- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CINERGY CORP.
as Issuer
TO
FIFTH THIRD BANK
Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of April 15, 1999
$200,000,000
6.125% Debentures due 2004
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...............................
Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to
Sections 310 through 318 of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
Trust Indenture Indenture
Act Section Section
ss. 310(a)(1)...............................................................609
(a)(2)...............................................................609
(a)(3)....................................................Not Applicable
(a)(4)....................................................Not Applicable
(b)..................................................................608
ss. 311(a)..................................................................613
(b)..................................................................613
ss. 312(a)..................................................................701
(b)...............................................................702(b)
(c)...............................................................702(c)
ss. 313(a)...............................................................703(a)
(b)...............................................................703(a)
(c)...............................................................703(a)
(d)...............................................................703(b)
ss. 314(a)..................................................................704
(b).......................................................Not Applicable
(c)(1)...............................................................102
(c)(2)...............................................................102
(c)(3)....................................................Not Applicable
(d).......................................................Not Applicable
(e)..................................................................514
ss. 315(a)..................................................................601
(b)..................................................................602
(c)..................................................................601
(d)..................................................................601
(e)..................................................................514
ss. 316(a)(1)(A)............................................................512
(a)(1)(B)............................................................513
(a)(2)....................................................Not Applicable
(b)..................................................................508
(c)...............................................................104(c)
ss. 317(a)(1)...............................................................503
(a)(2)...............................................................504
(b).................................................................1003
ss. 318(a)..................................................................107
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 101. Definitions................................................... 1
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.......................... 9
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee........................ 9
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates................................ 10
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company........................ 11
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.................................... 11
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act............................. 11
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents...................... 11
Section 109. Successors and Assigns........................................ 12
Section 110. Separability Clause........................................... 12
Section 111. Benefits of Indenture......................................... 12
Section 112. Governing Law................................................. 12
Section 113. Legal Holidays................................................ 12
Section 114. Certain Matters Relating to Currencies........................ 12
Section 115. Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors13
Section 116. Counterparts...................................................13
Section 117. Assignment to Affiliate....................................... 13
ARTICLE TWO
The Debentures
Section 201. Form, Denominations and Terms................................. 13
Section 202. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating................ 15
Section 203. Temporary Debentures.......................................... 15
Section 204. Debenture Registrar and Paying Agent.......................... 16
Section 205. Replacement Debentures........................................ 16
Section 206. Transfer and Exchange of Debentures........................... 17
Section 207. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved................ 28
Section 208. Persons Deemed Owners......................................... 29
Section 209. Cancellation.................................................. 30
Section 210. Computation of Interest....................................... 30
Section 211. CUSIP Numbers................................................. 30
Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part
of the Indenture.
-1-
ARTICLE THREE
Redemption of Debentures
Section 301. Redemption.................................................... 30
Section 302. Selection by Trustee of Debentures to Be Redeemed............. 32
Section 303. Notice of Redemption.......................................... 32
Section 304. Deposit of Redemption Price................................... 33
Section 305. Debentures Payable on Redemption Date......................... 33
Section 306. Debentures Redeemed in Part................................... 34
ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture....................... 34
Section 402. Application of Trust Money.................................... 35
ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
Section 501. Events of Default............................................. 35
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment............ 36
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee37
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.............................. 37
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Debentures... 38
Section 506. Application of Money Collected................................ 38
Section 507. Limitation on Suits........................................... 38
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest........................................... 39
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies............................ 39
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative................................ 39
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.................................. 39
Section 512. Control by Holders............................................ 40
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults....................................... 40
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs......................................... 40
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.............................. 40
Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part
of the Indenture.
-2-
ARTICLE SIX
The Trustee
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities........................... 41
Section 602. Notice of Defaults............................................ 41
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee..................................... 41
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals.................................. 42
Section 605. May Hold Debentures........................................... 42
Section 606. Money Held in Trust........................................... 42
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement................................ 42
Section 608. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests....................... 43
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility....................... 43
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor............. 43
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor........................ 44
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Successor to Business.... 45
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............. 45
ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company
Section 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders..... 45
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders........ 46
Section 703. Reports by Trustee............................................ 46
Section 704. Reports by Company............................................ 46
ARTICLE EIGHT
Consolidation, Merger and Sale
Section 801. Consolidations and Mergers Permitted.......................... 47
Section 802. Rights and Duties of Successor Company........................ 47
Section 803. Opinion of Counsel............................................ 48
ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders............ 48
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders............... 48
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.......................... 49
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures............................. 49
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act........................... 49
Section 906. Reference in Debentures to Supplemental Indentures............ 50
Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part
of the Indenture.
-3-
ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest................... 50
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.............................. 50
Section 1003. Money for Debentures Payments to Be Held in Trust............ 50
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.......................... 51
Section 1005. Existence.................................................... 51
Section 1006. Maintenance of Properties.................................... 52
Section 1007. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims............................ 52
Section 1008. Book-Entry System............................................ 52
Section 1009. Liens........................................................ 52
Section 1010. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions............... 54
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.................................. 55
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Section 1101. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 55
Section 1102. Defeasance and Discharge..................................... 55
Section 1103. Covenant Defeasance.......................................... 55
Section 1104. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.............. 56
Section 1105. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in
Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions................... 57
Section 1106. Reinstatement................................................ 58
Testimonium ............................................................. 59
Signatures .......................................................... 59
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A - FORM OF DEBENTURE
EXHIBIT B - FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
EXHIBIT C - FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part
of the Indenture.
-4-
INDENTURE, dated as of April 15, 1999, between CINERGY CORP., a
Delaware corporation, as Issuer (herein called the "Company"), having its
principal office at 139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, and FIFTH
THIRD BANK, a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
Ohio, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee").
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of its 6.125%
Debentures due 2004 (herein called the "Debentures," which term includes
Exchange Debentures as defined in Section 101) of substantially the tenor and
amount hereinafter set forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
All things necessary to make the Debentures, when executed by the Company
and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the
valid obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid agreement
of the Company, in accordance with their terms and its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Debentures by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Debentures, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 101. DefinitionsSection 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 GAAP; and
(4) 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.
"Agent" means any Debenture Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of
or for beneficial interests in any Global Debenture, the rules and procedures of
the Depositary, Euroclear and Cedel that apply to such transfer or exchange.
"Attributable Debt" means, with respect to any particular Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction, at the time of determination, the present value
(discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) of the obligation of
the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease
included in such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (including any period for which
such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended).
"Board of Directors" means, with respect to any Person, either the
board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee of that board
or any Person duly authorized to act on behalf of that board.
"Board Resolution" means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a
resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person
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" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York
are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.
"Cedel" means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as 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.
"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 either by (i) its Chairman of the Board, its
Vice Chairman, its President, a Vice President, its Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the
Trustee, or (ii) any Person or Persons designated in a Board Resolution, or in a
Company Order previously delivered to the Trustee signed by any of the
foregoing, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total of all assets
(including revaluations thereof as a result of commercial appraisals, price
level restatement or otherwise) appearing on the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of the date of determination, net of applicable
reserves and deductions, but excluding goodwill, trade names, trademarks,
patents, unamortized debt discount and all other like intangible assets (which
term shall not be construed to include such revaluations), less the aggregate of
the consolidated current liabilities of the Company appearing on such balance
sheet.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee at which the
corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be
principally administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture,
located at 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
"corporation" means a corporation, association, company, limited
liability company, joint-stock company or business trust.
"Debenture Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to
the Debentures in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
"Debenture Register" and "Debenture Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 204.
"Debentures" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the
Recitals of the Company.
"Debt" means all obligations of the Company evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar evidences of indebtedness in each case for money
borrowed.
"Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 207.
"Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1102.
"Definitive Debenture" means a certificated Debenture registered in the
name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Article Two hereof, in
the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto except that such Debenture shall not bear the
Global Debenture Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Debenture" attached hereto.
"Depositary" means The Depository Trust Company until a successor
Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter "Depositary" shall mean such successor Depositary.
"Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels
office, as operator of the Euroclear system.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.
"Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Exchange Offer" means an exchange offer pursuant to a registration
statement under the Securities Act, registering securities substantially
identical to the Debentures, as provided by the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Debentures" means the Debentures issued in the Exchange Offer
pursuant to Section 206.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, in each case, as in effect in the United States on the date hereof.
"Global Debenture Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
206(f)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Debentures issued under
this Indenture.
