declared and set apart
for payment by the Corporation.
10. Waiver, Modification and Amendment. Notwithstanding any other
provisions relating to the Series Y Preferred Stock, any of the rights or
benefits of the holders of the Series Y Preferred Stock may be waived, modified
or amended with the consent of the holders of all of the then outstanding shares
of Series Y Preferred Stock. Any such waiver, modification or amendment shall be
deemed to have the same effect as satisfaction in full of any such right or
benefit as though actually received by such holders.
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Exhibit 4.09
CITIGROUP INC.
AND
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of December 15, 1998
Supplemental to Indenture dated as of July 17, 1998
providing for the issuance of
Subordinated Debt Securities
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 15, 1998 (the "First
Supplemen tal Indenture"), between Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group
Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and The First National Bank of
Chicago, a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
United States, as trustee (the "Trustee"), under the Indenture dated as of July
17, 1998 (as supplemented, the "Indenture").
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.01(h) of the Indenture, the Company and
the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provision in the Indenture which may be inconsistent
with any other provision therein, or to make any other provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, provided such actions shall
not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in
any material respect;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this First
Supplemental Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all of the present and future holders of the
Securities as follows:
ARTICLE I
Modifications
Section 1.01 The definition of Senior Indebtedness contained in Section
1.02 of the Indenture shall be amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and substituting therefor the following:
The term "Senior Indebtedness" shall mean (i) the principal,
premium, if any, and interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of the
Company for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by securities,
notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments issued by the
Company; (ii) all capital lease obligations of the Company; (iii) all
obligations of the Company issued or assumed as the deferred purchase
price of property, all conditional sale obligations of the Company and all
obligations of the Company under any conditional sale or title retention
agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business); (iv) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company
in respect of any letters of credit, banker's acceptance, security
purchase facilities and similar credit transactions; (v) all obligations
of the Company in respect of interest rate swap, cap or other agreements,
interest rate future or options contracts, currency swap agreements,
currency future or option contract and other similar agreements; (vi) all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other
Persons for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as
obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vii) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other Persons secured by any
lien on any property or asset of the Company (whether or not such
obligation is assumed by the Company), except for (1) the Securities, (2)
any such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or pari passu
with the Securities, and (3) any indebtedness between or among the Company
and its Affiliates, including (x) any Junior Subordinated Debt, (y) any
Trust Preferred Securities Guarantees and (z) all other debt securities
and guarantees in respect of those debt securities issued to any other
trust, or a trustee of such trust, partnership or other entity affiliated
with the Company which is a financing vehicle of the Company (a "Financing
Entity") in connection with the issuance by such Financing Entity of
preferred securities or other securities guaranteed by the Company
pursuant to an instrument that ranks pari passu with, or junior to, the
Trust Preferred Securities Guarantees.
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ARTICLE II
Miscellaneous
Section 2.01 The Trustee accepts the trusts created by this First
Supplemental Indenture upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be responsible or accountable in any manner whatsoever for
or in respect of, and makes no representation with respect to, the validity or
sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by
the Company and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in
respect of the correctness of the recitals and statements contained herein, all
of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company.
Section 2.02 Except as hereby expressly modified, the Indenture is in all
respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2.03 This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counter parts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original for all
purposes; but such counterparts shall together be deemed to constitute but one
and the same instrument.
The First National Bank of Chicago hereby accepts the trusts in this First
Supplemental Indenture declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions
herein set forth.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of CITIGROUP INC. and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO, as Trustee, has caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be signed
and acknowledged by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized, and its
corporate seal to be affixed hereto, and the same to be attested by the
signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, all as of
December 15, 1998.
CITIGROUP INC.
By: /s/ Robert Matza
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Name: Robert Matza
Title: Deputy Treasurer
Attest:
By: /s/ Shelley Dropkin
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Corporate Seal
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
By: /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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Name: Steven M. Wagner
Title: First Vice President
Attest:
By: /s/ Faye Wright
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Corporate Seal
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Exhibit 4.14
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OR FACE AMOUNT
NO. FX ___ CITIGROUP INC. CUSIP
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTE, SERIES A
(FIXED RATE)
Due Nine Months or More from the Date of Issue
IF APPLICABLE, THE "TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID" AND "YIELD TO MATURITY" SET FORTH
BELOW WILL BE COMPLETED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE UNITED STATES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID") RULES.
Issue Price: Original Issue Date:
Interest Rate: Stated Maturity:
Specified Currency (If other than U.S. dollars):
Authorized Denominations:
(If other than as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement)
Dual Currency Note: Yes (see attached) No
Optional Payment Currency:
Designated Exchange Rate:
Interest Payment Dates: Accrue to Pay: Yes No
Indexed Principal Note: Yes (see attached) No
Interest Rate Reset: The Interest Rate may not be changed prior to Stated
Maturity.
The Interest Rate may be changed prior to Stated Maturity (see
attached).
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Optional Reset Dates (if applicable):
Amortizing Note: Yes No
Amortization Schedule:
Optional Redemption: Yes No
Optional Redemption Dates:
Redemption Prices:
Bond Yield to Maturity: Bond Yield to Call:
Optional Repayment: Yes No
Optional Repayment Dates: Optional Repayment Prices:
Optional Extension of
Stated Maturity: Yes No
Final Maturity:
Discount Note: Yes No
Total Amount of OID: Yield to Maturity:
Renewable Note: Yes (see attached) No
Special Election Interval (if applicable):
Amount (if less than entire principal amount)
as to which election may be exercised:
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CITIGROUP INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the "Company"), for value
received hereby promises to pay CEDE & Co. or registered assigns, (a) the
Principal Amount or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount
adjusted by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between
prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or commodities
or by such other objective price, economic or other measures (an "Index") as
described on the face hereof or in the Pricing Supplement attached hereto or
delivered herewith, in the Specified Currency on the Stated Maturity shown
above, or earlier if and to the extent so provided herein, and (b) to pay
accrued interest on the Principal Amount then outstanding (or in the case of an
Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount, then outstanding) at the Interest Rate
shown above from the Original Issue Date shown above or from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in
arrears on the Interest Payment Dates specified on the face of this Note and at
Maturity, until, in either case, the Principal Amount then outstanding or the
Face Amount is paid or duly provided for in accordance with the terms hereof.
Interest on this Note, if any, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture referred to on the
reverse hereof, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which (other than interest payable at Maturity)
shall be the date (whether or not a Business Day) fifteen calendar days
immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and, in the case of interest
payable at Stated Maturity, shall be the Stated Maturity of this Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Note is issued between a Regular Record
Date and the related Interest Payment Date, the interest so payable for the
period from the Original Issue Date to such Interest Payment Date shall be paid
on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date to the Registered Holder hereof on
the related Regular Record Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder
hereof on such Regular Record Date, and may be paid to the Person in whose name
this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee (referred to on the reverse hereof), notice whereof
shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special
Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Notes may be
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listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in said Indenture. If an Interest Payment Date with respect to
any Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest
Payment Date shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any payment
required to be made in respect of such Note on a date (including the day of
Stated Maturity) that is not a Business Day for such Note need not be made on
such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same
force and effect as if made on such date, and no additional interest shall
accrue as a result of such delayed payment. However, if with respect to any
Note for which "Accrue to Pay" is specified on the face hereof, and any Interest
Payment Date with respect to such Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a day that
is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day. Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest
Payment Date shall include interest accrued through the day before such Interest
Payment Date.
For purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a
Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed in (a) The City of New
York or (b) if the Specified Currency shown above (as defined below) is other
than U.S. dollars, the financial center of the country issuing such Specified
Currency (which, in the case of the Euro, shall be Brussels, Belgium).
If this Note is an Amortizing Note as shown on the face hereof, a
portion or all the principal amount of the Note is payable prior to Stated
Maturity in accordance with a schedule, by application of a formula, or by
reference to an index (as described above).
The principal hereof and any premium and interest hereon are payable
by the Company in the Specified Currency shown above. If the Specified Currency
shown above is other than U.S. dollars, the Company will arrange to convert all
payments in respect hereof into U.S. dollars in the manner described on the
reverse hereof. The Holder hereof may, if so indicated above, elect to receive
all payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency by delivery of a
written notice to the Trustee not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the
applicable payment date. Such election will remain in effect until revoked by
written notice to the Trustee received not later than fifteen calendar days
prior to the applicable payment date. If the Company determines that the
Specified Currency is not available for making payments in respect hereof due to
the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company's
control or is no longer used by the government
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of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of transactions by
public institutions or within the international banking community, then the
Holder hereof may not so elect to receive payments in the Specified Currency,
and any such outstanding election shall be automatically suspended, and payments
shall be in U.S. dollars, until the Company determines that the Specified
Currency is again available for making such payments.
Payments of interest in U.S. dollars (other than interest payable
at Maturity) will be made by check mailed to the address of the Person
entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register on the
applicable Record Date, PROVIDED, that, if the Holder hereof is the Holder
of U.S.$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in a currency other than U.S.
dollars determined as provided on the reverse hereof) or more in aggregate
principal amount of Notes of like tenor and term, such U.S. dollar interest
payments will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, but
only if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing
by the Trustee not less than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable
Interest Payment Date. Simultaneously with any election by the Holder hereof
to receive payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency (if other
than U.S. dollars), such Holder shall provide appropriate wire transfer
instructions to the Trustee and all such payments will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee
with a bank located outside the United States. The principal hereof and any
premium and interest hereon payable at Maturity will be paid in immediately
available funds upon surrender of this Note at the corporate trust office or
agency of the Trustee located in the City and State of New York.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND IN ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT ATTACHED HERETO OR
DELIVERED HEREWITH, AND SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE
SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.
This Note shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless
and until this Note has been authenticated by The Bank of New York, or its
successor, as Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed
under its corporate seal.
Dated:
CITIGROUP INC.
By
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Authorized Officer
[Seal]
Attest
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Secretary
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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(Reverse of Security)
CITIGROUP INC.
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTE, SERIES A
(FIXED RATE)
GENERAL
This Note is one of a series of duly authorized debt securities of the
Company (the "Debt Securities") issued or to be issued in one or more series
under an indenture, dated as of March 15, 1987, as amended (the "Indenture")
between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee," which
term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture) to which indenture and
all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the
terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the public offering price or purchase
price of Notes denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be
determined by the Company or its agent, as exchange rate agent for the Notes
(the "Exchange Rate Agent") on the basis of the noon buying rate in New York
City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Market Exchange Rate") for such
currencies on the applicable issue dates.
Unless otherwise specified above, the authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be U.S.$1,000 and any larger amount
that is an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000. The authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be as set forth
on the respective faces thereof.
Each Registered Note will be issued initially as either a Book-Entry
Note or, if so specified above, a Certificated Note. Book-Entry Notes will not
be exchangeable for Certificated Notes and, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, will not otherwise be issuable as Certificated Notes.
FIXED RATE NOTES
This Note will bear interest from its Original Issue Date, or from the
last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
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Interest Rate stated on the face hereof until the principal amount hereof is
paid or made available for payment, except as otherwise described below under
"Subsequent Interest Periods" and "Extension of Maturity," and except that if so
specified in the attached Pricing Supplement, the rate of interest payable may
be subject to adjustment as specified therein.
Unless otherwise set forth herein, interest on this Note will be
payable semiannually in arrears on the Interest Payment Dates set forth above
and at Stated Maturity. If an Interest Payment Date with respect to any Note
would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date
shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any payment required to be
made in respect of such Note on a date (including the day of Stated Maturity)
that is not a Business Day for such Note need not be made on such date, but may
be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on such date, and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such
delayed payment. However, if with respect to any Note for which "Accrue to Pay"
is specified on the face hereof, and any Interest Payment Date with respect to
such Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day.
Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest Payment Date shall include
interest accrued through the day before such Interest Payment Date.
Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest Payment Date shall
include interest accrued through the day before such Interest Payment Date.
Unless otherwise specified herein, interest on this Note will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months ("30 over 360").
SUBSEQUENT INTEREST PERIODS
If so specified on the face hereof, the Interest Rate on this Note
may be reset by the Company on the date or dates specified on the face hereof
(each an "Optional Reset Date"). Not later than 40 days prior to each
Optional Reset Date, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note a
notice (the "Reset Notice"), first class, postage prepaid, indicating whether
the Company has elected to reset the Interest Rate, and if so, (i) such new
Interest Rate and (ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the
period from such Optional Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date, or, if
there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity of this
Note (each such period, a "Subsequent Interest Period"), including the date
or dates on which or the period or periods during which and the price or
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prices at which such redemption may occur during the Subsequent Interest
Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the
Optional Reset Date, the Company may, at its option, revoke the Interest Rate
provided for in the Reset Notice and establish a higher Interest Rate for
the Subsequent Interest Period by causing the Trustee to mail notice of
such higher Interest Rate to the Holder of this Note. Such notice shall
be irrevocable. All Registered Notes with respect to which the Interest
Rate is reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher Interest Rate.
The Holder of this Note will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount
hereof, plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date. In order to obtain
repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder must follow the procedures set
forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery or
notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, and except that if the Holder has tendered this
Note for repayment pursuant to a Reset Notice, the Holder may, by written notice
to the Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on
the tenth day before the Optional Reset Date.
INDEXED NOTES
If this Note is an Indexed Principal Note, then the principal
amount payable at Stated Maturity or earlier redemption or retirement, is
determined by reference to the amount designated on the face hereof as the
Face Amount of this Note and by reference to the Index as described on the
face hereof. If this Note is an Indexed Principal Note, the principal amount
payable at Stated Maturity or any earlier redemption or repayment of this
Note may be different from the Face Amount. If the determination of the
Index is calculated or announced by a third party, which may be an affiliate
of the Company, and such third party either suspends the calculation or
announcement of such Index or changes the basis upon which such Index is
calculated (other than changes consistent with policies in effect at the time
this Note was issued and permitted changes described on the face hereof),
then such Index shall be calculated for this Note's purposes by another third
party, which may be an affiliate of the Company, selected by the Company
subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original third
party. If for any reason such Index cannot be calculated on the same basis
and subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original
third party, then indexed interest payments, if any, or any indexed principal
amount of this Note shall be calculated in the manner described on the face
hereof. Any
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determination of such third party shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
binding on all parties.
SPECIFIED CURRENCY
If the Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars, the amount of
any U.S. dollar payment to be made in respect hereof will be determined by the
Company or its agent based on the highest firm bid quotation expressed in U.S.
dollars received by the Company or its agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date
(or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, the last date on which such rate
was quoted) from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized
foreign exchange dealers in The City of New York selected by the Exchange Rate
Agent (one or more of which may be an agent involved in the distribution of the
Notes (an "Agent") and another of which may be the Exchange Rate Agent) for the
purchase by the quoting dealer, for settlement on such payment date, of the
aggregate amount of the Specified Currency payable on such payment date in
respect of all Notes denominated in such Specified Currency. All
currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holders of such Notes by
deductions from such payments. If no such bid quotations are available, then
such payments will be made in the Specified Currency, unless the Specified
Currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or to other
circumstances beyond the Company's control, in which case payment will be made
as described in the next paragraph.
PAYMENTS IN CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CURRENCY
Except as set forth below, if any payment in respect hereof is
required to be made in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and such
currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the Company's control or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking
community, then such payment shall be made in U.S. dollars until such
currency is again available or so used. The amount so payable on any date in
such foreign currency shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the basis of
the most recently available Market Exchange Rate for such currency or as
otherwise indicated on the face hereof. Any payment made under such
circumstances in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under
the Indenture.
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In the event of an official redenomination of the Specified
Currency of this Note (other than as a result of European Monetary Union, but
including, without limitation, an official redenomination of any such
Specified Currency that is a composite currency), the obligations of the
Company with respect to payments on this Note shall, in all cases, be deemed
immediately following such redenomination to provide for the payment of that
amount of redenominated currency representing the amount of such obligations
immediately before such redenomination. This Note does not provide for any
adjustment to any amount payable under this Note as a result of (i) any
change in the value of the Specified Currency hereof relative to any other
currency due solely to fluctuations in exchange rates or (ii) any
redenomination of any component currency of any composite currency (unless
such composite currency is itself officially redenominated). In the event of
European Monetary Union, the procedures described in this paragraph shall not
apply, and the obligations of the Company with respect to payments on this
Note shall instead be determined as set forth in the following paragraph.
Stage III of the European Economic and Monetary Union ("Stage III") is
presently scheduled to commence on January 1, 1999 for those member states of
the European Union that satisfy the economic convergence criteria set forth in
the Treaty on European Union. On March 25, 1998, the European Commission
officially recommended that eleven of the member states of the European Union be
allowed to participate in Stage III; these eleven member states are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (collectively, the "Participating Member States"). It is
possible that additional member states of the European Union may participate in
Stage III after January 1, 1999, in which case each such additional member state
will also become a "Participating Member State." Certain of the foreign
currencies in which this Note may be denominated or payments in respect of this
Note may be due or by which amounts due on the Notes may be calculated may be
issued by Participating Member States (each such country, a "Relevant
Jurisdiction" with respect to such Note). Stage III includes the introduction
of a new legal currency (the "Euro") which will be legal tender in the
Participating Member States, existing in parallel with the present national
currency of each Participating Member State. It is currently anticipated that
on and after January 1, 2002, the national currencies of Participating Member
States will cease to exist and the sole legal tender in such States will be the
Euro. It is anticipated that the European Union will adopt regulations or other
legislation providing specific rules for the introduction of the Euro in
substitution for the respective national currencies of Participating Member
States, which regulations or legislation may be supplemented by legislation of
the individual member states. The
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laws and regulations of the European Union (and, if any, of such Relevant
Jurisdiction) relating to the Euro implemented pursuant to or by virtue of the
Treaty on European Union may apply to this Note and the Indenture. Such laws
and regulations, and future market conventions applicable in the European Union
to securities similar to this Note, may be inconsistent in varying degrees with
the terms and conditions of this Note. To the extent that references in the
Indenture governing this Note or in the terms and conditions of this Note, to
any business day, day-count, day-count fraction or other convention shall be
inconsistent with such European Union laws, regulations or market conventions
that are applicable to securities similar to this Note held in international
clearing systems, the Company, in its discretion (but after consultation with
the Trustee, and with any principal paying agent located in a European Union
member state), may amend such references and terms and conditions to be in
harmony with, or to otherwise comply with, such laws, regulations and/or market
conventions. Any such amendment shall be effected without the necessity of
obtaining the consent of the Holder of this Note.
If, following the commencement of Stage III by a Relevant
Jurisdiction, the Company has the option, pursuant to applicable law, to make
payments of principal of, or interest on or any other amounts in respect of,
this Note in either the current national currency of a Relevant Jurisdiction or
Euro, the Company will make such payments in such national currency or Euro at
its sole discretion. To the extent that the introduction of the Euro
necessitates the rounding up or down of certain amounts or quotations expressed
in Euro with respect to this Note, such rounding will be made in conformity with
prevailing market conventions in the European Union or, in the absence of an
applicable market convention, to the nearest Euro cent.
The circumstances and consequences described in this paragraph and any
resultant amendment to the terms and conditions of this Note will not entitle
any Holder hereof (i) to any legal remedy, including, without limitation,
redemption, rescission, notice, repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the
terms and conditions of this Note or the Indenture, or (ii) to raise any defense
or make any claim (including, without limitation, claims of breach, force
majeure, frustration of purpose or impracticability) or any other claim for
compensation, damages or any other relief.
DUAL CURRENCY NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Dual Currency Note,
the Company may have a one time option, exercisable on one or more dates (each
an
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"Option Election Date") in whole, but not in part, with respect to all Dual
Currency Notes issued on the same day and having the same terms (a
"Tranche"), of thereafter making all payments of principal, premium, if any,
and interest (which payments would otherwise be made in the Specified
Currency of such Notes) in an optional currency (the "Optional Payment
Currency").
If the Company makes such an election, the amount payable in the
Optional Payment Currency shall be determined using the Designated Exchange Rate
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. If such election is made,
notice of such election shall be mailed in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Tranche of Dual Currency Notes within two Business Days of the Option
Election Date and shall state (i) the first date, whether an Interest Payment
Date and/or Stated Maturity, in which scheduled payments in the Optional Payment
Currency will be made and (ii) the Designated Exchange Rate. Any such notice by
the Company, once given, may not be withdrawn. The equivalent value in the
Specified Currency of payments made after such an election may be less, at the
then current exchange rate, than if the Company had made such payment in the
Specified Currency.
RENEWABLE NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Renewable Note, this
Note will mature on an Interest Payment Date occurring in or prior to the
twelfth month following the Original Issue Date of this Note (the "Initial
Maturity Date") unless the term of all or any portion of this Note is renewed in
accordance with the following procedures:
On the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (unless a
different interval (the "Special Election Interval") is specified on the face
hereof) prior to the Initial Maturity Date of a this Note (the "Initial Renewal
Date") and on the Interest Payment Date occurring in each sixth month (or in the
last month of each Special Election Interval) after such Initial Renewal Date
(each, together with the Initial Renewal Date, a "Renewal Date"), the term of
this Note may be extended to the Interest Payment Date occurring in the twelfth
month (or, if a Special Election Interval is specified on the face hereof, the
last month in a period equal to twice the Special Election Interval) after such
Renewal Date, if the Holder of this Note elects to extend the term of this Note
or any portion thereof as described below. If the Holder does not elect to
extend the term of any portion of the principal amount of this Note during the
specified period prior to any Renewal Date, such portion will become due and
payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month
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(or the last month in the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date
(the "New Maturity Date").
The Holder may elect to renew the term of this Note, or if so
specified, any portion thereof, by delivering a notice to such effect to the
Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee or agency of the Trustee in the City of New York not less than 15
nor more than 30 days prior to such Renewal Date. Such election will be
irrevocable and will be binding upon each subsequent Holder of this Note. An
election to renew the term of this Note may be exercised with respect to less
than the entire principal amount of this Note only if so specified on the face
hereof and then only in such principal amount, or any integral multiple in
excess thereof, as is specified on the face hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term of this Note may not be extended beyond the Stated Maturity
specified for this Note on the face hereof.
If the Holder does not elect to renew the term, this Note must be
presented to the Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) and, as soon as
practicable following receipt of such Note the Trustee (or any duly appointed
paying agent) shall issue in exchange therefor in the name of such Holder (i) a
Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such exchanged Note
for which no election to renew the term thereof was exercised, with terms
identical to those specified on such exchanged Note (except that such Note shall
have a fixed, nonrenewable Stated Maturity on the New Maturity Date) and (ii) if
an election to renew is made with respect to less than the full principal amount
of such Holder's Note, a replacement Renewable Note, in a principal amount equal
to the principal amount of such exchanged Note for which the election to renew
was made, with terms identical to the exchanged Note.
EXTENSION OF MATURITY
If so specified on the face hereof, the Maturity of this Note may be
extended at the option of the Company for the period or periods of whole years
specified on the face hereof (each an "Extension Period") up to but not beyond
the date (the "Final Maturity") set forth on the face hereof. If the Company
exercises such option, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note not
later than 40 days prior to the old Stated Maturity a notice (the "Extension
Notice") first class, postage prepaid indicating (i) the election of the Company
to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity, (iii) the Interest Rate
applicable to the Extension Period and (iv) the provisions, if any, for
redemption during such Extension Period. Upon the
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Trustee's mailing of the Extension Notice, the Maturity of this Note shall be
extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension Notice and as
described in the next paragraph, this Note will have the same terms as prior
to the mailing of such Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than
20 days prior to the old Stated Maturity of this Note, the Company may, at
its option, revoke the Interest Rate provided for in the Extension Notice and
establish a higher Interest Rate for the Extension Period by causing the
Trustee to mail notice of such higher Interest Rate, first class, postage
prepaid to the Holder of this Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All
Registered Notes with respect to which the Maturity is extended will bear
such higher Interest Rate.
If the Company extends the Maturity of this Note, the Holder will
have the option to elect repayment of this Note by the Company on the old
Stated Maturity at a price equal to the principal amount hereof, plus
interest accrued to such date. In order to obtain repayment on such old
Stated Maturity once the Company has extended the Maturity hereof, the Holder
must follow the procedures set forth below for optional repayment, except
that the period for delivery of this Note or notification to the Trustee
shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days before such old Stated
Maturity, and except that if the Holder has tendered this Note for repayment
pursuant to an Extension Notice, the Holder may, by written notice to the
Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on the
tenth calendar day before the old Stated Maturity.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, REPAYMENT AND REPURCHASE
If so specified on the face hereof, the Company may, at its option,
redeem this Note in whole or in part, on the date or dates (each an "Optional
Redemption Date") specified herein, at the price (the "Redemption Price")
(together with accrued interest to such Optional Redemption Date) specified
herein. Unless otherwise stated on the face hereof, the Trustee shall mail to
the Holder a notice of such redemption at least 30 days prior to the date of
redemption. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Company may exercise such
option with respect to a redemption of this Note in part only by notifying
the Trustee for this Note at least 45 days prior to any Optional Redemption
Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or
Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued to the Holder hereof
upon the cancellation hereof.
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If so specified on the face hereof, this Note will be repayable prior
to Maturity at the option of the Holder on the Optional Repayment Dates shown on
the face hereof at the Optional Repayment Prices shown on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued to the date of repayment. In order for this Note
to be repaid, the Trustee must receive at least 30 but not more than 45 days
prior to an Optional Repayment Date (i) this Note with the form below entitled
"Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust
company in the United States of America setting forth the name of the Holder of
this Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number
or a description of the tenor and terms of this Note, a statement that the
option to elect repayment is being exercised hereby and a guarantee that this
Note with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed
will be received by the Trustee not later than five Business Days after the date
of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter. If the procedure
described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence is followed, this Note with
form duly completed must be received by the Trustee by such fifth Business Day.
Any tender of this Note for repayment (except pursuant to a Reset Notice or an
Extension Notice) shall be irrevocable. The repayment option may be exercised
by the Holder of this Note for less than the entire principal amount of the
Note, PROVIDED, that the principal amount of this Note remaining outstanding
after repayment is an authorized denomination. Upon such partial repayment,
this Note shall be canceled and a new Note or Notes for the remaining principal
amount hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Note.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if this Note is an
OID Note, the amount payable in the event of redemption or repayment prior to
the Stated Maturity hereof (other than pursuant to an optional redemption by
the Company at a stated Redemption Price) shall be the Amortized Face Amount
of this Note as of the redemption date or the date of repayment, as the case
may be. The Amortized Face Amount of this Note on any date shall be the
amount equal to (i) the Issue Price set forth on the face hereof plus (ii)
that portion of the difference between such Issue Price and the stated
principal amount of such Note that has accrued by such date at (x) the Bond
Yield to Maturity set forth on the face hereof or (y) if so specified, the
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Bond Yield to Call set forth on the face hereof (computed in each case in
accordance with generally accepted United States bond yield computation
principles), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the Amortized Face
Amount of a Note exceed its stated principal amount. The Bond Yield to Call
listed on the face of this Note shall be computed on the basis of the first
occurring Optional Redemption Date with respect to such Note and the amount
payable on such Optional Redemption Date. In the event that such Note is not
redeemed on such first occurring Optional Redemption Date, the Bond Yield to
Call with respect to such Note shall be recomputed on such Optional Redemption
Date on the basis of the next occurring Optional Redemption Date and the amount
payable on such Optional Redemption Date, and shall continue to be so recomputed
on each succeeding Optional Redemption Date until the Note is so redeemed.
The Company may at any time purchase Notes at any price in the open
market or otherwise. Notes so purchased by the Company may, at the
discretion of the Company, be held or resold or surrendered to the Trustee
for such Notes for cancellation.
OTHER TERMS
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the
Person surrendering the same.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security
Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City and State of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Security
Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this
series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal
amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
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Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the Holder hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this
series shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all the Debt
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in this manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, destroyed,
stolen or lost and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft, or destruction
hereof (together with such indemnity and such other documents or proof as may
be required by the Company or the Trustee) shall be delivered to the
principal corporate trust office of the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor and
principal amount will be issued by the Company in exchange for, or in lieu
of, this Note. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring
such indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a new
Note shall be borne by the Holder of this Note.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to
be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate principal
amount of Debt Securities at the time outstanding of each series to be affected.
The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified
percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series
at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt Securities of
such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.
Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt
Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon the Debt Security.
Holders of Debt Securities may not enforce their rights pursuant to
the Indenture or the Note except as provided in the Indenture. No reference
herein to the
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Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the
times, place and rate, and the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made and to be performed
solely in the State of New York and for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of said State without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of said State.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ________ Custodian___________
TEN ENT -as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
JT ENT - as joint tenants with
right of survivorship _________________________________
and not as tenants in (State)
common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to
repay $____ principal amount of the within Note, pursuant to its terms, on the
"Optional Repayment Date" first occurring after the date of receipt of the
within Note as specified below, together with interest thereon accrued to the
date of repayment, to the undersigned at:
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(Please Print or Type Name and Address of the Undersigned)
and to issue to the undersigned, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, a new
Note or Notes representing the remaining principal amount of this Note.
For this Option to Elect Repayment to be effective, this Note with the
Option to Elect Repayment duly completed must be received by the Company within
the relevant time period set forth above at its office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, located initially at the office of
the Trustee at 101 Barclay Street, 21 West, Attention: Michelle Russo, New York,
New York 10286.
Dated: _____________________________________________
Note: The signature to this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in
every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee
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Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Zip Code of Assignee
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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
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to transfer such Note on the books of Citigroup Inc., with full power of
substitution in the premises.
_____________________________________________
Dated:______________________ Signature
_____________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon the face of the Note in every
particular, without alteration of enlargement
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REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OR FACE AMOUNT
NO. FL ___________ CITIGROUP INC. CUSIP
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTE, SERIES A
(FLOATING OR INDEXED RATE)
Due Nine Months or More from the Date of Issue
IF APPLICABLE, THE "TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID" AND "YIELD TO MATURITY" SET FORTH
BELOW WILL BE COMPLETED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE UNITED STATES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID") RULES.
Issue Price: Original Issue Date:
Initial Interest Rate: Stated Maturity:
Specified Currency (If other than U.S. dollars):
Authorized Denominations:
(If other than as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement)
Dual Currency Note: Yes (see attached) No
Optional Payment Currency:
Designated Exchange Rate:
Base Rate: CD Rate Commercial Rate Federal Funds Rate
LIBOR Telerate LIBOR Reuters Treasury Rate
Treasury Rate Prime Rate J.J. Kenny Rate
Constant Maturity
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Other (see attached)
Interest Reset Period Index Maturity:
or Interest Reset Dates:
Interest Payment Dates: Accrue to Pay: Yes No
Indexed Principal Note: Yes (see attached) No
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Floating Rate: Indexed Interest (see attached)
Rate:
Spread Multiplier: Spread (+/-):
Spread Reset: The Spread or Spread Multiplier may not
be changed prior to Stated Maturity.
The Spread or Spread Multiplier may be
changed prior to Stated Maturity (see
attached).
