EXHIBIT 4.3
THIS INDENTURE dated as of October 11, 2001
BETWEEN:
(1) AEGON Funding Corp., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware ("AEGON Funding");
(2) AEGON Funding Corp. II, a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware ("AEGON Funding II");
(3) AEGON N.V., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of The
Netherlands, having its principal office at Mariahoeveplein 50, 2591 TV,
The Hague, The Netherlands ("AEGON N.V."); and
(4) CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
RECITALS
Each of AEGON N.V., AEGON Funding and AEGON Funding II has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time
to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
(herein called the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as in this
Indenture provided.
AEGON N.V. indirectly owns beneficially and of record 100% of the share capital
of AEGON Funding and AEGON Funding II; AEGON N.V. has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Parent Guarantee (as
defined herein) with respect to the Securities of AEGON Funding and AEGON
Funding II set forth in this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, the
"Company" means either AEGON N.V., AEGON Funding or AEGON Funding II, as the
case may be, in its capacity as issuer of the Securities. For the purposes of
this Indenture, "Parent Guarantor" means AEGON N.V. in its capacity as issuer of
the Parent Guarantee.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding
agreement of AEGON N.V., AEGON Funding and AEGON Funding II, in accordance with
its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE:
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof:
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
101. Definitions
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided
or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them
in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act, either
directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the
term "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any
computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting
principles as are generally accepted as consistently applied by AEGON
N.V. at the date of this instrument;
(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article"
or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be,
of this Indenture; and
(5) the word "including" means "including, without limitation"; and
(6) 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.
"Additional Amounts" has the meaning specified in Section 1006.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant
to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities
of one or more series.
"Average Price Per Share" means (a) for New York Shares for any day the
average of the opening and closing prices per Common Share (i) on the New
York Stock Exchange as reported on the composite tape, or, if the New York
Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, on the principal (as determined by AEGON N.V.'s Board of
Directors) U.S. national securities exchange on which the New York Shares
are listed or admitted to trading, or (ii) if not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotations National Market System, or, if the
New York Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange or quoted on such National Market System, the average
of the opening and closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter
market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm selected
from time to time by AEGON N.V. for that purpose, and (b) for Ordinary
Shares for any day the average of the first and last sale prices per Common
Share on Euronext Amsterdam or, in the event that the Ordinary Shares are
quoted on Euronext Amsterdam on one or more lines, the average of the first
and last reported sale prices on all such lines, in each case as reported
in the Officiele Prijscourant for that date, or in the absence of such
price, as certified by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. or such other reputable
independent bank in Amsterdam as selected by AEGON N.V. or (c) for either
New York Shares or Ordinary Shares such other average as may be specified
with respect to a given series of Securities pursuant to Section 301.
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"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of AEGON Funding
or AEGON Funding II or the Executive Board of AEGON N.V., as applicable, or
any duly authorized committee thereof or nominated thereby.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as
applicable, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be
in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered
to the Trustee.
"Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which
banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.
"Cash Dividend" has the meaning specified in Section 1504.
"Cash Option" means the option of AEGON N.V., upon notice of conversion, to
pay Holders the Cash Option Amount in lieu of delivering Common Shares.
"Cash Option Amount" means an amount in U.S. dollars, or any other currency
or currencies as specified pursuant to Section 301, equal to the Average
Price per Share on, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301, the
five Stock Exchange Trading Days up to and including the Conversion Date
multiplied by the number of Common Shares the Holder would have been
entitled to upon conversion had AEGON N.V. not exercised its Cash Option.
"Closing Price" on any day means the official closing price per Common
Share quoted on the New York Stock Exchange for such day.
"Commission" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, from time
to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time
after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and
performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act,
then the body performing such duties at such time.
"Common Shares" means the common shares, par value 0.12 euros per common
share, of AEGON N.V., as designated on the date hereof, and all shares
resulting from any reclassification of such common shares.
"Company" means each Person named as the "Company" in the recitals to this
instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall
mean such successor Person.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order
signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of
Directors, its Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, its President or a
Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Conversion Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 1002.
"Conversion Date" has the meaning specified in Section 1503.
"Conversion Price" means the price at which the Convertible Securities
shall be convertible into Common Shares, such price to be established
pursuant to Section 301 and to be subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 1504.
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"Conversion Shares" has the meaning specified in Article Fifteen.
"Convertible Securities" means any series of Securities of AEGON N.V.
designated as convertible or exchangeable pursuant to Section 301.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee in New
York, NY at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall
be administered.
"corporation" means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock
company or business trust.
"Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1303.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307.
"Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1302.
"Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as
Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
"Effective Date" means (i) in the case of a dividend or distribution on
Common Shares in the form of Common Shares which dividend or distribution
permits the recipient to elect between cash and Common Shares, the date on
which the Common Shares are issued in connection with such dividend or
distribution, (ii) the date on which Common Shares will trade on the New
York Stock Exchange excluding the relevant right or entitlement relating to
an event giving rise to an adjustment of the Conversion Price, (iii) if (i)
and (ii) are not applicable, the date on which the relevant event is
announced by the Company or, if no such announcement is made, the date the
relevant issue is made.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104.
"Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the
Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or
such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such
Securities).
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
"Indebtedness" means all indebtedness for money borrowed that is created,
assumed, incurred or guaranteed in any manner or for which the Company is
otherwise responsible or liable.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from
time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions
hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such
supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are
deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental
indenture, respectively.
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The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series of
Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest
payable after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means the
Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Market Price" on any day means the Average Price Per Share for the ten
consecutive Stock Exchange Trading Days ending on the earlier of such day
and the Stock Exchange Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective
Date.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date, if any,
on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal
becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the
Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or
otherwise.
"Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in Section
501(4) or 501(5).
"New York Shares" means Common Shares registered on AEGON N.V.'s share
registry in New York.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and
delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officers'
Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal
executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an
employee for counsel for the Company.
"Ordinary Shares" means Common Shares in bearer form or Common Shares
registered on AEGON N.V.'s share registry in the Netherlands.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an
amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
502.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date
of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary
amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying
Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in
trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying
Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such
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Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly
given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to
the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to
Section 1302; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange
for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities
in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee
proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide
purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the
Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an
Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding
shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable
as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date
pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount
payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the
principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding
shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section
301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more
foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date
in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal
amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause
(A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and
(D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall
be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually
knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which
have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the
pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right
so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the
Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor.
"Parent Guarantee" means the guarantee of the Parent Guarantor endorsed on
a Security issued by AEGON Funding or AEGON Funding II and authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture which guarantee shall be made as
and to the extent provided in Article Sixteen.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the
Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series,
means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as
contemplated by Section 301.
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"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by
such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any
Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or
in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed
to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Security.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date
on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose
as contemplated by Section 301.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
vice president, any 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 means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred
because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and
who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this
Indenture.
"Securities" has the meaning stated in the recital to this Indenture and
more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor
thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings
specified in Section 305.
"Senior Debt" means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
any Indebtedness of the Company currently outstanding or to be issued
hereafter unless such Indebtedness by the terms of the instrument by which
it is created or evidenced, is Subordinated Indebtedness.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date
specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such
Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
"Stock Exchange Trading Day" means a day that the New York Stock Exchange
and the Euronext Amsterdam exchange are open for trading.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company the right
to payment of which is, or is expressed to be, or is required by any
present or future agreement of the Company to be, subordinated to other
indebtedness in the event of bankruptcy, dissolution, winding-up or
liquidation of the Company.
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"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.
"Total Current Dividend" has the meaning specified in Section 1504.
"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 or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if
at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect
to Securities of that series.
"U.S. Government Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 1304.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee,
means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word
or words added before or after the title "vice president".
102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to
the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the
Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the
form of an Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the
Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall
comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other
requirements set forth in this Indenture.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided
for in Section 1004) shall include:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein
relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
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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.
104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or
taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person
or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is
hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments
(and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein
sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument
or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee
and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or
writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by
a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient
proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same,
may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of registered Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register, and the ownership of unregistered Securities, if any, shall be
determined in the manner set forth in the Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture relating to any series of unregistered Securities.
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Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of
the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee
or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action
is made upon such Security.
The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining
the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make
or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given,
made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the
Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice,
declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If
any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of
Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no
other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no
such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the
applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new
record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set
pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall
automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no
effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render
ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount
of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is
taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph,
the Company shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to
each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining
the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the
giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of
acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to
in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If
any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of
Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other
Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or
direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless
taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such
record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the
Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record
date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the
record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any
Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series
on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set
pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee shall cause notice of such record
date, the proposed action and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to
the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant
series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party
hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the
"Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to
any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be
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effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the
other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the
relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the
existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with
respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto
which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the
180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect
thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in
this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be
later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action
hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to
all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more
duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
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 or the Parent Guarantor
shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given,
furnished or filed in writing (which may be via fax or electronic
mail) to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention:
Citibank Agency & Trust, or
(2) the Company or the Parent Guarantor 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 or the Parent Guarantor, as the case
may be, addressed to it at the address of its principal office or at
any other address specified for that purpose previously furnished in
writing to the Trustee by the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as the
case may be, and not theretofore superceded.
106. Notice to Holders; Waiver
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each
Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security
Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the
earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any
case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail
such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular
Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such
notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such
notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the
equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the
validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of
any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then
such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall
constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
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107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of
the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a part of
and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any
provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust
Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision
shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be
excluded, as the case may be.
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.
109. Successors and Assigns
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company, and, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, shall bind its and their successors and
assigns, whether so expressed or not.
110. Separability Clause
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
111. Benefits of Indenture
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Indenture.
112. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York.
113. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of
Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of
the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically
states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of
interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place
of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business
Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect (and without
accrual or payment of additional interest) as if made on the Interest
Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.
114. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities.
By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Parent Guarantor (i)
acknowledges that it has, by separate written instrument, irrevocably
designated and appointed the Company as its authorized agent upon which
process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating
to the Securities, the Parent Guarantees or this Indenture that may be
instituted in the Federal or State court in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York or brought under
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Federal or State securities laws or brought by the Trustee (whether in its
individual capacity or in its capacity as a trustee hereunder), and
acknowledges that the Company has accepted such designation, (ii) submits
to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and
(iii) agrees that service of process upon the Company and written notice of
said service to it (mailed or delivered to its Secretary at the address
specified in the most recent address furnished in writing to the Trustee
expressly for this purpose) shall be deemed in every respect effective
service of process upon it in any such suit or proceeding.
To the extent that the Parent Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire
immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid
of execution, execution, or otherwise) with respect to itself or its
property, the Parent Guarantor hereby waives such immunity in respect of
its respective obligations under this Indenture, the Securities and the
Parent Guarantees to the fullest extent permitted by law.
SECURITY FORMS
201. Forms Generally
The Securities of each series, the Parent Guarantees, if applicable, to be
endorsed thereon and the Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be
in substantially the forms set forth in this Article or in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, or, in the case of the Securities, in such
other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, in
each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may
have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such
legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with
the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such
Securities or Parent Guarantees, as evidenced by their execution thereof.
If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken
pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such
action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities and Parent Guarantees, if applicable, to be
endorsed thereon shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel
engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined
by the officers executing such Securities or Parent Guarantees, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities or Parent Guarantees, as
the case may be.