"Global Debentures" means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Debentures and the Unrestricted Global Debentures in the form
of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 201, 206(b)(iv) or
206(d)(ii).
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Debenture is registered in the
Debenture Register.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed or 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.
"Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest
in a Global Debenture through a Participant.
"Initial Purchasers" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Barclays Capital
Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.
"Interest Payment Date" means the Stated Maturity of an installment of
interest on the Debentures.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Issue Date" means the date the Debentures are originally issued under
this Indenture.
"Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared
by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Debentures for use by such Holders
in connection with the Exchange Offer.
"Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest or other
encumbrance; provided, however, that the term "Lien" shall not mean any
easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances and
encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, leases, subleases, licenses,
sublicenses, restrictions on the use of property or defects in the title
thereto.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Debenture, means the date on
which the principal of such Debenture becomes due and payable as therein or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. person, as defined in
Regulation S.
"Offering Memorandum" means the Offering Memorandum dated April 13,
1999, offering Debentures for sale as provided therein.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed in the same manner and
by the same Persons as provided for in a Company Request or a Company Order, 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
(external or in-house) counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to
the Trustee.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Debentures, means, as of the
date of determination, all Debentures theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(i) Debentures theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Debentures 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 Debentures; provided that, if
such Debentures 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;
(iii) Debentures as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to
Section 1102; and
(iv) Debentures which have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of
which other Debentures have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to
this Indenture, other than any such Debentures in respect of which there
shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such
Debentures are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Debentures
are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Debentures owned
by the Company or any other obligor upon the Debentures or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent or waiver, only Debentures which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Debentures 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 Debentures and that the pledgee is not the Company or any
other obligor upon the Debentures or any Affiliate of the Company or of such
other obligor.
"Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or
Cedel, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel,
respectively (and, with respect to The Depository Trust Company, shall include
Euroclear and Cedel).
"Participating Broker-Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or interest on any Debentures on behalf of the Company. The Trustee
shall initially be the Paying Agent.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Predecessor Debenture" of any particular Debenture means every
previous Debenture evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Debenture; and, for the purposes of this
definition, any Debenture authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in
exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debenture
shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Debenture.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
206(g)(i) hereof to be placed on all Debentures issued under this Indenture
except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement entered into by the
Company and the Initial Purchasers in connection with the sale of the
Debentures.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Debenture to be
redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Debenture to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of April 16, 1999, between the Company and the Initial
Purchasers, for the benefit of themselves and the Holders, as the same may be
amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date means the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
"Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Regulation S Global Debenture" means a Regulation S Temporary Global
Debenture or Regulation S Permanent Global Debenture, as appropriate.
"Regulation S Permanent Global Debenture" means a permanent global
Debenture in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Debenture Legend
and the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, and deposited with or on behalf
of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S
Temporary Global Debenture upon expiration of the Restricted Period.
"Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture" means a temporary global
Debenture in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto bearing the Global Debenture Legend
and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures
initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
"Responsible Officer" means any officer of the Trustee within the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee including any vice president, assistant
vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, trust officer, assistant trust
officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions
similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also,
with respect to a particular matter, any other officer of the Trustee to whom
such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity
with the particular subject.
"Restricted Definitive Debenture" means a Definitive Debenture bearing the
Private Placement Legend.
"Restricted Global Debenture" means a Global Debenture bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
"Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in
Regulation S.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 144A Global Debenture" means the form of the Debentures initially
sold to QIBs.
"Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Sale and Lease-Back Transaction" means any transaction entered into by
the Company with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company of any
assets which have been or are to be sold or transferred by the Company to such
Person.
"Secured Debt" has the meaning specified in Section 1006.
"Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 207.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to the Debentures or any
installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in the Debentures as
the fixed date on which the principal thereof or such installment of 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.
"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 such successor Trustee.
"Unrestricted Global Debenture" means a permanent global Debenture in
the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto that bears the Global Debenture Legend
and that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Debenture"
attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in
the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Debentures that do not bear
the Private Placement Legend.
"Unrestricted Definitive Debenture" means one or more Definitive
Debentures that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement
Legend.
"U.S. Government Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 1104.
"U.S. Person" means (i) any individual resident in the United States,
(ii) any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of
the United States, (iii) any estate of which an executor or administrator is a
U.S. Person (other than an estate governed by foreign law and of which at least
one executor or administrator is a non-U.S. Person who has sole or shared
investment discretion with respect to its assets), (iv) any trust of which any
trustee is a U.S. Person (other than a trust of which at least one trustee is a
non-U.S. Person who has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to its
assets and no beneficiary of the trust (and no settler, if the trust is
revocable) is a U.S. Person), (v) any agency or branch of a foreign entity
located in the United States, (vi) any non-discretionary or similar account
(other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the
benefit or account of a U.S. Person, (vii) any discretionary or similar account
(other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized,
incorporated or (if an individual) resident in the United States (other than
such an account held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. Person), (viii)
any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of a
foreign jurisdiction and formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of
investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act (unless it is
organized or incorporated and owned, by "accredited investors" within the
meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act who are not natural persons,
estates or trusts); provided that the term "U.S. Person" shall not include (A) a
branch or agency of a U.S. Person that is located and operating outside the
United States for valid business purposes as a locally regulated branch or
agency engaged in the banking or insurance business, (B) any employee benefit
plan established and administered in accordance with the law, customary
practices and documentation of a foreign country and (C) the international
organizations set forth in Section 902(o)(7) of Regulation S under the
Securities Act and any other similar international organizations, and their
agencies, affiliates and pension plans.
"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 OpinionsSection 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 requirement set forth in
this Indenture.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture 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 statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, such
individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to
enable such individual to express an informed opinion as to whether or not
such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(3) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to TrusteeSection 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 DatesSection 104. Acts of Holders; Record
Dates.
(a) 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.
(b) 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
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.
(c) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, fix any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the
Holders entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or
permitted to be given or taken by Holders. If not set by the Company prior to
the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such
action, or, in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date
for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the
most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant to Section 701)
prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any
record date, only the Holders on such date (or their duly designated proxies)
shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action.
(d) The ownership of Debentures shall be proved by the Debenture
Register.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Debenture shall bind every future Holder of
the same Debenture and the Holder of every Debenture 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 Debenture.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and CompanySection 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 Administration, 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 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.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 such Holder's address as it appears in the Debenture 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. Any notice when mailed
to a Holder in the aforesaid manner shall be deemed conclusively to have been
received by such Holder whether or not actually received by such Holder. 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 ActSection 107. Conflict with Trust
Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of
the Trust Indenture Act that 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
that 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 ContentsSection 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 AssignsSection 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.
Section 110. Separability ClauseSection 110. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Debentures 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 IndentureSection 111. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Debentures, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder
and the Holders of Debentures, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 112. Governing LawSection 112. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Debentures shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 113. Legal HolidaysSection 113. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Debenture shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any
other provision of this Indenture or of the Debentures) payment of interest or
principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity,
provided that no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the
period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 114. Certain Matters Relating to CurrenciesSection 114. Certain Matters
Relating to Currencies.
Whenever any action or Act is to be taken hereunder by the Holders of
Debentures denominated in different currencies or currency units, then for
purposes of determining the principal amount of Debentures held by such Holders,
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures denominated in a foreign
currency or currency unit shall be deemed to be that amount of Dollars that
could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of a spot exchange rate
specified to the Trustee for such series in an Officers' Certificate for
exchanging such foreign currency or currency unit into Dollars as of the date of
the taking of such action or Act by the Holders of the requisite percentage in
principal amount of the Debentures.
The Trustee shall segregate moneys, funds and accounts held by the
Trustee in one currency or currency unit from any moneys, funds or accounts held
in any other currencies or currency units, notwithstanding any provision herein
that would otherwise permit the Trustee to commingle such amounts.
Section 115. Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and
DirectorsSection 115. Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and
Directors.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any), or the interest, if any, on any Debentures of any series, or
for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of
this Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as
such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation,
either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation,
whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the
enforcement of any assessment of penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed
and understood that this Indenture and all the Debentures of each series are
solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatever shall
attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or
director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor
corporation, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor
corporation, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or
under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained
in this Indenture or in any of the Debentures of any series, or to be implied
herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly
released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the
execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Debentures of each series.
Section 116. CounterpartsSection 116. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 117. Assignment to AffiliateSection 117. Assignment to Affiliate.