Optional Reset Dates (if applicable):
Maximum Interest Rate: Minimum Interest
Rate:
Inverse Floating Rate Note: Yes (see attached) No
Initial Fixed Interest Rate: Reset Fixed Reference
Rate:
Floating Rate / Fixed Rate Note: Yes (see attached) No
Amortizing Note: Yes No
Amortization Schedule:
Optional Redemption: Yes No
Optional Redemption Dates:
Redemption Prices:
Bond Yield to Maturity: Bond Yield to Call:
Optional Repayment: Yes No
Optional Repayment Dates: Optional Repayment
Prices:
Optional Extension of Stated Maturity: Yes No
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Final Maturity:
Discount Note: Yes No
Total Amount of OID: Yield to Maturity:
Renewable Note: Yes (see attached) No
Initial Maturity Date: Special Election Interval
(if applicable):
Amount (if less than entire principal amount)
as to which election may be exercised:
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CITIGROUP INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the "Company") for value
received hereby promises to pay CEDE & Co. or registered assigns, (a) the
Principal Amount or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, the Face
Amount adjusted by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences
between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or
commodities or by such other objective price, economic or other measures (an
"Index") as described above or in the Pricing Supplement attached hereto or
delivered herewith, in the Specified Currency on the Stated Maturity shown
above, or earlier if and to the extent so provided herein, and (b) to pay
accrued interest on the Principal Amount then outstanding (or, in the case of
an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount then outstanding): (i) if this is
a Floating Rate Note, at the Initial Interest Rate shown above from the
Original Issue Date shown above until the first Interest Reset Date shown
above following the Original Issue Date and thereafter at the Base Rate shown
above, adjusted by the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, shown above,
determined in accordance with the provisions hereof, (ii) if this is an
Indexed Rate Note, at a rate determined by reference to an Index as described
herein, (iii) if this is an Inverse Floating Rate Note, at the Initial
Interest Rate shown above from the Original Issue Date shown above until the
first Interest Reset Date shown above following the Original Issue Date and
thereafter at the Inverse Floating Rate, as determined in accordance with the
provisions hereof, or (iv) if this is a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note, at a
rate determined as described herein, until, in each case, the Principal
Amount or the Face Amount is paid or duly provided for in accordance with the
terms hereof. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided
for, on each Interest Payment Date specified herein will, as provided in the
Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose
name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which, in the
case of any Interest Payment Date shall be the date (whether or not a
Business Day), fifteen calendar days immediately preceding such Interest
Payment Date and, in the case of interest payable at Stated Maturity shall be
the Stated Maturity of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this
Note is issued between a Regular Record Date and the related Interest Payment
Date, the interest so payable for the period from the Original Issue Date to
such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date to the Registered Holder hereof on the related Regular Record
Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder hereof on such Regular
Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by
the Trustee (referred to on the reverse hereof), notice whereof shall be
given to Holders of Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record
Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent
with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be
listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in said Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a
Saturday or Sunday, that is (i) not a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or
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regulation to be closed in (a) The City of New York or (b) if the Specified
Currency shown above (as defined below) is other than U.S. dollars, the
financial center of the country issuing the Specified Currency (which, in the
case of the Euro, shall be Brussels, Belgium) and (ii) if the Base Rate
specified above is LIBOR, a London Banking Day. "London Banking Day" means any
day on which dealings in deposits in the Specified Currency are transacted in
the London interbank market.
If this Note is an Amortizing Note as shown on the face hereof, a
portion or all the principal amount of the Note is payable prior to Stated
Maturity in accordance with a schedule, by application of a formula, or by
reference to an index (as described above).
The principal hereof and any premium and interest hereon are payable
by the Company in the Specified Currency shown above. If the Specified Currency
shown above is other than U.S. dollars, the Company will arrange to convert all
payments in respect hereof into U.S. dollars in the manner described on the
reverse hereof. The Holder hereof may, if so indicated above, elect to receive
all payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency by delivery of a
written notice to the Trustee not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the
applicable payment date. Such election will remain in effect until revoked by
written notice to the Trustee received not later than fifteen calendar days
prior to the applicable payment date. If the Company determines that the
Specified Currency is not available for making payments in respect hereof due to
the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company's
control or is no longer used by the government of the country issuing such
currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions or within
the international banking community, then the Holder hereof may not so elect to
receive payments in the Specified Currency, and any such outstanding election
shall be automatically suspended, and payments shall be in U.S. dollars, until
the Company determines that the Specified Currency is again available for making
such payments.
Payments of interest in U.S. dollars (other than interest payable
at Maturity) will be made by check mailed to the address of the Person
entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register on the
applicable Record Date, PROVIDED, that, if the Holder hereof is the Holder of
U.S.$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in a currency other than U.S.
dollars determined as provided on the reverse hereof) or more in aggregate
principal amount of Notes of like tenor and term, such U.S. dollar interest
payments will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, but
only if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing
by the Trustee not less than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable
Interest Payment Date. Simultaneously with any election by the Holder hereof
to receive payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency (if other
than U.S. dollars), such Holder shall provide appropriate wire transfer
instructions to the Trustee and all such payments will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee
with a bank located outside the United States. The principal hereof and any
premium and interest hereon payable at Maturity will be paid in immediately
available funds upon surrender of this
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Note at the corporate trust office or agency of the Trustee located in the City
and State of New York.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND IN ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT ATTACHED HERETO OR
DELIVERED HEREWITH, AND SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE
SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.
This Note shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless
and until this Note has been authenticated by The Bank of New York, or its
successor, as Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed under
its corporate seal.
Dated:
CITIGROUP INC.
By
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Authorized Officer
[Seal]
Attest
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Secretary
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
CITIGROUP INC.
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTE, SERIES A
(FLOATING OR INDEXED RATE)
GENERAL
This Note is one of a series of duly authorized debt securities of the
Company (the "Debt Securities") issued or to be issued in one or more series
under an indenture, dated as of March 15, 1987, as amended (the "Indenture")
between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee," which
term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture) to which indenture and
all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the
terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the public offering price or purchase
price of Notes denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be
determined by the Company or its agent, as exchange rate agent for the Notes
(the "Exchange Rate Agent") on the basis of the noon buying rate in New York
City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Market Exchange Rate") for such
currencies on the applicable issue dates.
Unless otherwise specified above, the authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be U.S.$1,000 and any larger amount
that is an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000. The authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be as set forth
on the respective faces thereof.
Each Registered Note will be issued initially as either a Book-Entry
Note or, if so specified above, a Certificated Note. Book-Entry Notes will not
be exchangeable for Certificated Notes and, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, will not otherwise be issuable as Certificated Notes.
FLOATING RATE NOTES
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, if this Note is a
Floating Rate Note, this Note will bear interest from its Original Issue Date to
the first Interest Reset Date (as defined below) at the Initial Interest Rate
set forth on the face hereof. Thereafter, the interest rate hereon for each
Interest Reset Period (as defined below) will be determined by reference to the
Base Rate specified on the face hereof, plus or minus the Spread, if any, or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The
Base Rates that may be specified on the face hereof are LIBOR, the Commercial
Paper Rate, the Treasury Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the CD Rate, the Prime
Rate, the J.J. Kenny Rate, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate or any
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other Base Rate specified on the face hereof. "H.15(519)" means the publication
entitled "Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates" or any
successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
As specified on the face hereof, this Note may also have either or
both of the following (in each case expressed as a rate per annum on a simple
interest basis): (i) a maximum limitation, or ceiling, on the rate at which
interest may accrue during any interest period ("Maximum Interest Rate") and
(ii) a minimum limitation, or floor, on the rate at which interest may accrue
during any interest period ("Minimum Interest Rate"). In addition to any
Maximum Interest Rate that may be specified on the face hereof, the interest
rate will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.
The Company will appoint, and enter into an agreement with, agents
(each, a "Calculation Agent") to calculate interest rates on this Note. All
determinations of interest rates by the Calculation Agent shall, in the absence
of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder
hereof. Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, The Bank of New York
shall be the Calculation Agent for this Note. At the request of the Holder
hereof, the Calculation Agent will provide the interest rate then in effect and,
if determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the next Interest
Reset Date.
The interest rate hereon will be reset daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, semiannually or annually (such period being the "Interest Reset
Period" specified on the face hereof, and the first day of each Interest Reset
Period being an "Interest Reset Date"). Unless otherwise specified on the face
hereof, the Interest Reset Dates will be, if this Note resets daily, each
Business Day; if this Note (unless this Note is a Treasury Rate Note) resets
weekly, Wednesday of each week; if this Note is a Treasury Rate Note that resets
weekly, Tuesday of each week (except as provided below under "Determination of
Treasury Rate"); if this Note resets monthly, the third Wednesday of each month
(with the exception of monthly reset Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes,
which reset on the first calendar day of each month); if this Note resets
quarterly, the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each
year; if this Note resets semiannually, the third Wednesday of the two months of
each year specified on the face hereof; and if this Note resets annually, the
third Wednesday of the month of each year specified on the face hereof. If an
Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day,
except that, if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is LIBOR and such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date
shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. If an auction of direct
obligations of United States Treasury Bills falls on a day that is an Interest
Reset Date for Treasury Rate Notes, the Interest Reset Date shall be the
succeeding Business Day.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the interest payable
hereon on each Interest Payment Date shall be the interest accrued from and
including the Original Issue Date or
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the last date to which interest has been paid, as the case may be, to but
excluding such Interest Payment Date, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the interest
rate is reset daily or weekly, the interest payable hereon shall be the interest
accrued from and including the Original Issue Date or the last date to which
interest has been accrued and paid, as the case may be, to but excluding the
Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, except that, at
Maturity, the interest payable will include interest accrued to, but excluding,
the date of Maturity.
If more than one Interest Reset Date occurs during any period for
which accrued interest is being calculated, accrued interest shall be calculated
by multiplying the principal amount hereof (or if this Note is an Indexed
Principal Note, the Face Amount specified on the face hereof) by an accrued
interest factor. Such accrued interest factor will be computed by adding the
interest factors calculated for each day in the period for which accrued
interest is being calculated. The interest factor (expressed as a decimal
calculated to seven decimal places without rounding) for each such day is
computed, unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, by dividing the
interest rate in effect on such day by 360 if the Base Rate specified on the
face hereof is the Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the CD Rate,
the J.J. Kenny Rate, the Prime Rate, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate or
LIBOR, or by the actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate specified
on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate. In all other cases, accrued interest
shall be calculated by multiplying the principal amount hereof (or if this Note
is an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount specified on the face hereof) by
the interest rate in effect during the period for which accrued interest is
being calculated, and multiplying that product by the quotient obtained by
dividing the number of days in the period for which accrued interest is being
calculated by 360 if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the
Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the CD Rate the J.J. Kenny Rate,
the prime Rate, the Eleventh District cost of Funds Rate or LIBOR, or by the
actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof
is the Treasury Rate. For purposes of making the foregoing calculations, the
interest rate in effect on any Interest Reset Date will be the applicable rate
as reset on such date.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, all percentages
resulting from any calculation of the rate of interest hereof will be rounded,
if necessary, to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1% (.0000001), with five
one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward, and all currency amounts
used in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the nearest
one-hundredth of a unit (with .005 of a unit being rounded upward).
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, interest will be
payable, if this Note resets daily, weekly or monthly (other than Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Notes), on the third Wednesday of each month or on
the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year, as
specified on the face hereof or, in the case of Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Notes, on the first calendar day of each March, June, September and
December; if this Note resets quarterly, on the third Wednesday of March, June,
September and December of each year; if this Note resets semiannually, on the
third Wednesday of the two months of each year specified on the face hereof; and
if this Note resets annually, on the third Wednesday of the
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month of each year specified on the face hereof, and in each case at Maturity
(each such day being an "Interest Payment Date"). If an Interest Payment Date
would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment
Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day, except that, if the
Base Rate specified on the face hereof is LIBOR and such Business Day is in the
next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Payment Date shall be the
immediately preceding Business Day, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if with respect to any
Note for which "Accrue to Pay" is not specified on the face hereof, if an
Interest Payment Date with respect to such Note would otherwise be a day that is
not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall not be postponed; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, that any payment required to be made in respect of a Note that does not
Accrue to Pay on a date (including the day of Stated Maturity) that is not a
Business Day for such Note need not be made on such date, but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such
dates, and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed
payment.
Subject to applicable provisions of law and except as specified
herein, on each Interest Reset Date the rate of interest shall be the rate
determined in accordance with the provisions of the applicable heading below.
DETERMINATION OF CD RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the CD Rate, this
Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate
calculated with reference to the CD Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if
any, specified on the face hereof. The "CD Rate" for each Interest Reset Period
shall be the rate as of the second Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "CD Rate Determination Date") for negotiable
certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof
as published in H.15(519) under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)." In the
event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such CD Rate Determination
Date, then the "CD Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will be the rate on such
CD Rate Determination Date for negotiable certificates of deposit of the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York in its daily statistical release "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for
U.S. Government Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the heading
"Certificates of Deposit." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or Composite
Quotations, then the "CD Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will be calculated
by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the secondary market
offered rates as of 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such CD Rate
Determination Date of three leading nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar
certificates of deposit in The City of New York selected by the Calculation
Agent for negotiable certificates of deposit of major United States money center
banks of the highest credit standing (in the market for negotiable certificates
of deposit) with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity on the face
hereof in a denomination of $5,000,000, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the dealers
selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting offered rates as
mentioned in this sentence, the CD Rate for such Interest Reset
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Period will be the same as the CD Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the Initial
Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any CD Rate Determination Date
shall be the tenth calendar day after such CD Rate Determination Date or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE
If the Base Rate shown on the face hereof is the Commercial Paper
Rate, this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to the Commercial Paper Rate and the
Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The
"Commercial Paper Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent as of the second Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date")
and shall be the Money Market Yield (as defined below) on such Commercial Paper
Rate Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof, as such rate shall be published in
H.15(519) under the heading "Commercial Paper." In the event that such rate is
not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day
after such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, (the "Calculation Date") then
the Commercial Paper Rate for such Interest Reset Period shall be the Money
Market Yield on such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of the rate for
commercial paper of the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as published
in Composite Quotations under the heading "Commercial Paper." If by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in
either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, then the "Commercial Paper Rate" for
such Interest Reset Period shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic
mean of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such
Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of three leading dealers of commercial
paper in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial
paper of the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof placed for an
industrial issuer whose bonds are rated "AA" or the equivalent by a nationally
recognized rating agency, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the dealers selected as
aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting offered rates as mentioned in
this sentence, the "Commercial Paper Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will
be the same as the Commercial Paper Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the Initial
Interest Rate).
"Money Market Yield" shall be the yield calculated in accordance with
the following formula:
D x 360
Money Market Yield = ------------------ X 100
360 - (D x M)
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where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on
a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Commercial Paper Rate
Determination Date shall be the tenth calendar day after such Commercial Paper
Rate Determination Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the Federal Funds
Rate, this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to the Federal Funds Rate and Spread or
Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The "Federal Funds
Rate" for each Interest Reset Period shall be the effective rate on the Interest
Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Federal Funds Rate Determination
Date") for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal
Funds (Effective)." In the event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining
to such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date, the "Federal Funds Rate" for such
Interest Reset Period shall be the rate on such Federal Funds Rate Determination
Date as published in Composite Quotations under the heading "Federal
Funds/Effective Rate." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation
Date, such rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or Composite
Quotations, then the "Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall
be the rate on such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date made publicly
available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which is equivalent to the
rate which appears in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective),"
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such rate is not made publicly available by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date, the "Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will
be the same as the Federal Funds Rate in effect for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there is no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate). If this Note resets daily, the interest rate on this
Note for the period from and including a Monday to but excluding the succeeding
Monday will be reset by the Calculation Agent on such second Monday (or, if not
a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) to a rate equal to the
average of the Federal Funds Rates in effect with respect to each such day in
such week.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Federal Funds Rate
Determination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF LIBOR
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, this Note will
bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate calculated
with reference to LIBOR and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified
on the face hereof. "LIBOR" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined
by the Calculation Agent as follows:
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(1) On the second London Banking Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "LIBOR Determination Date"), the
Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note will determine the offered rates for
deposits in the Specified Currency for the period of the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest Reset Date,
which appear on the Designated LIBOR Page at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date. "Designated LIBOR Page"
means either (a) if "LIBOR Telerate" is designated on the face hereof, the
display designated as page "3750" on the Bridge Telerate Service (or such
other page as may replace page "3750" on such service or such other service
as may be nominated by the British Bankers' Association for the purpose of
displaying the London interbank offered rates of major banks) or (b) if
"LIBOR Reuters" is designated on the face hereof, the display designated
as page "LIBO" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other
page as may replace the LIBO page on such service or such other service
as may be nominated by the British Bankers' Association for the purpose
of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks). If neither
LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is specified on the face hereof, LIBOR
will be determined as if LIBOR Telerate had been specified. If at least
two such offered rates appear on the Designated LIBOR Page, "LIBOR" for
such Interest Reset Period will be the arithmetic mean of such offered
rates as determined by the Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note.
(2) If LIBOR cannot be determined as described above (either because
the Designated LIBOR Page is no longer available or because fewer than two
offered rates appear on the Designated LIBOR Page on such LIBOR
Determination Date), the Calculation Agent will request the principal
London offices of each of four major banks in the London interbank market
selected by the Calculation Agent to provide the Calculation Agent with its
offered quotations for deposits in the Specified Currency for the period of
the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof, commencing on such
Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date and
in a principal amount equal to an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the
approximate equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency that is
representative of a single transaction in such market at such time. If at
least two such quotations are provided, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset
Period will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two
such quotations are provided, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will
be the arithmetic mean of rates quoted by three major banks in The City of
New York selected by the Calculation Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on such LIBOR Determination Date for loans in the Specified
Currency to leading European banks for the period of the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest Reset Date, and
in a principal amount
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equal to an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the approximate
equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency that is representative of a
single transaction in such market at such time, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
fewer than three banks selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
quoting rates as mentioned in this sentence, "LIBOR" for such Interest
Reset Period will be the same as LIBOR for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate).
DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate,
this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate
calculated with reference to the Treasury Rate and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. Unless "Treasury Rate
Constant Maturity" is specified on the face hereof, The "Treasury Rate" for each
Interest Reset Period will be the rate for the auction held on the Treasury Rate
Determination Date (as defined below) for such Interest Reset Period of direct
obligations of the United States ("Treasury bills") having the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, as published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S.
Government Securities-Treasury bills-auction average (investment)" or, if not so
published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day after such
Treasury Rate Determination Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day) (the "Calculation Date"), the auction average rate
(expressed as a bond equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as
applicable, and applied on a daily basis) on such Treasury Rate Determination
Date as otherwise announced by the United States Department of the Treasury. In
the event that the results of the auction of Treasury bills having the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof are not published or reported as provided
above by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, or if no such
auction is held on such Treasury Rate Determination Date, then the "Treasury
Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and shall be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond equivalent on the
basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis)
of the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid rates as of approximately
3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Treasury Rate Determination Date, of
three leading primary United States government securities dealers selected by
the Calculation Agent for the issue of Treasury bills with a remaining maturity
closest to the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that if the dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not
quoting bid rates as mentioned in this sentence, then the "Treasury Rate" for
such Interest Reset Period will be the same as the Treasury Rate for the
immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest
Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Treasury Rate Determination Date" for each Interest Reset Period
will be the day of the week in which the Interest Reset Date for such Interest
Reset Period falls on which Treasury bills would normally be auctioned.
Treasury bills are normally sold at auction on Monday of each week, unless that
day is a legal holiday, in which case the auction is normally held on the
following Tuesday, except that such auction may be held on the preceding Friday.
If,
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as the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the preceding Friday,
such Friday will be the Treasury Rate Determination Date pertaining to the
Interest Reset Period commencing in the next succeeding week. If an auction
date shall fall on any day that would otherwise be an Interest Reset Date for a
Note whose Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, then such Interest Reset Date shall
instead be the Business Day immediately following such auction date.
If "Constant Maturity" is specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, the "Treasury Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be
the rate that is set forth in the Federal Reserve Board publication H.15(519)
opposite the caption "U.S. Government/Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities/"
in the Index Maturity with respect to the applicable Constant Maturity Treasury
Rate Determination Date (as defined below). If the H.15(519) is not published,
the "Treasury Rate" shall be the rate that was set forth on
Telerate Page 7055, or its successor page (as determined by the Calculation
Agent), on the applicable Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date
opposite the applicable Index Maturity. If no such rate is set forth, then the
Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Period shall be established by the
Calculation Agent as follows. The Calculation Agent will contact the Federal
Reserve Board and request the Treasury Rate, in the applicable Index Maturity,
for the Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date. If the Federal
Reserve Board does not provide such information, then the Treasury Rate for such
Interest Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of bid-side quotations,
expressed in terms of yield, reported by three leading U.S. government
securities dealers (one or more of which may be an Agent), according to their
written records, as of 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Constant Maturity
Treasury Rate Determination Date, for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is
nearest in maturity to the Index Maturity, but not less than exactly the Index
Maturity and for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is nearest in maturity
to the Index Maturity, but not more than exactly the Index Maturity. The
Calculation Agent shall calculate the Treasury Rate by interpolating to the
Index Maturity based on an actual/actual date count basis, the yield on the two
Treasury Notes selected. If the Calculation Agent cannot obtain three such
adjusted quotations, the Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Date will be the
arithmetic mean of all such quotations, or if only one such quotation is
obtained, such quotation, obtained by the Calculation Agent. In all events, the
Calculation Agent shall continue polling dealers until at least one adjusted
yield quotation can be determined.
"The Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date" shall be the
tenth Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for the applicable Interest
Reset Period.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Treasury Rate Determination
Date or Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date, as applicable, shall
be the tenth calendar day after such Treasury Rate Determination Date or
Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date, as applicable, or, if such a
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF PRIME RATE
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Prime Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates (calculated
with reference to the Prime Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if
any) specified in the Prime Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Prime Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent for such Prime Rate Note as of the second Business Day prior
to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Prime Rate
Determination Date") and shall be the rate made available and subsequently
published on such date in H.15(519) under the heading "Bank Prime Loan." In the
event that such rate has not been made available prior to 3:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Prime
Rate Determination Date, the Prime Rate will be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly
announced by each bank that appears on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page (as defined
below) as such bank's prime rate or base lending rate as in effect for such
Prime Rate Determination Date. If fewer than four such rates but more than one
such rate appear on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page for the Prime Rate
Determination Date, the rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates
quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year divided by 360 as
of the close of business on such Prime Rate Determination Date by four major
money center banks in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent.
If fewer than two such rates appear on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page, the Prime
Rate will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean
of the prime rates quoted in The City of New York on such Prime Rate
Determination Date by at least three substitute banks or trust companies
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, or any State
thereof, having total equity capital of at least U.S. $500,000,000 and being
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, selected by
the Calculation Agent to provide such rate or rates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
the banks or trust companies selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Prime Rate with respect to such
Prime Rate Determination Date will be the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime
Rate Determination Date. "Reuters Screen NYMF Page" means the display
designated as page "NYMF" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such
other page as may replace the NYMF page on that service for the purpose of
displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Prime Rate Determination Date
shall be the tenth calendar day after such Prime Rate Determination Date or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF J.J. KENNY RATE
J.J. Kenny Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates
(calculated by reference to the J.J. Kenny Rate and the Spread and/or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in the J.J. Kenny Rate Notes and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
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Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"J.J. Kenny Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent for such J.J. Kenny Rate Note as of the second Business Day
prior to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "J.J. Kenny
Rate Determination Date") and shall be the per annum rate on such date equal to
the index made available and subsequently published by Kenny Information Systems
or its successor, based upon 30-day yield evaluations at par of bonds, the
interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax
purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), of
not less than five "high grade" component issuers selected from time to time by
Kenny Information Systems, including without limitation, issuers of general
obligation bonds; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the bonds on which the index is based
shall not include any bonds the interest on which is subject to an "alternate
minimum tax" or similar tax under the Code, unless all tax-exempt bonds are
subject to such tax. If such rate is not made available by 3:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such J.J.
Kenny Rate Determination Date, the J.J. Kenny Rate shall be the rate quoted by a
successor indexing agent selected by the Company equaling the prevailing rate
for bonds rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation in respect of issuers selected
by such successor indexing agent most closely resembling the "high grade"
component issuers selected by Kenny Information Systems that are subject to
tender by the holders thereof for purchase on not more than seven days' notice
and the interest on which is (A) variable on a weekly basis, (B) excludable from
gross income for federal income tax purposes under the Code, and (C) not subject
to an "alternate minimum tax" or similar tax under the Code, unless all
tax-exempt bonds are subject to such tax; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a successor
indexing agent is not available, the J.J. Kenny Rate with respect to such J.J.
Kenny Rate Determination Date will be the J.J. Kenny Rate for the immediately
preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period,
the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any J.J. Kenny Rate Determination
Date shall be the tenth calendar day after such J.J. Kenny Rate Determination
Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF ELEVENTH DISTRICT COST OF FUNDS RATE
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes will bear interest at the
interest rates (calculated by reference to the Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate," for each Interest Reset Period will be
determined by the Calculation Agent for such Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Note as of the last working day of the month immediately prior to such
Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period on which the Federal Home
Loan Bank of San Francisco (the "FHLB of San Francisco") publishes the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Index (as defined below) (the "Eleventh District Cost of
Funds
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Rate Determination Date"), and shall be the rate equal to the monthly weighted
average cost of funds for the calendar month preceding such Eleventh District
Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date as set forth under the caption "Eleventh
District" on the Telerate Page 7058 as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on
such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date. If such rate does
not appear on Telerate Page 7058 on any related Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Determination Date, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate for such
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date shall be the monthly
weighted average cost of funds paid by member institutions of the Eleventh
Federal Home Loan Bank District that was most recently announced (the "Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Index") by the FHLB of San Francisco as such cost of
funds for the calendar month preceding the date of such announcement. If the
FHLB of San Francisco fails to announce such rate for the calendar month next
preceding such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date, then the
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate for such Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Determination Date will be the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate in
effect on such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date.
INVERSE FLOATING RATE NOTES
If this Note is designated as an Inverse Floating Rate Note on the
face hereof, the Inverse Floating Rate shall be equal to (i) in the case of
the period, if any, commencing on the Issue Date (or such other date which
may be specified on the face hereof as the date on which this Note shall
begin to accrue interest), up to the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial
Fixed Interest Rate shown above, and (ii) in the case of each period
commencing on an Interest Reset Date, the Reset Fixed Reference Rate shown
above minus the interest rate determined by reference to the Base Rate shown
above, as adjusted by the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, as determined
in accordance with the provisions hereof, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) the
interest rate thereon will not be less than zero and (y) the interest rate in
effect for the ten days immediately prior to the date of Maturity will be the
rate in effect on the tenth day preceding such date.
FLOATING RATE/FIXED RATE NOTES
If this Note is designated as a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note, this
Note will be a Floating Rate note for a specified portion of its term and a
Fixed Rate Note for the remainder of its term, in which event the interest rate
on this Note will be determined as provided herein as if it were a Floating Rate
Note and a Fixed Rate Note hereunder for each such respective period, all as
described herein and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
SUBSEQUENT INTEREST PERIODS
If so specified on the face hereof, the Spread or Spread Multiplier on
this Note may be reset by the Company on the date or dates specified on the face
hereof (each an "Optional Reset Date"). Not later than 40 days prior to each
Optional Reset Date, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note a notice
(the "Reset Notice"), first class, postage prepaid, indicating
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whether the Company has elected to reset the Spread or Spread Multiplier, and if
so, (i) such new Spread or Spread Multiplier and (ii) the provisions, if any,
for redemption during the period from such Optional Reset Date to the next
Optional Reset Date, or, if there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the
Stated Maturity of this Note (each such period, a "Subsequent Interest Period"),
including the date or dates on which or the period or periods during which and
the price or prices at which such redemption may occur during the Subsequent
Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to
the Optional Reset Date, the Company may, at its option, revoke the Spread or
Spread Multiplier provided for in the Reset Notice and establish a higher Spread
or Spread Multiplier for the Subsequent Interest Period by causing the Trustee
to mail notice of such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier to the Holder of this
Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Registered Notes with respect to
which the Spread or Spread Multiplier is reset on an Optional Reset Date will
bear such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier.
The Holder of this Note will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount
hereof, plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date. In order to obtain
repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder must follow the procedures set
forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery or
notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, and except that if the Holder has tendered this
Note for repayment pursuant to a Reset Notice, the Holder may, by written notice
to the Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on
the tenth day before the Optional Reset Date.
INDEXED NOTES
If this Note is an Indexed Note, then certain or all interest
payments, in the case of an Indexed Rate Note, and/or the principal amount
payable at Stated Maturity or earlier redemption or retirement, in the case of
an Indexed Principal Note, is determined by reference to the amount designated
on the face hereof as the Face Amount of this Note and by reference to the Index
as described on the face hereof. If this Note is a Floating Rate Note or
Indexed Rate Note that is also an Indexed Principal Note, the amount of any
interest payment will be determined by reference to the Face Amount described on
the face hereof unless otherwise specified. If this Note is an Indexed
Principal Note, the principal amount payable at Stated Maturity or any earlier
redemption or repayment of this Note may be different from the Face Amount. If
the determination of the Index is calculated or announced by a third party,
which may be an affiliate of the Company, and such third party either suspends
the calculation or announcement of such Index or changes the basis upon which
such Index is calculated (other than changes consistent with policies in effect
at the time this Note was issued and permitted changes described on the face
hereof), then such Index shall be calculated for this Note's purposes by another
third party, which may be an affiliate of the Company, selected by the Company
subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original third
party. If for any reason such Index cannot be calculated on the same basis and
subject to the same conditions and controls as applied to the original third
party, then the indexed interest payments, if any, or any indexed principal
amount of this Note
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shall be calculated in the manner described on the face hereof. Any
determination of such third party shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
binding on all parties.
SPECIFIED CURRENCY
If the Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars, the amount of
any U.S. dollar payment to be made in respect hereof will be determined by
the Company or its agent based on the highest firm bid quotation expressed in
U.S. dollars received by the Company or its agent at approximately 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable
payment date (or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, the last date on
which such rate was quoted) from three (or, if three are not available, then
two) recognized foreign exchange dealers in The City of New York selected by
the Exchange Rate Agent (one or more of which may be an agent involved in the
distribution of the Notes (an "Agent") and another of which may be the
Exchange Rate Agent) for the purchase by the quoting dealer, for settlement
on such payment date, of the aggregate amount of the Specified Currency
payable on such payment date in respect of all Notes denominated in such
Specified Currency. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holders
of such Notes by deductions from such payments. If no such bid quotations
are available, then such payments will be made in the Specified Currency,
unless the Specified Currency is unavailable due to the imposition of
exchange controls or to other circumstances beyond the Company's control, in
which case payment will be made as described in the next paragraph.
PAYMENTS IN CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CURRENCY
Except as set forth below, if any payment in respect hereof is
required to be made in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and such
currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the Company's control or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking
community, then such payment shall be made in U.S. dollars until such currency
is again available or so used. The amount so payable on any date in such
foreign currency shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the basis of the most
recently available Market Exchange Rate for such currency or as otherwise
indicated on the face hereof. Any payment made under such circumstances in
U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture.