In the case of Convertible Securities of any series that are convertible at
the option of Holders into Common Shares, the form of election to convert
shall be substantially in the form set forth in Section 301, or in such
other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Resolution or in one
of more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required
or permitted by this Indenture and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced
on the Convertible Securities of such series.
202. Form of Face of Security.
[Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations thereunder.]
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CUSIP No. ......... [$] ........
[.], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [.]
(herein called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby
promises to pay to [.], or registered assigns, [if the Security is not
perpetual, insert: the principal sum of [.] on [.]] [if the Security is to
bear interest prior to Maturity, insert: and to pay interest thereon from
[.] or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, [insert as applicable: annually, semi-
annually or quarterly] on [insert appropriate interest payment dates: [.]
and [.]] in each year, commencing [.], at the rate of [.]% per annum, until
the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose
name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which
shall be the [.] or [.] (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to
the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person
in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice
whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less
than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed,
and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully
provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on
this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in [insert the places of payment] [.] in
[insert the currency or currencies of payment] such coin or currency of the
United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert: provided,
however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such
address shall appear in the Security Register].
All payments in respect of the Security, including without limitation,
payments of principal, [if the security is to bear interest prior to
maturity insert: interest, if any,] and premium, if any, shall be made by
the Company, or by the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes,
duties, levies, or other governmental charges of whatever nature in effect
on the date of the Indenture or imposed or established in the future by or
on behalf of The Netherlands or the United States or any authority thereof
(respectively, a "Netherlands Tax" and "United States Tax"). In the event
that any such Netherlands Tax or United States Tax is so imposed or
established, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall pay such additional
amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary in order that the net
amounts receivable by each Holder after any payment, withholding or
deduction in respect of such Netherlands Tax or United States Tax shall
equal the respective amounts of principal [if the Security is to bear
interest prior to maturity insert: , interest and] premium, if any, which
would have been receivable in respect of the Security in the absence of
such payment, withholding or deduction; provided, however, that (a) the
amounts with respect to the Netherlands Tax shall be payable only to
Holders that are not residents in The Netherlands for purposes of its tax;
and (b) amount with respect to United States Tax shall be payable only to a
Holder that is, for United States tax purposes, a nonresident alien
individual, a foreign corporation, or an estate or trust not subject to tax
on a
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net income basis with respect to income on the Securities (a "United States
Alien"), and provided further, that the issuer or guarantor shall not be
required to make any payment of Additional Amounts for or account of:
(1) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have
been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection
between such Holder (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary,
member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over such Holder, if
such Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and The
Netherlands or the United States (in the case of a Netherlands Tax or
a United States Tax, respectively), or any political subdivision or
territory or possession thereof or therein or area subject to its
jurisdiction, including, without limitation, such Holder (or such
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor)
being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or treated as a
resident thereof or being or having been present or engaged in a trade
or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment
therein;
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or
similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(3) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable
other than by withholding from payments of (or in respect of)
principal of, premium, if any, or any interest on, the Securities;
(4) with respect to any United States Tax, any such tax imposed by reason
of the Holder's past or present status as a personal holding company,
foreign personal holding company or foreign private foundation or
similar tax-exempt organization with respect to the United States or
as a corporation which accumulates earnings to avoid United States
Federal income tax;
(5) with respect to any United States Tax, any such Tax imposed by reason
of such Holder's past or present status as (i) the actual or
constructive owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of AEGON Funding or AEGON Funding II or (ii) a
controlled foreign corporation that is related to AEGON Funding or
AEGON Funding II through stock ownership;
(6) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be
withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or any interest on, any Security, if such payment can
be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;
(7) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have
been imposed or withheld if such Holder had made a declaration of
nonresidence or other similar claim for exemption or presented any
applicable form of certificate, upon the making or presentation of
which that Holder would either have been able to avoid such tax,
assessment or charge or to obtain a refund of such tax, assessment or
charge, including, with respect to any United States Tax,
certification or documentation to the effect that such Holder or
beneficial owner is a United States Alien and lacks other connections
with the United States;
(8) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have
been imposed but for the presentation of a Security (where
presentations is required) for payment on the date more than 30 days
after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the
date on which payment thereof was duly provided for, whichever
occurred later; or
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(9) any combination of items above;
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the
principal of, or premium, if any, or any interest on any Security to any
such Holder who is a fiduciary or a partnership or a beneficial owner who
is other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a
beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such
partnership or a beneficial owner would not have been entitled to such
Additional Amount had it been the Holder of the Security.
Whenever in this Security or in the Indenture there is a reference, in any
context, to the payment of the principal of [if the Security is to bear
interest prior to maturity, insert: or interest on], or in respect of, any
Security, such payment shall be deemed to include the payment of Additional
Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were
or would be payable in respect of such payment pursuant to the provisions
hereof or thereof and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts
(if applicable) in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding
Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is
not made.
[If the Security is an extendible security, insert: The Securities of this
series are subject to repayment on [insert provisions with respect to
repayment date or dates] at the option of the Holders thereof exercisable
on or before [.], but not prior to the [.] preceding such [.], at a
repayment price equal to the principal amount thereof to be repaid,
together with interest payable thereon to the repayment date, as described
on the reverse side hereof.]
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set
forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this
Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose.
In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
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By.....................................
Attest:
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203. Form of Reverse of Security.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one
or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [.] (herein called the
"Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such
instrument), between the Company [if applicable, insert: , AEGON N.V., as
Parent Guarantor (herein called the "Parent Guarantor"),] and [.], 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,
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duties and immunities thereunder of the Company [if applicable, insert: ,
the Parent Guarantor,] the Trustee [, the holders of Senior Debt] and the
Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities and
[if applicable, insert: the Parent Guarantees endorsed thereon] are, and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert: limited in aggregate
principal amount to [.]].
[If applicable insert: If at any time subsequent to the issuance of the
Securities of this series as a result of any change in, or amendment to,
the laws or regulations or rulings of The Netherlands or of any political
subdivision thereof or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax
or as a result of any regulations or rulings or any amendment to or change
in the application or official interpretation of such laws, regulations or
rulings, the Company, or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, becomes,
or will become, obligated to pay any Additional Amounts and such
obligations cannot be avoided by the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it, the Securities of
this series will be redeemable as a whole (but not in part), at the option
of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, at any time upon not less than
thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days' notice given to the Holders at
their principal amount [if the Security is to bear interest prior to
maturity, insert: together with accrued interest thereon, if any,] [if the
Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert appropriate
provision] (and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto) to the
date fixed for redemption (the "Tax Redemption Date"). In order to effect
a redemption of Securities of this series as described in this paragraph,
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the
Trustee at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Tax Redemption Date: (i)
a written notice stating that the Securities of this series are to be
redeemed as a whole and (ii) an opinion of independent legal counsel of
recognized standing to the effect that the Company or, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as
a result of such change or amendment. No notice of redemption may be given
earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the earliest date on which the
Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor would be obligated to pay
such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities of this
series then due. The notice shall additionally specify the Tax Redemption
Date and all other information necessary to the publication and mailing by
the Trustee of notices of such redemption. The Trustee shall be entitled
to rely conclusively upon the information so furnished by the Company or,
if applicable, the Parent Guarantor in such notice and shall be under no
duty to check the accuracy or completeness thereof. Such notice shall be
irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor shall be obligated to make the payment or payments referred to
therein to the Trustee.]
[If applicable, insert: The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, [if applicable,
insert: (1) on [.] in any year commencing with the year 20[.] and ending
with the year 20[.] through operation of the sinking fund for this series
at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at
any time [if applicable, insert: on or after, [.], 20[.], as a whole or in
part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [if
applicable, insert: on or before. [.], [.]%, and if redeemed] during the
12-month period beginning [.] of the years indicated,
Year Redemption Year Redemption
Price Price
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and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to [.]% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert:
(whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued
interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the
Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of
record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on
the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert: The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1) on [.] in any
year commencing with the year 20[.] and ending with the year 20[.] through
operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages
of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time
[if applicable, insert: on or after, [.]], as a whole or in part, at the
election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise
than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-
month period beginning [.] of the years indicated,
Year Redemption Price Redemption Price For
For Redemption Redemption Otherwise
Through Operation Than Through Operation
of the Sinking Fund of the Sinking Fund
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to [.]% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of
the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption
Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to
such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or
one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on
the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided
in the Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert: Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may
not, prior to [.], redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by
[if applicable, insert: Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part
of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application,
directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the
Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial
practice) of less than [.]% per annum.]
[If applicable, insert: The sinking fund for this series provides for the
redemption on [.] in each year beginning with the year 20[.] and ending
with the year 20[.] of [if applicable, insert: not less than [.]
("mandatory sinking fund") and not more than] [.] aggregate principal
amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or
redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if applicable, insert:
mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [if
applicable, insert: mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to
be made [if applicable, insert: , in the inverse order in which they become
due].]
[If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert: In the event
of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities
of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be
issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]
[If applicable, insert paragraph regarding subordination of the Security.]
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[If applicable, insert: The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance
at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain
restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security]
[, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture.]
[If the Security is a Convertible Security convertible at the option of the
Holder, insert: Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder
hereof has the right, at his option at any time until 11:59 p.m. New York
time on the fifth Business Day preceding the maturity date hereof (except
that, in case this Convertible Security shall be called for redemption
before maturity, such right shall terminate in respect of this Convertible
Security at 11:59 p.m. New York time on the fifth Business Day preceding
the date fixed for redemption of this Security unless AEGON N.V. shall
default on payment due upon such redemption), to convert this Convertible
Security (or any portion hereof which is $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof) into fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares of AEGON N.V. at
the initial Conversion Price of [.] per Common Share, subject to such
adjustment, if any, to the Conversion Price and the securities or other
property issuable upon conversion as may be required by the provisions of
the Indenture, but only upon surrender of this Convertible Security to the
Trustee or to the Conversion Agent for surrender to AEGON N.V. in
accordance with the instructions on file with the Conversion Agent,
accompanied by a written notice of election to convert, which shall be
substantially in the Form of Election to Convert contained in the
Indenture, and (if required by AEGON N.V.) by an instrument or instruments
of transfer, in form satisfactory to AEGON N.V. and the Conversion Agent,
duly executed by the Holder or by his attorney duly authorized in writing.]
[If the Security is a Convertible Security subject to mandatory conversion
or conversion at the option of AEGON N.V., insert applicable provisions.]
[If the Security is a Convertible Security convertible into Common Shares,
insert: No payment or adjustment is to be made on conversion of this
Convertible Security for interest accrued hereon or for dividends on Common
Shares issued on conversion; provided, however, that if this Convertible
Security is surrendered for conversion after the Regular Record Date for a
payment of interest and on or before the Interest Payment Date, then,
notwithstanding such conversion, the interest falling due to such Interest
Payment Date will be paid to the person in whose name this Convertible
Security is registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date
and any Convertible Security surrendered for conversion during the period
from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of
business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by
payment of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment
Date. No fractional Common Shares shall be issuable upon any conversion,
but in lieu thereof AEGON N.V. shall make an adjustment therefor in cash as
provided in the Indenture.] [If the Cash Option applies, insert: AEGON
N.V. may elect to pay a Cash Option Amount in lieu of delivering Common
Shares.]
[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert: If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and
be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.]
[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert: If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and
be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may
be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in
the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to [insert formula for
determining the
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amount.] Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest
(in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be
legally enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the
payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the
Securities of this series shall terminate.]
