Trust Indenture Act Section | Indenture Section | |||
310(a)(1) | 7.10 | |||
(a)(2) | 7.10 | |||
(a)(3) | N/A | |||
(a)(4) | N/A | |||
(a)(5) | 7.10 | |||
(b) | 7.10 | |||
(c) | N/A | |||
311(a) | 7.11 | |||
(b) | 7.11 | |||
(c) | N/A | |||
312(a) | 2.05 | |||
(b) | 11.03 | |||
(c) | 11.03 | |||
313(a) | 7.06 | |||
(b)(1) | 7.06 | |||
(b)(2) | 7.06, 7.07 | |||
(c) | 7.06, 11.02 | |||
(d) | 7.06 | |||
314(a) | 4.03, 4.04, 11.02 | |||
(b) | N/A | |||
(c)(1) | 11.04 | |||
(c)(2) | 11.04 | |||
(c)(3) | N/A | |||
(d) | N/A | |||
(e) | 11.05 | |||
(f) | N/A | |||
315(a) | 7.01 | |||
(b) | 7.05, 11.02 | |||
(c) | 7.01 | |||
(d) | 7.01 | |||
(e) | 6.11 | |||
316(a)(last sentence) | 2.08 | |||
(a)(1)(A) | 6.05 | |||
(a)(1)(B) | 6.04 | |||
(a)(2) | N/A | |||
(b) | 6.07 | |||
(c) | 9.04 | |||
317(a)(1) | 6.08 | |||
(a)(2) | 6.09 | |||
(b) | 2.04 | |||
318(a) | 11.01 | |||
(b) | N/A | |||
(c) | 11.01 |
N/A means not applicable. | ||
* | This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture. |
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | 1 | |||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. | Other Definitions | 11 | ||||
Section 1.03. | Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act | 11 | ||||
Section 1.04. | Rules of Construction | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES | 12 | |||||
Section 2.01. | Form and Dating | 12 | ||||
Section 2.02. | Execution and Authentication | 12 | ||||
Section 2.03. | Registrar and Paying Agent | 13 | ||||
Section 2.04. | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 13 | ||||
Section 2.05. | Noteholder Lists; Record Dates | 14 | ||||
Section 2.06. | Transfer and Exchange | 14 | ||||
Section 2.07. | Replacement Notes | 14 | ||||
Section 2.08. | Outstanding Notes | 15 | ||||
Section 2.09. | Temporary Notes | 15 | ||||
Section 2.10. | Cancellation | 15 | ||||
Section 2.11. | Defaulted Interest | 15 | ||||
Section 2.12. | CUSIP and ISIN Numbers | 16 | ||||
Section 2.13. | Issuance of Additional Notes | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT | 16 | |||||
Section 3.01. | Notices to Trustee | 16 | ||||
Section 3.02. | Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 17 | ||||
Section 3.03. | Notice of Redemption | 17 | ||||
Section 3.04. | Effect of Notice of Redemption | 18 | ||||
Section 3.05. | Deposit of Redemption Price | 18 | ||||
Section 3.06. | Notes Redeemed in Part | 19 | ||||
Section 3.07. | Optional Redemption | 19 | ||||
Section 3.08. | Mandatory Redemption | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS | 19 | |||||
Section 4.01. | Payment of Notes | 19 | ||||
Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 20 | ||||
Section 4.03. | Reports | 20 | ||||
Section 4.04. | Compliance Certificate | 21 | ||||
Section 4.05. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 21 | ||||
Section 4.06. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 21 | ||||
Section 4.07. | Limitation on Liens | 21 | ||||
Section 4.08. | Potential Subsidiary Guarantees | 22 | ||||
Section 4.09. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 22 | ||||
Section 4.10. | Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control | 22 | ||||
Section 4.11. | Permitted Business Activities of Finance Corp | 24 | ||||
Section 4.12. | No Inducements | 25 |
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Section 4.13. | Covenant Termination | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS | 25 | |||||
Section 5.01. | Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets | 25 | ||||
Section 5.02. | Successor Substituted | 26 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | 26 | |||||
Section 6.01. | Events of Default | 26 | ||||
Section 6.02. | Acceleration | 28 | ||||
Section 6.03. | Other Remedies | 28 | ||||
Section 6.04. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 29 | ||||
Section 6.05. | Control by Majority | 29 | ||||
Section 6.06. | Limitation on Suits | 29 | ||||
Section 6.07. | Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment | 30 | ||||
Section 6.08. | Collection Suit by Trustee | 30 | ||||
Section 6.09. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 30 | ||||
Section 6.10. | Priorities | 31 | ||||
Section 6.11. | Undertaking for Costs | 31 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE | 31 | |||||
Section 7.01. | Duties of Trustee | 31 | ||||
Section 7.02. | Rights of Trustee | 32 | ||||
Section 7.03. | Individual Rights of Trustee | 33 | ||||
