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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 27, 1996
REGISTRATION NO.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ALLSTATE FINANCING I
ALLSTATE FINANCING II
ALLSTATE FINANCING III
ALLSTATE FINANCING IV
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its certificate
of trust)
DELAWARE DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (State or other jurisdiction of organization of the trusts)
C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 SANDERS ROAD 2775 SANDERS ROAD
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062 NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
(847) 402-5000 (847) 402-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices) of registrant's principal executive offices)
36-3871531 TO BE APPLIED FOR
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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ROBERT W. PIKE
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 SANDERS ROAD
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
(847) 402-5000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service of each registrant)
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Copy to:
Peter C. Krupp
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 407-0855
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined
in light of market conditions.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. /X/
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE
SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE AGGREGATE PRICE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER UNIT(2) PRICE(1)(2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Debt Securities of The Allstate Corporation(3).......... NA
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Preferred Securities of Allstate Financing I, II, III
and IV................................................. NA
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Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, of The Allstate
Corporation(3)......................................... NA
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Guarantees of Preferred Securities of Allstate Financing
I, II, III and IV by The Allstate Corporation and
certain backup undertakings(4)......................... NA
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Warrants to purchase Debt Securities(5).................
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Total.................................................. $1,500,000,000 100% $1,500,000,000 $293,105.50(6)
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(1) In United States dollars or the equivalent thereof in any other currency,
currency unit or units, or composite currency or currencies. Such amount
represents the aggregate offering price of the Preferred Securities of
Allstate Financing I, II, III and IV and the Debt Securities, Preferred
Stock and Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities of The Allstate Corporation
and the exercise price of any Securities issuable upon exercise of Warrants
of The Allstate Corporation. Subordinated Debt Securities of The Allstate
Corporation may be issued and sold to Allstate Financing I, II, III and IV,
in which event such Subordinated Debt Securities may later be distributed to
the holders of Preferred Securities.
(2) Estimated for the sole purpose of computing the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(3) Also includes such indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock as may
be issued upon conversion of or exchange for any Debt Securities or
Preferred Stock that provide for conversion or exchange into other
securities. No separate consideration will be received for the Debt
Securities or Preferred Stock issuable upon conversion of or in exchange for
such other securities.
(4) No separate consideration will be received for any Guarantees. The
Guarantees include the rights of holders of the Preferred Securities under
the Guarantees and certain backup undertakings, comprised of obligations of
The Allstate Corporation under the Subordinated Indenture and the
Supplemental Indentures thereto and under the Declarations of Trust of each
of Allstate Financing I, II, III and IV, each as described in the
Registration Statement.
(5) Warrants for the purchase of Debt Securities may be offered and sold
separately or together with other Debt Securities.
(6) Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
prospectus included in this Registration Statement also relates to the
remaining unsold $500,000,000 and $150,000,000 principal amount of
securities previously registered by The Allstate Corporation under its
Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 33-69568) and (File No.
33-60420), respectively, for which filing fees of $156,250 and $46,875 were
previously paid, respectively.
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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 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A
registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor
may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement
becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws
of any such State.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 27, 1996
PROSPECTUS
$1,500,000,000
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES, DEBT WARRANTS AND PREFERRED STOCK
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ALLSTATE FINANCING I
ALLSTATE FINANCING II
ALLSTATE FINANCING III
ALLSTATE FINANCING IV
PREFERRED SECURITIES
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
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The Allstate Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), may offer,
from time to time, (i) its unsecured debt securities, which may be either senior
debt securities ("Senior Debt Securities") or subordinated debt securities
("Subordinated Debt Securities" and, together with the Senior Debt Securities,
the "Debt Securities"), consisting of debentures, notes and/or other unsecured
evidences of indebtedness, (ii) Warrants to purchase Debt Securities (the "Debt
Warrants") and (iii) shares of its Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the "Preferred Stock"). Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement,
the Senior Debt Securities, when issued, will be unsecured and will rank on a
parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
The Subordinated Debt Securities, when issued, will be subordinated in right of
payment to all Senior Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined) of the Company.
Allstate Financing I, Allstate Financing II, Allstate Financing III and
Allstate Financing IV (each, an "Allstate Trust"), each a statutory business
trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, may offer, from time to
time, preferred securities, representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the respective Allstate Trust ("Preferred Securities"). The Company
will be the owner of the Common Securities (as hereinafter defined and, together
with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities") of each Allstate Trust.
The payment of periodic cash distributions ("distributions") with respect to
Preferred Securities of each of the Allstate Trusts out of moneys held by each
of the Allstate Trusts, and payment on liquidation, redemption or otherwise with
respect to such Preferred Securities, will be guaranteed by the Company to the
extent described herein (each a "Preferred Securities Guarantee"). See
"Description of Preferred Securities Guarantees." Unless otherwise specified in
a Prospectus Supplement, the Company's obligations under the Preferred
Securities Guarantees will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all
other liabilities of the Company and rank pari passu with the most senior
preferred stock, if any, issued from time to time by the Company. Subordinated
Debt Securities may be issued and sold from time to time in one or more series
to an Allstate Trust, or a trustee of such Allstate Trust, in connection with
the investment of the proceeds from the offering of Trust Securities of such
Allstate Trust. The Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by an Allstate Trust
may be subsequently distributed pro rata to holders of Preferred Securities and
Common Securities in connection with the dissolution of such Allstate Trust as
may be described in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement. The Preferred
Securities Guarantees, when taken together with the Company's obligations under
the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Indenture related thereto and the
Declaration of Trust, including its obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts
and liabilities of the Allstate Trusts (other than with respect to the Trust
Securities), will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated
basis by the Company of payments due on the Preferred Securities. The Debt
Securities, Debt Warrants, Preferred Stock and the Preferred Securities and the
related Preferred Securities Guarantees are collectively called the
"Securities."
The Securities may be offered as separate series or issuances at an
aggregate initial public offering price not to exceed $1,500,000,000 or, if
applicable, the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies or currency
units, as shall be designated by the Company, in amounts, at prices and on terms
to be determined in light of sale conditions at the time of sale and as set
forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Certain specific terms of the particular Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, including, where applicable (i) in the case of Debt Securities, the
title, aggregate principal amount, denominations (which may be in United States
dollars, in any other currency or in composite currencies), maturity,
subordination terms, if any, interest rate, if any (which may be fixed or
variable), and time of payment of any interest, any terms for redemption at the
option of the Company or the holder, any terms for sinking fund payments, any
listing on a securities exchange and the initial public offering price and any
other terms in connection with the offering and sale of such Debt Securities;
(ii) in the case of Debt Warrants, the Debt Securities for which each such Debt
Warrant is exercisable, the exercise price, duration, detachability, and call
provisions; (iii) in the case of Preferred Securities, the designation and
number, liquidation preference per Preferred Security, initial public offering
price, any listing on a securities exchange, distribution rate (or method of
calculation thereof), dates on which distributions shall be payable and dates
from which distributions shall accrue, any voting rights, any redemption,
exchange or sinking fund provisions, any other rights, preferences, privileges,
limitations or restrictions relating to the Preferred Securities and the terms
upon which the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred Securities shall be used to
purchase a specific series of Subordinated Debt Securities of the Company; and
(iv) in the case of Preferred Stock, the specific title, the aggregate amount,
any dividend, liquidation and other rights, any redemption provisions, any
listing on a securities exchange, any sinking fund provisions, the initial
public offering price and any other terms in connection with the offering and
sale of such Preferred Stock.
The Company and/or each of the Allstate Trusts may sell Securities to or
through underwriters or dealers, and also may sell Securities directly to other
purchasers or through agents. See "Plan of Distribution." The accompanying
Prospectus Supplement sets forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents involved in the sale of the Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is being delivered, the principal amounts, if any, to be purchased by
underwriters, dealers or agents and the compensation, if any, of such
underwriters, dealers or agents.
This Prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of Securities unless
accompanied by a Prospectus Supplement.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is , 1996
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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS OR THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION
OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS
PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES
DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR AN OFFER TO SELL
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SUCH SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY
PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH
JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN OR THEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF OR THEREOF.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and in accordance therewith files
reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of
the Commission at 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, Room 1024;
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661;
and 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, Suite 1300. Copies of such
materials can also be obtained from the public reference section of the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed
rates. The Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information. The web site address is
http://www.sec.gov. Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning
the Company can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and the Chicago Stock Exchange
Incorporated, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605.
No separate financial statements of any of the Allstate Trusts have been
included herein. The Company does not consider that such financial statements
would be material to holders of the Preferred Securities because (i) all of the
voting securities of each of the Allstate Trusts will be owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company, a reporting company under the Exchange Act, (ii)
each of the Allstate Trusts has no independent operations but exists for the
sole purpose of issuing securities representing undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of such Allstate Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
Subordinated Debt Securities issued by the Company and (iii) the Company's
obligations described herein and in any accompanying Prospectus Supplement under
the Declarations of each Trust, the guarantee issued with respect to Preferred
Securities issued by that Trust, the Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by
that Trust and the related Indenture, taken together, constitute a full and
unconditional guarantee of payments due on the Preferred Securities. See
"Description of Debt Securities" and "Description of Preferred Securities
Guarantees."
The Allstate Trusts are not currently subject to the information reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act. The Allstate Trusts will become subject to
such requirements upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, although
they intend to seek and expect to receive exemptions therefrom.
Additional information regarding the Company, the Debt Securities, the Debt
Warrants, the Preferred Stock and the Preferred Securities and the Preferred
Securities Guarantees is contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(together with all amendments and exhibits relating thereto, the "Registration
Statement"), filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"). For further information pertaining to the Company, the Debt
Securities, the Debt Warrants, the Preferred Stock and the Preferred Securities
and the Preferred Securities Guarantees, reference is made to the Registration
Statement, and the exhibits thereto, which may be inspected without charge at
the office of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549,
and copies thereof may be obtained from the Commission at prescribed rates. Any
statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document filed as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission
or incorporated by reference herein are not necessarily complete, and, in each
instance, reference is made to the copy of such document so filed for a more
complete description of the matter involved. Each such statement is qualified in
its entirety by such reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods
ended March 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996 are hereby incorporated in and made a
part of this Prospectus by reference.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to
the termination of the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement and
to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement
contained in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein, or contained in this Prospectus or any
Prospectus Supplement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any 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,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of the Registration
Statement, this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.
The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of
this Prospectus is delivered, upon the request of any such person, a copy of any
or all of the documents which are incorporated herein by reference, other than
exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents). Requests should be directed to The Allstate
Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations Department, 3075 Sanders Road,
Northbrook, Illinois 60062, telephone number (847) 402-5000.
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THE COMPANY
The Company is a holding company for Allstate Insurance Company ("AIC").
The Company, through its subsidiaries (collectively, "Allstate"), is engaged in
the property-liability insurance and life insurance businesses. Allstate is the
country's second largest personal property and casualty insurer on the basis of
1995 statutory premiums earned and is a major life insurer.
The Company is a corporation organized under Delaware law on November 5,
1992. The Company's executive offices are located at 2775 Sanders Road,
Northbrook, Illinois 60062, and at 3711 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Delaware
19807. Its telephone number is (847) 402-5000.
THE TRUSTS
Each of Allstate Financing I, Allstate Financing II, Allstate Financing III
and Allstate Financing IV is a statutory business trust formed under Delaware
law pursuant to (i) a separate declaration of trust (each a "Declaration")
executed by the Company, as sponsor for such trust (the "Sponsor") and the
Allstate Trustees (as defined herein) for such trust and (ii) the filing of a
certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 21, 1996.