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor and the rights of the
Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture
at any time by the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of [a majority] in principal amount
of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected.
The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified
percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such
series, to waive compliance by the Company and, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past
defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or
waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon
such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any
Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or
waiver is made upon this Security.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder
of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with
respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or
for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously
given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with
respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25%
in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the
Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series
at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and
shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after
receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall
not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the
enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest
hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which
is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and
interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at
the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and
any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable [if applicable, insert: only]
in registered form without coupons [if applicable, insert: or in bearer
form] in denominations of [$1,000] and
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any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to
certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this
series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable, or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security
is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this
Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
204. Form of Legend for Global Securities.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and
delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a
nominee thereof. This Security may not be exchanged in whole or in part for
a registered Security, and no transfer of this Security in whole or in part
may be registered, in the name of any Person other than such Depositary or
a nominee thereof, except in the limited circumstances described in the
Indenture.
205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within mentioned Indenture.
Citibank, N.A.
As Trustee
By...............................
Authorized Signatory
Dated:...........................
206. Form of Election to Convert.
The notice of conversion to be delivered by a Holder to the Conversion
Agent in connection with the conversion of Convertible Securities of any
series that are convertible into Common Shares shall be in substantially
the following form, with such appropriate insertions,
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omissions, substitutions and other variations as are deemed necessary or
appropriate by AEGON N.V. or the Trustee:
Notice of Conversion
The undersigned Holder of the Convertible Securities specified below hereby
irrevocably exercises the option to convert such Convertible Securities, or
the aggregate principal amount thereof specified below, into Common Shares
of AEGON N.V., as indicated below, in accordance with the terms of the
Convertible Securities and the Indenture dated as of October 11, 2001 (the
"Indenture") between AEGON N.V., AEGON Funding Corp., AEGON Funding Corp.
II and [.], as Trustee, and directs that (i) the Common Shares issuable and
deliverable upon conversion be issued in the name of and delivered to the
undersigned unless a different name has been indicated below or (ii) the
Cash Option Amount be delivered if AEGON N.V. elects to exercise its Cash
Option. AEGON N.V. shall cause any amounts due to the Holder to be paid as
promptly as practicable. If Common Shares are to be issued in the name of
a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned has paid all transfer
taxes payable with respect thereto. All capitalized terms used herein and
not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
Dated:
.......................................
Signature (for Conversion only)
Title of Convertible Securities:
Certificate Number(s)
(if applicable):
Aggregate Principal Amount Represented: (1)
Principal Amount to be Converted: (2)
(1) Unless otherwise specified, a Holder will be deemed to be converting the
entire principal amount of the Convertible Securities delivered.
(2) Certificate registered in the name of the Holder will be issued in the
principal amount of the Convertible Securities not converted, unless
otherwise provided.
If Common Shares are to be received and are to be issued otherwise than to
Holder:
.......................................
Please print name and address
If check for fractional Common Shares to be issued otherwise than to Holder:
.......................................
Please print name and address
If AEGON N.V. elects the Cash Option, payment should be made in accordance with
the following instructions:
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Payment to: ...........................
Please print name and address
For Account: ..........................
Please print name and address of Holder
.......................................
.......................................
Signature Guarantee: ..................
207. Form of Parent Guarantee.
Parent Guarantee
For value received, the Parent Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees,
to the Holder of the Security upon which this Parent Guarantee is endorsed,
and to the Trustee on behalf of such Holder, the due and punctual payment
of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Security
when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated
Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, according to
the terms thereof and of the Indenture referred to therein. In case of the
failure of the Company punctually to make any such payment, the Parent
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated
Maturity or by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, and as if
such payment were made by the Company.
The Parent Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any invalidity, irregularity or
unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, the absence of any
action to enforce the same or any release or amendment or waiver of any
term of any other guarantee of, all or of any of the Securities, any waiver
or consent by the Holder of such Security or by the Trustee or either of
them with respect to any provisions thereof or of the Indenture, the
obtaining of any judgment against the Company or any action to enforce the
same or any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, no such release, amendment, waiver, consent
or judgment shall, without the consent of the Parent Guarantor, increase
the principal amount of such Security or increase the rate or rates of
interest thereon, or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof,
or alter the stated maturity thereof or increase the principal amount of
any Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of maturity thereof. The Parent Guarantor
hereby waives the benefits of diligence, presentment, demand of payment,
any requirement that the Trustee or any of the Holders exhaust any right or
take any action against the Company or any other Person, filing of claims
with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company,
protest or notice with respect to such Security or the indebtedness
evidenced thereby, and covenants that this Parent Guarantee will not be
discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in
such Security and in this Parent Guarantee; provided, however, that the
Parent Guarantor receives prompt written notice of any failure by the
Company to make any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or
any sinking fund or analogous payment. The Parent Guarantor hereby agrees
that, in the event of a default in payment of principal (or premium, if
any) or interest on such Security, whether at their Stated Maturity,
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by acceleration, call for redemption, purchase or otherwise, legal
proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the
Holder of such Security, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Indenture, directly against the Parent Guarantor to enforce this Parent
Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Parent
Guarantee or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the guarantee of the
Parent Guarantor, which is absolute and unconditional, of the due and
punctual payment of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Security upon which this Parent Guarantee is endorsed.
This Parent Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to
be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for
liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee
be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company's assets, and
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or
be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance
of the Securities is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in
amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the
Securities, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent transfer," or
otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In
the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced,
restored or returned, the Securities shall, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not
so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
[If applicable, insert relevant subordination language in accordance with
Article Fourteen.]
All terms used in this Parent Guarantee which are defined in the Indenture
referred to in the Security upon which this Parent Guarantee is endorsed
shall have the meanings assigned to them in such Indenture.
This Parent Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication on the Security upon which this
Parent Guarantee is endorsed shall have been executed by the Trustee under
the Indenture by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parent Guarantor has caused this Parent Guarantee to be
duly executed.
Dated:
......................................
By....................................
Attest:
......................................
THE SECURITIES
301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
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Each Company may issue Securities in one or more series. For each Security
or series thereof, there shall be established in or pursuant to a Board
Resolution by the Company issuing such Security or series thereof and,
subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in
an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance thereof:
(1) the issuer and title of the Securities of the series (which shall
distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other
series);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the
series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration
of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of
the series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except
for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to
have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be
payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one
or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(4) the date or dates, if any, on which the principal of any Securities of
the series is payable;
(5) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall
accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be
payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on
any Interest Payment Date;
(6) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable;
(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and
the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may
be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if
other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by
the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and
conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed
or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any
Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index
or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be
determined;
(11) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the
currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or
any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be
payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in
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the currency of the United States of America for any purpose,
including for purposes of the definition of "Outstanding" in Section
101;
(12) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of
the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the
Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than
that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the
currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or
any premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election
is made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and
conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so
payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(13) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be
payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof
pursuant to Section 502;
(14) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any
Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or
more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be
deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such
date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal
amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other
than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as
of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the
manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be
determined);
(15) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any
specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or
Section 1303 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board
Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease
such Securities shall be evidenced;
(16) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in
whole or in part in registered form, bearer form or in the form of one
or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective
Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or
legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition
to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 204 and any circumstances
in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last
paragraph of Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any
transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary
for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(17) if the Securities of the series are Convertible Securities, the period
or periods within which, the Conversion Price or Prices at which (and
the adjustments to be made thereto, if otherwise than as provided in
Section 1504) and the terms and conditions upon which the Convertible
Securities of the series may be converted, in whole or in part,
whether such conversion is mandatory, at the option of the Holders of
the Convertible Securities of the series or at the option of AEGON
N.V., whether the Common Shares issuable upon conversion will be New
York Shares or Ordinary Shares or either New York Shares or Ordinary
Shares at the option of the Holder or at the option of AEGON N.V.,
whether the Cash Option applies and the identity of any Conversion
Agent for Convertible Securities of the series if other than or in
addition to the Trustee;
(18) any addition to or change in the Events of Default, including any
grace periods, which
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applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of
the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the
principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(19) if applicable, that the Securities of the series and, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to
Senior Debt as provided in Article Fourteen;
(20) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten
which applies to Securities of the series; and
(21) any other terms of the Security or series thereof (which terms shall
not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as
permitted by Section 901(5)).
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as
to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to
the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set
forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers' Certificate
referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All
Securities to be issued by AEGON Funding or AEGON Funding II shall have
endorsed thereon a Parent Guarantee as provided in Section 205.
If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant
to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall
be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers'
Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.
302. Denominations.
Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution pursuant to Section 301,
the Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form
without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as
contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified
denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities
of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any
integral multiple thereof.
303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company issuing such
Securities by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, its Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors, its President or one of its Vice Presidents. The
signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or
facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who
were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold
such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or
did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the
Company and, if applicable, having endorsed thereon the Parent Guarantee
executed by the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication,
together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities, if applicable with the Parent Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor
endorsed thereon, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order
shall authenticate and deliver such Securities, if applicable with the
Parent Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor endorsed thereon, as in this
Indenture provided and not otherwise. If the form or terms of the
Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or
more Board Resolutions as
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permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and
accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation
to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject
to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of
Counsel stating:
(1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to
a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has
been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant
to a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms
have been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture; and
(3) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance
with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general equity principles.
If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding
paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at
one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate
otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion
of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or
prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such
documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original
issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Security or Parent Guarantee endorsed thereon shall be entitled to any
benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose
unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by
manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be
conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security and the
Parent Guarantee endorsed thereon has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture
such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and
delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture.
304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company
may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten,
mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which
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they are issued and, if applicable, having endorsed thereon the Parent
Guarantees substantially of the tenor of the definitive Parent Guarantees
in lieu of which they are issued duly executed by the Parent Guarantor and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the officers executing such Securities and, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantees may determine, as evidenced by their execution of
such Securities and, if applicable, Parent Guarantees.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause
definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable
delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of
such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of
any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal
amount, and, if applicable, having endorsed thereon Parent Guarantees
executed by the Parent Guarantor. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and
tenor.
305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Company shall cause to be kept a register (the register maintained in
such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of
Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the "Security
Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and
of transfers of Securities. The Company may act as "Security Registrar" or
appoint the Trustee or one or more agents to register and transfer
Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at
the office or agency of the Security Registrar in a Place of Payment for
that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one
or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations
and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, each such Security having
endorsed, if applicable, thereon the Parent Guarantee of the Parent
Guarantor.
At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for
other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of
like tenor and aggregate principal amount, and, if applicable, having the
Parent Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor endorsed thereon executed by the
Parent Guarantor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such
office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, the Parent Guarantor shall execute the Parent
Guarantee endorsed thereon, if applicable, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the
exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities and any Parent Guarantees endorsed thereon issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid
obligations of the Company and the Parent Guarantor, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Securities and Parent Guarantees endorsed thereon surrendered upon such
registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly
endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
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instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security
Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not
involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are
to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of
that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing
of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption
under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such
mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any Security being redeemed in part.
The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to
Global Securities:
(1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be
registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global
Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a
nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security
shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global
Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities
registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part
may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary
for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless: (A) such
Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable
to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased
to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (B) there
shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect
to such Global Security or (C) there shall exist such circumstances,
if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been
specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
(3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for
other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities
issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall
be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security
shall direct.
(4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or
any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304,
306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in
the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is
registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such
Global Security or a nominee thereof.
