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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 1996
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Registration No. 33-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-49885
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STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
04-2456637
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, (617) 786-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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JOHN R. TOWERS, ESQ.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 786-3000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Copies to:
Champe A. Fisher, Esq. Mark J. Welshimer, Esq.
Ropes & Gray Sullivan & Cromwell
One International Place 125 Broad Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 New York, New York 10004
(617) 951-7000 (212) 558-4000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time or at one time after the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] _______
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_] _____
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Proposed Proposed
Securities to be Amount to be Maximum Offering Maximum Amount of
Registered Registered(1)(2)(3) Price Per Unit (4) Aggregate Registration Fee(3)
Offering Price (4)
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Debt Securities and $350,000,000 100% $350,000,000 $120,689.65
Preferred Stock (no par
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(1) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued with a principal amount denominated
in a foreign currency, such principal amount as shall not exceed an
aggregate initial offering price of, together with that of the Preferred
Stock, if any, $350,000,000.
(2) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued at original discount, such greater
principal amount as shall not exceed an aggregate initial offering price
of, together with that of the Preferred Stock, if any, $350,000,000.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, $150,000,000 of debt
securities are being carried forward from Registration Statement
No. 33-49885 for inclusion in the Prospectus filed herewith. A registration
fee of $46,875 has been paid with respect to such debt securities.
(4) Estimated solely for the purposes of determining the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(5) In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of the Preferred
Stock and Debt Securities exceed $350,000,000.
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This Registration Statement, which is a new Registration Statement, also
constitutes Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
33-49885, which was declared effective on September 15, 1993. Such
Post-effective Amendment shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the
effectiveness of this Registration Statement and in accordance with Section 8(c)
of the Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of
1933, the Prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement also
constitutes a Prospectus for Registration Statement No. 33-49885; the
$150,000,000 of debt securities remaining unsold from Registration Statement
No. 33-49885 will be combined with the $350,000,000 aggregate amount of Debt
Securities and Preferred Stock to be registered pursuant to this Registration
Statement to enable State Street Boston Corporation to offer an aggregate amount
of $500,000,000 of any combination of its Debt Securities and Preferred Stock
pursuant to the combined Prospectus.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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Subject to Completion, Dated April 2, 1996
State Street Boston Corporation
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
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State Street Boston Corporation ("State Street") may offer and sell from
time to time in one or more series its unsecured debt securities (the "Debt
Securities") and/or shares of its Preferred Stock, no par value (the "Preferred
Stock" and, together with the Debt Securities, the "Securities"), on terms to be
determined at the time or times of sale. The Debt Securities and Preferred
Stock will have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $500,000,000
or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies. The Securities may
be offered as separate series in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be
determined at the time of sale and to be set forth in a supplement to this
Prospectus (the "Prospectus Supplement").
The specific terms of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is
being delivered, such as, where applicable (i) in the case of Debt Securities,
the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, denominations, maturity,
premium, if any, rate (which may be fixed or variable) and time of payment of
interest, if any, terms for redemption at the option of State Street or the
holder, if any, terms for sinking or purchase fund payments, if any, currency or
currencies of denomination and payment, if other than U.S. dollars, the
securities exchanges on which the Debt Securities are to be listed, if any, and
any other terms in connection with the offering and sale of the Debt Securities
in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered, as well as the initial
public offering price, and the principal amounts, if any, to be purchased by
underwriters and (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock, the specific title and
stated value, number of shares or fractional interests therein, any dividend,
liquidation, redemption, voting and other rights, the terms for conversion into
other preferred stock or for exchange for Debt Securities, the securities
exchanges on which such Preferred Stock is to be listed, if any, the initial
public offering price, and the number of shares, if any, to be purchased by
underwriters, will be as set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
(the "Offered Securities"). The Prospectus Supplement will also contain
information, where applicable, about certain United States federal income tax
considerations relating to the Securities covered by the Prospectus Supplement.
All or a portion of the Debt Securities may be issued in permanent global form.
The Debt Securities may be unsubordinated (the "Senior Debt Securities") or
subordinated (the "Subordinated Debt Securities"). The Senior Debt Securities,
when issued, will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness of State Street, and the Subordinated Debt Securities, when issued,
will be subordinated as described under "Description of Debt Securities --
Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities." Payment of the principal of the
Subordinated Debt Securities may be accelerated only in the case of certain
events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street.
There is otherwise no right of acceleration in the case of a default in the
performance of any covenant of State Street related to the Subordinated Debt
Securities, including the payment of principal and interest. See "Description of
Debt Securities -- Events of Default -- The Subordinated Indenture." In
addition, unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to
which any Offered Securities are offered, such Offered Securities and the
covenants contained in the indentures pursuant to which such Offered Securities
are issued will not protect holders in the event of a sudden decline in the
creditworthiness of State Street that might result from a recapitalization,
restructuring or other highly leveraged transaction. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- General."
The Securities may be sold directly by State Street, through agents of
State Street designated from time to time, through underwriters or dealers, or
through a combination of such methods. If any agents, underwriters or dealers
are involved in the sale of the Offered Securities, the names of such agents,
underwriters or dealers and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set
forth in the Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Offered Securities. The
Prospectus Supplement will also set forth the net proceeds to State Street from
the sale of the Offered Securities. Any agents, underwriters or dealers
participating in the offering may be deemed "underwriters" within the meaning of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). See "Plan of
Distribution" for possible indemnification arrangements for agents, underwriters
and dealers.
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THE SECURITIES WILL BE UNSECURED OBLIGATIONS OF STATE STREET AND WILL NOT
BE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK OR NONBANK
SUBSIDIARY OF STATE STREET AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE BANK INSURANCE FUND OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR BY 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 OR ANY SUPPLEMENT HERETO. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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This Prospectus may not be used to consummate the sale of Securities unless
accompanied by a Prospectus Supplement.
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The date of this Prospectus is _________.
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No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representation other than those contained in this Prospectus and any
accompanying Prospectus Supplement in connection with the offering described
herein and therein, and, if given or made, such other information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by State Street
or by any underwriter, dealer or agent. Neither this Prospectus nor any
Prospectus Supplement shall constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities offered hereunder in any jurisdiction to any person
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation or sale in such
jurisdiction. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus or any Prospectus
Supplement nor any sale made hereunder or thereunder implies that there has been
no change in the affairs of State Street at any time subsequent to the date
hereof or thereof or that the information herein or therein is correct as of any
time subsequent to the date hereof or thereof.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
State Street is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the following regional offices of the Commission:
7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp Center,
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such
material can be obtained by mail at prescribed rates from the Public Reference
Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In
addition, such material may also be inspected at the offices of the New York
Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, upon which exchange
State Street's common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), is
listed.
State Street has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 with respect to the Securities (which, together with all amendments and
exhibits, is herein referred to as the "Registration Statement") under the
Securities Act. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set
forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further
information, reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents previously filed by State Street with the
Commission (File No.0-5108) are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
1. State Street's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995.
All documents filed by State Street pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14,
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior
to the termination of the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of the Registration Statement and this Prospectus 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
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superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of the Registration Statement or this Prospectus.
State Street will provide, without charge, to each person to whom this
Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of any such person, a
copy of any or all of the documents which have been 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 State Street Boston Corporation, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, Attention: Marketing Services, telephone: (617) 654-3383.
STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
State Street is a bank holding company organized under the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
State Street was organized in 1970 and conducts its business principally
through its subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street
Bank"), which traces its beginnings to the founding of the Union Bank in 1792.
The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a
special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and its present name was
adopted in 1960.
State Street is the fifth largest provider of trust services in the United
States as ranked on the basis of 1994 fiduciary compensation. State Street had
$2.3 trillion of assets under custody, $283 billion of bonds under trusteeship,
and $226 billion of assets under management at year-end 1995. Ranked on the
basis of total assets as of September 30, 1995, State Street is the 33rd largest
bank holding company in the United States. State Street's total assets were
$25.8 billion at December 31, 1995, of which $18.6 billion, or 72%, were
investment securities and money market assets and $3.9 billion, or 15%, were
loans.
Services are provided from offices in the United States, as well as from
offices in Canada, Grand Cayman, Netherlands Antilles, the United Kingdom,
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION
State Street has three lines of business: financial asset services,
investment management and commercial lending. In 1995, 65% of net income came
from financial asset services, 24% came from commercial lending and 16% came
from investment management. Corporate items reduced net income by 5%.
Financial Asset Services
Financial asset services are primarily accounting, custody and other
services for large pools of assets such as mutual funds and pension plans, both
defined benefit and defined contribution, and corporate trusteeship. A broad
array of other services is provided, including information services and
recordkeeping. Also provided are banking functions of accepting deposits,
managing global cash, making loans and trading foreign exchange.
With $1 trillion of mutual fund assets under custody, State Street is the
leading mutual fund custodian in the United States, servicing 41% of the
registered funds. State Street began providing mutual fund services in 1924 and
servicing pension assets in 1974. Customers who sponsor the 2,842 U. S. mutual
funds that State Street services include investment companies, broker/dealers,
insurance companies and others. In addition, State Street services 242 offshore
mutual funds and collective investment funds in other countries.
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State Street offers a full array of mutual fund services, including
custody, portfolio and general ledger accounting, pricing, fund administration
and information services. Shareholder accounting is provided through a 50%-
owned affiliate.
Servicing $927 billion of pension and other tax-exempt assets for North
American customers, State Street is ranked as the largest servicer of tax-exempt
assets for corporations and public funds in the United States and the largest
global custodian for U. S. pension assets. Services include portfolio
accounting, securities custody, securities lending, and other related services
for retirement and other financial assets of benefit pension plans, unions,
endowments, foundations and nuclear decommissioning trusts. In addition, State
Street provides global and domestic custody-related services for $115 billion in
assets for customers outside North America.
State Street acts as participant recordkeeper, securities custodian and
trustee for defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans and ESOPs, and
issues checks for employee benefit distributions. Corporate trust services for
asset-backed securities, corporate securities, leveraged leases and municipal
securities are provided to investment banks, corporations, municipalities and
government agencies from four offices in the United States. At December 31,
1995, bonds under trusteeship totaled $283 billion.
State Street provides foreign exchange trading and global cash management
services to financial institutions and corporations. Funds are gathered in the
form of domestic and foreign deposits, federal funds and securities sold under
repurchase agreements from local, national and international sources. Trading
and arbitrage operations are conducted with government securities, futures and
options. Municipal dealer activities include underwriting, trading and
distribution of general obligation tax-exempt bonds and notes. Treasury centers
are located in Boston, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Munich and Luxembourg. State
Street also provides corporate finance services, including private placement of
debt and equity, acquisitions and divestitures and project finance.
Investment Management
State Street was a pioneer in the development of domestic and international
index funds through State Street Global Advisors ("SSgA"), a division of State
Street Bank. The products now provided by SSgA include enhanced index and fully
active equity strategies, short-term investment funds and fixed income products.
These products are sold and managed both domestically and from locations outside
the United States. State Street is ranked as the largest manager of
internationally-indexed assets and as the second largest manager of tax-exempt
money in the United States. State Street is a leading New England trustee and
money manager for individuals, and provides planned gift management service for
non-profit organizations throughout the United States. At December 31, 1995,
institutional and personal trust assets under management totaled $226 billion.
Commercial Lending
State Street provides corporate banking, specialized lending and
international banking to businesses and financial institutions. One-third of
the loan portfolio supports the short-term needs of financial asset services
customers and securities brokers in conjunction with their trading and
settlement activity. Corporate banking services are offered primarily to middle
market companies in the Northeast as well as small businesses in the local
community. Specialized lending is both regional and national, with specialties
that include cable television, security alarm monitoring, technology-based
companies, publishing, law firms, non-profit institutions, broker/dealers and
other financial institutions. In addition, State Street engages in asset-based
finance, leasing and real estate and trade finance transactions. Trade finance
includes letters of credit, collection, payment and other specialized services
for importers and exporters.
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CERTAIN REGULATORY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
State Street's principal asset and source of cash revenues is its
investment in State Street Bank. As a bank holding company, State Street is a
legal entity separate and distinct from State Street Bank and its non-bank
subsidiaries and is subject to supervision and examination by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board"). State
Street's principal source of cash revenues is cash dividends paid by State
Street Bank and, consequently, its ability to satisfy its financial obligations,
including the payment of interest or dividends on the Securities, is dependent
upon State Street Bank's ability to pay cash dividends or make other
distributions to State Street.
Dividends and Transfers of Funds
Payment of dividends to State Street by State Street Bank is subject to
legal restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act and Massachusetts banking
law. Future dividend payments to State Street from State Street Bank cannot be
determined at this time.
Under the Federal Reserve Act, the approval of the Federal Reserve Board
would be required if dividends declared by State Street Bank in any year were to
exceed the total of its net profits for that year combined with retained net
profits for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus. In
addition, the Federal Reserve Board is empowered to prohibit State Street Bank
from paying a dividend to State Street if it determined that the payment would
constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice. The Federal Reserve Board has
indicated that, generally, dividends should be paid by banks only to the extent
of earnings from continuing operations. The payment of dividends by State Street
and State Street Bank may also be affected or limited by other factors, such as
the requirement to maintain adequate capital above regulatory guidelines.
Payment of dividends by State Street Bank is subject to provisions of the
Massachusetts banking law which provide that dividends may be paid out of net
profits provided (i) capital stock and surplus remain unimpaired, (ii) dividend
and retirement fund requirements of any preferred stock have been met, (iii)
surplus equals or exceeds capital stock, and (iv) there are deducted from net
profits any losses and bad debts, as defined, in excess of reserves specifically
established therefor.
Under applicable federal and state law restrictions, at December 31, 1995,
State Street Bank could have declared and paid dividends of $426,266,000 without
regulatory approval.
The right of State Street to participate as a stockholder in any
distribution of assets of State Street Bank or any other subsidiary upon its
liquidation or reorganization or otherwise is subject to the prior claims by
creditors of the subsidiary, including, in the case of State Street Bank,
obligations for federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase
agreements, as well as deposit liabilities. The Indentures under which the Debt
Securities are to be issued do not limit the amount of debt which State Street
Bank or any other subsidiary may incur.
State Street and its non-bank subsidiaries are affiliates of State Street
Bank under the federal banking laws, which impose certain restrictions on
transfers of funds in the form of loans, extensions of credit, investments or
asset purchases by State Street Bank to State Street and its non-bank
subsidiaries. Transfers of this kind to State Street and its non-bank
subsidiaries by State Street Bank are limited to 10% of State Street Bank's
capital and surplus with respect to each affiliate and to 20% in the aggregate,
and are also subject to certain collateral requirements.
Federal Reserve Board regulations require a bank holding company to act as
a source of financial and managerial strength to its subsidiary banks. Under
this regulation, State Street may be required to commit resources to its
subsidiary bank in circumstances where it might not do so absent such
regulation. In the event of a bank
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holding company's bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a
federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will
be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority payment.
Capital Adequacy
The Federal Reserve Board has established risk-based capital guidelines for
bank holding companies and banks that require minimum ratios of capital to risk-
weighted assets and certain off-balance sheet credit exposure. The Federal
Reserve Board also maintains a leverage ratio guideline that is a measure of
capital to total average balance sheet assets.
The minimum ratio of qualifying total capital ("Total Capital") to risk-
weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet items) is 8%. At least half
of the Total Capital is to be comprised of common stock, retained earnings,
noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, minority interests, and, for bank
holding companies, a limited amount of qualifying cumulative perpetual preferred
stock, less certain intangibles including goodwill ("Tier 1 capital"). The
remainder may consist of other preferred stock, certain other instruments, and
limited amounts of subordinated debt and the loan and lease loss allowance.
In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has established minimum Leverage
Ratio (Tier 1 capital to average total assets) guidelines for bank holding
companies and banks. The guidelines provide for a minimum Leverage Ratio of 3%
for bank holding companies and banks that meet certain specified criteria,
including having the highest regulatory rating. All other banking organizations
are required to maintain a Leverage Ratio of at least 3% plus an additional
cushion of 100 to 200 basis points. The guidelines also provide that banking
organizations experiencing significant internal growth or making acquisitions
will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the
minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible assets.
Furthermore, the guidelines indicate that the Federal Reserve Board will
continue to consider a "Tangible Tier 1 Leverage Ratio" in evaluating proposals
for expansion or new activities. The Tangible Tier 1 Leverage Ratio is the ratio
of Tier 1 capital, less intangibles not deducted from Tier 1 capital, to average
total assets.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
("FDICIA") substantially revised the depository institution regulatory and
funding provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") and made
revisions to several other federal banking statutes. State Street Bank is
subject to the provisions of FDICIA.
Among other things, FDICIA requires the federal banking regulators to take
prompt corrective action in respect of FDIC-insured depository institutions that
do not meet minimum capital requirements. FDICIA establishes five capital tiers:
"well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly
undercapitalized," and "critically undercapitalized." A depository institution's
capital tier will depend upon how its capital levels compare to various relevant
capital measures and certain other factors, as established by regulation. Under
applicable regulations, an FDIC-insured bank is defined to be well capitalized
if it maintains a Leverage Ratio of at least 5%, a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of at
least 6% and a Total Capital Ratio of at least 10% and is not otherwise in a
"troubled condition" as specified by its appropriate federal regulatory agency.
A bank is generally considered to be adequately capitalized if it is not defined
to be well capitalized but meets all of its minimum capital requirements, i.e.,
if it has a Total Capital Ratio of 8% or greater, a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 4%
or greater and a Leverage Ratio of 4% or greater (or a Leverage Ratio of 3% or
greater if the institution is rated composite 1 under the regulatory rating
system). A bank will be considered undercapitalized if it fails to meet any
minimum required measure, significantly undercapitalized if it is significantly
below such measure and critically undercapitalized if it
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maintains a level of tangible equity capital equal to or less than 2% of total
assets. A bank may be deemed to be in a capitalization category that is lower
than is indicated by its actual capital position if it receives an
unsatisfactory examination rating. The capital-based prompt corrective action
provisions of FDICIA and the implementing regulations apply to insured
depository institutions and are not directly applicable to holding companies
that control such banks. However, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that,
in regulating bank holding companies it will take appropriate action at the
holding company level based on an assessment of the effectiveness of supervisory
actions imposed upon subsidiary depository institutions pursuant to such
provisions and regulations. At December 31, 1995, State Street Bank's Total
Capital, Tier 1 Capital, and Leverage Ratios were 13.4%, 13.1% and 5.2%,
respectively. While other factors in addition to capital ratios determine an
institution's capital category, State Street Bank's capital ratios were within
the "well-capitalized" category at December 31, 1995.
FDICIA generally prohibits an FDIC-insured depository institution from
making any capital distribution (including payment of dividends) or paying any
management fee to its holding company if the depository institution is subject
to growth limitations and is required to submit a capital restoration plan. The
federal banking agencies may not accept a capital plan without determining,
among other things, that the plan is based on realistic assumptions and is
likely to succeed in restoring the depository institution's capital. In
addition, for an undercapitalized depository institution's capital restoration
plan to be acceptable, its holding company must guarantee the capital plan up to
an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the depository institution's assets at
the time it became undercapitalized or the amount of the capital deficiency when
the institution fails to comply with the plan. In the event of the parent
holding company's bankruptcy, such guarantee would take priority over the
parent's general unsecured creditors. If a depository institutions fails to
submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it is significantly
undercapitalized.
