EXHIBIT 4-C
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
Fixed Rate Note
REGISTERED REGISTERED
No. FXR [PRINCIPAL AMOUNT]
CUSIP:
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York) to the
issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name
as requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company
and any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered
owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES A
(Fixed Rate)
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: INITIAL REDEMPTION INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE:
DATE:
INTEREST ACCRUAL INITIAL REDEMPTION INTEREST PAYMENT OPTIONAL REPAYMENT
DATE: PERCENTAGE: DATE(S): DATE(S):
SPECIFIED CURRENCY: ANNUAL REDEMPTION INTEREST PAYMENT APPLICABILITY OF MODIFIED
PERCENTAGE REDUCTION: PERIOD: ACCELERATION:
IF SPECIFIED CURRENCY REDEMPTION NOTICE APPLICABILITY OF If yes, state Issue Price:
OTHER THAN U.S. PERIOD:2 ANNUAL INTEREST
DOLLARS, OPTION PAYMENTS:
TO ELECT
PAYMENT IN U.S.
DOLLARS: [YES]1
EXCHANGE RATE AGENT: ORIGINAL YIELD TO
MATURITY:
OTHER PROVISIONS:
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ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a public limited liability company incorporated
under the laws of The Netherlands and with corporate seat in Amsterdam
(together with its successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to , or registered assignees, the principal sum of , on
the Maturity Date specified above (except to the extent redeemed or repaid
prior to maturity) and to pay interest thereon at the Interest Rate per annum
specified above, from and including the Interest Accrual Date specified above
until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment weekly,
monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually in arrears as specified above as
the Interest Payment Period on each Interest Payment Date (as specified above),
commencing on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Interest Accrual
Date specified above, and at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date);
provided, however, that if the Interest Accrual Date occurs between a Record
Date, as defined below, and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest
payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date succeeding the
Interest Accrual Date to the registered holder of this Note on the Record Date
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1 Applies if this is a Registered Global Security, unless new arrangements
are made with DTC outside of existing Letters of Representations.
2 Applicable if other than 30-60 days. If this is a Registered Global
Security, minimum notice period is [20] days.
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with respect to such second Interest Payment Date; and provided, further, that
if this Note is subject to "Annual Interest Payments," interest payments shall
be made annually in arrears and the term "Interest Payment Date" shall be
deemed to mean the first day of March in each year.
Interest on this Note will accrue from and including the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if no interest
has been paid or duly provided for, from and including the Interest Accrual
Date, until, but excluding the date the principal hereof has been paid or duly
made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain
exceptions described herein, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or
one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the
date 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a
Business Day (as defined below)) (each such date a "Record Date"); provided,
however, that interest payable at maturity (or any redemption or repayment
date) will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be
payable. As used herein, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, (a) that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close (x) in
The City of New York or (y) if this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency
other than U.S. dollars, Australian dollars or euro, in the principal financial
center of the country of the Specified Currency, or (z) if this Note is
denominated in Australian dollars, in Sydney and (b) if this Note is
denominated in euro, that is also a day on which the Trans-European Automated
Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System ("TARGET") is operating (a
"TARGET Settlement Day").
Payment of the principal of this Note, any premium and the interest
due at maturity (or any redemption or repayment date), unless this Note is
denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and is to be paid
in whole or in part in such Specified Currency, will be made in immediately
available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the
Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency
as the Issuer may determine, in U.S. dollars. U.S. dollar payments of interest,
other than interest due at maturity or on any date of redemption or repayment,
will be made by U.S. dollar check mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Note register. A holder of U.S.
$10,000,000 (or the equivalent in a Specified Currency) or more in aggregate
principal amount of Notes having the same Interest Payment Date, the interest
on which is payable in U.S. dollars, shall be entitled to receive payments of
interest, other than interest due at maturity or on any date of redemption or
repayment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire
transfer instructions have been received by the Paying Agent in writing not
less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date.