306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or the Security
Registrar, the Company shall execute, if applicable the Parent Guarantor
shall execute its Parent Guarantee endorsed
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thereon, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal
amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and
(ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of
them, if applicable the Parent Guarantor and any agent of any of them
harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of
any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become
or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected
therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu
of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, and, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantee endorsed thereon, shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company and, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be
at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all
other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect
to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable,
and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its
election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to
the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their
respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted
Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the
date of the proposed payment, and at the
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same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of
money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of
such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to
the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this
Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record
Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not
more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the
proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the
Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall
promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the
name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the
proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record
Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series
in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior
to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been
so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in
whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on
such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to
the following Clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the
Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent
with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such
Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by
such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee
of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of
payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to
interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such
other Security.
308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Parent Guarantor,
if applicable, or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such
Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of
receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section
307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Parent Guarantor, if applicable, the Trustee nor any agent of any of them
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of
transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall,
if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the
Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at
any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired
in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other
Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities
previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and
sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the
Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange
for any Securities cancelled as
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provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.
All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as
directed by a Company Order.
310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall
be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect
(except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange
of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either:
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen
and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306
and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the
Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from
such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity
within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of
notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at
the expense, of the Company,
and the Company, or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor, in the case
of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose money in an
amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on
such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date
of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and
payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case
may be;
(2) the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor has paid or
caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company and
the Parent Guarantor; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture have been complied with.
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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the
obligations of the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614,
the conversion rights, if any, of Holders of Outstanding Securities of
such series and the Company's obligations, if any, under Article Fifteen
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 such satisfaction and discharge.
402. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and
this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal
and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been
deposited with the Trustee.
REMEDIES
501. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any
series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for
such Event of Default and whether it shall be 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 Security of that
series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such
default for a period of 30 days or such longer grace period as may be
established therefor pursuant to Section 301; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any
Security of that series at its Maturity and continuance of such
default for any grace period established therefor pursuant to Section
301; or
(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due
by the terms of a Security of that series and continuance of such
default for any grace period established therefor pursuant to Section
301; or
(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of
the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a
default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this
Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included
in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities
other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach
for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Company and the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable, by the Trustee or to the Company and the Parent
Guarantor, if applicable, and the Trustee by the Holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series
a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it
to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default"
hereunder; or
(5) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor in an
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involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a
decree or order adjudging the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a
petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of or in respect of the Company or, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor under any applicable Federal or State law, or
appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor or of any substantial part of the
property of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor, or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Company
or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor, and the continuance of any
such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(6) the commencement by the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor 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 or, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor 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, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor or of any substantial part of the property of either
of them, or the making by the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the
admission by either the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor in writing of an inability to pay its debts generally as
they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or,
if applicable, the Parent Guarantor in furtherance of any such
action; or
(7) any other Event of Default specified with respect to Securities of
that series in a Board Resolution specified as contemplated by
Section 301.
502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the
time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the
Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of
all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be
due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to
the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such
principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and
payable.
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At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter
in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the
Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if:
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of
that series which have become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate
or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor
in such Securities, and
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel;
and:
(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series,
other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that
series which have become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if:
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when
such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for
a period of 30 days or such longer grace period as may be established
therefor pursuant to section 301, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if
any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof and such default
continues for any grace period established therefor pursuant to
Section 301,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit
of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable
on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the
extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable,
interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest,
at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in
addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the
costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the
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Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial
proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and
enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any
power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company, the Parent
Guarantor, if applicable, or any other obligor upon the Securities, its
property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions
authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the
Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the
Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the
same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator,
sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is
hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and,
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee
to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding;
provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote
for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a
member of a creditors' or other similar committee.
505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may
be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating
thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be
brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery
of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its
agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be
applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee
and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or
any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the
notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender
thereof if fully paid:
First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: Subject to Article Fourteen, to payment of Senior Debt;
THIRD: Subject to Article Fourteen, to the payment of the amounts then
due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on
the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which
such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts
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due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium
and interest, respectively; and
FOURTH: To the Company.
507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute
any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or
for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy
hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that
series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series 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 satisfactory to it 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
aggregate in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that
series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any
provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of
any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or
preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under
this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and
ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any
Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to
Section 307) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities
expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the
Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such
payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such
Holder.
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.
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510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of
Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the
Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right
or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to
exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any 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.
512. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with
respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture, and
(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction.
513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all
the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with
respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any
Security of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any 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.
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514. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party
litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such
suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, in each case in the manner and to
the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that
neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to
authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an
assessment in any suit instituted by the Company or the Parent Guarantor,
if applicable.
515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension
law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company
(to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the
Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted.
THE TRUSTEE
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.
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.
602. Notice of Defaults.
If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series,
the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of
such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act;
provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character
specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no
such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the
occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default"
means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.
603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully 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 (whether in its original or facsimile
form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper party or parties;
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(2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any
resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its
part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of
such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have
offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it
in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document,
but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or
investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it
shall be entitled to examine, personally or by agent or attorney, the
books, records and premises of the Company during normal business hours on
a business day with reasonable prior notice at the reasonable expense of
the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such
inquiry or investigation, unless such liability shall be determined to have
arisen from its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, provided
that the Trustee shall not be entitled to such information which the
Company is prevented from disclosing as a matter of law or contract;
(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys
and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence
on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder;
(8) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted
to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be
authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it
by this Indenture;
(9) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of
Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge
thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a
default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture; and
(10) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the
Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are
extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its
capacities hereunder.
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604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities and the Parent
Guarantees endorsed thereon, if any, except the Trustee's certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company or the
Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, and neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Indenture or of the Securities or of the Parent Guarantees endorsed
thereon, if any. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be
accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the
proceeds thereof.
605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any
other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject
to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying
Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be
under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder
except as otherwise agreed with the Company or the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable.
607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Company and the Parent Guarantor, jointly and severally,
agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustee as agreed upon in writing 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 determined to have been
caused by its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify fully the Trustee (and any predecessor Trustee) for, and
to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs
and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder.
608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate
such interest or resign, to the extent and in
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the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust
Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by such Act, the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of
being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more
than one series or a trustee under any existing indentures in effect
between the Company and the Trustee, if applicable.
609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder
for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person
that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such, has a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and has its Corporate
Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York. If any
such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to
law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in
this Article.
610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor
Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one
or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company and, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor. If the instrument of acceptance by a
successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to
the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation,
the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Company any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of
any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company and, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor. If the instrument of
acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have
been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days following such removal, the
Trustee may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of such series.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written
request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona
fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall
fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by
any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a
bankrupt or
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insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be
appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the
Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove
the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514,
any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six
months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor
Trustee or Trustees.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or
if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with
respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board
Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with
respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood
that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the
Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there
shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or
the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, and the
retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon
its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable
requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor
Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company
or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section
611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such
series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others
similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series.
The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all
Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section
106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate
Trust Office.
611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect
to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring
Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and
such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the Parent
Guarantor, if applicable, or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee
shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts
of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring
Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect
to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the
Parent Guarantor, if applicable, the retiring
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Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one
or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1)
shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to
transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to
the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such
successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring
with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be
deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities
of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring
shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to
or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to
provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by
more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such
supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the
same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or
trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder
administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and
delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the
retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and
each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to
which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request
of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or any successor
Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring
Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company and, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall execute any and all instruments for
more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or
second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of
such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible
under this Article.
612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate
trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder, provided that 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 the event
that any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by
the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or
consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication
and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if
such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company, the
Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or any other obligor upon the Securities,
the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
regarding the collection of claims against the Company, the Parent
Guarantor, if applicable, or any such other obligor.
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614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to
one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on
behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued
upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial
redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so
authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and
shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the
Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the
authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's
certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the
Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under
such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and
surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or
examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such
Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to
the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating
Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided that such
corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the
Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee and to the Company and the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an
Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such
Authenticating Agent and to the Company and the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in the event that such Authenticating Agent shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section at any time,
the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be
acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the
manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series
with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor
Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall
become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless
eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time
reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the
Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to
the provisions of Section 607.
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If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to
this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative
certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within mentioned Indenture.
,,........................................,
As Trustee
By......................................,
As Authenticating Agent
By........................................
Authorized Officer
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than January 15 and July 15 in each year, a
list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the
names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of
the preceding January 15 or July 15, as the case may be; and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30
days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of
similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to
the time such list is furnished;
excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee
in its capacity as Security Registrar.
702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most
recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the
names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as
provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the
corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided
by the Trust Indenture Act.
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Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with
the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, and the Trustee that
neither the Company, the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, nor the Trustee
nor any agent of any 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.
703. Reports by Trustee.
The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee
and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the
Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant
thereto.
Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more than
12 months shall be transmitted no later than June 15 in each calendar year
following the date hereof, so long as any Securities are Outstanding
hereunder, and shall be dated as of a date convenient to the Trustee no
more than 60 nor less than 45 days prior thereto.
A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, with the Commission, with the Company and, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor. The Company will notify the Trustee when
any Securities are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.
704. Reports by Company.
The Company and, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall file with the
Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information,
documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, if any, 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. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the
Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of
such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the
Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the
Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
801. Company or, if Applicable, Parent Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., Only on
Certain Terms.
Each of the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, and the Company shall not
consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or
lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person, unless:
(1) if applicable, in case the Parent Guarantor shall consolidate with or
merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties
and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person
formed by such consolidation or into which the Parent Guarantor is
merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or
which leases, the properties and assets of the Parent Guarantor
substantially as an entirety (for purposes of this Article Eight, a
"Successor Parent") shall expressly assume, by an indenture
supplemental hereto executed and delivered to the Trustee, in
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form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Parent Guarantor's
obligations under this Indenture and the performance or observance of
every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Parent Guarantor
to be performed or observed; and
(2) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another
Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which
acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties
and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety (for purposes
of this Article Eight, a "Successor Company") shall (a) expressly
assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered
to the Trustee in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the
due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of
every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be
performed or observed and (b) if any such Person is incorporated
under the laws of any jurisdiction other than The Netherlands, agree
to pay any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities; and
(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any
indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company, or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary as a result of
such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such
Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default, and
no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become
an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing.
802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or the
Company with, or merger of the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or the
Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all
or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Parent Guarantor,
if applicable, or the Company as an entirety in accordance with Section
801, the Successor Parent or the Successor Company, as the case may be,
shall succeed to and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and
power of, the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or the Company under this
Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Person had been named
as the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, or the Company herein, and
thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be
relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities or the Parent Guarantees, if applicable, as the case may be.
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Parent Guarantor,
when authorized by respective Board Resolutions, and the Trustee, at any
time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the
following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company
herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Parent Guarantor,
if applicable, and the assumption by any such successor of the
covenants of the Parent Guarantor herein and in the Parent
Guarantees; or
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(3) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, if
applicable, for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of
Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less
than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are
expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to
surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or the
Parent Guarantor; or
(4) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the
Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional
Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series
of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are
expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(5) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such
extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to
principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or
facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(6) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided
that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i)
apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of
such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such
provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such
Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective
only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or
(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder
by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(9) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision
herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Indenture or any supplemental Indenture,
provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (9) shall not
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any
series in any material respect.