Significantly undercapitalized depository institutions may be subject to a
number of requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell sufficient
voting stock to become adequately capitalized, requirements to reduce total
assets and cessation of receipt of deposits from correspondence banks.
Critically undercapitalized depository institutions are subject to appointment
of a receiver or conservator.
Proposed Legislation
Various bills have been introduced into the United States Congress that
would repeal, in some respects, the provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act
prohibiting certain banking organizations from engaging in certain securities
activities and the provisions of the BHCA prohibiting affiliations between
banking organizations and nonbanking organizations. State Street cannot
determine the ultimate effect that potential legislation, if enacted, or
implementing regulations, would have upon its financial condition or results of
operations.
Other proposals to change the laws and regulations governing the banking
industry are frequently introduced in Congress, in the state legislatures and
before the various bank regulatory agencies. The likelihood and timing of any
such changes and the impact such changes might have on State Street and its
subsidiaries, however, cannot be determined at this time.
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CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed
charges for State Street for each of the five years in the five-year period
ended December 31, 1995. For purposes of computing these ratios, earnings
represent net income, plus total taxes based on income, plus fixed charges.
Fixed charges include interest expense (ratios are presented both excluding and
including interest on deposits), the estimated interest component of net rental
expense and amortization of debt expense.
During the periods indicated below, no shares of preferred stock of State
Street were outstanding, and, therefore, the consolidated ratios of earnings to
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends would be identical to the ratios set
forth below.
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Years ended December 31,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Including interest on deposits.. 1.41x 1.63x 1.74x 1.60x 1.49x
Excluding interest on deposits.. 1.75x 2.29x 2.59x 2.43x 2.31x
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table presents summary consolidated financial data which is
qualified in its entirety by the detailed information and financial statements
included in the documents incorporated by reference under "Incorporation of
Certain Documents by Reference."
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(Dollars in millions,
except per share data) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Results
Fee Revenue.................................... $1,119.1 $1,017.3 $ 865.6 $ 743.5 $ 596.4
Gain on sale of credit card loan
portfolio................................... 56.2
Interest revenue -- taxable equivalent......... 1,371.5 961.3 751.3 770.7 803.7
Interest expense............................... 907.2 544.1 394.1 449.6 487.6
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Net interest revenue -- taxable
equivalent.................................. 464.3 417.2 357.2 321.1 316.1
Provision for loan losses...................... 8.0 11.6 11.3 12.2 60.0
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Total revenue............................... 1,575.4 1,422.9 1,211.5 1,052.4 908.7
Operating expenses............................. 1,174.0 1,057.8 898.7 766.3 646.6
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Income before income taxes on a
taxable equivalent basis.................. 401.4 365.1 312.8 286.1 262.1
Income taxes................................... 119.4 119.7 101.7 100.7 89.8
Taxable equivalent adjustment.................. 34.9 25.1 21.7 15.3 21.0
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Net Income................................... $ 247.1 $ 220.3 $ 189.4 $ 170.1 $ 151.3
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Per Share
Earnings:
Primary..................................... $ 2.98 $ 2.66 $ 2.30 $ 2.07 $ 1.87
Fully diluted............................... 2.95 2.64 2.28 2.04 1.83
Cash dividends declared........................ .68 .60 .52 .445 .385
Book value at year end......................... 19.27 16.22 14.68 12.83 11.11
Closing price.................................. 45.00 28.63 37.50 43.75 32.13
Fully diluted shares outstanding............... 83,843 83,454 83,149 83,670 83,088
Annual Averages
Interest-earnings assets....................... $ 23,120 $ 19,927 $ 16,885 $ 14,504 $10,680
Total assets................................... 26,182 22,795 18,927 16,255 12,194
Noninterest-bearing deposits................... 4,113 4,701 4,059 3,305 2,674
Foreign deposits............................... 8,470 7,392 4,954 3,955 2,648
Long-term debt................................. 127 128 122 146 146
Stockholders' equity........................... 1,483 1,284 1,125 970 844
Ratios
Return on equity............................... 16.7% 17.2% 16.8% 17.5% 17.9%
Return on assets............................... .94 .97 1.00 1.05 1.24
Total risk-based capital....................... 14.5 14.2 13.1 15.0 16.7
Internal capital generation rate............... 12.9 13.3 13.1 13.8 14.3
Leverage....................................... 5.6 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.5
Employees at year end.......................... 11,324 11,528 10,445 9,698 8,670
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. In 1995 State Street acquired Investors Fiduciary Trust Company in a
transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. All prior period
information has been restated to reflect this acquisition.
. Results for 1991 include a non-recurring gain on sale of the credit card
loan portfolio, which increased net income $32.6 million, equal to $.41 primary
and $.40 fully diluted per share.
. Per share amounts for 1991 have been restated to reflect a two-for-one stock
split distributed in 1992.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of any Offered Securities will be used for
the purposes specified in the corresponding Prospectus Supplement, which may
include, but are not limited to, being added to State Street's general funds and
being used for general corporate purposes, including investments in the capital
of or extensions of credit to State Street Bank and the repayment or refinancing
of long and short-term debt. Pending such use, the proceeds may be temporarily
invested in short-term securities. State Street expects that it will engage from
time to time in additional financings of a character and in an amount to be
determined.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Senior Debt Securities are to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of
August 2, 1993 (the "Senior Indenture"), between State Street and Fleet National
Bank of Massachusetts, as successor Trustee. The Subordinated Debt Securities
are to be issued under a second Indenture (the "Subordinated Indenture") that is
expected to be entered into between State Street and Fleet National Bank of
Massachusetts, as Trustee. The form of the Subordinated Indenture has been
filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the
Senior Indenture has been filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4 to State
Street's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 8, 1993. The Senior Indenture
and the Subordinated Indenture are sometimes referred to collectively as the
"Indentures." Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts is hereinafter referred to
as the "Senior Trustee" when referring to it in its capacity as trustee under
the Senior Indenture, as the "Subordinated Trustee" when referring to it in its
capacity as trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, and as the "Trustee" when
referring to it in its capacity as trustee under both of the Indentures. The
following summaries of certain provisions of the Senior Debt Securities, the
Subordinated Debt Securities and the Indentures do not purport to be complete
and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the
provisions of the Indenture applicable to a particular series of Debt Securities
(the "Applicable Indenture"), including the definitions therein of certain
terms. Article and Section references used herein are references to the
Applicable Indenture. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meaning given to them in the Applicable Indenture.
The following sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the Debt
Securities to which any Prospectus Supplement may relate. The particular terms
of any specific series of Securities offered by any Prospectus Supplement (the
"Applicable Prospectus Supplement") will be described in such Prospectus
Supplement.
General
The Indentures do not limit the amount of Debt Securities that may be
issued thereunder and provide that Debt Securities may be issued thereunder from
time to time in one or more series. The Debt Securities will be unsecured
obligations of State Street.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement,
principal of and any premium and interest on the Debt Securities will be
payable, and the transfer of the Debt Securities will be registrable, at the
office or agency of State Street maintained for such purpose, except that, at
the option of State Street, interest may be paid by mailing a check to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears on the register for the
Debt Securities. (Sections 305 and 307) The Debt Securities will be issued only
in fully registered form without coupons and, unless otherwise indicated in the
Applicable Prospectus Supplement, in denominations of $1,000 or any integral
multiple thereof. (Section 302) No service charge will be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of the Debt Securities, but State Street
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge imposed in connection therewith. (Section 305)
The Applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the following terms of
the Debt Securities offered thereby, to the extent applicable: (1) the title of
the Debt Securities; (2) whether the Debt Securities are Senior Debt Securities
or Subordinated Debt Securities; (3) any limit on the aggregate principal amount
of the Debt Securities; (4) the date or dates on which the Debt Securities will
mature; (5) the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum at
which the Debt Securities will bear interest, if any, and the date or dates from
which such interest, if any, will accrue; (6) the dates on which such interest,
if any, on the Debt Securities will be payable and the Regular Record Dates for
such Interest Payment Dates; (7) any mandatory or optional sinking funds or
analogous provisions; (8) the date, if any, after which and the price or prices
at which the Debt Securities may, pursuant to any optional or mandatory
redemption provisions, be redeemed and the other detailed terms and provisions
of any such optional or mandatory redemption provision; (9) the obligation of
State Street, if any, to redeem or repurchase the Debt Securities at the option
of the Holder; (10) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral
multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Debt Securities will be
issuable; (11) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of the Debt Securities that will be payable upon the
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof; (12) if other than U.S.
dollars, the currency of payment of principal of and any premium and interest on
the Debt Securities; (13) any
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index used to determine the amount of payment of principal of and any premium
and interest on the Debt Securities; (14) the applicability of the provisions
described under Defeasance with respect to the Debt Securities; (15) if the Debt
Securities will be issuable only in the form of a Global Security, the
Depositary or its nominee with respect to the Debt Securities and the
circumstances under which the Global Security may be registered for transfer or
exchange in the name of a Person other than the Depository or its nominee; (16)
the person to whom any interest on the Debt Securities of the series shall be
payable if other than the person in whose name the Debt Securities is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest; (17) the
place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Debt
Securities of the series shall be payable; (18) if the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Debt Securities of the series is to be payable, at
the election of State Street or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or
currency units other than that or those in which such Debt Securities are stated
to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal
of or any premium or interest on such Debt Securities as to which such election
is made shall 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 the manner
in which such amount shall be determined); (19) if the principal amount payable
at the Stated Maturity of any Debt Securities of the series will not be
determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the
amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Debt Securities
as of any such date, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due
and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be
deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any
such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount
shall be determined); (20) any addition to or change in the Events of Default
which applies to any Debt Securities of the series and any change in the right
of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Debt Securities to declare the
principal amount thereof due and payable; (21) any addition to or change in the
covenants which applies to Debt Securities of the series; and (22) any other
terms of the Debt Securities. (Section 301)
Both Senior Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued
as discounted Debt Securities (bearing no interest or interest at a rate which
at the time of issuance is below market rates) to be sold at a substantial
discount below their stated principal amount. Federal income tax consequences
and other special considerations applicable to any such discounted Securities
will be described in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Both Indentures provide that without the consent of any Holders, State
Street and the Trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for
certain purposes, including (1) to add to the covenants of State Street for the
benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities or to surrender
any right or power conferred upon State Street in the Indentures and (2) to add
any additional Events of Default, in the case of the Senior Indenture, and
Events of Default or Defaults, in the case of the Subordinated Indenture.
(Section 901)
In the event any sinking fund is established for the retirement of Debt
Securities of any series, State Street may satisfy all or any part of the
sinking fund payments with Debt Securities of such series under certain
circumstances and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Debt
Securities. (Section 1202)
Unless otherwise indicated in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
covenants contained in the Indenture and the Debt Securities will not afford
Holders protection in the event of a sudden decline in the creditworthiness of
State Street that might result from a recapitalization, restructuring, or other
highly leveraged transaction.
Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities
Unless otherwise indicated in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
following provisions shall apply to the Subordinated Debt Securities.
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness. In certain events of
insolvency, the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the Subordinated Debt Securities will, to the extent set forth in the
Subordinated Indenture, also be subordinated in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all Other Financial Obligations. (Section 1415) Upon any
payment or distribution of assets to creditors upon any liquidation,
dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
proceedings of State Street, the holders of all Senior Indebtedness will first
be entitled to receive
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payment in full of all amounts due or to become due thereon before the Holders
of the Subordinated Debt Securities will be entitled to receive any payment in
respect of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Subordinated
Debt Securities. (Section 1402) If upon any such payment or distribution of
assets to creditors, there remain, after giving effect to such subordination
provisions in favor of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, any amounts of cash,
property or securities available for payment or distribution in respect of
Subordinated Debt Securities ("Excess Proceeds") and if, at such time, any
Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations have not received
payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of such
Other Financial Obligations, then such Excess Proceeds shall first be applied to
pay or provide for the payment in full of such Other Financial Obligations
before any payment or distribution may be made in respect of the Subordinated
Debt Securities. (Section 1415) In the event of the acceleration of the maturity
of any Subordinated Debt Securities, the holders of all Senior Indebtedness will
first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due
thereon before the Holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities will be entitled
to receive any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities. (Section 1402) Accordingly, in case of such an
acceleration, all Senior Indebtedness would have to be repaid before any payment
could be made in respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities. No payments on
account of principal, premium, if any, or interest in respect of the
Subordinated Debt Securities may be made if there shall have occurred and be
continuing a default in any payment with respect to any Senior Indebtedness, or
if any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such default.
(Section 1402)
By reason of such subordination, in the event of the insolvency of State
Street, creditors of State Street who are not holders of Senior Indebtedness or
the Subordinated Debt Securities may recover less, ratably, than holders of
Senior Indebtedness and may recover more, ratably, than Holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities. By reason of the obligation of the Holders of
Subordinated Debt Securities to pay over any Excess Proceeds to Entitled Persons
in respect of Other Financial Obligations, in the event of the insolvency of
State Street, holders of Existing Subordinated Indebtedness (as defined in the
Subordinated Indenture) may recover less, ratably, than Entitled Persons in
respect of Other Financial Obligations and may recover more, ratably, than the
Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities. State Street's obligations under the
Subordinated Debt Securities shall rank pari passu in right of payment with each
other and with the Existing Subordinated Indebtedness, subject to the
obligations of the Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities to pay over any
Excess Proceeds to Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations as
provided in the Subordinated Indenture. (Section 301)
The Subordinated Indenture permits, at any time, the modification or
elimination of the rights of Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial
Obligations described above without the consent of any Entitled Persons in
respect of Other Financial Obligations. (Section 907)
"Senior Indebtedness" is defined in the Subordinated Indenture to mean the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on (1) indebtedness of State
Street (other than the Subordinated Debt Securities) whether or not secured and
whether incurred previously or subsequent to the date of execution of the
Subordinated Indenture (A) for borrowed money, or (B) incurred in connection
with the acquisition by State Street of assets other than in the ordinary course
of business, in each case described in clause (A) or (B) for the payment of
which State Street (or any corporation or person which becomes a successor to
State Street pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Indenture described below
under the heading "Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets") is liable directly
or indirectly by guarantee, letter of credit, obligation to purchase or acquire
or otherwise, unless in the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing any
such indebtedness or pursuant to which it is outstanding it is specifically
provided that such indebtedness is not superior in right of payment to the
Subordinated Debt Securities or ranks pari passu with the Subordinated Debt
Securities and (2) renewals, extensions or deferrals of any such indebtedness.
(Section 101)
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness" is defined in the Subordinated
Indenture as State Street's 7.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures.
(Section 101)
"Other Financial Obligations" is defined in the Subordinated Indenture as,
unless otherwise determined with respect to any series of Securities pursuant to
terms described in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement, (a) obligations of
State Street under direct credit substitutes, (b) obligations and guaranties of
State Street for purchased money or funds, (c) any deferred obligation of, or
any direct or indirect guaranty of any such obligation by, State Street incurred
in connection with the acquisition by State Street of assets, and (d) all
obligations of State Street to make payment
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pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such as (i) securities contracts
and foreign currency exchange contracts, (ii) derivative instruments, such as
swap agreements (including interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap
agreements), cap agreements, floor agreements, collar agreements, interest rate
agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options, commodity futures
contracts and commodity option contracts and (iii) financial instruments similar
to those set forth in (d)(i) and (ii); provided that Other Financial Obligations
do not include (A) obligations on account of Senior Indebtedness and (B)
obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking pari passu
with or subordinate to the Subordinated Debt Securities including Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness. (Section 101)
"Entitled Persons" is defined in the Subordinated Indenture as any person
who is entitled to payment pursuant to the terms of Other Financial Obligations.
(Section 101)
The Subordinated Indenture will not limit the amount of other indebtedness,
including Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial Obligations, that may be issued
by State Street, State Street Bank or any of its other Subsidiaries. As of
December 31, 1995, State Street had approximately $103 million of Senior
Indebtedness outstanding and no Other Financial Obligations outstanding.
Global Securities
The Offered Securities of a series that are Debt Securities may be issued
in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully registered global Offered
Securities ("Global Securities") that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a
depository (the "Depository") identified in the Applicable Prospectus
Supplement. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Offered
Securities in definitive form, a Global Security may not be transferred except
as a whole by the Depository for such Global Security to a nominee of such
Depository or by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or another
nominee of such Depository or by such Depository or any such nominee to a
successor of such Depository or a nominee of such successor or in the manner
provided in the final paragraph under this heading.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any
Offered Securities will be described in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement.
State Street anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all
depositary arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Depository for such Global
Security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the
respective principal amounts of the Offered Securities represented by such
Global Security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such
Depository ("participants"). The accounts to be credited shall be designated by
the underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such Offered
Securities or by State Street, if such Offered Securities are offered and sold
directly by State Street. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security
will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through
participants. Ownership of beneficial interest in such Global Security will be
shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through,
records maintained by the Depository for such Global Security (with respect to
interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through
participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The
laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical
delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may
impair the ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in a Global
Security.
So long as the Depository for a Global Security, or its nominee, is the
holder of such Global Security, such Depository or such nominee, as the case may
be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Offered Securities
represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the applicable
Indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global
Security will not be entitled to have Offered Securities of the series
represented by such Global Security registered in their names, will not receive
or be entitled to receive physical delivery of Offered Securities of such series
in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof
under the applicable Indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial
interest in a Global Security must rely on the procedures of the Depository for
such Global Security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures
of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any
rights of a holder under the applicable Indenture. State Street understands that
under existing industry practices, if State Street requests any action of
holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security desires to
give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take
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under the applicable Indenture, the Depository for such Global Security would
authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to give or
take such action, and such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning
through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act
upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
Payments of principal of or premium, if any, and interest, if any, on
Offered Securities represented by a Global Security registered in the name of a
Depository or its nominee will be made to such Depository or its nominee, as the
case may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the Global Security
representing such Offered Securities. None of State Street, the Trustee for such
Offered Securities, or any paying agent for such Offered Securities will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security
for such Offered Securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
State Street expects that the Depository for any Offered Securities
represented by a Global Security, upon receipt of any payment of principal,
premium or interest, will credit immediately participants' accounts with
payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in
the principal amount of such Global Security as shown on the records of such
Depository. State Street also expects that payments by participants to owners of
beneficial interests in such Global Security held through such participants will
be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case
with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered
in "street name," and will be the responsibility of such participants.