The Company will have the right at all times to assign by indenture
supplemental hereto any of its rights or obligations under the Indenture to a
direct, indirect, or wholly owned Affiliate of the Company; provided that, in
the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain liable for all such
obligations.
ARTICLE TWO ARTICLE TWO
The Debentures
Section 201. Form, Denominations and Terms.Section 201. Form, Denominations and
Terms.
(a) General. The Debentures and the Trustee's certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Debentures may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
usage. The Debentures shall be in denominations of $100,000 and any integral
multiple of $1,000 above that amount. The aggregate principal amount of
Debentures which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is
limited to $200 million, except for Debentures authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Debentures
pursuant to the provisions hereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Debentures shall constitute,
and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the
Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Debenture conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Debentures. Debentures issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (including the Global
Debenture Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Debenture" attached thereto). Debentures issued in definitive form shall
be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without the
Global Debenture Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Debenture" attached thereto). Each Global Debenture
shall represent such of the outstanding Debentures as shall be specified therein
and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Debentures from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Debentures represented thereby may from time to
time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Debenture to reflect the amount of any
increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debentures
represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions
given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 206 hereof.
(c) Temporary Global Debentures. Debentures offered and sold in
reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of Exhibit A-2
attached hereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the
Debentures represented thereby with the Trustee, at its Cincinnati office, as
custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or
the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on
behalf of Euroclear or Cedel Bank, duly executed by the Company and
authenticated by the Trustee as herein provided. The Restricted Period shall be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of (i) a written certificate from the
Depositary, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Cedel Bank
certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial
ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S
Temporary Global Debenture (except to the extent of any beneficial owners
thereof who acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant
to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who will
take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest in a Rule 144A Global
Debenture, all as contemplated by Section 206(a)(ii)), and (ii) an Officers'
Certificate from the Company. Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture
shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in Regulation S Permanent Global
Debentures pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the
authentication of Regulation S Permanent Global Debentures, the Trustee shall
cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture. The aggregate principal
amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture and the Regulation S
Permanent Global Debentures may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided.
(d) Euroclear and Cedel Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the
"Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and Conditions
Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions of Cedel Bank"
and "Customer Handbook" of Cedel Bank shall be applicable to transfers of
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture and the
Regulation S Permanent Global Debentures that are held by Participants through
Euroclear or Cedel Bank.
Section 202. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.Section 202.
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Debentures shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman
of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President, one of its Vice
Presidents, or its Treasurer. The signature of any of these officers on the
Debentures may be manual or facsimile.
Debentures 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 Debentures or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Debentures.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Debentures executed by the Company to the
Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication
and delivery of such Debentures. The Company Order shall specify the amount of
Debentures to be authenticated and whether the Debentures are to be Exchange
Debentures, and shall further specify the amount of such Debentures to be issued
as a Global Debenture and the form thereof. The Trustee in accordance with such
Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Debentures as in this
Indenture provided and not otherwise.
Each Debenture shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Debenture shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Debenture a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any
Debenture shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Debenture has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 203. Temporary Debentures.Section 203. Temporary Debentures.
Pending the preparation of definitive Debentures, the Company may
execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
temporary Debentures which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed
or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the
tenor of the definitive Debentures in lieu of which they are issued and with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as
the officers executing such Debentures may determine, as evidenced by their
execution of such Debentures.
If temporary Debentures are issued, the Company will cause definitive
Debentures to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of
definitive Debentures, the temporary Debentures shall be exchangeable for
definitive Debentures upon surrender of the temporary Debentures at any office
or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 1002, without charge to
the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Debentures the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Debentures of
authorized denominations. Until so exchanged the temporary Debentures shall in
all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Debentures.
Section 204. Debenture Registrar and Paying Agent.Section 204. Debenture
Registrar and Paying Agent.
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 designated pursuant to Section 1002 being herein sometimes
collectively referred to as the "Debenture Register") in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Debentures and of transfers of Debentures. The Trustee is hereby
appointed "Debenture Registrar" for the purpose of registering Debentures and
transfers of Debentures as herein provided. The Trustee is also appointed to act
as Debenture Custodian with respect to the Global Debentures.
The Company shall also maintain an office or agency where Debentures may be
presented for payment. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the
Paying Agent for the Debentures. The Depositary is hereby appointed the
Depositary for the Debentures.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Debentures, 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 Debentures, other than
exchanges pursuant to Section 203 or 906 not involving any transfer.
Section 205. Replacement Debentures.Section 205. Replacement Debentures.
If any mutilated Debenture is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a new Debenture 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 Debenture and
(ii) such debenture 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 Debenture 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 Debenture, a new
Debenture of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debenture has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Debenture, pay such Debenture.
Upon the issuance of any new Debenture 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 Debenture issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any
destroyed, lost or stolen Debenture shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or
stolen Debenture 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 Debentures duly issued hereunder.
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 Debentures.
Section 206. Transfer and Exchange of DebenturesSection 206. Transfer and
Exchange of Debentures.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Debentures. A Global Debenture may
not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another
nominee of the Depositary, the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor
Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Debentures will
be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Debentures if (i) the Company
delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or
unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such
notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines
that the Global Debentures (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for
Definitive Debentures and delivers a written notice to such effect to the
Trustee; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global
Debenture be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Debentures prior to (x) the
expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Debenture
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(B) under
the Securities Act or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a
default or an Event of Default and the Trustee receives a request from the
Depositary to issue Definitive Debentures. Upon the occurrence of any of the
preceding events, Definitive Debentures shall be issued in such names as the
Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Debentures also may be replaced,
in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 203 and 205. Every Debenture
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Debenture
or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 206 or Sections 203 or 205,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Debenture. A Global Debenture may not be exchanged for another Debenture other
than as provided in this Section 206(a), however, beneficial interests in a
Global Debenture may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 206(b),
(c) or (f) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Debentures.
The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Debentures shall
be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in
the Restricted Global Debentures shall be subject to restrictions on transfer
comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities
Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Debentures also shall
require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as
well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global
Debenture. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Debenture may
be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Debenture in
accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private
Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of
the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the
Temporary Regulation S Global Debentures may not be made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an
Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global
Debenture may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture.
No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to
the Debenture Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 206(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests
in Global Debentures. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 206(b)(i) above,
the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Debenture Registrar either (A)(1) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be
credited a beneficial interest in another Global Debenture in an amount
equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2)
instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited
with such increase or (B)(1) a written order from a Participant or an
Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
Definitive Debenture in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to
be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the
Depositary to the Debenture Registrar containing information regarding
the Person in whose name such Definitive Debenture shall be registered
to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided
that in no event shall Definitive Debentures be issued upon the
transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Debenture prior to (x) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Debenture Registrar of any
certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities Act.
Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance
with Section 206(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 206(b)(ii)
shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Debenture
Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal
delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interest in the Restricted
Global Debentures. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for
transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Debentures
contained in this Supplemental Indenture and the Debentures or
otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust
the principal amount of the relevant Global Debenture(s) pursuant to
Section 206(h).
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted
Global Debenture. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global
Debenture may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global
Debenture if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section
206(b)(ii) above and the Debenture Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Debenture, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global
Debenture or the Regulation S Global Debenture, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a
Restricted Global Debenture for Beneficial Interests in the
Unrestricted Global Debenture. A beneficial interest in any Restricted
Global Debenture may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture or transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture if the exchange or
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 206(b)(ii) above
and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Debentures or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or
(D) the Debenture Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Debenture, a certificate from such
holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Debenture, a certificate from such
holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Debenture Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Debenture Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D)
at a time when an Unrestricted Global Debenture has not yet been
issued, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate,
pursuant to Section 202, one or more Unrestricted Global Debentures in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Debenture cannot be
exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in
the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Debentures.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Debentures to Restricted
Definitive Debentures. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for a Restricted Definitive Debenture or to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted
Definitive Debenture, then, upon receipt by the Debenture Registrar of the
following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Restricted Definitive Debenture, a certificate from such holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a)
thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a
Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b)
thereof; or
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Global Debenture to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 206(h)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive
Debenture in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Debenture
issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Debenture pursuant to this Section 206(c) shall be registered in such name
or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder
of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Debenture Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Debentures to the
Persons in whose names such Debentures are so registered. Any Definitive
Debenture issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture pursuant to this Section 206(c)(i) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer
contained therein.