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 Securities of each series affected by such
supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company,
the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, and the Trustee, the Company and, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, when authorized by respective Board
Resolutions, 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 of
Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no
such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of
principal of or
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interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or
the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the
redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an
Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be
due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change any Place of Payment
where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium
or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated
Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date), or modify the provisions of this Indenture with
respect to the subordination of the Securities in a manner adverse to
the Holder, or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required
for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders
is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of
this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences)
provided for in this Indenture, or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section
1007, 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 Security
affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be
deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes
in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant changes in this
Section and Section 1007, or the deletion of this proviso, in
accordance with the requirements of Sections 611 and 901(6).
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for
the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which
modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect
the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other
series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
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 may receive,
and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may,
but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture
which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this
Indenture or otherwise.
904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every
Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
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905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall
conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution
of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if
required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company and the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, shall so determine, new
Securities and the Parent Guarantees, if applicable, endorsed thereon of
any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and
the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
COVENANTS
1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any
premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with
the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
So long as the Securities remain Outstanding, the Company will maintain
in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency
where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for
payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange, where Convertible Securities may be
presented for conversion into shares, if applicable (hereinafter the
"Conversion Agent", which term shall include any additional Conversion
Agents as may be appointed by the Company), and where notices and demands
to or upon the Company and the Parent Guarantor in respect of the
Securities of that series, and any Parent Guarantee, if applicable,
endorsed on the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company
will give 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.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be
presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time
to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such
designation or rescission shall relieve the Company or, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantor of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in
each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The
Company or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, will give 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.
1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust; Paying Agent.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect
to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that
series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons
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entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium
and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly
notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series
of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the
Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities
other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an
instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee,
subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will
(1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to
it as a Paying Agent and (2) during the continuance of any default by the
Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the
making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, upon
the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums
held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the
Securities of that series.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose,
pay, or by Company Order direct any 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
the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such
Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to
such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by
the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium
or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two
years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and
payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held
by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of
such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee
or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability
of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
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 Article
and whether an Event of Default has occurred and, if the Company shall be
in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status
thereof of which they may have knowledge. The Company shall deliver to
the Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within 10 business days
after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default
or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute an Event of Default, an Officer's Certificate setting forth
details of such Event of Default or default and actions which the Company
proposes to take with respect thereto.
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1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, each of the Company and, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its and their corporate
existence.
1006. Payments of Additional Amounts.
All payments in respect of the Securities, including without limitation,
payments of principal interest, if any, and premium, if any, shall be
made by the Company, or by the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future
taxes, duties, levies, or other governmental charges of whatever nature
in effect on the date of the Indenture or imposed or established in the
future by or on behalf of The Netherlands or the United States or any
authority thereof (respectively, a "Netherlands Tax" and an "United
States Tax"). In the event any such Netherlands Tax and United States Tax
is so imposed or established, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall
pay such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary in
order that the net amounts receivable by each Holder after any payment,
withholding or deduction in respect of such Netherlands Tax and United
States Tax shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest if
any, and premium, if any, which would have been receivable in respect of
the Security in the absence of such payment, withholding or deduction;
provided, however, that (a) the amounts with respect to the Netherlands
Tax shall be payable only to Holders that are not residents in The
Netherlands for purposes of its tax; and (b) amount with respect to
United States Tax shall be payable only to a Holder that is, for United
States tax purposes, a nonresident alien individual, a foreign
corporation, or an estate or trust not subject to tax on a net income
basis with respect to income on the Securities (a "United States Alien");
and provided further, that the issuer or guarantor shall not be required
to make any payment of Additional Amounts for or account of:
(1) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not
have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former
connection between such Holder (or between a fiduciary, settlor,
beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over
such Holder, if such Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or
corporation) and The Netherlands or the United States (in the case
of a Netherlands Tax or a United States Tax, respectively), or any
political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or therein
or area subject to its jurisdiction, including, without limitation,
such Holder (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member,
shareholder or possessor) being or having been a citizen or resident
thereof or treated as a resident thereof or being or having been
present or engaged in trade or business therein or having or having
had a permanent establishment therein;
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or
similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(3) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable
other than by withholding from payments of (or in respect of)
principal of or any premium or interest on the Securities;
(4) with respect to any United States Tax, any such tax imposed by
reason of the Holder's past or present status as a personal holding
company, foreign personal holding company or foreign private
foundation or similar tax-exempt organization with respect to the
United States or as a corporation which accumulates earnings to
avoid United States Federal income tax;
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(5) with respect to any United States Tax, any such Tax imposed by
reason of such Holder's past or present status as (i) the actual or
constructive owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of AEGON Funding or AEGON Funding II or (ii)
a controlled foreign corporation that is related to AEGON Funding or
AEGON Funding II through stock ownership;
(6) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be
withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or any interest on, any Security, if such payment
can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;
(7) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not
have been imposed or withheld if such Holder had made a declaration
of nonresidence or other similar claim for exemption or presented
any applicable form of certificate, upon the making or presentation
of which that Holder would either have been able to avoid such tax,
assessment or charge or to obtain a refund of such tax, assessment
or charge, including, with respect to any United States Tax,
certification or documentation to the effect that such Holder or
beneficial owner is a United States Alien and lacks other
connections with the United States;
(8) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not
have been imposed but for the presentation of a Security (where
presentations is required) for payment on the date more than 30 days
after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the
date on which payment thereof was duly provided for, whichever
occurred later; or
(9) any combination of items above;
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, or any interest on any Security to any
such Holder who is a fiduciary or a partnership or a beneficial owner who
is other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a
beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such
partnership or a beneficial owner would not have been entitled to such
Additional Amount had it been the Holder of the Security.
Whenever in this Security or in the Indenture there is a reference, in
any context, to the payment of the principal of interest, if any, on, or
in respect of, any Security, such payment shall be deemed to include the
payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context,
Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect of such
payment pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof and express mention
of the payment of Additional Amounts (if applicable) in any provision
hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those
provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
1007. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the
Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with
any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided
pursuant to Section 301(20), 901(3) or 901(7) for the benefit of the
Holders of such series or in any of Sections 1001 to 1006, inclusive, if
before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by
Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or
generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no
such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition
except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until
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such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and
the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or
condition shall remain in full force and effect.
1008. Calculation of Original Issue Discount.
Upon the written request of the Trustee, the Company shall provide to the
Trustee on a timely basis such information as the Trustee reasonably
requires to enable the Trustee to prepare and file any form required to
be submitted by the Company to the Internal Revenue Service and the
Holders of the Securities relating to original issue discount.
1009. Limitation on Liens
The provisions of this Section shall be applicable only to the Securities
of any series that is designated, as contemplated by Section 301, as a
series for the benefit of which this Section shall apply.
So long as any of the Securities to which this Section applies remain
Outstanding, no Indebtedness in respect of borrowed moneys having an
original maturity of more than two years, in each case now or hereafter
existing, shall be secured by the Company or its Subsidiaries or by the
Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries, if applicable, upon any of the
present or future assets or revenues of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, if
applicable, unless it shall, simultaneously with or prior to the creation
of such security, effectively provide that the same or equal and ratable
security (or other security acceptable to the Trustee) is accorded to all
such Securities for so long as such Indebtedness is so secured, except
that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) security created over any
shares in, assets of or securities owned by any Subsidiaries that are not
principally engaged in the business of life insurance and that do not
contribute more than 10% of AEGON N.V.'s total aggregate consolidated
gross premium income as indicated on AEGON N.V.'s most recent annual
audited consolidated income statement, (ii) security created in the
normal course of the insurance business carried on in a manner consistent
with generally accepted insurance practice for such insurance business,
(iii) security or preference arising by operation of any law, (iv)
security over real property to secure borrowings to finance the purchase
or improvement of such real property, (v) security over assets existing
at the time of acquisition thereof, and (vi) security not otherwise
permitted by the foregoing clauses securing borrowed money in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding 50% of AEGON N.V.'s total
aggregate consolidated Indebtedness with an original maturity of more
than two years.
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
1101. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series that are redeemable before their Stated Maturity
shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities)
in accordance with this Article.
1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced
by a Board Resolution or Company Order or in another manner specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any
redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities
of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single
Security),
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the Company shall, not more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date,
of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and,
if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case
of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any
restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities
or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee
with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such
restriction.
1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless
all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be
redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the
particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60
nor less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from
the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for
redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem appropriate and
which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the
principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the
unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an
authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the
Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed
(unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular
Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 nor less
than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the
Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously
called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any
Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with
respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such
Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such
redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the
Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less
than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall
relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in
part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has
been or is to be redeemed.
1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
mailed not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his last address
appearing in the Security Register. Any notice which is mailed in the
manner provided herein shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. Failure to give
notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any security
of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other
security of such series.
All notices of redemption shall state:
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(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and premium, if any,
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting
of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such
Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to
be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any
series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the
principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable,
that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,
(5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered
for payment of the Redemption Price,
(6) if the Securities of such series are Convertible Securities
convertible at the option of the Holder into Common Shares, the
Conversion Price, the place or places of conversion, whether or not
AEGON N.V. may elect to exercise its Cash Option, if applicable,
that, unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 301 for
Convertible Securities of such series, Convertible Securities called
for redemption may be converted at any time before the close of
business on the fifth Business Day prior to the Redemption Date and
if not converted prior to the close of business on such date, the
right of conversion will be lost and that Holders who want to
convert Convertible Securities must satisfy the requirements set
forth in the terms thereof,
(7) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and
(8) applicable CUSIP numbers.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by
the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be
irrevocable.
1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee
or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying
Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount
of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and (except if the
Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on,
all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to
be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the
Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date such
Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security
shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with
accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of
interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will
be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor
Securities, registered as
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such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to
their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate and in the manner
prescribed therefor in the Security.
1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at
a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so
requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or
Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized
denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount
equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of
the Security so surrendered.
1108. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.
If in connection with any redemption of Securities of any series with
respect to which the Holders have the right to convert such Securities
into Common Shares, the Holders thereof do not elect to convert such
Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase and conversion of
such Securities by an agreement with one or more investment banking firms
or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Trustee
in trust for the Holders, not later than the close of three Business Days
prior to the Redemption Date, an amount not less than the applicable
Redemption Price, together with interest accrued to the Redemption Date,
of such Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Article Eleven, the obligation of the Company to pay the Redemption
Price of such Securities, together with interest accrued to the
Redemption Date, shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the
extent such amount is so paid by such purchasers to the Trustee in trust
for the Holders. If such an agreement is made, any Securities not duly
surrendered for conversion by the Holders thereof may, at the option of
the Company, be deemed to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have
been acquired by such purchasers from such Holders and (notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Article Fifteen) surrendered by
such purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close
of business on the Redemption Date, subject to payment by the purchasers
as specified above. The Trustee shall hold and dispose of any such amount
paid to it in the same manner as it would moneys deposited with it by the
Company for the redemption of the Securities. Without the Trustee's prior
written consent, no arrangement between the Company and such purchasers
for the purchase and conversion of any Securities shall increase or
otherwise affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or
obligations of the Trustee as set forth in this Indenture.