Each Allstate Trust exists for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing the
Preferred Securities and common securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of such Trust (the "Common Securities" and, together
with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities"), (ii) investing the gross
proceeds of the Trust Securities in a specific series of Subordinated Debt
Securities and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or
incidental thereto. All of the Common Securities will be directly or indirectly
owned by the Company. The Common Securities will rank pari passu, and payments
will be made thereon pro rata, with the Preferred Securities except that upon an
event of default under the Declaration, the rights of the holders of the Common
Securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation,
redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of
the Preferred Securities. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, the Company will, directly or indirectly, acquire Common
Securities in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to at least 3% of the total
capital of each Allstate Trust. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, each Allstate Trust has a term of approximately 55 years,
but may earlier terminate as provided in the Declaration. Unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each Allstate Trust's
business and affairs will be conducted by the trustees (the "Allstate Trustees")
appointed by the Company, as the direct or indirect holder of all the Common
Securities. The holder of the Common Securities will be entitled to appoint,
remove or replace any of, or increase or reduce the number of, the Allstate
Trustees of an Allstate Trust. The duties and obligations of the Allstate
Trustees shall be governed by the Declaration of such Allstate Trust. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, a majority of the
Allstate Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") of each Allstate Trust will be
persons who are employees or officers of or affiliated with the Company. One
Allstate Trustee of each Allstate Trust will be a financial institution which
will be unaffiliated with the Company and which shall act as property trustee
and as indenture trustee for purposes of compliance with the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act"), pursuant to the terms set forth in a
Prospectus Supplement (the "Property Trustee"). In addition, unless the Property
Trustee maintains a principal place of business in the State of Delaware, and
otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, one Allstate Trustee of each
Allstate Trust will have its principal place of business or reside in the State
of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"). The Company will pay all fees and expenses
related to the Allstate Trusts and the offering of Trust Securities, the payment
of which will be guaranteed by the Company.
The office of the Delaware Trustee for each Allstate Trust in the State of
Delaware is 900 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The
principal place of business of each Allstate Trust is 2775 Sanders Road,
Northbrook, Illinois 60062. The telephone number of each Trust is (847)
402-5000.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and
the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the
Company and its subsidiaries for the periods indicated:
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JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)(2)........ 18.6x 18.1x 16.3x 2.5x 8.8x -- 7.0x
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, including
credit to investment contracts(1)(3).......... 3.3x 3.1x 2.8x 1.2x 2.1x -- 1.5x
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(1) The Company has authority to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $1.00 per share; however, there are currently no shares
outstanding and the Company does not have a preferred stock dividend
obligation. Therefore, the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred
Stock Dividends is equal to the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and is
not disclosed separately.
(2) For purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income (loss) from
continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
consist of interest expense, amortization of financing costs and that
portion of rental expense that is representative of the interest factor.
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 1992 were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges by $1,425 million. The loss in 1992 resulted primarily from
the impact of Hurricane Andrew which caused pre-tax losses after reinsurance
of $2.5 billion. Excluding losses from Hurricane Andrew, the 1992 ratio was
12.7x.
(3) For purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income (loss) from
continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
consist of interest expense (including interest credited to investment
contracts), amortization of financing costs and that portion of rental
expense that is representative of the interest factor. Earnings for the year
ended December 31, 1992 were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by $1,425
million. The loss in 1992 resulted primarily from the impact of Hurricane
Andrew which caused pre-tax losses after reinsurance of $2.5 billion.
Excluding losses from Hurricane Andrew, the 1992 ratio was 1.9x.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as may be otherwise set forth in the Prospectus Supplement
accompanying this Prospectus, the net proceeds to the Company from the sale or
sales of the Securities will be used for general corporate purposes. Each
Allstate Trust will invest all proceeds received from the sale of its Trust
Securities in a particular series of Subordinated Debt Securities.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
The particular terms of each series, or of Debt Securities forming a part of a
series, which are offered by a Prospectus Supplement will be described in such
Prospectus Supplement.
The Senior Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture (the "Senior
Indenture"), to be entered into between the Company and State Street Bank and
Trust Company, as trustee. The Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under
a separate Indenture, as supplemented by one or more supplemental indentures (as
so supplemented, the "Subordinated Indenture"), to be entered into between the
Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee. The Senior
Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are sometimes referred to collectively
as the "Indentures." Copies of the form of Senior Indenture and the form of
Subordinated Indenture have been filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement. The trustees under the Senior Indenture and under the Subordinated
Indenture are referred to herein as the "Trustees."
The following summaries of certain material provisions of the Senior Debt
Securities, the Subordinated Debt Securities and the Indentures are subject to,
and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the
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provisions of the Indenture applicable to a particular series of Debt
Securities, including the definitions therein of certain terms. Wherever
particular Sections, Articles or defined terms of the Indentures are referred to
herein or in a Prospectus Supplement, it is intended that such Sections,
Articles or defined terms shall be incorporated by reference herein or therein,
as the case may be. Unless otherwise indicated, Section and Article references
used herein are applicable to each Indenture. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the applicable
Indenture.
GENERAL
The Indentures provide that Debt Securities in separate series may be
issued thereunder from time to time without limitation as to aggregate principal
amount. The Company may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the
Debt Securities of any series. (Section 301) The Debt Securities are to have
such terms and provisions which are not inconsistent with the Indentures,
including as to maturity, principal and interest, as the Company may determine.
Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the Senior Debt
Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank on a
parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company,
subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt
(as defined in the Subordinated Indenture) of the Company as described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company's assets consist primarily of the
common stock of AIC, and the Company conducts no substantial business or
operations itself. Accordingly, the right of the Company, and hence the right of
the creditors of the Company (including the Holders of the Debt Securities), to
participate in any distribution of assets of any subsidiary of the Company upon
its liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of
creditors of such subsidiary, except to the extent that claims of the Company
itself as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized.
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an Allstate Trust
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
by such Allstate Trust, such Subordinated Debt Securities subsequently may be
distributed pro rata to the holders of such Trust Securities in connection with
the dissolution of such Allstate Trust upon the occurrence of certain events
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Trust Securities. Only
one series of Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued to an Allstate Trust
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
by such Allstate Trust.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will set forth the price or prices at
which the Debt Securities to be offered will be issued and will describe the
following terms of such Debt Securities: (1) the title of such Debt Securities;
(2) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of such Debt Securities or the
series of which they are a part; (3) the Person to whom any interest on any of
such Debt Securities will be payable, if other than the Person in whose name
that Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Debt Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest; (4) the date
or dates on which the principal of any of such Debt Securities will be payable;
(5) the rate or rates at which any of such Debt Securities will bear interest,
if any, the date or dates from which any such interest will accrue, the Interest
Payment Dates on which any such interest will be payable and the Regular Record
Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; (6) the place
or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any of such
Debt Securities will be payable; (7) the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions on which any of such Debt
Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any of such
Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the
option of the Holder thereof, and the period or periods within which, the price
or prices at which and the terms and conditions on which any of such Debt
Securities will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to any
such obligation; (9) the denominations in which any of such Debt Securities will
be issuable, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof; (10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any of
such Debt Securities may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to
a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (11) if other
than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or
currency units in which the principal of or any premium or
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interest on any of such Debt Securities will be payable (and the manner in which
the equivalent of the principal amount thereof in the currency of the United
States of America is to be determined for any purpose, including for the purpose
of determining the principal amount deemed to be Outstanding at any time); (12)
if the principal of or any premium or interest on any of such Debt Securities is
to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or
more currencies or currency units other than those in which such Debt Securities
are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which
payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt Securities
as to which such election is made will be payable, the periods within which and
the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount
so payable (or any manner in which such amount is to be determined); (13) if
other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal
amount of any of such Debt Securities which will be payable upon declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity thereof; (14) if the principal amount payable at
the Stated Maturity of any of such Debt Securities is not determinable upon
original issuance, the amount which will be deemed to be the principal amount of
such Debt Securities for any other purpose thereunder or under the Indentures
including the principal amount thereof which will be due and payable upon any
Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which will be deemed to be
Outstanding as of any date (or, in any such case, any manner in which such
principal amount is to be determined); (15) if applicable, that such Debt
Securities, in whole or any specified part, are defeasible pursuant to the
provisions of the Indentures described under "Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
- -- Defeasance and Discharge" or "Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance -- Covenant
Defeasance," or under both such captions; (16) whether any of such Debt
Securities will be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities and, if so, the respective Depositaries for such Global
Securities and any circumstances under which any such Global Security may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities registered, and any transfer
of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or
names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or its
nominee; (17) any addition to or change in the Events of Default applicable to
any of such Debt Securities and any change in the right of the Trustee or the
Holders to declare the principal amount of any of such Debt Securities due and
payable; (18) any addition to or change in the covenants described under
"Certain Covenants" applicable to any of such Debt Securities; and (19) any
other terms of such Debt Securities not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Indentures but which may modify or delete any provision of the Indentures
insofar as it applies to such series; provided that no term thereof shall be
modified or deleted if imposed under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and that any modification or deletion of the rights, duties or
immunities of the Trustee shall have been consented to in writing by the
Trustee. (Section 301)
Debt Securities, including Original Issue Discount Securities, may be sold
at a substantial discount below their principal amount. Special United States
federal income tax considerations applicable to Debt Securities sold at an
original issue discount will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement under "United States Taxation -- United States Holders." Special
United States tax and other considerations applicable to any Debt Securities
which are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United States
dollars will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement under such
caption and under "Foreign Currency Risks."
FORM, EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued solely as Registered
Securities, solely as Bearer Securities (with or without coupons attached) or as
both Registered Securities and Bearer Securities. Debt Securities of a series
may be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more global Debt
Securities, as described below under "Global Securities."
Registered Securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and of
a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. In addition, if Debt Securities of
any series are issuable as both Registered Securities and as Bearer Securities,
at the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the Indentures, Bearer
Securities (accompanied by all unmatured coupons, except as provided below, and
all matured coupons in default) of such series will be exchangeable for
Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and of
a like aggregate principal
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amount and tenor. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, any Bearer Security surrendered in exchange for a Registered
Security between a record date or a special record date for defaulted interest
and the relevant date for payment of interest will be surrendered without the
coupon relating to such date for payment of interest and interest will not be
payable in respect of the Registered Security issued in exchange for such Bearer
Security, but will be payable only to the holder of such coupon when due in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Bearer Securities will not be issued
in exchange for Registered Securities. 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. Such transfer or exchange will be
effected upon the Security Registrar or such transfer agent, as the case may be,
being satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person making
the request. The Company has appointed the Trustee as Security Registrar. Any
transfer agent (in addition to the Security Registrar) initially designated by
the Company for any Debt Securities will be named in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. (Section 305) The Company may at any time designate additional
transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a
change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that the
Company will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each Place of Payment
for the Debt Securities of each series. (Section 1002)
In the event of any redemption by the Company, in whole or in part, of Debt
Securities of any series (or of any series and specified terms), the Company
will not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Debt
Security of that series (or of that series and specified terms, as the case may
be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 Business Days before
the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Debt Security selected
for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing,
(ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Security so selected for
redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any such Debt
Security being redeemed in part or (iii) exchange any Bearer Security called for
redemption, except to exchange such Bearer Security for a Registered Security of
that series and of like tenor and principal amount that is immediately
surrendered for redemption. (Section 305)
GLOBAL SECURITIES
Some or all of the Debt Securities of any series may be represented, in
whole or in part, by one or more Global Securities which will have an aggregate
principal amount equal to that of the Debt Securities represented thereby. Each
Global Security will be registered in the name of the Depository Trust Company
("DTC") as Depositary, or any other Depositary identified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, or a nominee thereof, will be deposited with DTC or such
other Depositary or a custodian therefor and will bear a legend regarding the
restrictions on exchanges and registration of transfer thereof referred to below
and any such other matters as may be provided for pursuant to the Indentures.