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 Depository for such Global
Security or a nominee thereof unless (a) such Depository (i) has notified State
Street that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global
Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act, (b) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of
Default or a Default, as the case may be, with respect to such Global Security
or (c) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu
of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by the
Indentures. (Section 305)
Limitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock or Assets of State Street Bank
The Senior Indenture contains a covenant by State Street that, so long as
any of the Senior Debt Securities are outstanding, it will not sell, assign,
transfer, grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of any shares of, or
securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, Voting Stock of State Street Bank or of any Subsidiary which
owns Voting Stock of State Street Bank, nor will it permit State Street Bank to
issue any shares of, or securities convertible into, or options, warrants or
rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, Voting Stock of State Street Bank
(except for mergers, consolidations or combinations of State Street with State
Street Bank or in conjunction with a merger of State Street and State Street
Bank with a third corporation) or to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its property, assets and business, unless (a) any sale,
assignment, transfer, grant of a security interest, lease or other disposition
is made for fair market value, as determined by the Board of Directors of State
Street and (b) in the case of any such sale, assignment, transfer, grant of a
security interest or other disposition of shares of, securities convertible into
or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Voting
Stock of State Street Bank or of any such Subsidiary, State Street will own at
least 80% of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of State Street Bank free
and clear of any security interest after giving effect to such transaction.
(Section 1008)
The Subordinated Indenture does not contain a similar restriction on State
Street's ability to engage in or permit such transactions to occur.
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Events of Default
The Senior Indenture
The Senior Indenture (with respect to any series of Senior Debt Securities)
defines an Event of Default as any one of the following events: (a) default in
the payment of any interest upon any Senior Security when it becomes due and
payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; (b) default in
the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Senior Security at
its Maturity; (c) failure to deposit any sinking fund payment when due; (d)
failure to perform any other covenants or warranties of State Street in the
Senior Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty included in the Senior
Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Senior Debt Securities
thereunder other than that series) continued for a period of 60 days after the
holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Debt
Securities have given written notice as provided in the Senior Indenture; (e)
acceleration of any indebtedness for borrowed money in an aggregate principal
amount exceeding $20,000,000 of State Street or of State Street Bank, if such
acceleration is not annulled within 30 days after written notice as provided in
the Senior Indenture; (f) certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of State Street or State Street Bank; and (g) any other Event of
Default provided with respect to Senior Debt Securities of that series. (Section
501)
If an Event of Default with respect to the Senior Debt Securities of any
series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Senior
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Senior Debt Securities of that series may, by notice, declare the
principal amount (or, if the Senior Debt Securities of that series are Original
Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be
specified in the terms thereof) of all the Securities of that series to be due
and payable immediately. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with
respect to Senior Debt Securities of any series has been made, but before a
judgment or decree based on acceleration has been obtained, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Senior Debt Securities of
that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such
acceleration. (Section 502)
The Subordinated Indenture
The Subordinated Indenture defines an Event of Default (with respect to any
series of Subordinated Debt Securities) as certain events involving the
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street. (Section 501) If an
Event of Default with respect to Subordinated Debt Securities of any series at
the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Subordinated Trustee
or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Subordinated Debt Securities of that series may declare the principal amount
(or, if the Subordinated Debt Securities of that series are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in
the terms of that series) of all Subordinated Debt Securities of that series to
be due and payable immediately. At any time after a declaration of acceleration
with respect to Subordinated Debt Securities of any series has been made, but
before a judgment or decree based on the acceleration has been obtained, Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Subordinated Debt
Securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul
such acceleration. (Section 502)
Rights of acceleration are limited to circumstances involving an Event of
Default. The Subordinated Indenture does not provide for any right of
acceleration of the payment of principal of a series of Subordinated Debt
Securities upon a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or
interest or in the performance of any covenant or agreement in the Subordinated
Debt Securities of the particular series or in the Subordinated Indenture.
The Subordinated Indenture defines a Default as any one of the following
events: (a) an Event of Default; (b) default in the payment of any interest on
any Subordinated Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such
default continues for a period of 30 days or in the payment of the principal of
(or premium, if any, on) any Subordinated Security at its Maturity (whether or
not payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions); (c) failure to
deposit any sinking fund payment when due (whether or not payment is prohibited
by the subordination provisions); (d) failure to perform any other covenants or
warranties of State Street in the Subordinated Indenture (other than a covenant
or warranty included in the Subordinated Indenture solely for the benefit of a
series of Subordinated Debt Securities thereunder other than that series)
continued for a period of 60 days after the holders of at least 10% in
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principal amount of the Outstanding Subordinated Debt Securities have given
written notice as provided in the Subordinated Indenture; (e) acceleration of
any indebtedness for borrowed money in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$20,000,000 of State Street or of State Street Bank, if such acceleration is not
annulled within 30 days after written notice as provided in the Subordinated
Indenture; (f) certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
State Street or State Street Bank; and (g) any other Default provided with
respect to Securities of that series. (Section 503) In case a Default shall
occur and be continuing, the Subordinated Trustee may in its discretion proceed
to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Subordinated
Debt Securities to the payment of due and unpaid principal and interest or the
performance of such covenant or agreement by appropriate judicial proceedings as
the Subordinated Trustee deems most effectual, including proceedings seeking the
payment by State Street of money damages for the breach by State Street of its
obligations and the execution upon any judgment entered against State Street.
Unless such a Default involved an Event of Default, the Subordinated Trustee
would have no rights of acceleration.
Both Indentures
Both Indentures provide that, subject to the duty of the Trustee during
default to act with the required standard of care set forth therein, the Trustee
will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
Indentures at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such
Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity.
(Section 603) Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee
and to certain other conditions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Senior Debt Securities or Outstanding
Subordinated 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 Senior Trustee and Subordinated Trustee, respectively, or exercising any
trust or power conferred on the Senior Trustee and Subordinated Trustee,
respectively. (Section 512)
No Holder of any series of Debt Securities will have any right to institute
any proceeding with respect to the Applicable Indenture or for any remedy
thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee under
the Applicable Indenture written notice of a continuing Event of Default and
unless the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to such Trustee to institute such proceeding as
trustee, and such Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a
direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such
proceeding within 60 days. (Section 507) However, such limitations do not apply
to a suit instituted by a Holder of a Debt Security for enforcement of payment
of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Debt Security
on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Debt Security.
(Section 508)
State Street is required to furnish to the Trustee annually a statement as
to the performance by State Street of certain of its obligations under the
Indentures and as to any default in such performance. (Section 704)
Modification and Waiver
Modifications and amendments of each of the Senior Indenture and the
Subordinated Indenture may be made by State Street and the Trustee under the
Applicable Indenture with the consent of the Holders of not less than two-thirds
in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of each series issued under
such Indenture and affected by the modification or amendment; provided, however,
that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the Holders
of all Debt Securities affected thereby, (1) change the Stated Maturity of the
principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt
Security; (2) reduce the principal amount of or the premium, if any, or (unless
otherwise provided in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement) interest on, any
Debt Security (including in the case of any discounted Debt Security the amount
payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof); (3) change the place or
currency of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Debt
Security; (4) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
payment on or with respect to any Debt Security; (5) in the case of the
Subordinated Indenture, modify the subordination provisions in a manner adverse
to the Holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities; or (6) reduce the percentage
in principal amount of Debt Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required
for modification or amendment of the Indenture or for waiver of compliance with
certain provisions of the Indentures or for waiver of certain defaults.
(Section 902)
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The Holders of at least two-thirds in aggregate principal amount of the
Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities may, on behalf of all
Holders of the Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities,
respectively, waive compliance by State Street with certain restrictive
provisions of the Applicable Indenture. (Senior Indenture Section 1009;
Subordinated Indenture Section 1008) The effect of any such waiver would be to
excuse State Street from complying with such provisions which may include
certain covenants for the benefit of Holders. The Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Senior Debt Securities or the Subordinated
Debt Securities may, on behalf of all Holders of the Senior Debt Securities or
the Subordinated Debt Securities, respectively, waive any past default under the
Applicable Indenture, except a default in the payment of principal, premium or
interest or in the performance of certain covenants. (Section 513)
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
State Street, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Debt
Securities under the Indentures, may consolidate with or merge into any other
corporation, may transfer or lease its assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person, or may acquire or lease the assets of any Person substantially as an
entirety, or may permit any Person to merge into or consolidate with State
Street, provided that: (1) any successor or purchaser is a corporation organized
under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction; (2) any such successor or purchaser
assumes State Street's obligations on such Debt Securities and under the
Indentures; (3) after giving effect to the transaction no Event of Default in
the case of Senior Debt Securities and no Default in the case of Subordinated
Debt Securities, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, would become
an Event of Default or Default, as the case may be, shall have occurred and be
continuing; and (4) certain other conditions are met. (Section 801)
Defeasance
The Indentures provide that State Street, at State Street's option, will be
discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the Debt Securities of any
series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer of or to
exchange Debt Securities of such series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated
Debt Securities of such series, to maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for
payment in trust) if State Street deposits, in trust, with the Trustee money or
U.S. Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest thereon and
principal thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount
sufficient to pay all the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Debt Securities of such series on the dates such payments are due in accordance
with the terms of the Debt Securities of such series. Such a trust may be
established only if, among other things, (i) no Event of Default under the
Senior Indenture or Default under the Subordinated Indenture or event which with
the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become such an Event of
Default under the Senior Indenture or Default under the Subordinated Indenture
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit, (ii) such
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of any agreement or instrument
to which State Street is a party and (iii) State Street shall have delivered an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income,
gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit or
defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax in the same manner as if
such defeasance had not occurred. (Senior Indenture Sections 1302 and 1304)
Concerning the Trustee
Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts is the Trustee under both the Senior
Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture. State Street and certain of its
subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, conduct banking transactions with
Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts and its affiliates, including Fleet Bank,
N.A., in the ordinary course of business.
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DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following description of the terms of the Preferred Stock sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. Certain terms of any series of the Preferred
Stock offered by any Prospectus Supplement will be described in such Prospectus
Supplement. If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the terms of any
series of Preferred Stock may differ from the terms set forth below. The
description of certain provisions of the Preferred Stock set forth below and in
any Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and
qualified in its entirety by reference to State Street's Articles of
Organization, including the definitions therein of certain terms, and the
certificate of designation (each a "Certificate of Designation") relating to
each series of the Preferred Stock that will be filed with the Commission at or
prior to the time of the issuance of such series of the Preferred Stock. State
Street's Articles of Organization have been filed as Exhibit 3.1 to State
Street's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and are
incorporated by reference thereto into the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus is part.
General
Under State Street's Articles of Organization, State Street is authorized,
without further stockholder action, to issue up to 3,500,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, without par value, in one or more series, with such designations, voting
powers, preferences and relative limitations or restrictions thereon, as may be
stated or expressed in resolutions providing for the creation and issuance
thereof adopted by the Board of Directors of State Street. Thus, without
stockholder approval, the Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of
Preferred Stock with voting, conversion and other rights that could dilute the
voting power and other rights of the holders of Common Stock. No Preferred
Stock is currently outstanding.
The Preferred Stock shall have the dividend, liquidation, redemption and
voting rights set forth below, unless otherwise provided in a Prospectus
Supplement relating to a particular series of the Preferred Stock. Reference is
made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular series of the
Preferred Stock offered hereby for specific terms, including: (i) the
designation and stated value per share of such Preferred Stock and the number of
shares offered; (ii) the amount of liquidation preference per share; (iii) the
initial public offering price at which such Preferred Stock will be issued; (iv)
the dividend rate or rates (or method or methods of calculation), the dates on
which dividends shall be payable and the dates from which dividends shall
commence to cumulate, if any; (v) any redemption or sinking fund provisions;
(vi) any conversion provisions; and (vii) any additional voting, dividend,
liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights, preferences, privileges,
limitations and restrictions.
The Preferred Stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable and
holders thereof will have no preemptive rights in connection therewith. Unless
otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each series of the
Preferred Stock will rank on a parity as to the payment of dividends and amounts
upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of State Street. The rights of the
holders of shares of each series of the Preferred Stock will be subordinate to
those of State Street's general creditors.
Rank
Any series of the Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and
rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution rank (i) senior to all classes
of common stock of State Street and with all equity securities issued by State
Street, the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities will
rank junior to the Preferred Stock (collectively referred to as the "Junior
Stock"); (ii) on a parity with all equity securities issued by State Street, the
terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities will rank on a
parity with the Preferred Stock (collectively referred to as the "Parity
Securities"); and (iii) junior to all equity securities issued by State Street,
the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities will rank
senior to the Preferred Stock (collectively referred to as the "Senior Debt
Securities"). All shares of Preferred Stock, will, regardless of series, be of
equal rank. As used in any Certificate of Designation for these purposes, the
term "equity securities" will not include debt securities convertible into or
exchangeable for equity securities.
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Dividend Rights
Holders of each series of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive,
when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of State Street, out of funds
of State Street legally available therefor, cash dividends on such dates and at
such rates as are set forth in, or as are determined by the method described in,
the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of the Preferred Stock. Such
rate may be fixed or variable or both. Each such dividend will be payable to
the holders of record as they appear on the stock books of State Street on such
record dates, fixed by the Board of Directors of State Street, as specified in
the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of the Preferred Stock.
Such dividends may be cumulative or noncumulative, as provided in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of Preferred Stock. If the Board
of Directors of State Street fails to declare a dividend payable on a dividend
payment date on any series of Preferred Stock for which dividends are
noncumulative, then the right to receive a dividend in respect of the dividend
period ending on such dividend payment date will be lost, and State Street 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
dates. Dividends on the shares of each series of Preferred Stock for which
dividends are cumulative will accrue from the date on which State Street
initially issues shares of such series or such other dates as may be set forth
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement, so long
as the shares of any series of the Preferred Stock are outstanding, unless (i)
full dividends (including, if such Preferred Stock is cumulative, dividends for
prior dividend periods) have been paid or declared and set apart for payment on
all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock of such series (other than Junior
Stock) and (ii) State Street is not in default or in arrears with respect to the
mandatory or optional redemption or mandatory repurchase or other mandatory
retirement of, or with respect to any sinking or other analogous fund for, any
shares of Preferred Stock of such series (other than Junior Stock), State Street
may not declare any dividends on any shares of Junior Stock, or make any payment
on account of, or set apart money for, the purchase, redemption or other
retirement of, or for a sinking or other analogous fund for, any shares of
Junior Stock or make any distribution in respect thereof, whether in cash or
property or in obligations or stock of State Street, other than Junior Stock
that is neither convertible into, nor exchangeable or exercisable for, any
securities of State Street other than Junior Stock and other than as a result of
the reclassification of Junior Stock.
Liquidation Preference
Unless otherwise specified in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement, in the
event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of State Street, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of a series of Preferred Stock will be
entitled to receive out of the assets of State Street available for distribution
to stockholders, before any distribution of assets is made to the holders of
Junior Stock, the amount set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
series of the Preferred Stock. If, upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of State Street, the amounts payable with
respect to the Preferred Stock of any series and any other shares of preferred
stock of State Street (including any other series of the Preferred Stock)
ranking as to the payment of amounts upon the dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of State Street on a parity with such series of the Preferred Stock
are not paid in full, the holders of the Preferred Stock of such series and of
such other shares of preferred stock of State Street will share ratably in any
such distribution of assets of State Street in proportion to the full respective
preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After payment to the holders
of the Preferred Stock of each series of the full preferential amounts of the
liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the holders of each such
series of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to no further participation in
any distribution of assets by State Street.
Redemption
A series of the Preferred Stock may be redeemable, in whole or from time to
time in part, at the option of State Street with prior Federal Reserve Board
approval, and may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund
or otherwise, in each case upon terms, at the times and at the redemption prices
set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. Shares of the
Preferred Stock redeemed by State Street will be restored to the status of
authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of State Street.
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In the event that fewer than all of the outstanding shares of a series of
the Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, whether by mandatory or optional
redemption, the number of shares to be redeemed will be determined by lot or pro
rata (subject to rounding to avoid fractional shares) as may be determined by
State Street or by any other method as may be determined by State Street in its
sole discretion to be equitable. From and after the redemption date (unless
default is made by State Street in providing for the payment of the redemption
price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any) dividends will cease to
accumulate on the shares of the Preferred Stock called for redemption and all
rights of the holders thereof (except the right to receive the redemption price
plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any) will cease.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, so long
as any dividends on shares of any series of the Preferred Stock or any other
series of preferred stock of State Street ranking on a parity as to payment of
dividends and amounts upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of State
Street with such series of the Preferred Stock are in arrears, no shares of any
such series of the Preferred Stock or such other series of preferred stock of
State Street will be redeemed (whether by mandatory or optional redemption)
unless all such shares are simultaneously redeemed, and State Street will not
purchase or otherwise acquire any such shares; provided, however, that the
foregoing will not prevent the purchase or acquisition of such shares pursuant
to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all such
shares outstanding.
Conversion Rights
Shares of Preferred Stock of any series offered hereunder may not be
exchanged for or converted (mandatorily or otherwise) into shares of Common
Stock but may be exchanged for or converted (mandatorily or otherwise) into
shares of another series of Preferred Stock.
Exchangeablity
The holders of shares of Preferred Stock of any series may be obligated at
any time or at maturity to exchange such shares for debt securities of State
Street. The terms of any such exchange and any such debt securities will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of Preferred
Stock.
Voting Rights
Except as indicated in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular
series of the Preferred Stock, or except as required by applicable Massachusetts
law or in State Street's Articles of Organization, the holders of the Preferred
Stock will not be entitled to vote for any purpose.
Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders of
shares of any series of Preferred Stock of State Street become entitled to vote
for the election of directors, such series may then be deemed a "class of voting
securities" and a holder of 25% or more of such series (or a holder of 5% if it
otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over State Street) may then be
subject to regulation as a bank holding company in accordance with the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. In addition, at such time as such
series is deemed a class of voting securities, (i) any other bank holding
company may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board to
acquire or retain 5% or more of such series, and (ii) any person other than a
bank holding company may be required to file with the Federal Reserve Board
under the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire or retain 10% or more of such
series.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement relating thereto,
State Street Bank and Trust Company will be the transfer agent, dividend and
redemption price disbursement agent and registrar for shares of each series of
the Preferred Stock.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
State Street may sell Securities to or through underwriters, and also may
sell Securities directly to other purchasers or through agents. If one or more
underwriters are utilized in the sale of Securities, State Street will execute
an underwriting agreement with such underwriters setting forth, among other
things, certain terms of the sale and offering.
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, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
In connection with the sale of Securities, underwriters may receive
compensation from State Street or from purchasers of Securities for whom they
may act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters may sell Securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from
the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as
agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of
Securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions
received by them from State Street and any profit on the resale of Securities by
them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the
Securities Act. Any such underwriter or agent with respect to any Offered
Securities will be identified, and any such compensation received from State
Street will be described, in the corresponding Prospectus Supplement.
Under agreements which may be entered into by State Street, underwriters
and agents who participate in the distribution of Securities may be entitled to
indemnification by State Street against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
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If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, State Street will authorize
underwriters or other persons acting as State Street's agents to solicit offers
by certain institutions to purchase the Offered Securities from State Street
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 State Street. The obligations of any purchaser
under any such contract will be subject to the condition 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.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or
perform services for, State Street in the ordinary course of business.
VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
The validity of the Securities will be passed upon for State Street by
Ropes & Gray, Boston, Massachusetts and for any underwriters, dealers or agents
by Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, New York. Sullivan & Cromwell may rely as to
all matters of Massachusetts law on the opinion of Ropes & Gray. Ropes & Gray
may rely as to all matters of New York law on the opinion of Sullivan &
Cromwell. Truman S. Casner, a director of State Street, is a partner of Ropes &
Gray. Mr. Casner owns beneficially a total of 5,716 shares of Common Stock of
State Street. In addition, a total of 600 shares of Common Stock of State Street
were owned beneficially by Ropes & Gray attorneys participating in the matter.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of State Street at December 31, 1995
and 1994, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995,
incorporated by reference in State Street's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1995, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP,
independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein,
and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are
incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given upon the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution*
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Registration fee................. $120,689.65
Rating agency fees............... 85,000.00
Printing and engraving expenses.. 20,000.00
Fees and expenses of Trustee..... 7,500.00
Accounting fees and expenses..... 55,000.00
Legal fees and expenses.......... 110,000.00
Blue sky fees and expenses....... 17,500.00
Miscellaneous.................... 10,000.00
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Total....................... $425,689.65
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* All amounts except the Registration Fee are estimated.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 67 of Chapter 156B of the General Laws of Massachusetts provides
that to the extent specified in or authorized by the articles of organization, a
by-law adopted by shareholders or a vote adopted by the holders of the majority
of shares of stock entitled to vote on the election of directors, a corporation
can indemnify directors, officers, employees and other agents of the corporation
(and persons who serve at its request as directors, officers, employees or other
agents of another organization or who serve at its request in any capacity with
respect to any employee benefit plan) except as to any matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good
faith in the reasonable belief that the action was in the best interest of the
corporation.
The Articles of Organization of State Street (Article 6) provide the
following:
The corporation shall to the fullest extent legally permissible
indemnify each person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other
agent of the corporation and each person who is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
other agent of another corporation or of any partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against
all liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to amounts
paid in satisfaction of judgments, in settlement or as fines and penalties,
and counsel fees and
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disbursements, reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
disposition of or otherwise in connection with or resulting from any
action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, before any court or administrative or legislative or
investigative body, in which he may be or may have been involved as a party
or otherwise or with which he may be or may have been threatened, while in
office or thereafter, by reason of his being or having been such a
director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, or by reason of any action
taken or not taken in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter
as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that
his action was in the best interests of the corporation (any person serving
another organization in one or more of the indicated capacities at the
request of the corporation who shall not have been adjudicated in any
proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that
his action was in the best interest of such other organization shall be
deemed so to have acted in good faith with respect to the corporation) or
to the extent that such matter relates to service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, in the best interest of the participants or
beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan. Expenses, including but not
limited to counsel fees and disbursements, so incurred by any such person
in defending any such action, suit or proceeding, shall be paid from time
to time by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf
of the person indemnified to repay the amounts so paid if it shall
ultimately be determined that indemnification of such expenses is not
authorized hereunder.
If, in an action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the name of the
corporation, a director of the corporation is held not liable for monetary
damages, whether because that director is relieved of personal liability
under the provisions of this Article Six of the Articles of Organization,
or otherwise, that director shall be deemed to have met the standard of
conduct set forth above and to be entitled to indemnification for expenses
reasonably incurred in the defense of such action, suit or proceeding.
As to any matter disposed of by settlement by any such person,
pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no such indemnification either
for the amount of such settlement or for any other expenses shall be
provided unless such settlement shall be approved as in the best interests
of the corporation, after notice that it involves such indemnification, (a)
by vote of a majority of the disinterested directors then in office (even
though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum), or (b) by any
disinterested person or persons to whom the question may be referred by
vote of a majority of such disinterested directors, or (c) by vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding stock at the time entitled to vote
for directors, voting as a single class, exclusive of any stock owned by
any interested person, or (d) by any disinterested person or persons to
whom the question may be referred by vote of the holders of a majority of
such stock. No such approval shall prevent the recovery from any such
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director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any amounts paid to him or
on his behalf as indemnification in accordance with the preceding sentence
if such person is subsequently adjudicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that
his action was in the best interests of the corporation.
The right of indemnification hereby provided shall not be exclusive of
or affect any other rights to which any director, officer, employee, agent
or trustee may be entitled or which may lawfully be granted to him. As used
herein, the terms "director", "officer", "employee", "agent" and "trustee"
include their respective executors, administrators and other legal
representatives, an "interested" person is one against whom the action,
suit or other proceeding in question or another action, suit or other
proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or had been pending or
threatened, and a "disinterested" person is a person against whom no such
action, suit or other proceeding is then or had been pending or threatened.
By action of the board of directors, notwithstanding any interest of
the directors in such action, the corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance, in such amounts as the board of directors may from time to time
deem appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee
or other agent of another corporation or of any partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against
any liability incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify him against such liability.
A director of this corporation shall not be personally liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing
such liability, provided, however, that this paragraph of Article Six shall
not eliminate the liability of a director to the extent such liability is
imposed by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to this corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) for any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit, or (iv) for paying a dividend, approving a
stock repurchase or making loans which are illegal under certain provisions
of Massachusetts law, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. If
Massachusetts law is hereafter amended to authorize the further limitation
of the legal liability of the directors of this corporation, the liability
of the directors shall then be deemed to be limited to the fullest extent
then permitted by Massachusetts law as so amended. Any repeal or
modification of this paragraph of this Article Six which may hereafter be
effected by the stockholders of this corporation shall be prospective only,
and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the liability of a
director for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
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In addition, State Street maintains a directors' and officers' liability
insurance policy.
Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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1 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4.1 -- Restated Articles of Organization as
amended (filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995 and
incorporated by reference).
4.2 -- By-laws as amended (filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1991 and
incorporated by reference).
4.3 -- Indenture dated as of August 2, 1993 between
State Street Boston Corporation and The First
National Bank of Boston, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 8,
1993).
4.4 -- Form of Indenture between State Street Boston
Corporation and Fleet National Bank of
Massachusetts, as Trustee, regarding
Subordinated Securities.
4.5 -- Instrument of resignation, appointment and
acceptance dated as of February 14, 1996
between State Street Boston Corporation,
the First National Bank of Boston (resigning
trustee) and Fleet National Bank of
Massachusetts (successor trustee)
(incorporated by reference to Registrant's
Annual Report on Form
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10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995).
5 -- Opinion of Ropes & Gray.
12 -- Statement regarding computation of ratios of
earnings to fixed charges.
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of Ropes & Gray
(contained in Exhibit 5).
24 -- Power of Attorney (contained in
Part II hereof under "Signatures and
Power of Attorney").
25 -- Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee on Form T-
1.
Item 17. Undertakings
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 and of the estimated maximum offering range,
if any, 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 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(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;
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provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purposes of determining 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.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, 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 this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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 provisions described in Item 15 above, 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 against the Registrant by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 1st
day of April, 1996.
STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
By /s/Rex S. Schuettte
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REX S. SCHUETTE
Senior Vice President and Comptroller
________________
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated, on March 21, 1996.
We, the undersigned directors of State Street Boston Corporation, hereby
severally constitute and appoint Ronald L. O'Kelley, John R. Towers and Rex S.
Schuette, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power
to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities as directors, any and all amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of State Street Boston Corporation, and
generally to do all such things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities
as directors to enable State Street Boston Corporation to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our
signatures as they may be required by our said attorneys or any of them, to any
and all said amendments.
Signature Title
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/s/Marshall N. Carter Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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MARSHALL N. CARTER
/s/Ronald L. O'Kelley Executive Vice President and Chief
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RONALD L. O'KELLEY Financial Officer)
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/s/Rex S. Schuette Senior Vice President and Comptroller
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REX S. SCHUETTE
/s/Tenley E. Albright Director
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TENLEY E. ALBRIGHT
/s/Joseph A. Baute Director
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JOSEPH A. BAUTE
/s/I. MacAllister Booth Director
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I. MACALLISTER BOOTH
/s/James I. Cash Director
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JAMES I. CASH
/s/Truman S. Casner Director
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TRUMAN S. CASNER
/s/Nader F. Darehshori Director
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NADER F. DAREHSHORI
/s/Arthur L. Goldstein Director
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ARTHUR L. GOLDSTEIN
/s/Charles F. Kaye Director
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CHARLES F. KAYE
/s/John M. Kucharski Director
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JOHN M. KUCHARSKI
/s/Charles R. Lamantia Director
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CHARLES R. LAMANTIA
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/s/David B. Perini Director
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DAVID B. PERINI
/s/Dennis J. Picard Director
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DENNIS J. PICARD
/s/Alfred Poe Director
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ALFRED POE
/s/Bernard W. Reznicek Director
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BERNARD W. REZNICEK
/s/David A. Spina Director
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DAVID A. SPINA
/s/Robert E. Weissman Director
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ROBERT E. WEISSMAN
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STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
[Debt Securities] [Preferred Stock]
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Underwriting Agreement
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____________, 1996
[Name and Address of
the Representative(s)
of the Underwriters]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
From time to time State Street Boston Corporation, a Massachusetts
corporation (the "Company"), proposes to enter into one or more Pricing
Agreements in the form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and deletions as
the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and conditions
stated herein and therein, to issue and sell to the firm or firms named in
Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firm or firms constituting
the "Underwriters" with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities
specified therein) certain (i) of its debt securities (the "Securities")
specified in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing
Agreement, the "Designated Securities"); or (ii) shares of its Preferred Stock
(the "Shares"). The shares of Preferred Stock specified in such Pricing
Agreement are referred to as "Firm Shares" with respect to such Pricing
Agreement and the shares of Preferred Stock represented by such Pricing
Agreement are referred to as the shares of "Designated Preferred Stock" with
respect to such Pricing Agreement. If specified in such Pricing Agreement, the
Company may grant to the Underwriters the right to purchase at their election an
additional number of shares of Preferred Stock, specified as provided in such
Pricing Agreement as provided in Section 3 hereof (the "Optional Shares"). The
Firm Shares and the Optional Shares, if any, which the Underwriters elect to
purchase pursuant to Section 3 hereof are herein collectively referred to as the
"Designated Shares".
The terms and rights of any particular issuance of Designated [Shares]
[Securities] shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto
[and in or pursuant to the indenture (the "Indenture") identified in such
Pricing Agreement].
1. Particular sales of Designated [Shares] [Securities] may be made
from time to time to the Underwriters of such [Shares] [Securities], for whom
the firms designated as representatives of the Underwriters of such [Shares]
[Securities] in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto will act as
representatives (the "Representatives"). The term "Representatives" also refers
to a single firm acting as sole representative of the Underwriters and to an
Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm being designated as its or
their representatives. This Underwriting Agreement shall not be construed as an
obligation of the
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Company to sell any of the [Shares] [Securities] or as an obligation of any of
the Underwriters to purchase the [Shares] [Securities]. The obligation of the
Company to issue and sell any of the [Shares] [Securities] and the obligation of
any of the Underwriters to purchase any of the [Shares] [Securities] shall be
evidenced by the Pricing Agreement with respect to the Designated [Shares]
[Securities] specified therein. Each Pricing Agreement shall specify the
aggregate [principal amount of such Designated Securities] [number of Firm
Shares, the maximum number of Optional Shares, if any], the initial public
offering price of such [Designated [Securities], the purchase price to the
Underwriters of such [Designated Securities] [Firm and Optional Shares or the
manner for determining such price, the terms of the Designated Shares, including
the terms on which and the terms of the securities into which the Designated
Shares will be convertible or exchangeable], the names of the Underwriters of
such Designated [Shares] [Securities], the names of the Representatives of such
Underwriters [and the principal amount of such Designated Securities to be
purchased by each Underwriter] [the number of Designated Shares to be purchased
by each Underwriter and the commission] and shall set forth the date, time and
manner of delivery of such Designated [Shares] [Securities] and payment
therefor. The Pricing Agreement shall also specify (to the extent not set forth
in the Indenture and the registration statement and prospectus with respect
thereto) the terms of such Designated [Shares] [Securities]. A Pricing
Agreement shall be in the form of an executed writing (which may be in
counterparts), and may be evidenced by an exchange of telegraphic communications
or any other rapid transmission device designed to produce a written record of
communications transmitted. The obligations of the Underwriters under this
Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be several and not joint.
2. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of
the Underwriters that:
(a) Two registration statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-49885 and
33-______) in respect of the [Shares] [Securities] have been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); such registration
statements and any post-effective amendment thereto, each in the form
heretofore delivered or to be delivered to the Representatives and, excluding
exhibits to such registration statements, but including all documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the latest
registration statement, to the Representatives for each of the other
Underwriters, have been declared effective by the Commission in such form; no
other document with respect to such registration statements or document
incorporated by reference therein has heretofore been filed or transmitted
for filing with the Commission (other than prospectuses filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), each in the form heretofore
delivered to the Representatives); and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of any such registration statement has been issued and no
proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the
Commission (any preliminary prospectus included in such registration
statements or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Act
is hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus"; the various parts of such
registration statements, including all exhibits thereto and the documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration
statement at the time such parts of the registration statements became
effective but excluding Form T-1, each as amended at the time such parts of
the registration statements became effective, being hereinafter called the
"Registration Statement"; the prospectus relating to the [Shares]
[Securities], in the form in which it has most recently been filed, or
transmitted for filing, with the Commission on or prior to the date of this
Agreement, being hereinafter called the "Prospectus"; any reference herein to
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the
applicable form under the Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus
or Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment or
supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to and include any documents filed after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as
the case may be; any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
effective date of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement; and any reference to the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented shall be deemed to refer to the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented in relation to the applicable Designated [Shares]
[Securities] in the form in which it is filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof, including
any documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such
filing);
(b) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such
documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or
the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the published rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any
statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter of
Designated [Shares] [Securities] through the Representatives expressly for
use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such [Shares]
[Securities];
(c) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the
Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture
Act") and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do not
and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to the Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable filing date as
to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to
any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter of
Designated [Shares] [Securities] through the Representatives expressly for
use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such [Shares]
[Securities];
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any material loss or interference
with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or
not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental
action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt (other than (i) issuances of
capital stock upon exercise of options and stock appreciation rights, (ii)
upon earn-outs of performance shares (iii) upon repayment of long-term debt
in accordance with its terms and (iv) upon conversions of convertible
securities, in each case which were
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outstanding on the date of the latest balance sheet included or incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus and other than changes in the capital stock
arising from repurchases of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, in accordance with the Company's share repurchase plan authorized by
the Board of Directors of the Company) of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any material adverse change or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs,
management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set
forth or contemplated in the Prospectus;
(e) Each of the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Bank") has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
or trust company in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has
been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or trust company for the
transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business,
so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability
or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such
jurisdiction;
(f) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-
assessable; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Bank have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-
assessable and (except for directors' qualifying shares) are owned directly
or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims;
[(g) The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when Designated
Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the
Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated Securities, such Designated
Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered
and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture, which will be
substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;
the Indenture has been duly authorized and duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act and, at the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities (as
defined in Section 4 hereof), the Indenture will constitute a valid and
legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and
other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles; and the Indenture conforms, and the
Designated Securities will conform, to the descriptions thereof contained in
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented with respect to such Designated
Securities;]
[(g) The Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when the
Firm Shares are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the
Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated Shares, and in the case of
any Optional Shares, pursuant to Overallotment Options (as defined is Section
3 hereof) with respect to such Shares, such Designated Shares will be duly
and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable; the Shares conform to
the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the
Designated Shares will conform to description thereof contained in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented with respect to such Designated Shares;
and the holders of outstanding capital stock of the Company are not entitled
to preemptive or other rights afforded by the Company to subscribe for any
such Shares;]
(h) The issue and sale of the [Shares] [Securities] and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of [the Securities], the
Indenture,] this Agreement, [and] any Pricing Agreement [and each
Overallotment Option], and the consummation
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of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Bank
is a party or by which the Company or the Bank is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or the Bank is subject, nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of
Organization, as amended, or the By-Laws of the Company or Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Bank or any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
over the Company or the Bank or any of their properties; and no consent,
approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any
such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale
of the [Shares] [Securities] or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement [or the
Indenture], except such as have been, or will have been prior to the Time of
Delivery, obtained under the Act [and the Trust Indenture Act] and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may
be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the [Shares] [Securities] by the Underwriters;
(i) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
["Description of Debt Securities"] ["Description of Preferred Stock"],
insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the [Shares]
[Securities], and under the caption "Plan of Distribution", insofar as they
purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to
therein, are accurate, complete and fair;
(j) Except as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, there is
not pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, any actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party,
before or by any court or governmental agency or body, which, taking into
account the likelihood of the outcome, the damages or other relief sought and
other relevant factors, individually and in the aggregate, would reasonably
be expected to result in any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general
affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(k) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the [Shares] [Securities], will not be an "investment company" or an
entity "controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company
Act");
(l) The Company is a bank holding company registered under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended; and the Company and the Bank are in
substantial compliance with, and conduct their respective businesses in
substantial conformity with, all applicable laws and governmental regulations
governing bank holding companies, banks and subsidiaries of bank holding
companies, respectively;
(m) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates does business with
the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba within
the meaning of Section 517.075, Florida Statutes; and
(n) Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public
accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
3. Upon the execution of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any
Designated [Shares] [Securities] and authorization by the Representatives of the
release of [such Designated Securities] [the Firm Shares], the several
Underwriters propose to offer [such
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Designated Securities] [the Firm Shares] for sale upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented.
[The Company may specify in the Pricing Agreement applicable to any
Designated Shares that the Company thereby grants to the Underwriters the right
(an "Overallotment Option") to purchase at their election up to the number of
Optional Shares set forth in such Pricing Agreement, on the terms set forth in
the paragraph above, for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments in the
sale of the Firm Shares. Any such election to purchase Optional Shares may be
exercised by written notice from the Representatives to the Company, given
within a period specified in the Pricing Agreement, setting forth the aggregate
number of Optional Shares to be purchased and the date on which such Optional
Shares are to be delivered, as determined by the Representatives but in no event
earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof) or,
unless the Representatives and the Company otherwise agree in writing, earlier
than or later than the respective number of business days after the date of such
notice set forth in such Pricing Agreement.]
[The number of Optional Shares to be added to the number of Firm
Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter as set forth in Schedule I to the
Pricing Agreement applicable to such Designated Shares shall be, in each case,
the number of Optional Shares which the Company has been advised by the
Representatives have been attributed to such Underwriter; provided that, if the
Company has not been so advised, the number of Optional Shares to be added shall
be, in each case, that proportion of Optional Shares which the number of Firm
Shares to be purchased by such Underwriter under such Pricing Agreement bears to
the aggregate number of Firm Shares (rounded as the Representatives may
determine to the nearest 100 shares). The total number of Designated Shares to
be purchased by all of the Underwriters pursuant to such Pricing Agreement shall
be the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I to such Pricing
Agreement plus the aggregate number of Optional Shares which the Underwriters
elect to purchase.]
4. [Certificates for the Firm Shares and the Optional Shares]
[Designated Securities] to be purchased by each Underwriter pursuant to the
Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in the form specified in such Pricing
Agreement, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as
the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior notice to
the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the
Representatives for the account of such Underwriter, against payment by such
Underwriter or on its behalf of the purchase price therefor by certified or
official bank check or checks, payable to the order of the Company in the funds
specified in such Pricing Agreement, [all in the manner and at the place and
time and date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and
time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing,
such time and date being herein called the "Time of Delivery" for such
[Securities.] [(i) with respect to the Shares, all in the manner and at the
place and time and date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other
place and time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in
writing, such time and date being herein called the "First Time of Delivery" and
(ii) with respect to any Optional Shares, in the manner and at the place and
time and date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and
time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing,
such time and date, if not the First Time of Delivery, herein called the "Second
Time of Delivery". Each such time and date of delivery is herein called a "Time
of Delivery".]