1109. Redemption for Tax Reasons.
If at any time subsequent to the issuance of Securities of any series as
a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations or
rulings of The Netherlands or the United States or any other nation or
government or of any political subdivision thereof or any authority
therein or thereof having power to tax or as a result of any regulations
or rulings or any amendment to or change in the application or official
interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, the Company, or the
Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, becomes, or will become, obligated
to pay any Additional Amounts and such obligations cannot be avoided by
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor taking reasonable
measures
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available to it, the Securities of any such series shall be redeemable as
a whole (but not in part), at the option of the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, at any time upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice given to the Holders at the principal amount of
such Securities together with accrued interest thereon (of, if any such
Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the
principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms
thereof) to the date fixed for redemption (the "Tax Redemption Date").
The Company or the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, will also pay to the
Holders of Securities of such series on the Tax Redemption Date any
Additional Amounts which would otherwise be payable. In order to effect a
redemption of Securities of this series as described in this paragraph,
the Company or the Parent Guarantor, if applicable, shall deliver to the
Trustee not more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the Tax
Redemption Date: (i) a written notice stating that the Securities of this
series are to be redeemed as a whole and (ii) an opinion of independent
legal counsel of recognized standing selected by the Company to the
effect that the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, has
or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such
change or amendment. The notice shall additionally specify the Tax
Redemption Date. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon
the information so furnished by the Company or the Parent Guarantor in
such notice and shall be under no duty to check the accuracy or
completeness thereof.
SINKING FUNDS
1201. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund
for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms
of any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for
by the terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an "optional
sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities,
the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction
as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied
to the redemption of Securities as provided for by the terms of such
Securities.
1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company: (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other
than any previously called for redemption), (2) may apply as a credit
Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of
the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the
application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the
terms of such Securities and (3) may apply as a credit Securities of such
series that have been surrendered to the Company for conversion, in each
case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with
respect to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to
the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the
terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited
have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited
shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the
Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such
sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
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1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
Securities, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee or written statement
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such
Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof,
if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion
thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting
Securities pursuant to Section 1202, and shall also deliver to the
Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 15 days prior to
each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the
Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the
manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption
thereof to be given in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made
upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
Failure of the Company, on or before any such sixtieth day, to deliver
such written statement and Securities specified in this Section 1203, if
any, shall not constitute a default, but shall constitute, on and as of
such date, the irrevocable election if the Company (i) that the mandatory
sinking fund payment for such series due on the next succeeding sinking
fund payment date shall be paid entirely in cash without the option to
deliver or credit Securities of such series in respect thereof and (ii)
that the Company will make no optional sinking fund payment with respect
to such series as provided for by the terms of the Securities.
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
1301. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1302 or
Section 1303 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as
the case may be, designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible
pursuant to such Section 1302 or 1303, in accordance with any applicable
requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with
the conditions set forth below in this Article Thirteen. Any such
election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or a Company Order or
in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such
Securities.
1302. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may
be, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its
obligations, and, if applicable, the provisions of Article Fourteen shall
cease to be effective, with respect to such Securities as provided in
this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section
1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Defeasance"). For this purpose,
such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to
have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this
Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee shall
execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the
following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged
hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive,
solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully
set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and
any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2)
the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections
304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and
immunities of the Trustee hereunder, (4) the conversion rights, if any,
of Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series and the Company's
obligations, if any, with respect thereto under Article Fifteen and (5)
this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may
exercise its option (if any) to have
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this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise
of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to such Securities.
1303. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may
be, (1) the Company shall be released from its obligations under any
covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(20), 901(3) or 901(7) for the
benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (2) the occurrence of any
event specified in Sections 501(4) (with respect to any such covenants
provided pursuant to Section 301(20), 901(3) or 901(7) and 501(7) shall
be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default and (3) the
provisions of Article Fourteen, if applicable, shall cease to be
effective, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in
this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section
1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance"). For this
purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such
Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no
liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in
any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of
Section 501(4)) or Article Fourteen, if applicable, whether directly or
indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such
Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or
Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the
remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected
thereby.
1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1302
or Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the
case may be:
(1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the
requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with
the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in
trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically
pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of
the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S.
Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of
principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their
terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of
any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, in
each case sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and
discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such
other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and
any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated
Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such
Securities. As used herein, "U.S. Government Obligation" means (x)
any security which is (i) a direct obligation of the United States
of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the
United States of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a
Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of 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
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Obligation which is specified in Clause (x) above and held by such
bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with
respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any
U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held, provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to
make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in
respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of
principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.
(2) In the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any
Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been
published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the
date of this instrument, there has been a change in the applicable
Federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that,
and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such
Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax
purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be
effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to
Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the
same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and
discharge were not to occur.
(3) In the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any
Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain
or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and
Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and
will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same
manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and
Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(4) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other
Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities
exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.
(5) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any
other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Section
501(5), 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 Securities are in default within the meaning of such
Act).
(7) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(8) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust
arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be
registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(9) If Article Fourteen is applicable to such Securities, at the time of
such deposit, (A) no default in the payment of any principal of or
premium or interest on any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be
continuing, (B) no event of default with respect to any Senior Debt
shall have resulted in such Senior Debt becoming, and continuing to
be,
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due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have
become due and payable (unless payment of such Senior Debt has been
made or duly provided for), and (C) no other event of default with
respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing
permitting (after notice or lapse of time or both) the holders of
such Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holders) to declare
such Senior Debt due and payable prior to the date on which it would
otherwise have become due and payable.
(10) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.
1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust;
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money
and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited
with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this
Section and Section 1306, the Trustee and any such other trustee are
referred to collectively as the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 1304 in
respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the
Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due
and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and
interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law. Money and U.S. Government
Obligations so held in trust shall not be subject to the provisions of
Article Fourteen.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government
Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding
Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee
shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request
any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section
1304 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the
amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to
such Securities.
1306. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the
obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the
Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant
to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust
pursuant to Section 1305 with respect to such Securities in accordance
with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes any
payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security
following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company
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shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such
Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
1401. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Securities of
any series and, if applicable, to any Parent Guarantee specified as
subordinated as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.
1402. Securities and, if applicable, Parent Guarantee Subordinate to Senior
Debt.
The Company, and if applicable the Parent Guarantor, covenants and agrees,
and each Holder of a Security, by his acceptance thereof, likewise
covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter
set forth in this Article, the indebtedness represented by the Securities
and the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
each and all of the Securities are hereby expressly made subordinate and
subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior
Debt.
1403. Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.
In the event of (a) any insolvency or bankruptcy, or any receivership,
liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in
connection therewith, relative to the Company, or, if applicable, to the
Parent Guarantor, (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor whether voluntary or
involuntary, or (c) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, then and in any such event the holders
of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts
due or to become due on or in respect of all Senior Debt, or provision
shall be made for such payment in cash or U.S. Government Obligations
before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment
on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities, including any payment in respect of the Parent Guarantee, and
to that end the holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive, for
application to the payment thereof, any payment or distribution of any
kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any
such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason
of the payment of any other indebtedness of the Company or, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantor being subordinated to the payment of the Securities
or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantee, which may be payable or
deliverable in respect of the Securities or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantee in any such insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation,
reorganization, dissolution or other winding up event.
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section, the Trustee or the Holder of any Security shall have received any
payment or distribution of assets of the Company or, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities, including any such payment or distribution which may be
payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness
of the Company being subordinated to the payment of the Securities or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantee, before all Senior Debt is paid in full
or payment thereof provided for, and if such fact shall, at or prior to
the time of such payment or distribution, have been made known to the
Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such
payment or distribution shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee,
agent or other Person making payment or distribution of assets of the
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Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor for application to the
payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to
pay all Senior Debt in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment
or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt.
For purposes of this Article only, the words "cash, property or
securities" shall not be deemed to include shares of equity of the Company
or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted, or
securities of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor or any
other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment
which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Debt which may at
the time be outstanding to substantially the same extent as, or to a
greater extent than, the Securities or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantee are so subordinated as provided in this Article. The
consolidation of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor with,
or the merger of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor into,
another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following
the conveyance or transfer of its properties and assets substantially as
an entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in
Article Eight shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding up, liquidation,
reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshalling of
assets and liabilities of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor for the purposes of this Section if the Person formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor is merged or which acquires by conveyance or transfer such
properties and assets substantially as an entirety, as the case may be,
shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer,
comply with the conditions set forth in Article Eight.
1404. Prior Payment to Senior Debt Upon Acceleration of Securities.
In the event that any Securities are declared due and payable before their
Stated Maturity, then and in such event the holders of Senior Debt shall
be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due
on or in respect of such Senior Debt , or provision shall be made for such
payment in cash or U.S. Government Obligations, before the Holders of the
Securities are entitled to receive any payment (including any payment
which may be payable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor being subordinated to
the payment of the Securities or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantee) by
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor on account of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or on
account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of
any sinking fund payment in accordance with Article Twelve by delivering
and crediting pursuant to Section 1202 Securities which have been acquired
(upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such declaration of acceleration
or which have been converted pursuant to Article Fifteen.
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall make any payment to the Trustee or
the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this
Section, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment,
have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder,
then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered
forthwith to the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect
to which Section 1403 would be applicable.
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1405. No Payment When Senior Debt in Default.
(a) In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment
of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Debt beyond
any applicable grace period with respect thereto, or in the event that any
event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and
be continuing, unless and until such event of default shall have been
cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, or (b) in the event any
judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such default,
then no payment (including any payment which may be payable by reason of
the payment of any other indebtedness of the Company or, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantor being subordinated to the payment of the Securities
or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantee) shall be made by the Company or,
if applicable, the Parent Guarantor on account of principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or on account of the
purchase or other acquisition of Securities; provided, however, that
nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund
payment in accordance with Article Twelve by delivering and crediting
pursuant to Section 1202 Securities which have been acquired (upon
redemption or otherwise) prior to such default or which have been
converted pursuant to Article Fifteen.
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall make any payment to the Trustee or
the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this
Section, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment,
have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder,
then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered
forthwith to the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect
to which Section 1403 would be applicable.
1406. Payment Permitted If No Default.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any
of the Securities shall prevent (a) the Company or, if applicable, the
Parent Guarantor, at any time except during the pendency of any case,
proceeding, dissolution, liquidation or other winding up, assignment for
the benefit of creditors or other marshalling of assets and liabilities of
the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor referred to in Section
1403 or under the conditions described in Section 1404 or 1405, from
making payments at any time of principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on the Securities, or (b) the application by the Trustee of any
money deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account of the
principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or the
retention of such payment by the Holders, if, at the time of such
application by the Trustee, it did not have knowledge that such payment
would have been prohibited by the provisions of this Article.
1407. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Debt, the Holders of the
Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Senior
Debt to receive payments and distributions of cash, property and
securities applicable to the Senior Debt until the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full. For
purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders
of the Senior Debt of any cash, property or securities to which the
Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Article, and no payments over pursuant to the
provisions of this Article to the holders of Senior Debt by Holders of the
Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Company or, if applicable,
the Parent Guarantor, its creditors other than holders of
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Senior Debt and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment
or distribution by the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor to
or on account of the Senior Debt.
1408. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.
The provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose
of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the
one hand and the holders of Senior Debt on the other hand. Nothing
contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the
Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as among the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, its creditors other than holders of
Senior Debt and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the
Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities as and when the same
shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms; or (b) affect
the relative rights against the Company or, if applicable, the Parent
Guarantor of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company
or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor other than the holders of Senior
Debt; or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from
exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default
under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of
the holders of Senior Debt to receive cash, property and securities
otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.