(ii) Restrictions on Exchanges of Regulation S Temporary Global
Debentures. Notwithstanding Sections 206(c)(i)(A) and (C), a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture may not be
exchanged for a Definitive Debenture or transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Debenture prior to (x) the
expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Debenture
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the
Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule
903 or Rule 904.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Debentures to
Unrestricted Definitive Debentures. A holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture may exchange such beneficial interest for an
Unrestricted Definitive Debenture or may transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Debenture only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in
the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Debentures or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Debenture Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Debenture that does not bear the
Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(b) thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture proposes to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a Definitive Debenture that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Debenture Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require,
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Debenture
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance
with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Debentures to
Unrestricted Definitive Debentures. If any holder of a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Debenture proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Debenture or to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive
Debenture, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
206(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount
of the applicable Global Debenture to be reduced accordingly pursuant to
Section 206(h), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
Definitive Debenture in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive
Debenture issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 206(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such
authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Debenture Registrar through instructions from
the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee
shall deliver such Definitive Debentures to the Persons in whose names such
Debentures are so registered. Any Definitive Debenture issued in exchange
for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 206(c)(iv) shall not
bear the Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Debentures for Beneficial
Interests.
(i) Restricted Definitive Debentures to Beneficial Interests
in Restricted Global Debentures. If any Holder of a Restricted
Definitive Debenture proposes to exchange such Debenture for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture or to
transfer such Restricted Definitive Debentures to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Debenture, then, upon receipt by the Debenture
Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive
Debenture proposes to exchange such Debenture for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Definitive Debenture is being transferred
to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities
Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Debenture is being
transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction
in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities
Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Debenture is being
transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule
144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(a) thereof, or
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Debenture is being
transferred to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Debenture is being
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Debenture, increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Debenture, in the case
of clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Debenture, and in the case of
clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Debenture.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Debentures to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Debentures. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive
Debenture may exchange such Debenture for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Debenture or transfer such Restricted Definitive
Debenture to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Debentures or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Debenture Registrar receives the following:
(1) If the Holder of such Definitive Debentures proposes to
exchange such Debentures for a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Debenture, a certificate from such Holder in
the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in
item (1)(c) thereof; or
(2) If the Holder of such Definitive Debentures proposes to
transfer such Debentures to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted
Global Debenture, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), and if the
Debenture Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require,
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Debenture
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance
with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 206(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Debentures and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the
Unrestricted Global Debenture.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Debentures to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Debentures. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive
Debenture may exchange such Debenture for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Debenture or transfer such Definitive Debentures to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Debenture at any time. Upon receipt of a request for
such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable
Unrestricted Definitive Debenture and increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Debentures.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Debenture to a beneficial
interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above
at a time when an Unrestricted Global Debenture has not yet been issued, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, pursuant to Section 202,
one or more Unrestricted Global Debentures in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of Definitive Debentures so transferred.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Debentures for Definitive
Debentures. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Debentures and such Holder's
compliance with the provisions of this Section 206(e), the Debenture Registrar
shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Debentures. Prior to such
registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or
surrender to the Debenture Registrar the Definitive Debentures duly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Debenture Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by the Holder's attorney,
duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any
additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required
pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 206(e).
(i) Restricted Definitive Debentures to Restricted Definitive
Debentures. Any Restricted Definitive Debenture may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of
a Restricted Definitive Debenture if the Debenture Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule
904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel
required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Debentures to Unrestricted Definitive
Debentures. Any Restricted Definitive Debenture may be exchanged by the
Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Debenture or transferred to a
Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Debenture if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Debentures or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Debenture Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Debentures
proposes to exchange such Debentures for an Unrestricted
Definitive Debenture, a certificate from such Holder in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d)
thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Debentures
proposes to transfer such Debentures to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive
Debenture, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Debenture
Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer
contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Debentures to Unrestricted Definitive
Debentures. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Debentures may transfer
such Debentures to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Debenture. Upon receipt of a request to register
such a transfer, the Debenture Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Debentures pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and
the Trustee shall authenticate, pursuant to Section 202, (i) one or more
Unrestricted Global Debentures in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Debentures
tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of
Transmittal that (x) they are not broker-dealers, (y) they are not participating
in a distribution of the Exchange Debentures and (z) they are not affiliates (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange
Offer and (ii) Definitive Debentures in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Debentures accepted for
exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such
Debentures, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Restricted Global Debentures to be reduced accordingly, and the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Debentures so accepted
Definitive Debentures in the appropriate principal amount.
(g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all
Global Debentures and Definitive Debentures issued under this Indenture
unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this
Indenture.
(i) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by
subparagraph (B) below, each Global Debenture and each Definitive
Debenture (and all Debentures issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the
following form:
"THIS DEBENTURE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR
TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS, EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH IN THE NEXT SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR
OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE HOLDER: (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED
IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (A "QIB"), OR (B) IT
HAS ACQUIRED THIS DEBENTURE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2)
AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS
DEBENTURE EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, (B) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QIB IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (C) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN
A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO
EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS DEBENTURE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN IS
TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION" AND
"UNITED STATES" HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THE TRUSTEE TO REFUSE
TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE IN VIOLATION OF THE
FOREGOING."
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Debenture or
Definitive Debenture issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv),
(c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) of this
Section 206 (and all Debentures issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global Debenture Legend. Each Global Debenture shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
"UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK
CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO.
OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL,
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN."
(iii) Regulation S Temporary Global Debenture Legend. The Regulation S
Temporary Global Debenture shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
"THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL
DEBENTURE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS
EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED DEBENTURES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN
THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR
THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL
DEBENTURE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST
HEREON."
(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Debentures. At such time
as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Debenture have been exchanged
for Definitive Debentures or a particular Global Debenture has been redeemed,
repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Debenture
shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with
Section 209. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest
in a Global Debenture is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global
Debenture or for Definitive Debentures, the principal amount of Debentures
represented by such Global Debenture shall be reduced accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Debenture by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the
beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global
Debenture, such other Global Debenture shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Debenture by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global
Debentures and Definitive Debentures upon the Company's order or at
the Registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial
interest in a Global Debenture or to a Holder of a Definitive
Debenture for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer
tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge
payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to this Section 206).
(iii) The Debenture Registrar shall not be required to register
the transfer of or exchange any Debenture selected for redemption in
whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Debenture being
redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Debentures and Definitive Debentures issued upon
any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Debentures or
Definitive Debentures shall be the valid obligations of the Company,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture, as the Global Debentures or Definitive Debentures
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register
the transfer of or to exchange any Debentures during a period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any
selection of Debentures for redemption under Section 301 hereof and
ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to
register the transfer of or to exchange any Debenture so selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any
Debenture being redeemed in part or (c) to register the transfer of or
to exchange a Debenture between a record date and the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date.
(vi) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Debentures and
Definitive Debentures in accordance with the provisions of Section
202.
(vii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel
required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 206
to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile.
Section 207. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights PreservedSection 207. Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Interest on any Debenture 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 Debenture (or one or more Predecessor Debentures) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Debenture 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 Debentures (or their respective Predecessor
Debentures) 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 Debenture 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 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 mailed, first-class postage prepaid,
to each Holder at his address as it appears in the Debenture Register, 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 Debentures (or their respective Predecessor Debentures)
are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and
shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Debentures 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 Debenture
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other Debenture shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Debenture.
Section 208. Persons Deemed Owners.Section 208. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Debenture 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 Debenture is registered as the owner of such
Debenture for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium (if any)
and (subject to Section 207) interest on such Debenture and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Debenture 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 209. Cancellation.Section 209. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation
any Debentures previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the
Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the
Trustee for cancellation any Debentures previously authenticated hereunder
which the Company has not issued and sold. The Trustee shall cancel and
destroy all Debentures surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange,
payment or cancellation and shall deliver certificates of destruction to
the Company, all in accordance with its customary practices. The Company
may not issue new Debentures to replace Debentures it has paid in full or
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 210. Computation of Interest.Section 210. Computation of Interest.
Interest on the Debentures shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 211. CUSIP NumbersSection 211. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Debentures may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee may use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of
redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as
printed on the Debentures or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Debentures, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE THREE ARTICLE THREE
Redemption of Debentures
Section 301. RedemptionSection 301. Redemption.