Section 7.04. | Trustee’s Disclaimer | 33 | ||||
Section 7.05. | Notice of Defaults | 34 | ||||
Section 7.06. | Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes | 34 | ||||
Section 7.07. | Compensation and Indemnity | 34 | ||||
Section 7.08. | Replacement of Trustee | 35 | ||||
Section 7.09. | Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc | 36 | ||||
Section 7.10. | Eligibility; Disqualification | 36 | ||||
Section 7.11. | Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuers | 37 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | 37 | |||||
Section 8.01. | Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 37 | ||||
Section 8.02. | Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 37 | ||||
Section 8.03. | Covenant Defeasance | 38 | ||||
Section 8.04. | Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 38 | ||||
Section 8.05. | Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 40 | ||||
Section 8.06. | Repayment to Issuers | 40 | ||||
Section 8.07. | Reinstatement | 41 | ||||
Section 8.08. | Discharge | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | 42 | |||||
Section 9.01. | Without Consent of Holders of Notes | 42 | ||||
Section 9.02. | With Consent of Holders of Notes | 43 | ||||
Section 9.03. | Compliance with Trust Indenture Act | 44 | ||||
Section 9.04. | Revocation and Effect of Consents | 44 | ||||
Section 9.05. | Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 45 |
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Section 9.06. | Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc | 45 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES OF NOTES | 45 | |||||
Section 10.01. | Subsidiary Guarantees | 45 | ||||
Section 10.02. | Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees | 47 | ||||
Section 10.03. | Limitation on Guarantor Liability | 47 | ||||
Section 10.04. | Notation of Subsidiary Guarantee | 47 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS | 47 | |||||
Section 11.01. | Trust Indenture Act Controls | 47 | ||||
Section 11.02. | Notices | 48 | ||||
Section 11.03. | Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes | 49 | ||||
Section 11.04. | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 49 | ||||
Section 11.05. | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 49 | ||||
Section 11.06. | Rules by Trustee and Agents | 50 | ||||
Section 11.07. | No Personal Liability | 50 | ||||
Section 11.08. | Governing Law | 50 | ||||
Section 11.09. | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 50 | ||||
Section 11.10. | Successors | 50 | ||||
Section 11.11. | Severability | 50 | ||||
Section 11.12. | Table of Contents, Headings, Etc | 50 | ||||
Section 11.13. | Joint and Several Liability | 51 | ||||
Section 11.14. | Counterparts | 51 |
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RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX | App. – 1 | |||||
EXHIBIT 1 Form of Initial Note | ||||||
EXHIBIT A Form of Exchange Note | ||||||
ANNEX A | Form of Supplemental Indenture | A – 1 | ||||
ANNEX B | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | B – 1 |
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“Appendix” | 2.01 | |||
“Change of Control Offer” | 4.10 | |||
“Change of Control Payment” | 4.10 | |||
“Change of Control Purchase Date” | 4.10 | |||
“Change of Control Settlement Date” | 4.10 | |||
“Covenant Defeasance” | 8.03 | |||
“Discharge” | 8.08 | |||
“Event of Default” | 6.01 | |||
“Legal Defeasance” | 8.02 | |||
“Paying Agent” | 2.03 | |||
“Registrar” | 2.03 |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172-0172
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier No.: (918) 573-0871
101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 West
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Global Corporate Trust
Telecopier No.: (212) 815-3455
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WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
By: | Williams Partners GP LLC, | |||
its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Rodney J. Sailor | |||
Rodney J. Sailor | ||||
Treasurer | ||||
WILLIAMS PARTNERS FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Rodney J. Sailor | |||
Rodney J. Sailor | ||||
Treasurer | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, asTrustee | ||||
By: | /s/ Joanne Adamis | |||
Joanne Adamis | ||||
Vice President |
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Term | Defined in Section: | |||
“Agent Members” | 2.1 | (b) | ||