1409. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.
Each holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and
appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
1410. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce
subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the
Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor or by any act or failure
to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any non-compliance by the
Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor with the terms, provisions
and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof any
such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the
holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to time, without the
consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities,
without incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Securities and
without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article
or the obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Securities to the
holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change
the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or
renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise amend or supplement in any
manner Senior Debt or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement
under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or
otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing
Senior Debt; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the
collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising
any rights against the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor and
any other Person.
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1411. Notice to Trustee
The Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any
payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Article or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be
charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit
the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the
Securities or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantee, unless and until the
Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor or a holder of Senior Debt or from any
trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice,
the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601, shall be entitled
in all respects to assume that no such facts exist.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601, the Trustee shall be entitled to
rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing
himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee therefor) to establish
that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee
therefor). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that
further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a
holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution
pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish
evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of
Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other
facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article, and if
such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such
Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to
receive such payment.
1412. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor referred to in this Article, the Trustee,
subject to the provisions of Section 601, and the Holders of the
Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by
any court of competent jurisdiction in which such insolvency, bankruptcy,
receivership, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or
similar case or proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in
bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the
benefit of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or
distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities,
for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in
such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other
indebtedness of the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor, the
amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or
distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this
Article.
1413. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt.
The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders
of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in
good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or
to the Company or, if applicable, the Parent Guarantor or to any other
Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Debt
shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.
1414. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee's
Rights.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights
set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Debt which may at any
time be held by it, to the same extent as any
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other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive
the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the
Trustee under or pursuant to Section 607.
1415. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
In the event that, at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee
shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the
term "Trustee" as used in this Article shall (unless the context otherwise
requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent
within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying
Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the
Trustee; provided, however, that Section 1414 shall not apply to the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company if it or such Affiliate acts as
Paying Agent.
1416. Certain Conversions Deemed Payment.
For the purposes of this Article only, (1) the issuance and delivery of
junior securities upon conversion of Securities in accordance with Article
Fifteen shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on
account of the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities or on
account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities, and (2) the
payment, issuance or delivery of cash, property or securities (other than
junior securities) upon conversion of a Security shall be deemed to
constitute payment on account of the principal of such Security. For the
purposes of this Section, the term "junior securities" means (a) shares of
any equity securities of any class of AEGON N.V. and (b) securities of the
Company which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Debt
which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such
securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent
than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the
Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company or, if
applicable, the Parent Guarantor, its creditors other than holders of
Senior Debt and the Holders of the Securities, the right, which is
absolute and unconditional, of the Holder of any Security to convert such
Security in accordance with Article Fifteen.
CONVERSION OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
1501. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any series of
Securities of AEGON N.V. designated as "convertible" or "exchangeable"
pursuant to Section 301 (for the purposes of this Article, "Convertible
Securities"). For purposes of this Indenture, "convertible" shall mean
convertible or exchangeable, as the case may be, and "convert,"
"conversion" and words of like import shall mean convert or exchange,
conversion or exchange and words of like import.
1502. Conversion of Convertible Securities.
In connection with Convertible Securities of any series that are
convertible into Common Shares, each such Convertible Security (or any
portion thereof which is, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 301 for Convertible Securities of any series, $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof) shall be convertible into Common Shares in
accordance with the terms of Convertible Securities of such series and
(except as otherwise specified pursuant to
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Section 301 for Convertible Securities of such series) in accordance with
this Article Fifteen at any time until 11:59 p.m. New York time on the
fifth Business Day preceding the maturity date of the Convertible
Securities of such series or in case such Convertible Security shall have
been called for redemption, then in respect of such Convertible Security
until (unless AEGON N.V. shall default in payment due upon the redemption
thereof) 11:59 p.m. New York time on the fifth Business Day preceding the
date fixed for redemption, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 301 for Convertible Securities of such series.
The initial Conversion Price at which a Convertible Security of any
series is convertible shall be set forth in or established pursuant to a
Board Resolution, Company Order or supplemental indenture, as
contemplated by Section 301.
Any such Convertible Security that is convertible at the option of the
Holder thereof shall be so converted upon surrender to the Trustee or the
Conversion Agent for surrender to AEGON N.V. in accordance with the
instructions on file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, at any
time specified for such series as contemplated by Section 301 at the
office or agency to be maintained by AEGON N.V. in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1002, accompanied by a written notice of election
to convert as provided in Section 1503 and, if so required by AEGON N.V.,
by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory
to AEGON N.V. and the Conversion Agent duly executed by the Holder or his
attorney duly authorized in writing. Any such Convertible Security that
is convertible otherwise than at the option of the Holder thereof shall
be so converted as specified pursuant to Section 301 for Convertible
Securities of such series. AEGON N.V. covenants to effect such conversion
by procuring the issuance of Common Shares or, if applicable, the Cash
Option Amount, and payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in
exchange for and in consideration of delivery to them of the Convertible
Securities. For convenience, the conversion of principal of any
Convertible Security or Convertible Securities pursuant to this Article
Fifteen is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the conversion of such
Convertible Security or Convertible Securities. All Convertible
Securities surrendered for conversion shall, if surrendered to AEGON N.V.
or the Conversion Agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and
canceled by it as provided in Section 306 (except as otherwise provided
therein). Any Convertible Security surrendered for conversion shall not
thereafter be convertible.
1503. Issuance of Common Shares on Conversion.
Unless AEGON N.V. elects to exercise its Cash Option, if any, specified
pursuant to Section 301 with respect to any series of Convertible
Securities, as promptly as practicable after the surrender as herein
provided of any Convertible Security or Convertible Securities for
conversion, AEGON N.V shall deliver or cause to be delivered to or upon
the written order of the Holder of the Convertible Security or
Convertible Securities so surrendered the number of duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares into which
such Convertible Security or Convertible Securities may be converted in
accordance with the provisions of this Article Fifteen (such Common
Shares being referred to in this Article Fifteen as the "Conversion
Shares"). If AEGON N.V. elects to exercise its Cash Option, if any, it
shall comply with the provisions of Section 1509. Prior to delivery of
such Conversion Shares upon conversion of a Convertible Security at the
option of a Holder, AEGON N.V. shall require a written notice, which
shall be substantially in the Form of Election to Convert as provided for
in Section 206, to be delivered to its office or agency from the Holder
of the Convertible Security or Convertible Securities so surrendered
stating that the Holder irrevocably elects to convert such Convertible
Security or Convertible Securities for Common Shares, as specified in
such notice. Such conversion notice once given shall be irrevocable and
may not be withdrawn without the consent in writing of AEGON N.V.. AEGON
N.V. or any Conversion Agent on its behalf, may reject any incomplete or
incorrect conversion notice.
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All costs and expenses incurred or caused by an incomplete or incorrect
notice shall be for the account of the relevant Holder.
Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close of
business on the Conversion Date, and the rights of the Holder of such
Convertible Security as a Holder shall cease at such time. The Person or
Persons entitled to receive the Conversion Shares upon conversion of such
Convertible Security or Convertible Securities shall be treated for all
purposes as having become the holder or holders of such Conversion Shares
at such time and such conversion shall be at the Conversion Price for
such series of Convertible Securities in effect at such time. For the
purposes of this Article, the conversion date (the "Conversion Date")
shall be the date on which the Convertible Securities shall have been
duly surrendered for conversion and the duly signed and completed
conversion notice shall have been delivered in accordance with the terms
of this Article.
Upon conversion of any Convertible Security which is converted in part
only, AEGON N.V. shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
make available for delivery to or on the order of the Holder thereof a
new Security or Security of authorized denominations in a principal
amount equal to the unconverted portion of such Convertible Security.
1504. No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends.
No payment or adjustment in respect of interest on the Convertible
Securities or dividends on the Conversion Shares shall be made upon the
conversion of any Convertible Security or Convertible Securities;
provided, however, that if a Convertible Security or Convertible
Securities or any portion thereof shall be converted subsequent to any
record date and on or prior to the next succeeding interest payment date,
the interest falling due on such interest payment date shall be payable
on such interest payment date notwithstanding such conversion, and such
interest (whether or not punctually paid or duly provided for) shall be
paid to the Person in whose name such Convertible Security is registered
at the close of business on such record date and Convertible Securities
surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business
on any record date to the opening of business on the corresponding
interest payment date must be accompanied by payment of any amount equal
to the interest payable on such interest payment date.
1505. Adjustment of Conversion Price.
Except as may otherwise be established pursuant to Section 301 with
respect to a particular series of Convertible Securities, the Conversion
Price in effect at any time for any series of Convertible Securities that
is convertible into Common Shares shall be subject to adjustment as
follows:
(a) If AEGON N.V. shall, after the original issue date of such series of
Convertible Securities, (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on
its Common Shares in the form of Common Shares (other than a
dividend or distribution that permits the recipient to elect between
cash and Common Shares), (ii) split its outstanding Common Shares
into a greater number of Common Shares or (iii) consolidate its
outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number of Common Shares, the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted (with effect from the Effective
Date of such event) in accordance with the following formula:
P x X
A = -----
Y
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where:
"A" shall mean the adjusted Conversion Price;
"P" shall mean the Conversion Price prior to the adjustment;
"X" shall mean the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the happening of the relevant event; and
"Y" shall mean the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately
after the happening of the relevant event.
(b) If AEGON N.V. shall, after the original issue date of such Convertible
Securities, issue to all or substantially all holders of Common
Shares, any rights to purchase or subscribe for Common Shares or other
securities which are convertible into Common Shares or warrants or
other rights to purchase or subscribe for Common Shares; and the
purchase, subscription, conversion or other issue price per Common
Share (taking into account the consideration, if any, received by
AEGON N.V.) is below the Market Price on the date of announcement of
such issuance, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted (with effect
from the Effective Date of such event) in accordance with the
following formula:
P x (S + f)
A = -----------
(S + a)
where:
"A" and "P" shall have the same meanings as in paragraph (a) of this
Section 1504;
"S" shall mean the number of Common Shares outstanding on the date of
the announcement of such event;
"f" shall mean the number of additional Common Shares which the
aggregate purchase, subscription, conversion or other price (taking
into account the consideration, if any, received by AEGON N.V.) would
purchase at the Market Price; and
"a" shall mean the number of additional Common Shares which are issued
or are initially issuable pursuant to the other securities or rights
that are the subject of the issue.
(c) In case AEGON N.V. shall issue or distribute, as the case may be,
after the original issue date of such series of Convertible
Securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares any
securities (other than as described in paragraph (a) or (b) above) or
assets (other than cash dividends or dividends in kind in accordance
with applicable laws) in each case declared and paid other than in the
ordinary course of AEGON N.V.'s operations (other than as described in
paragraph (a) or (b) above) or any rights to acquire such securities
or assets, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted (with effect from
the Effective Date of such event) in accordance with the following
formula:
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P x (M - d)
A = -----------
M
where:
"A" and "P" shall have the same meanings as in paragraph (a) of this
Section 1504;
"M" shall mean the Market Price on the date on which such issue or
distribution, as the case may be, shall be made; and
"d" shall mean the fair market value (as determined by the Board of
Directors which determination shall be conclusive as of the date on
which such issue or distribution, as the case may be, shall be made)
of such portion of securities or assets or rights to acquire any of
the foregoing as is attributable to one Common Share.