The Depositary shall at all times be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act. (Section 101)
DTC has advised the Company as follows: DTC is a limited-purpose trust
company organized under the Banking Law 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 of its participants (defined below) and to facilitate the clearance
and settlement 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. DTC's
participants include securities brokers and dealers (including firms that might
be underwriters with respect to the Securities), banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom (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.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indentures or any Debt Security
described herein, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
Debt Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in
part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for
such Global Security or any nominee of such Depositary unless (i) the Depositary
has notified the Company that it
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is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or has
ceased to be qualified to act as such as required by the Indentures, (ii) there
shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the
Debt Securities represented by such Global Security or (iii) there shall exist
such circumstances, if any, as may be described in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. All Debt Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any
portion thereof will be registered in such names as the Depositary may direct.
(Section 305) The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of
Debt Securities take physical delivery of such Debt Securities in definitive
form. Such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a
Global Security.
As long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered Holder of a
Global Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be
considered the sole owner and Holder of such Global Security and the Debt
Securities represented thereby for all purposes under the Debt Securities and
the Indentures. Except in the limited circumstances referred to above, owners of
beneficial interests in a Global Security will not be entitled to have such
Global Security or any Debt Securities represented thereby registered in their
names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
certificated Debt Securities in exchange therefor and will not be considered to
be the owners or Holders of such Global Security or any Debt Securities
represented thereby for any purpose under the Debt Securities or the Indentures.
All payments of principal of and any premium and interest on a Global Security
will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the Holder
thereof.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to
participants or to persons that may hold beneficial interests through
institutions that have accounts with the Depositary or its nominee
("participants"). Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be
shown only on, and the transfer of those ownership interests will be effected
only through, records maintained by the Depositary (with respect to
participants' interests) or any such participant (with respect to interests of
persons held by such participants on their behalf). Payments, transfers,
exchanges and other matters relating to beneficial interests in a Global
Security may be subject to various policies and procedures adopted by the
Depositary from time to time. None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of
the Company or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the Depositary or any participant's records relating to, or for
payments made on account of, beneficial interests in a Global Security, or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of the Depositary's records or any
participant's records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
Secondary trading in notes and debentures of corporate issuers is generally
settled in clearing-house or next-day funds. In contrast, beneficial interests
in a Global Security, in some cases, may trade in the Depositary's same-day
funds settlement system, in which secondary market trading activity in those
beneficial interests would be required by the Depositary to settle in
immediately available funds. There is no assurance as to the effect, if any,
that settlement in immediately available funds would have on trading activity in
such beneficial interests. Also, settlement for purchases of beneficial
interests in a Global Security upon the original issuance thereof may be
required to be made in immediately available funds.
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment
of interest on a Security on any Interest Payment Date will be made to the
Person in whose name such Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities)
is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest. (Section 307)
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
principal of and any premium and interest on the Debt Securities of a particular
series will be payable at the office of such Paying Agent or Paying Agents as
the Company may designate for such purpose from time to time, except that at the
option of the Company payment of any interest may be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Security
Register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, a
Paying Agent designated by the Company and located in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York will act as Paying Agent for payments with respect to Debt
Securities of each series. All Paying Agents initially designated by the Company
for the Debt Securities of a particular
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series will be named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company may at
any time designate additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of any
Paying Agent or approve a change in the office through which any Paying Agent
acts, except that the Company will be required to maintain a Paying Agent in
each Place of Payment for the Debt Securities of a particular series. (Section
1002)
All moneys paid by the Company to a Paying Agent for the payment of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Debt Security which remain
unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has
become due and payable will be repaid to the Company upon request, and the
Holder of such Debt Security thereafter may look only to the Company for payment
thereof. (Section 1003)
SUBORDINATION OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the following
provisions will apply to the Subordinated Debt Securities.
The Subordinated Debt Securities will, to the extent set forth in the
Subordinated Indenture, be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment
in full of all Senior Indebtedness. (Section of the Subordinated Indenture)
In the event of (a) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any
receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in
connection therewith, relative to the Company or to its creditors, as such, or
to its assets, or (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving
insolvency or bankruptcy, or (c) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or
any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of the Company, then and in any
such event the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive
payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of all
Senior Indebtedness, or provision shall be made for such payment in cash, before
the Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities are entitled to receive any payment
on account of principal of or any premium or interest on Subordinated Debt
Securities, and to that end the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled
to receive, for application to the payment thereof, any payment or distribution
of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any
such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of
the payment of any other indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the
payment of Subordinated Debt Securities, which may be payable or deliverable in
respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities in any such case, proceeding,
dissolution, liquidation or other winding up event. (Section of the
Subordinated Indenture)
By reason of such subordination, in the event of liquidation or insolvency,
creditors of the Company may recover less, ratably, than Holders of Senior Debt
Securities and may recover more, ratably, than the Holders of the Subordinated
Debt Securities.
In the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any Subordinated Debt
Securities, the Holders of all Senior Debt Securities outstanding at the time of
such acceleration will first be entitled to receive payment in full of all
amounts due thereon before the Holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities will
be entitled to receive any payment upon the principal of or any premium or
interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities. (Section of the Subordinated
Indenture)
No payment of principal (including redemption and sinking fund payments) of
or any premium or interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities may be made (i)
if any Senior Indebtedness of the Company is not 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) if the maturity of any
Senior Indebtedness of the Company has been accelerated because of a default.
(Section of the Subordinated Indenture)
The Subordinated Indenture does not limit or prohibit the incurrence of
additional Senior Debt Securities, which may include indebtedness that is senior
to the Subordinated Debt Securities, but subordinate to other obligations of the
Company. The Senior Debt Securities constitute Senior Debt Securities under the
Subordinated Indenture.
The term "Senior Indebtedness" means, with respect to the Company, (i) the
principal or any premium and interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of such
obligor, for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by securities,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments issued by such obligor,
including,
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without limitation, in the case of the Company, all indebtedness, (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
title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business), (iv) all obligations of such obligor for the
reimbursement on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance, security purchase
facility or similar credit transaction, (v) all obligations of the types
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above of other persons for the payment
of which such obligor is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or
otherwise and (vi) all obligations of the types referred to its clauses (i)
through (v) 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 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 Allstate 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 unless
otherwise expressly provided in the terms of such debt securities. 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. (Section of
the Subordinated Indenture)
The Prospectus Supplement may further describe the provisions, if any,
applicable to the subordination of the Subordinated Debt Securities of a
particular series.
CERTAIN COVENANTS WITH RESPECT TO SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
LIMITATION ON LIENS OF STOCK OF AIC
The Senior Indenture prohibits the Company and its Subsidiaries from
directly or indirectly creating, assuming, incurring or permitting to exist any
indebtedness secured by any lien on the capital stock of AIC unless the Senior
Debt Securities (and, if the Company so elects, any other Indebtedness of the
Company that is not subordinate to the Senior Debt Securities and with respect
to which the governing instruments require, or pursuant to which the Company is
otherwise obligated, to provide such security) shall be secured equally and
ratably with such Indebtedness for at least the time period such other
Indebtedness is so secured. (Section 1008)
"Indebtedness" is defined in the Senior Indenture as the principal of and
any premium and interest due on indebtedness of a Person, whether outstanding on
the date of such Indenture or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, which is
(a) indebtedness for money borrowed, and (b) any amendments, renewals,
extensions, modifications and refundings of any such indebtedness. For the
purposes of this definition, "indebtedness for money borrowed" means (i) any
obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, such Person for the repayment of
borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
written instruments, (ii) any obligation of, or any such obligation guaranteed
by, such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar written
instruments, including obligations assumed or incurred in connection with the
acquisition of property, assets or businesses (provided, however, that the
deferred purchase price of any other business or property or assets shall not be
considered Indebtedness if the purchase price thereof is payable in full within
90 days from the date on which such indebtedness was created), and (iii) any
obligations of such Person as lessee under leases required to be capitalized on
the balance sheet of the lessee under generally accepted accounting principles
and leases of property or assets made as part of any sale and lease-back
transaction to which such Person is a party. For purposes of this covenant only,
Indebtedness also includes any obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by,
any Person for the payment of amounts due under a swap agreement or similar
instrument or agreement, or under a foreign currency hedge exchange or similar
instrument or agreement. (Sections 101 and 1008 of the Senior Indenture)
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LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSITION OF STOCK OF AIC
The Senior Indenture also provides that so long as any Senior Debt
Securities are outstanding and except in a transaction otherwise governed by
such Indenture, the Company may not issue, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of any shares of, securities convertible into, or warrants, rights or options to
subscribe for or purchase shares of, capital stock (other than preferred stock
having no voting rights of any kind) of AIC, and will not permit AIC to issue
(other than to the Company) any shares (other than director's qualifying shares)
of, or securities convertible into, or warrants, rights or options to subscribe
for or purchase shares of, capital stock (other than preferred stock having no
voting rights of any kind) of AIC, if, after giving effect to any such
transaction and the issuances of the maximum number of shares issuable upon the
conversion or exercise of all such convertible securities, warrants, rights or
options, the Company would own, directly or indirectly, less than 80% of the
shares of AIC (other than preferred stock having no voting rights of any kind);
provided, however, that (i) any issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition
permitted by the Company may only be made for at least a fair market value
consideration as determined by the Board of Directors pursuant to a Board
Resolution adopted in good faith and (ii) the foregoing shall not prohibit any
such issuance or disposition of securities if required by any law or any
regulation or order of any governmental or insurance regulatory authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company may merge or consolidate AIC into
or with another direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) the
Company may, subject to the provisions set forth in "Consolidation, Merger and
Sale of Assets" below, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the entire capital
stock of AIC at one time for at least a fair market value consideration as
determined by the Board of Directors pursuant to a Board Resolution adopted in
good faith. (Section 1009 of the Senior Indenture)
CERTAIN COVENANTS WITH RESPECT TO SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
If Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an Allstate Trust or a
trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities by
such Allstate Trust and (i) there shall have occurred any event that would
constitute an Event of Default, (ii) the Company shall be in default with
respect to its payment of any obligations under the related Preferred Securities
Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee, or (iii) the Company shall have given
notice of its election to defer payments of interest on such Subordinated Debt
Securities by extending the interest payment period as provided in the
Subordinated 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 or make a liquidation
payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or
acquisitions of shares of Common Stock in connection with the satisfaction by
the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans, (ii) as a
result of a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or
conversion of one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another
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 of the Company or the
security being converted or exchanged) or make any guarantee payments with
respect to the foregoing, and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of
interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any
debt securities (including guarantees) issued by the Company which rank pari
passu with or junior to such Subordinated Debt Securities. (Section of the
Subordinated Indenture)
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an Allstate Trust
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
of such Allstate Trust, for so long as such Securities remain outstanding, the
Company will covenant (i) to directly or indirectly maintain 100% ownership of
the Common Securities of such Allstate Trust; provided, however, that any
permitted successor of the Company under the Indenture may succeed to the
Company's ownership of such Trust Common Securities, (ii) to use its reasonable
efforts to cause such Allstate Trust (a) to remain a statutory business trust,
except in connection with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to
the holders of Trust Securities in liquidation of such Allstate Trust, the
redemption of all of the Trust Securities of such Allstate Trust, or certain
mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted by the Declaration
of such Allstate Trust, and (b) to continue to be classified as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes and (iii) to use its
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reasonable efforts to cause each holder of Trust Securities to be treated as
owning an undivided beneficial interest in the Subordinated Debt Securities.