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters of any Designated
[Shares] [Securities]:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus as amended and supplemented in relation
to the applicable Designated [Shares] [Securities] in a form approved by the
Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Act not later than the Commission's close of business on the second business
day following the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement relating to
the applicable Designated [Shares]
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[Securities] or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule
424(b); to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus as amended or supplemented after the date of the
Pricing Agreement relating to such [Shares] [Securities] and prior to the
Time of Delivery for such [Shares] [Securities] which shall be disapproved by
the Representatives for such [Shares] [Securities] promptly after reasonable
notice thereof; to advise the Representatives promptly of any such amendment
or supplement after such Time of Delivery and furnish the Representatives
with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or
information statements required to be filed by the Company with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with
the offering or sale of such [Shares] [Securities], and during such same
period to advise the Representatives, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has
been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any
amended Prospectus has been filed with the Commission, of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use
of any prospectus relating to the [Shares] [Securities], of the suspension of
the qualification of such [Shares] [Securities] for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such
purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or
supplementing of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional
information; and, in the event of the issuance of any such order preventing
or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the [Shares] [Securities]
or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to
obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Representatives may reasonably request to qualify such [Shares] [Securities]
for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the
continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long
as may be necessary to complete the distribution of such [Shares]
[Securities], provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be
required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction;
(c) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the New York Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time, to
furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus in New York City as
amended or supplemented in such quantities as the Representatives may from
time to time reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus is
required at any time in connection with the offering or sale of the [Shares]
[Securities] and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of
which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or,
if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to
amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with
the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify the
Representatives and upon their request to file such document and to prepare
and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in
securities as many copies as the Representatives may from time to time
reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus
which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;
(d) To make generally available to its securityholders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c)), an
earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be
audited) complying with Section 11(a)
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of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
(including at the option of the Company, Rule 158); and
(e) During the period beginning from the date of the Pricing
Agreement for such Designated [Shares] [Securities] and continuing to and
including the later of (i) the termination of trading restrictions for such
Designated [Shares] [Securities], as notified to the Company by the
Representatives and (ii) the Time of Delivery for such Designated [Shares]
[Securities], not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of
any debt securities of the Company which mature more than one year after such
Time of Delivery and which are substantially similar to such Designated
[Shares] [Securities] [(other than pursuant to employee stock option plans
existing on, or upon the conversion of convertible or exchangeable securities
outstanding as of, the date of the Pricing Agreement for such Designated
[Shares] [Securities])] without the prior written consent of the
Representatives.
6. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters
that the Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants in
connection with the registration of the [Shares] [Securities] under the Act and
all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of
the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing
any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement, any
Indenture, any Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda, closing documents
(including any compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with
the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the [Shares] [Securities]; (iii)
all expenses in connection with the qualification of the [Shares] [Securities]
for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(b)
hereof, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky and Legal
Investment Surveys; (iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for
rating the [Shares] [Securities]; (v) any filing fees incident to and the fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, any
required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the
terms of the sale of the [Shares] [Securities]; (vi) the cost of preparing the
[Shares] [Securities]; [(vii) the fees and expenses of any Trustee and any agent
of any Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for any Trustee in
connection with any Indenture and the Securities]; and (viii) all other costs
and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder [or under
any Overallotment Options] which are not otherwise specifically provided for in
this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this
Section, Section 8 and Section 11 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their
own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on
resale of any of the [Shares] [Securities] by them, and any advertising expenses
connected with any offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters of any Designated [Shares]
[Securities] under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated [Shares]
[Securities] shall be subject, in the discretion of the Representatives, to the
condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of the
Company in or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Agreement relating to
such Designated [Shares] [Securities] are, at and as of the Time of Delivery for
such Designated [Shares] [Securities], true and correct, the condition that the
Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to be
performed, and the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation to the
applicable Designated [Shares] [Securities] shall have been filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period
prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in
accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have
been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or
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threatened by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on
the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to the
Representatives' reasonable satisfaction;
(b) Sullivan & Cromwell, counsel for the Underwriters shall have
furnished to the Representatives such opinion or opinions (a draft of each
such opinion is attached as Annex IIa hereto), dated the Time of Delivery for
such Designated [Shares] [Securities], with respect to the incorporation of
the Company, [the validity of the Indenture], the Designated [Shares]
[Securities], the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably
request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and information as
they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters;
(c) John R. Towers, General Counsel for the Company, shall have
furnished to the Representatives his written opinion (a draft of such opinion
is attached as Annex IIb hereto), dated the Time of Delivery for such
Designated [Shares] [Securities], in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company
[(including the Designated Shares being delivered at such Time of
Delivery)] have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable [and the Designated Shares conform to
the description of the Preferred Stock contained in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented];
(ii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other than as
set forth in the Prospectus, there is not pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened, any actions, suits or proceedings to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, before or by any court
or governmental agency or body, which, taking into account the
likelihood of the outcome, the damages or other relief sought and
other relevant factors, individually and in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change, or
any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus;
(iii) This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to
the Designated [Shares] [Securities] have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company;
[(iv) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding
instrument and obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general equity principles; and the Indenture has been duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act;]
(v) The issue and sale of the Designated [Shares] [Securities]
being delivered at such Time of Delivery and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of [the Designated Securities, the
Indenture,] this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to
the Designated [Shares] [Securities] and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of,
or constitute a default under, any indenture,
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mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument known to such counsel to which the Company or the Bank is a
party or by which the Company or the Bank is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or the Bank is subject, nor will
such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles
of Organization, as amended, or By-Laws of the Company or the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Bank or any statute or
any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or
the Bank or any of its properties except that such counsel need not
express any opinion concerning the legal effect of compliance by the
Company with the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement;
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body
is required for the issue and sale of the Designated [Shares]
[Securities] or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement [or the
Indenture], except such as have been obtained under the Act [and the
Trust Indenture Act] and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] by the
Underwriters; and
(vii) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption ["Description of Debt Securities",] ["Description of Preferred
Stock"] insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms
of [the Preferred Stock and the Shares] [the Securities] and under the
caption "Plan of Distribution", insofar as they purport to describe
the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, are
accurate, complete and fair;
(viii) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in
the Investment Company Act;
(ix) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented (other than the financial statements and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder; and nothing has come to the attention of such counsel that
would lead such counsel to believe that any of such documents, when
they became effective or were so filed, as the case may be, contained,
in the case of a registration statement which became effective under
the Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or, in the case of other documents
which were filed under the Act or the Exchange Act with the
Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such
documents were so filed, not misleading; and
(c) Ropes & Gray, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to
the Representatives their written opinion (a draft of such opinion is
attached as Annex IIc hereto), dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated
[Shares] [Securities], in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, to the effect that:
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(i) Each of the Company and the Bank has been duly incorpo rated
and is validly existing as a corporation or trust company in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with
corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth
in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented; and all of the issued
shares of capital stock of the Bank have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and
(except for directors' qualifying shares) are owned, to the best of
such counsel's knowledge, directly or indirectly by the Company, free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims;
(iii) This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to
the Designated [Shares] [Securities] have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company;
[(iv) The Designated Shares being delivered at such Time of
Delivery have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable and the Designated Shares conform to the
description of the Preferred Stock contained in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented];
[(iv) The Designated Securities have been duly authorized,
executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and constitute valid and
legally binding and enforceable obligations of the Company subject as
to enforcement to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles, and are entitled to the
benefits provided by the Indenture; and the Designated Securities and
the Indenture conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented;]
[(v) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles; and the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act; and]
(vi) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any further amendments and supplements thereto made
by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery [for the Designated
Securities] (other than the financial statements, including the notes
and schedules thereto, and any financial data set forth or referred to
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that is derived from
the Company's accounting books and records, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Act [and the Trust Indenture Act] and the
published rules and regulations thereunder; nothing has come to their
attention which would lead them to believe that, as of its effective
date, the Registration Statement or any further amendment thereto made
by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements, including the notes and schedules thereto, and any
financial data set forth or referred to in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus that is derived from the Company's accounting books
and records, as to which such counsel need express no opinion)
contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or that, as of its date, the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any further amendment or
supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Time of
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Delivery (other than the financial statements, including the notes and
schedules thereto, and any financial data set forth or referred to in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that is derived from the
Company's accounting books and records, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading or that, as of the Time of Delivery, either the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or
any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior
to the Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements,
including the notes and schedules thereto, and any financial data set
forth or referred to in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
that is derived from the Company's accounting books and records, as to
which such counsel need express no opinion) contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and they do not
know of any amendment to the Registration Statement required to be
filed or any contracts or other documents of a character required to
be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented or required to be described in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented which are not filed or
incorporated by reference or described as required;
(e) On the date of the Pricing Agreement for such Designated [Shares]
[Securities] and at the Time of Delivery for such Designated [Shares]
[Securities], the independent accountants who have certified the financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall have furnished to the
Representatives a letter, dated the date of the Pricing Agreement (a draft of
such letter is attached as Annex IIIa hereto) for such Designated [Shares]
[Securities], and a letter dated such Time of Delivery (a draft of such
letter is attached as Annex IIIb hereto), respectively, in such form and
substance as the Representatives may reasonably request;
(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included
or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented any
loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, and (ii) since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented there shall not have been any change in the capital
stock or long-term debt (other than issuances of capital stock upon exercise
of options and stock appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of performance
shares and upon conversions of convertible securities, in each case which
were outstanding on the date of the latest balance sheet included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented, the effect of which, in any such case described
in Clause (i) or (ii), is in the judgment of the Representatives so material
and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
public offering or the delivery of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] on
the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented relating to the Designated [Shares] [Securities];
(g) On or after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated [Shares] [Securities] (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in
the rating accorded the
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Company's or the Bank's debt securities or preferred stock by Standard and
Poor's Corporation, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Thomson Bankwatch, and
(ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under
surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of
any of the Company's or the Bank's debt securities or preferred stock;
(h) On or after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated [Shares] [Securities] there shall not have occurred any of the
following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a suspension or material
limitation in trading in the Company's securities on the New York Stock
Exchange, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities
declared by either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) the
outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the
declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, if the
effect of any such event specified in this clause (iv) in the judgment of the
Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
public offering or the delivery of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] on
the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus as amended and
supplemented relating to the Designated [Shares] [Securities]; and
(i) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section
5(c) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the New York
Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement.
(j) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the
Representatives at the Time of Delivery for the Designated [Shares]
[Securities] a certificate or certificates of officers of the Company
satisfactory to the Representatives as to the accuracy of the representations
and warranties of the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as
to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be
performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery, as to the matters set forth
in subsections (a) and (f) of this Section and as to such other matters as
the Representatives may reasonably request.
8. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any other prospectus relating to the [Shares] [Securities], or
any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any
such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any other prospectus relating to
the [Shares] [Securities], or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter of Designated [Shares] [Securities] through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such
[Shares] [Securities]; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable
to any Underwriter under this Section 8(a) with respect to any Preliminary
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense of such Underwriter results from the
fact such Underwriter sold Designated [Securities] [Shares] to a person as to
whom it shall be established that there was not sent or given, at or prior to
the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the
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Prospectus or of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented in any case
where such delivery is required by the Act if the Company has previously
furnished copies thereof in sufficient quantity to such Underwriter and the
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense of such Underwriter results from an
untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in a Preliminary
Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto and was corrected in the
Prospectus (excluding documents incorporated by reference) or in the Prospectus
as then amended or supplemented (excluding documents incorporated by reference)
and which was identified in writing at such time to such Underwriter.
(b) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may
become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement,
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any
other prospectus relating to the [Shares] [Securities], or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any other prospectus relating to
the [Shares] [Securities], or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such
Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and will
reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim
as such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such
action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not,
except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying
party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party
of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall
not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal
expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other
than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] on the other from the offering of the
Designated [Shares] [Securities] to which such loss, claim, damage or liability
(or action in respect thereof) relates. If, however, the allocation provided by
the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the
indemnified party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above,
then each indemnifying
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party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits
but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and such Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from such offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriters. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand
or such Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this
subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending
any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d),
no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total price at which the applicable Designated [Shares]
[Securities] underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to
the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omis sion or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The obligations of the Underwriters of Designated [Shares]
[Securities] in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to
their respective underwriting obligations with respect to such [Shares]
[Securities] and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the
Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which
the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to
purchase [the Designated Securities] [the Firm Shares or Optional Shares] which
it has agreed to purchase under the Pricing Agreement relating to such [Shares]
[Designated Securities], the Representatives may in their discretion arrange for
themselves or another party or other parties to purchase such [Shares]
[Designated Securities] on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six
hours after such default by any Underwriter the Representatives do not arrange
for the purchase of such [Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be]
[Designated Securities], then the Company shall be entitled to a further period
of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties
satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase such [Shares] [Designated
Securities] on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed
period, the Representatives notify the Company that they have so arranged for
the purchase of such [Shares] [Designated Securities], or the Company notifies
the Representatives that it has so arranged for the purchase of such [Shares]
[Designated Securities], the Representatives or the Company shall have the right
to postpone the Time of Delivery for such [Shares] [Designated Securities] for a
period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may
thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the
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Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in the opinion of the
Representatives may thereby be made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in
this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with like
effect as if such person had originally been a party to the Pricing Agreement
with respect to such Designated [Shares] [Securities].
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the [ Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be] [Designated
Securities] of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the Representatives
and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate [number of
such Shares] [principal amount of such Designated Securities] which remains
unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate [aggregate amount of
the Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be, to be purchased at the
respective Time of Delivery] [principal amount of the Designated Securities],
then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter
to purchase the [principal amount of Designated Securities] [number of Firm
Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be,] which such Underwriter agreed to
purchase under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated [Shares]
[Securities] and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to
purchase its pro rata share (based on the [principal amount of Designated
Securities] [the number of Firm Shares and Optional Shares, as the case may be,]
which such Underwriter agreed to purchase under such Pricing Agreement) of the
[Designated Securities] [Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be] of
such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not
been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from
liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the [ Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be] [Designated
Securities] of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the Representatives
and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate [number of
such Shares] [principal amount of such Designated Securities] which remains
unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate [aggregate amount of the Firm
Shares or Optional Shares, as the case may be, to be purchased at the respective
Time of Delivery] [principal amount of the Designated Securities], as referred
to in subsection (b) above, or if the Company shall not exercise the right
described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to
purchase [Designated Securities] [Firm Shares or Optional Shares, as the case
may be,] of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then the Pricing Agreement
relating to such [Designated Securities] [Firm Shares or the Overallotment
Option relating to such Optional Shares, as the case may be,] shall thereupon
terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or
the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the
Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and contribution
agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting
Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as
set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively,
pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of
any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on
behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the
Company, or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and
shall survive delivery of and payment for the [Shares] [Securities].
11. If any Pricing Agreement [or Overallotment Option] shall be
terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company shall not then be under any
liability to any Underwriter with respect to the Designated [Shares]
[Securities] covered by such Pricing Agreement except as provided in Section 6
and Section 8 hereof; but, if for any other reason Designated [Shares]
[Securities] are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as provided
herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters through the Representatives
for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by the Representatives,
including fees and disburse ments of counsel, reasonably incurred by the
Underwriters in making preparations for the
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purchase, sale and delivery of such Designated [Shares] [Securities], but the
Company shall then be under no further liability to any Underwriter with respect
to such Designated [Shares] [Securities] except as provided in Section 6 and
Section 8 hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, the Representatives of the
Underwriters of Designated [Shares] [Securities] shall act on behalf of each of
such Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon
any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or
given by such Representatives jointly or by such of the Representatives, if any,
as may be designated for such purpose in the Pricing Agreement.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the
Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Registration Statement: Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any notice
to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by
mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set
forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire, or telex constituting such
Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company by the
Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
13. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be binding upon,
and inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the
extent provided in Section 8 and Section 10 hereof, the officers and directors
of the Company and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and
no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement or any such Pricing Agreement. No purchaser of any of the [Shares]
[Securities] from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by
reason merely of such purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of each Pricing Agreement. As used
herein, "business day" shall mean any day when the Commission's office in
Washington, D.C. is open for business.
15. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
16. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement may be executed by any
one or more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us counterparts hereof.
Very truly yours,
STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof:
[Name or Representative(s)]
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX I
Pricing Agreement
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[Name and Address of
the Representative(s)
of the Underwriters]
........., 19..
Ladies and Gentlemen:
State Street Boston Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Company"), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in
the Underwriting Agreement, dated ........, 19.. (the "Underwriting Agreement"),
to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the
"Underwriters") the [Shares] [Securities]] specified in Schedule II hereto (the
"Designated [Shares] [Securities]") [consisting of Firm Shares and Optional
Shares]. Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full
herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall
be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement,
except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus in
Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation
or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the
Prospectus (as therein defined), and also a representation and warranty as of
the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented relating to the Designated [Shares] [Securities] which are the
subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to the Representatives herein
and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference
shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined
in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The
Representatives designated to act on behalf of the Representatives and on behalf
of each of the Underwriters of the Designated [Shares] [Securities] pursuant to
Section 12 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the Representatives
referred to in such Section 12 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the
Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated [Shares]
[Securities], in the form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be
filed with the Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place
and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto,
the [principal amount of Designated Securities] [the number of Firm Shares] set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto [and, in the
event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election to
purchase Optional Shares, as provided below, the Company agrees to issue and
sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally
and not jointly, to purchase from the Company at the
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purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto that portion
of the number of Optional Shares as to which such election shall have been
exercises].
[The Company hereby grants to each of the Underwriters the right to
purchase at their election the number of Optional Shares set forth opposite the
name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto on the terms referred to in the
paragraph above for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of
the Firm Shares. Any such election to purchase Optional Shares may be exercised
by written notice from the Representatives to the Company given within a period
of 30 calendar days after the date of this Pricing Agreement, setting forth the
aggregate number of Optional Shares to be purchased and the date on which such
Optional Shares are to be delivered, as determined by the Representatives, but
in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery or, unless the
Representative and the Company otherwise agree in writing, no earlier than two
or later than ten business days after the date of such notice.]
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on
behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof,
including the provisions of the Under writing Agreement incorporated herein by
reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters
and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf
of each of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in
a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to
the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on the part of
the Representa tives as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
By:..............................
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof:
[Name or Representative(s)]
By:................................