In the event of an official redenomination of the Specified
Currency of this Note (other than as a result of European Monetary Union, but
including, without limitation, an official redenomination of any such
Specified Currency that is a composite currency), the obligations of the
Company with respect to payments on this Note shall, in all cases, be deemed
immediately following such redenomination to provide for the payment of that
amount of redenominated currency representing the amount of such obligations
immediately before such redenomination. This Note does not provide for any
adjustment to any amount payable under this Note as a result of (i) any
change in the value of the Specified Currency hereof relative to any other
currency due
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solely to fluctuations in exchange rates or (ii) any redenomination of any
component currency of any composite currency (unless such composite currency is
itself officially redenominated). In the event of European Monetary Union, the
procedures described in this paragraph shall not apply, and the obligations of
the Company with respect to payments on this Note shall instead be determined as
set forth in the following paragraph.
Stage III of the European Economic and Monetary Union ("Stage III") is
presently scheduled to commence on January 1, 1999 for those member states of
the European Union that satisfy the economic convergence criteria set forth in
the Treaty on European Union. On March 25, 1998, the European Commission
officially recommended that eleven of the member states of the European Union be
allowed to participate in Stage III; these eleven member states are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (collectively, the "Participating Member States"). It is
possible that additional member states of the European Union may participate in
Stage III after January 1, 1999, in which case each such additional member state
will also become a "Participating Member State." Certain of the foreign
currencies in which this Note may be denominated or payments in respect of this
Note may be due or by which amounts due on the Notes may be calculated may be
issued by Participating Member States (each such country, a "Relevant
Jurisdiction" with respect to such Note). Stage III includes the introduction
of a new legal currency (the "Euro") which will be legal tender in the
Participating Member States, existing in parallel with the present national
currency of each Participating Member State. It is currently anticipated that
on and after January 1, 2002, the national currencies of Participating Member
States will cease to exist and the sole legal tender in such States will be the
Euro. It is anticipated that the European Union will adopt regulations or other
legislation providing specific rules for the introduction of the Euro in
substitution for the respective national currencies of Participating Member
States, which regulations or legislation may be supplemented by legislation of
the individual member states. The laws and regulations of the European Union
(and, if any, of such Relevant Jurisdiction) relating to the Euro implemented
pursuant to or by virtue of the Treaty on European Union may apply to this Note
and the Indenture. Such laws and regulations, and future market conventions
applicable in the European Union to securities similar to this Note, may be
inconsistent in varying degrees with the terms and conditions of this Note. To
the extent that references in the Indenture governing this Note or in the terms
and conditions of this Note, to any business day, day-count, day-count fraction
or other convention shall be inconsistent with such European Union laws,
regulations or market conventions that are applicable to securities similar to
this Note held in international clearing systems, the Company, in its discretion
(but after consultation with the Trustee, and with any principal paying agent
located in a European Union member state), may amend such references and terms
and conditions to be in harmony with, or to otherwise comply with, such laws,
regulations and/or market conventions. Any such amendment shall be effected
without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the Holder of this Note.
If, following the commencement of Stage III by a Relevant
Jurisdiction, the Company has the option, pursuant to applicable law, to make
payments of principal of, or interest on or any other amounts in respect of,
this Note in either the current national currency of
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a Relevant Jurisdiction or Euro, the Company will make such payments in such
national currency or Euro at its sole discretion. To the extent that the
introduction of the Euro necessitates the rounding up or down of certain amounts
or quotations expressed in Euro with respect to this Note, such rounding will be
made in conformity with prevailing market conventions in the European Union or,
in the absence of an applicable market convention, to the nearest Euro cent.
The circumstances and consequences described in this paragraph and any
resultant amendment to the terms and conditions of this Note will not entitle
any Holder hereof (i) to any legal remedy, including, without limitation,
redemption, rescission, notice, repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the
terms and conditions of this Note or the Indenture, or (ii) to raise any defense
or make any claim (including, without limitation, claims of breach, force
majeure, frustration of purpose or impracticability) or any other claim for
compensation, damages or any other relief.
DUAL CURRENCY NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Dual Currency
Note, the Company may have a one time option, exercisable on one or more
dates (each an "Option Election Date") in whole, but not in part, with
respect to all Dual Currency Notes issued on the same day and having the same
terms (a "Tranche"), of thereafter making all payments of principal, premium,
if any, and interest (which payments would otherwise be made in the Specified
Currency of such Notes) in an optional currency (the "Optional Payment
Currency").
If the Company makes such an election, the amount payable in the
Optional Payment Currency shall be determined using the Designated Exchange Rate
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. If such election is made,
notice of such election shall be mailed in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Tranche of Dual Currency Notes within two Business Days of the Option
Election Date and shall state (i) the first date, whether an Interest Payment
Date and/or Stated Maturity, in which scheduled payments in the Optional Payment
Currency will be made and (ii) the Designated Exchange Rate. Any such notice by
the Company, once given, may not be withdrawn. The equivalent value in the
Specified Currency of payments made after such an election may be less, at the
then current exchange rate, than if the Company had made such payment in the
Specified Currency.
RENEWABLE NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Renewable Note, this
Note will mature on an Interest Payment Date occurring in or prior to the
twelfth month following the Original Issue Date of this Note (the "Initial
Maturity Date") unless the term of all or any portion of this Note is renewed in
accordance with the following procedures:
On the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (unless a
different interval (the "Special Election Interval") is specified on the face
hereof) prior to the Initial
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Maturity Date of a this Note (the "Initial Renewal Date") and on the Interest
Payment Date occurring in each sixth month (or in the last month of each Special
Election Interval) after such Initial Renewal Date (each, together with the
Initial Renewal Date, a "Renewal Date"), the term of this Note may be extended
to the Interest Payment Date occurring in the twelfth month (or, if a Special
Election Interval is specified on the face hereof, the last month in a period
equal to twice the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date, if the
Holder of this Note elects to extend the term of this Note or any portion
thereof as described below. If the Holder does not elect to extend the term of
any portion of the principal amount of this Note during the specified period
prior to any Renewal Date, such portion will become due and payable on the
Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (or the last month in the
Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date (the "New Maturity Date").
The Holder may elect to renew the term of this Note, or if so
specified, any portion thereof, by delivering a notice to such effect to the
Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee or agency of the Trustee in the City of New York not less than 15
nor more than 30 days prior to such Renewal Date. Such election will be
irrevocable and will be binding upon each subsequent Holder of this Note. An
election to renew the term of this Note may be exercised with respect to less
than the entire principal amount of this Note only if so specified on the face
hereof and then only in such principal amount, or any integral multiple in
excess thereof, as is specified on the face hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term of this Note may not be extended beyond the Stated Maturity
specified for this Note on the face hereof.
If the Holder does not elect to renew the term, this Note must be
presented to the Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) and, as soon as
practicable following receipt of such Note the Trustee (or any duly appointed
paying agent) shall issue in exchange therefor in the name of such Holder (i) a
Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such exchanged Note
for which no election to renew the term thereof was exercised, with terms
identical to those specified on such exchanged Note (except that such Note shall
have a fixed, nonrenewable Stated Maturity on the New Maturity Date) and (ii) if
an election to renew is made with respect to less than the full principal amount
of such Holder's Note, a replacement Renewable Note, in a principal amount equal
to the principal amount of such exchanged Note for which the election to renew
was made, with terms identical to the exchanged Note.
EXTENSION OF MATURITY
If so specified on the face hereof, the Maturity of this Note may be
extended at the option of the Company for the period or periods of whole years
specified on the face hereof (each an "Extension Period") up to but not beyond
the date (the "Final Maturity") set forth on the face hereof. If the Company
exercises such option, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note not
later than 40 days prior to the old Stated Maturity a notice (the "Extension
Notice") first class, postage prepaid indicating (i) the election of the Company
to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity, (iii) the Spread or Spread
Multiplier applicable to the Extension Period and
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(iv) the provisions, if any, for redemption during such Extension Period.
Upon the Trustee's mailing of the Extension Notice, the Maturity of this Note
shall be extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension
Notice and as described in the next paragraph, this Note will have the same
terms as prior to the mailing of such Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
not later than 20 days prior to the old Stated Maturity of this Note, the
Company may, at its option, revoke the Spread or Spread Multiplier provided
for in the Extension Notice and establish a higher Spread or Spread
Multiplier for the Extension Period by causing the Trustee to mail notice of
such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier, first class, postage prepaid to the
Holder of this Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Registered Notes
with respect to which the Maturity is extended will bear such higher Spread
or Spread Multiplier.
If the Company extends the Maturity of this Note, the Holder will
have the option to elect repayment of this Note by the Company on the old
Stated Maturity at a price equal to the principal amount hereof, plus
interest accrued to such date. In order to obtain repayment on such old
Stated Maturity once the Company has extended the Maturity hereof, the Holder
must follow the procedures set forth below for optional repayment, except
that the period for delivery of this Note or notification to the Trustee
shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days before the such old Stated
Maturity, and except that if the Holder has tendered this Note for repayment
pursuant to an Extension Notice, the Holder may, by written notice to the
Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on the
tenth day before the old Stated Maturity.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, REPAYMENT AND REPURCHASE
If so specified on the face hereof, the Company may, at its option,
redeem this Note in whole or in part, on the date or dates (each an "Optional
Redemption Date") specified herein, at the price (the "Redemption Price")
(together with interest accrued to such Optional Redemption Date) specified
herein. Unless otherwise stated on the reverse hereof, the Trustee shall mail
to the Holder a notice of such redemption at least 30 days prior to the date
of redemption. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Company may exercise such
option with respect to a redemption of this Note in part only by notifying
the Trustee for this Note at least 45 days prior to any Optional Redemption
Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or
Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued to the Holder hereof
upon the cancellation hereof.
If so specified on the face hereof, this Note will be repayable prior
to Maturity at the option of the Holder on the Optional Repayment Dates shown on
the face hereof at the Optional Repayment Prices shown on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued to the date of repayment. In order for this Note
to be repaid, the Trustee must receive at least 30 but not more than 45 days
prior to an Optional Repayment Date (i) this Note with the form below entitled
"Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Associa-
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tion of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the
United States of America setting forth the name of the Holder of this Note, the
principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number or a
description of the tenor and terms of this Note, a statement that the option to
elect repayment is being exercised hereby and a guarantee that this Note with
the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed will be
received by the Trustee not later than five Business Days after the date of such
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter. If the procedure described
in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence is followed, this Note with form duly
completed must be received by the Trustee by such fifth Business Day. Any
tender of this Note for repayment (except pursuant to a Reset Notice or an
Extension Notice) shall be irrevocable. The repayment option may be exercised
by the Holder of this Note for less than the entire principal amount of the
Note, PROVIDED, that the principal amount of this Note remaining outstanding
after repayment is an authorized denomination. Upon such partial repayment,
this Note shall be canceled and a new Note or Notes for the remaining principal
amount hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Note.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if this Note is an
OID Note, the amount payable in the event of redemption or repayment prior to
the Stated Maturity hereof (other than pursuant to an optional redemption by
the Company at a stated Redemption Price) shall be the Amortized Face Amount
of this Note as of the redemption date or the date of repayment, as the case
may be. The Amortized Face Amount of this Note on any date shall be the amount
equal to (i) the Issue Price set forth on the face hereof plus (ii) that
portion of the difference between such Issue Price and the stated principal
amount of such Note that has accrued by such date at (x) the Bond Yield to
Maturity set forth on the face hereof or (y) if so specified, the Bond Yield
to Call set forth on the face hereof (computed in each case in accordance
with generally accepted United States bond yield computation principles),
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the Amortized Face Amount of a Note
exceed its stated principal amount.
The Bond Yield to Call listed on the face of this Note shall be
computed on the basis of the first occurring Optional Redemption Date with
respect to such Note and the amount payable on such Optional Redemption Date.
In the event that such Note is not redeemed on such first occurring Optional
Redemption Date, the Bond Yield to Call with respect to such Note shall be
recomputed on such Optional Redemption Date on the basis of the next occurring
Optional Redemption Date and the amount payable on such Optional Redemption
Date, and shall continue to be so recomputed on each succeeding Optional
Redemption Date until the Note is so redeemed.
The Company may at any time purchase Notes at any price in
the open market or otherwise. Notes so purchased by the Company may,
at the discretion of the Company, be held or resold or surrendered to the
Trustee for such Notes for cancellation.
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OTHER TERMS
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested
by the Person surrendering the same.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security
Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City and State of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Security
Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of
this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal
amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the Holder hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this
series shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all the Debt
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in this manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, destroyed,
stolen or lost and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft, or destruction
hereof (together with such indemnity and such other documents or proof as may be
required by the Company or the Trustee) shall be delivered to the principal
corporate trust office of the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor and
principal amount will be issued by the Company in exchange for, or in lieu of,
this Note. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such
indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a new
Note shall be borne by the Holder of this Note.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to
be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate principal
amount of Debt Securities at the time outstanding of each series to be
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affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of
specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of
any series at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt
Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain
provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt
Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the
registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether
or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon the Debt Security.
Holders of Debt Securities may not enforce their rights pursuant to
the Indenture or the Note except as provided in the Indenture. No reference
herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
this Note at the times, place and rate, and the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made and to be performed
solely in the State of New York and for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of said State without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of said State.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ________ Custodian___________
TEN ENT -as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
JT ENT - as joint tenants with
right of survivorship _________________________________
and not as tenants in (State)
common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to
repay $____ principal amount of the within Note, pursuant to its terms, on the
"Optional Repayment Date" first occurring after the date of receipt of the
within Note as specified below, together with interest thereon accrued to the
date of repayment, to the undersigned at:
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(Please Print or Type Name and Address of the Undersigned)
and to issue to the undersigned, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, a new
Note or Notes representing the remaining principal amount of this Note.
For this Option to Elect Repayment to be effective, this Note with the
Option to Elect Repayment duly completed must be received by the Company within
the relevant time period set forth above at its office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, located initially at the office of
the Trustee at 101 Barclay Street, 21 West, Attention: Michelle Russo, New York,
New York 10286.
Dated: _____________________________________________
Note: The signature to this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in
every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee
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Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Zip Code of Assignee
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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
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to transfer such Note on the books of Citigroup Inc., with full power of
substitution in the premises.
_____________________________________________
Dated:______________________ Signature
_____________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon the face of the Note in every
particular, without alteration of enlargement
or any change whatsoever
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REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OR FACE AMOUNT
NO. FX ____ CITIGROUP INC. CUSIP
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTE, SERIES A
(FIXED RATE)
Due Nine Months or More from the Date of Issue
IF APPLICABLE, THE "TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID" AND "YIELD TO MATURITY" SET FORTH
BELOW WILL BE COMPLETED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE UNITED STATES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID") RULES.
Issue Price: Original Issue Date:
Interest Rate: Stated Maturity:
Specified Currency (If other than U.S. dollars):
Authorized Denominations:
(If other than as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement)
Dual Currency Note: Yes (see attached) No
Optional Payment Currency:
Designated Exchange Rate:
Interest Payment Dates: Accrue to Pay: Yes No
Indexed Principal Note: Yes (see attached) No
Interest Rate Reset: The Interest Rate may not be changed prior to
Stated Maturity.
The Interest Rate may be changed prior to Stated
Maturity (see attached).
Optional Reset Dates (if applicable):
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Amortizing Note: Yes No
Amortization Schedule:
Optional Redemption: Yes No
Optional Redemption Dates:
Redemption Prices:
Bond Yield to Maturity: Bond Yield to Call:
Optional Repayment: Yes No
Optional Repayment Dates: Optional Repayment Prices:
Optional Extension of Stated Maturity: Yes No
Final Maturity:
Discount Note: Yes No
Total Amount of OID: Yield to Maturity:
Renewable Note: Yes (see attached) No
Special Election Interval (if applicable):
Amount (if less than entire
principal amount) as to which
election may be exercised:
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CITIGROUP INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the "Company"), for value
received hereby promises to pay CEDE & Co. or registered assigns, (a) the
Principal Amount or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount
adjusted by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between
prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or commodities
or by such other objective price, economic or other measures (an "Index") as
described on the face hereof or in the Pricing Supplement attached hereto or
delivered herewith, in the Specified Currency on the Stated Maturity shown
above, or earlier if and to the extent so provided herein, and (b) to pay
accrued interest on the Principal Amount then outstanding (or in the case of an
Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount, then outstanding) at the Interest Rate
shown above from the Original Issue Date shown above or from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in
arrears on the Interest Payment Dates specified on the face of this Note and at
Maturity, until, in either case, the Principal Amount then outstanding or the
Face Amount is paid or duly provided for in accordance with the terms hereof.
Interest on this Note, if any, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture referred to on the
reverse hereof, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which (other than interest payable at Maturity)
shall be the date (whether or not a Business Day) fifteen calendar days
immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and, in the case of interest
payable at Stated Maturity, shall be the Stated Maturity of this Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Note is issued between a Regular Record
Date and the related Interest Payment Date, the interest so payable for the
period from the Original Issue Date to such Interest Payment Date shall be paid
on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date to the Registered Holder hereof on
the related Regular Record Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder
hereof on such Regular Record Date, and may be paid to the Person in whose name
this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee (referred to on the reverse hereof), notice whereof
shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special
Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Notes may be
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listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in said Indenture. If an Interest Payment Date with respect to
any Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest
Payment Date shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any payment
required to be made in respect of such Note on a date (including the day of
Stated Maturity) that is not a Business Day for such Note need not be made on
such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same
force and effect as if made on such date, and no additional interest shall
accrue as a result of such delayed payment. However, if with respect to any
Note for which "Accrue to Pay" is specified on the face hereof, and any Interest
Payment Date with respect to such Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a day that
is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day. Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest
Payment Date shall include interest accrued through the day before such Interest
Payment Date.
For purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a
Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed in (a) The City of New
York or (b) if the Specified Currency shown above (as defined below) is other
than U.S. dollars, the financial center of the country issuing such Specified
Currency (which, in the case of the Euro, shall be Brussels, Belgium).
The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is, to the extent set forth in
the Indenture, expressly subordinated and subject in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness as defined in the Indenture, and
this Note is issued subject to such provisions, and each Holder of this Note, by
accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions and
authorizes and directs the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination as
provided in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for
any and all such purposes.
If this Note is an Amortizing Note as shown on the face hereof, a
portion or all the principal amount of the Note is payable prior to Stated
Maturity in accordance with a schedule, by application of a formula, or by
reference to an index (as described above).
The principal hereof and any premium and interest hereon are payable
by the Company in the Specified Currency shown above. If the Specified Currency
shown above is other than U.S. dollars, the Company will arrange to convert all
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payments in respect hereof into U.S. dollars in the manner described on the
reverse hereof. The Holder hereof may, if so indicated above, elect to receive
all payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency by delivery of a
written notice to the Trustee not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the
applicable payment date. Such election will remain in effect until revoked by
written notice to the Trustee received not later than fifteen calendar days
prior to the applicable payment date. If the Company determines that the
Specified Currency is not available for making payments in respect hereof due to
the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company's
control or is no longer used by the government of the country issuing such
currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions or within
the international banking community, then the Holder hereof may not so elect to
receive payments in the Specified Currency, and any such outstanding election
shall be automatically suspended, and payments shall be in U.S. dollars, until
the Company determines that the Specified Currency is again available for making
such payments.
Payments of interest in U.S. dollars (other than interest payable at
Maturity) will be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register on the applicable
Record Date, PROVIDED, that, if the Holder hereof is the Holder of
U.S.$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in a currency other than U.S. dollars
determined as provided on the reverse hereof) or more in aggregate principal
amount of Notes of like tenor and term, such U.S. dollar interest payments
will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, but only if
appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the
Trustee not less than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable Interest
Payment Date. Simultaneously with any election by the Holder hereof to receive
payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency (if other than U.S.
dollars), such Holder shall provide appropriate wire transfer instructions to
the Trustee and all such payments will be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located
outside the United States. The principal hereof and any premium and interest
hereon payable at Maturity will be paid in immediately available funds upon
surrender of this Note at the corporate trust office or agency of the Trustee
located in the City and State of New York.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND IN ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT ATTACHED HERETO OR
DELIVERED HEREWITH,
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AND SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS
THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.
This Note shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless
and until this Note has been authenticated by The First National Bank of
Chicago, or its successor, as Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed
under its corporate seal.
Dated:
CITIGROUP INC.
By
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Authorized Officer
[Seal]
Attest
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Secretary
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as
Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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(Reverse of Security)
CITIGROUP INC.
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTE, SERIES A
(FIXED RATE)
GENERAL
This Note is one of a series of duly authorized debt securities of the
Company (the "Debt Securities") issued or to be issued in one or more series
under an indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended (the "Indenture")
between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the
"Trustee," which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture) to
which indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt
Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the public offering
price or purchase price of Notes denominated in currencies other than U.S.
dollars will be determined by the Company or its agent, as exchange rate agent
for the Notes (the "Exchange Rate Agent") on the basis of the noon buying rate
in New York City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for
customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Market Exchange
Rate") for such currencies on the applicable issue dates.
Unless otherwise specified above, the authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be U.S.$1,000 and any larger amount
that is an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000. The authorized denominations
of Notes denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be as set
forth on the respective faces thereof.
Each Registered Note will be issued initially as either a Book-Entry
Note or, if so specified above, a Certificated Note. Book-Entry Notes will not
be exchangeable for Certificated Notes and, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, will not otherwise be issuable as Certificated Notes.
FIXED RATE NOTES
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This Note will bear interest from its Original Issue Date, or from the
last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
at the Interest Rate stated on the face hereof until the principal amount hereof
is paid or made available for payment, except as otherwise described below under
"Subsequent Interest Periods" and "Extension of Maturity," and except that if so
specified in the attached Pricing Supplement, the rate of interest payable may
be subject to adjustment as specified therein.
Unless otherwise set forth herein, interest on this Note will be
payable semiannually in arrears on the Interest Payment Dates set forth above
and at Stated Maturity. If an Interest Payment Date with respect to any Note
would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date
shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any payment required to be made
in respect of such Note on a date (including the day of Stated Maturity) that is
not a Business Day for such Note need not be made on such date, but may be made
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
such date, and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed
payment. However, if with respect to any Note for which "Accrue to Pay" is
specified on the face hereof, and any Interest Payment Date with respect to such
Fixed Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day.
Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest Payment Date shall include
interest accrued through the day before such Interest Payment Date.
Each payment of interest in respect of an Interest Payment Date shall
include interest accrued through the day before such Interest Payment Date.
Unless otherwise specified herein, interest on this Note will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months ("30 over 360").
SUBSEQUENT INTEREST PERIODS
If so specified on the face hereof, the Interest Rate on this Note may
be reset by the Company on the date or dates specified on the face hereof (each
an "Optional Reset Date"). Not later than 40 days prior to each Optional Reset
Date, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note a notice (the "Reset
Notice"), first class, postage prepaid, indicating whether the Company has
elected to reset the Interest Rate, and if so, (i) such new Interest Rate
and (ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the period from such
Optional Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date, or, if there is no
such next Optional Reset Date, to the Stated
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Maturity of this Note (each such period, a "Subsequent Interest Period"),
including the date or dates on which or the period or periods during which and
the price or prices at which such redemption may occur during the Subsequent
Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to
the Optional Reset Date, the Company may, at its option, revoke the Interest
Rate provided for in the Reset Notice and establish a higher Interest Rate
for the Subsequent Interest Period by causing the Trustee to mail notice of
such higher Interest Rate to the Holder of this Note. Such notice shall be
irrevocable. All Registered Notes with respect to which the Interest Rate
is reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher Interest Rate.
The Holder of this Note will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount
hereof, plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date. In order to obtain
repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder must follow the procedures set
forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery or
notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, and except that if the Holder has tendered this
Note for repayment pursuant to a Reset Notice, the Holder may, by written notice
to the Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on
the tenth day before the Optional Reset Date.
INDEXED NOTES
If this Note is an Indexed Principal Note, then the principal amount
payable at Stated Maturity or earlier redemption or retirement, is determined by
reference to the amount designated on the face hereof as the Face Amount of this
Note and by reference to the Index as described on the face hereof. If this
Note is an Indexed Principal Note, the principal amount payable at Stated
Maturity or any earlier redemption or repayment of this Note may be different
from the Face Amount. If the determination of the Index is calculated or
announced by a third party, which may be an affiliate of the Company, and such
third party either suspends the calculation or announcement of such Index or
changes the basis upon which such Index is calculated (other than changes
consistent with policies in effect at the time this Note was issued and
permitted changes described on the face hereof), then such Index shall be
calculated for this Note's purposes by another third party, which may be an
affiliate of the Company, selected by the Company subject to the same conditions
and controls as applied to the original third party. If for any reason such
Index cannot be calculated on the same basis and subject to the same conditions
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and controls as applied to the original third party, then the indexed
interest payments, if any, or any indexed principal amount of this Note
shall be calculated in the manner described on the face hereof. Any
determination of such third party shall, in the absence of manifest error,
be binding on all parties.
SPECIFIED CURRENCY
If the Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars, the amount of
any U.S. dollar payment to be made in respect hereof will be determined by the
Company or its agent based on the highest firm bid quotation expressed in U.S.
dollars received by the Company or its agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date
(or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, the last date on which such rate
was quoted) from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized
foreign exchange dealers in The City of New York selected by the Exchange Rate
Agent (one or more of which may be an agent involved in the distribution of the
Notes (an "Agent") and another of which may be the Exchange Rate Agent) for the
purchase by the quoting dealer, for settlement on such payment date, of the
aggregate amount of the Specified Currency payable on such payment date in
respect of all Notes denominated in such Specified Currency. All currency
exchange costs will be borne by the Holders of such Notes by deductions from
such payments. If no such bid quotations are available, then such payments
will be made in the Specified Currency, unless the Specified Currency is
unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or to other
circumstances beyond the Company's control, in which case payment will be made
as described in the next paragraph.
PAYMENTS IN CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CURRENCY
Except as set forth below, if any payment in respect hereof is
required to be made in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and such
currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the Company's control or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking
community, then such payment shall be made in U.S. dollars until such currency
is again available or so used. The amount so payable on any date in such
foreign currency shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the basis of the
most recently available Market Exchange Rate for such currency or as
otherwise indicated on the face hereof. Any payment made under such
circumstances in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default
under the Indenture.
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In the event of an official redenomination of the Specified Currency
of this Note (other than as a result of European Monetary Union, but
including, without limitation, an official redenomination of any such
Specified Currency that is a composite currency), the obligations of the
Company with respect to payments on this Note shall, in all cases, be
deemed immediately following such redenomination to provide for the payment
of that amount of redenominated currency representing the amount of such
obligations immediately before such redenomination. This Note does not
provide for any adjustment to any amount payable under this Note as a result
of (i) any change in the value of the Specified Currency hereof relative to
any other currency due solely to fluctuations in exchange rates or (ii) any
redenomination of any component currency of any composite currency (unless
such composite currency is itself officially redenominated). In the event
of European Monetary Union, the procedures described in this paragraph shall
not apply, and the obligations of the Company with respect to payments on
this Note shall instead be determined as set forth in the following paragraph.
Stage III of the European Economic and Monetary Union ("Stage III") is
presently scheduled to commence on January 1, 1999 for those member states of
the European Union that satisfy the economic convergence criteria set forth in
the Treaty on European Union. On March 25, 1998, the European Commission
officially recommended that eleven of the member states of the European Union be
allowed to participate in Stage III; these eleven member states are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (collectively, the "Participating Member States"). It is
possible that additional member states of the European Union may participate in
Stage III after January 1, 1999, in which case each such additional member state
will also become a "Participating Member State." Certain of the foreign
currencies in which this Note may be denominated or payments in respect of this
Note may be due or by which amounts due on the Notes may be calculated may be
issued by Participating Member States (each such country, a "Relevant
Jurisdiction" with respect to such Note). Stage III includes the introduction
of a new legal currency (the "Euro") which will be legal tender in the
Participating Member States, existing in parallel with the present national
currency of each Participating Member State. It is currently anticipated that
on and after January 1, 2002, the national currencies of Participating Member
States will cease to exist and the sole legal tender in such States will be the
Euro. It is anticipated that the European Union will adopt regulations or other
legislation providing specific rules for the introduction of the Euro in
substitution for the respective national currencies of Participating Member
States, which regulations or legislation may be supplemented by legislation of
the individual member states. The
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laws and regulations of the European Union (and, if any, of such Relevant
Jurisdiction) relating to the Euro implemented pursuant to or by virtue of the
Treaty on European Union may apply to this Note and the Indenture. Such laws
and regulations, and future market conventions applicable in the European Union
to securities similar to this Note, may be inconsistent in varying degrees with
the terms and conditions of this Note. To the extent that references in the
Indenture governing this Note or in the terms and conditions of this Note, to
any business day, day-count, day-count fraction or other convention shall be
inconsistent with such European Union laws, regulations or market conventions
that are applicable to securities similar to this Note held in international
clearing systems, the Company, in its discretion (but after consultation with
the Trustee, and with any principal paying agent located in a European Union
member state), may amend such references and terms and conditions to be in
harmony with, or to otherwise comply with, such laws, regulations and/or market
conventions. Any such amendment shall be effected without the necessity of
obtaining the consent of the Holder of this Note.
If, following the commencement of Stage III by a Relevant
Jurisdiction, the Company has the option, pursuant to applicable law, to make
payments of principal of, or interest on or any other amounts in respect of,
this Note in either the current national currency of a Relevant Jurisdiction or
Euro, the Company will make such payments in such national currency or Euro at
its sole discretion. To the extent that the introduction of the Euro
necessitates the rounding up or down of certain amounts or quotations expressed
in Euro with respect to this Note, such rounding will be made in conformity with
prevailing market conventions in the European Union or, in the absence of an
applicable market convention, to the nearest Euro cent.
The circumstances and consequences described in this paragraph and any
resultant amendment to the terms and conditions of this Note will not entitle
any Holder hereof (i) to any legal remedy, including, without limitation,
redemption, rescission, notice, repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the
terms and conditions of this Note or the Indenture, or (ii) to raise any defense
or make any claim (including, without limitation, claims of breach, force
majeure, frustration of purpose or impracticability) or any other claim for
compensation, damages or any other relief.
DUAL CURRENCY NOTES
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If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Dual Currency Note,
the Company may have a one time option, exercisable on one or more dates (each
an "Option Election Date") in whole, but not in part, with respect to all
Dual Currency Notes issued on the same day and having the same terms (a
"Tranche"), of thereafter making all payments of principal, premium, if any,
and interest (which payments would otherwise be made in the Specified Currency
of such Notes) in an optional currency (the "Optional Payment Currency").
If the Company makes such an election, the amount payable in the
Optional Payment Currency shall be determined using the Designated Exchange Rate
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. If such election is made,
notice of such election shall be mailed in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Tranche of Dual Currency Notes within two Business Days of the Option
Election Date and shall state (i) the first date, whether an Interest Payment
Date and/or Stated Maturity, in which scheduled payments in the Optional Payment
Currency will be made and (ii) the Designated Exchange Rate. Any such notice by
the Company, once given, may not be withdrawn. The equivalent value in the
Specified Currency of payments made after such an election may be less, at the
then current exchange rate, than if the Company had made such payment in the
Specified Currency.