“Distribution Compliance Period” | 2.1 | (b) | ||
“Global Note” | 2.1 | (a) | ||
“Regulation S” | 2.1 | (a) | ||
“Regulation S Notes” | 2.1 | (a) | ||
“Restricted Global Note” | 2.1 | (a) | ||
“Rule 144A” | 2.1 | (a) | ||
“Rule 144A Notes” | 2.1 | (a) |
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Ex. 1 to App. - 1
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No. | $ | |
CUSIP No. ___ | ||
ISIN No. ___ |
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
By: | Williams Partners GP LLC, | |||
its General Partner | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
WILLIAMS PARTNERS FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
1 If this Note is a Global Note, add this provision. |
Ex. 1 to App. - 3
AUTHENTICATION
as Trustee, certifies that
this is one of the Notes
referred to in the Indenture.
By: | ||||
Authorized Signatory |
Ex. 1 to App. - 4
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Ex. 1 to App. - 6
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Ex. 1 to App. - 8
Ex. 1 to App. - 9
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172-0172
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Ex. 1 to App. - 10
Date: | Your Signature: | |||||||||
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note. | ||||||||||
Signature Guarantee: | ||||||||||
(Signature must be guaranteed) |
(1 | ) | o | to an Issuer or a Subsidiary thereof; or | |||||
(2 | ) | o | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or | |||||
(3 | ) | o | inside the United States to a person who the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such |
Ex. 1 to App. - 11
transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or | ||||||||
(4 | ) | o | outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or | |||||
(5 | ) | o | pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, including an exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, |
Ex. 1 to App. - 12
Dated: | ||||||||
Notice: To be executed by an executive officer |
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Date: | Your Signature: | |||||||||||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note) | ||||||||||||
Soc. Sec. or Tax Identification No.: | ||||||||||||
Signature Guarantee: | ||||||||||||
(signature must be guaranteed) |
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Principal Amount of | |||||||||||
this Global Note | Signature of | ||||||||||
Amount of decrease | Amount of increase | following such | authorized officer | ||||||||
in Principal Amount | in Principal Amount | decrease or | of Trustee or | ||||||||
Date | of this Global Note | of this Global Note | increase | Notes Custodian |
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Ex. A to App. - 1
No. | $ | |||
CUSIP No. ___ | ||||
ISIN No. ___ |
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
By: | Williams Partners GP, LLC, | |||
its General Partner | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
WILLIAMS PARTNERS FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
2 If this Note is a Global Note, add this provision. |
Ex. A to App. - 2
AUTHENTICATION
this is one of the Notes
referred to in the Indenture.
By | ||||
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3 Delete if this Note is not being issued in exchange for an Initial Note or if there is no existing Registration Default. |
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One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172-0172
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
4 Delete if this Note is not being issued in exchange for an Initial Note. |
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Date: | Your Signature: | |||||||||
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note. |
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Date: | Your Signature: | |||||||||||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note) | ||||||||||||
Soc. Sec. or Tax Identification No.: | ||||||||||||
Signature Guarantee: | ||||||||||||
(signature must be guaranteed) |
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WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
By: | Williams Partners GP LLC, | |||
its General Partner | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
WILLIAMS PARTNERS FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
GUARANTORS [ ] | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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