Name:
Title:
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STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
TO
FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
Trustee
______________
Indenture
[Subordinated Securities]
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Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Trust Indenture
Act Section Indenture Section
<S> <C>
(S) 310(a)(1) ................ 609
(a)(2) ................ 609
(a)(3) ................ Not Applicable
(a)(4) ................ Not Applicable
(b) ................ 608
610
(S) 311(a) ................ 613
(b) ................ 613
(S) 312(a) ................ 701
702
(b) ................ 702
(c) ................ 702
(S) 313(a) ................ 703
(b) ................ 703
(c) ................ 703
(d) ................ 703
(S) 314(a) ................ 704
(a)(4) ................ 101
1004
(b) ................ Not Applicable
(c)(1) ................ 102
(c)(2) ................ 102
(c)(3) ................ Not Applicable
(d) ................ Not Applicable
(e) ................ 102
(S) 315(a) ................ 601
(b) ................ 602
(c) ................ 601
(d) ................ 601
(e) ................ 514
(S) 316(a) ................ 101
(a)(1)(A) ................ 502
512
(a)(1)(B) ................ 513
(a)(2) ................ Not Applicable
(b) ................ 508
(c) ................ 104
(S) 317(a)(1) ................ 503
(a)(2) ................ 504
(b) ................ 1003
(S) 318(a) ................ 107
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___________________
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated as of __________, ____, between State Street
Boston Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (herein called the "Company"), having its
principal office at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and Fleet
National Bank of Massachusetts, a national banking association duly organized
and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (herein
called the "Trustee").
Recitals of the Company
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture
to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes
or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the "Securities"), to be
issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company,
in accordance with its terms, have been done.
Now, Therefore, This Indenture Witnesseth:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities
by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them
in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to
them therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term
"generally accepted accounting prin-
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ciples" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder
shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date
of such computation;
(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article"
or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of
this Indenture; and
(5) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified
in Section 104.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of one or more series.
"Bank" means State Street Bank and Trust Company and its successors
(whether by consolidation, merger, conversion or transfer of substantially
all their assets and business or otherwise) so long as State Street Bank or
any successor is a Subsidiary.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company
or any duly authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Clerk
or an Assistant Clerk of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board
of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means
each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on
which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to
time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after
the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and
performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then
the body performing such duties at such time.
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"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph
of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant
to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company"
shall mean such successor Person.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order
signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice
Chairman of the Board, its President or a Vice President, and by its
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, and
delivered to the Trustee.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee in
the City of Boston, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts at which at any
particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered.
"Corporation" means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock
company or business trust.
"Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1303.
"Default" has the meaning specified in Section 503.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307.
"Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1302.
"Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as
Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
"Entitled Persons" means any Person entitled to payment pursuant to the
terms of Other Financial Obligations (as defined herein).
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.
"Excess Proceeds" has the meaning specified in Section 1415.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness" means the 7 3/4% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due 2008.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104.
"FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any successor
thereto.
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"Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the
Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or
such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such
Securities).
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may
from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions
hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such
supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are
deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental
indenture, respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of
particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable
after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means
the Stated Maturity of an instalment of interest on such Security.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on
which the principal of such Security or an instalment of principal becomes
due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity
or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in
Section 501(4) or 501(5).
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, and
by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, of
the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an
Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal
executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be
counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for
an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
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"Other Financial Obligations" means, unless otherwise determined with
respect to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 301, (1) obligations
of the Company under direct credit substitutes, (2) obligations of, or any
obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed by, the Company for purchased
money or funds, (3) any deferred obligation of, or any such obligation
directly or indirectly guaranteed by, the Company incurred in connection with
the acquisition by the Company of assets and (4) all obligations of the
Company to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such
as (a) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, (b)
derivative instruments, such as swap agreements (including interest rate and
foreign exchange rate swap agreements), cap agreements, floor agreements,
collar agreements, interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate
agreements, options, commodity futures contracts and commodity options
contracts and (c) financial instruments similar to those set forth in (4)(a)
or (4)(b) above; provided, however, that Other Financial Obligations shall
not include (A) obligations on account of Senior Indebtedness and (B)
obligations on account of indebtedness of borrowed money ranking pari passu
with or subordinate to the Securities, including, without limitation,
Existing Subordinated Indebtedness.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date
of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation;
(2) 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 Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice
of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or
provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to
Section 1302; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in
respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof
satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in
whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue
Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of
the principal thereof which would be due and
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payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date
pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable
at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount
of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as
specified or determined as contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount
of a 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 such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section
301, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security
described in Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in
such Clause), and (D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon
the 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, waiver or other action, only
Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
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 Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
the Company or of such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the
Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series,
means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on
the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by
Section 301.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security
authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date
on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as
contemplated by Section 301.
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"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer in Corporate Trust Office or any other officer of the Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Securities" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture
and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor
thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings
specified in Section 305.
"Senior Indebtedness" means the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on (1) indebtedness (other than the Securities), whether or not secured
and whether heretofore or hereafter incurred (A) for borrowed money or (B)
incurred in connection with the acquisition by the Company of assets other than
in the ordinary course of business, in each case described in clauses (A) or (B)
for the payment of which the Company (or any corporation or Person which becomes
a successor to the Company pursuant to Article Eight) is liable directly or
indirectly by guarantee, letter of credit, obligation to purchase or acquire or
otherwise, unless the terms of the instrument evidencing such indebtedness or
pursuant to which such indebtedness is issued specifically provided that such
indebtedness is not superior in right of payment to the Securities or ranks pari
passu with the Securities, and (2) renewals, extensions or deferrals of any such
indebtedness.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date
fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any instalment
of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such
Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such
instalment of principal or interest is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting
stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or
more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.
For the purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock which ordinarily
has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so
long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any
contingency.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at
the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in
the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust
Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
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"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean or
include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is
more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of
any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
"U.S. Government Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 1304.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee,
means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or
words added before or after the title "vice president".
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust
Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an
Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an
Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in
this Indenture.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in
Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has
read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such
condition or covenant has been complied with.
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Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered
by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such
matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or
that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person
may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more
other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give
an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar
as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the
information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should
know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such
matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken
by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or
writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument
or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by
a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his
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authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing,
or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any
other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the
same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in
reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.
The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining
the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or
take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken
by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Company may not set a
record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with
respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or
direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant
to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series
on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the
relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on
or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new
record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set
pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall
automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect),
and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any
action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly
after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own
expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders
and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to
each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining
the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the
giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of
acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in
Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such
action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
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Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record
date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to
this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and
with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders
of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant
series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set
pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall cause
notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable
Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of
Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party
hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the "Expiration
Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or
later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the
proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and
to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date
is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section,
the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially
designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with
respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided
in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be
later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to
all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly
appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with
regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act
of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made
upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with
the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Division,
or
(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it
at the address of its
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principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any
other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice
shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such
event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the
latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any),
prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is
given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any
notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such
notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice
in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to
receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be
the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity
of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of
any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute
a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of
the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a part of and
govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of
this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act
which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 109. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
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Section 110. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 111. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, any benefit or
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 112. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York.
Section 113. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities
(other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such
provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal
(and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date,
but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment
with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or
Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.
ARTICLE TWO
Security Forms
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in
this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a
Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations
as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters,
numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed
thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange
or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the
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officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If
the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be
certified by the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section
303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel
engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by
the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities.
Section 202. Form of Face of Security.
..........................................................
..........................................................................
No. ......... $ ........
State Street Boston Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (herein called the
"Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
..............................................., or registered assigns, the
principal sum of ...................................... Dollars on
........................................................ [if the Security is to
bear interest prior to Maturity, insert -- , and to pay interest thereon from
............. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest
has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on ............ and
............ in each year, commencing ........., at the rate of ....% per annum,
until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable,
insert -- , provided that any principal and premium, and any such instalment of
interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of ...% per annum (to
the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from
the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for
payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable,
and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as
provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security
(or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the ....... or
....... (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such
Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided
for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date
and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the
Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series
not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
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time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided
in said Indenture].
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert -- The
principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a
default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated
Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall
bear interest at the rate of ....% per annum (to the extent that the payment of
such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due
until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue
principal or premium shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on overdue
principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate
of ......% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on
interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the
amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any
overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert
- -- any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of
the Company maintained for that purpose in ............, in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert -- ;
provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be
made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such
address shall appear in the Security Register].
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth
on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed under its corporate seal.
Dated:
......................................................
By...................................................
Attest:
.........................................
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Section 203. Form of Reverse of Security.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company
(herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series
under an Indenture, dated as of ______________, 1996 (herein called the
"Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such
instrument), between the Company and Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts, as
Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee
under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a
statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Company, the Trustee, the holders of Senior Debt and the
Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert -- , limited in aggregate
principal amount to $...........].
[If applicable, insert -- The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, [if applicable, insert --
(1) on ........... in any year commencing with the year ...... and ending with
the year ...... through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a
Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [if
applicable, insert -- on or after .........., 19..], as a whole or in part, at
the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [if applicable, insert -- on
or before ..............., ...%, and if redeemed] during the 12-month period
beginning ............. of the years indicated,
Redemption Redemption
Year Price Year Price
- ------ ---------- ---- ----------
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to .....% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert -- (whether
through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to
the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or
prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities,
or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the
relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the
Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert -- The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1) on ............ in
any year commencing with the
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year .... and ending with the year .... through operation of the sinking fund
for this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the
sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the
table below, and (2) at any time [if applicable, insert -- on or after
............], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the
Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking
fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table
below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning ............ of the
years indicated,
Redemption Price
For Redemption Redemption Price For
Through Operation Redemption Otherwise
of the Than Through Operation
Year Sinking Fund of the Sinking Fund
- ---- ----------------- ----------------------
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to .....% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the
sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but
interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption
Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more
Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant
Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert -- Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not,
prior to ............., redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by
[if applicable, insert -- Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of,
or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or
indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company
(calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less
than .....% per annum.]
[If applicable, insert -- The sinking fund for this series provides for the
redemption on ............ in each year beginning with the year ....... and
ending with the year ...... of [if applicable, insert -- not less than
$.......... ("mandatory sinking fund") and not more than] $......... aggregate
principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series
acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if applicable,
insert -- mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent
[if applicable, insert -- mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to
be made [if applicable, insert -- , in the inverse order in which they become
due].]
[If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert -- In the event
of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of
this series and of
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like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the
Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]
[The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in
the Indenture, subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment
in full both of all Senior Indebtedness and Other Financial Obligations of the
Company. The Securities will rank pari passu with Existing Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Company, subject to the holders of the Securities being
obligated to pay over any Excess Proceeds to Entitled Persons in respect of
Other Financial Obligations as described in the Indenture. Each Holder of this
Security, by accepting the same, (i) agrees to and shall be bound by such
provisions, (ii) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such
action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so
provided and (iii) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all
such purposes.]
[Payment of principal on the Securities may be accelerated only in the case
of certain events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the
Company. There is no right of acceleration in the case of a default in the
performance of any covenant of the Company, including the payment of principal
or interest. In case a Default with respect to this Security shall occur and be
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its
rights and the rights of the holders of the Securities through appropriate
judicial proceedings. The Indenture defines a Default to include, without
limitation, default in the payment of principal of these Securities when due and
default for 30 days in any payment of interest on any Security of this series.]
[If applicable, insert -- The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at
any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain restrictive
covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security] [, in each case]
upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.]
[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert -- If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due
and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]
[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert -- If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to -- insert formula for determining the
amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable
and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each
case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the
principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series
shall terminate.]
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights
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of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the
Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting
the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of
each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities
of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of
the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or
in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent
or waiver is made upon this Security.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of
this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect
to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any
other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the
Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written
request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of
Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee
shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with
such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60
days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing
shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the
enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon
on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest
on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register,
upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and
interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series
and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without
coupons in denominations of $....... and any integral multiple thereof. As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
Securities of this series are exchangeable
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for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like
tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
Section 204. Form of Legend for Global Securities.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities
evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A
SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE
REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE
THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
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Section 205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
..........................................,
As Trustee
By.........................................
Authorized Officer
ARTICLE THREE
The Securities
Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303,
set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers' Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance
of Securities of any series,
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the
Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the
series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for
Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in
exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section
304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to
Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered
hereunder);
(3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be
payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest;
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(4) the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the
series is payable;
(5) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue,
the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall 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 Securities of the series shall be payable;
(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the
terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board
Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the
Securities shall be evidenced;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions 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 upon which any Securities
of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to
such obligation;
(9) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof,
the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any
Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or
pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall 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 interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of
determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of
America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of
"Outstanding" in Section 101;
(12) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the
series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof,
in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which
such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency
units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as
to which such election is made shall 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 the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
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(13) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(14) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities
of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the
Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of
such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder,
including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any
Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case,
the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be
determined);
(15) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any
specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 or
both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which
any election by the Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(16) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case,
the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend
or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in
lieu of that set forth in Section 204 and any circumstances in addition to or in
lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last paragraph of Section 305 in
which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
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 a nominee thereof;
(17) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any
Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the
requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due
and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(18) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten
which applies to Securities of the series; and
(19) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent
with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5)).
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as
to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the
Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set forth, or
determined in the manner provided, in the Officers' Certificate referred to
above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
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If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be
certified by the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth
the terms of the series.
The Securities shall be subordinated in right of payment to Senior
Indebtedness as provided in Article Fourteen. The Securities shall not be
superior in right of payment to and shall rank pari passu with the Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness, subject to the Company's obligation to pay over
Excess Proceeds to Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form
without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as
contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination
with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series
shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice
Presidents, under its corporate seal reproduced thereon attested by its Clerk or
one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the
Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were
at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the
Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance
with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the
form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or
pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301,
in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities
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under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be
entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to
Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been
established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to
Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been
established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and
(3) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in
such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations
of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles.
If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph,
if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it
shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required
pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise
required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication
of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to
the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series
to be issued.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid
or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any
Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security
has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder
but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such
Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all
purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.
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Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company
may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed
or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the
tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as
the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their
execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause
definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay.
After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary
Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of
such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without
charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more
temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive
Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor
and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of
any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes
collectively referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. State Street Bank and
Trust Company, a trust company organized and existing under the laws of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts and having its principal office at 225 Franklin
Street, Boston, Massachusetts is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" and the
Trustee is hereby initially appointed a Co-Security Registrar, in each case for
the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein
provided.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at
the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of
the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate
principal amount.
At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for
other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like
tenor and aggre gate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be
exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered
for exchange, the Company shall
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execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which
the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed,
or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange
of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to
be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, register
the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and
specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any
such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the
close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of
or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except
the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to
Global Securities:
(1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be
registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or
a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or
custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single
Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security
may be exchanged in whole or in part for 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 a nominee thereof
unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to
be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (B) there shall have
occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global
Security or (C) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or
in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated
by Section 301.
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(3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other
Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in
exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in
such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
(4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer
of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof,
whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than
the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a
new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii)
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and
any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security
of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or
is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead
of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including
the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of
any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or
stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be
entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with
any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
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The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to
any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid
to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and
such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each
case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the
Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed
in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of
the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such
series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company
shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate
amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall
make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the
date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this
Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days
and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not
less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such
Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall
cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such
series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to
such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities
of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at
the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be
payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).
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(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the
Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be
listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after
notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant
to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the
Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered
under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in
lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security
for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and
(subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the
Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer
or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered
to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be
promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to
the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company
has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly
cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in
exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as
expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the
Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a Company Order.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities
of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect
(except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of
the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i)
Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged
from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one
year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or
caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the
purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such
deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to
the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided
for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been
complied with.
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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of
the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall
have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of
this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last
paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and
applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and
interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
Section 501. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any
series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be occasioned by the provisions of Article
Fourteen or be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or
regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or
proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the
Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in
respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State law, or
appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator
or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its
property (other than the appointment of a conservator with respect to any
depository institution Subsidiary of the Company), or ordering the winding up
or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a
period of 60 consecutive days; or
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(2) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under
any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order
for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding
under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency
case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or
consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State
law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment
of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any
substantial part of its property (other than the appointment of a conservator
with respect to any depository institution Subsidiary of the Company), or the
making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission
by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become
due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any
such action; or
(3) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that
series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section
501(1) or 501(2)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that
series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be
specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice
in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any
such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(1)
or 501(2) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding
occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any
Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion
of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms
thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the
part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this
Article provided, the Holders of a
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majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by
written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such
declaration and its consequences if
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that
series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor
in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon
overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,
and
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel;
and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other
than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have
become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such
interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30
days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any,
on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the
Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such
Securities for principal, including any sinking fund payment or analogous
obligations (and premium, if any) and interest and, to the extent that payment
of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal
(and premium, if any) and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
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including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same
against the Company or any other obligor upon such Security or Securities and
collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by
law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such
Securities, wherever situated.
(3) "Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any
series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by
operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(A) an Event of Default with respect to any Securities of that series
specified in Section 501; or
(B) the events referred to in subsections 503(1) through (2) above
with respect to any Securities of that series; or
(C) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as
due by the terms of a Security of that series; or
(D) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or
warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in
this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been
included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of
Securities other than that series); and continuance of such default or
breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered
or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and
the Trustee by the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such
default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such
notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; or
(E) an event of default under any bond, debenture, note or other
evidence of indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or the Bank
(including a default with respect to Securities of any series other than
that series) having an aggregate principal amount outstanding of at
least $20,000,000, or under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
(including this Indenture) under which there may be issued or by which
there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by
the Company or the Bank having an aggregate principal amount outstanding
of at least $20,000,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall
hereafter be created, which default (A) shall constitute a failure to
pay any
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portion of the principal of such indebtedness when due and payable after
the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto or
(B) shall have resulted in such indebtedness becoming or being declared
due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have
become due and payable, without, in the case of Clause (A), such
indebtedness having been discharged or without, in the case of Class
(B), such indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration
having been rescinded or annulled, in each such case within a period of
30 days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified
mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by
the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default and
requiring the Company to cause such indebtedness to be discharged or
cause such acceleration to be rescinded or annulled, as the case may be,
and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;
provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Sections 601 and
602, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of such default
unless either (A) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual
knowledge of such default or (B) the Trustee shall have received written
notice thereof from the Company, from any Holder, from the holder of any
such indebtedness or from the trustee under any such mortgage, indenture
or other instrument; or
(F) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A)
a decree or order for relief in respect of the Bank in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order
adjudging the Bank a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of or in respect of the Bank under any applicable Federal or
State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official or of any substantial
part of the property of the Bank (other than the appointment of a
conservator with respect to any depositary institution Subsidiary of the
Bank), or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the
Bank and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any
such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60
consecutive days; or
(G) the commencement by the Bank of a voluntary case or proceeding
under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding
to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the
entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Bank in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against
the Bank or the filing by the Bank of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization of relief under any applicable Federal or State
law, or the consent by the Bank to the filing of such petition or to the
appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the
Bank or of any substantial part of the property of the Bank
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(other than the appointment of a conservator with respect to any
depositary institution Subsidiary of the Bank), or the making by the
Bank of an assignment for the benefit of creditors pursuant to
applicable state law, or the admission by it in writing of its inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of
corporate action by the Bank in furtherance of any such action; or
(H) any other Default provided with respect to Securities of that
series.