(Section of the Subordinated Indenture)
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Company, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Outstanding
Debt Securities under the Indentures, may consolidate with or merge into, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to, any Person or may permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into the
Company, provided that any successor Person must be a corporation, partnership,
or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of any domestic
jurisdiction and must assume the Company's obligations on the Debt Securities
and under the Indentures, that after giving effect to the transaction 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 and that
certain other conditions are met; provided such provisions will not be
applicable to the direct or indirect transfer of the stock, assets or
liabilities of any Subsidiary of the Company to another direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company. (Section 801)
OUTSTANDING DEBT SECURITIES
"Outstanding," when used with respect to Debt Securities, means, as of the
date of determination, all Debt Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered under the Indentures, except:
(1) Debt Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation;
(2) Debt Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any
Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated
in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent)
for the Holders of such Debt Securities; provided that, if such Debt
Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly
given pursuant to the Indentures or provision therefor satisfactory to the
Trustee has been made;
(3) Debt Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant
to Section 1302 of the Indentures; and
(4) Debt Securities which have been paid pursuant to the Indentures or
in exchange for or in lieu of which other Debt Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indentures, other than any such
Debt Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the
Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Debt Securities are held by a
bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Debt Securities are valid
obligations of the Company. In determining whether the Holders of the
requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities have given,
made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action under the Indentures (a) the principal
amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due
and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the
Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to the Indentures, (b) the principal
amount of a Debt Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or
currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S.
dollar equivalent, determined as of the date of original issuance of such
Debt Security in the manner provided as contemplated by the Indentures, of
the principal amount of such Debt Security (or, in the case of an Original
Issue Discount Security, of the amount determined as provided in clause (a)
above), (c) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any
Debt Security is not determinable upon original issuance, the principal
amount of such Debt Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall
be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by the Indentures,
and (d) Debt Securities beneficially owned by the Company or any other
obligor upon the Debt Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such
other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except
that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon
any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or
waiver, only Debt Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Debt Securities so owned
which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the
Pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right
so to act with respect to such Debt Securities and
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that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt
Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
Except as provided above or as may otherwise be provided in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement, there are no "event risk" or similar
provisions of the Indentures or the Debt Securities that are intended to afford
protection to Holders in the event of a merger or other significant corporate
event involving the Company.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of the following will constitute an Event of Default under the
applicable Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of any series: (a) failure
to pay principal of or any premium on any Debt Security of that series when due;
(b) failure to pay any interest on any Debt Securities of that series when due,
continued for 30 days; (c) failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when
due, in respect of any Debt Security of that series; (d) failure to perform any
other covenant of the Company in the applicable Indenture (other than a covenant
included in the applicable Indenture solely for the benefit of a series other
than that series), continued for 60 days after written notice has been given by
the Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of that series, as provided in the applicable
Indenture; (e) in the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an
Allstate Trust or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of
Trust Securities by such Allstate Trust, the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of such Allstate Trust, except in
connection with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders
of Trust Securities in liquidation of such Allstate Trust, the redemption of all
of the Trust Securities of such Allstate Trust, or certain mergers,
consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted by the Declaration of such
Allstate Trust; and (f) certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization. (Section 501)
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of any series at
the time Outstanding shall occur and be continuing, either the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of that series by notice as provided in the applicable Indenture may
declare the principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series (or, in the
case of any Debt Security that is an Original Issue Discount Security or the
principal amount of which is not determinable on original issuance thereof, such
portion of the principal amount of such Debt Security, or such other amount in
lieu of such principal amount, as may be specified in the terms of such Debt
Security) to be due and payable immediately; provided, however, that after such
acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities
of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such
acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated
principal, have been cured or waived as provided in the applicable Indenture.
(Section 502) For information as to waiver of defaults, see "Modification and
Waiver."
Subject to the provisions of the Indentures relating to the duties of the
Trustee in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee
will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
applicable Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless
such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity. (Section
603) Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee, the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Debt
Securities of that series. (Section 512)
No Holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right to institute
any proceeding with respect to the applicable Indenture, or for the appointment
of a receiver or a trustee, or for any remedy thereunder, unless (i) such Holder
has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of
Default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series, (ii) the Holders of
not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that
series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings
in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under the
applicable Indenture, (iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee
reasonable indemnity against costs, expenses and
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liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, (iv) the Trustee for
60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed
to institute such proceeding and (v) no direction inconsistent with such written
request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that
series. (Section 507) However, such limitations do not apply to a suit
instituted by a Holder of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of the
principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt Security on or after the
applicable due dates expressed in such Debt Security. (Section 508)
The Company will be required to furnish to each Trustee annually a
statement by certain of its officers as to whether or not the Company, to their
knowledge, is in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions of the applicable Indenture and, if so, specifying all
such known defaults. (Section 1004)
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Modifications and amendments of the Indentures may be made by the Company
and the Trustee under the applicable Indenture with the consent of the Holders
of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of each series affected by such modification or amendment; provided,
however, that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security affected thereby, (a) change the Stated
Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on,
any Debt Security (except to the extent provided in a Prospectus Supplement),
(b) reduce the principal amount of or any premium or interest on any Debt
Security, (c) reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount
Security or any other Debt Security payable upon acceleration of the Maturity
thereof, (d) change the currency of payment of principal of or any premium or
interest on any Debt Security, (e) impair the right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Debt Security, (f) reduce
the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series,
the consent of whose Holders is required for modification or amendment of the
Indentures, (g) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt
Securities of any series necessary for waiver of compliance with certain
provisions of the Indentures or for waiver of certain defaults or (h) modify
such provisions with respect to modification and waivers. (Section 902)
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of any series may waive compliance by the Company with certain
restrictive provisions of the applicable Indenture. (Section 1010) The Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any
series may waive any past default under the applicable Indenture, except a
default in the payment of principal, premium or interest and certain covenants
and provisions of the applicable Indenture which cannot be amended without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security of such series affected.
(Section 513)
The applicable Indenture provides that in determining whether the Holders
of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities have given,
made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action thereunder, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue
Discount Security that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the amount of
the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such
determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date, (ii) the
principal amount of a Debt Security denominated in one or more foreign
currencies or currency units that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the
U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of the date of original issuance of such
Debt Security, in the manner prescribed for such Debt Security, of the principal
amount of such Debt Security (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount
Security, of the amount determined as described in (i) above). If the principal
amount payable at Stated Maturity of any Debt Security is not determinable upon
original issuance, the principal amount of such Debt Security will be determined
in the manner prescribed for such Debt Security. (Section 101)
Except in certain limited circumstances, the Company will be entitled to
set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided or
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permitted by the applicable Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of
Debt Securities of such series, in the manner and subject to the limitations
provided in the applicable Indenture. To be effective, any such action for which
the Company has set a record date must be taken by Holders of the requisite
principal amount of Debt Securities of the relevant series Outstanding on such
record date within 180 days after the record date, or within such shorter period
as the Company may specify from time to time. (Section 104)
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
If and to the extent indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Company may elect at its option at any time to have the provisions of Section
1302, relating to defeasance and discharge of indebtedness, or Section 1303,
relating to defeasance of certain covenants in the Indentures, applied to the
Debt Securities of any series, or to any specified part of a series. (Section
1301)
Defeasance and Discharge. The Indentures provide that, upon the Company's
exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1302 applied to any Debt
Securities, the Company will be discharged from all its obligations with respect
to such Debt Securities (except for certain obligations to exchange or register
the transfer of Debt Securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Debt
Securities, to maintain paying agencies and to hold moneys for payment in trust)
upon the deposit in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Debt Securities
of money or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the payment of
principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will
provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium
and interest on such Debt Securities on the respective Stated Maturities in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture and such Debt Securities.
Such defeasance or discharge may occur only if, among other things, the Company
has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal
Revenue Service a ruling, or there has been a change in tax law, in either case
to the effect that Holders of such Debt Securities will not recognize gain or
loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and
discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the
same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit,
defeasance and discharge were not to occur. (Sections 1302 and 1304)
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The Indentures provide that, upon the
Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to any
Debt Securities, the Company may omit to comply with certain covenants as
described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and the occurrence of certain
Events of Default, which are described herein under clause (d) (with respect to
such covenants) under "Events of Default" as described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, will be deemed not to be or result in an Event of
Default, in each case with respect to such Debt Securities. The Company, in
order to exercise such option, will be required to deposit, in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of such Debt Securities, money or U.S. Government
Obligations, or both, which, through the payment of principal and interest in
respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount
sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt
Securities on the respective Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of
the applicable Indenture and such Debt Securities. The Company will also be
required, among other things, to deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that Holders of such Debt Securities will not recognize gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance of
certain obligations and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such deposit and defeasance were not to occur. In the event the Company
exercised this option with respect to any Debt Securities and such Debt
Securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event
of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations so deposited in
trust will be sufficient to pay amounts due on such Debt Securities at the time
of their Stated Maturities but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on such
Debt Securities upon any acceleration resulting from such Event of Default. In
such case, the Company will remain liable for such payments. (Sections 1303 and
1304)
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NOTICES
Notices to Holders of Debt Securities will be given by mail to the
addresses of such Holders as they may appear in the Security Register. (Sections
101 and 106)
TITLE
The Company, the Trustees and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute
owner thereof (whether or not such Debt Security may be overdue) for the purpose
of making payment and for all other purposes. (Section 308)
GOVERNING LAW
The Indentures and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (Section 112)
REGARDING THE TRUSTEE
State Street Bank and Trust Company, which is the Trustee under the Senior
Indenture described herein, performs other services for the Company and its
affiliates.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT WARRANTS
The Company may issue, together with other Securities or separately, Debt
Warrants for the purchase of Debt Securities. The Debt Warrants are to be issued
under Debt Warrant Agreements (each a "Debt Warrant Agreement") to be entered
into between the Company and a bank or trust company, as Debt Warrant Agent (the
"Debt Warrant Agent"), all as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
Debt Warrants in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered. A copy of
the form of Debt Warrant Agreement, including the form of Warrant Certificates
representing the Debt Warrants (the "Debt Warrant Certificates"), reflecting the
alternative provisions to be included in the Debt Warrant Agreements that will
be entered into with respect to particular offerings of Debt Warrants, is filed
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. The following summaries of certain
provisions of the Debt Warrant Agreement and the Debt Warrant Certificates do
not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Debt Warrant Agreement and
the Debt Warrant Certificates, respectively, including the definitions therein
of capitalized terms.
GENERAL
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement for the terms of Debt
Warrants in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered, the Debt
Warrant Agreement relating to such Debt Warrants and the Debt Warrant
Certificates representing such Debt Warrants, including the following: (1) the
designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the Debt Securities
purchasable upon exercise of such Debt Warrants and the procedures and
conditions relating to the exercise of such Debt Warrants; (2) the designation
and terms of any related Debt Securities with which such Debt Warrants are
issued and the number of such Debt Warrants issued with each such Debt Security;
(3) the date, if any, on and after which such Debt Warrants and the related Debt
Securities will be separately transferable; (4) the principal amount of Debt
Securities purchasable upon exercise of each Debt Warrant and the price at which
such principal amount of Debt Securities may be purchased upon such exercise;
(5) the Date on which the right to exercise such Debt Warrants shall commence
and the date on which such right shall expire (the "Expiration Date"); (6) if
the Debt Securities purchasable upon exercise of such Debt Warrants are original
issue discount Debt Securities, a discussion of federal income tax
considerations applicable thereto; and (7) whether the Debt Warrants represented
by the Debt Warrant Certificate will be issued in registered or bearer form,
and, if registered, where they may be transferred and registered.
Debt Warrant Certificates will be exchangeable for new Debt Warrant
Certificates of different denominations and Debt Warrants may be exercised at
the corporate trust office of the Debt Warrant Agent or
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any other office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement. Prior to the exercise
of their Debt Warrants, holders of Debt Warrants will not have any of the rights
of holders of the Debt Securities purchasable upon such exercise and will not be
entitled to payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
on the Debt Securities purchasable upon such exercise.