RENEWABLE NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Renewable Note, this
Note will mature on an Interest Payment Date occurring in or prior to the
twelfth month following the Original Issue Date of this Note (the "Initial
Maturity Date") unless the term of all or any portion of this Note is renewed in
accordance with the following procedures:
On the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (unless a
different interval (the "Special Election Interval") is specified on the face
hereof) prior to the Initial Maturity Date of a this Note (the "Initial Renewal
Date") and on the Interest Payment Date occurring in each sixth month (or in the
last month of each Special Election Interval) after such Initial Renewal Date
(each, together with the Initial Renewal Date, a "Renewal Date"), the term of
this Note may be extended to the Interest Payment Date occurring in the twelfth
month (or, if a Special Election Interval is specified on the face hereof, the
last month in a period equal to twice the Special Election Interval) after such
Renewal Date, if the Holder of this Note elects to extend the term of this Note
or any portion thereof as described below. If the Holder does not elect to
extend the term of any portion of the principal amount of
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this Note during the specified period prior to any Renewal Date, such portion
will become due and payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth
month (or the last month in the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal
Date (the "New Maturity Date").
The Holder may elect to renew the term of this Note, or if so
specified, any portion thereof, by delivering a notice to such effect to the
Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee or agency of the Trustee in the City of New York not less than 15
nor more than 30 days prior to such Renewal Date. Such election will be
irrevocable and will be binding upon each subsequent Holder of this Note. An
election to renew the term of this Note may be exercised with respect to less
than the entire principal amount of this Note only if so specified on the face
hereof and then only in such principal amount, or any integral multiple in
excess thereof, as is specified on the face hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term of this Note may not be extended beyond the Stated Maturity
specified for this Note on the face hereof.
If the Holder does not elect to renew the term, this Note must be
presented to the Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) and, as soon as
practicable following receipt of such Note the Trustee (or any duly appointed
paying agent) shall issue in exchange therefor in the name of such Holder (i) a
Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such exchanged Note
for which no election to renew the term thereof was exercised, with terms
identical to those specified on such exchanged Note (except that such Note shall
have a fixed, nonrenewable Stated Maturity on the New Maturity Date) and (ii) if
an election to renew is made with respect to less than the full principal amount
of such Holder's Note, a replacement Renewable Note, in a principal amount equal
to the principal amount of such exchanged Note for which the election to renew
was made, with terms identical to the exchanged Note.
EXTENSION OF MATURITY
If so specified on the face hereof, the Maturity of this Note may be
extended at the option of the Company for the period or periods of whole years
specified on the face hereof (each an "Extension Period") up to but not beyond
the date (the "Final Maturity") set forth on the face hereof. If the Company
exercises such option, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note not
later than 40 days prior to the old Stated Maturity a notice (the "Extension
Notice") first class, postage prepaid indicating (i) the election of the Company
to extend the Maturity, (ii) the
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new Stated Maturity, (iii) the Interest Rate applicable to the Extension Period
and (iv) the provisions, if any, for redemption during such Extension Period.
Upon the Trustee's mailing of the Extension Notice, the Maturity of this Note
shall be extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension Notice
and as described in the next paragraph, this Note will have the same terms as
prior to the mailing of such Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later
than 20 days prior to the old Stated Maturity of this Note, the Company may,
at its option, revoke the Interest Rate provided for in the Extension Notice
and establish a higher Interest Rate for the Extension Period by causing the
Trustee to mail notice of such higher Interest Rate, first class, postage
prepaid to the Holder of this Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All
Registered Notes with respect to which the Maturity is extended will bear
such higher Interest Rate.
If the Company extends the Maturity of this Note, the Holder will have
the option to elect repayment of this Note by the Company on the old Stated
Maturity at a price equal to the principal amount hereof, plus interest accrued
to such date. In order to obtain repayment on such old Stated Maturity once the
Company has extended the Maturity hereof, the Holder must follow the procedures
set forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery
of this Note or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more
than 35 days before the old Stated Maturity, and except that if the Holder
has tendered this Note for repayment pursuant to an Extension Notice, the
Holder may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke such tender for
repayment until the close of business on the tenth day before the old Stated
Maturity.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, REPAYMENT AND REPURCHASE
If so specified on the face hereof, the Company may, at its option,
redeem this Note in whole or in part, on the date or dates (each an "Optional
Redemption Date") specified herein, at the price (the "Redemption Price")
(together with accrued interest to such Optional Redemption Date) specified
herein. Unless otherwise stated on the reverse hereof, the Trustee shall
mail to the Holder a notice of such redemption at least 30 days prior to the
date of redemption. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Company may exercise
such option with respect to a redemption of this Note in part only by notifying
the Trustee for this Note at least 45 days prior to any Optional Redemption
Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or
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Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued to the Holder hereof upon
the cancellation hereof.
If so specified on the face hereof, this Note will be repayable prior
to Maturity at the option of the Holder on the Optional Repayment Dates shown on
the face hereof at the Optional Repayment Prices shown on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued to the date of repayment. In order for this Note
to be repaid, the Trustee must receive at least 30 but not more than 45 days
prior to an Optional Repayment Date (i) this Note with the form below entitled
"Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust
company in the United States of America setting forth the name of the Holder of
this Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number
or a description of the tenor and terms of this Note, a statement that the
option to elect repayment is being exercised hereby and a guarantee that this
Note with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed
will be received by the Trustee not later than five Business Days after the date
of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter. If the procedure
described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence is followed, this Note with
form duly completed must be received by the Trustee by such fifth Business Day.
Any tender of this Note for repayment (except pursuant to a Reset Notice or an
Extension Notice) shall be irrevocable. The repayment option may be exercised
by the Holder of this Note for less than the entire principal amount of the
Note, PROVIDED, that the principal amount of this Note remaining outstanding
after repayment is an authorized denomination. Upon such partial repayment,
this Note shall be canceled and a new Note or Notes for the remaining principal
amount hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Note.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if this Note is an
OID Note, the amount payable in the event of redemption or repayment prior
to the Stated Maturity hereof (other than pursuant to an optional redemption by
the Company at a stated Redemption Price) shall be the Amortized Face Amount
of this Note as of the redemption date or the date of repayment, as the case
may be. The Amortized Face Amount of this Note on any date shall be the
amount equal to (i) the Issue Price set forth on the face hereof plus
(ii) that portion of the difference between such Issue
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Price and the stated principal amount of such Note that has accrued by such date
at (x) the Bond Yield to Maturity set forth on the face hereof or (y) if so
specified, the Bond Yield to Call set forth on the face hereof (computed in each
case in accordance with generally accepted United States bond yield computation
principles), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the Amortized Face Amount
of a Note exceed its stated principal amount. The Bond Yield to Call listed on
the face of this Note shall be computed on the basis of the first occurring
Optional Redemption Date with respect to such Note and the amount payable on
such Optional Redemption Date. In the event that such Note is not redeemed on
such first occurring Optional Redemption Date, the Bond Yield to Call with
respect to such Note shall be recomputed on such Optional Redemption Date on the
basis of the next occurring Optional Redemption Date and the amount payable on
such Optional Redemption Date, and shall continue to be so recomputed on each
succeeding Optional Redemption Date until the Note is so redeemed.
The Company may at any time purchase Notes at any price in the
open market or otherwise. Notes so purchased by the Company may, at the
discretion of the Company, be held or resold or surrendered to the Trustee
for such Notes for cancellation.
OTHER TERMS
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the
Person surrendering the same.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security
Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City and State of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Security
Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this
series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal
amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
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No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the Holder hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this
series shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all the Debt
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in this manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, destroyed,
stolen or lost and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft, or destruction
hereof (together with such indemnity and such other documents or proof as may be
required by the Company or the Trustee) shall be delivered to the principal
corporate trust office of the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor and principal
amount will be issued by the Company in exchange for, or in lieu of, this
Note. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such
indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a new
Note shall be borne by the Holder of this Note.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to
be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of Debt Securities at the time outstanding of each series to be affected.
The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified
percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series
at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt Securities of
such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.
Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt
Security and of any Debt Security issued upon
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the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof,
whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon the Debt
Security.
Holders of Debt Securities may not enforce their rights pursuant to
the Indenture or the Note except as provided in the Indenture. No reference
herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
this Note at the times, place and rate, and the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made and to be performed
solely in the State of New York and for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of said State without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of said State.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ________ Custodian___________
TEN ENT -as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
JT ENT - as joint tenants with
right of survivorship _________________________________
and not as tenants in (State)
common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to
repay $____ principal amount of the within Note, pursuant to its terms, on the
"Optional Repayment Date" first occurring after the date of receipt of the
within Note as specified below, together with interest thereon accrued to the
date of repayment, to the undersigned at:
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(Please Print or Type Name and Address of the Undersigned)
and to issue to the undersigned, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, a new
Note or Notes representing the remaining principal amount of this Note.
For this Option to Elect Repayment to be effective, this Note with the
Option to Elect Repayment duly completed must be received by the Company within
the relevant time period set forth above at its office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, located initially at the office of
the Trustee at 101 Barclay Street, 21 West, Attention: Michelle Russo, New York,
New York 10286.
Dated: _____________________________________________
Note: The signature to this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in
every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee
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Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Zip Code of Assignee
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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
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to transfer such Note on the books of Citigroup Inc., with full power of
substitution in the premises.
_____________________________________________
Dated:______________________ Signature
_____________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon the face of the Note in every
particular, without alteration of enlargement
or any change whatsoever
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REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OR FACE AMOUNT
NO. FL______ CITIGROUP INC. CUSIP
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTE, SERIES A
(FLOATING OR INDEXED RATE)
Due Nine Months or More from the Date of Issue
IF APPLICABLE, THE "TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID" AND "YIELD TO MATURITY" SET FORTH
BELOW WILL BE COMPLETED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE UNITED STATES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID") RULES.
Issue Price: Original Issue Date:
Initial Interest Rate: Stated Maturity:
Specified Currency (If other than U.S. dollars):
Authorized Denominations:
(If other than as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement)
Dual Currency Note: Yes (see attached) No
Optional Payment Currency:
Designated Exchange Rate:
Base Rate: CD Rate Commercial Rate Federal Funds Rate
LIBOR Telerate LIBOR Reuters Treasury Rate
Treasury Rate Prime Rate J.J. Kenny Rate
Constant Maturity
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Other (see attached)
Interest Reset Period Index Maturity:
or Interest Reset Dates:
Interest Payment Dates: Accrue to Pay: Yes No
Indexed Principal Note: Yes (see attached) No
Floating Rate: Indexed Interest Rate: (see attached)
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Spread Multiplier: Spread (+/-):
Spread Rest The Spread or Spread Multiplier may not be changed prior to
Stated Maturity.
The Spread or Spread Multiplier may be changed prior to
Stated Maturity (see attached).
Optional Reset Dates (if applicable):
Maximum Interest Rate: Minimum Interest Rate:
Inverse Floating Rate Note: Yes (see attached) No
Initial Fixed Interest Rate: Reset Fixed Reference
Rate:
Floating Rate / Fixed Rate Note: Yes (see attached) No
Amortizing Note: Yes No
Amortization Schedule:
Optional Redemption: Yes No
Optional Redemption Dates:
Redemption Prices:
Bond Yield to Maturity: Bond Yield to Call:
Optional Repayment: Yes No
Optional Repayment Dates: Optional Repayment Prices:
Optional Extension of Stated Maturity: Yes No
Final Maturity:
Discount Note: Yes No
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Total Amount of OID: Yield to Maturity:
Renewable Note: Yes (see attached) No
Special Election Interval (if applicable):
Amount (if less than entire principal amount)
as to which election may be exercised:
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CITIGROUP INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the "Company") for value
received hereby promises to pay CEDE & Co. or registered assigns, (a) the
Principal Amount or, in the case of an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount
adjusted by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between
prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or commodities
or by such other objective price, economic or other measures (an "Index") as
described above or in the Pricing Supplement attached hereto or delivered
herewith, in the Specified Currency on the Stated Maturity shown above, or
earlier if and to the extent so provided herein, and (b) to pay accrued interest
on the Principal Amount then outstanding (or, in the case of an Indexed
Principal Note, the Face Amount then outstanding): (i) if this is a Floating
Rate Note, at the Initial Interest Rate shown above from the Original Issue Date
shown above until the first Interest Reset Date shown above following the
Original Issue Date and thereafter at the Base Rate shown above, adjusted by the
Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, shown above, determined in accordance with
the provisions hereof, (ii) if this is an Indexed Rate Note, at a rate
determined by reference to an Index as described herein, (iii) if this is an
Inverse Floating Rate Note, at the Initial Interest Rate shown above from the
Original Issue Date shown above until the first Interest Reset Date shown above
following the Original Issue Date and thereafter at the Inverse Floating Rate,
as determined in accordance with the provisions hereof, or (iv) if this is a
Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note, at a rate determined as described herein, until,
in each case, the Principal Amount or the Face Amount is paid or duly provided
for in accordance with the terms hereof. The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on each Interest Payment Date specified
herein will, as provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, be
paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest, which, in the case of any Interest Payment Date shall be the
date (whether or not a Business Day), fifteen calendar days immediately
preceding such Interest Payment Date and, in the case of interest payable at
Stated Maturity shall be the Stated Maturity of this Note. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if this Note is issued between a Regular Record Date and the related
Interest Payment Date, the interest so payable for the period from the Original
Issue Date to such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date to the Registered Holder hereof on the related Regular
Record Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder hereof on such
Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or
one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by
the Trustee (referred to on the reverse hereof), notice whereof shall be given
to Holders of Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or
may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed,
and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in said Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a
Saturday or Sunday, that is (i) not a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed in (a) The City of New
York or (b) if the Specified Currency shown
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above (as defined below) is other than U.S. dollars, the financial center of the
country issuing the Specified Currency (which, in the case of the Euro, shall be
Brussels, Belgium) and (ii) if the Base Rate specified above is LIBOR, a London
Banking Day. "London Banking Day" means any day on which dealings in deposits
in the Specified Currency are transacted in the London interbank market.
The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is, to the extent set forth in
the Indenture, expressly subordinated and subject in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness as defined in the Indenture, and
this Note is issued subject to such provisions, and each Holder of this Note, by
accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions and
authorizes and directs the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination as
provided in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for
any and all such purposes.
If this Note is an Amortizing Note as shown on the face hereof, a
portion or all the principal amount of the Note is payable prior to Stated
Maturity in accordance with a schedule, by application of a formula, or by
reference to an index (as described above).
The principal hereof and any premium and interest hereon are payable
by the Company in the Specified Currency shown above. If the Specified Currency
shown above is other than U.S. dollars, the Company will arrange to convert all
payments in respect hereof into U.S. dollars in the manner described on the
reverse hereof. The Holder hereof may, if so indicated above, elect to receive
all payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency by delivery of a
written notice to the Trustee not later than fifteen calendar days prior to the
applicable payment date. Such election will remain in effect until revoked by
written notice to the Trustee received not later than fifteen calendar days
prior to the applicable payment date. If the Company determines that the
Specified Currency is not available for making payments in respect hereof due to
the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company's
control or is no longer used by the government of the country issuing such
currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions or within
the international banking community, then the Holder hereof may not so elect to
receive payments in the Specified Currency, and any such outstanding election
shall be automatically suspended, and payments shall be in U.S. dollars, until
the Company determines that the Specified Currency is again available for making
such payments.
Payments of interest in U.S. dollars (other than interest payable at
Maturity) will be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register on the applicable
Record Date, PROVIDED, that, if the Holder hereof is the Holder of
U.S.$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in a currency other than U.S. dollars
determined as provided on the reverse hereof) or more in aggregate principal
amount of Notes of like tenor and term, such U.S. dollar interest payments
will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, but only if
appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the
Trustee not less than fifteen calendar days prior to the applicable
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Interest Payment Date. Simultaneously with any election by the Holder hereof to
receive payments in respect hereof in the Specified Currency (if other than U.S.
dollars), such Holder shall provide appropriate wire transfer instructions to
the Trustee and all such payments will be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located
outside the United States. The principal hereof and any premium and interest
hereon payable at Maturity will be paid in immediately available funds upon
surrender of this Note at the corporate trust office or agency of the Trustee
located in the City and State of New York.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND IN ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT ATTACHED HERETO OR
DELIVERED HEREWITH, AND SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE
SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.
This Note shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless
and until this Note has been authenticated by The First National Bank of
Chicago, or its successor, as Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed
under its corporate seal.
Dated:
CITIGROUP INC.
By
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Authorized Officer
[Seal]
Attest
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Secretary
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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(Reverse of Security)
CITIGROUP INC.
MEDIUM-TERM SUBORDINATED NOTE, SERIES A
(FLOATING OR INDEXED RATE)
GENERAL
This Note is one of a series of duly authorized debt securities of the
Company (the "Debt Securities") issued or to be issued in one or more series
under an indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended (the "Indenture")
between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the
"Trustee," which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture) to
which indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt
Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the public offering
price or purchase price of Notes denominated in currencies other than U.S.
dollars will be determined by the Company or its agent, as exchange rate agent
for the Notes (the "Exchange Rate Agent") on the basis of the noon buying rate
in New York City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for
customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Market Exchange
Rate") for such currencies on the applicable issue dates.
Unless otherwise specified above, the authorized denominations of
Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be U.S.$1,000 and any larger amount
that is an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000. The authorized denominations
of Notes denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be as
set forth on the respective faces thereof.
Each Registered Note will be issued initially as either a Book-Entry
Note or, if so specified above, a Certificated Note. Book-Entry Notes will not
be exchangeable for Certificated Notes and, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, will not otherwise be issuable as Certificated Notes.
FLOATING RATE NOTES
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, if this Note is a
Floating Rate Note, this Note will bear interest from its Original Issue Date to
the first Interest Reset Date (as defined below) at the Initial Interest Rate
set forth on the face hereof. Thereafter, the interest rate hereon for each
Interest Reset Period (as defined below) will be determined by reference to the
Base Rate specified on the face hereof, plus or minus the Spread, if any, or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The
Base Rates that may be specified on the face hereof are LIBOR, the Commercial
Paper Rate, the Treasury Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the
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CD Rate, the Prime Rate, the J.J. Kenny Rate, the Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate or any other Base Rate specified on the face hereof. "H.15(519)"
means the publication entitled "Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest
Rates" or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
As specified on the face hereof, this Note may also have either or
both of the following (in each case expressed as a rate per annum on a simple
interest basis): (i) a maximum limitation, or ceiling, on the rate at which
interest may accrue during any interest period ("Maximum Interest Rate") and
(ii) a minimum limitation, or floor, on the rate at which interest may accrue
during any interest period ("Minimum Interest Rate"). In addition to any
Maximum Interest Rate that may be specified on the face hereof, the interest
rate will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.
The Company will appoint, and enter into an agreement with, agents
(each, a "Calculation Agent") to calculate interest rates on this Note. All
determinations of interest rates by the Calculation Agent shall, in the absence
of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder
hereof. Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, The First National Bank
of Chicago shall be the Calculation Agent for this Note. At the request of the
Holder hereof, the Calculation Agent will provide the interest rate then in
effect and, if determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the
next Interest Reset Date.
The interest rate hereon will be reset daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, semiannually or annually (such period being the "Interest Reset
Period" specified on the face hereof, and the first day of each Interest Reset
Period being an "Interest Reset Date"). Unless otherwise specified on the face
hereof, the Interest Reset Dates will be, if this Note resets daily, each
Business Day; if this Note (unless this Note is a Treasury Rate Note) resets
weekly, Wednesday of each week; if this Note is a Treasury Rate Note that resets
weekly, Tuesday of each week (except as provided below under "Determination of
Treasury Rate"); if this Note resets monthly, the third Wednesday of each month
(with the exception of monthly reset Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes,
which reset on the first calendar day of each month); if this Note resets
quarterly, the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each
year; if this Note resets semiannually, the third Wednesday of the two months of
each year specified on the face hereof; and if this Note resets annually, the
third Wednesday of the month of each year specified on the face hereof. If an
Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day,
except that, if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is LIBOR and such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date
shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. If an auction of direct
obligations of United States Treasury Bills falls on a day that is an Interest
Reset Date for Treasury Rate Notes, the Interest Reset Date shall be the
succeeding Business Day.
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Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the interest payable
hereon on each Interest Payment Date shall be the interest accrued from and
including the Original Issue Date or the last date to which interest has been
paid, as the case may be, to but excluding such Interest Payment Date, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if the interest rate is reset daily or weekly, the interest
payable hereon shall be the interest accrued from and including the Original
Issue Date or the last date to which interest has been accrued and paid, as the
case may be, to but excluding the Record Date immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date, except that, at Maturity, the interest payable will
include interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of Maturity.
If more than one Interest Reset Date occurs during any period for
which accrued interest is being calculated, accrued interest shall be calculated
by multiplying the principal amount hereof (or if this Note is an Indexed
Principal Note, the Face Amount specified on the face hereof) by an accrued
interest factor. Such accrued interest factor will be computed by adding the
interest factors calculated for each day in the period for which accrued
interest is being calculated. The interest factor (expressed as a decimal
calculated to seven decimal places without rounding) for each such day is
computed, unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, by dividing the
interest rate in effect on such day by 360 if the Base Rate specified on the
face hereof is the Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the CD Rate,
the J.J. Kenny Rate, the Prime Rate, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate or
LIBOR, or by the actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate specified
on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate. In all other cases, accrued interest
shall be calculated by multiplying the principal amount hereof (or if this Note
is an Indexed Principal Note, the Face Amount specified on the face hereof) by
the interest rate in effect during the period for which accrued interest is
being calculated, and multiplying that product by the quotient obtained by
dividing the number of days in the period for which accrued interest is being
calculated by 360 if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the
Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, the CD Rate the J.J. Kenny Rate,
the prime Rate, the Eleventh District cost of Funds Rate or LIBOR, or by the
actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate specified on the face hereof
is the Treasury Rate. For purposes of making the foregoing calculations, the
interest rate in effect on any Interest Reset Date will be the applicable rate
as reset on such date.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, all percentages
resulting from any calculation of the rate of interest hereof will be rounded,
if necessary, to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1% (.0000001), with five
one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward, and all currency amounts
used in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the nearest
one-hundredth of a unit (with .005 of a unit being rounded upward).
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, interest will be
payable, if this Note resets daily, weekly or monthly (other than Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Notes), on the third Wednesday of each month or on
the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year, as
specified on the face hereof or, in the case of Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Notes, on the first calendar day of each March, June, September and
December; if this Note resets quarterly, on the third Wednesday of March, June,
September and December of
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each year; if this Note resets semiannually, on the third Wednesday of the two
months of each year specified on the face hereof; and if this Note resets
annually, on the third Wednesday of the month of each year specified on the face
hereof, and in each case at Maturity (each such day being an "Interest Payment
Date"). If an Interest Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day, except that, if the Base Rate specified on the face
hereof is LIBOR and such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month,
such Interest Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if with respect to any Note for which "Accrue to Pay" is not
specified on the face hereof, if an Interest Payment Date with respect to such
Note would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment
Date shall not be postponed; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that any payment required to be
made in respect of a Note that does not Accrue to Pay on a date (including the
day of Stated Maturity) that is not a Business Day for such Note need not be
made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such dates, and no additional interest shall
accrue as a result of such delayed payment.
Subject to applicable provisions of law and except as specified
herein, on each Interest Reset Date the rate of interest shall be the rate
determined in accordance with the provisions of the applicable heading below.
DETERMINATION OF CD RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the CD Rate, this
Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate
calculated with reference to the CD Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if
any, specified on the face hereof. The "CD Rate" for each Interest Reset Period
shall be the rate as of the second Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "CD Rate Determination Date") for negotiable
certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof
as published in H.15(519) under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)." In the
event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such CD Rate Determination
Date, then the "CD Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will be the rate on such
CD Rate Determination Date for negotiable certificates of deposit of the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York in its daily statistical release "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations
for U.S. Government Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the heading
"Certificates of Deposit." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or Composite
Quotations, then the "CD Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will be calculated
by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the secondary market
offered rates as of 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such CD Rate
Determination Date of three leading nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar
certificates of deposit in The City of New York selected by the Calculation
Agent for negotiable certificates of deposit of major United States money center
banks of the highest credit standing (in the market for negotiable certificates
of deposit) with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity on the face
hereof in a denomination of
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$5,000,000, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the dealers selected as aforesaid by the
Calculation Agent are not quoting offered rates as mentioned in this sentence,
the CD Rate for such Interest Reset Period will be the same as the CD Rate for
the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such
Interest Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any CD Rate Determination Date
shall be the tenth calendar day after such CD Rate Determination Date or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE
If the Base Rate shown on the face hereof is the Commercial Paper
Rate, this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to the Commercial Paper Rate and the
Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The
"Commercial Paper Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent as of the second Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date")
and shall be the Money Market Yield (as defined below) on such Commercial Paper
Rate Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof, as such rate shall be published in
H.15(519) under the heading "Commercial Paper." In the event that such rate is
not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day
after such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, (the "Calculation Date") then
the Commercial Paper Rate for such Interest Reset Period shall be the Money
Market Yield on such Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of the rate for
commercial paper of the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as published
in Composite Quotations under the heading "Commercial Paper." If by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in
either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, then the "Commercial Paper Rate" for
such Interest Reset Period shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic
mean of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such
Commercial Paper Rate Determination Date of three leading dealers of commercial
paper in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial
paper of the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof placed for an
industrial issuer whose bonds are rated "AA" or the equivalent by a nationally
recognized rating agency, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the dealers selected as
aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting offered rates as mentioned in
this sentence, the "Commercial Paper Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will
be the same as the Commercial Paper Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the Initial
Interest Rate).
"Money Market Yield" shall be the yield calculated in accordance with
the following formula:
D x 360
Money Market Yield = ------------------ X 100
360 - (D x M)
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where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on
a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Commercial Paper Rate
Determination Date shall be the tenth calendar day after such Commercial Paper
Rate Determination Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the Federal Funds
Rate, this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the
interest rate calculated with reference to the Federal Funds Rate and Spread or
Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. The "Federal Funds
Rate" for each Interest Reset Period shall be the effective rate on the Interest
Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Federal Funds Rate Determination
Date") for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal
Funds (Effective)." In the event that such rate is not published prior to 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining
to such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date, the "Federal Funds Rate" for such
Interest Reset Period shall be the rate on such Federal Funds Rate Determination
Date as published in Composite Quotations under the heading "Federal
Funds/Effective Rate." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation
Date, such rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or Composite
Quotations, then the "Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall
be the rate on such Federal Funds Rate Determination Date made publicly
available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which is equivalent to the
rate which appears in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective),"
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such rate is not made publicly available by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date, the "Federal Funds Rate" for such Interest Reset Period will
be the same as the Federal Funds Rate in effect for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there is no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate). If this Note resets daily, the interest rate on this
Note for the period from and including a Monday to but excluding the succeeding
Monday will be reset by the Calculation Agent on such second Monday (or, if not
a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) to a rate equal to the
average of the Federal Funds Rates in effect with respect to each such day in
such week.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Federal Funds Rate
Determination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF LIBOR
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, this Note will
bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate calculated
with reference to LIBOR and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified
on the face hereof. "LIBOR" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined
by the Calculation Agent as follows:
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(1) On the second London Banking Day prior to the Interest Reset Date
for such Interest Reset Period (a "LIBOR Determination Date"), the
Calculation Agent for such LIBOR Note will determine the offered rates for
deposits in the Specified Currency for the period of the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest
Reset Date, which appear on the Designated LIBOR Page at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date.
"Designated LIBOR Page" means either (a) if "LIBOR Telerate" is designated
on the face hereof, the display designated as page "3750" on the Bridge
Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace page "3750" on such
service or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers'
Association for the purpose of displaying the London interbank offered
rates of major banks) or (b) if "LIBOR Reuters" is designated on the face
hereof, the display designated as page "LIBO" on the Reuters Monitor Money
Rates Service (or such other page as may replace the LIBO page on such
service or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers'
Association for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of
major banks). If neither LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is specified on
the face hereof, LIBOR will be determined as if LIBOR Telerate had been
specified. If at least two such offered rates appear on the Designated
LIBOR Page, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will be the arithmetic
mean of such offered rates as determined by the Calculation Agent for such
LIBOR Note.
(2) If LIBOR cannot be determined as described above (either because
the Designated LIBOR Page is no longer available or because fewer than two
offered rates appear on the Designated LIBOR Page on such LIBOR
Determination Date), the Calculation Agent will request the principal
London offices of each of four major banks in the London interbank market
selected by the Calculation Agent to provide the Calculation Agent with its
offered quotations for deposits in the Specified Currency for the period of
the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof, commencing on such
Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date and
in a principal amount equal to an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the
approximate equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency that is
representative of a single transaction in such market at such time. If at
least two such quotations are provided, "LIBOR" for such Interest Reset
Period will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two
such quotations are provided,"LIBOR" for such Interest Reset Period will be
the arithmetic mean of rates quoted by three major banks in The City of New
York selected by the Calculation Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on such LIBOR Determination Date for loans in the Specified
Currency to leading European banks for the period of the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest Reset Date, and
in a principal amount
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equal to an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or the approximate
equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency that is representative of a
single transaction in such market at such time, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
fewer than three banks selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
quoting rates as mentioned in this sentence, "LIBOR" for such Interest
Reset Period will be the same as LIBOR for the immediately preceding
Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period, the
Initial Interest Rate).
DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE
If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate,
this Note will bear interest for each Interest Reset Period at the interest rate
calculated with reference to the Treasury Rate and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof. Unless "Constant Maturity"
is specified on the face hereof, The "Treasury Rate" for each Interest Reset
Period will be the rate for the auction held on the Treasury Rate
Determination Date (as defined below) for such Interest Reset Period of direct
obligations of the United States ("Treasury bills") having the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, as published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S.
Government Securities-Treasury bills-auction average (investment)" or, if not so
published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day after such
Treasury Rate Determination Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day) (the "Calculation Date"), the auction average rate
(expressed as a bond equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as
applicable, and applied on a daily basis) on such Treasury Rate Determination
Date as otherwise announced by the United States Department of the Treasury. In
the event that the results of the auction of Treasury bills having the Index
Maturity specified on the face hereof are not published or reported as provided
above by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, or if no such
auction is held on such Treasury Rate Determination Date, then the "Treasury
Rate" for such Interest Reset Period shall be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and shall be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond equivalent on the
basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis)
of the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid rates as of approximately
3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Treasury Rate Determination Date, of
three leading primary United States government securities dealers selected by
the Calculation Agent for the issue of Treasury bills with a remaining maturity
closest to the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that if the dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not
quoting bid rates as mentioned in this sentence, then the "Treasury Rate" for
such Interest Reset Period will be the same as the Treasury Rate for the
immediately preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest
Reset Period, the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Treasury Rate Determination Date" for each Interest Reset Period
will be the day of the week in which the Interest Reset Date for such Interest
Reset Period falls on which Treasury bills would normally be auctioned.
