WHEREAS, the State and Computershare desire to enter into this Agreement with respect to the issuance by the State from time to time of Bonds, each Series to be in the principal amount and currencies and with the terms and conditions as provided in its respective Supplement, as hereinafter defined; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements set forth in this Agreement, including the services set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Services”), it is agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement as follows:
“Account” shall mean the account of each Bondholder which reflects the bond or bonds held by such Bondholder, outstanding funds, or reportable tax information.
“Activity Date” shall mean, with respect to any of the Services hereunder, the date on which the Fiscal Agent provided such Service or engaged in any activity or action, whether manually or electronically, pursuant to or which relates, directly or indirectly, to any of the Fiscal Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the payment, receipt, movement or processing of funds, the issuance, redemption, repurchase or making of any payments with respect to any Bonds, and any notice, inquiry, correspondence, communication, contact or event in furtherance of the aforementioned duties or the Services hereunder.
“Affiliate” means, in relation to any person (a) any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, (b) any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person or (c) any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person, where “control” of any entity or person means (i) ownership of 10% or more of the voting power of the entity or person that may be exercised to elect the majority of the board of directors or other governing body of the entity or person, or (ii) any direct or indirect influence that, if exercised, would result in control in fact of the entity or person.
“Agreement” shall mean this agreement and any and all exhibits or schedules attached hereto and any and all amendments or modifications which may from time to time be executed in accordance with Section 9.02.
“Appointment Date” shall mean May 22, 2024.
“Approved Bank Deposits” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).
“Approved External Bank” means, at any time, a bank or bank branch (a) that carries on business in the United States of America, (b) that is not an Affiliate of the Fiscal Agent, (c) that has been proposed by the Fiscal Agent to the State as an Approved External Bank, (d) that, at or prior to such time, is approved in writing by the State as an Approved External Bank, and (e) where such bank or bank branch has previously been approved in writing by the State as an Approved External Bank, in respect of which the State has not delivered to the Fiscal Agent, at or prior to such time, a notice in writing terminating such approval.
“Bondholder,” “holder,” “owner” or any similar term shall mean, with respect to any Bond, the person or entity the name of whom or which shall be inscribed on the Bond Register as the owner of the Bond.
“Bondholder Data” shall mean all information maintained on the records database of the Fiscal Agent concerning Bondholders, including all individual, collective and statistical information.
“Bond Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12.
“Bonds” shall mean the bonds described in the recitals hereto.
“Business Day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Fiscal Agent is authorized or required by law to be closed in the United States.
“Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
“Defaulted Interest” shall mean any interest not paid when due.