If a Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its
rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to
protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power
granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall
be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to
take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to
have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In
particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or
other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the
same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator
or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized
by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the
Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to
pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other
amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities
or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in
respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however,
that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a
trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or
other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any
such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as
trustee of an express trust,
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and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied
in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case
of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or
interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the
payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607; and
Second: Subject to Article Fourteen, to the payment of the amounts then due
and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in
respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected,
ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts
due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest,
respectively.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute
any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for
the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder,
unless
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Default with respect to the Securities of that series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to
institute proceedings in respect of such Default in its own name as Trustee
hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with
such request;
(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) 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 Securities of that series;
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it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have
any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of
such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any
other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any
Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive
payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307)
interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such
Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any
right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued
or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or
to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in
such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored
severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter
all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though
no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section
306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to
the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in
addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to
exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Default shall impair any such
right or remedy or
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constitute a waiver of any such Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right
and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may
be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the
Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series shall 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 Securities of
such series, provided that
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture, and
(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which
is not inconsistent with such direction.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such
series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any
Security of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture,
or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by
it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such
party litigant, in the manner and to the extent
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provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the
Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an
undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will
not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take
the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted,
now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law
and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE SIX
The Trustee
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the
Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder,
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein
expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the
Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such
default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided,
however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in
Section 503(3)(D) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice
to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof.
For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, a Default with respect to
Securities of such series.
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Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note,
other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any
resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem
it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely
upon an Officers' Certificate;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such
counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered
to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses
and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request
or direction;
(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall
determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled
to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by
agent or attorney; and
(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and
the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
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Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company,
and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility
for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity
or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor
any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to
Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent,
Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no
liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise
agreed with the Company.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all
services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by
any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee
upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this
Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negli gence or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss,
liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part,
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
trust or trusts hereunder,
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including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning
of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or
resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the
provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent
permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting
interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to
Securities of more than one series.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect
to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities
of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to
the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and
surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this
Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor
Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of
appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable
requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or
more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument
of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been
delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any
series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
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If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail
to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder,
or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be
appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or
of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all
Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if
a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to
the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities
of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may
be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series
and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal
or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance
with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect
to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or
the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least
six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of
Securities of such series in the
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manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address
of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to
all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument
accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the
Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of
its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor
Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly
assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money
held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring
Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as
shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that
or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue
to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate
the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from
any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon
the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of
the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by
such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those
series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
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Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and
all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or
second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against
the Company (or any such other obligor).
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one
or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and
upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or
pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all
purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is
made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the
Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be
deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and
doing business under the
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laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a
combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to
supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating
Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately
in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be
a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate
trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate
the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such
Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating
Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such
appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities
of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time
reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee
shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions
of Section 607.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this
Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to
the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of
authentication in the following form:
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This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
........................................,
As Trustee
By......................................,
As Authenticating Agent
By.......................................
Authorized Officer
ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company
Section 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than 15 days after each Regular Record Date in
each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the
names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of such
Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30
days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar
form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such
list is furnished;
excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its
capacity as Security Registrar.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent
list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and
addresses of Holders received by the Trustee
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in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list
furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so
furnished.
The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding
rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act.
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with
the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any
agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of
information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act.
Section 703. Reports by Trustee.
The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and
its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company
will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange.
Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more than 12
months shall be transmitted no later than July 15 in each calendar year,
commencing in ................
Section 704. Reports by Company.
The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to
Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries
thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and
in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information,
documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within
15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease
Section 801. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, and the Company shall not permit any Person to consolidate with
or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless:
(1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person
or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which
the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer,
or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an
entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust, shall be organized and
validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture
supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or
observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be
performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any
indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary as a
result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such
Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Default, and no event which,
after notice or lapse of time or both, would become a Default, shall have
happened and be continuing;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance,
transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Company would become subject to
a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance which would
not be permitted by this Indenture, the Company or such successor Person, as
the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to
secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all indebtedness
secured thereby; and
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance,
transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection
with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and
that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction
have been complied with.
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Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into,
any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and
assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section
801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company
is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the
Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person
had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a
lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into
one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee,
for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in
the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of
all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the
benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are
expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender
any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
(3) to add any additional Defaults or Events of Default for the benefit of
the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Defaults
or Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities, stating that such additional Defaults or Events of Default are
expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such
extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or
without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
in uncertificated form; or
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(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in
respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition,
change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to
the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any
such Security with respect to such provi sion or (B) shall become effective
only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to secure the Securities; or
(7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted
by Sections 201 and 301; or
(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary
to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more
than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(9) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to
make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (9) shall not
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than 66 2/3% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental
indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the
Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into
an indenture or indentures supple mental hereto for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such
supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any instalment of
principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount
thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the
redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue
Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or
change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated
Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
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Date), or modify the provisions of this Indenture with respect to the
subordination of the Securities in a manner adverse to the Holders, or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such
supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any
waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain
defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section
1008, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other
provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent
of the Holder of each Out standing Security affected thereby; provided,
however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any
Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and
concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1008, or the deletion of this
proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 611 and 901(8).
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant
or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental
indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts
created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and
(subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of
Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized
or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to,
enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
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Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform
to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of
any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required
by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter
provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the
Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
Section 907. Entitled Persons.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Indenture or otherwise, the rights of
Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations under this Indenture
and otherwise in respect of the Securities or any series of the Securities may,
at any time and from time to time, be modified in any respect or eliminated
without the consent of any Entitled Person in respect of Other Financial
Obligations.
ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities
that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and
interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the
Securities and this Indenture.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of
Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented
or surrendered for pay ment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securi ties of that series and this Indenture
may be served. The Company will give prompt written
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notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such
office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such
required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address
thereof, such presentations, sur renders, notices and demands may be made or
served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby
appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or
surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency
in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation
or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or
agency.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to
any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal
of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate
and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum
sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to
act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of
Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium
or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum
sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will
promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other
than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which
such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of
this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (2) during the
continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the
Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the
Securities of that series, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith
pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in
respect of the Securities of that series.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company
Order direct any
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Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or
such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as
those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and,
upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the
Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest
on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the
Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged
from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an
unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and
all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to
be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily
published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and
that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from
the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Company.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers'
Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof
the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of
grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be
in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of
which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence
and that of the Bank and the rights (charter and statutory) and franchises of
the Company and of the Bank; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine
that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the
business of the Company and the Bank taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof
is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
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Section 1006. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its
business or the business of any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good
condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment
and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements,
betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may
be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that
nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company from discontinuing the
operation or maintenance of any of such properties if such discontinuance is, in
the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of its business or the
business of any Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any material respect to
the Holders.
Section 1007. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before
the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income,
profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims
for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien
upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or
discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability
or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
Section 1008. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities
of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of any series,
omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition
set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(2) or 901(7)
for the benefit of the Holders of such series if before the time for such
compliance the Holders of at least 66% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such
compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term,
provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term,
provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such
waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of
the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in
full force and effect.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
Redemption of Securities
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity
shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities) in accordance with
this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a
Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301
for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of
less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption
affecting only a single Security), the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to
the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the
principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable,
of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of
Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the
Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing
compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all
the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or
unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular
Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series
not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem
fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a
portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that
the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an
authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized
denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series
and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only
a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected
not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the
Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called
for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.
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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities
selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for
partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect
to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to
be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the
unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an
authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized
denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires,
all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion
of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to
each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the
Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price,
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of
more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the
case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of
the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding
Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that
interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,
(5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price, and
(6) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.
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Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or
with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent,
segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date
shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which
are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption
Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such
Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the
Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the
Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is
on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the
close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the
provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear
interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the
Security.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a
Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of
any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal
amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of
the Security so surrendered.
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ARTICLE TWELVE
Sinking Funds
Section 1201. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for
the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and
any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of such
Securities is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If
provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any sinking fund
payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking
fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as provided for by
the terms of such Securities.
Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than
any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities
of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company
pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted
optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each
case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect
to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of
such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the terms of such
Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited have not been
previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and
credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified
in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the
sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly.
Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such
Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to
Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so
delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking fund payment date,
the Trustee
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shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date
in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption
thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the
manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the
redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Section 1301. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1302 or
Section 1303 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case
may be, designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to such
Section 1302 or 1303, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided
pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below
in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or
in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1302. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations, and the
provisions of Article Fourteen shall cease to be effective, with respect to such
Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set
forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Defeasance"). For this
purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have
satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture
insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the
Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to
the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged
hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from
the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in such
Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on
such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company's obligations with
respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (3) the
rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4)
this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise
its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303
applied to such Securities.
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Section 1303. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1)
the Company shall be released from its obligations under Section 801(3),
Sections 1006 through 1008, inclusive, and any covenants provided pursuant to
Section 301(18), 901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such
Securities and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(4)
(with respect to any of Section 801(3), Sections 1006 through 1008, inclusive,
and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(2) or 901(7)),
and the occurrence of any event specified pursuant to Section 501(3) shall be
deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default and (3) the provisions of
Article Fourteen shall cease to be effective, in each case with respect to such
Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set
forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance").
For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such
Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in
respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified
Section (to the extent so specified pursuant to Section 501(3)) or Article
Fourteen, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such
Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but
the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1302 or
Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:
(1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements
contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this
Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the
following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely
to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or
(B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal
and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not
later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or
(C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge,
and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee)
to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such
Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture and such Securities. As used herein, "U.S. Government Obligation"
means (x) any security which is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of
America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States
of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised
by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of
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the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed
as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in
either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the
issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any U.S.
Government Obligation which is specified in Clause (x) above and held by such
bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect
to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government
Obligation which is so specified and held, provided that (except as required by
law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount
payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment
of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.
(2) In the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any Securities
or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (B) since the date of this instrument, there has been a change in the
applicable Federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that,
and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such
Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to
such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in
the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit,
Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(3) In the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any Securities
or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of
such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes
as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect
to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount,
in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit
and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(4) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate
to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other Securities of the same
series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will be delisted as a result
of such deposit.
(5) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become,
a Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any
such event specified in Sections 501(1) and (2), at any time on or prior to the
90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition
shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).
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(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to
have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act
(assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act).
(7) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(8) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust
arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such
Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(9) At the time of such deposit, (A) no default in the payment of any
principal of or premium or interest on any Senior Indebtedness shall have
occurred and be continuing, (B) no event of default with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness shall have resulted in such Senior Indebtedness becoming, and
continuing to be, due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise
have become due and payable (unless payment of such Senior Indebtedness has been
made or duly provided for), and (C) no other event of default with respect to
any Senior Indebtedness shall have occurred and be continuing permitting (after
notice or lapse of time or both) the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or a
trustee on behalf of such holders) to declare such Senior Indebtedness due and
payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and
payable.
(10) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with
respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
Section 1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in
Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money
and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with
the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and
Section 1306, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to
collectively as the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of any
Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either
directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its
own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such
Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal
and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law. Money and U.S. Government
Obligations so held in trust shall not be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen.
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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other
charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited
pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect
thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the
account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall
deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money
or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 with
respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then
be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as
the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1306. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance
with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this
Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or
released pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303 shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such
Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply
all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1305 with respect to such Securities
in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes
any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security
following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment
from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
Subordination of Securities
Section 1401. Agreement That Securities be Subordinate.
The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security issued
hereunder by his acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all
Securities issued hereunder shall be issued subject to the provisions of this
Article; and each Person holding any Security, whether upon original issue or
upon transfer or assignment thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such
provisions. The provisions of this Article constitute a continuing offer to all
persons who, in reliance upon such provisions, become holders of, or continue to
hold, Senior Indebtedness, and such provisions are made for the benefit of the
holders of Senior Indebtedness, and such holders are hereby made obligees
hereunder
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the same as if their names were written herein as such, and they and/or each of
them may proceed to enforce such provisions.
Section 1402. Subordination to Senior Indebtedness.
Anything in this Indenture or in any Security to the contrary
notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by each Security shall be
subordinate and junior, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth,
to all Senior Indebtedness:
(1) In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any
receivership, liquidation, reorganization, or other similar proceedings in
connection therewith, relative to the Company or to all or substantially all
its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation,
dissolution, or other winding up of the Company, whether or not involving
insolvency or bankruptcy, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be
entitled to receive payment in full of all principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest on all Senior Indebtedness before the Holders of the
Securities are entitled to receive any payment on account of principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, and to that end (but
subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other
equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred by these subordination
provisions upon the Senior Indebtedness and the holders thereof with respect
to the subordinated indebtedness represented by the Securities and the
Holders thereof by a lawful plan of reorganization under applicable
bankruptcy law) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to
receive for application in payment thereof any payment or distribution of
any kind or character, whether in cash or property or securities, which may
be payable or deliverable in any such proceedings in respect of the
Securities, except securities which are subordinate and junior in right of
payment to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding;
(2) Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing provisions,
during the continuance of any default in the payment of principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness, no payment of
principal (or premium, if any) or interest shall be made on or with respect
to the indebtedness evidenced by any Security, or any renewals or extensions
thereof, if (a) notice of such default in writing or by telegram has been
given to the Company by any holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness,
provided that judicial proceedings shall be commenced with respect to such
default within 180 days thereafter, or (b) judicial proceedings shall be
pending in respect of such default; but except under the circumstances
provided for in the preceding clause (1) and except in the circumstances
covered by this clause (2), payments by the Company of principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the indebtedness evidenced by any Security,
or any renewals or extensions thereof, shall not be deemed to be affected by
any of the subordination provisions hereof; and
(3) Each Holder (hereinafter in this Article called a "Securityholder"),
by his acceptance of a Security issued hereunder (i) irrevocably authorizes
and empowers
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(without imposing any obligation on) each holder of Senior Indebtedness
(hereinafter in this clause (3) called a "Senior Holder") at the time
outstanding and such Senior Holder's representatives to demand, sue for,
collect, receive and receipt for such Securityholder's ratable share of all
payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required
to be paid or delivered to the Senior Holders as provided in clause (1)
above, and to file and prove all claims therefor and take all such other
action (including the right to vote such Securityholder's ratable share of
the Securities), in the name of such Securityholder or otherwise, as such
Senior Holder or such Senior Holder's representatives may determine to be
necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of clause (1) above, provided,
however, that no action may be taken by any Senior Holder or such Senior
Holder's representatives pursuant to the authorization conferred by this
item (a) of this clause (3) unless written notice shall have been given by
such Senior Holder or such Senior Holder's representatives to a
Securityholder requesting such Securityholder to take such action and such
Securityholder shall not have taken such action within 15 days after the
giving of such notice; and (b) agrees to execute and deliver to each Senior
Holder and such Senior Holder's representatives all such further instruments
confirming the above authorization, and all such powers of attorney, proofs
of claim, assignments of claim and other instruments, and to take all such
other action, as may be requested by such Senior Holder or such Senior
Holder's representatives in order to enable such Senior Holder to enforce
all claims upon or in respect of such Securityholder's ratable share of the
Securities.
The Company agrees, for the benefit of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, that
in the event that any Security is declared due and payable by the Trustee or the
Holder thereof before its express maturity for any reason, (a) the Company will
give prompt notice in writing of such happening to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness and (b) all Senior Indebtedness shall forthwith become due and
payable upon demand, regardless of the expressed maturity thereof.
Section 1403. Payment to Holders of Senior Indebtedness of Certain Amounts
Received by Securityholders.
In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1402 prohibiting
such distribution or payment, any distribution of assets of the Company or
payment by or on behalf of the Company of any kind or character, whether in
cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Securities or the
Trustee would be entitled but for the provisions of this Article prohibiting
such distribution or payment, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders of
the Securities before the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all
Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, or provision is made for its payment, such
distribution or payment shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be
paid over or delivered to, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their
representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any
indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any such Senior
Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts
remaining unpaid on account of the Senior
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Indebtedness held or represented by each, for application to the payment of all
Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all such Senior Indebtedness
in full, after giving effect to any concurrent distribution or payment, or
provision therefor, from any source, to the Holders of such Senior Indebtedness
or their representatives or trustees.
Section 1404. Notice to Trustee of Specified Events; Reliance on Certificate of
Liquidating Agent.
The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any insolvency
or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the Company and of any proceedings for
voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company (whether
or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy), within the meaning of Section
1402(1), of the declaration of any Security as due and payable before its
expressed maturity within the meaning of Section 1402(3), and of any event which
pursuant to Section 1402(2) would prevent payment by the Company on account of
the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities. The
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601, shall be entitled to assume
that no such event has occurred unless the Company, or a holder of Senior
Indebtedness or any trustee therefor or any Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations or any trustee therefor, has given such notice.
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company or payment by or on behalf of
the Company referred to in this Article Fourteen, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in
Section 1402 are pending, and the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section
601 hereof, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon a
certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any
distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities for the purpose
of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the
holders of the Senior Indebtedness, Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof
or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all
other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. In the event that the Trustee
determines in good faith, that further evidence is required with respect to the
right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness or as an Entitled Person
in respect of Other Financial Obligations to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to
furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount
of Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial Obligations, as the case may be, held
by such Person, as to the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate
in such payment or distribution, and as to other facts pertinent to the rights
of such Person under this Article, and if such evidence is not furnished, the
Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as
to the right of such Person to receive such payment.
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The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness or to Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations but shall have only such obligations to such holders as
are expressly set forth in this Article.
Section 1405. Subrogation.
Subject to the payment in full of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities (together
with the holders of any other indebtedness of the Company which is subordinate
in right of payment to the payment of other indebtedness of the Company, but is
not subordinate in right of payment to the Securities and by its terms grants
such right of subrogation to the holders thereof, including, without limitation,
the holders of Existing Subordinated Indebtedness) shall be subrogated to the
rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions of assets
of the Company, or payments by or on behalf of the Company, made on the Senior
Indebtedness, until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Securities shall be paid in full; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no
distributions or payments to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any cash,
property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee
would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payment over
pursuant to the provisions of this Article to the holders of Senior Indebtedness
by the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Company,
its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of
the Securities be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of
Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the provisions of this Article,
are, and are intended, solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of
the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, on the other hand.
Section 1406. Obligation to Pay Not Impaired.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in the
Securities, is intended to or shall alter or impair, as among the Company, its
creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and Entitled Persons in
respect of Other Financial Obligations and the Holders of the Securities, the
obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the
Holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
the Securities at the time and place and at the rate and in the currency therein
prescribed, or to affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities
and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and
Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations, nor shall anything
herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from
exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under
this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders
of Senior Indebtedness and Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial
Obligations to receive cash, property or securities otherwise payable or
deliverable to the Holders of the Securities.
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Section 1407. Reliance by Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees
that the subordination provisions provided for herein are, and are intended to
be, an inducement and a consideration to each Holder of any Senior Indebtedness
whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the
issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to
hold, such Senior Indebtedness, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be
deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring
and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.