Treasury bills are normally sold at auction on Monday of each week, unless that
day is a legal holiday, in which case the auction is normally held on the
following Tuesday, except that such auction may be held on the preceding Friday.
If,
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as the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the preceding Friday,
such Friday will be the Treasury Rate Determination Date pertaining to the
Interest Reset Period commencing in the next succeeding week. If an auction
date shall fall on any day that would otherwise be an Interest Reset Date for a
Note whose Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, then such Interest Reset Date shall
instead be the Business Day immediately following such auction date.
If "Constant Maturity" is specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, the "Treasury Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be
the rate that is set forth in the Federal Reserve Board publication H.15(519)
opposite the caption "U.S. Government/Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities/"
in the Index Maturity with respect to the applicable Constant Maturity Treasury
Rate Determination Date (as defined below). If the H.15(519) is not published,
the "Treasury Rate" shall be the rate that was set forth on Telerate
Page 7055, or its successor page (as determined by the Calculation
Agent), on the applicable Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date
opposite the applicable Index Maturity. If no such rate is set forth, then the
Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Period shall be established by the
Calculation Agent as follows. The Calculation Agent will contact the Federal
Reserve Board and request the Treasury Rate, in the applicable Index Maturity,
for the Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date. If the Federal
Reserve Board does not provide such information, then the Treasury Rate for such
Interest Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of bid-side quotations,
expressed in terms of yield, reported by three leading U.S. government
securities dealers (one or more of which may be an Agent), according to their
written records, as of 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Constant Maturity
Treasury Rate Determination Date, for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is
nearest in maturity to the Index Maturity, but not less than exactly the Index
Maturity and for the noncallable U.S. Treasury Note that is nearest in maturity
to the Index Maturity, but not more than exactly the Index Maturity. The
Calculation Agent shall calculate the Treasury Rate by interpolating to the
Index Maturity based on an actual/actual date count basis, the yield on the two
Treasury Notes selected. If the Calculation Agent cannot obtain three such
adjusted quotations, the Treasury Rate for such Interest Reset Date will be the
arithmetic mean of all such quotations, or if only one such quotation is
obtained, such quotation, obtained by the Calculation Agent. In all events, the
Calculation Agent shall continue polling dealers until at least one adjusted
yield quotation can be determined.
"The Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date" shall be the
tenth Business Day prior to the Interest Reset Date for the applicable Interest
Reset Period.
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Treasury Rate Determination
Date or Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date, as applicable, shall
be the tenth calendar day after such Treasury Rate Determination Date or
Constant Maturity Treasury Rate Determination Date, as applicable, or, if such a
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
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DETERMINATION OF PRIME RATE
Prime Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates (calculated
with reference to the Prime Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if
any) specified in the Prime Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Prime Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent for such Prime Rate Note as of the second Business Day prior
to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "Prime Rate
Determination Date") and shall be the rate made available and subsequently
published on such date in H.15(519) under the heading "Bank Prime Loan." In the
event that such rate has not been made available prior to 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Prime
Rate Determination Date, the Prime Rate will be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly
announced by each bank that appears on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page (as defined
below) as such bank's prime rate or base lending rate as in effect for such
Prime Rate Determination Date. If fewer than four such rates but more than one
such rate appear on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page for the Prime Rate
Determination Date, the rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates
quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year divided by 360 as
of the close of business on such Prime Rate Determination Date by four major
money center banks in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent.
If fewer than two such rates appear on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page, the Prime
Rate will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean
of the prime rates quoted in The City of New York on such Prime Rate
Determination Date by at least three substitute banks or trust companies
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, or any State
thereof, having total equity capital of at least U.S.$500,000,000 and being
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, selected by
the Calculation Agent to provide such rate or rates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
the banks or trust companies selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Prime Rate with respect to such
Prime Rate Determination Date will be the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime
Rate Determination Date. "Reuters Screen NYMF Page" means the display
designated as page "NYMF" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such
other page as may replace the NYMF page on that service for the purpose of
displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any Prime Rate Determination Date
shall be the tenth calendar day after such Prime Rate Determination Date or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
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DETERMINATION OF J.J. KENNY RATE
J.J. Kenny Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates
(calculated by reference to the J.J. Kenny Rate and the Spread and/or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in the J.J. Kenny Rate Notes and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"J.J. Kenny Rate" for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the
Calculation Agent for such J.J. Kenny Rate Note as of the second Business Day
prior to the Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period (a "J.J. Kenny
Rate Determination Date") and shall be the per annum rate on such date equal to
the index made available and subsequently published by Kenny Information Systems
or its successor, based upon 30-day yield evaluations at par of bonds, the
interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax
purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), of
not less than five "high grade" component issuers selected from time to time by
Kenny Information Systems, including without limitation, issuers of general
obligation bonds; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the bonds on which the index is based
shall not include any bonds the interest on which is subject to an "alternate
minimum tax" or similar tax under the Code, unless all tax-exempt bonds are
subject to such tax. If such rate is not made available by 3:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such J.J.
Kenny Rate Determination Date, the J.J. Kenny Rate shall be the rate quoted by a
successor indexing agent selected by the Company equaling the prevailing rate
for bonds rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation in respect of issuers selected
by such successor indexing agent most closely resembling the "high grade"
component issuers selected by Kenny Information Systems that are subject to
tender by the holders thereof for purchase on not more than seven days' notice
and the interest on which is (A) variable on a weekly basis, (B) excludable from
gross income for federal income tax purposes under the Code, and (C) not subject
to an "alternate minimum tax" or similar tax under the Code, unless all
tax-exempt bonds are subject to such tax; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a successor
indexing agent is not available, the J.J. Kenny Rate with respect to such J.J.
Kenny Rate Determination Date will be the J.J. Kenny Rate for the immediately
preceding Interest Reset Period (or, if there was no such Interest Reset Period,
the Initial Interest Rate).
The "Calculation Date" pertaining to any J.J. Kenny Rate Determination
Date shall be the tenth calendar day after such J.J. Kenny Rate Determination
Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
DETERMINATION OF ELEVENTH DISTRICT COST OF FUNDS RATE
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Notes will bear interest at the
interest rates (calculated by reference to the Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate and the Spread and/or
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Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate," for each Interest Reset Period will be
determined by the Calculation Agent for such Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Note as of the last working day of the month immediately prior to such
Interest Reset Date for such Interest Reset Period on which the Federal Home
Loan Bank of San Francisco (the "FHLB of San Francisco") publishes the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Index (as defined below) (the "Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate Determination Date"), and shall be the rate equal to the monthly
weighted average cost of funds for the calendar month preceding such Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date as set forth under the caption
"Eleventh District" on the Telerate Page 7058 as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco
time, on such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date. If such
rate does not appear on Telerate Page 7058 on any related Eleventh District Cost
of Funds Rate Determination Date, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate for
such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date shall be the
monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by member institutions of the
Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District that was most recently announced (the
"Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Index") by the FHLB of San Francisco as
such cost of funds for the calendar month preceding the date of such
announcement. If the FHLB of San Francisco fails to announce such rate for the
calendar month next preceding such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Determination Date, then the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate for such
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Determination Date will be the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate in effect on such Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate Determination Date.
INVERSE FLOATING RATE NOTES
If this Note is designated as an Inverse Floating Rate Note on the
face hereof, the Inverse Floating Rate shall be equal to (i) in the case of the
period, if any, commencing on the Issue Date (or such other date which may
be specified on the face hereof as the date on which this Note shall begin
to accrue interest), up to the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Fixed
Interest Rate shown above, and (ii) in the case of each period commencing on an
Interest Reset Date, the Reset Fixed Reference Rate shown above minus the
interest rate determined by reference to the Base Rate shown above, as adjusted
by the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, as determined in accordance with the
provisions hereof, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) the interest rate thereon will
not be less than zero and (y) the interest rate in effect for the ten days
immediately prior to the date of Maturity will be the rate in effect on the
tenth day preceding such date.
FLOATING RATE/FIXED RATE NOTES
If this Note is designated as a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note, this
Note will be a Floating Rate note for a specified portion of its term and a
Fixed Rate Note for the remainder of its term, in which event the interest rate
on this Note will be determined as provided herein as if
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it were a Floating Rate Note and a Fixed Rate Note hereunder for each such
respective period, all as described herein and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
SUBSEQUENT INTEREST PERIODS
If so specified on the face hereof, the Spread or Spread Multiplier on
this Note may be reset by the Company on the date or dates specified on the face
hereof (each an "Optional Reset Date"). Not later than 40 days prior to each
Optional Reset Date, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note a notice
(the "Reset Notice"), first class, postage prepaid, indicating whether the
Company has elected to reset the Spread or Spread Multiplier, and if so, (i)
such new Spread or Spread Multiplier and (ii) the provisions, if any, for
redemption during the period from such Optional Reset Date to the next Optional
Reset Date, or, if there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the Stated
Maturity of this Note (each such period, a "Subsequent Interest Period"),
including the date or dates on which or the period or periods during which and
the price or prices at which such redemption may occur during the Subsequent
Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to
the Optional Reset Date, the Company may, at its option, revoke the Spread or
Spread Multiplier provided for in the Reset Notice and establish a higher Spread
or Spread Multiplier for the Subsequent Interest Period by causing the Trustee
to mail notice of such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier to the Holder of this
Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Registered Notes with respect to
which the Spread or Spread Multiplier is reset on an Optional Reset Date will
bear such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier.
The Holder of this Note will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount
hereof, plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date. In order to obtain
repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder must follow the procedures set
forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery or
notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior
to such Optional Reset Date, and except that if the Holder has tendered this
Note for repayment pursuant to a Reset Notice, the Holder may, by written notice
to the Trustee, revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on
the tenth day before the Optional Reset Date.
INDEXED NOTES
If this Note is an Indexed Note, then certain or all interest
payments, in the case of an Indexed Rate Note, and/or the principal amount
payable at Stated Maturity or earlier redemption or retirement, in the case of
an Indexed Principal Note, is determined by reference to the amount designated
on the face hereof as the Face Amount of this Note and by reference to the Index
as described on the face hereof. If this Note is a Floating Rate Note or
Indexed Rate Note that is also an Indexed Principal Note, the amount of any
interest payment will be determined by reference to the Face Amount described on
the face hereof unless otherwise specified. If this Note is an Indexed
Principal Note, the principal amount payable at Stated Maturity or any earlier
redemption or repayment of this Note may be different from the Face Amount. If
the determina-
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tion of the Index is calculated or announced by a third party, which may be an
affiliate of the Company, and such third party either suspends the calculation
or announcement of such Index or changes the basis upon which such Index is
calculated (other than changes consistent with policies in effect at the time
this Note was issued and permitted changes described on the face hereof), then
such Index shall be calculated for this Note's purposes by another third party,
which may be an affiliate of the Company, selected by the Company subject to the
same conditions and controls as applied to the original third party. If for any
reason such Index cannot be calculated on the same basis and subject to the same
conditions and controls as applied to the original third party, then the indexed
interest payments, if any, or any indexed principal amount of this Note shall be
calculated in the manner described on the face hereof. Any determination of
such third party shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on all
parties.
SPECIFIED CURRENCY
If the Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars, the amount of
any U.S. dollar payment to be made in respect hereof will be determined by the
Company or its agent based on the highest firm bid quotation expressed in U.S.
dollars received by the Company or its agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date
(or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, the last date on which such rate
was quoted) from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized
foreign exchange dealers in The City of New York selected by the Exchange Rate
Agent (one or more of which may be an agent involved in the distribution of the
Notes (an "Agent") and another of which may be the Exchange Rate Agent) for the
purchase by the quoting dealer, for settlement on such payment date, of the
aggregate amount of the Specified Currency payable on such payment date in
respect of all Notes denominated in such Specified Currency. All currency
exchange costs will be borne by the Holders of such Notes by deductions
from such payments. If no such bid quotations are available, then
such payments will be made in the Specified Currency, unless the Specified
Currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or to other
circumstances beyond the Company's control, in which case payment will be made
as described in the next paragraph.
PAYMENTS IN CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED CURRENCY
Except as set forth below, if any payment in respect hereof is
required to be made in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and such
currency is unavailable due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the Company's control or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking
community, then such payment shall be made in U.S. dollars until such currency
is again available or so used. The amount so payable on any date in such
foreign currency shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the basis of the
most recently available Market Exchange Rate for such currency or as
otherwise indicated on the face hereof. Any payment made under such
circumstances in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default
under the Indenture.
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In the event of an official redenomination of the Specified Currency
of this Note (other than as a result of European Monetary Union, but
including, without limitation, an official redenomination of any such Specified
Currency that is a composite currency), the obligations of the Company with
respect to payments on this Note shall, in all cases, be deemed immediately
following such redenomination to provide for the payment of that amount of
redenominated currency representing the amount of such obligations
immediately before such redenomination. This Note does not provide for
any adjustment to any amount payable under this Note as a result of (i) any
change in the value of the Specified Currency hereof relative to any other
currency due solely to fluctuations in exchange rates or (ii) any
redenomination of any component currency of any composite currency (unless
such composite currency is itself officially redenominated). In the event
of European Monetary Union, the procedures described in this paragraph shall
not apply, and the obligations of the Company with respect to payments on
this Note shall instead be determined as set forth in the following paragraph.
Stage III of the European Economic and Monetary Union ("Stage III") is
presently scheduled to commence on January 1, 1999 for those member states of
the European Union that satisfy the economic convergence criteria set forth in
the Treaty on European Union. On March 25, 1998, the European Commission
officially recommended that eleven of the member states of the European Union be
allowed to participate in Stage III; these eleven member states are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (collectively, the "Participating Member States"). It is
possible that additional member states of the European Union may participate in
Stage III after January 1, 1999, in which case each such additional member state
will also become a "Participating Member State." Certain of the foreign
currencies in which this Note may be denominated or payments in respect of this
Note may be due or by which amounts due on the Notes may be calculated may be
issued by Participating Member States (each such country, a "Relevant
Jurisdiction" with respect to such Note). Stage III includes the introduction
of a new legal currency (the "Euro") which will be legal tender in the
Participating Member States, existing in parallel with the present national
currency of each Participating Member State. It is currently anticipated that
on and after January 1, 2002, the national currencies of Participating Member
States will cease to exist and the sole legal tender in such States will be the
Euro. It is anticipated that the European Union will adopt regulations or other
legislation providing specific rules for the introduction of the Euro in
substitution for the respective national currencies of Participating Member
States, which regulations or legislation may be supplemented by legislation of
the individual member states. The laws and regulations of the European Union
(and, if any, of such Relevant Jurisdiction) relating to the Euro implemented
pursuant to or by virtue of the Treaty on European Union may apply to this Note
and the Indenture. Such laws and regulations, and future market conventions
applicable in the European Union to securities similar to this Note, may be
inconsistent in varying degrees with the terms and conditions of this Note. To
the extent that references in the Indenture governing this Note or in the terms
and conditions of this Note, to any business day, day-count, day-count fraction
or other convention shall be inconsistent with such European Union laws,
regulations or market conventions that are applicable to securities similar to
this Note held in international clearing systems, the Company, in its discretion
(but after consultation
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with the Trustee, and with any principal paying agent located in a European
Union member state), may amend such references and terms and conditions to be in
harmony with, or to otherwise comply with, such laws, regulations and/or market
conventions. Any such amendment shall be effected without the necessity of
obtaining the consent of the Holder of this Note.
If, following the commencement of Stage III by a Relevant
Jurisdiction, the Company has the option, pursuant to applicable law, to make
payments of principal of, or interest on or any other amounts in respect of,
this Note in either the current national currency of a Relevant Jurisdiction or
Euro, the Company will make such payments in such national currency or Euro at
its sole discretion. To the extent that the introduction of the Euro
necessitates the rounding up or down of certain amounts or quotations expressed
in Euro with respect to this Note, such rounding will be made in conformity with
prevailing market conventions in the European Union or, in the absence of an
applicable market convention, to the nearest Euro cent.
The circumstances and consequences described in this paragraph and any
resultant amendment to the terms and conditions of this Note will not entitle
any Holder hereof (i) to any legal remedy, including, without limitation,
redemption, rescission, notice, repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the
terms and conditions of this Note or the Indenture, or (ii) to raise any defense
or make any claim (including, without limitation, claims of breach, force
majeure, frustration of purpose or impracticability) or any other claim for
compensation, damages or any other relief.
DUAL CURRENCY NOTES
If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Dual Currency Note,
the Company may have a one time option, exercisable on one or more dates (each
an "Option Election Date") in whole, but not in part, with respect to all Dual
Currency Notes issued on the same day and having the same terms (a "Tranche"),
of thereafter making all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest
(which payments would otherwise be made in the Specified Currency of such
Notes) in an optional currency (the "Optional Payment Currency").
If the Company makes such an election, the amount payable in the
Optional Payment Currency shall be determined using the Designated Exchange Rate
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. If such election is made,
notice of such election shall be mailed in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Tranche of Dual Currency Notes within two Business Days of the Option
Election Date and shall state (i) the first date, whether an Interest Payment
Date and/or Stated Maturity, in which scheduled payments in the Optional Payment
Currency will be made and (ii) the Designated Exchange Rate. Any such notice by
the Company, once given, may not be withdrawn. The equivalent value in the
Specified Currency of payments made after such an election may be less, at the
then current exchange rate, than if the Company had made such payment in the
Specified Currency.
RENEWABLE NOTES
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If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a Renewable Note, this
Note will mature on an Interest Payment Date occurring in or prior to the
twelfth month following the Original Issue Date of this Note (the "Initial
Maturity Date") unless the term of all or any portion of this Note is renewed in
accordance with the following procedures:
On the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (unless a
different interval (the "Special Election Interval") is specified on the face
hereof) prior to the Initial Maturity Date of a this Note (the "Initial Renewal
Date") and on the Interest Payment Date occurring in each sixth month (or in the
last month of each Special Election Interval) after such Initial Renewal Date
(each, together with the Initial Renewal Date, a "Renewal Date"), the term of
this Note may be extended to the Interest Payment Date occurring in the twelfth
month (or, if a Special Election Interval is specified on the face hereof, the
last month in a period equal to twice the Special Election Interval) after such
Renewal Date, if the Holder of this Note elects to extend the term of this Note
or any portion thereof as described below. If the Holder does not elect to
extend the term of any portion of the principal amount of this Note during the
specified period prior to any Renewal Date, such portion will become due and
payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring in the sixth month (or the last
month in the Special Election Interval) after such Renewal Date (the "New
Maturity Date").
The Holder may elect to renew the term of this Note, or if so
specified, any portion thereof, by delivering a notice to such effect to the
Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee or agency of the Trustee in the City of New York not less than 15
nor more than 30 days prior to such Renewal Date. Such election will be
irrevocable and will be binding upon each subsequent Holder of this Note. An
election to renew the term of this Note may be exercised with respect to less
than the entire principal amount of this Note only if so specified on the face
hereof and then only in such principal amount, or any integral multiple in
excess thereof, as is specified on the face hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term of this Note may not be extended beyond the Stated Maturity
specified for this Note on the face hereof.
If the Holder does not elect to renew the term, this Note must be
presented to the Trustee (or any duly appointed paying agent) and, as soon as
practicable following receipt of such Note the Trustee (or any duly appointed
paying agent) shall issue in exchange therefor in the name of such Holder (i) a
Note, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such exchanged Note
for which no election to renew the term thereof was exercised, with terms
identical to those specified on such exchanged Note (except that such Note shall
have a fixed, nonrenewable Stated Maturity on the New Maturity Date) and (ii) if
an election to renew is made with respect to less than the full principal amount
of such Holder's Note, a replacement Renewable Note, in a principal amount equal
to the principal amount of such exchanged Note for which the election to renew
was made, with terms identical to the exchanged Note.
EXTENSION OF MATURITY
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If so specified on the face hereof, the Maturity of this Note may be
extended at the option of the Company for the period or periods of whole years
specified on the face hereof (each an "Extension Period") up to but not beyond
the date (the "Final Maturity") set forth on the face hereof. If the Company
exercises such option, the Trustee will mail to the Holder of this Note not
later than 40 days prior to the old Stated Maturity a notice (the "Extension
Notice") first class, postage prepaid indicating (i) the election of the Company
to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity, (iii) the Spread or Spread
Multiplier applicable to the Extension Period and (iv) the provisions, if any,
for redemption during such Extension Period. Upon the Trustee's mailing of the
Extension Notice, the Maturity of this Note shall be extended automatically and,
except as modified by the Extension Notice and as described in the next
paragraph, this Note will have the same terms as prior to the mailing of such
Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the old
Stated Maturity of this Note, the Company may, at its option, revoke the Spread
or Spread Multiplier provided for in the Extension Notice and establish a higher
Spread or Spread Multiplier for the Extension Period by causing the Trustee to
mail notice of such higher Spread or Spread Multiplier, first class, postage
prepaid to the Holder of this Note. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All
Registered Notes with respect to which the Maturity is extended will bear such
higher Spread or Spread Multiplier.
If the Company extends the Maturity of this Note, the Holder will have
the option to elect repayment of this Note by the Company on the old Stated
Maturity at a price equal to the principal amount hereof, plus interest accrued
to such date. In order to obtain repayment on such old Stated Maturity once the
Company has extended the Maturity hereof, the Holder must follow the procedures
set forth below for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery
of this Note or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more
than 35 days before the such old Stated Maturity, and except that if the
Holder has tendered this Note for repayment pursuant to an Extension Notice,
the Holder may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke such tender for
repayment until the close of business on the tenth day before the old
Stated Maturity.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, REPAYMENT AND REPURCHASE
If so specified on the face hereof, the Company may, at its option,
redeem this Note in whole or in part, on the date or dates (each an "Optional
Redemption Date") specified herein, at the price (the "Redemption Price")
(together with interest accrued to such Optional Redemption Date) specified
herein. Unless otherwise stated on the reverse hereof, the Trustee shall
mail to the Holder a notice of such redemption at least 30 days prior to the
date of redemption. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Company may exercise
such option with respect to a redemption of this Note in part only by
notifying the Trustee for this Note at least 45 days prior to any Optional
Redemption Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a
new Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued to the
Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
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If so specified on the face hereof, this Note will be repayable prior
to Maturity at the option of the Holder on the Optional Repayment Dates shown on
the face hereof at the Optional Repayment Prices shown on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued to the date of repayment. In order for this Note
to be repaid, the Trustee must receive at least 30 but not more than 45 days
prior to an Optional Repayment Date (i) this Note with the form below entitled
"Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust
company in the United States of America setting forth the name of the Holder of
this Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number
or a description of the tenor and terms of this Note, a statement that the
option to elect repayment is being exercised hereby and a guarantee that this
Note with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed
will be received by the Trustee not later than five Business Days after the date
of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter. If the procedure
described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence is followed, this Note with
form duly completed must be received by the Trustee by such fifth Business Day.
Any tender of this Note for repayment (except pursuant to a Reset Notice or an
Extension Notice) shall be irrevocable. The repayment option may be exercised
by the Holder of this Note for less than the entire principal amount of the
Note, PROVIDED, that, the principal amount of this Note remaining outstanding
after repayment is an authorized denomination. Upon such partial repayment,
this Note shall be canceled and a new Note or Notes for the remaining principal
amount hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder of this Note.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if this Note is an
OID Note, the amount payable in the event of redemption or repayment prior
to the Stated Maturity hereof (other than pursuant to an optional redemption by
the Company at a stated Redemption Price) shall be the Amortized Face Amount
of this Note as of the redemption date or the date of repayment, as the case
may be. The Amortized Face Amount of this Note on any date shall be the
amount equal to (i) the Issue Price set forth on the face hereof plus
(ii) that portion of the difference between such Issue Price and the stated
principal amount of such Note that has accrued by such date at (x) the
Bond Yield to Maturity set forth on the face hereof or (y) if so specified,
the Bond Yield to Call set forth on the face hereof (computed in each
case in accordance with generally accepted United States bond yield
computation principles), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the
Amortized Face Amount of a Note exceed its stated principal amount.
The Bond Yield to Call listed on the face of this Note shall be computed on the
basis of the first occurring Optional Redemption Date with respect to such Note
and the amount payable on such Optional Redemption Date. In the event that such
Note is not redeemed on such first occurring Optional Redemption Date, the Bond
Yield to Call with respect to such Note shall be recomputed on such Optional
Redemption Date on the basis of the next occurring Optional Redemption Date and
the amount payable on such
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Optional Redemption Date, and shall continue to be so recomputed on each
succeeding Optional Redemption Date until the Note is so redeemed.
The Company may at any time purchase Notes at any price in
the open market or otherwise. Notes so purchased by the Company may,
at the discretion of the Company, be held or resold or surrendered to the
Trustee for such Notes for cancellation.
OTHER TERMS
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the
Person surrendering the same.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security
Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City and State of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Security
Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this
series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal
amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the Holder hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this
series shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all the Debt
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in this manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, destroyed,
stolen or lost and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft, or destruction
hereof (together with such indemnity and such other documents or proof as may be
required by the Company or the Trustee) shall be delivered to the principal
corporate trust office of the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor and principal
amount will be issued by the Company in exchange for, or in lieu of, this
Note. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such
indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a new
Note shall be borne by the Holder of this Note.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to
be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of Debt Securities at the time outstanding of each series to be affected.
The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified
percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series
at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt Securities of
such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.
Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt
Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon the Debt Security.
Holders of Debt Securities may not enforce their rights pursuant to
the Indenture or the Note except as provided in the Indenture. No reference
herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
this Note at the times, place and rate, and the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made and to be performed
solely in the State of New York and for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of said State without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of said State.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ________ Custodian___________
TEN ENT -as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
JT ENT - as joint tenants with
right of survivorship _________________________________
and not as tenants in (State)
common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list
-------------------------
OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to
repay $____ principal amount of the within Note, pursuant to its terms, on the
"Optional Repayment Date" first occurring after the date of receipt of the
within Note as specified below, together with interest thereon accrued to the
date of repayment, to the undersigned at:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please Print or Type Name and Address of the Undersigned)
and to issue to the undersigned, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, a new
Note or Notes representing the remaining principal amount of this Note.
For this Option to Elect Repayment to be effective, this Note with the
Option to Elect Repayment duly completed must be received by the Company within
the relevant time period set forth above at its office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, located initially at the office of
the Trustee at 101 Barclay Street, 21 West, Attention: Michelle Russo, New York,
New York 10286.
Dated: _____________________________________________
Note: The signature to this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in
every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee
- --------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Zip Code of Assignee
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- attorney
to transfer such Note on the books of Citigroup Inc., with full power of
substitution in the premises.
_____________________________________________
Dated:______________________ Signature
_____________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon the face of the Note in every
particular, without alteration of enlargement
or any change whatsoever
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.15
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of Travelers Capital VI, desiring to form a
business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3810,
hereby certify as follows:
1. The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust") is
"Travelers Capital VI."
2. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware is as follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of filing.
Dated: May 14, 1997
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
------------------------------------------
Name: Heidi G. Miller, as Regular Trustee
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
------------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Trustee
By: /s/ John J. Cashin
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Name: John J. Cashin
Title: Senior Trust Officer
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
TRAVELERS CAPITAL VI
1. The name of the Trust is Travelers Capital VI.
2. Pursuant to this Certificate of Amendment, the name of the Trust will be
changed to "Citigroup Capital VI." To effect this change, paragraph (a) of the
Certificate of Trust is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust") is
Citigroup Capital VI.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been duly executed
this 8th day of October, 1998.
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
------------------------------------------
Name: Heidi G. Miller, as Regular Trustee
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
------------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
---------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.16
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of Travelers Capital VII, desiring to form a
business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3810,
hereby certify as follows:
1. The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust") is
"Travelers Capital VII."
2. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware is as follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of filing.
Dated: May 14, 1997
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
------------------------------------------
Name: Heidi G. Miller, as Regular Trustee
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
------------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Trustee
By: /s/ John J. Cashin
---------------------------------------
Name: John J. Cashin
Title: Senior Trust Officer
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
TRAVELERS CAPITAL VII
1. The name of the Trust is Travelers Capital VII.
2. Pursuant to this Certificate of Amendment, the name of the Trust will be
changed to "Citigroup Capital VII." To effect this change, paragraph (a) of the
Certificate of Trust is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust") is
Citigroup Capital VII.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been duly executed
this 8th day of October, 1998.
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
------------------------------------------
Name: Heidi G. Miller, as Regular Trustee
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
------------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
---------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.17
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of Travelers Capital VIII, desiring to form
a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3810,
hereby certify as follows:
1. The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust") is
"Travelers Capital VIII."
2. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware is as follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of filing.
Dated: May 16, 1997
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
------------------------------------------
Name: Heidi G. Miller, as Regular Trustee
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
------------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Trustee
By: /s/ John J. Cashin
--------------------------------------
Name: John J. Cashin
Title: Senior Trust Officer
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
TRAVELERS CAPITAL VIII
1. The name of the Trust is Travelers Capital VIII.
2. Pursuant to this Certificate of Amendment, the name of the Trust
will be changed to "Citigroup Capital VIII." To effect this change,
paragraph 1 of the Certificate of Trust is hereby amended to read
as follows:
1. The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the
"Trust") is Citigroup Capital VIII.
<PAGE>
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been duly
executed this 7th day of December, 1998.
/s/ Irwin Ettinger
----------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger,
as Regular Trustee
/s/ Robert Matza
----------------------------------
Name: Robert Matza,
as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
-------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
-------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
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Exhibit 4.18
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of December 7, 1998 for the
purposes of organizing a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust
Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Act").
The undersigned, the trustees of Citigroup Capital IX, hereby certify as
follows:
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is "Citigroup
Capital IX" (the "Trust").
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are as
follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. Effective. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective immediately
upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
<PAGE>
Dated: December 7, 1998
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
----------------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
By: /s/ Robert Matza
----------------------------------------
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
----------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
----------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.19
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of December 7, 1998 for the
purposes of organizing a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust
Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Act").
The undersigned, the trustees of Citigroup Capital X, hereby certify as
follows:
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is "Citigroup
Capital X" (the "Trust").
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are as
follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. Effective. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective immediately
upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
<PAGE>
Dated: December 7, 1998
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
By: /s/ Robert Matza
--------------------------------------
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
--------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.20
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of December 7, 1998 for the
purposes of organizing a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust
Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Act").
The undersigned, the trustees of Citigroup Capital XI, hereby certify as
follows:
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is "Citigroup
Capital XI" (the "Trust").
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are as
follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. Effective. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective immediately
upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
<PAGE>
Dated: December 7, 1998
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
By: /s/ Robert Matza
--------------------------------------
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
--------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.21
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of December 7, 1998 for the
purposes of organizing a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust
Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Act").
The undersigned, the trustees of Citigroup Capital XII, hereby certify as
follows:
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is "Citigroup
Capital XII" (the "Trust").
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are as
follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. Effective. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective immediately
upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
<PAGE>
Dated: December 7, 1998
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
By: /s/ Robert Matza
--------------------------------------
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
--------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.22
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
This Certificate of Trust is being executed as of December 7, 1998 for the
purposes of organizing a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust
Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Act").