If this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S.
dollars, and the holder does not elect (in whole or in part) to receive payment
in U.S. dollars pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph, payments of
interest, principal or any premium with regard to this Note will be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the
holder hereof with a bank located outside the United States if appropriate wire
transfer instructions have been received
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by the Paying Agent in writing [not less than 15 calendar days prior to the
applicable payment date]3[, with respect to payments of interest, on or prior
to the fifth Business Day after the applicable Record Date and, with respect to
payments of principal or any premium, at least ten Business Days prior to the
Maturity Date or any redemption or repayment date, as the case may be]4;
provided that, if payment of interest, principal or any premium with regard to
this Note is payable in euro, the account must be a euro account in a country
for which the euro is the lawful currency, provided, further, that if such wire
transfer instructions are not received, such payments will be made by check
payable in such Specified Currency mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Note register; and provided,
further, that payment of the principal of this Note, any premium and the
interest due at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date) will be made
upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency referred to in the
preceding paragraph.
If so indicated on the face hereof, the holder of this Note, if
denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, may elect to
receive all or a portion of payments on this Note in U.S. dollars by
transmitting a written request to the Paying Agent, on or prior to the fifth
Business Day after such Record Date or at least ten Business Days prior to the
Maturity Date or any redemption or repayment date, as the case may be. Such
election shall remain in effect unless such request is revoked by written
notice to the Paying Agent as to all or a portion of payments on this Note at
least five Business Days prior to such Record Date, for payments of interest,
or at least ten days prior to the Maturity Date or any redemption or repayment
date, for payments of principal, as the case may be.
If the holder elects to receive all or a portion of payments of
principal of and any premium and interest on this Note, if denominated in a
Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, in U.S. dollars, the Exchange Rate
Agent (as defined on the reverse hereof) will convert such payments into U.S.
dollars. In the event of such an election, payment in respect of this Note will
be based upon the exchange rate as determined by the Exchange Rate Agent based
on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received by such Exchange
Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second
Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three recognized
foreign exchange dealers (one of which may be the Exchange Rate Agent unless
such Exchange Rate Agent is an affiliate of the Issuer) for the purchase by the
quoting dealer of U.S. dollars for the Specified Currency for settlement on
such payment date in the amount of the Specified Currency payable in the
absence of such an election to such holder and at which the applicable dealer
commits to execute a contract. If such bid quotations are not available, such
payment will be made in the Specified Currency. All currency exchange costs
will be borne by the holder of this Note by deductions from such payments.
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3 Applies for a Registered Note that is not in global form.
4 Applies only for a Registered Global Security.
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Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, as defined on the
reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly
executed.
DATED: ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
[ ]
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of [Global] Medium-Term
Notes, Series A, having maturities more than nine months from the date of issue
(the "Notes") of the Issuer. The Notes are issuable under an Indenture, dated
as of [ ], 2000, between the Issuer and [ ], as Trustee (the "Trustee," which
term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture) (as may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, 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 of the Issuer,
the Trustee and holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are,
and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Issuer has appointed [ ] at its
corporate trust office in The City of New York as the paying agent (the "Paying
Agent," which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed
by the Issuer) with respect to the Notes. The terms of individual Notes may
vary with respect to interest rates, interest rate formulas, issue dates,
maturity dates, or otherwise, all as provided in the Indenture. To the extent
not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated
by reference herein.
Unless otherwise indicated on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof
in accordance with the provisions of the following two paragraphs, will not be
redeemable or subject to repayment at the option of the holder prior to
maturity.
If so indicated on the face hereof, this Note may be redeemed in whole
or in part at the option of the Issuer on or after the Initial Redemption Date
specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of redemption. If
this Note is subject to "Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction," the Initial
Redemption Percentage indicated on the face hereof will be reduced on each
anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage
Reduction specified on the face hereof until the redemption price of this Note
is 100% of the principal amount hereof, together with interest accrued and
unpaid hereon to the date of redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed
to the registered holders of the Notes designated for redemption at their
addresses as the same shall appear on the Note register not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption or within the
Redemption Notice Period specified on the face hereof, subject to all the
conditions and provisions of the Indenture. In the event of redemption of this
Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the amount of the unredeemed portion
hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the cancellation
hereof.