EXERCISE OF DEBT WARRANTS
Each Debt Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash such
principal amount of Debt Securities at such exercise price as shall in each case
be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Debt Warrants offered thereby. Debt Warrants may be exercised at
any time up to the close of business on the Expiration Date set forth in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. After the close of business of the Expiration
Date, unexercised Debt Warrants will become void.
Debt Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Debt Warrants in respect of which this Prospectus is being
delivered. Upon receipt of payment and the Debt Warrant Certificate properly
completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the Debt Warrant
Agent or any other office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company
will, as soon as practicable, forward the Debt Securities purchasable upon such
exercise. If less than all of the Debt Warrants represented by such Debt Warrant
Certificate are exercised, a new Debt Warrant Certificate will be issued for the
remaining amount of Debt Warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The Company is authorized to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $1.00 per share, none of which is currently issued and
outstanding. The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to provide for
the issuance of the preferred stock in series, to establish or change the number
of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designation,
relative rights, preferences and limitations of each such series, subject to
such limitations as may be prescribed by law. In particular, the Board of
Directors of the Company is authorized, without limitation, to determine with
respect to each series of preferred stock the number of shares, the designation
of the series, the dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption
provisions, liquidation rights and sinking fund provisions, all without further
action by the Company's stockholders.
The Preferred Stock will be fully paid and nonassessable. Unless otherwise
indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the Preferred Stock will have preference
over the Company's common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of a liquidation, winding up or dissolution
of the Company. Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, each
series of Preferred Stock will rank on a parity with each other series.
The following summaries of certain provisions of the Preferred Stock do not
purport to be complete and are subject, and are qualified in their entirety by
reference, with respect to any particular series of Preferred Stock, to the
description of the terms thereof included in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement and to the applicable provisions of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
DIVIDENDS
Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock of each series shall be entitled
to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company,
out of assets of the Company legally available for payment, cash or other
dividends at such rates and on such dates as will be set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. Each such dividend shall be payable to holders of record
as they appear on the stock books of the Company on such record dates as shall
be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Dividends on any series of the Preferred Stock may be cumulative or
noncumulative, as provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. If the Board
of Directors of the Company fails to declare a dividend payable on a dividend
payment date on any series of the Preferred Stock for which dividends are
noncumulative, then the holders of such series of the Preferred Stock will have
no right to receive a dividend
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in respect of the dividend period ending on such dividend payment date, and the
Company will have no obligation to pay the dividend accrued for such period,
whether or not dividends on such series are declared payable on any future
dividend payment date.
LIQUIDATION RIGHTS
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, the holders of Preferred Stock will be entitled to
receive out of assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders,
before any distribution of assets is made to holders of common stock,
liquidating distributions in the amount of the liquidation price per share (as
set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement) plus all 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 and any other shares of stock of the Company ranking as to any such
distribution on a parity with the Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the
holders of the Preferred Stock and of such other shares will share ratably in
any such distribution of assets of the Company in proportion to the full
respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After payment of the
full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the
holders of Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further participation in
any distribution of assets by the Company. A consolidation or merger of the
Company with or into any other corporation or corporations or a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company shall not be deemed to be a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
REDEMPTION
The Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the times
and at the redemption prices set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the Company may not
purchase or redeem any of the outstanding shares of any series of Preferred
Stock unless full cumulative dividends, if any, have been paid or declared and
set apart for payment upon all outstanding shares of any series of 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.
VOTING RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the holders of the
Preferred Stock will not be entitled to vote under any circumstances.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
Each Allstate Trust may issue, from time to time, only one series of
Preferred Securities having terms described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto. The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the "Restated
Declaration") of each Allstate Trust will authorize the Regular Trustees of such
Allstate Trust to issue on behalf of such Allstate Trust one series of Preferred
Securities. Each Restated Declaration will be qualified as an indenture under
the Trust Indenture Act. The Preferred Securities will have such terms,
including distributions, redemption, voting, liquidation and such other
preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions as shall be set
forth in the Restated Declaration or made part of the Restated Declaration by
the Trust Indenture Act, and which will mirror the terms of the Subordinated
Debt Securities held by the Allstate Trust and described in the Prospectus
Supplement related thereto. The following 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 Restated Declaration, which is
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms
a part, and the Trust Indenture Act. Reference is made to the Prospectus
Supplement relating to the Preferred Securities of any Allstate Trust for
specific terms, including (i) the distinctive designation of such Preferred
Securities; (ii) the number of Preferred Securities issued by such Allstate
Trust; (iii) the annual distribution rate (or method of determining such rate)
for Preferred Securities issued by such Allstate Trust and the date or dates
upon which such distributions shall be payable;
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provided, however, that distributions on such Preferred Securities shall be
payable on a quarterly basis to holders of such Preferred Securities as of a
record date in each quarter during which such Preferred Securities are
outstanding; (iv) whether distributions on Preferred Securities issued by such
Allstate Trust shall be cumulative, and, in the case of Preferred Securities
having such cumulative distribution rights, the date or dates or method of
determining the date or dates from which distributions on Preferred Securities
issued by such Allstate Trust shall be cumulative; (v) the amount or amounts
which shall be paid out of the assets of such Allstate Trust to the holders of
Preferred Securities of such Allstate Trust upon voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of such Allstate Trust; (vi) the
obligation or the option, if any, of such Allstate Trust to purchase or redeem
Preferred Securities issued by such Allstate Trust and the price or prices at
which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon
which, Preferred Securities issued by such Allstate Trust shall be purchased or
redeemed, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; (vii) the voting
rights, if any, of Preferred Securities issued by such Allstate Trust in
addition to those required by law, including the number of votes per Preferred
Security and any requirement for the approval by the holders of Preferred
Securities, or of Preferred Securities issued by one or more Allstate Trusts, or
of both, as a condition to specified action or amendments to the Declaration of
such Allstate Trust; (viii) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the
Subordinated Debt Securities may be distributed to holders of Preferred
Securities; (ix) if applicable, any securities exchange upon which the Preferred
Securities shall be listed; and (x) any other relevant rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations or restrictions of Preferred Securities issued by such
Allstate Trust not inconsistent with the Restated Declaration of such Allstate
Trust or with applicable law. All Preferred Securities offered hereby will be
guaranteed by the Company to the extent set forth below under "Description of
Preferred Securities Guarantees." Certain United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to any offering of Preferred Securities will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
In connection with the issuance of Preferred Securities, each Allstate
Trust will issue one series of Common Securities. The Restated Declaration of
each Allstate Trust will authorize the Regular Trustees of such trust to issue
on behalf of such Allstate Trust one series of Common Securities having such
terms including distributions, redemption, voting and liquidation rights or such
restrictions as shall be set forth therein. The terms of the Common Securities
issued by an Allstate Trust will be substantially identical to the terms of the
Preferred Securities issued by such trust and the Common Securities will rank
pari passu, and payments will be made thereon pro rata, with the Preferred
Securities except that, upon an event of default under the Restated Declaration,
the rights of the holders of the Common Securities to payment in respect of
distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be
subordinated to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities. Except in
certain limited circumstances, the Common Securities will also carry the right
to vote to appoint, remove or replace any of the Allstate Trustees of an
Allstate Trust. All of the Common Securities of each Allstate Trust will be
directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
If an Event of Default under the Restated Declaration of an Allstate Trust
occurs and is continuing, then the holders of Preferred Securities of such
Allstate Trust would rely on the enforcement by the Property Trustee of its
rights as a holder of the applicable series of Subordinated Debt Securities
against the Company. In addition, the holders of a majority in liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities of such Allstate Trust will have the right to
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Property Trustee or to direct the exercise of any trust or
power conferred upon the Property Trustee under the applicable Restated
Declaration, including the right to direct the Property Trustee to exercise the
remedies available to it as a holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities. If the
Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the applicable series of
Subordinated Debt Securities, a holder of Preferred Securities of such Allstate
Trust may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Company to enforce
the Property Trustee's rights under the applicable series of Subordinated Debt
Securities without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property
Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an
Event of Default under the applicable Restated Declaration has occurred and is
continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Company to pay
interest or principal on the applicable series of Subordinated Debt Securities
on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of
redemption, on the
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redemption date), then a holder of Preferred Securities of such Allstate Trust
may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder of
the principal of or interest on the applicable series of Subordinated Debt
Securities having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount
of the Preferred Securities of such holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the
respective due date specified in the applicable series of Subordinated Debt
Securities. In connection with such Direct Action, the Company will be
subrogated to the rights of such holder of Preferred Securities under the
applicable Restated Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the Company
to such holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Preferred
Securities Guarantees which will be executed and delivered by the Company for
the benefit of the holders from time to time of Preferred Securities. Each
Preferred Securities Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act. State Street Bank and Trust Company will act as the independent
trustee under each Preferred Securities Guarantee (the "Preferred Guarantee
Trustee") for purposes of compliance with the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of
each Preferred Securities Guarantee will be those set forth in such Preferred
Securities Guarantee and those made part of such Preferred Securities Guarantee
by the Trust Indenture Act. The following 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 Preferred Securities Guarantee,
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part, and the Trust Indenture Act. Each Preferred Securities
Guarantee will be held by the Preferred Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the
holders of the Preferred Securities of the applicable Allstate Trust.
GENERAL
Pursuant to each Preferred Securities Guarantee, the Company will agree, to
the extent set forth therein, to pay in full, to the holders of the Preferred
Securities issued by an Allstate Trust, the Guarantee Payments (as defined
herein) (except to the extent paid by such Allstate Trust), as and when due,
regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which such Allstate
Trust may have or assert. The following payments with respect to Preferred
Securities issued by an Allstate Trust to the extent not paid by such Allstate
Trust (the "Guarantee Payments") will be subject to the Preferred Securities
Guarantee thereon (without duplication): (i) any accrued and unpaid
distributions which are required to be paid on such Preferred Securities, to the
extent such Allstate Trust shall have funds available therefor; (ii) the
redemption price set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the
"Redemption Price"), which will not be lower than the liquidation amount, and
all accrued and unpaid distributions, to the extent such Allstate Trust has
funds available therefor with respect to any Preferred Securities called for
redemption by such Allstate Trust; and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of such Allstate Trust (other than in
connection with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders
of Preferred Securities or the redemption of all of the Preferred Securities),
the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and
unpaid distributions on such Preferred Securities to the date of payment, to the
extent such Allstate Trust has funds available therefor and (b) the amount of
assets of such Allstate Trust remaining available for distribution to holders of
such Preferred Securities in liquidation of such Allstate Trust. 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 Preferred Securities or by
causing the applicable Allstate Trust to pay such amounts to such holders.
Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will not apply to any payment of
distributions on the Preferred Securities except to the extent such Allstate
Trust shall have funds available therefor. If the Company does not make interest
payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by an Allstate Trust,
such Allstate Trust will not pay distributions on the Preferred Securities
issued by such Allstate Trust and will not have funds available therefor. See
"Description of Debt Securities -- Certain Covenants of the Company." The
Preferred Securities Guarantee, when taken together with the Company's
obligations under the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Subordinated Indenture
and the Declaration, including its obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts and
liabilities of such Allstate Trust (other than with respect to the Trust
Securities), will
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provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis by the
Company of payments due on the Preferred Securities.
The Company has also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee the obligations of the Allstate Trusts with respect to the Common
Securities (the "Common Securities Guarantees") to the same extent as the
Preferred Securities Guarantee, except that upon an event of default under the
Subordinated Indenture, holders of Preferred Securities shall have priority over
holders of Common Securities with respect to distributions and payments on
liquidation, redemption or otherwise.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
In each Preferred Securities Guarantee, the Company will covenant that, so
long as any Preferred Securities issued by the applicable Allstate Trust remain
outstanding, if there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an
event of default under such Preferred Securities Guarantee or the Declaration of
such Allstate Trust, then, unless otherwise set forth in a Prospectus Supplement
(a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions
with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect
to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares
of Common Stock in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its
obligations under any employee benefit plans, (ii) as a result of a
reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of
one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another 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 of the Company or the security being converted
or exchanged) or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing and
(b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if
any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including
guarantees) issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to such
Subordinated Debt Securities.