The undersigned, the trustees of Citigroup Capital XIII, hereby certify as
follows:
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is "Citigroup
Capital XIII" (the "Trust").
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are as
follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
3. Effective. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective immediately
upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
<PAGE>
Dated: December 7, 1998
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
By: /s/ Robert Matza
--------------------------------------
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
--------------------------------------
Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Irwin Ettinger
--------------------------------------
Name: Irwin Ettinger
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 4.23
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
====================
<PAGE>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions..................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.............................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities...............................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.........................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee....................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.............9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver....................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name........................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office......................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.....................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority...................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust..............................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees...................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees........16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee..............17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee.....................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.....................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee............................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents......................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities......23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust...........................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.....................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.....................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.............................25
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees..........................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee............................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility..........................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally...................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.....28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees............29
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SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees....................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.........................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings....................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.........................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business....................................................32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions...............................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.....................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust........................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities......................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates....................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.....................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests........................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency..................................37
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency....................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates....................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...........38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability...................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty..............................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.............................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses..........................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters..................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking.....................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments..................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent.....................................................47
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ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.....49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee..........50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.....................................................50
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law...............................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties....................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings....................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns......................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability......................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts................................................52
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ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES........................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE......................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE.......................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE......................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.....................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Declaration
of 1939, as amended -----------
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310(a)........................................................... 5.3(a)
310(c)........................................................... Inapplicable
311(c)........................................................... Inapplicable
312(a)........................................................... 2.2(a)
312(b)........................................................... 2.2(b)
313.............................................................. 2.3
314(a)........................................................... 2.4
314(b)........................................................... Inapplicable
314(c)........................................................... 2.5
314(d)........................................................... Inapplicable
314(f)........................................................... Inapplicable
315(a)........................................................... 3.9(b)
315(c)........................................................... 3.9(a)
315(d)........................................................... 3.9(a)
316(a)........................................................... Annex I
316(c)........................................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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<PAGE>
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor
(as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI) (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business
Trust Act (as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of May
14, 1997, (the "Original Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 1997 and amended on
October 8, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
<PAGE>
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
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"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated ___________, ____ relating to the
terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the
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Debentures outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the
Capital Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such waiver, any such
default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with respect to the Capital
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of
the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with respect to the Capital
Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the
Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any further act, vote,
or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and
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316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this
Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon the waiver of an Event
of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other default or Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital VI," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders
shall not have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall
have an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
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(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
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Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in
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each Person who may hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in
accordance with Section 5.6. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be
effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures
have been executed and delivered.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
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(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
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(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a
similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property
for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on
liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and
the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
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(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any
financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities
laws) or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Institutional
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be conclusively
evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
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taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in Section 3.6(b)(i),
including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the Regular
Trustees.
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SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
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(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be required
to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor Entity to be classified as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
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ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
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(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through
one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
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(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities,
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by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the Common
Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount ofthe Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the
Sponsor and the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such
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appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and
delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment
of a Regular Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in
office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the
Regular Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Regular
Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular
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Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Regular
Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be hand
delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard
copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of
any telephonic meetings of the Regular Trustees or any committee thereof shall
be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile,
with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting.
Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and anticipated
purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by telephone) of a
Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting
except where a Regular Trustee attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has
not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in this
Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may be taken at a meeting by
vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present (whether in person or by
telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a
Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the
Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular Trustee, any and all
action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a written consent of such
Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Regular
Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such
Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such
Certificates had not ceased to be such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may
be signed on behalf of the Trust by such persons who, at the actual date of
execution of such Security, shall be the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although
at the date of the execution and delivery of the Declaration any such person was
not such a Regular Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to
the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
legends or endorsements as the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may
be required to comply with any law or
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with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be
listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
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(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of
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transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without charge but only upon
payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may require) in respect of
any tax or other government charges that may be imposed in relation to it. Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Regular Trustees
shall cause one or more new Certificates to be issued in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees. Every Certificate surrendered for
registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly executed by the
Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Regular
Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the rights and
subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such
transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each transferee
shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have been issued
to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
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(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive
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Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security Beneficial Owners in
accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the
Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on and shall be
protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing Agency. The
Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably
acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution
thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
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(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The
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provisions of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and
liabilities of an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity
(other than the duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties
and liabilities of such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him
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in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any
action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances
because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs
(i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3)
by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified
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Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action,
suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer if a determination
is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote
of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iii)
the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts known to the
Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time such
determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in
a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such
Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of
this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect
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to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such
constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment
or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
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ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal
income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing
authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and
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no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee
Account. The sole signatories for such accounts shall be designated by the
Regular Trustees; provided, however, that the Institutional Trustee shall
designate the signatories for the Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
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(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
without the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities;
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and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a meeting and only those Securities specified shall
be counted for purposes of determining whether the required percentage set forth
in the second sentence of this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of
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such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of
Securities is permitted or required under this Declaration or the rules of
any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed or admitted
for trading, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of
the Holders of Securities. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of
the Holders of Securities may be taken without a meeting if a consent in
writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Holders of
Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities in
liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all Holders of Securities having a right to
vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of
action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of Securities
entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The Regular Trustees
may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Security Holder for
the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to
the Trust within the time specified by the Regular Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting
at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of Securities, waiver
of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment
of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any
other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
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SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
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(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital VI
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
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SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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Name:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the
assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for the
purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with an
aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ dollars ($__________), and
a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $__ per common
security, are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only as "__%
Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The Common Security Certificates
evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions
therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate (to
the extent permitted by
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applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein includes such cash
distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise stated. A
Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of
the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the
Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ] Distribution period
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and for any period
shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which Distributions are
computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the actual number of
days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in arrears, on
[ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year, commencing on [ ].
When, as and if available for payment, Distributions will be made by the
Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below. The Debenture Issuer
has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the
Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to time on the
Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ] (each an
"Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and
payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend beyond
the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions will
also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will continue to
accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the
Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension Period. In the event
that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the interest payment
period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay any dividend on,
make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make any
guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in connection with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for
the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result
of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of Citigroup's capital stock
for any other class or series of Citigroup's capital stock, or (iii) the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of Citigroup's capital stock pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security
being converted or exchanged) and (b) the Debenture Issuer shall not make any
payment of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay,
repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued by the Debenture Issuer that
rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures. The foregoing, however, will
not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup where the dividend stock is
the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid. Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further
extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension Period, together
with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed [ ]
consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred Distributions and
accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they appear on the books
and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the Extension
Period. Upon the termination
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of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the Debenture
Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
The Regular Trustees will give notice to each Holder of any Extension Period
upon their receipt of notice thereof from the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions
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in an amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the
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Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will pursue such measure in lieu of
redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which Citigroup is a
subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines
or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or its
successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be
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outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital Securities, will receive a
registered global certificate or certificates representing the Debentures to be
delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any certificates representing
Securities, except for certificates representing Capital Securities held by DTC
or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), will be deemed
to represent beneficial interests in the Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of, and accrued and unpaid interest
equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on such Securities until such
certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or its agent for transfer or
reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
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(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the original redemption date to
the actual date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be
considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the
Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B)
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in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct
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Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of
such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures
without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the terms of
the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the
Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and
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subject to the requirements of the second to last sentence of this paragraph,
the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities, voting
separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under
the Declaration, including (i) directing the time, method, place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the
Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default and its consequences that is waivable
under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or (iii) exercising any right to rescind or
annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and
payable, provided that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would
require the consent or act of the Holders of greater than a majority in
principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a "Super Majority"), the
Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the
written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Pursuant to this
Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously
authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Other
than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the
Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
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7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal
income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on
account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after
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satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to
each Holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation
amount of Common Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the
aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"),
hereby certifies that ___________ (the "Holder") is the registered owner of
________ (____) capital securities of the
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Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital
Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities
represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated
as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to
the benefits of the Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities
Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"),
hereby certifies that Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware
corporation, (the "Holder") is the registered owner of __________ (________)
common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common
Securities"). The Common Securities are transferable on the books and records of
the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of
the other conditions set forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including,
without limitation, Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to
the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust
dated as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a
copy of the Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon
written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___ day
of _________, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 4.24
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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ARTICLE I INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions................................................... 1
ARTICLE II TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.............................. 8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................ 8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.......................... 9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee..................... 9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.............. 9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver..................................... 9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice...................................... 11
ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.......................................................... 12
SECTION 3.2 Office........................................................ 12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose....................................................... 12
SECTION 3.4 Authority..................................................... 12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust................................ 12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees..................... 13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.......... 16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee................ 17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee ...................................................... 18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee....................... 20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.............................................. 22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents........................................ 23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities........ 23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust............................................. 23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers....................................................... 23
ARTICLE IV SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities....................... 25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor............................... 25
ARTICLE V TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees............................................ 26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.............................................. 26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility............................ 27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally..................................................... 28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees....... 28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.............. 29
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SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees...................................... 31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies........................................... 31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings...................................................... 31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power........................................... 32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business... 32
ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions................................................. 32
ARTICLE VII ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities....................... 33
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.......................................... 34
ARTICLE IX TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities........................................ 35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates...................................... 35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders....................................... 36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.......................................... 36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.................................... 37
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency...................... 37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates...................... 37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates............. 38
ARTICLE X LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES,
TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability..................................................... 38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation................................................... 39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty................................................ 39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification............................................... 40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses............................................ 43
ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year................................................... 44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.................................... 44
SECTION 11.3 Banking....................................................... 45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding................................................... 45
ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.................................................... 45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent....................................................... 47
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ARTICLE XIII REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND
DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee....... 49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee............ 50
ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices....................................................... 50
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law................................................. 52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties...................................... 52
SECTION 14.4 Headings...................................................... 52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns........................................ 52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability........................................ 52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.................................................. 52
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ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES......................................... I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE........................ A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE......................... A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE....................................... B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT...................................... C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
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Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Declaration
of 1939, as amended -----------
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310(a)......................................................... 5.3(a)
310(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
311(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
312(a)......................................................... 2.2(a)
312(b)......................................................... 2.2(b)
313............................................................ 2.3
314(a)......................................................... 2.4
314(b)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(c)......................................................... 2.5
314(d)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(f)......................................................... Inapplicable
315(a)......................................................... 3.9(b)
315(c)......................................................... 3.9(a)
315(d)......................................................... 3.9(a)
316(a)......................................................... Annex I
316(c)......................................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the
Sponsor (as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII) (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business
Trust Act (as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of May
14, 1997, (the "Original Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 1997 and amended on
October 8, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
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"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated ________________, ____ relating to
the terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the
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Debentures outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the
Capital Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such waiver, any such
default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with respect to the Capital
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of
the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with respect to the Capital
Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the
Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any further act, vote,
or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and
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316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this
Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon the waiver of an Event
of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other default or Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital VII," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders
shall not have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall
have an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
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(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
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Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in
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each Person who may hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in
accordance with Section 5.6. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be
effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures
have been executed and delivered.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
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(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
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(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a
similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property
for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on
liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and
the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
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(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any
financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities
laws) or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Institutional
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be conclusively
evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
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taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in Section 3.6(b)(i),
including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the Regular
Trustees.
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SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
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(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor Entity to be classified as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
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ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
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(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through
one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
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(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities,
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by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the Common
Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the
Sponsor and the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such
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appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and
delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment
of a Regular Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in
office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the
Regular Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Regular
Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular
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Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Regular
Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be hand
delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard
copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of
any telephonic meetings of the Regular Trustees or any committee thereof shall
be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile,
with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting.
Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and anticipated
purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by telephone) of a
Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting
except where a Regular Trustee attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has
not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in this
Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may be taken at a meeting by
vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present (whether in person or by
telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a
Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the
Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular Trustee, any and all
action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a written consent of such
Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Regular
Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such
Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such
Certificates had not ceased to be such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may
be signed on behalf of the Trust by such persons who, at the actual date of
execution of such Security, shall be the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although
at the date of the execution and delivery of the Declaration any such person was
not such a Regular Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to
the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
legends or endorsements as the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may
be required to comply with any law or
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with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be
listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
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(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of
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transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without charge but only upon
payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may require) in respect of
any tax or other government charges that may be imposed in relation to it. Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Regular Trustees
shall cause one or more new Certificates to be issued in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees. Every Certificate surrendered for
registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly executed by the
Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Regular
Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the rights and
subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such
transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each transferee
shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have been issued
to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
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(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive
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Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security Beneficial Owners in
accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the
Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on and shall be
protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing Agency. The
Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably
acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution
thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
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(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The
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provisions of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and
liabilities of an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity
(other than the duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties
and liabilities of such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him
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in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any
action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances
because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs
(i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3)
by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified
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Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action,
suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer if a determination
is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote
of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iii)
the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts known to the
Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time such
determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in
a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such
Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of
this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect
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to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such
constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment
or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
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ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal
income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing
authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and
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no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee
Account. The sole signatories for such accounts shall be designated by the
Regular Trustees; provided, however, that the Institutional Trustee shall
designate the signatories for the Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
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(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
without the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities;
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and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a meeting and only those Securities specified shall
be counted for purposes of determining whether the required percentage set forth
in the second sentence of this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of
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such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of
Securities is permitted or required under this Declaration or the rules of
any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed or admitted
for trading, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of
the Holders of Securities. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of
the Holders of Securities may be taken without a meeting if a consent in
writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Holders of
Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities in
liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all Holders of Securities having a right to
vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of
action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of Securities
entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The Regular Trustees
may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Security Holder for
the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to
the Trust within the time specified by the Regular Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting
at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of Securities, waiver
of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment
of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any
other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
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SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
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(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital VII
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
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SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust with an
aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of [ ]
dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of
the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital Securities"). The
Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[
dollars ($__________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of
the Trust of $__ per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The
Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate (to
the extent permitted by
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applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein includes such cash
distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise stated. A
Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of
the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the
Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ] Distribution period
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and for any period
shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which Distributions are
computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the actual number of
days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in
arrears, on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year,
commencing on [ ]. When, as and if available for payment, Distributions
will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below.
The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of
interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to
time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ]
(each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be
due and payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions
will also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will
continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable
law) at the Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension Period.
In the event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the
interest payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period
may extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred
Distributions and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they
appear on the books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the
end of the Extension Period. Upon the termination
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of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the Debenture
Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
The Regular Trustees will give notice to each Holder of any Extension Period
upon their receipt of notice thereof from the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions
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in an amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the
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Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will pursue such measure in lieu of
redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which Citigroup is a
subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines
or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or its
successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be
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outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital Securities, will receive a
registered global certificate or certificates representing the Debentures to be
delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any certificates representing
Securities, except for certificates representing Capital Securities held by DTC
or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), will be deemed
to represent beneficial interests in the Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of, and accrued and unpaid interest
equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on such Securities until such
certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or its agent for transfer or
reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
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(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the original redemption date to
the actual date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be
considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the
Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B)
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in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct
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Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of
such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures
without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the terms of
the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the
Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and
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subject to the requirements of the second to last sentence of this paragraph,
the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities, voting
separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under
the Declaration, including (i) directing the time, method, place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the
Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default and its consequences that is waivable
under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or (iii) exercising any right to rescind or
annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and
payable, provided that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would
require the consent or act of the Holders of greater than a majority in
principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a "Super Majority"), the
Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the
written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Pursuant to this
Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously
authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Other
than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the
Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
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7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal
income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on
account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after
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satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to
each Holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation
amount of Common Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the
aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"),
hereby certifies that ___________ ___________ (the "Holder") is the registered
owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the
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Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital
Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities
represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated
as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to
the benefits of the Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities
Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
-----------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
A1-3
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
A1-4
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"),
hereby certifies that Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware
corporation, (the "Holder") is the registered owner of __________ (________)
common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common
Securities"). The Common Securities are transferable on the books and records of
the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of
the other conditions set forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including,
without limitation, Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to
the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust
dated as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a
copy of the Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon
written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
A2-2
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _________, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
-----------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
A2-3
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
A2-4
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
B-1
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
C-1
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Exhibit 4.25
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions......................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities...................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee........................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver........................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice........................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name............................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office..........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority.......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust..................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees............16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee..................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee.......................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee................................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents..........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust...............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees..............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee................................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility..............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally ....................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees................29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees........................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings........................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions...................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust............................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities..........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates........................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests............................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency......................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency........................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates........................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty..................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses..............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters......................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking.........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments......................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent.......................................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee..............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law...................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties........................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings........................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns..........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability..........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts....................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES............................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE...................................................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE...........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE..........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Declaration
of 1939, as amended -----------
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310(a)......................................................... 5.3(a)
310(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
311(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
312(a)......................................................... 2.2(a)
312(b)......................................................... 2.2(b)
313............................................................ 2.3
314(a)......................................................... 2.4
314(b)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(c)......................................................... 2.5
314(d)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(f)......................................................... Inapplicable
315(a)......................................................... 3.9(b)
315(c)......................................................... 3.9(a)
315(d)......................................................... 3.9(a)
316(a)......................................................... Annex I
316(c)......................................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor
(as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII) (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business
Trust Act (as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of May
16, 1997, (the "Original Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 16, 1997 and amended on
December 7, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the
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Clearing Agency, or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such
Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect
participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally
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administered, which office at the date of execution of this Declaration is
located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated _______, ____ relating to the
terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital VIII," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant toss.3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders of
the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital VIII
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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Name:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust
with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to
the assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for
the purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ dollars
($__________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust
of $__ per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The
Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate (to
the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in
arrears, on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year,
commencing on [ ]. When, as and if available for payment, Distributions
will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below.
The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of
interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to
time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ]
(each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be
due and payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions will
also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will continue
to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at
the Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension Period. In the
event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the interest
payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay any
dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period may
extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred Distributions
and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they appear on the
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books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the
Extension Period. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the above requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice
to each Holder of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from
the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the date of
redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII), a
statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"), hereby certifies
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that ___________ (the "Holder") is the registered owner of ________ (____)
capital securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust designated the __% Capital Securities (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Securities are transferable on the books and records
of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designation,
rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of
the Capital Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject
to, the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust
dated as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to
the benefits of the Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities
Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
-----------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Capital
________________________________________________
Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another
to act for him or her.
Date:
_______________________
Signature:
___________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII), a
statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.),
a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is the registered owner of __________
(________) common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __% Common Securities (the
"Common Securities"). The Common Securities are transferable on the books and
records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender
of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer and
satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in the Declaration (as defined
below), including, without limitation, Section 9.1 thereof. The designation,
rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of
the Common Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be
subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of
the Trust dated as of [ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to
time (the "Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Common
Securities as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but
not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor
will provide a copy of the Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without
charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
A2-2
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of ________, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
-----------------------------------
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Common Security
_________________________________________
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date:
_______________________
Signature:
___________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
B-1
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
C-1
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Exhibit 4.26
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.....................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities..................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.......................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.......................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.......................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name...........................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office.........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees...........16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee......................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee...............................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust..............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee...............................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally....................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees...............29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.......................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.......................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions..................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust...........................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.......................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests...........................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.....................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.......................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.......................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates..............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.....................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.....................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by
Written Consent..............................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law..................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.......................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings.......................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts...................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES...........................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE..................................................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE..........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE.........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Declaration
of 1939, as amended -----------
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310(a)........................................................ 5.3(a)
310(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
311(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
312(a)........................................................ 2.2(a)
312(b)........................................................ 2.2(b)
313........................................................... 2.3
314(a)........................................................ 2.4
314(b)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(c)........................................................ 2.5
314(d)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(f)........................................................ Inapplicable
315(a)........................................................ 3.9(b)
315(c)........................................................ 3.9(a)
315(d)........................................................ 3.9(a)
316(a)........................................................ Annex I
316(c)........................................................ 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor
(as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
IX (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein)
pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of December 7, 1998, (the "Original
Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on December [ ], 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of
the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated _____________, ________ relating
to the terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital IX," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B) waive any past
default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind
or annul any declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due
and payable or (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless the
Trust shall have obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of such
action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital IX
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the
Trust with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the
Trust of [ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount
with respect to the assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby
designated for the purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities"
(the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the
Capital Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the
Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as
may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules
of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the
Trust with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the
Trust of [
dollars
($__________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust
of $__ per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The
Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate
(to the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for
which Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of
the actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ]
in arrears, on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ]
of each year, commencing on [ ]. When, as and if available for
payment, Distributions will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as
otherwise described below. The Debenture Issuer has the right under the
Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the
interest payment period from time to time on the Debentures for a period not
exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ] (each an "Extension Period"),
during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and payable on the
Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the date of
maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture Issuer's extension
of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions will also be
deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will continue to
accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the
Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension Period. In the
event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the interest
payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay any
dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension
Period may extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred
Distributions and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they
appear on the books and records of
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the Trust on the first record date after the end of the Extension Period. Upon
the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due,
the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above
requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice to each Holder of any
Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ___________
(the "Holder") is the
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registered owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __%
Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ], [ ],
as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I
thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning
given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities Guarantee and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
____________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
____________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is
the registered owner of __________ (________) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common Securities"). The Common
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation,
Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ],
[ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is
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entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _________, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
B-1
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
C-1
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Exhibit 4.27
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions......................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities...................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee........................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver........................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice........................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name............................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office..........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority.......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust..................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees............16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee..................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee................................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents..........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust...............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees..............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee................................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility..............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally.......................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees................29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees........................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings........................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions...................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust............................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities..........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates........................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests............................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency......................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency........................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates........................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty..................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses..............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters......................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking.........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments......................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent
...............................................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee..............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law...................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties........................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings........................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns..........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability..........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts....................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES............................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE..........................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE...........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE..........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of
Trust Indenture Act Section of
of 1939, as amended Declaration
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310(a)...................................................... 5.3(a)
310(c)...................................................... Inapplicable
311(c)...................................................... Inapplicable
312(a)...................................................... 2.2(a)
312(b)...................................................... 2.2(b)
313......................................................... 2.3
314(a)...................................................... 2.4
314(b)...................................................... Inapplicable
314(c)...................................................... 2.5
314(d)...................................................... Inapplicable
314(f)...................................................... Inapplicable
315(a)...................................................... 3.9(b)
315(c)...................................................... 3.9(a)
315(d)...................................................... 3.9(a)
316(a)...................................................... Annex I
316(c)...................................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as
defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial
interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
X (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein)
pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of December 7, 1998, (the "Original
Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of
the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated __________, _____ relating to the
terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital X," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B) waive any past
default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind
or annul any declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due
and payable or (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless the
Trust shall have obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of such
action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority of the liquidation amount of Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
without the
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital X
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention:Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
_______________________________________
Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
_______________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust
with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the
assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for the
purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of [
dollars ($__________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of
the Trust of $__ per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The
Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate
(to the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in arrears,
on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year, commencing on [ ]. When,
as and if available for payment, Distributions will be made by the Institutional
Trustee, except as otherwise described below. The Debenture Issuer has the right
under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending
the interest payment period from time to time on the Debentures for a period not
exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ] (each an "Extension Period"), during which
Extension Period no interest shall be due and payable on the Debentures,
provided, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the date of maturity of the
Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture Issuer's extension of the interest
payment period, [ ] Distributions will also be deferred. Despite such
deferral, quarterly Distributions will continue to accrue with interest thereon
(to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Coupon Rate compounded
[ ] during any such Extension Period. In the event that the Debenture Issuer
exercises its right to extend the interest payment period, then (a) the
Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any
distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make any
guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in connection with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for
the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result
of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of Citigroup's capital stock
for any other class or series of Citigroup's capital stock, or (iii) the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of Citigroup's capital stock pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security
being converted or exchanged) and (b) the Debenture Issuer shall not make any
payment of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on), or repay,
repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued by the Debenture Issuer that
rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures. The foregoing, however, will
not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup where the dividend stock is
the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid. Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further
extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension Period, together
with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed [ ]
consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred Distributions and
accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they appear on the
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books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the
Extension Period. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the above requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice
to each Holder of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from
the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ___________
(the "Holder") is the
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registered owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __%
Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ], [ ], as
the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I
thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning
given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities Guarantee and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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______________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is
the registered owner of __________ (________) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common Securities"). The Common
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation,
Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ],
[ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is
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entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___ day
of ______, ______.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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______________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 4.28
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.....................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities..................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.......................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.......................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.......................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name...........................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office.........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees...........16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee......................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee...............................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust..............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee...............................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally....................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees...............29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.......................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.......................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions..................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust...........................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.......................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests...........................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.....................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.......................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.......................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates..............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.....................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.....................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent......................................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law..................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.......................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings.......................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts...................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES...........................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE..................................................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE..........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE.........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Declaration
of 1939, as amended -----------
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310(a)......................................................... 5.3(a)
310(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
311(c)......................................................... Inapplicable
312(a)......................................................... 2.2(a)
312(b)......................................................... 2.2(b)
313............................................................ 2.3
314(a)......................................................... 2.4
314(b)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(c)......................................................... 2.5
314(d)......................................................... Inapplicable
314(f)......................................................... Inapplicable
315(a)......................................................... 3.9(b)
315(c)......................................................... 3.9(a)
315(d)......................................................... 3.9(a)
316(a)......................................................... Annex I
316(c)......................................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor
(as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
XI (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein)
pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of December 7, 1998, (the "Original
Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of
the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated _________, ___ relating to the
terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital XI," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of record
in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the
Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular Trustees
shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee before taking or
refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and with
respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant
notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of Common Securities as
to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the Trust
("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the Institutional Trustee
has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be executed by
any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount ofthe Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital XI
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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Name:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust
with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the
assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for the
purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ dollars ($__________),
and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $__ per
common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only
as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The Common Security
Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate
(to the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in arrears, on
[ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year, commencing on
[ ]. When, as and if available for payment, Distributions will be made by
the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below. The Debenture
Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the
Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to time on the
Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ] (each an
"Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and
payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend beyond
the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions will
also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will continue
to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at
the Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension Period. In the
event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the interest
payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay any
dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period may
extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred Distributions
and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they appear on the
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books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the
Extension Period. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the above requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice
to each Holder of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from
the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ___________
(the "Holder") is the
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registered owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __%
Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ], [ ], as the
same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I
thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning
given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities Guarantee and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
agent to transfer
_______________________________________________________________
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:
_______________________
Signature:
__________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XI, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is
the registered owner of __________ (________) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common Securities"). The Common
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation,
Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ],
[ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is
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entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of ________, ___.
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Robert Matza, as Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Common Security
__________________________________________
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date:
_______________________
Signature:
__________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
B-1
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
C-1
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Exhibit 4.29
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions......................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities...................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee........................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver........................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice........................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name............................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office..........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority.......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust..................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees............16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee..................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee ........................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee................................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents..........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust...............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees..............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee................................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility..............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally.......................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees................29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees........................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings........................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions...................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust............................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities..........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates........................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests............................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency......................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency........................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates........................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty..................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses..............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters......................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking.........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments......................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent.........................................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee..............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law...................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties........................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings........................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns..........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability..........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts....................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES............................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE..........................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE...........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE..........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of
Trust Indenture Act Section of
of 1939, as amended Declaration
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310(a)........................................................ 5.3(a)
310(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
311(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
312(a)........................................................ 2.2(a)
312(b)........................................................ 2.2(b)
313........................................................... 2.3
314(a)........................................................ 2.4
314(b)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(c)........................................................ 2.5
314(d)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(f)........................................................ Inapplicable
315(a)........................................................ 3.9(b)
315(c)........................................................ 3.9(a)
315(d)........................................................ 3.9(a)
316(a)........................................................ Annex I
316(c)........................................................ 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the
Sponsor (as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
XII (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein)
pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of December 7, 1998, (the "Original
Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of
the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated ________, ____, relating to the
terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital XII," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the
interests of Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this Section
3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust
set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any action that
is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of the
powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section 3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital XII
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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Name:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
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__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust
with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect
to the assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated
for the purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the
"Capital Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of [
dollars ($__________),
and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $__ per
common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only
as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The Common Security
Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate
(to the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in
arrears, on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year,
commencing on [ ]. When, as and if available for payment, Distributions
will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below.
The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of
interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to
time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ]
(each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be
due and payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions
will also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will
continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable
law) at the Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension
Period. In the event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the
interest payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period
may extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred
Distributions and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they
appear on the
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books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the
Extension Period. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the above requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice
to each Holder of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from
the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before
the date of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the Capital
Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written
request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ___________
(the "Holder") is the
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registered owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __%
Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ], [ ], as
the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I
thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning
given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities Guarantee and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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_____________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is
the registered owner of __________ (________) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common Securities"). The Common
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation,
Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ],
[ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is
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entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _________, ____.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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_____________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
B-1
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
C-1
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Exhibit 4.30
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions......................................................1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.................................8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities...................................8
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.............................9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee........................9
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.................9
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver........................................9
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice........................................11
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name............................................................12
SECTION 3.2 Office..........................................................12
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.........................................................12
SECTION 3.4 Authority.......................................................12
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust..................................12
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.......................13
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees............16
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee..................17
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee ........................................................18
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.........................20
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee................................................22
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents..........................................23
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..........23
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust...............................................23
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.........................................................23
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.........................25
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.................................25
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees..............................................26
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee................................................26
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility..............................27
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
Generally.......................................................28
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.........28
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees................29
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees........................................31
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.............................................31
SECTION 5.9 Meetings........................................................31
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.............................................32
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.....32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions...................................................32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.........................33
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust............................................34
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities..........................................35
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates........................................35
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.........................................36
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests............................................36
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency......................................37
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SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency........................37
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates........................37
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...............38
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.......................................................38
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.....................................................39
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty..................................................39
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.................................................40
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses..............................................43
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.....................................................44
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters......................................44
SECTION 11.3 Banking.........................................................45
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.....................................................45
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments......................................................45
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent.........................................................47
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.........49
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee..............50
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.........................................................50
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SECTION 14.2 Governing Law...................................................52
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties........................................52
SECTION 14.4 Headings........................................................52
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns..........................................52
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability..........................................52
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts....................................................52
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES............................................I-1
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE..........................A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE...........................A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE..........................................B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.........................................C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of
Trust Indenture Act Section of
of 1939, as amended Declaration
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310(a)........................................................ 5.3(a)
310(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
311(c)........................................................ Inapplicable
312(a)........................................................ 2.2(a)
312(b)........................................................ 2.2(b)
313........................................................... 2.3
314(a)........................................................ 2.4
314(b)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(c)........................................................ 2.5
314(d)........................................................ Inapplicable
314(f)........................................................ Inapplicable
315(a)........................................................ 3.9(b)
315(c)........................................................ 3.9(a)
315(d)........................................................ 3.9(a)
316(a)........................................................ Annex I
316(c)........................................................ 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
[ ], [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of [ ], [ ], by the Trustees (as defined herein), the
Sponsor (as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established Citigroup Capital
XIII (the "Trust"), a trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein)
pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of December 7, 1998, (the "Original
Declaration") and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of
the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration
or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"Capital Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement dated
as of [ ], [ ], of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital
Securities.
