Section 4.04 Duties of Paying Agents, etc.
(a) The Company shall cause each paying agent, if any, other than the Trustees, to execute and deliver to the Trustees an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustees, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04,
(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of any series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company on the Debt Securities of such series) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series;
(ii) that it will give the Trustees notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable; and
(iii) that it will at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the written request of the Trustees, forthwith pay to the Trustees all sums so held by it as such agent.
(b) If the Company shall act as its own paying agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of any series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due. The Company will promptly notify the Trustees of any failure by the Company to take such action.
(c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustees all sums held in trust by it or any paying agent, as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustees upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such paying agent.
(d) Whenever the Company shall have one or more paying agents with respect to any series of Debt Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Securities of such series, deposit with any such paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless any such paying agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustees of its action or failure so to act.
(e) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.04 is subject to the provisions of Section 12.05.
(f) Any paying agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 4.05 Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company will deliver to the Trustees, on or before a date not more than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (currently on a calendar year basis) ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate stating, as to each officer signing such certificate, that (a) in the course of that officer’s performance of the Person’s duties as an officer of the Company that Person would normally have knowledge of any Default, (b) whether or not to the best of the officer’s knowledge any Default occurred during such year and (c) if to the best of the officer’s knowledge the Company is in Default, specifying all such Defaults, their status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 4.06 Existence. Subject to Article XI, the Company will do or cause to be done all commercially reasonable things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
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