MODIFICATION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes which do not adversely affect the rights
of holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no vote will be required),
each Preferred Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval
of the holders of not less than a majority in liquidation amount of the
outstanding Preferred Securities issued by the applicable Allstate Trust. The
manner of obtaining any such approval of holders of such Preferred Securities
will be as set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement. All guarantees
and agreements contained in a Preferred Securities Guarantee shall bind the
successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Company and
shall inure to the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities of the
applicable Allstate Trust then outstanding.
TERMINATION
Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will terminate as to the Preferred
Securities issued by the applicable Allstate Trust (a) upon full payment of the
Redemption Price of all Preferred Securities of such Allstate Trust, (b) upon
distribution of the Subordinated Debt Securities held by such Allstate Trust to
the holders of the Preferred Securities of such Allstate Trust or (c) upon full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration of such
Allstate Trust upon liquidation of such Allstate Trust. Each Preferred
Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the
case may be, if at any time any holder of Preferred Securities issued by the
applicable Allstate Trust must restore payment of any sums paid under such
Preferred Securities or such Preferred Securities Guarantee. The subordination
provisions of the Subordinated Debt Securities provide that in the event payment
is made on the Subordinated Debt Securities or the Preferred Securities
Guarantee in contravention of such provisions, such payments shall be paid over
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under a Preferred Securities 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 liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities
relating to such Preferred Securities Guarantee have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee in respect of the Preferred Securities Guarantee
or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee under such Preferred Securities. If the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee fails to enforce such Preferred Securities Guarantee, any holder of
Preferred Securities relating to such Preferred Securities Guarantee may
institute a legal proceeding directly against the Company to enforce the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee's rights under such Preferred Securities Guarantee,
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the relevant Allstate
Trust, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company has failed to make a guarantee
payment, a holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a proceeding
against the Company for enforcement of the Preferred Securities Guarantee for
such payment. The Company waives any right or remedy to require that any action
be brought first against such Allstate Trust or any other person or entity
before proceeding directly against the Company.
STATUS OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES
Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the Preferred
Securities Guarantees will constitute unsecured obligations 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 affiliate of the Company, and (iii) senior to Common
Stock. The terms of the Preferred Securities provide that each holder of
Preferred Securities issued by the applicable Allstate Trust by acceptance
thereof agrees to the subordination provisions and other terms of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee relating thereto.
The Preferred Securities Guarantees 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).
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Preferred Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with
respect to a Preferred Securities Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in such Preferred Securities Guarantee and,
after 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 Preferred Guarantee Trustee is under no obligation to exercise
any of the powers vested in it by a Preferred Securities Guarantee at the
request of any holder of Preferred Securities, unless offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred
thereby.
GOVERNING LAW
The Preferred Securities Guarantees will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell any series of Debt Securities, Debt Warrants and
Preferred Stock and the Allstate Trusts may sell the Preferred Securities being
offered hereby (i) directly to one or more purchasers; (ii) through agents;
(iii) to or through underwriters or dealers; or (iv) through a combination of
any such methods of sale. The distribution of the Securities may be effected
from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which
may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
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at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The
Prospectus Supplement will set forth the terms of the offering of the offered
Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;
the purchase price of such Securities and the proceeds to the Company and/or an
Allstate Trust from such sale; any underwriting discounts and commissions or
agency fees and other items constituting underwriters' or agents' compensation;
any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers or any securities exchange on which such Securities
may be listed. Any initial public offering price, discounts or concessions
allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Any discounts, concessions or commissions received by underwriters or
agents and any profits on the resale of Securities by them may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Act. Unless otherwise set forth
in the Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of underwriters to purchase the
offered Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and such
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all such Securities, if any are
purchased. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any agent
will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
Under certain circumstances, the Company may repurchase offered Securities
and reoffer them to the public as set forth above. The Company may also arrange
for repurchase and resale of such offered Securities by dealers.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company may authorize
underwriters, dealers or other persons acting as the Company's agents to solicit
offers by certain institutions to purchase Securities from the Company, pursuant
to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions
with which such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks,
insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and
charitable institutions and others (but in all cases such institutions must be
approved by the Company). The obligations of any purchaser under any such
contract will be subject to the conditions that the purchase of the offered
Securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the
jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other
agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or
performance of such contracts.
In connection with the offering of Securities, the Company and/or, if
applicable, any Allstate Trust, may grant to the underwriters an option to
purchase additional Securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial
public offering price (with an additional underwriting commission), as may be
set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. If the Company and/or, if
applicable, any Allstate Trust, grants any over-allotment option, the terms of
such over-allotment option will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement for
such Securities.
The Securities may be a new issue of securities that have no established
trading market. Any underwriters to whom Securities are sold for public offering
and sale may make a market in such Securities, but such underwriters will not be
obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without
notice. Such Securities may or may not be listed on a national securities
exchange. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of or the existence of
trading markets for any Securities.
Under agreements which may be entered into by the Company and/or, if
applicable, any Allstate Trust, underwriters and agents who participate in the
distribution of Securities may be entitled to indemnification by the Company
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters or agents may be
required to make in respect thereof. Such underwriters and agents may be
customers of, engaged in transactions with, or perform services for the Company
in the ordinary course of business.
LEGAL OPINION
The validity of the Securities offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, Illinois, counsel for
the Company.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement
schedules incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their reports, which
are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance
upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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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 expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred with the Offerings described
in this Registration Statement. All amounts are estimated except the SEC
registration fee.
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Registration Fee................................................ $293,105.50
*Printing Costs for Registration Statement, prospectus and
related documents..............................................
*Rating Agency Fees..............................................
*Accounting Fees and Expenses....................................
*Legal Fees and Expenses.........................................
*Blue Sky Fees and Expenses......................................
*Trustees' Fees..................................................
*Miscellaneous...................................................
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*Total..................................................... $
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* To be provided by amendment.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, inter alia, empowers a
Delaware 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 (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she 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 or her conduct was unlawful.
Similar indemnity is authorized for such persons against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense
or settlement of any such threatened, pending or completed action or suit if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and provided
further that (unless a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise provides) such
person shall not have been adjudged liable to the corporation. Any such
indemnification may be made only as authorized in each specific case upon a
determination by the shareholders or disinterested directors or by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification is proper because the
indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation
would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145. The Company
maintains policies insuring its and its subsidiaries' officers and directors
against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Article IV of the Bylaws of the Company provides for indemnification of the
directors and officers of the Company to the full extent permitted by law, as
now in effect or later amended. In addition, the Bylaws provide for
indemnification against expenses incurred by a director or officer to be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceedings; provided, however, that if required by the
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Delaware General Corporation Law, an advancement of expenses will be made only
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that he is not entitled
to be indemnified by the Company. The Bylaws further provide for a contractual
cause of action on the part of directors and officers of the Company with
respect to indemnification claims which have not been paid by the Company.
The Company also has provided liability insurance for each director and
officer for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them
while acting in their capacities as directors or officers of the Company.
Article Ninth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the
same exists or may have been amended, the personal liability of the Company's
directors to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach
of their fiduciary duty as directors. Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law currently provides that such provisions do not eliminate the
liability of a director (i) for a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the Company 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 (relating to the declaration
of dividends and purchase or redemption of shares in violation of the Delaware
General Corporation Law), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
Reference is made to the forms of Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibits
1.1 and 1.2 to the Registration Statement for the Company's and the
Underwriters' respective agreements to indemnify each other, and to provide
contribution in circumstances where indemnification is unavailable.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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*1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities, Debt Warrants and
Preferred Stock
*1.2 Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Preferred Securities and the related
Preferred Securities Guarantees
4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of The Allstate Corporation incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995
(File No. 1-11840)
4.2 Bylaws of The Allstate Corporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (File No. 1-11840)
*4.3 Form of Indenture for Senior Debt Securities, dated as of , 1996,
between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee
*4.4 Form of Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of , 1996,
between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee
4.5 Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing I
4.6 Declaration of Trust of Allstate Financing I
4.7 Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing II
4.8 Declaration of Trust of Allstate Financing II
4.9 Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing III
4.10 Declaration of Trust of Allstate Financing III
4.11 Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing IV
4.12 Declaration of Trust of Allstate Financing IV
*4.13 Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (substantially identical, except
for names and dates, for Allstate Financing I, Allstate Financing II, Allstate
Financing III and Allstate Financing IV)
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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*4.14 Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee (substantially identical, except for names
and dates, for Allstate Financing I, Allstate Financing II, Allstate Financing III
and Allstate Financing IV)
*4.15 Form of Debt Warrant Agreement
*4.16 Form of Debt Warrant Certificates (included as Exhibit of Exhibit 4.15)
*5 Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
15 Acknowledgment of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
*23.2 Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Powers of Attorney (filed on signature page hereto)
25.1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Trustee for the Senior Indenture for the Senior Debt
Securities
25.2 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Trustee for the Subordinated Indenture for the Subordinated
Debt Securities
25.3 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Property Trustee for the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of Allstate Financing I
25.4 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Property Trustee for the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of Allstate Financing II
25.5 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Property Trustee for the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of Allstate Financing III
25.6 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Property Trustee for the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of Allstate Financing IV
25.7 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of State Street Bank
and Trust Company, as Preferred Guarantee Trustee for the Preferred Securities
Guarantees
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* To be filed by amendment.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The Undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement;
provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in
a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act 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, 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.
(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the
underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements,
certificate in such denominations and registered in such names as required by
the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
(f) The undersigned reigstrant hereby undertakes to file an application for
the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under
subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the
rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305 (b)(2) of
the Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, The Allstate
Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Northbrook, State of Illinois, on this 16th day
of August, 1996.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
By /s/ ROBERT W. PIKE
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Name: Robert W. Pike
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Jerry D. Choate, Edward M. Liddy, Thomas J. Wilson and Robert W. Pike as true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including any
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ JERRY D. CHOATE Chairman of the Board and Chief August 16, 1996
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Jerry D. Choate (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ THOMAS J. WILSON Vice President and Chief August 16, 1996
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Thomas J. Wilson (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ SAMUEL H. PILCH Controller August 16, 1996
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Samuel H. Pilch
/s/ JAMES G. ANDRESS Director August 16, 1996
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James G. Andress
/s/ WARREN L. BATTS Director August 16, 1996
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Warren L. Batts
/s/ EDWARD A. BRENNAN Director August 16, 1996
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Edward A. Brennan
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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<C> <S> <C>
/s/ CHRISTOPHER F. EDLEY Director August 16, 1996
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Christopher F. Edley
/s/ MICHAEL A. MILES Director August 16, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
Michael A. Miles
/s/ WILLIAM F. LAMOTHE Director August 16, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
William F. LaMothe
/s/ NANCY C. REYNOLDS Director August 16, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
Nancy C. Reynolds
/s/ MARY ALICE TAYLOR Director August 16, 1996
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Mary Alice Taylor
</TABLE>
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Allstate
Financing I, Allstate Financing II, Allstate Financing III and Allstate
Financing IV certify that they have reasonable grounds to believe that they meet
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and have duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Northbrook, State of Illinois on this
16th day of August, 1996.