If so indicated on the face of this Note, this Note will be subject to
repayment at the option of the holder on the Optional Repayment Date or Dates
specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth herein. On any Optional
Repayment Date, this Note will be repayable in whole or in part in increments
of $1,000 or, if this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency other than
U.S. dollars, in increments of 1,000 units of such Specified Currency (provided
that any remaining principal amount hereof shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination hereof) at the option of
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the holder hereof at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be
repaid, together with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid at the option of the holder hereof, the
Paying Agent must receive at its corporate trust office in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, at least 15 but not more than 30 days prior to
the date of repayment, (i) this Note with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" below duly completed or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or a letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or a
trust company in the United States setting forth the name of the holder of this
Note, the principal amount hereof, the certificate number of this Note or a
description of this Note's tenor and terms, the principal amount hereof to be
repaid, a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised
thereby and a guarantee that this Note, together with the form entitled "Option
to Elect Repayment" duly completed, will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than the fifth Business Day after the date of such telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter; provided, that such telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter shall only be effective if this Note and form
duly completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day.
Exercise of such repayment option by the holder hereof shall be irrevocable. In
the event of repayment of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the
amount of the unpaid portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Interest payments on this Note will include interest accrued to but
excluding the Interest Payment Dates or the Maturity Date (or any earlier
redemption or repayment date), as the case may be. Unless otherwise provided on
the face hereof, interest payments for this Note will be computed and paid on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
In the case where the Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date (or
any redemption or repayment date) does not fall on a Business Day, payment of
interest, premium, if any, or principal otherwise payable on such date need not
be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with
the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or on the
Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date), and no interest on such
payment shall accrue for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or
the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date) to such next succeeding
Business Day.
This Note and all the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are direct,
unsecured obligations of the Issuer and rank without preference or priority
among themselves and pari passu with all other existing and future unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer, subject to certain statutory
exceptions in the event of liquidation upon insolvency.
This Note, and any Note or Notes issued upon transfer or exchange
hereof, is issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and, if
denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated above, is issuable only in
denominations of U.S. $1,000 and any integral multiple of U.S. $1,000 in excess
thereof. If this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S.
dollars, then, unless a higher minimum denomination is required by applicable
law, it is issuable only in denominations of the equivalent of U.S. $1,000
(rounded to an integral multiple of 1,000 units of
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such Specified Currency), or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral
multiple of 1,000 units of such Specified Currency, as determined by reference
to the noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of
such Specified Currency published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the
"Market Exchange Rate") on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of
issuance.
The Trustee has been appointed registrar for the Notes, and the
Trustee will maintain at its office in The City of New York a register for the
registration and transfer of Notes. This Note may be transferred at the
aforesaid office of the Trustee by surrendering this Note for cancellation,
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and duly executed by the registered holder hereof in person or by the
holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon the Trustee shall
issue in the name of the transferee or transferees, in exchange herefor, a new
Note or Notes having identical terms and provisions and having a like aggregate
principal amount in authorized denominations, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein; provided, however, that the Trustee will not be
required (i) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that has been
called for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
Notes being redeemed in part, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any
Note if the holder thereof has exercised his right, if any, to require the
Issuer to repurchase such Note in whole or in part, except the portion of such
Note not required to be repurchased, or (iii) to register the transfer of or
exchange Notes to the extent and during the period so provided in the Indenture
with respect to the redemption of Notes. Notes are exchangeable at said office
for other Notes of other authorized denominations of equal aggregate principal
amount having identical terms and provisions. All such exchanges and transfers
of Notes will be free of charge, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in connection
therewith. All Notes surrendered for exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and executed by the
registered holder in person or by the holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing. The date of registration of any Note delivered upon any exchange or
transfer of Notes shall be such that no gain or loss of interest results from
such exchange or transfer.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, defaced or be
destroyed, lost or stolen and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft or
destruction thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and
such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be
delivered to the Trustee, the Issuer in its discretion may execute a new Note
of like tenor in exchange for this Note, but, if this Note is destroyed, lost
or stolen, only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Issuer that this Note was destroyed or lost or stolen and, if required, upon
receipt also of indemnity satisfactory to each of them. 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
owner of the Note mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen.