"Capital Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Capital Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Capital Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Capital
Security Certificate.
"Citigroup" means Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a
Delaware corporation.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Capital Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Capital Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means [ ], [ ].
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means Citigroup Inc. (or the Sponsor) in its
capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee under
the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means
such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Capital Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.4.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"DTC" means the Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing
Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture as modified to the extent set forth in the
Officers' Certificate of Citigroup Inc. dated _______________, _______ relating
to the terms of the Debentures) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the
Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
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"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
between the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8(c).
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express
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an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Regulatory Capital Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
hereto.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"Sponsor" means Citigroup Inc. or any successor entity in a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6.
"Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided in the terms of the Capital Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of an aggregate liquidation amount representing 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the
extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee that is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by ss.ss. 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided,
that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided, that the Institutional
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under ss.ss. 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Capital Securities such reports as
are required by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in
the manner provided by ss. 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional
Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of ss. 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by ss. 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in ss. 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to ss.
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Capital Securities
and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of Default under
the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority")
affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Capital
Securities under the Declaration.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of ss.
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded
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from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any
waiver by the Holders of the Capital Securities of an Event of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by
the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect
to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any
further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority, except
where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such
Event of Default under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b),
only the Holders of at least the proportion in aggregate liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding
may waive such Event of Default in respect of the Common Securities under
the Declaration;
provided, further each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until
such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been so
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed
to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and only
the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss.ss.
316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly
excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon
the waiver of an Event of Default by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any
Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities arising
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therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of
ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such ss. 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of (i) all defaults with
respect to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being
hereby defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not
including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the
giving of any notice provided therein) and (ii) any notice of default received
from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, which notice from the
Institutional Trustee to the Holders shall state that an Event of Default under
the Indenture also constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities; provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in the payment of
any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust is named "Citigroup Capital XIII," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of Securities.
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup
Inc., 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10043. On ten Business Days written
notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of
Securities, the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue
and sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
legal title to all
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assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have
legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided
beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that
the Trust may issue no more than one series of Capital Securities and no
more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that
there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and
the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of
both Capital Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities,
at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate
form, or a registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, in each case prepared by the Sponsor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor,
or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in
order to qualify or register all or part of the Capital Securities
in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or
register such Capital Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the
Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Capital Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the
Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor,
including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto,
relating to the registration of the Capital Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) deliver the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale
of the Capital Securities;
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(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the
Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided, that the Regular
Trustees shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee
before taking or refraining from taking any Ministerial Action in relation
to a Special Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and
with respect to, for the purposes of ss.316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required
of the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort
to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by ss. 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities;
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(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities
of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(o) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or
with applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of
the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes;
provided, that any such action does not adversely affect the interests of
Holders;
(p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf
of the Trust; and
(q) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
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Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this
Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the
Institutional Trustee) shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise
any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will not
fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
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(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware
Trustee (if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds
into the Institutional Trustee Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the
Institutional Trustee Account in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the
Institutional Trustee Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in
accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall
be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on
whose long-term unsecured indebtedness assigned by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, is at least equal to
the rating assigned to the Capital Securities by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the
occurrence of certain Special Events or other specified circumstances
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform
such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities.
(e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall take any
Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or
the Institutional Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the
Trust Indenture Act.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
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(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, this Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons
(each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or
liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and
any such Paying Agent shall comply with ss. 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall
have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular
Trustees set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in the exercise
of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the
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Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe
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keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for
or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional
Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with
their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of
such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular
Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording,
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filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other
experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect
to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be
counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its employees. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time
to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration
from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section
3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party
shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
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Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as
would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of
the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions;
and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, a majority of or, if there are
only two, any Regular Trustee or, if there is only one, such Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6;
provided, that the registration statement referred to in
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Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of
the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to
the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
that:
(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
under the Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the
same as the Capital Securities rank with respect to Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the
Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee in its capacity as the Holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities are listed,
or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance,
on any national securities exchange or with any other organization on
which the Capital Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does
not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of
the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders'
interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the
Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities)
in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company; and
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Capital Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity
or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters, such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust in an amount equal to 3% or more of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, or a
registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, including
any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Capital Securities;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to
do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the
Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust,
as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New
York Stock Exchange, any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital
Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Capital Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor
may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may
be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting
of the Holders of the Common Securities,
provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than
two (2); provided further that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person,
shall be a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a
natural person, shall be an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one
Trustee who is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a
"Regular Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for
so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it
meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law,
provided, that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as
Institutional
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Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture
Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published; and
(iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment
Company solely by means of Rule 3a-7 and to the extent Rule 3a-7 requires
a trustee having certain qualifications to hold title to the "eligible
assets" of the Trust, the Institutional Trustee shall possess those
qualifications.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.6(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if
such Holders were the obligor referred to in ss. 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of ss. 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) The Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the
first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.
Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age
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or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees; Additional Powers of Regular Trustees.
(a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if
a meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over
which the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6, provided, that the registration statement referred to
in Section 3.6, including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by all of the
Regular Trustees; and
(d) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) in the case of the Regular Trustees, after the issuance of any
Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the
Common Securities;
(iii) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of any Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and
(iv) in the case of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
after the issuance of the Securities, by a vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.3 (a
"Successor Institutional Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor
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Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and
the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.6.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a
Trustee shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Regular Trustees shall occur, until
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such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance
with Section 5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number,
shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge
all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.9 Meetings.
If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed
by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the
Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular
Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered
in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not
less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of
the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether
in person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity
on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless
provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may
be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present
(whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such
matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous
written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is only one Regular
Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to make a distribution
(a "Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one
class of capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital
Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities
or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed any of the
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Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as
the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Capital
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of any Holder of the Common Securities or
the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its
equivalent with respect to any Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust or the revocation of the Holder of the Common Securities or the
Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any
Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(iv) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when all
of the Securities have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities;
(v) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, when the
Trust shall have been dissolved in accordance with the terms of the
Securities upon election by the Sponsor of its right to terminate the
Trust and distribute all of the Debentures to the Holders of Securities in
exchange for all of the Securities and all of the Debentures shall have
been distributed to the Holders of Securities in accordance with such
election;
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; or
(vii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.14.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Security
not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor; provided, that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent
that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not
cause more than an insubstantial risk that:
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(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee
would become an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges that may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by
the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the
rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by
such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each
transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate
shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of
such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for
purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Capital Securities,
the Capital Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the
form of one or more, fully registered, global Capital Security Certificates
(each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing
Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC, and no Capital Security Beneficial Owner will receive a
definitive Capital Security Certificate representing such Capital Security
Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Capital Security
Certificates (the "Definitive Capital Security Certificates") have
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been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and
effect;
(b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the
Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Capital
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Capital Security Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict
with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Capital Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Capital Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make book entry transfers
among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Capital Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Capital
Security Certificates shall have been issued to the Capital Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7, the Regular Trustees shall give all such notices
and communications specified herein to be given to the Capital Security Holders
to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Capital
Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Capital Security Certificates.
If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.6; or
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(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor
to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with
respect to the Capital Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be prepared by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Capital
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees
shall cause Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Capital Security
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing
Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay
in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on
and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing
Agency. The Definitive Capital Security Certificates shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Capital Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless.
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection
with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular
Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Capital
Securities Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities
which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any
deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to ss. 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law,
except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other
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facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions
to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company
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Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that
such Company Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where
the Regular Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder
reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the
Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Capital
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company Indemnified
Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in
effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would
have the power to indemnify him against such
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liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to "the
Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee,
officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this
Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
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investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and
the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records
of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal
Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the Regular Trustees.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Securities, to the extent, if any, required by the Trust
Indenture Act, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust,
annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss;
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form
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1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and
any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and
for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds
in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
Institutional Trustee Account.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
The Trust and the Regular Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each
Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by
the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file required forms with
applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly
established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder
to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to
withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions
or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld
from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional
Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of
the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the
rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the
Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the
terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities);
and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor
or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the
Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended
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consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
(g) subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration
to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the
foregoing or to otherwise comply with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of
Securities representing at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees
one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities
wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which
the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall
specify in writing the Security Certificates held by the Holders of Securities
exercising the right to call a
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meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of
this paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be
taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the
minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt
notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing.
The Regular Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting
shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Regular
Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for
it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to
the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial
interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation
and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware
corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any
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meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a
meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting
in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of
any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents
and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration,
and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance
of its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust
powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York, with trust power and authority to execute
and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms
of, this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of the
Declaration.
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SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is a Delaware banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under
the terms of, the Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any State or Federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of the
Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing,
duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied
or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
Citigroup Capital XIII
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
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Attention: Robert Matza
Irwin Ettinger
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of
to the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or
any provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a
single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Robert Matza, as Regular Trustee
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Irwin Ettinger, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITIGROUP INC., as Sponsor
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% CAPITAL SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of [ ], [ ] (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Capital Securities. [ ] Capital Securities of the Trust
with an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ ] dollars ($____________), and a liquidation amount with respect to the
assets of the Trust of $__ per capital security, are hereby designated for the
purposes of identification only as "__% Capital Securities" (the "Capital
Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. [ ] Common Securities of the Trust with
an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
[ dollars ($__________),
and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $__ per
common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only
as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities"). The Common Security
Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of __% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears beyond the first
date such Distributions are payable (or would be payable, if not for any
Extension Period (as defined below) or default by the Debenture Issuer on the
Debentures) will bear interest thereon compounded [ ] at the Coupon Rate (to
the
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extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full [ ]
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full [ ] Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per 90-day quarter.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from and including [ ], [ ], and will be payable [ ] in
arrears, on [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] of each year,
commencing on [ ]. When, as and if available for payment, Distributions
will be made by the Institutional Trustee, except as otherwise described below.
The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of
interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to
time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding [ ] consecutive [ ]
(each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be
due and payable on the Debentures, provided, that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a consequence of the Debenture
Issuer's extension of the interest payment period, [ ] Distributions
will also be deferred. Despite such deferral, [ ] Distributions will
continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable
law) at the Coupon Rate compounded [ ] during any such Extension
Period. In the event that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the
interest payment period, then (a) the Debenture Issuer shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of Citigroup in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of Citigroup's capital stock for any other class or series of Citigroup's
capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
Citigroup's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) and (b) the
Debenture Issuer shall not make any payment of interest on or principal of (or
premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities issued
by the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures.
The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid by Citigroup
where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is
being paid. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not
exceed [ ] consecutive [ ]; provided further, that no Extension Period
may extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of deferred
Distributions and accrued interest thereon will be payable to Holders as they
appear on the
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books and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of the
Extension Period. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the above requirements. The Regular Trustees will give notice
to each Holder of any Extension Period upon their receipt of notice thereof from
the Debenture Issuer.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of
business on the relevant record dates. While the Capital Securities remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment dates which payment dates shall correspond to the
interest payment dates on the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect
of the Capital Securities will be made as described under the heading
"Description of the Capital Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" in the Prospectus dated [ ], [ ], (the
"Prospectus") of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Sponsor, the Trust and certain other business trusts. The relevant record
dates for the Common Securities shall be the same record date as for the Capital
Securities. If the Capital Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry
only form, the relevant record dates for the Capital Securities shall conform to
the rules of any securities exchange on which the securities are listed and, if
none, shall be selected by the Regular Trustees, which dates shall be more than
14 days but less than 60 days prior to the relevant payment dates, which payment
dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $__ per
Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment
(such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with
such dissolution, winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities
outstanding at such time, have been distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the
Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. Prior to any such
Liquidation Distribution, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part,
whether at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture
Issuer or pursuant to a Special Event as described below), the proceeds from
such repayment or payment shall be simultaneously applied to redeem Securities
having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at a redemption price of $__ per
Security plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the
date of the redemption, payable in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders shall
be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption.
Prior to any such redemption, the Debenture Issuer will obtain any required
regulatory approval.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(f)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, if, at
any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
(each as defined below, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, Citigroup shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash within
90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event, and, following such
redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
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aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be redeemed by
the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that
if at the time there is available to Citigroup or the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election or pursuing some
other similar reasonable measure that will have no adverse effect on the Trust,
Citigroup or the holders of the Securities, then Citigroup or the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including
the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement), in
either case after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal
income tax with respect to interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii)
the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes,
duties or other governmental charges, or (iii) interest payable to the Trust on
the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture
Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall
have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in practice under the Investment Company Act (an "Investment Company
Event Opinion") to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is a more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of the Prospectus Supplement.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means a determination by Citigroup, based
on an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (who may be an employee of
Citigroup or any of its affiliates), that, as a result of (a) any amendment to,
clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in
applicable laws or regulations or official interpretations thereof or policies
with respect thereto or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or
judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which
amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement or decision is announced or is
effective after the date of the Prospectus Supplement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute Tier I
Capital of Citigroup or any bank holding company of which
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Citigroup is a subsidiary (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines or policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or its successor as Citigroup's primary federal banking regulator.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of the Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of the Capital
Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any
certificates representing Securities, except for certificates representing
Capital Securities held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency
or its nominee), will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of,
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on
such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or
its agent for transfer or reissue.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all [ ] Distribution periods terminating on or before the date
of redemption.
(e) If the Debentures are distributed to the Holders of the
Securities, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will
use its best efforts to cause the Debentures to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or on such other exchange as the Capital Securities were listed
immediately prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(f) Redemption or Distribution procedures will be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of the
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60
days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in
the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section
4(f)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Holders of the Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice
shall be addressed to the Holders of the Securities at the address of each
such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof
with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
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(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata
from each Holder of Capital Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Capital Securities registered in the name of and held of record
by DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each
Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds
such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such agency
or nominee.
(iii) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then (A) while the Capital Securities are in book-entry only
form, with respect to the Capital Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the redemption date, provided, that the Debenture Issuer has paid
to the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection
with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Capital Securities and
will give DTC (or any successor Clearing Agency) irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital
Securities, and (B) with respect to Capital Securities issued in
definitive form and Common Securities, provided, that the Debenture Issuer
has paid the Institutional Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in
connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption
date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, if applicable, then immediately prior to the close
of business on the date of such deposit, or on the redemption date, as
applicable, distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called
for redemption and all rights of the Holders of such Securities so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such
Redemption Price. Neither the Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Securities that have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor
pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Securities will continue to accrue from the
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original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the
actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Capital
Securities, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive
Capital Security Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof and
(B) in respect of the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer
or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase
outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Capital Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Event of Default that is waivable under
Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or
the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided, however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of each holder of each Debenture affected thereby, such consent or action under
the Indenture shall not be effective until each Holder of Capital Securities
shall have consented to such action or provided such consent. The Institutional
Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures,
shall not take any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that as a result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a
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grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures, any
Holder of Capital Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person or entity. If a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Capital Securities may
also directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder
(a "Direct Action") of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the
terms of the Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against
the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Debentures. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Capital
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, Citigroup
will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of Capital Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by Citigroup to such holder of
Capital Securities in such Direct Action.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Capital Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Capital Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Capital Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with and subject to Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived,
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing
the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, or
(iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of
greater than a majority in principal amount of Debentures affected thereby (a
"Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take
such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion
in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.
Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Capital
Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States
federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor
trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional
Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular
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Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i)
the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which
such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent
is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities as a
class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal (but not on any
other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single class;
provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall
vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require
the consent of the holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United
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States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all
amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of Common
Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation
amount of all Common Securities outstanding.
9. Ranking.
The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be
made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing under the Indenture in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
10. Listing.
The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Capital Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Capital Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Capital Securities
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions
of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
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13. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration or the
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on
written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS
CAPITAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
CUSIP NO. _____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
__% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Capital Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ___________
(the "Holder") is the
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registered owner of ________ (____) capital securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the __%
Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [ ],
[ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in
Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of
the Capital Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor
will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Capital Securities Guarantee and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii) agreed to the
terms of the Capital Securities Guarantee, including that the Capital Securities
Guarantee is (A) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of Citigroup, (B) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by Citigroup and with any guarantee now
or hereafter issued by Citigroup with respect to preferred or preference stock
of Citigroup's affiliates and (C) senior to Citigroup's common stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _______, ____.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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_____________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer
this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
__% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $__ per Common Security)
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII, a statutory business trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Citigroup
Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Holder") is
the registered owner of __________ (________) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Common Securities (the "Common Securities"). The Common
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth in the Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation,
Section 9.1 thereof. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of
[ ], [ ], as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"), including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities
as set forth in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a
copy of the Declaration and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon
written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is
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entitled to the benefits thereunder.
The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as
evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___
day of _________, ____.
___________________________________
Robert Matza, as Trustee
___________________________________
Irwin Ettinger, as Trustee
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_____________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________ agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 4.32
CITIGROUP INC.
AND
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of December 15, 1998
Supplemental to Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996
providing for the issuance of
Debt Securities
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 15, 1998 (the "First
Supplemental Indenture"), between Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group
Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a
New York banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), under the Indenture
dated as of October 7, 1996 (as supplemented, the "Indenture").
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1(8) of the Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provision in the Indenture which may be inconsistent
with any other provision therein, or to make any other provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, provided such actions shall
not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in
any material respect;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this First
Supplemental Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all of the present and future holders of the
Securities as follows:
ARTICLE I
Modifications
Section 1.1 The definition of Senior Indebtedness contained in Section 1.1
of the Indenture shall be amended by deleting such definition in its entirety
and substituting therefor the following:
"Senior Indebtedness" means with respect to the Company, (i) the
principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of
such obligor for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by
securities, notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments issued
by such obligor; (ii) all capital lease obligations of such obligor; (iii)
all obligations of such obligor issued or assumed as the deferred purchase
price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such obligor and
all obligations of such obligor under any conditional sale or title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary
course of business); (iv) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of
such obligor in respect of any letters of credit, banker's acceptance,
security purchase facilities and similar credit transactions; (v) all
obligations of such obligor in respect of interest rate swap, cap or other
agreements, interest rate future or options contracts, currency swap
agreements, currency future or option contract and other similar
agreements; (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (v) of other Persons for the payment of which such obligor is
responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vii) all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other
Persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of such obligor
(whether or not such obligation is assumed by such obligor), except for
(1) any such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or pari
passu with the Securities, and (2) any indebtedness between or among such
obligor and its Affiliates, including all other debt securities and
guarantees in respect of those debt securities issued to (x) any Travelers
Trust or (y) any other trust, or a trustee of such trust, partnership or
other entity affiliated with the Company which is a financing vehicle of
the Company (a "Financing Entity") in connection with the issuance by such
Financing Entity of preferred securities or other securities guaranteed by
such obligor pursuant to an instrument that ranks pari passu with, or
junior to, such guarantees.
ARTICLE II
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Miscellaneous
Section 1.2 The Trustee accepts the trusts created by this First
Supplemental Indenture upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be responsible or accountable in any manner whatsoever for
or in respect of, and makes no representation with respect to, the validity or
sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by
the Company and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in
respect of the correctness of the recitals and statements contained herein, all
of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company.
Section 1.3 Except as hereby expressly modified, the Indenture is in all
respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1.4 This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original for all
purposes; but such counterparts shall together be deemed to constitute but one
and the same instrument.
The Chase Manhattan Bank hereby accepts the trusts in this First
Supplemental Indenture declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions
herein set forth.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of CITIGROUP INC. and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee, has caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be signed and
acknowledged by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized, and its corporate
seal to be affixed hereto, and the same to be attested by the signature of its
Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, all as of December 15, 1998.
CITIGROUP INC.
By: /s/ Robert Matza
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Name: Robert Matza
Title: Deputy Treasurer
Attest:
By: /s/ Shelley Dropkin
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Corporate Seal
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By: /s/ Andrew M. Deck
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Name: Andrew M. Deck
Title: Vice President
Attest:
By: /s/ Robert S. Teschler
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Corporate Seal
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Exhibit 4.37
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital VIII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation........................... 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application......................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities........................... 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee................. 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee............ 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent......... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver................................ 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice................................. 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee....... 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.............. 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees................................................. 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee................................................ 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.............................. 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected................................. 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders........................................ 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment..................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation.............................................. 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations.................................. 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions............................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking.................................................. 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination.............................................. 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation.............................................. 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification.......................................... 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns................................... 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments............................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices.................................................. 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit.................................................. 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law............................................ 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII), a
Delaware statutory business trust (the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the Issuer
named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to time of
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer is
issuing on the date hereof __________ capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the _______% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI) and the
_______% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital
VII) and (iii) senior to the Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon
liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Capital
Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the
case may be, if at any time any
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Holder must restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or
under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.38
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital IX
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................. 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................. 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee....................... 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee.................. 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver...................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.......................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.................... 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.......... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility......................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees....................................................... 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee...................................................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.................................... 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected....................................... 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders.............................................. 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment........................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation.................................................... 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations........................................ 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions..................................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking........................................................ 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination.................................................... 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation.................................................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification................................................ 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns......................................... 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments..................................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices........................................................ 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit........................................................ 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law.................................................. 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital IX, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof ___ capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII) and the __%
Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII)
and (iii) senior to the Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon
liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Capital
Securities
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Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may
be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid under the
Capital Securities or under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.39
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital X
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................. 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................. 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee....................... 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee.................. 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver...................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.......................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.................... 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.......... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility......................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees....................................................... 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee...................................................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.................................... 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected....................................... 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders.............................................. 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment........................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation.................................................... 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations........................................ 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions..................................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking........................................................ 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination.................................................... 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation.................................................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification................................................ 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns......................................... 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments..................................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices........................................................ 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit........................................................ 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law.................................................. 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital X, a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof __ capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), the __%
Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII)
and the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX and (iii) senior to the
Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
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Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment
of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.40
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital XI
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................. 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................. 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee....................... 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee.................. 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver...................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.......................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.................... 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.......... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility......................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees....................................................... 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee...................................................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.................................... 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected....................................... 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders.............................................. 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment........................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation.................................................... 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations........................................ 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions..................................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking........................................................ 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination.................................................... 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation.................................................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification................................................ 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns......................................... 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments..................................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices........................................................ 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit........................................................ 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law.................................................. 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital XI, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof ___ capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.9 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), the __%
Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII),
the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX and the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital X and (iii) senior to the Guarantor's common
stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
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Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment
of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.41
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital XII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................. 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................. 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee....................... 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee.................. 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver...................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.......................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.................... 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.......... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility......................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees....................................................... 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee...................................................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.................................... 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected....................................... 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders.............................................. 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment........................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation.................................................... 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations........................................ 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions..................................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking........................................................ 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination.................................................... 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation.................................................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification................................................ 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns......................................... 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments..................................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices........................................................ 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit........................................................ 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law.................................................. 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital XII, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.2 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), the __%
Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII),
the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX, the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital X and the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XI
and (iii) senior to the Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders
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of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in
accordance with the Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective
or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must
restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this
Capital Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.42
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Citigroup Capital XIII
Dated as of [ ], [ ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................. 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................. 5
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee....................... 5
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee.................. 5
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............... 5
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver...................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice....................................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests.......................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee.................... 8
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.......... 10
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility......................... 10
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee
Trustees....................................................... 11
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee...................................................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand.................................... 12
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected....................................... 12
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders.............................................. 13
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SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment.......................................... 13
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation................................................... 14
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations....................................... 14
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions.................................... 14
SECTION 6.2 Ranking....................................................... 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination................................................... 15
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation................................................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification............................................... 16
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns........................................ 16
SECTION 9.2 Amendments.................................................... 16
SECTION 9.3 Notices....................................................... 16
SECTION 9.4 Benefit....................................................... 17
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law................................................. 17
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CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of [ ], [ ], is executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc. (formerly
Travelers Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Capital Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein) of Citigroup Capital XIII, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of [ ], [ ], among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $__________, designated the __% Capital Securities (the
"Capital Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Capital Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.2 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Capital Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Capital Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Capital Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Capital Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are permitted or
required by any applicable law to close.
"Capital Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee, and
thereafter means each such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street - 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10001.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Capital
Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
of the Guarantor designated the __% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due [ ], 20[ ] held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in
the Declaration) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer:
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(i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in Annex I to the
Declaration) that are required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price of $__
per Capital Security, plus all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption
by the Issuer and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Capital Securities as provided in the
Declaration or the redemption of all of the Capital Securities upon the maturity
or redemption of all of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration) the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of $__ per Capital
Security and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to
the date of payment, or (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Capital Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of October 7, 1996, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998,
among the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and any additional
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued
to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a
class, holding Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate
liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
"Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Capital Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i)
within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of each year, and (ii) at
any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided, that the Guarantor
shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Capital Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Guarantee Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Guarantee Trustee
Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Guarantee Trustee
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required
to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form
of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
(a) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless either the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have
obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso
contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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ARTICLE III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) This Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in this Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act
as Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the
Capital Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Capital Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Capital Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Capital Securities
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Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Guarantee
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Capital Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Capital Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities
Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall require
the Capital Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under
the terms of this Capital Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably
satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Guarantee Trustee
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Capital Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee, the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which,
upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.
(iv) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Capital
Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Guarantee Trustee such
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses and the expenses of the Capital Guarantee Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Capital Guarantee Trustee; provided
that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
relieve the Capital Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it
by this Capital Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Guarantee
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit.
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(viii) The Capital Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the
signature of the Capital Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be
sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall
be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and
provisions of this Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Capital Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Capital Securities
Guarantee the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Capital Guarantee Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right
or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in
accordance with such instructions.
(b) No provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Guarantee Trustee to
perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or
in which the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Guarantee Trustee does not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Capital Securities
Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee
under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects
comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Guarantee Trustees
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The Capital Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation.
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The Capital Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such
Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the
resigning Capital Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Capital Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Capital Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and
owing to such Capital Guarantee Trustee to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V.
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full
to the Holders the Guarantee Payments, as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired
by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed
or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or
any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt
of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of
the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Capital Guarantee Trustee under this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Capital Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under this Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Capital Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person or entity.
(c) A Holder of Capital Securities may also directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Guarantor to enforce such Holder's right to receive
payment under this Capital Securities Guarantee without first (i) directing the
Capital Guarantee Trustee to enforce the terms of this Capital Securities
Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Issuer or
any other Person or entity.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
This Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid
to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to
hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Capital
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or an event of
default under the Declaration, then (a) the Guarantor shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto (other than (i) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or
consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Guarantor's capital stock for any other class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged)
and (b) the Guarantor shall not make any payment of interest on, or principal of
(or premium, if any, on), or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities
issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to the Debentures;
provided, however, the Guarantor may declare and pay a stock dividend where the
dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
This Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, (ii) pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor
and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect
of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor including
the guarantees issued by Citigroup in connection with the 8% Trust Preferred
Securities of Citigroup Capital I (formerly Travelers Capital I), the 7 3/4%
Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital II (formerly Travelers Capital
II), the 7 5/8% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup Capital III (formerly
Travelers Capital III), the 6.850% Trust Preferred Securities of Citigroup
Capital IV (formerly Travelers Capital IV), the 7% Trust Preferred Securities of
Citigroup Capital V (formerly Travelers Capital V), the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital VI (formerly Travelers Capital VI), the __% Capital
Securities of Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII), the __%
Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII),
the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital IX, the __% Capital Securities
of Citigroup Capital X, the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XI and
the __% Capital Securities of Citigroup Capital XII and (iii) senior to the
Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
This Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution
of the Debentures to the Holders
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of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in
accordance with the Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective
or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must
restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this
Capital Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for
any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to
matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information,
opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and
to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall
survive the termination of this Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
All guarantees and agreements contained in this Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Capital Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Holders of not less than a Majority in aggregate liquidation amount (including
the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise,
plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting
percentages are determined) of all the outstanding Capital Securities. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of
Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
All notices provided for in this Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Capital Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Capital Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Andrew Deck
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address
set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to
the Holders):
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Attention: Robert Matza, Deputy Treasurer
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(c) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
This Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD FOR
THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
CITIGROUP INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Capital
Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 5.01
[CITIGROUP LETTERHEAD]
December 15, 1998
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am General Counsel - Corporate Law and an Assistant Secretary of
Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). I refer to the filing
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") relating to
(i) debt securities of the Company, which may be senior debt securities (the
"Senior Securities") or subordinated debt securities (the "Subordinated
Securities"), (ii) junior subordinated debt securities (the "Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities" and collectively with the Subordinated Securities and the
Senior Securities, the "Debt Securities") issued in connection with the offering
by certain affiliated business trusts of the Company of trust preferred
securities (the "Trust Preferred Securities"), certain payments in respect of
which will be guaranteed by the Company (the "Guarantees"), (iii) warrants
("Index Warrants") representing the right to receive, upon exercise, an amount
in cash that will be determined by reference to prices, yields, levels or other
specified objective measure, (iv) shares of preferred stock of the Company (the
"Preferred Stock"), (v) depositary shares representing entitlement to all rights
and preferences of a share of Preferred Stock of a specified series (the
"Depositary Shares") and (vi) shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
of the Company ("Common Stock"). The Debt Securities, Index Warrants, Preferred
Stock, Depositary Shares and the Common Stock are referred to herein
collectively as the "Offered Securities". The Offered Securities being
registered under the Registration Statement, together with securities registered
under previously filed registration statements, will have an aggregate initial
offering price of up to 6,000,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in foreign
currencies or composite currencies and will be offered on a continued or delayed
basis pursuant to the provisions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act").
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Unless otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement forming a part of
the Registration Statement relating to a particular series of Debt Securities,
the Senior Securities will be issued under an Indenture dated as of March 15,
1987, as amended (the "Senior Indenture") between the Company and The Bank of
New York (the "Senior Trustee"), as Senior Trustee; the Subordinated Securities
will be issued under an Indenture dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended (the
"Subordinated Indenture"), between the Company and The First National Bank of
Chicago (the "Subordinated Trustee") as Subordinated Trustee (each of the Senior
Trustee and the Subordinated Trustee, a "Trustee"). The Index Warrants will be
issued under one or more warrant agreements (each, a "Warrant Agreement"), each
to be entered into between the Company and one or more institutions as
identified in the applicable Warrant Agreement.