ALLSTATE FINANCING I
(Registrant)
By: The Allstate Corporation, as
Depositor
By:
--------------------------------------
Name: Robert W. Pike
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
ALLSTATE FINANCING II
(Registrant)
By: The Allstate Corporation, as
Depositor
By:
--------------------------------------
Name: Robert W. Pike
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
ALLSTATE FINANCING III
(Registrant)
By: The Allstate Corporation, as
Depositor
By:
--------------------------------------
Name: Robert W. Pike
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
ALLSTATE FINANCING IV
(Registrant)
By: The Allstate Corporation, as
Depositor
By:
--------------------------------------
Name: Robert W. Pike
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
II-7
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.5
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
ALLSTATE FINANCING I
This Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing I (the "Trust"), dated
August 16, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Allstate
Financing I.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are:
Delaware Trust Capital Management, Inc., 900 Market Street, 2nd Floor,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
August 21, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have
executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By:/s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
-----------------------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By:/s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
----------------------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.6
DECLARATION OF TRUST
This Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 16, 1996, among The Allstate
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as "Depositor," Joseph T. Kane, State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts Trust Company, and Delaware
Trust Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware banking corporation, not in their
individual capacities but solely as "Trustees." The Depositor and the Trustees
hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as Allstate
Financing I, in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the
Trustees the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such
amount in trust from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial
trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate
in trust for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12
of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq. (the "Business
Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the
Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a
certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with
the provisions of the Business Trust Act.
3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and
restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and
substantially in the form included as Exhibit 4.13 to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the
Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such
amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty
or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to
such execution and delivery of any licenses, consents or approvals required by
applicable law or otherwise.
<PAGE> 2
4 . The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of
the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act
Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to such 1933 Act Registration Statement (including the prospectus
and the exhibits contained therein), relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust
and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the
"1934 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
(the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and
all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other
instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of
the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents,
appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents
as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under
the securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and to obtain any permits under the
insurance laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust,
may deem necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust one
or more Underwriting Agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the
offering of the Preferred Securities. In the event that any filing referred to
in clauses (i) through (iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the Exchange or any other national stock exchange or state
securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the
Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust, then the Trustees are
hereby authorized and directed to join in any such filing and to execute on
behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that each
of State Street Bank and Trust Company and Delaware Trust Capital Management,
Inc., in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in
any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless
required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchange or any
other national stock exchange or state securities or blue sky laws. In
connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor and each Trustee, solely in
its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Jerry D.
Choate, Edward M. Liddy, Thomas J. Wilson, II, Robert W. Pike and James P.
Zils, and each of them, as his or its, as the case may be, true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,
2
<PAGE> 3
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the
1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease
the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, 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 Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing,
the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any
time. A Trustee may resign upon 30 days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict
of laws principles).
3
<PAGE> 4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION,
as Depositor
By: /s/ JAMES P. ZILS
---------------------------------
Name: James P. Zils
Title: Treasurer
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
-------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
---------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
---------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
4
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.7
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
ALLSTATE FINANCING II
This Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing II (the "Trust"), dated
August 16, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Allstate
Financing II.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are:
Delaware Trust Capital Management, Inc., 900 Market Street, 2nd Floor,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
August 21, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have
executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
----------------------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
----------------------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.8
DECLARATION OF TRUST
This Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 16, 1996, among The Allstate
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as "Depositor," Joseph T. Kane, State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts Trust Company, and Delaware
Trust Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware banking corporation, not in their
individual capacities but solely as "Trustees." The Depositor and the Trustees
hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as Allstate
Financing II, in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the
Trustees the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such
amount in trust from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial
trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate
in trust for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12
of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq. (the "Business
Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the
Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a
certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with
the provisions of the Business Trust Act.
3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and
restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and
substantially in the form included as Exhibit 4.13 to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the
Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such
amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty
or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to
such execution and delivery of any licenses, consents or approvals required by
applicable law or otherwise.
<PAGE> 2
4 . The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of
the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act
Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to such 1933 Act Registration Statement (including the prospectus
and the exhibits contained therein), relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust
and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the
"1934 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
(the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and
all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other
instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of
the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents,
appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents
as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under
the securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and to obtain any permits under the
insurance laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust,
may deem necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust one
or more Underwriting Agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the
offering of the Preferred Securities. In the event that any filing referred to
in clauses (i) through (iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the Exchange or any other national stock exchange or state
securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the
Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust, then the Trustees are
hereby authorized and directed to join in any such filing and to execute on
behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that each
of State Street Bank and Trust Company and Delaware Trust Capital Management,
Inc., in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in
any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless
required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchange or any
other national stock exchange or state securities or blue sky laws. In
connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor and each Trustee, solely in
its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Jerry D.
Choate, Edward M. Liddy, Thomas J. Wilson, II, Robert W. Pike and James P.
Zils, and each of them, as his or its, as the case may be, true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,
2
<PAGE> 3
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the
1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
5 . This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
6 . The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease
the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, 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 Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing,
the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any
time. A Trustee may resign upon 30 days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7 . This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict
of laws principles).
3
<PAGE> 4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION,
as Depositor
By: /s/ JAMES P. ZILS
--------------------------------
Name: James P. Zils
Title: Treasurer
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
--------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
--------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
4
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.9
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
ALLSTATE FINANCING III
This Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing III (the "Trust"), dated
August 16, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Allstate
Financing III.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are:
Delaware Trust Capital Management, Inc., 900 Market Street, 2nd Floor,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
August 21, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have
executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
----------------------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
----------------------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.10
DECLARATION OF TRUST
This Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 16, 1996, among The Allstate
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as "Depositor," Joseph T. Kane, State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts Trust Company, and Delaware
Trust Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware banking corporation, not in their
individual capacities but solely as "Trustees." The Depositor and the Trustees
hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as Allstate
Financing III, in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the
Trustees the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such
amount in trust from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial
trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate
in trust for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12
of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq. (the "Business
Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the
Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a
certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with
the provisions of the Business Trust Act.
3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and
restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and
substantially in the form included as Exhibit 4.13 to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the
Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such
amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty
or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to
such execution and delivery of any licenses, consents or approvals required by
applicable law or otherwise.
<PAGE> 2
4 . The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of
the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act
Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to such 1933 Act Registration Statement (including the prospectus
and the exhibits contained therein), relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust
and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the
"1934 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
(the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and
all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other
instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of
the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents,
appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents
as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under
the securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and to obtain any permits under the
insurance laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust,
may deem necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust one
or more Underwriting Agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the
offering of the Preferred Securities. In the event that any filing referred to
in clauses (i) through (iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the Exchange or any other national stock exchange or state
securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the
Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust, then the Trustees are
hereby authorized and directed to join in any such filing and to execute on
behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that each
of State Street Bank and Trust Company and Delaware Trust Capital Management,
Inc., in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in
any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless
required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchange or any
other national stock exchange or state securities or blue sky laws. In
connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor and each Trustee, solely in
its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Jerry D.
Choate, Edward M. Liddy, Thomas J. Wilson, II, Robert W. Pike and James P.
Zils, and each of them, as his or its, as the case may be, true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,
2
<PAGE> 3
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the
1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease
the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, 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 Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing,
the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any
time. A Trustee may resign upon 30 days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict
of laws principles).
3
<PAGE> 4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION,
as Depositor
By: /s/ JAMES P. ZILS
--------------------------------------
Name: James P. Zils
Title: Treasurer
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
--------------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
--------------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
4
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.11
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
ALLSTATE FINANCING IV
This Certificate of Trust of Allstate Financing IV (the "Trust"), dated
August 16, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Allstate
Financing IV.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are:
Delaware Trust Capital Management, Inc., 900 Market Street, 2nd Floor,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
August 21, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have
executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
--------------------------------------------------
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
----------------------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice President
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
----------------------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 4.12
DECLARATION OF TRUST
This Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 16, 1996, among The Allstate
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as "Depositor," Joseph T. Kane, State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts Trust Company, and Delaware
Trust Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware banking corporation, not in their
individual capacities but solely as "Trustees." The Depositor and the Trustees
hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as Allstate
Financing IV, in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the
Trustees the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such
amount in trust from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial
trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate
in trust for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12
of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section Section 3801 et seq. (the "Business
Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the
Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a
certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with
the provisions of the Business Trust Act.
3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and
restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and
substantially in the form included as Exhibit 4.13 to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the
Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such
amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty
or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to
such execution and delivery of any licenses, consents or approvals required by
applicable law or otherwise.
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4 . The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of
the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act
Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to such 1933 Act Registration Statement (including the prospectus
and the exhibits contained therein), relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust
and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the
"1934 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
(the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and
all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other
instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of
the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents,
appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents
as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under
the securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and to obtain any permits under the
insurance laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust,
may deem necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust one
or more Underwriting Agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the
offering of the Preferred Securities. In the event that any filing referred to
in clauses (i) through (iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the Exchange or any other national stock exchange or state
securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the
Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust, then the Trustees are
hereby authorized and directed to join in any such filing and to execute on
behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that each
of State Street Bank and Trust Company and Delaware Trust Capital Management,
Inc., in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in
any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless
required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchange or any
other national stock exchange or state securities or blue sky laws. In
connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor and each Trustee, solely in
its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Jerry D.
Choate, Edward M. Liddy, Thomas J. Wilson, II, Robert W. Pike and James P.
Zils, and each of them, as his or its, as the case may be, true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,
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to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the
1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease
the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, 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 Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing,
the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any
time. A Trustee may resign upon 30 days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict
of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION,
as Depositor
By: /s/ JAMES P. ZILS
---------------------------------
Name: James P. Zils
Title: Treasurer
Joseph T. Kane, not in his individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
/s/ JOSEPH T. KANE
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STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, not in the
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ ERIC DONAGHEY
---------------------------------
Name: Eric Donaghey
Title: Assistant Vice
DELAWARE TRUST CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, INC., not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ RICHARD N. SMITH
---------------------------------
Name: Richard N. Smith
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 12
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
($ in millions) For the six months ended
June 30, For the Year ended December 31,
------------------------ --------------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes, cumulative effect of
accounting changes, and equity in net income
of unconsolidated subsidiary $1,563 $1,333 $2,421 $ 120 $1,282 ($1,528) $ 412
2. Equity in income of 100% owned subsidiary - 49 49 107 94 103 127
3. Dividends from less than 50% owned subsidiary 1 1 2 - - - -
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ------
4. Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes and cumulative effect
of accounting changes $1,564 $1,383 $2,472 $ 227 $1,376 ($1,425) $ 539
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ------
Fixed Charges:
5. Interest on indebtedness $ 45 $ 36 $ 72 $ 60 $ 81
6. Interest factor of annual rental expense 44 45 90 95 96 92 90
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ------
7. Total fixed charges (5+6) $ 89 $ 81 $ 162 $ 155 $ 177 $ 92 $ 90
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8. Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes, cumulative effect of
accounting changes and fixed charges (4+7) $1,653 $1,464 $2,634 $ 382 $1,553 ($1,333) $ 629
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======= ======
9. Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A) 18.6X 18.1X 16.3X 2.5X 8.8X (B) 7.0X
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
10. Interest credited to contractholder funds $ 589 $ 582 $1,191 $1,079 $1,104 $ 1,164 $1,026
11. Total fixed charges including interest
credited to contractholder funds (7+10) $ 678 $ 663 $1,353 $1,234 $1,281 $ 1,256 $1,116
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12. Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes, cumulative effect of
accounting changes and fixed charges
including interest credited to investment
contracts (4+11) $2,242 $2,046 $3,825 $1,461 $2,657 ($169) $1,655
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======= ======
13. Ratio of earnings to fixed charges,
including interest credited to investment
contracts 3.3X 3.1X 2.8X 1.2X 2.1X (C) 1.5X
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
(A) The Company has authority to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $1.00 per share; however, there are currently no shares
outstanding and the Company does not have a preferred stock dividend
obligation. Therefore, the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends is equal to the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges and is not disclosed separately.