The Debentures shall not be subject to redemption prior to their Stated
Maturity except as follows:
(a) Optional Redemption. The Debentures are redeemable, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the option of the Company on any date (each, a
"Redemption Date") at a redemption price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of the
principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed and (b) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon
(exclusive of interest accrued to such Redemption Date) discounted to such
Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, plus, in either
case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to such
Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the
Debentures that are due and payable on an Interest Payment Date falling on or
prior to the relevant Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Debentures registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular
Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Sections 207 and 208.
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any Redemption Date for
Debentures (a) the yield, under the heading that represents the average for the
immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical
release designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication that is published
weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and that
establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted
to constant maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities," for the
maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is
within three months before or after the Final Maturity Date, yields for the two
published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue
shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated
from such yields on a straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b)
if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week
preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per
annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable
Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated
on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. As used in the
immediately preceding sentence and in the definition of "Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations" below, the term "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions
in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security
selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to
the remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at
the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in
pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of the Debentures.
"Independent Investment Banker" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc. or, if such
firm is unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an
independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the
Trustee after consultation with the Company.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any Redemption Date
for Debentures (a) the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for
such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Salomon Smith Barney Inc.,
Barclays Capital Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of
the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in
the City of New York (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company will substitute
therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by
the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. New York
City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
"Final Maturity Date" means April 15, 2004.
Notice of any redemption by the Company will be mailed at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the relevant Redemption Date to each holder of
Debentures to be redeemed. If less than all the Debentures are to be redeemed at
the option of the Company, the Trustee will select, in such manner as it deems
fair and appropriate, the Debentures to be redeemed.
Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and
after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Debentures or
portions thereof called for redemption.
Section 302. Selection by Trustee of Debentures to Be RedeemedSection 302.
Selection by Trustee of Debentures to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Debentures are to be redeemed (unless all the
Debentures are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single
Debenture), the particular Debentures to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding
Debentures 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 Debenture
of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of
any Debenture shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less
than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Debenture. If less than all
the Debentures are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single
Debenture), the particular Debentures to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding
Debentures not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding
sentence.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Debentures selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Debentures
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 Debenture, whether such
Debenture 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
Debenture shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than
the minimum authorized denomination) for such Debenture.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Debentures shall relate,
in the case of any Debentures redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Debentures which has been or is to be
redeemed.
Section 303. Notice of RedemptionSection 303. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given to each Holder of Debentures to be
redeemed, at such Holder's address appearing in the Debenture Register.
All notices of redemption shall identify the Debentures to be redeemed
and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price,
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Debentures consisting of more than a
single Debenture are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
partial redemption of any such Debentures, the principal amounts) of the
particular Debentures to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding
Debentures consisting of a single Debenture are to be redeemed, the principal
amount of the particular Debenture to be redeemed,
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Debenture to be redeemed and, if applicable, that
interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(5) the place or places where each such Debenture is to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price.
Notice of redemption of Debentures to be redeemed shall be irrevocable.
The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively
presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In
any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the
Holder of any Debenture designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall
not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other
Debenture.
Section 304. Deposit of Redemption PriceSection 304. Deposit of Redemption
Price.
On or before 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 Debentures
which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 305. Debentures Payable on Redemption DateSection 305. Debentures
Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Debentures 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 Debentures shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any
such Debenture for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Debenture
shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued
interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of
interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be
payable to the Holders of such Debentures, or one or more Predecessor
Debentures, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record
Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 207.
Section 306. Debentures Redeemed in PartSection 306. Debentures Redeemed in
Part.
Any Debenture which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered
at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 1002
(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 Debenture without service charge, a new Debenture
or Debentures 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 Debenture so surrendered; provided,
however, that a Depositary need not surrender a Global Debenture for a partial
redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on such Global Debenture of
such partial redemption. In the case of a partial redemption of a Global
Debenture, the Depositary, and in turn, the participants in the Depositary,
shall have the responsibility to select any Debentures to be redeemed by random
lot.
ARTICLE FOUR ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.Section 401. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Debentures herein
expressly provided for), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the
Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Debentures theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
(i) Debentures which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have
been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Debentures 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 Debentures 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, and the Company, in the case of (A)(i) or (ii) above, has
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in
trust for the purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the
entire indebtedness evidenced by such Debentures not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and interest
to the date of such deposit (in the case of Debentures which have
become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity, 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.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607 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.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 Debentures 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 interest for
whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
Section 501. Events of Default.Section 501. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events (whatever the reason for such Event of 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):
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Debenture when it
becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30
days; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of any Debenture at its
Maturity; or
(3) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant, agreement
or condition of the Company in this Indenture or the Debentures, and
continuance of such default for a period of 90 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 35% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Debentures a written notice specifying such
default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default" hereunder; or
(4) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company of a voluntary 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, 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 90
consecutive days; or
(5) 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,
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.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and AnnulmentSection 502.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than those specified in Sections 501(4)
and 501(5)) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or
the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures may declare the principal of all the Debentures 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 shall become
immediately due and payable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default
specified in Sections 501(4) or 501(5), all Outstanding Debentures will ipso
facto become due and payable without any declaration or other Act on the part of
the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration 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 majority
in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures, 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 Debentures,
(B) the principal of any Debentures which have become due otherwise
than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate
borne by the Debentures,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
upon overdue interest at the rate borne by the Debentures, 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 any other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of
Debentures 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
TrusteeSection 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 Debenture 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 any Debenture at the
Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the
Holders of such Debentures, the whole amount then due and payable on such
Debentures for principal and interest, and, to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and on
any overdue interest, at the rate borne by the Debentures, and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Debentures occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion, subject to applicable law,
proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders 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 ClaimSection 504. Trustee May File
Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Debentures), 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
Debentures 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 DebenturesSection
505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Debentures.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Debentures
may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Debentures 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, 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, and any other
amounts due the Trustee under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the
Holders of the Debentures in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.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 of, premium
(if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Debentures 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: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of,
premium (if any) and interest on the Debentures 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
Debentures for principal and interest, respectively.
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Company.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Debenture 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 Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of 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 Debentures;
it being understood and intended that no one or more 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 Holders,
or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders
or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein
provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest.Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of
any Debenture shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of, premium (if any) and (subject to Section
307) interest on such Debenture on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in
such Debenture (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.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.Section 510. Rights and Remedies
Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debentures 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 WaiverSection 511. Delay or Omission Not
Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Debenture
to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of 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 HoldersSection 512. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures 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, 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.Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Debentures may on behalf of the Holders of all the Debentures waive
any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of, premium (if any) or interest
on any Debenture, 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 Debenture affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
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.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 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 the suit, and the court may assess reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, against any party litigant in the
suit having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses
made by the party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply
to any suit instituted by the Company, to any Suit instituted by the Trustee, to
any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate
more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures of any series,
or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of
the principal of or interest on any Debenture on or after the Stated Maturity of
such Debenture (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.Section 515. Waiver of 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 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 ARTICLE SIX
The Trustee
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.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.Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
The Trustee shall give the Holders notice of any default hereunder 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 501(3), 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, an Event of
Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(a) 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;
(b) 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 of the Company may be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e) 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;
(f) 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;
(g) 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; and
(h) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals.Section 604. Not Responsible for
Recitals.
The recitals contained herein and in the Debentures, except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company,
and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee
makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or
of the Debentures. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Company of the Debentures or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Debentures.Section 605. May Hold Debentures.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Debenture Registrar or any other
agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Debentures 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, Paying Agent, Debenture Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.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 in writing with the Company.
Section 607. Compensation and ReimbursementSection 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 negligence 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 this trust, including the reasonable 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.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 607 shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. To secure the Company's payment
obligations in this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the
Debentures on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except
that held in trust to pay principal and interest on the Debentures. Such lien
shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee
incurs expenses or renders services after a Default or an Event of Default
specified in Sections 501(4) or 501(5) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and
counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under U.S. Code,
Title 11 or any other similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of
debtors.
Section 608. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.Section 608.
Disqualification; 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.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.Section 609. Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which 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 such Person 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 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 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.Section 610.
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) 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 under Section 611.
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee 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.
(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures, delivered to the
Trustee and to the Company.
(d) 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 Debenture 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, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee, or (ii) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide
Holder of a Debenture 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 and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) 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, the
Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. If,
within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the
occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee shall be appointed by Act of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the
successor Trustee and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If no successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company or the
Holders and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder
who has been a bona fide Holder of a Debenture 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.
(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
the Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders in the
manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the
successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.Section 611. Acceptance of
Appointment by Successor.
Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder 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 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. 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.
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 Successor to BusinessSection
612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Successor 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 Debentures 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 Debentures so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Debentures.
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.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 Debentures), 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). For purposes of Section 311(b) (4) and
(6) of the Trust Indenture Act, the following terms shall mean:
(a) "cash transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for
goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods
or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or
bankers and payable upon demand; and
(b) "self-liquidating paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance
or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for
the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment,
storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents
evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or
merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods,
wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security
is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor
relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or
incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.
ARTICLE SEVEN ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company
Section 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.Section
701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee
(a) on each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such Regular
Record Date, and
(b) 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 Debenture Registrar; provided, however, that no such list need be
furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Debenture Registrar.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.Section 702.
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(a) 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 in its capacity as Debenture
Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or under the Debentures, and the corresponding
rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture
Act.
(c) Every Holder of Debentures, 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.Section 703. Reports by Trustee.
(a) 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.
Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more than 12
months shall be transmitted no later than January 31, in each calendar year,
commencing in January 2000.
(b) 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 the
Debentures are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company
will notify the Trustee when the Debentures are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 704. Reports by Company.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. In the event the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, it shall file with the Trustee upon request the information
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE EIGHT ARTICLE EIGHT
Consolidation, Merger and Sale
Section 801. Consolidations and Mergers Permitted.Section 801. Consolidations
and Mergers Permitted.
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Debentures shall
prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other
corporation or corporations (whether or not affiliated with the Company), or
successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or
successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance,
transfer or other disposition of the assets or property of the Company or its
successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any
other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company or its successor
or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however,
the Company hereby covenants and agrees that, upon any such consolidation,
merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, the due and punctual
payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the
Debentures, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and
observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be kept or
performed by the Company, shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture
(which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in
effect) satisfactory in form to the Trustee executed and delivered to the
Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which the Company
shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have acquired such assets
or property.
Section 802. Rights and Duties of Successor CompanySection 802. Rights and
Duties of Successor Company.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer
or other disposition and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory
in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on all of the Debentures and the due and punctual
performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be
performed by the Company, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein
as the party of the first part, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall
be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Debentures. Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and may
issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company or any other
predecessor obligor on the Debentures, any or all of the Debentures issuable
hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor company, instead
of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this
Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any
Debentures which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers
of the predecessor Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Debentures
which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and
delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Debentures so issued shall in
all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the
Debentures theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture as though all of such Debentures had been issued at the date of the
execution hereof.
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Debentures shall
prevent the Company from merging into itself or acquiring by purchase or
otherwise all or any part of the property of any other corporation (whether or
not affiliated with the Company).
Section 803. Opinion of CounselSection 803. Opinion of Counsel.
The Trustee may receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence
that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this
Article.
ARTICLE NINE ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of HoldersSection 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 Debentures; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders,
or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders;
or
(4) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein
which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture
which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, provided
that such action pursuant to this Clause (4) shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders in any material respect.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the
execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any further
appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section
may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the
Holders of any of the Debentures at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of
the provisions of Section 902.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of HoldersSection 902.
Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures, 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
supplemental 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 under this Indenture;
provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Debenture affected thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of
interest on, any Debenture, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate
of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or
change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Debenture 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 Date), or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures, 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
1011, 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 Outstanding Debenture affected thereby.
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 IndenturesSection 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, in
addition to the documents required by Section 102, 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 IndenturesSection 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 Debentures theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture ActSection 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 Debentures to Supplemental IndenturesSection 906.
Reference in Debentures to Supplemental Indentures.
Debentures 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 Debentures 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 Debentures.
ARTICLE TEN ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and InterestSection 1001. Payment of
Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company shall duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium (if
any) and interest on the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the
Debentures and this Indenture.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or AgencySection 1002. Maintenance of Office
or Agency.
The Company shall maintain in the City of Cincinnati, an office or agency
where Debentures may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Debentures
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debentures and this
Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written 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, surrenders, 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 Debentures 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 the
City of Cincinnati, for such purposes. The Company shall 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 Debentures Payments to Be Held in TrustSection 1003.
Money for Debentures Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it shall,
on or before each due date of the principal of or interest on any of the
Debentures, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal or interest so becoming due until
such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to
act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will,
prior to each due date of the principal of, premium (if any) or interest on any
Debentures, 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 shall cause each Paying Agent 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 (i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (ii) during the continuance of any
default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Debentures) in the making
of any payment in respect of the Debentures, upon the written request of the
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying
Agent as such.
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 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 interest on any
Debenture and remaining unclaimed for 18 months 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 Debenture 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 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 shall be repaid to the Company.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to DefaultSection 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. ExistenceSection 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Company shall do or cause to be done all
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 of the Company 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.
Section 1006. Maintenance of PropertiesSection 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.
Section 1007. Payment of Taxes and Other ClaimsSection 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. Book-Entry SystemSection 1008. Book-Entry System.
If the Debentures cease to trade in the Depositary's book-entry
settlement system, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall use reasonable
efforts to make such other book-entry arrangements that it determines are
reasonable for the Debentures.
Section 1009. Liens.
The Company shall not issue, assume or guarantee any Debt secured by a
Lien upon any property or assets (other than cash) of the Company without at the
same time effectively providing that the outstanding Debentures (together with
any other indebtedness or obligation then existing or thereafter created ranking
equally with the Debentures) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior
to) such Debt for so long as such Debt shall be so secured. The foregoing
restriction on Liens shall not, however, apply to:
(a) Liens in existence on the date of original issuance of the Debentures;
(b) (i) any Lien created or arising over any property which is acquired,
constructed or created by the Company, but only if (A) such Lien secures only
principal amounts (not exceeding the cost of such acquisition, construction or
creation) of Debt incurred for the purposes of such acquisition, construction or
creation, together with any costs, expenses, interest and fees incurred in
relation thereto or a guarantee given in respect thereof, (B) such Lien is
created or arises on or before 90 days after the completion of such acquisition,
construction or creation and (C) such Lien is confined solely to the property so
acquired, constructed or created; or (ii) any Lien to secure Debt of the Company
incurred in connection with a specifically identifiable project where the Lien
relates and is confined to a property or properties (including, without
limitation, shares or other rights of ownership in the entity(ies) which own
such property or project) involved in such project and acquired by the Company
after the date of original issuance of the Debentures and the recourse of the
creditors in respect of such Debt is limited to any or all of such project and
property (including the foregoing shares or other rights of ownership;
(c) any Lien securing amounts not more than 90 days overdue or otherwise
being contested in good faith;
(d) (i) rights of financial institutions to offset credit balances in
connection with the operation of cash management programs established for the
benefit of the Company or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit
for the benefit of the Company; (ii) any Lien securing Debt of the Company
incurred in connection with the financing of accounts receivable; (iii) any Lien
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including, but not
limited to, (A) any mechanics', materialmen's, carriers', workmen's, vendors' or
other like Liens and (B) any Liens securing amounts in connection with workers'
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security; (iv)
any Lien upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of the
Company securing obligations of the Company in respect of bankers' acceptances
issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase,
shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; (v) any Lien incurred or
deposits made securing the performance of tenders, bids, leases, trade contracts
(other than for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety bonds, appeal
bonds, government contracts, performance bonds, return-of-money bonds and other
obligations of like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (vi) any
Lien constituted by a right of set off or right over a margin call account or
any form of cash or cash collateral or any similar arrangement for obligations
incurred in respect of the hedging or management of risks under transactions
involving any currency or interest rate swap, cap or collar arrangements,
forward exchange transaction, option, warrant, forward rate agreement, futures
contract or other derivative instrument of any kind; (vii) any Lien arising out
of title retention or like provisions in connection with the purchase of goods
and equipment in the ordinary course of business; and (viii) any Lien securing
reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, guarantees and other forms of
credit enhancement given in connection with the purchase of goods and equipment
in the ordinary course of business;
(e) (i) Liens on any property or assets acquired from a corporation which
is merged with or into the Company and is not created in anticipation of any
such transaction (unless such Lien was created to secure or provide for the
payment of any part of the purchase price of such corporation) and (ii) any Lien
on any property or assets existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the
Company and which is not created in anticipation of such acquisition (unless
such Lien was created to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the
purchase price of such property or assets);
(f) (i) Liens required by any contract or statute in order to permit the
Company to perform any contract or subcontract made by it with or at the request
of a governmental entity or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof,
or to secure partial, progress, advance or any other payments by the Company to
such governmental unit pursuant to the provisions of any contract or statute;
(ii) any Lien securing industrial revenue, development or similar bonds issued
by or for the benefit of the Company, provided that such industrial revenue,
development or similar bonds are nonrecourse to the Company; and (iii) any Lien
securing taxes or assessments or other applicable governmental charges or
levies;
(g) (i) any Lien which arises pursuant to any order of
attachment, distraint or similar legal process arising in connection
with court proceedings and any Lien which secures the reimbursement
obligation for any bond obtained in connection with an appeal taken in
any court proceeding, so long as the execution or other enforcement of
such Lien arising pursuant to such legal process is effectively stayed
and the claims secured thereby are being contested in good faith and,
if appropriate, by appropriate legal proceedings, or any Lien in favor
of a plaintiff or defendant in any action before a court or tribunal as
security for costs or expenses; or (ii) any Lien arising by operation
of law or by order of a court or tribunal or any lien arising by an
agreement of similar effect, including, without limitation, judgement
liens; or
(h) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions,
renewals or replacements), as a whole or in part, of any Liens referred to in
the foregoing clauses, for amounts not exceeding the principal amount of the
Debt secured by the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced, provided that such
extension, renewal or replacement Lien is limited to all or a part of the same
property or assets that were covered by the Lien extended, renewed or replaced
(plus improvements on such property or assets).
Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, the Company shall be
entitled, in addition to amounts permitted by this Section 1009, to create
Indebtedness secured by Liens to the extent provided in the second paragraph of
Section 1010.
Section 1010. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions.
So long as any of the Debentures remain Outstanding, the Company shall
not enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction unless: (i) such transaction
involves a lease for a temporary period not to exceed three years; (ii) such
transaction is between the Company and an affiliate of the Company; (iii) the
Company would be entitled to incur Debt secured by a Lien on the assets or
property involved in such transaction at least equal in amount to the
Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, without
equally and ratably securing the Debentures, as provided in Section 1009; (iv)
such transaction is entered into within 90 days after the initial acquisition by
the Company of the assets or property subject to such transaction; (v) the
Company, within the 12 months preceding the sale or transfer or the 12 months
following the sale or transfer, regardless of when such sale or transfer may
have been made by the Company, applies in the case of a sale or transfer for
cash, an amount equal to the net proceeds thereof and, in the case of a sale or
transfer otherwise than for cash, an amount equal to the fair value of the
assets so leased at the time of entering into such arrangement (as determined by
the Board of Directors of the Company), (a) to the retirement of Debt, incurred
or assumed by the Company which by its terms matures at, or is extendible or
renewable at the option of the obligor to, a date more than 12 months after the
date of incurring, assuming or guaranteeing such Debt or (b) to investment in
any assets of the Company.
Notwithstanding the restrictions on Liens set forth in Section 1009 and
restrictions on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions set forth in this Section 1010,
the Company shall be entitled, in addition to amounts permitted under such
restrictions, to create Indebtedness secured by Liens, or to enter into Sale and
Lease-Back Transactions; provided that, after giving effect thereto, the
aggregate outstanding amount of all such Indebtedness secured by Liens plus
Attributable Debt resulting from such Sale and Lease-Back Transactions shall not
exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any
covenant or condition set forth in this Indenture if before the time for such
compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Debentures shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such
compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or
condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant 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 covenant or condition shall remain in full force and
effect.
ARTICLE ELEVEN ARTICLE ELEVEN
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Section 1101. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant
DefeasanceSection 1101. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.
The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1102 or
Section 1103 applied to the Outstanding Debentures upon compliance with the
conditions set forth below in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced
by a Board Resolution.
Section 1102. Defeasance and DischargeSection 1102. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to the Outstanding Debentures, the Company shall be deemed to have been
discharged from its obligations with respect to such Debentures as provided in
this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1104 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 the Outstanding Debentures and to have satisfied all
its other obligations under such Debentures and this Indenture insofar as such
Debentures 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 Debentures to receive, solely from the trust fund
described in Section 1104 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments
in respect of the principal of, premium (if any) and interest on such Debentures
when payments are due, (2) the Company's obligations with respect to such
Debentures 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 the Outstanding Debentures notwithstanding
the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1103 applied to such
Debentures.
Section 1103. Covenant DefeasanceSection 1103. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Debentures, (1) the Company shall be released from its
obligations under Sections 801, 1006 and 1007, and (2) the occurrence of any
event specified in Sections 501(3) (with respect to any of Sections 1006 and
1007) or 501(4) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in
each case with respect to such Debentures as provided in this Section on and
after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1104 are satisfied
(hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to such Debentures, 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
in the case of Section 501(3)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in
any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the
remainder of this Indenture and such Debentures shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1104. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant DefeasanceSection 1104.
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section
1102 or Section 1103 to the then Outstanding Debentures:
(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 Debentures, (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, premium (if any) and interest on such
Debentures on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture and such Debentures. 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 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 1102 apply to such
Debentures, 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 Debentures 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 Debentures 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 1103 apply to such
Debentures, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Debentures 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 Debentures 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 such Debentures, if then listed on any securities
exchange, will not be delisted as a result of such deposit.
(5) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default with respect to such Debentures shall have occurred
and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event
specified in Sections 501(5) and 501(6), 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).
(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 Debentures 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 the Company 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) 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 1105. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in
Trust; Miscellaneous ProvisionsSection 1105. 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 1106, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to
collectively as the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 1104 in respect of the
Outstanding Debentures shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in
accordance with the provisions of such Debentures 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 Debentures, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
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 1104 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 Debentures.
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 1104 with
respect to the Outstanding Debentures 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 Debentures.
Section 1106. ReinstatementSection 1106. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with this Article with respect to the Outstanding Debentures 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 Debentures from which the Company has
been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1102 or 1103 shall be revived
and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with
respect to such Debentures, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1105 with respect
to such Debentures in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if
the Company makes any payment of principal of or interest on any such Debenture
following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Debentures to receive such payment
from the money so held in trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
CINERGY CORP.
By /s/ William L. Sheafer
William L. Sheafer
Vice President and Treasurer
FIFTH THIRD BANK
By /s/ Kerry R. Byrne
Kerry R. Byrne
Vice President
EXHIBIT A-1
------------------
(FORM OF FACE OF DEBENTURE)
No. R-1 $__________
CUSIP No.
CINERGY CORP.
6.125% DEBENTURE DUE 2004
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.])footnote reference)FICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN, THE HOLDER: (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (A "QIB"), OR (B) IT
HAS ACQUIRED THIS DEBENTURE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS DEBENTURE EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, (B) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QIB
PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (C) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING
THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO
WHOM THIS DEBENTURE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION"
AND "UNITED STATES" HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THE
TRUSTEE TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE IN VIOLATION OF THE
FOREGOING.
- --------
1 This should be included only if the Debenture is issued in global form.
CINERGY CORP., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware (herein called the "Company", which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture hereafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum
of Two Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($200,000,000) on April 15, 2004, and
to pay, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 1999
(each an "Interest Payment Date"), interest thereon from April 16, 1999 or from
the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for at the rate of 6.125% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid
or made available for payment. The amount of interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Debenture (or one or more Predecessor Debentures) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the Business Day immediately 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 Debenture (or one or more
Predecessor Debentures) 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 Debentures of this series
not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time
in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Debentures of this series may be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided
in the Indenture.
Subject to agreements with or the rules of DTC or any successor
book-entry security system or similar system with respect to Global Debentures,
payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Debenture
will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose
in the City of Cincinnati, 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; 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 Debenture Register.
Any payment on this Debenture due on any day which is not a Business
Day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the due date and no
interest shall accrue for the period from and after such date, unless such
payment is a payment at maturity or upon redemption, in which case interest
shall accrue thereon at the stated rate for such additional days.
As used herein, "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in the City
of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
close.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debenture
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
A-1-1
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this
Debenture 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.
CINERGY CORP.
By..............................
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
Dated:
This is one of the Debentures of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as Trustee
By...............................