Section 1408. Certain Payments and Credits Permitted.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any
of the Securities, shall prevent (1) the Company from making payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, or from
depositing with the Trustee or any Paying Agent moneys for such payments, not
then contrary to the conditions described in Sections 1402 and 1414, (2) the
application by the Trustee or any Paying Agent of any moneys so deposited with
it under this Indenture to the payment of or on account of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on the Securities unless the Trustee has actual
knowledge of a default on the Senior Indebtedness, or (3) the retention by the
Holders of Securities of moneys so applied and paid to them on account of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities[, whether or not
at the time of such application described in (2) or payment described in (3)
payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities would
then be precluded pursuant to Section 1402.]
Section 1409. Subordination Not to be Prejudiced by Certain Acts.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness or any
present or future Entitled Person in respect of the Other Financial Obligations
of the Company to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in
any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of
the Company or by any act or failure to act by any such holder or Entitled
Person, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and
covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder
may have or be otherwise charged with.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the
holders of Senior Indebtedness and Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations may, at any time and from time to time, without the
consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities, without
incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Securities and without impairing
or releasing the subordination provided for in this Article or the obligations
hereunder of the Holders of the Securities to the holders of Senior Indebtedness
and Entitled Persons, in respect of Other Financial Obligations, do any one or
more of the
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following: (1) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time
of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial
Obligations, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness
or Other Financial Obligations or any instrument evidencing the same or any
agreement under which Senior Indebtedness is or Other Financial Obligations are
outstanding; (2) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property
pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial
Obligations; (3) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of
Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial Obligations; and (4) exercise or refrain
from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person.
Section 1410. Trustee Authorized to Effectuate Subordination.
Each Holder of Securities by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article and
appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
Section 1411. Trustee's Rights Regarding Senior Indebtedness Held by It.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in
respect of any Senior Indebtedness or, in the case of Section 1415, Other
Financial Obligations at any time held by it, to the same extent as any other
holder of Senior Indebtedness or any other Entitled Person in respect of Other
Financial Obligations, as the case may be, and nothing in Section [613] or
elsewhere in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as
such holder.
Section 1412. Trustee and Paying Agents Not Chargeable with Knowledge Until
Notice.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article or any other provision
of this Indenture, the Trustee and any Paying Agent shall not at any time be
charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment of moneys to or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent, unless
and until the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall have
received written notice thereof from the Company, a holder of Senior
Indebtedness or an Entitled Person in respect of Other Financial Obligations, or
any trustee therefor together with proof satisfactory to the Trustee of the
status of the holder of such Senior Indebtedness, such Entitled Person in
respect of Other Financial Obligations or the authority of such trustee; and,
prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the
provisions of Section 601, and any Paying Agent shall be entitled to assume that
no such facts exist. If at least three Business Days prior to the date upon
which by the terms hereof any such moneys may become payable for any purpose
(including, without limitation, the payment of either the principal of or the
interest on any Security) the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may
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be, shall not have received with respect to such moneys the notice provided for
in this Section, then, anything herein contained to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such
moneys and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received and
shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it
on or after the commencement of such three-day period.
Section 1413. Limitation on Securing Securities.
The Company will not give, and neither the Holders of the Securities nor the
Trustee will take or receive, any security interest for the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, other than cash
required or permitted to be paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent hereunder.
Section 1414. Limitation on Premature Deposit of Funds.
The Company will not deposit funds for the redemption of any Security with
the Trustee or any Paying Agent more than 35 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption; and, except as a part of funds deposited for redemption of
Securities as aforesaid, the Company will not deposit funds for the payment of
interest on the Securities more than 15 days prior to the date on which such
interest is due.
Section 1415. Securities to Rank Pari Passu with Existing Subordinated
Indebtedness.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Section and to any provisions
established or determined with respect to Securities of any series pursuant to
Section 301, the Securities shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all
other Securities and the Existing Subordinated Indebtedness.
(2) Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified Section 1402(1), the
provisions of that Section and the corresponding provisions of each indenture or
other instrument or document establishing or governing the terms of any Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness shall be given effect on a pro rata basis to determine
the amount of cash, property or securities which may be payable or deliverable
as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness, on the one hand, and the Holders
of Securities and holders of Existing Subordinated Indebtedness, on the other
hand.
(3) If, after giving effect to the provisions of Section 1402(1), Section
1405 and the respective corresponding provisions of each indenture or other
instrument or document establishing or governing the terms of any Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness on such pro rata basis, any amount of cash, property
or securities shall be available for payment or distribution in respect of the
Securities ("Excess Proceeds"), and any Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations shall not have received payment in full of all amounts due
or to become due on or in respect of such Other Financial Obligations (and
provision shall not have been made for such payment in money or money's worth),
then
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such Excess Proceeds shall first be applied (ratably with any amount of cash,
property or securities available for payment or distribution in respect of any
other indebtedness of the Company that by its express terms provides for the
payment over of amounts corresponding to Excess Proceeds to Entitled Persons in
respect of Other Financial Obligations) to pay or provide for the payment of the
Other Financial Obligations remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay all
Other Financial Obligations in full, after giving effect to any concurrent
payment or distribution to or for Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial
Obligations. Any Excess Proceeds remaining after the payment (or provision for
payment) in full of all Other Financial Obligations shall be available for
payment or distribution in respect of the Securities.
(4) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
subsection (3) of this Section, after the occurrence of any of the events
specified in Section 1402(1), the Trustee or Holder of any Security shall have
received any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, before Senior Indebtedness
and all Other Financial Obligations are paid in full or payment thereof duly
provided for, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment or
distribution, have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such
Holder, then and in such event, subject to any obligation that the Trustee or
such Holder may have pursuant to Section 1402 or Section 1403, such payment or
distribution shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the trustee in
bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other
Person making payment or distribution of assets of the Company for payment in
accordance with subsection (3) of this Section.
(5) Subject to the payment in full of the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest on all Other Financial Obligations, the Holders of the Securities
(together with the holders of indebtedness of the Company that by its express
terms provides for the payment over of amounts corresponding to Excess Proceeds
to Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations and by its terms
grants such right of subrogation to the holders thereof) shall be subrogated to
the rights of the Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations to
receive distributions or assets of the Company, or payments by or on behalf of
the Company, made on the Other Financial Obligations, until the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full; and,
for the purposes of such subrogation, no distributions or payments to Entitled
Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations of any cash, property or
securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be
entitled except for the provisions of this Section, and no payment over pursuant
to the provisions of this Section to the Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations by the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as
between the Company, its creditors other than the Entitled Persons in respect of
Other Financial Obligations and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a
payment by the Company to or on account of the Other Financial Obligations, it
being understood that the provisions of this Section are, and are intended,
solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Securities, on the
one hand, and the Entitled Persons in respect of Other Financial Obligations, on
the other hand.
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(6) The provisions of subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this Section are
intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders
of the Securities, on the one hand, and the Entitled Persons in respect of Other
Financial Obligations, on the other hand, after giving effect to the rights of
the holders of Senior Indebtedness, as provided in this Article. Nothing
contained in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this Section is intended to or
shall affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the
Securities and creditors of the Company other than Entitled Persons in respect
of Other Financial Obligations.
* * *
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
By_____________________________
Attest:
_________________________
FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS,
as Trustee
By_____________________________
Attest:
____________________
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts )
) ss.:
County of Suffolk )
On the .... day of ..........., ...., before me personally
came ..........................., to me known, who, being by me
duly sworn, did depose and say that he is .................... of
................................., one of the corporations
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he
knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said
instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that
he signed his name thereto by like authority.
...............................................
Commonwealth of Massachusetts )
) ss.:
County of Suffolk )
On the .... day of ..........., ...., before me personally
came ..........................., to me known, who, being by me
duly sworn, did depose and say that he is .................... of
................................., one of the corporations
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he
knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said
instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that
he signed his name thereto by like authority.
...............................................
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Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2624
(617) 951-7000
Fax: (617) 651-7050
April 2, 1996
State Street Boston Corporation
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Re: State Street Boston Corporation - $500,000,000
Aggregate Amount of Securities
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have asked our opinion concerning the proposed issue by State Street
Boston Corporation (the "Company") of up to $500,000,000 aggregate amount of (i)
senior debt securities (the "Senior Debt Securities") consisting of senior
unsecured debentures, notes and/or other evidences of indebtedness, in one or
more series, to be issued under the Senior Indenture between the Company and
Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts, as successor trustee, dated as of August
2, 1993 (the "Senior Indenture"), (ii) subordinated debt securities (the
"Subordinated Debt Securities" and, together with the Senior Debt Securities,
the "Debt Securities") consisting of subordinated unsecured debentures, notes
and/or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to be issued under
a Subordinated Indenture (the "Subordinated Indenture") that is expected to be
entered into between the Company and Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts, as
trustee, and/or (iii) shares of preferred stock of the Company, no par value
(the "Preferred Stock"), to be issued in one or more series. The Debt Securities
and the Preferred Stock are referred to herein collectively as the "Securities."
We have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the proposed
issue and sale of the Securities. We are familiar with the proceedings taken by
the Company in respect thereof and have examined originals or certified or
attested copies of such certificates, records and documents as we have deemed
necessary for the purposes of this opinion.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
(1) when the Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement")
relating to the Securities filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") has
become effective under the Act, the terms of the
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ROPES & GRAY
State Street Boston Corporation -2- April 2, 1996
Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established
in conformity with the applicable Indenture, and the Debt Securities have
been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the applicable
Indenture and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration
Statement, the Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity,
regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
(2) when the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the
terms of the Preferred Stock of a particular series and of its issuance and
sale have been duly established in conformity with the Company's Articles
of Organization, a certificate of designation, preferences and rights with
respect to the Preferred Stock of such series has been duly filed with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Preferred
Stock of such series has been duly issued and sold as contemplated by the
Registration Statement, the Preferred Stock of such series will be validly
issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
We understand that this opinion is to be used in connection with the
Company's Registration Statement relating to the Securities to be filed under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We consent to the filing of this
opinion with and as part of said Registration Statement and the use of our name
therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption "Validity of
Securities".
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray
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Exhibit 12
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(A) Excluding interest on deposits:
Earnings
Income before income taxes $ 370,242 $ 343,229 $ 292,523 $ 271,163 $ 241,167
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Fixed charges 494,678 266,985 183,814 189,369 184,630
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Earnings as adjusted $ 864,920 $ 610,214 $ 476,337 $ 460,532 $ 425,797
========== ========= ========= ========= =========
Income before income taxes:
Pretax income from continuing
operations as reported $ 366,490 $ 340,134 $ 291,091 $ 270,821 $ 241,130
Share of pretax income (loss) of 50%
owned subsidiary not included in
above 3,752 3,095 1,432 342 37
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Net income as adjusted $ 370,242 $ 343,229 $ 292,523 $ 271,163 $ 241,167
========== ========= ========= ========= =========
Fixed charges:
Interest on other borrowings $ 482,613 $ 254,780 $ 170,176 $ 172,397 $ 167,714
Interest on long-term debt including
amortization of debt issue costs 8.525 8,625 10,022 13,324 3,540
Portion of rents representative of the interest
factor in long term lease 3.540 3,580 3,616 3,648 3,678
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Fixed charges $ 494,678 $ 266,985 $ 183,814 $ 189,369 $ 184,630
========== ========= ========= ========= =========
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.75x 2.29x 2.59x 2.43x 2.31x
(B) Including interest on deposits:
Adjusted earnings from (A) above $ 864,920 $ 610,214 $ 476,337 $ 460,532 $ 425,797
Add interest on deposits 416,047 280,687 213,890 263,927 306,642
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Earnings as adjusted $1,280,967 $ 890,901 $ 690,227 $ 724,459 $ 732,439
========== ========= ========= ========= =========
Fixed charges:
Fixed charges from (A) above $ 494,678 $ 266,985 $ 183,814 $ 189,369 $ 184,630
Interest on deposits 416,047 280,687 213,890 263,927 306,642
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Adjusted fixed charges $ 910,725 $ 547,672 $ 397,704 $ 453,296 $ 491,272
========== ========= ========= ========= =========
Adjusted earnings to adjusted fixed charges 1.41x 1.63x 1.74x 1.60x 1.49x
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3), dated April 2, 1996, of State Street Boston
Corporation for the registration of $500,000,000 of its debt securities and
preferred stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated January 10, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
State Street Boston Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
March 28, 1996
Boston, Massachusetts
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION 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)
FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
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(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
U.S. NATIONAL BANK
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
if not a U.S. national bank)
04-1654298
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02211
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(Address of trustee's principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Jana Litsey, Fleet Bank, 111 Westminster Street,
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Providence, RI 02903 (401) 278-5375
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(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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State Street Boston Corporation
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(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-2456637
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization) identification no.)
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
$500,000,000 Debt Securities
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(Title of the indenture securities)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts, a national banking association organized
and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement
of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the
26th day of March, 1996.
FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Trustee
By: /s/ Natalie S. Forrest
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Name: Natalie S. Forrest
Title: Vice President
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NOTE
1. While the Trustee is not presently aware of any such affiliation, if
in the course of its investigation it discovers such an affiliation an amendment
to this form T-1 will be filed.
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Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and Address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
The Comptroller of the Currency,
Washington, D.C.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, D.C.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is so authorized.
Item 2. Affiliations With Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None (see Note on page 3)
Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 have been omitted pursuant
to General Instruction B. (see Note on page 3).
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Item 16. List of Exhibits.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility and
qualification.
1.* A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as now in effect is
attached hereto as Exhibit 1. (See Exhibit 25 Registration Statement No.
33-72456)
2.* A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to commence business.
(See Exhibit 25 Registration Statement No. 33-72456).
3.* A copy of the authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers. (See Exhibit 25 Registration Statement No. 33-72456).
4.* A copy of the Bylaws of the Trustee as now in effect. (See Exhibit 25
Registration Statement No. 33-72456).
5. Consent of the Trustee required by Section 321 (b) of the Act.
6. A copy of the latest condition of the trustee, published pursuant to law or
the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.
*These Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.
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EXHIBIT 5
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
REQUIRED BY SECTION 321 (b)
OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
The undersigned, as Trustee under an Indenture to be entered into between
State Street Boston Corporation, Issuer and Fleet National Bank of
Massachusetts, Trustee, does herby consent that, pursuant to Section 321 (b) of
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect to the
undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
TRUSTEE
By: /s/ Natalie S. Forrest
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Name: Natalie S. Forrest
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 26, 1996
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Legal Title of Bank: FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
Address: ONE FEDERAL STREET
City, State, Zip: BOSTON, MA 02211
FDIC Certificate No: 19429
CALL DATE: 12/31/95 ST-BK: 25-0535 FFIEC 031
Page RC-1
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 1995
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.
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Schedule RC -- Balance Sheet C400
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Dollar Amounts in Thousands RCFD Bil Mil Thou
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ASSETS //////////////////////////////////
1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from //////////////////////////////////
Schedule RC-A): //////////////////////////////////
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)........................ 0081 1,210,297 1.a.
b. Interest-bearing balances (2)..................................................0071 8,601 1.b.
2. Securities....................................................................... //////////////////////////////////
a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)....................11754 80,820 2.a.
b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)..................11773 3,240,436 2.b.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to //////////////////////////////////
resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and //////////////////////////////////
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: //////////////////////////////////
a. Federal funds sold............................................................ 0276 130.000 3.a.
b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell............................... 0277 0 3.b.
4. Loans and Lease financing receivables: --------------------- //////////////////////////////////
a. Loans and Leases, net of unearned RCFD 2122 8,779,280 ////////////////////////////////// 4.a
income (from Schedule RC-C).......................... //////////////////////////////////
b. LESS: Allowance for Loan and Lease RCFD 3123 186,968 ////////////////////////////////// 4.b
Losses............................................... //////////////////////////////////
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk RCFD 3128 0 ////////////////////////////////// 4.c
reserve.............................................. --------------------- //////////////////////////////////
d. Loans and Leases, net of unearned income, //////////////////////////////////
allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c)........................... 2125 8,592,312 4.d.
5. Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D).............................................. 3545 400 5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized Leases)......................... 2145 107,387 6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)..................................... 2150 275 7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated //////////////////////////////////
companies (from Schedule RC-M)................................................... 2130 0 8.
9. Customers' Liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding..................... 2155 34,388 9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)........................................... 2143 92,847 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)................................................ 2160 369,968 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)......................................... 2170 13,867,731 12.
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(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposed debit.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.
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Title of Bank:FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
Address: ONE FEDERAL STREET Page RC-2
City, State, Zip: BOSTON, MA 02211
Certificate No: 1 9 4 2 9
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CALL DATE: 12/31/95 ST-BK: 25-0535 FFIEC 031
Schedule RC--Continued
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Dollar Amounts in Thousands ///////////// Bil Mil Thou
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LIABILITIES ////////////////////////////
13. Deposits: ///////////////////////////
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A & C from Schedule
RC-E, part 1) RCON 2200 9,380,967 13.a
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1) RCON 6631 3,016,656 ///////////////////////// 13.a(1)
(2) Interest-bearing RCON 6636 6,364,311 //////////////////////// 13.a(2)
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiares, and IBFs ////////////////////////
(from Schedule RC-E, part II) RCFN 2200 384,258 13.b
(1) Noninterest-bearing RCFN 6631 0 //////////////////////
(2) Interest-bearing RCFN 6636 384,258 ////////////////////////// 13.b(1)
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to /////////////////////////
repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and /////////////////////////
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: ////////////////////////
(a) Federal funds purchased RCFD 0278 1,808,458 14.a
(b) Securities sold under agreement to repurchase RCFD 0279 269,870 14.b
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury RCFD 2840 116,736 15.a
b. Trading Liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) RCFD 3548 310 15.b
16. Other borrowed money ///////////////////////// 16.
a. With original maturity of one year or Less RCFD 2332 334,947 16.a
b. With original maturity of more than one year RCFD 2333 139,171 16.b
17. Mortgage indebtedness & obligations under capitalized leases RCFD 2910 0 17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding RCFD 2920 34,388 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures RCFD 3200 88,956 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G RCFD 2930 160,838 20.
21 Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) RCFD 2948 12,718,899 21.
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22. Limited-Life preferred stock and related surplus RCFD 3282 0 22.
EQUITY CAPITAL /////////////////////////
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus RCFD 3838 0 23.
24. Common stock RCFD 3830 14,476 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) RCFD 3839 608,239 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves RCFD 3632 522,976 26.a
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities RCFD 8434 3,141 26.b
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments RCFD 3284 0 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) RCFD 3210 1,148,832 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity /////////////////////////
capital (sum of items 21, 22 and 28) RCFD 3300 13,867,731 29.
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Title of Bank: FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS CALL DATE: 12/31/95
ST-BK: 25-0535 FFIEC 031
Address: ONE FEDERAL STREET Page RC-3
City, State, Zip: BOSTON, MA 02211
Certificate No: 1 9 4 2 9
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Schedule RC--Continued
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Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best
describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the
bank by independent external
Number
auditors as of any date during 1992.........................RCFD 6724 N/A M.1
1. Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards by a certified public account firm which submits a report on
the bank
2. independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public
accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but
not on the bank separately)
3. Director's examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be
required by state chartering authority)
4. Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may
be required by state chartering authority)
5. Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors
6. Compilation of the bank of the bank's financial statements by external
auditors
7. Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
8. No external audit work
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(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and saving
deposits.
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