(B) For purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income (loss) from
continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed
charges consist of interest expense, amortization of financing costs and
that portion of rental expense that is representative of the interest
factor. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 1992 were not sufficient
to cover fixed charges by $1,425 million. The loss in 1992 resulted
primarily from the impact of Hurricane Andrew which caused pre-tax losses
after reinsurance of $2.5 billion. Excluding losses from Hurricane Andrew,
the 1992 ratio was 12.7x.
(C) For purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income (loss) from
continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed
charges consist of interest expense (including interest credited to
investment contracts), amortization of financing costs and that portion of
rental expense that is representative of the interest factor. Earnings for
the year ended December 31, 1992 were not sufficient to cover fixed charges
by $1,425 million. The loss in 1992 resulted primarily from the impact of
Hurricane Andrew which caused pre-tax losses after reinsurance of $2.5
billion. Excluding losses from Hurricane Andrew, the 1992 ratio was 1.9x.
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EXHIBIT 15
The Allstate Corporation
Allstate Plaza
Northbrook, Illinois
We have reviewed, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the unaudited interim financial
information of The Allstate Corporation and subsidiary for the periods ended
March 31, 1996 and 1995 and June 30, 1996 and 1995; as indicated in our reports
dated May 13, 1996 and August 14, 1996, respectively; because we did not
perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1996 and June
30, 1996, are being used in this Registration Statement.
We are also aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration
Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 26, 1996
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Allstate Corporation on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 1, 1996,
appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
The Allstate Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1995.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 26, 1996
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EXHIBIT 25.1
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-3871531
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
% Senior Debt Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
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GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its
parent, State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now
in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE
DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4
to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern
Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein
by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS
IN DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit
7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary,
to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by The
Allstate Corporation of its % Senior Debt Securities, we hereby consent that
reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities
may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
ASSETS Dollars
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ............................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances ........................................................ 5,971,326
Securities ...................................................................................... 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary .............................................. 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ......................................... 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses .............................................. 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances .......................... 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts ................................................................. 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets ....................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ......................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ...................................................... 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................... 57,472
Intangible assets ............................................................................... 68,384
Other assets..................................................................................... 670,058
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Total assets .................................................................................... 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices .............................................................. 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing ............................................... 4,728,115
Interest-bearing .................................................. 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ........................................... 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing ............................................... 28,265
Interest-bearing .................................................. 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary .............................................. 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ................................ 530,406
Other borrowed money ............................................................................ 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................ 57,387
Other liabilities ............................................................................... 620,287
----------
Total liabilities ............................................................................... 24,102,898
----------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock .................................................................................... 29,176
Surplus ......................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits ............................................................................... 1,197,496
----------
Total equity capital ............................................................................ 1,455,120
----------
Total liabilities and equity capital ............................................................ 25,558,018
==========
</TABLE>
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I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
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EXHIBIT 25.2
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-3871531
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
% Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
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GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY
AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its
parent, State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF
ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee,
as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the
trustee to commence business was necessary or issued is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit
2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect,
is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement
of Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN
DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising
or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a
part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to
reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by The Allstate
Corporation of its _% Subordinated Debt Securities, we hereby consent that
reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities
may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
Dollars
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ........................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances ..................................................... 5,971,326
Securities ................................................................................... 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ........................................... 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ...................................... 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses ........................................... 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ....................... 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts .............................................................. 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets .................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ...................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ................................................... 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................................. 57,472
Intangible assets ............................................................................ 68,384
Other assets.................................................................................. 670,058
------------
Total assets ................................................................................. 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ........................................................... 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 4,728,115
Interest-bearing ............................................... 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ........................................ 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 28,265
Interest-bearing ............................................... 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ........................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ............................. 530,406
Other borrowed money ......................................................................... 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ..................................... 57,387
Other liabilities ............................................................................ 620,287
------------
Total liabilities ............................................................................ 24,102,898
------------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ................................................................................. 29,176
Surplus ...................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits ............................................................................ 1,197,496
------------
Total equity capital ......................................................................... 1,455,120
------------
Total liabilities and equity capital ......................................................... 25,558,018
============
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.3
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
ALLSTATE FINANCING I
(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.)
c/o Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
Preferred Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
<PAGE> 2
GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent,
State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF
ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility
and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No.
1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1)
filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File
No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to
the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern Edison
Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
1
<PAGE> 3
5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN
DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising
or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a
part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to
reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
2
<PAGE> 4
EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Allstate
Financing I of its Preferred Securities, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
3
<PAGE> 5
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
Dollars
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ........................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances ..................................................... 5,971,326
Securities ................................................................................... 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ........................................... 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ...................................... 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses ........................................... 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ....................... 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts .............................................................. 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets .................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ...................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ................................................... 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................................. 57,472
Intangible assets ............................................................................ 68,384
Other assets.................................................................................. 670,058
------------
Total assets ................................................................................. 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ........................................................... 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 4,728,115
Interest-bearing ............................................... 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ........................................ 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 28,265
Interest-bearing ............................................... 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ........................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ............................. 530,406
Other borrowed money ......................................................................... 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ..................................... 57,387
Other liabilities ............................................................................ 620,287
------------
Total liabilities ............................................................................ 24,102,898
------------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ................................................................................. 29,176
Surplus ...................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits ............................................................................ 1,197,496
------------
Total equity capital ......................................................................... 1,455,120
------------
Total liabilities and equity capital ......................................................... 25,558,018
============
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.4
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
ALLSTATE FINANCING II
(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.)
c/o Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
Preferred Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
<PAGE> 2
GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of
its parent, State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15.NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee,
as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts that
no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business was necessary
or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2
to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE
DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect,
is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of
Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS
IN DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
of the Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part
hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as
Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to
reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
2
<PAGE> 4
EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Allstate
Financing II of its Preferred Securities, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
3
<PAGE> 5
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
Dollars
ASSETS
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ................................. 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances .......................................................... 5,971,326
Securities .................................................................................. 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ................................................ 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ........................................... 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses ................................................ 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ............................ 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts ............................................................. 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets ................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ..................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries .................................................. 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................................ 57,472
Intangible assets ........................................................................... 68,384
Other assets................................................................................. 670,058
----------
Total assets ................................................................................ 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ................................................................ 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing ..................................................... 4,728,115
Interest-bearing ........................................................ 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ............................................. 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing ..................................................... 28,265
Interest-bearing ........................................................ 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary .......................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ............................ 530,406
Other borrowed money ........................................................................ 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .................................... 57,387
Other liabilities ........................................................................... 620,287
-----------
Total liabilities ........................................................................... 24,102,898
----------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ................................................................................ 29,176
Surplus ..................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits ........................................................................... 1,197,496
----------
Total equity capital ........................................................................ 1,455,120
----------
Total liabilities and equity capital ........................................................ 25,558,018
==========
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.5
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
ALLSTATE FINANCING III
(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.)
c/o Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
Preferred Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
<PAGE> 2
GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY
AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its
parent, State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee,
as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO
COMMENCE BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE
CORPORATE TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN
THE DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect,
is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of
Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
1
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR
IS IN DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED
BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
of the Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part
hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant
to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is annexed
hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to
reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
---------------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
2
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Allstate
Financing III of its Preferred Securities, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
3
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
ASSETS Dollars
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ........................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances .................................................... 5,971,326
Securities .................................................................................. 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary .......................................... 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ..................................... 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses .......................................... 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ...................... 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts ............................................................. 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets ................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ..................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries .................................................. 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................................ 57,472
Intangible assets ........................................................................... 68,384
Other assets................................................................................. 670,058
----------
Total assets ................................................................................ 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices .......................................................... 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... 4,728,115
Interest-bearing .............................................. 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ....................................... 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing ........................................... 28,265
Interest-bearing .............................................. 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary .......................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ............................ 530,406
Other borrowed money ........................................................................ 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .................................... 57,387
Other liabilities ........................................................................... 620,287
----------
Total liabilities ........................................................................... 24,102,898
----------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ............................................................................... 29,176
Surplus .................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits .......................................................................... 1,197,496
----------
Total equity capital ....................................................................... 1,455,120
----------
Total liabilities and equity capital ....................................................... 25,558,018
==========
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
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EXHIBIT 25.6
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
ALLSTATE FINANCING IV
(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.)
c/o Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
Preferred Securities
(Title of indenture securities)
<PAGE> 2
GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH
SUCH AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of
its parent, State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS
NOW IN EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee,
as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE
DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect,
is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of
Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE
OBLIGOR IS IN DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
of the Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part
hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as
Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification
which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any
underwriter of the obligor, the trustee has relied upon the information
furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to
reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
2
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Allstate
Financing IV of its Preferred Securities, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
3
<PAGE> 5
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Thousands of
ASSETS Dollars
<S> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin .................................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances ............................................................. 5,971,326
Securities .................................................................................... 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ................................................... 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income .............................................. 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses ................................................... 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ............................... 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts ............................................................... 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets ..................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ....................................................................... 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries .................................................... 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................. 57,472
Intangible assets ............................................................................. 68,384
Other assets................................................................................... 670,058
----------
Total assets .................................................................................. 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ................................................................... 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing .......................................................... 4,728,115
Interest-bearing ............................................................. 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ................................................ 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing .......................................................... 28,265
Interest-bearing ............................................................. 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ................................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities .............................. 530,406
Other borrowed money .......................................................................... 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ...................................... 57,387
Other liabilities ............................................................................. 620,287
----------
Total liabilities ............................................................................. 24,102,898
----------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock .................................................................................. 29,176
Surplus ....................................................................................... 228,448
Undivided profits ............................................................................. 1,197,496
----------
Total equity capital .......................................................................... 1,455,120
----------
Total liabilities and equity capital .......................................................... 25,558,018
==========
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.7
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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
John R. Towers, Esq. Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617)654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-3871531
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
____________________
Preferred Securities Guarantees
(Title of indenture securities)
<PAGE> 2
GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent,
State Street Boston Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN
EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now
in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement
of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed
with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File
No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE
TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22- 17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4
to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern
Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein
by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS
IN DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as
Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the
obligor or any underwriter for the obligor, the trustee has relied upon
information furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the
trustee disclaims responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
information.
The answer to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary,
to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been
required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston
and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of August, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
-----------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
2
<PAGE> 4
EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by The Allstate
Corporation of its Preferred Securities Guarantees, we hereby consent that
reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities
may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ERIC J. DONAGHEY
------------------------
Eric J. Donaghey
Assistant Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
3
<PAGE> 5
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).
<TABLE>
Thousands of
Dollars
<S> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ...................................... 1,331,827
Interest-bearing balances ............................................................... 5,971,326
Securities ......................................................................................... 6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ..................................................... 5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ................................................ 4,308,339
Allowance for loan and lease losses ..................................................... 63,491
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ................................. 4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts .................................................................... 1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets .......................................................................... 374,362
Other real estate owned ............................................................................ 3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ......................................................... 31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....................................... 57,472
Intangible assets .................................................................................. 68,384
Other assets........................................................................................ 670,058
----------
Total assets ....................................................................................... 25,558,018
==========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ..................................................................... 6,880,231
Noninterest-bearing .................................................. 4,728,115
Interest-bearing ..................................................... 2,152,116
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary .................................................. 9,607,427
Noninterest-bearing .................................................. 28,265
Interest-bearing ..................................................... 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ..................................................... 5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ................................... 530,406
Other borrowed money ............................................................................... 493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................... 57,387
Other liabilities .................................................................................. 620,287
----------
Total liabilities .................................................................................. 24,102,898
----------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ....................................................................................... 29,176
Surplus ............................................................................................ 228,448
Undivided profits .................................................................................. 1,197,496
----------
Total equity capital ............................................................................... 1,455,120
----------
Total liabilities and equity capital ............................................................... 25,558,018
==========
</TABLE>
4
<PAGE> 6
I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Charles F. Kaye
5