Authorized Signatory
A-1-2
(FORM OF REVERSE OF DEBENTURE)
This Debenture is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company
(herein called the "Debentures"), issued under an Indenture, dated as of April
15, 1999 (the "Indenture") between the Company and Fifth Third Bank, 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 and the Holders of the Debentures and of the terms
upon which the Debentures are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This
Debenture is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in
aggregate principal amount to $200,000,000. Capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
The Debentures will not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Debentures are redeemable, in whole or from time to time in part, at the
option of the Company on any date (each, a "Redemption Date") at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures
to be redeemed and (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to
such Redemption Date) discounted to such Redemption Date on a semiannual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury
Rate plus 15 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on
the principal amount being redeemed to such Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, installments of interest on the Debentures that are due and payable
on an Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the relevant Redemption Date
will be payable to the Holders of such Debentures registered as such at the
close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to the terms
hereof and the provisions of the Indenture.
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any Redemption Date for Debentures (a)
the yield, under the heading that represents the average for the immediately
preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release
designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication that is published weekly by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and that establishes yields
on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant
maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities," for the maturity
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three
months before or after the Final Maturity Date, yields for the two published
maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be
determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such
yields on a straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such
release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding
the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal
to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue,
calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third
Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. As used in the immediately preceding
sentence and in the definition of "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" below,
the term "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected
by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the
remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the
time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in
pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of the Debentures.
"Independent Investment Banker" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc. or, if such firm
is unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent
investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee
after consultation with the Company.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the
Debentures (a) the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such
Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Barclays
Capital Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and
their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing
shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City
(a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another
Primary Treasury Dealer.
"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference
Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the
Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. New York
City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
"Final Maturity Date" means April 15, 2004.
Notice of any redemption by the Company will be mailed at least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before the relevant Redemption Date to each holder of
Debentures to be redeemed. If less than all the Debentures are to be redeemed at
the option of the Company, the Trustee will select, in such manner as it deems
fair and appropriate, the Debentures to be redeemed.
Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the
Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Debentures or portions
thereof called for redemption.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire
indebtedness of the Debentures or certain restrictive covenants and Events of
Default with respect to the Debentures upon compliance with certain conditions
set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to Debentures shall occur and be continuing,
the principal of the Debentures may be declared due and payable in the manner
and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
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 of the Holders of the Debentures any time by the Company
and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Debentures at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Debentures at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debentures,
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 Debenture shall be conclusive and
binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debenture and of
any Debenture issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Debenture.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of
this Debenture 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
Debentures, the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the
Debentures 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 reasonably satisfactory indemnity, and the Trustee shall
not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Debentures 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 Debenture 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 Debenture or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium (if any) and
interest on this Debenture 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 Debenture is registrable in
the Debenture Register, upon surrender of this Debenture for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal
of, premium (if any) and interest on this Debenture are payable, duly endorsed
by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Company and the Debenture Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Debentures of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Debentures are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 above that amount.
The transfer of Debentures may be registered and Debentures may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture.
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 Debenture 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 Debenture is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Debenture 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 Debenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Supplemental Indenture unless otherwise
indicated.
A-1-3
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Debenture, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and
transfer this Debenture to
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint _____________________ to transfer this Debenture on the
books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:
Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the face of this Debenture)
Signature Guarantee:
A-1-4
[SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL DEBENTURE]2
[The following exchanges of a part of this Global Debenture for an
interest in another Global Debenture or for a Definitive Debenture, or exchanges
of a part of another Global Debenture or Definitive Debenture, for an interest
in this Global Debenture, have been made:
Principal
Amount of Amount of Amount of Signature of
decrease in increase in this Global authorized
Principal Principal Debenture officer of
Amount of Amount of following such Trustee or
Date of this Global this Global decrease (or Debenture
Exchange Debenture Debenture increase) Custodian)
- --------
1 This should be included only if the Debenture is issued in global form.
A-1-5
EXHIBIT A-2
(FACE OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL DEBENTURE)
The form of this Debenture shall be the same as Exhibit A-1, except
that the following new paragraph shall be added immediately prior to the first
paragraph thereof:
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL DEBENTURE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED DEBENTURES,
ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR
THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL DEBENTURE SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON.
A-2-1
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Cinergy Corp.
139 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Fifth Third Bank
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
Re: 6.125% Debentures due 2004 of Cinergy Corp.,
a Delaware corporation
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of April 15, 1999 among
Cinergy Corp. (the "Company") and Fifth Third Bank, as trustee. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.
______________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer the
Debenture[s] or interest in such Debenture[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in
the principal amount of $___________ in such Debenture[s] or interests (the
"Transfer"), to __________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A
hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest
in the 144A Global Debenture or a Definitive Debenture Pursuant to Rule 144A.
The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the
beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture is being transferred to a Person
that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the
beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture for its own account, or for one or
more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment
discretion, and such Person and each such account is a "qualified institutional
buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements
of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the
proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture will be subject to the restrictions
on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Rule 144A
Global Debenture and/or the Definitive Debenture and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.
2. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest
in the Temporary Regulation S Global Debenture, the Regulation S Global
Debenture or a Definitive Debenture pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the
Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that
(i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at
the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United
States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably
believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y)
the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated
offshore Debentures market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on
its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United
States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the
requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed
transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the
transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a
U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed
transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture will be subject to the restrictions
on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation
S Global Debenture, the Temporary Regulation S Global Debenture and/or the
Definitive Debenture and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. |_| Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial
interest in a Definitive Debenture pursuant to any provision of the Securities
Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in
Restricted Global Debentures and Restricted Definitive Debentures and pursuant
to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the
Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) |_| such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary
thereof;
or
(c) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
4. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Debenture or an Unrestricted Definitive Debenture.
(a) |_| Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained
in the Indenture and any applicable Blue Sky securities laws of any state
of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the
proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture will no longer be
subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the Restricted Global Debentures, on Restricted
Definitive Debentures and in the Indenture.
(b) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer
restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions
on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are
not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Debenture will
no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Debentures, on
Restricted Definitive Debentures and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
B-1
ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) |_| a beneficial interest in the:
(i) |_| 144A Global Debenture (CUSIP __________), or
(ii) |_| Regulation S Global Debenture (CUSIP __________); or
(b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Debenture.
2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a) |_| a beneficial interest in the:
(i) |_| 144A Global Debenture (CUSIP __________), or
(ii) |_| Regulation S Global Debenture (CUSIP __________), or
(iii)|_| Unrestricted Global Debenture without Transfer restrictions
(CUSIP __________); or
(b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Debenture; or
(c) |_| an Unrestricted Definitive Debenture,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
B-2
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Cinergy Corp.
139 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Fifth Third Bank
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
Re: 6.125% Debentures due 2004 of Cinergy Corp.,
a Delaware corporation
(CUSIP: )
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of April 15, 1999 among
Cinergy Corp. (the "Company") and Fifth Third Bank, as trustee. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.
____________________, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange the
Debenture[s] or interest in such Debenture[s] specified herein, in the principal
amount of $_______________ in such Debenture[s] or interests (the "Exchange").
In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Debentures or Beneficial Interests in a
Restricted Global Debenture for Unrestricted Definitive Debentures or Beneficial
Interests in an Unrestricted Global Debenture
(a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture. In
connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture
in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial
interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Global Debentures and pursuant to and in accordance with the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii)
the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Debenture is being acquired in compliance with any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.
(b) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture to Unrestricted Definitive Debenture. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture for
an Unrestricted Definitive Debenture, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
Definitive Debenture is being acquired for the Owner's own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Debentures and pursuant to and
in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive
Debenture is being acquired in compliance with any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.
(c) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Debenture to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Debenture. In connection with the
Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Debenture for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Debenture, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Debentures and pursuant to and
in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial
interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable Blue Sky securities
laws of any state of the United States.
(d) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Debenture to
Unrestricted Definitive Debenture. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Debenture for an Unrestricted Definitive Debenture, the
Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Debenture is being
acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
Restricted Definitive Debentures and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive
Debenture is being acquired in compliance with any applicable Blue Sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Debentures or Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Debentures for Restricted Definitive Debentures or Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Debentures.
(a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Debenture to Restricted Definitive Debenture. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture for
a Restricted Definitive Debenture with an equal principal amount, the Owner
hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Debenture is being acquired for
the Owner's own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted
Definitive Debenture issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted
Definitive Debenture and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Debenture to
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Debenture. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Debenture for a beneficial
interest in the [CHECK ONE] "144A Global Debenture," "Regulation S Global
Debenture," with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without
transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the
transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Debentures and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with
any applicable Blue Sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon
consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Debenture and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.
[Insert Name of Owner]
By:
Name:
Title:
C-1