The Indenture provides that (a) if an Event of Default (as defined in
the Indenture) due to the default in payment of principal of, premium, if any,
or interest on, any series of debt securities issued under the Indenture,
including the series of Medium-Term Notes of which this Note forms a part,
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or due to the default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or
warranty of the Issuer applicable to the debt securities of such series but not
applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture shall
have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less
than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of each affected series
(voting as a single class) may then declare the principal of all debt
securities of all such series and interest accrued thereon to be due and
payable immediately and (b) if an Event of Default due to a default in the
performance of any other of the covenants or agreements in the Indenture
applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued thereunder, including this
Note, or due to certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Issuer, shall
have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less
than 25% in principal amount of all debt securities issued under the Indenture
then outstanding (treated as one class) may declare the principal of all such
debt securities and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately,
but upon certain conditions such declarations may be annulled and past defaults
may be waived (except a continuing default in payment of principal (or premium,
if any) or interest on such debt securities) by the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the debt securities of all affected series then
outstanding.
If the face hereof indicates that this Note is subject to "Modified
Payment upon Acceleration," then (i) if the principal hereof is declared to be
due and payable as described in the preceding paragraph, the amount of
principal due and payable with respect to this Note shall be limited to the
aggregate principal amount hereof multiplied by the sum of the Issue Price
specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate
principal amount) plus the original issue discount amortized from the Interest
Accrual Date 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), (ii) for the
purpose of any vote of securityholders taken pursuant to the Indenture prior to
the acceleration of payment of this Note, the principal amount hereof shall
equal the amount that would be due and payable hereon, calculated as set forth
in clause (i) above, if this Note were declared to be due and payable on the
date of any such vote and (iii) for the purpose of any vote of securityholders
taken pursuant to the Indenture following the acceleration of payment of this
Note, the principal amount hereof shall equal the amount of principal due and
payable with respect to this Note, calculated as set forth in clause (i) above.
The Indenture permits the Issuer and the Trustee, with the consent of
the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
debt securities of all series issued under the Indenture then outstanding and
affected (voting as one class), to execute supplemental indentures adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner the rights of the holders of each
series so affected; provided that the Issuer and the Trustee may not, without
the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby,
(a) extend the final maturity of any such debt security, or reduce the
principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on redemption or repayment
thereof, or change the currency of payment thereof, or modify or amend the
provisions for conversion of any currency into any other currency, or modify or
amend the provisions for conversion or exchange of the debt security for
securities of the Issuer or other entities (other than as provided in the
antidilution provisions or other
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similar adjustment provisions of the debt securities or otherwise in accordance
with the terms thereof), or impair or affect the rights of any holder to
institute suit for the payment thereof without the consent of the holder of
each debt security so affected or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage in
principal amount of debt securities the consent of the holders of which is
required for any such supplemental indenture.