I, or attorneys under the my supervision, have examined and am familiar
with originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction,
of such corporate records of the Company, certificates or documents as I have
deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below. In such
examination, I (or such persons) have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to me (or such persons) as originals, the conformity to original
documents of all documents submitted to me (or such persons) as certified or
photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and assuming that (i) the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments) will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws at
the time the Offered Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the
Registration Statement; (ii) a Prospectus Supplement, Pricing Supplement and/or
term sheet will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the
Offered Securities offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws;
(iii) all Offered Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with
applicable federal and state laws and in the manner stated in the Registration
Statement and the appropriate Prospectus Supplement, Pricing Supplement and/or
term sheet; (iv) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement and
any other necessary agreement with respect to any Offered Securities offered or
issued will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the
parties thereto; (v) the Offered Securities will be sold and delivered at the
price and in accordance with the terms of such agreement and as set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement(s), Pricing Supplement(s)
or term sheet(s) referred to
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therein; and (vi) the Company will authorize the offering and issuance of the
Offered Securities and the terms and conditions thereof and will take any other
appropriate additional corporate action, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a duly organized and existing corporation under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
2. With respect to Debt Securities to be issued under either the Senior
Indenture or Subordinated Indenture, assuming the (i) due qualification of the
Trustee and the applicable Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, (ii)
due authorization, execution, and delivery of the applicable Indenture by the
Trustee, and (iii) due execution, authentication and delivery of the Debt
Securities in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture, such Debt
Securities will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and will
be entitled to the benefits of the applicable Indenture.
3. With respect to the Index Warrants, assuming the (i) due
authorization, execution and delivery of the applicable Warrant Agreement by the
Warrant Agent, and (ii) due execution, countersignature and delivery of the
Index Warrants, such Index Warrants will be legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Company.
4. Except with respect to Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
Debt Securities, the Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, assuming the issuance of the Common Stock has been
authorized by all necessary action and that the certificates evidencing such
shares of Common Stock are duly executed and delivered.
5. With respect to Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Debt
Securities which are by their terms convertible, such Common Stock will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, assuming the issuance
of the Common Stock upon conversion of such Debt Securities has been authorized
by all necessary action, that such Debt Securities have been converted in
accordance with their terms and that the certificates evidencing such shares of
Common Stock are duly executed and delivered.
Insofar as my opinion relates to the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any agreement or obligation of the Company, it is subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time
to time in effect and
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subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
My opinion is limited to matters governed by the Federal laws of the United
States of America, the laws of the state of New York and the General Corporation
Law of the state of Delaware.
I consent to the use of this opinion in the Registration Statement and to
the reference to my name in the Prospectus constituting a part of such
Registration Statement under the heading "Legal Matters". In giving such
consent, I do not thereby admit that I come within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Stephanie B. Mudick
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Exhibit 5.02
[LETTERHEAD OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP]
December 15, 1998
Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
c/o Citigroup Inc.
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
Re: Citigroup Inc.
Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to (1) Citigroup Capital VI (formerly
Travelers Capital VI), Citigroup Capital VII (formerly Travelers Capital VII),
Citigroup Capital VIII (formerly Travelers Capital VIII), Citigroup Capital IX,
Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII and Citigroup
Capital XIII (each, a "Citigroup Trust" and, together, the "Citigroup Trusts"),
each a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware,
and (2)
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
Page 2
Citigroup Inc. (formerly Travelers Group Inc.)(the "Company"), a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, in connection with the
preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement"), to be filed by the Company and the Citigroup Trusts with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 15, 1998 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Registration Statement
relates to, among other things, the issuance and sale from time to time pursuant
to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of
the following securities with an aggregate public offering price of up to
$6,000,000,000: (i) capital securities (the "Capital Securities") of each of
the Citigroup Trusts, (ii) unsecured junior subordinated debt securities (the
"Junior Subordinated Debt Securities") of the Company which are to be issued
pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of October 7, 1996, as supplemented by the
First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of December 15, 1998 (as so
supplemented, the "Indenture"), between the Company and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as debt trustee (the "Debt Trustee"), (iii) shares of preferred stock, par
value $1.00 per share (the "Preferred Stock") of the Company to be issued in one
or more series, which may also be issued in the form of depositary shares (the
"Depositary Shares") evidenced by depositary receipts (the "Receipts") pursuant
to one or more deposit agreements (each, a "Deposit Agreement") to be entered
into between the Company and a depositary to be named (the "Depositary") and
(iv) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
the Company as may be issuable upon conversion of some or all of the Preferred
Stock (the "Offered Common Stock").
The Capital Securities of each Citigroup Trust are to be issued pursuant to
the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of such Citigroup Trust (each, a
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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"Declaration" and, collectively, the "Declarations"), each such Declaration
being among the Company, as sponsor and as the issuer of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures to be held by the Property Trustee (as defined below) of such
Citigroup Trust, Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the
"Delaware Trustee"), The Chase Manhattan Bank, as property trustee (the
"Property Trustee"), and Irwin Ettinger and Robert Matza, as regular trustees
(together, the "Regular Trustees").
This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Registration
Statement.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration
Statement, (ii) the certificates of trust of each of (A) Citigroup Capital VI,
as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 1997
and the amendment thereto filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on October 8, 1998, (B) Citigroup Capital VII, as filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 1997 and the amendment
thereto as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October
8, 1998, (C) Citigroup Capital VIII, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on May 16, 1997 and the amendment thereto as filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, (D) Citigroup
Capital IX, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
December 7, 1998, (E) Citigroup Capital X, as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998, (F) Citigroup Capital XI, as filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Dela-
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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ware on December 7, 1998, (G) Citigroup Capital XII, as filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware on December 7, 1998 and (H) Citigroup Capital
XIII, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December
7, 1998 (collectively, the "Certificates of Trust"); (iii) the form of the
Declaration of each of the Citigroup Trusts (including the form of the
designations of the terms of the Capital Securities of such Citigroup Trust
annexed thereto)(collectively, the "Declarations"); (iv) the form of the Capital
Securities of each of the Citigroup Trusts; (v) the form of the capital
securities guarantee agreement (the "Capital Securities Guarantee"), to be
entered into by the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as guarantee trustee
(the "Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee"); (vi) the form of the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities; (vii) the form of the Deposit Agreement; (viii) an
executed copy of the Indenture; (ix) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Company, as amended to date (the "Certificate of Incorporation"); (x) the
By-Laws of the Company, as currently in effect (the "By-Laws"); (xi) drafts of
certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Draft
Resolutions")relating to the issuance and sale of the Offered Debt Securities
(as defined below), the Capital Securities Guarantee, the Preferred Stock, the
Depositary Shares and the Offered Common Stock and related matters and (xii) a
specimen certificate evidencing the Common Stock. We have also examined
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of
such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or
appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents
submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the
originals of such copies. In making our examination of executed documents or
documents to be executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other then
the Company and the Citigroup Trusts, had or will have the power, corporate,
trust or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have
also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other,
and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and that such
documents constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties. In
addition, we have assumed that the Declaration of each Citigroup Trust, the
Capital Securities of each Citigroup Trust, the Capital Securities Guarantee and
the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be executed in substantially the
form reviewed by us and that the terms of the Offered Capital Securities
(defined below), the Offered Debt Securities (defined below), the Offered
Preferred Stock (defined below) and the Depositary Shares will have been
established so as not to violate, conflict with or constitute a default under
(i) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of the Citigroup
Trusts or their respective property is subject, (ii) any law, rule, or
regulation to which the Company or any of the Citigroup Trusts is subject, (iii)
any judicial or administrative order or decree of any governmental authority or
(iv) any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing,
recording or registration with any governmental authority. We have also assumed
that (i) the stock certificates evidencing the Preferred Stock to be issued will
be in a form that complies with, and the terms of such Preferred Stock will be
duly established in accordance with, the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL"), and (ii) the stock certificate evidencing any Offered Common Stock
issued will conform to the specimen
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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certificate examined by us and will be duly executed and delivered. As to any
facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently
established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and
representations of officers, trustees and other representatives of the Company,
the Citigroup Trusts and others.
Members of our firm are admitted to the bar in the States of Delaware and
New York, and we do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other
jurisdiction other than the laws of the United States of America to the extent
specifically referred to herein.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and to the other qualifications and
limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. With respect to the Capital Securities of each Citigroup Trust to be
offered pursuant to the Registration Statement (the "Offered Capital
Securities"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including
all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act;
(ii) an appropriate prospectus with respect to the Offered Capital Securities
has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the Declaration of such
Citigroup Trust has been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto;
(iv) the terms of the Offered Capital Securities have been established in
accordance with the Declaration; (v) the Offered Capital Securities have been
issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the Declaration and
delivered and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement
or any prospectus relating thereto; and (vi) if the Offered Capital Securities
are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Capital
Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable
Citigroup Trust and the other parties thereto, (1) the Offered Capital
Securities will be duly authorized for issuance and will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of such Citigroup Trust and (2) the holders of the Offered Capital
Securities will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability
extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the
DGCL. We bring to your attention, however, that the holders of the Offered
Capital Securities may be obligated, pursuant to the Declaration of such
Citigroup Trust, to (i) provide indemnity and/or security in connection with,
and pay taxes or governmental charges arising from, transfers of Offered Capital
Securities and (ii) provide security and indemnity in connection with the
requests of or directions to the Property Trustee of such Citigroup Trust to
exercise its rights and powers under the Declaration of such Citigroup Trust.
2. With respect to the Capital Securities Guarantee, when (i) the
Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary
post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) the Draft
Resolutions have been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) an
appropriate prospectus with respect to the Capital Securities Guarantee has been
prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable
rules and regulations thereunder; (iv) the Declaration of such Citigroup Trust
is duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (v) the terms of the
Offered Capital Securities have been established in accordance with the
Declaration; (vi) the Offered Capital Securities have been issued and executed
in accordance with the
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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Declaration and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration
Statement or any prospectus relating thereto; and (vii) if the Offered Capital
Securities are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering,
the underwriting agreement with respect to the Capital Securities Guarantee has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Citigroup Trust
and the other parties thereto, the Capital Securities Guarantee, when duly
executed and delivered by the parties thereto, will be a valid and binding
agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that (a) enforcement thereof may be limited by (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity) and (b) rights to indemnity and contribution
thereunder may be limited by applicable law or the public policy underlying such
law.
3. With respect to any series of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities (the
"Offered Debt Securities"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally
amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become
effective under the Act; (ii) the Draft Resolutions have been adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) an appropriate prospectus with respect
to the Offered Debt Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in
compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder;
(iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary
corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Debt
Securities and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Debt Securities
have been established in conformity with
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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the Indenture; (vi) the Offered Debt Securities are duly executed, delivered,
authenticated and issued in accordance with the Indenture and delivered and paid
for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus
relating thereto; and (vii) if the Offered Debt Securities are to be sold
pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement
with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the parties thereto, the Offered Debt Securities will be valid
and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar
laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii)
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered
in a proceeding at law or in equity).
4. With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock (the
"Offered Preferred Stock"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally
amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become
effective under the Act; (ii) the Draft Resolutions have been adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement
with respect to the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock has been prepared,
delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and
regulations thereunder; (iv) the terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and of
their issuance and sale have been duly established by all necessary corporate
action in conformity with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, including
the Certificate of Designation relating to the Offered Preferred Stock, and the
By-Laws of the Company; (v) the filing of
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware has duly occurred; (vi) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be sold
pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement
with respect to the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto;
and (vii) certificates representing the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock
have been duly executed and delivered by the proper officers of the Company to
the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor
in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus
supplement or term sheet relating thereto, (1) the shares of the Offered
Preferred Stock, when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable
underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered
applicable purchase agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less
than the par value thereof; and (2) if the Offered Preferred Stock is
convertible into Offered Common Stock, the Offered Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Offered Preferred Stock will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, assuming the issuance of the Offered
Common Stock upon conversion of the Offered Preferred Stock has been authorized
by all necessary corporate action, that the Offered Preferred Stock has been
converted in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation and
that the certificates evidencing such shares of Offered Common Stock are duly
executed and delivered. In rendering the opinion set forth in clause (2) of
this paragraph 4, we have assumed that, at the time of issuance of any Offered
Common Stock upon conversion of the Offered Preferred Stock, the Certificate of
Incorporation, the By-Laws and the DGCL shall not have
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Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
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been amended so as to affect the validity of such issuance.
5. With respect to any Depositary Shares representing fractional interests in
any Offered Preferred Stock, when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally
amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become
effective under the Act; (ii) the Draft Resolutions have been adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement
with respect to the Depositary Shares has been prepared, delivered and filed in
compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder;
(iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary
corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Depositary Shares and
related matters, including the adoption of the Certificate of Designation for
the related Offered Preferred Stock; (v) the filing of the Certificate of
Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware has duly
occurred; (vi) the Deposit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered; (vii)
the terms of the Depositary Shares and of their issuance and sale have been duly
established by all necessary corporate action in conformity with the Deposit
Agreement; (viii) the related Offered Preferred Stock that is represented by
Depositary Shares has been duly authorized, validly issued and delivered to the
Depositary for deposit in accordance with the laws of the States of Delaware and
New York; (ix) if the Depositary Shares are to be sold pursuant to a firm
commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the
Depositary Shares has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and the other parties thereto; and (x) the Receipts evidencing the
Depositary Shares are duly issued against the deposit of the Offered Preferred
Stock in accordance
<PAGE>
Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
Page 12
with the Deposit Agreement, such Receipts will be validly issued and will
entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified therein and in the Deposit
Agreement, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereinafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
There is no provision in the Certificate of Incorporation which purports to
restrict the surplus of the Company by reason of the excess, if any, of the
liquidation preference of the shares of Preferred Stock over their par value.
The applicable provisions of the DGCL, 8 Del. C. Sections 154 and 170(a), which
define capital and surplus of a Delaware corporation available for the payment
of dividends, do not purport to restrict such surplus by reason of any such
excess. Moreover, we are not aware of any applicable provisions of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware nor any controlling Delaware case law
which would suggest that surplus would be restricted by the excess of the
liquidation preference over the par value of the shares of Preferred Stock.
Accordingly, while there are no authorities specifically addressing this issue,
it is our opinion that (i) there should be no restriction upon the surplus of
the Company available for the payment of dividends on any outstanding capital
stock of the Company solely by reason of the fact that the liquidation
preference of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock exceeds the par value
of such shares and (ii) no remedy should be available to the holders of any
shares of any series of Preferred Stock before or after payment of any dividend
solely because such dividend would reduce the surplus of the Company to an
amount less than the amount of such excess, assuming that the payment of such
dividend is in accordance with
<PAGE>
Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
Page 13
the provisions of the DGCL, and of the Certificate of Incorporation including
the applicable Certificate of Designation.
<PAGE>
Citigroup Capital VI
Citigroup Capital VII
Citigroup Capital VIII
Citigroup Capital IX
Citigroup Capital X
Citigroup Capital XI
Citigroup Capital XII
Citigroup Capital XIII
December 15, 1998
Page 14
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the use of our
name under the heading "Legal Matters" in each of the two prospectuses which
forms a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not
thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date
hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to
advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of
any subsequent changes in applicable law.
Very truly yours,
/s/ SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
<PAGE>
Exhibit 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Citigroup Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 ("Registration Statement") of Citigroup Inc. (formed as a result of
the merger between Travelers Group Inc. and Citicorp which has been accounted
for as a pooling of interests), Citigroup Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII,
Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup
Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII, and Citigroup Capital XIII, of our reports
dated January 26, 1998, with respect to the consolidated statement of
financial position of Travelers Group Inc. and subsidiaries ("Travelers") as
of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of
income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, and the related financial
statement schedules, which reports are incorporated by reference or included
in the 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of Travelers and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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New York, New York
December 15, 1998
<PAGE>
Exhibit 23.02
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Citicorp:
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 20,
1998 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Citicorp and subsidiaries
as of Decem ber 31, 1997 and 1996, the related consolidated statements of
income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, and the related
consolidated balance sheets of Citibank, N.A. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1997 and 1996, in the Registration Statement dated December 15, 1998 on
Form S-3 ("Registration Statement") of Citigroup Inc. (formed as a result of
the merger between Travelers Group Inc. and Citicorp which has been accounted
for as a pooling of interests), Citigroup Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII,
Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup
Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII, and Citigroup Capital XIII, and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement. Our report with respect to these consolidated financial statements
is included in the 1997 Citicorp Annual Report and Form 10-K.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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New York, New York
December 15, 1998
<PAGE>
Exhibit 23.03
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Citigroup Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 ("Registration Statement") of Citigroup Inc. (formed as a result of
the merger between Travelers Group Inc. and Citicorp which has been accounted
for as a pooling of interests), Citigroup Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII,
Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX, Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup
Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII, and Citigroup Capital XIII, of our report
dated October 8, 1998, with respect to the supple mental consolidated
statement of financial position of Citigroup Inc. and subsidiaries
("Citigroup") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related supplemental
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997,
and the related supplemental financial statement schedule, which report
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1998 of Citigroup
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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New York, New York
December 15, 1998
<PAGE>
Exhibit 23.04
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Citigroup Inc.:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Form S-3 Registration Statement of Citigroup Inc., Citigroup
Capital VI, Citigroup Capital VII, Citigroup Capital VIII, Citigroup Capital IX,
Citigroup Capital X, Citigroup Capital XI, Citigroup Capital XII and Citigroup
Capital XIII (the "Registration Statement"), of our report dated March 13, 1997,
relating to the consolidated statement of financial condition of Salomon Inc and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, which report is
incorporated by reference or included in the annual report on Form 10-K of
Travelers Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997, as amended by Form
10-K/A-1 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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New York, New York
December 14, 1998
<PAGE>
Exhibit 24.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ C. Michael Armstrong
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 25th day of
November, 1998.
/s/ Judith Arron
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Alain J.P. Belda
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Kenneth J. Bialkin
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Kenneth T. Derr
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ John M. Deutch
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Ann Dibble Jordan
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Reuben Mark
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Michael T. Masin
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 25th day of
Novmber, 1998.
/s/ Dudley C. Mecum
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Richard D. Parsons
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Andrall E. Pearson
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Robert B. Shapiro
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Franklin A. Thomas
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Edgar S. Woolard
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Form S-3)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint
Sanford I. Weill, John S. Reed, Heidi G. Miller, Charles O. Prince, III and John
J. Roche, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, to do or cause to be done any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may deem advisable or necessary to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the
securities of the Company being registered on the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 to which this power of attorney is filed as an exhibit (the "Securities"),
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a
director of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this
power of attorney is filed as an exhibit, a Registration Statement under Rule
462(b) of the Securities Act, or another appropriate form in respect of the
registration of the Securities, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and any instruments, contracts, documents or other
writings of which the originals or copies thereof are to be filed as a part of,
or in connection with, any such Registration Statement or amendments, and to
file or cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to effect any and all applications and other instruments in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, deem advisable in order to qualify or register the Securities under the
securities laws of any of the several States; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify all that said attorneys-in-fact or agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 15th day of
December, 1998.
/s/ Arthur Zankel
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(Signature)
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.01
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FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |_|
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-5160382
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Citigroup Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1568099
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Senior Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
================================================================================
<PAGE>
1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
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Name Address
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Superintendent of Banks of the State of 2 Rector Street, New York,
New York N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203
Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429
New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule
7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
229.10(d).
1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
(formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1
filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to
Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit
1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)
4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
33-44051.)
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or
examining authority.
<PAGE>
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 25th day of November, 1998.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ THOMAS C. KNIGHT
-----------------------------------
Name: THOMAS C. KNIGHT
Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
<PAGE>
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Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 1998,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Thousands
Cash and balances due from depos-
itory institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ..................................... $ 7,301,241
Interest-bearing balances .............................. 1,385,944
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities ............................ 1,000,737
Available-for-sale securities .......................... 4,240,655
Federal funds sold and Securities pur-
chased under agreements to resell ...................... 971,453
Loans and lease financing
receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned
income ................................... 38,788,269
LESS: Allowance for loan and
lease losses ............................. 632,875
LESS: Allocated transfer risk
reserve .................................. 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned
income, allowance, and reserve ....................... 38,155,394
Assets held in trading accounts .......................... 1,307,562
Premises and fixed assets (including
capitalized leases) .................................... 670,445
Other real estate owned .................................. 13,598
Investments in unconsolidated
subsidiaries and associated
companies .............................................. 215,024
Customers' liability to this bank on
acceptances outstanding ................................ 974,237
Intangible assets ........................................ 1,102,625
Other assets ............................................. 1,944,777
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Total assets ............................................. $ 59,283,692
============
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices .................................... $ 26,930,258
Noninterest-bearing ..........................11,579,390
Interest-bearing .............................15,350,868
In foreign offices, Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................... 16,117,854
Noninterest-bearing .............................187,464
Interest-bearing .............................15,930,390
Federal funds purchased and Securities
sold under agreements to repurchase .................... 2,170,238
Demand notes issued to the U.S.
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Treasury ............................................... 300,000
Trading liabilities ...................................... 1,310,867
Other borrowed money:
With remaining maturity of one year
or less .............................................. 2,549,479
With remaining maturity of more than
one year through three years ......................... 0
With remaining maturity of more than
three years .......................................... 46,654
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-
cuted and outstanding .................................. 983,398
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................ 1,314,000
Other liabilities ........................................ 2,295,520
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Total liabilities ........................................ 54,018,268
------------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ............................................. 1,135,284
Surplus .................................................. 731,319
Undivided profits and capital
reserves ............................................... 3,385,227
Net unrealized holding gains
(losses) on available-for-sale
securities ............................................. 51,233
Cumulative foreign currency transla-
tion adjustments ....................................... (37,639)
------------
Total equity capital ..................................... 5,265,424
------------
Total liabilities and equity
capital ................................................ $ 59,283,692
============
I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Robert E. Keilman
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.
J. Carter Bacot
Thomas A. Renyi Directors
Alan R. Griffith
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.02
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ___
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
A National Banking Association 36-0899825
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
The First National Bank of Chicago
One First National Plaza, Suite 0286
Chicago, Illinois 60670-0286
Attn: Lynn A. Goldstein, Law Department (312) 732-6919
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Citigroup Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1568099
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification number)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of Indenture Securities)
<PAGE>
Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the
trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Washington, D.C., The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, Washington D.C.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the
trustee, describe each such affiliation.
No such affiliation exists with the trustee.
Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this
Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in
effect.*
2. A copy of the certificates of authority of the trustee to
commence business.*
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers.*
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.*
5. Not Applicable.
6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
Act.
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority.
8. Not Applicable.
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<PAGE>
9. Not Applicable.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of
Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois,
on the 24th day of November, 1998.
The First National Bank of Chicago,
Trustee
By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba
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Sandra L. Caruba
Vice President
* Exhibits 1, 2, 3 and 4 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibits
bearing identical numbers in Item 16 of the Form T-1 of The First National Bank
of Chicago, filed as Exhibit 25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of U S
WEST Capital Funding, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 6, 1998 (Registration No. 333-51907-01).
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 6
THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED
BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT
November 24, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the qualification of an indenture between Citigroup Inc. and
The First National Bank of Chicago, the undersigned, in accordance with Section
321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the
reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities
authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to
the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Very truly yours,
The First National Bank of Chicago
By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba
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Sandra L. Caruba
Vice President
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 7
Legal Title of Bank: The First National Bank of Chicago Call Date: 06/30/98
ST-BK: 17-1630 FFIEC 031
Address: One First National Plaza, Ste 0460 Page RC-1
City, State Zip: Chicago, IL 60670
FDIC Certificate No.: 0/3/6/1/8
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for June 30, 1998
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the
quarter.
Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollar Amounts in thousands C400
RCFD BIL MIL THOU ----
---- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
1. Cash and balances due from depositary institutions (from RCFD
Schedule RC-A): ----
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ......... 0081 4,490,272 1.a
b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .................................. 0071 5,586,990 1.b
2. Securities
a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column
A) ............................................................ 1754 0 2.a
b. Avaialble-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column
D) ............................................................ 1773 8,974,952 2.b
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
resell ........................................................... 1350 5,558,583 3.
4. Loans and lease financing receivables: RCFD
----
a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule
RC-C) ......................................................... 2122 28,257,868 4.a
b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses .................... 3123 413,742 4.b
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........................ 3128 0 4.c
RCFD
d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and ----
reserve (item 4.a minuts 4.b and 4.c) ......................... 2125 27,844,126 4.d
5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) .............................. 3545 6,073,169 5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ......... 2145 721,430 6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ..................... 2150 6,827 7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
companies (from Schedule RC-M) ................................... 2130 184,515 8.
9. Customers' liability to thgis bank on acceptance outstanding ..... 2155 310,026 9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ........................... 2143 302,859 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) ................................ 2160 2,137,491 11.
12. Total Assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ......................... 2170 62,191,240 12.
LIABILITIES
13. Deposits: ........................................................ RCON
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from ----
Schedule RC-E, part 1) ........................................ 2200 21,810,607 13.a
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1) .................................... 6631 9,864,956 13.a1
(2) Interest-bearing .......................................... 6636 11,945,651 13.a2
RCFN
----
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and 2200 15,794,963 13.b
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollar Amounts in thousands C400
RCFD BIL MIL THOU ----
---- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II)
(1) Noninterest bearing ....................................... 6631 482,528 13.b1
(2) Interest-baring ........................................... 6636 15,312,435 13.b2
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements RCFD
to repurchase: ................................................... 2800 3,858,711 14
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ...................... RCON
2840 1,444,748 15.1
b. Trading Liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) ...................... RCFD
3548 5,661,633 15.b
16. Other borrowed money: ............................................ RCFD
----
a. With original maturity of one year or less .................... 2332 4,356,061 16.a
b. With original maturity of more than one year ................. A547 385,550 16.b
c. With original maturity of more than three years ............... A548 320,386 16.c
17. Not applicable
18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding .......... 2920 310,026 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 3200 2,200,000 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ........................... 2930 1,176,564 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ................... 2948 57,319,249 21.
22. Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 3838 0 23.
24. Common stock ..................................................... 3230 200,858 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 3839 3,188,187 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................ 3632 1,467,324 26.a
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities ............................................... 8434 18,040 26.b
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 3284 (2,418) 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ................ 3210 4,871,991 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity
capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) ............................ 3300 62,191,240 29.
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition Number RCFD
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below
that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing
work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as
of any date during 1996 6724 M.1.
</TABLE>
1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which
submits a report on the bank
2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company con ducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified
public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding
company (but not on the bank sepa rately)
3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting
firm (may be required by state chartering authority)
4. = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors
(may be required by state chartering authority)
5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors
6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors
7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
8 = No external audit work
- ----------
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
deposits.
2
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.03
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust VI
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-6446185
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.,
20551 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.04
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital VII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-6446186
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.05
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust VIII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.06
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust IX
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.07
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust X
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.08
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust XI
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.09
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust XII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.10
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York13-4994650
(State of incorporation(I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York10017
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital XIII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.11
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1568099
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.,
20551 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.12
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital VI
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-6446185
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
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Exhibit 25.13
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital Trust VII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-6446186
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
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Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
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Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
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TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
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LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
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Exhibit 25.14
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
--------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
--------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
--------------------------
CITIGROUP CAPITAL VIII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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GUARANTEE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5 Empire State Plaza,
Albany,
New York 12223. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th
and C
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New
York,
District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal
Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
----------------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities........................................ 1,740
Available for sale securities...................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets
................................................................... 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)....................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned............................................ 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies.......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding................................................... 1,329
Intangible assets.................................................. 1,429
Other assets ...................................................... 13,563
TOTAL ASSETS ...................................................... $ 292,620
=========
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LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ......................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $39,071
Interest-bearing .............................. 59,689
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ...................................... 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase............................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ............... 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year .
through three years................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years......... 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities................................................. 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
---------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 18,521
---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $ 292,620
=========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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Exhibit 25.15
----------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
---------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
---------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------
CITIGROUP CAPITAL IX
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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GUARANTEE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5 Empire State Plaza,
Albany,
New York 12223. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th
and C
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal
Deposit
Insurance Corporation, 550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.,
20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities........................................ 1,740
Available for sale securities...................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets
................................................................... 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)....................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned............................................ 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies.......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding................................................... 1,329
Intangible assets.................................................. 1,429
Other assets ...................................................... 13,563
TOTAL ASSETS ...................................................... $ 292,620
=========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ......................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $39,071
Interest-bearing .............................. 59,689
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ...................................... 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase............................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ............... 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year .
through three years................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years......... 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities................................................. 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
---------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 18,521
---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $ 292,620
=========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.16
-----------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
--------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
--------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
--------------------------
CITIGROUP CAPITAL X
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 06-6446185
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
-----------------
GUARANTEE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5 Empire State Plaza,
Albany,
New York 12223. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th
and C
Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20551 Federal Reserve Bank of New
York,
District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
----------------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities........................................ 1,740
Available for sale securities...................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets
................................................................... 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)....................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned............................................ 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies.......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding................................................... 1,329
Intangible assets.................................................. 1,429
Other assets ...................................................... 13,563
TOTAL ASSETS ...................................................... $ 292,620
=========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ......................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $39,071
Interest-bearing .............................. 59,689
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ...................................... 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase............................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ............... 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year .
through three years................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years......... 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities................................................. 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
---------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 18,521
---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $ 292,620
=========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.17
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital XI
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.18
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital XII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) (Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310,
5 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, NY 12223. Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System 20th & C Street NW, Washington, D.C.,
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.19
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
-------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
-------------------------------------------
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
----------------------------------------
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
---------------------------------------------
Citigroup Capital XIII
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
----------
Guarantee of Capital Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject. New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223. Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System 20th and C Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20551. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10045. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee,
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of November, 1998.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ Andrew M. Deck
------------------
Andrew M. Deck
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1998, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar Amounts
ASSETS in Millions
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................ $ 11,951
Interest-bearing balances .................................... 4,551
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ..................................... 1,740
Available for sale securities ................................... 48,537
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell ......................................... 29,730
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $127,379
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,719
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve ....................................... 124,660
Trading Assets .................................................. 51,549
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases) ...................................................... 3,009
Other real estate owned ......................................... 272
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies ......................................... 300
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding .................................................. 1,329
Intangible assets ............................................... 1,429
Other assets .................................................... 13,563
------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................... $292,620
========
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices ........................................... $ 98,760
Noninterest-bearing ............................. $ 39,071
Interest-bearing ................................ 59,689
--------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement,
subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................ 75,403
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... $ 3,877
Interest-bearing .............................................. 71,526
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase ......................................... 34,471
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities .............................................. 41,589
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
and obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................. 3,781
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
through three years ........................................... 213
With a remaining maturity of more than three years ............ 104
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......... 1,329
Subordinated notes and debentures ................................ 5,408
Other liabilities ................................................ 12,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................ 274,099
-------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................... 0
Common stock ..................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......... 10,441
Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................... 6,287
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ................................. 566
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............. 16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................. 18,521
------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ............................. $292,620
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank,
do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us,
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
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