Except as set forth below, if the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, this Note is payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S.
dollars and such Specified Currency is not available to the Issuer for making
payments hereon due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the control of the Issuer or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions within the international banking community,
then the Issuer will be entitled to satisfy its obligations to the holder of
this Note by making such payments in U.S. dollars on the basis of the Market
Exchange Rate on the date of such payment or, if the Market Exchange Rate is
not available on such date, as of the most recent practicable date; provided,
however, that if the euro has been substituted for such Specified Currency, the
Issuer may at its option (or shall, if so required by applicable law) without
the consent of the holder of this Note effect the payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Note denominated in such Specified
Currency in euro in lieu of such Specified Currency in conformity with legally
applicable measures taken pursuant to, or by virtue of, the treaty establishing
the European Community (the "EC"), as amended by the treaty on European Union
(as so amended, the "Treaty"). Any payment made under such circumstances in
U.S. dollars or euro where the required payment is in an unavailable Specified
Currency will not constitute an Event of Default. If such Market Exchange Rate
is not then available to the Issuer or is not published for a particular
Specified Currency, the Market Exchange Rate will be based on the highest bid
quotation in The City of New York received by the Exchange Rate Agent at
approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day
preceding the date of such payment from three recognized foreign exchange
dealers (the "Exchange Dealers") for the purchase by the quoting Exchange
Dealer of the Specified Currency for U.S. dollars for settlement on the payment
date, in the aggregate amount of the Specified Currency payable to those
holders or beneficial owners of Notes and at which the applicable Exchange
Dealer commits to execute a contract. One of the Exchange Dealers providing
quotations may be the Exchange Rate Agent unless the Exchange Rate Agent is an
affiliate of the Issuer. If those bid quotations are not available, the
Exchange Rate Agent shall determine the market exchange rate at its sole
discretion.
The "Exchange Rate Agent" shall be [ ], unless
otherwise indicated on the face hereof.
All determinations referred to above made by, or on behalf of, the
Issuer or by, or on behalf of, the Exchange Rate Agent shall be at such
entity's sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive for all purposes and binding on holders of Notes and coupons.
So long as this Note shall be outstanding, the Issuer will cause to be
maintained an office or agency for the payment of the principal of and premium,
if any, and interest on this Note as herein
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provided in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and an office or
agency in said Borough of Manhattan for the registration, transfer and exchange
as aforesaid of the Notes. The Issuer may designate other agencies for the
payment of said principal, premium and interest at such place or places
(subject to applicable laws and regulations) as the Issuer may decide. So long
as there shall be such an agency, the Issuer shall keep the Trustee advised of
the names and locations of such agencies, if any are so designated.
With respect to moneys paid by the Issuer and held by the Trustee or
any Paying Agent for payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if
any, on any Notes that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such
principal, interest or premium shall have become due and payable (whether at
maturity or upon call for redemption or otherwise), (i) the Trustee or such
Paying Agent shall notify the holders of such Notes that such moneys shall be
repaid to the Issuer and any person claiming such moneys shall thereafter look
only to the Issuer for payment thereof and (ii) such moneys shall be so repaid
to the Issuer. Upon such repayment all liability of the Trustee or such Paying
Agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease, without, however,
limiting in any way any obligation that the Issuer may have to pay the
principal of or interest or premium, if any, on this Note as the same shall
become due.
No provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair
the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time, place,
and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed unless otherwise
agreed between the Issuer and the registered holder of this Note.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat
the holder in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the
Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, or the interest on this Note, for any claim based hereon, or otherwise
in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture
supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or
director, as such, past, present or future, of the Issuer or of any successor
corporation, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor
corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or
by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such
liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for
the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not
otherwise defined herein 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
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and
not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ____________________Custodian _____________________
(Minor) (Cust)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act______________________________________
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
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[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]
the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing such person attorney to transfer such note on the books of the
Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment 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.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Issuer
to repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its
terms at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest
to the Optional Repayment Date, to the undersigned at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be
repaid, specify the portion thereof which the holder elects to have repaid: ;
and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall not be less than the
minimum authorized denomination) of the Notes to be issued to the holder for
the portion of the within Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such
specification, one such Note will be issued for the portion not being repaid):
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature on this Option
to Elect Repayment must correspond
with the name as written upon the face
of the within instrument in every
particular without alteration or
enlargement.
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