(d) If AEGON N.V. determines that an adjustment should be made to the
Conversion Price, AEGON N.V. shall, if the effect of the adjustment is
to reduce the Conversion Price, make such adjustments as it determines
is fair and reasonable.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1504 to the contrary, the
Conversion Price may not be reduced so that, on conversion, Common
Shares would be issued at a discount to their par value
(f) Except as otherwise may be specified for any series of Convertible
Securities pursuant to Section 301, all calculations under this
Section 1504 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-
hundredth of a Common Share, as the case may be. If any doubt shall
arise as to the appropriate adjustment to the Conversion Price, a
certificate of the auditors of AEGON N.V. at the time shall be
conclusive and binding on all concerned save in the case of manifest
error.
(g) No adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be required unless such
adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion
Price then in effect; provided, however, that any adjustments which by
reason of this paragraph are not required to be made and any amount by
which the Conversion Price shall be rounded shall be carried forward
and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
(h) No adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be required for a change
in the par value of the Common Shares.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment will be
made to the Conversion Price where Common Shares or other securities
or options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase
Common Shares or other securities are issued to employees,
consultants, producers, agents, dealers or marketers (including
directors) of AEGON N.V. or of any Subsidiary or associated company of
AEGON N.V. pursuant to any share option or share award programs or
similar arrangements for any such persons.
(j) If a Conversion Date shall fall prior to the Effective Date of an
event requiring adjustment of the Conversion Price in circumstances
where the delivery of Common Shares in respect of the exercise of the
relevant conversion right falls on or after such Effective Date, AEGON
N.V. shall issue to the relevant Holder such additional number of
Common Shares to which such Holder would have been entitled had the
relevant Conversion Date fallen immediately following such Effective
Date.
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(k) Whenever the Conversion Price of any series is adjusted, as herein
provided, AEGON N.V. shall promptly file with the Trustee and with
the Conversion Agent an Officer's Certificate setting forth the
Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and a computation
thereof. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the
correctness of such adjustment. Neither the Trustee nor any
Conversion Agent shall be under any duty or responsibility with
respect to any such certificate or any facts or computations set
forth therein, except to exhibit said certificate from time to time
to any Holder of Convertible Securities desiring to inspect the
same. The Trustee, at the expense of AEGON N.V., shall cause written
notice setting forth the adjusted Conversion Price to be provided to
each Holder of Convertible Securities of such series.
1506. No Fractional Conversion Shares To Be Issued.
No fractional Conversion Shares shall be issued upon conversions of
Convertible Securities. If more than one Convertible Security of any
series shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same
Holder, the number of full shares which shall be issuable upon conversion
thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount
of the Convertible Securities of such series so surrendered. Instead of a
fraction of a Conversion Share which would otherwise be issuable upon
conversion of any Convertible Security or Convertible Securities (or
specified portions thereof), AEGON N.V. shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such fraction of a share in an amount equal to the same
fractional interest of the Closing Price of Common Shares on the Stock
Exchange Trading Day next preceding the day of conversion.
1507. Preservation of Conversion Rights upon Consolidation, Merger, Sale or
Similar Event.
In the event that AEGON N.V. shall be a party to (i) any consolidation of
AEGON N.V. with, or merger of AEGON N.V. into, any other Person, any
merger of another Person into AEGON N.V. (other than a consolidation or
merger which does not result in a conversion or cancellation of
outstanding Common Shares of AEGON N.V.) or (ii) any sale or transfer of
assets of AEGON N.V. or similar event which, in any such case will result
in a reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than a change
in the par or nominal value or by a split or consolidation of Common
Shares), the corporation or Person formed by such consolidation or
resulting from such merger or which shall have acquired such assets, as
the case may be, shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture providing that the Holder of each Convertible Security then
Outstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert such Convertible
Security into the kind and amount of Common Shares, other securities,
cash and other assets receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or
similar event by a holder of the number of Common Shares into which such
Convertible Security might have been converted immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or similar event. In any such event, the
Conversion Price shall be appropriately allocated to such Common Shares,
other securities cash or other assets. Such supplemental indenture shall
provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article Fifteen.
Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any
responsibility to determine the correctness of any provision contained in
any such supplemental indenture relating either to the kind or amount of
shares or other securities or property receivable by Holders of
Convertible Securities upon the conversion of their Convertible
Securities after any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer, or to
any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and may accept the signing
of such supplemental indenture by such corporation or Person as
conclusive evidence of the
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correctness of any such provisions. The above provisions of this Section
1506 shall similarly apply to any successive consolidation, merger, sale
or similar event.
1508. Covenant to Reserve Common Shares for Issuance on Conversion of
Convertible Securities.
AEGON N.V. covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep
available, in the case of Convertible Securities of any series that are
convertible into Common Shares, out of the aggregate of its authorized
but unissued Common Shares and its issued Common Shares held in its
treasury for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Convertible
Securities as herein provided, such number of Common Shares as shall then
be issuable upon the conversion of all Outstanding Convertible Securities
of such series. AEGON N.V. shall from time to time, in accordance with
the laws of The Netherlands, increase the authorized amount of its Common
Shares if at any time the aggregate of the authorized amount of its
Common Shares remaining unissued and its issued shares of Common Shares
held in its treasury shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of
all Convertible Securities of such series at the time Outstanding and
currently convertible.
1509. Exercise of Cash Option.
Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301, AEGON N.V. may elect
to exercise a Cash Option with respect to each series of Convertible
Securities. If AEGON N.V. elects to pay Holders of Convertible Securities
a Cash Option Amount in lieu of delivering Common Shares pursuant to
Section 1503 it shall (i). notify the Conversion Agent thereof and (ii)
as promptly as practical, on or after the Conversion Date, cause the Cash
Option Amount to be delivered to or upon the written order of the Holder
in the manner specified in the conversion notice, as set forth in Section
206.
PARENT GUARANTEE
1601. Parent Guarantee.
The Parent Guarantor hereby fully and unconditionally guarantees, to each
Holder of a Security issued by AEGON Funding, AEGON Funding II and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, and to the Trustee for itself
and on behalf of such Holder, the due and punctual payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Security
when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated
Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in
accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture and all
other obligations of the Company under this Indenture. In case of the
failure of the Company punctually to make any such payment, the Parent
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated
Maturity or by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, and as if
such payment were made by the Company.
The Parent Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall
be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any invalidity,
irregularity or unenforceability of such Security or this Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any release or amendment or
waiver of any term or any other guarantee of all or any of the
Securities, any waiver or consent by the Holder of such Security or by
the Trustee with respect to any provisions thereof or of this Indenture,
the obtaining of any judgment against the Company or any action to
enforce the same or any other circumstances which might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor,
provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such release,
amendment, waiver, consent or judgment shall, without the
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consent of the Parent Guarantor, increase the principal amount of such
Security or increase the rate or rates or interest thereon, or increase
any premium payable upon redemption thereof, or alter the stated maturity
thereof or increase the principal amount or any Original Issue Discount
Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration
of maturity thereof. The Parent Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, any requirement that the
Trustee or any of the Holders exhaust any right or take any action
against the Company or any other Person, filing of claims with a court in
the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, protest or notice
with respect to such Security or the debt evidenced thereby, and
covenants that the Parent Guarantee will not be discharged in respect of
such Security except by complete performance of the obligations contained
in such Security and in the Parent Guarantee.; provided, however, that
the Parent Guarantor receives prompt written notice of any failure by the
Company to make any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or
sinking fund or analogous payment, if any. The Parent Guarantor hereby
agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of principal, premium,
if any, or interest, if any, on such Security, whether at their Stated
Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, purchase or otherwise,
legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by,
the Holder of such Security, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Indenture, directly against the Parent Guarantor to enforce
the Parent Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company.
Each Parent Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue
to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company
for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or
trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company's
assets, and shall to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment
and performance of the Securities is, pursuant to applicable law,
rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned
by any obligee on the Securities, whether as a "voidable preference,"
"fraudulent transfer," or otherwise, all as though such payment or
performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part
thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Securities
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed
reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored
or returned.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Parent Guarantee
related to any Security that is designated as subordinated shall be
subordinated to the extent and in the manner provided in Article
Fourteen.
1602. Execution and Delivery of Parent Guarantees.
The Parent Guarantee to be endorsed on the Securities shall include the
terms of the Parent Guarantee set forth in Section 1601 and any other
terms that may be set forth in the form established pursuant to Article
Two. The Parent Guarantor hereby agrees to execute its Parent Guarantee,
in the form established pursuant to Article Two, to be endorsed on each
Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
The Parent Guarantees shall be executed on behalf of the Parent Guarantor
by any one of the Parent Guarantor's Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman
of the Board, President or Vice Presidents, attested by its Secretary or
any Assistant Secretary. The signature of any or all of these officers on
the Parent Guarantee may be manual or facsimile.
A Parent Guarantee bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of
individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Parent
Guarantor shall bind the Parent Guarantor, notwithstanding that such
individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to
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the authentication and delivery of the Security on which such Parent
Guarantee is endorsed or did not hold such offices at the date of such
Parent Guarantee.
The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Parent Guarantee
endorsed thereon on behalf of the Parent Guarantor. The Parent Guarantor
agrees that its Parent Guarantee set forth in this Section 1601 shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a
Parent Guarantee on any Security.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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AEGON N.V. AEGON Funding Corp.
By: /s/ C.M. VAN KATWIJK By: /s/ C.M. VAN KATWIJK
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AEGON Funding Corp. II Citibank, N.A., as Trustee
By: /s/ C.M. VAN KATWIJK By: /s/ JOHN J. BYRNES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS*
Page
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application 1
101. Definitions........................................................... 1
Act................................................................... 2
Additional Amounts.................................................... 2
Affiliate............................................................. 2
Authenticating Agent.................................................. 2
Average Price Per Share............................................... 2
Board of Directors.................................................... 3
Board Resolution...................................................... 3
Business Day.......................................................... 3
Cash Dividend......................................................... 3
Cash Option........................................................... 3
Cash Option Amount.................................................... 3
Closing Price......................................................... 3
Commission............................................................ 3
Common Shares......................................................... 3
Company............................................................... 3
Company Request; Company Order........................................ 3
Conversion Agent...................................................... 3
Conversion Date....................................................... 3
Conversion Price...................................................... 3
Conversion Shares..................................................... 4
Convertibel Securities................................................ 4
Corporate Trust Office................................................ 4
corporation........................................................... 4
Covenant Defeasance................................................... 4
Defaulted Interest.................................................... 4
Defeasance............................................................ 4
Depositary............................................................ 4
Effective Date........................................................ 4
Event of Default...................................................... 4
Exchange Act.......................................................... 4
Expiration Date....................................................... 4
Global Security....................................................... 4
Holder................................................................ 4
Indebtedness.......................................................... 4
Indenture............................................................. 4
interest.............................................................. 5
Interest Payment Date................................................. 5
Investment Company Act................................................ 5
Market Price.......................................................... 5
Maturity.............................................................. 5
Notice of Default..................................................... 5
New York Shares....................................................... 5
Officers' Certificate................................................. 5
Opinion of Counsel.................................................... 5
Ordinary Shares....................................................... 5
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*NOTE: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part
of the Indenture.
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Original Issue Discount Security...................................... 5
Outstanding........................................................... 5
Parent Guarantee...................................................... 6
Paying Agent.......................................................... 6
Person................................................................ 6
Place of Payment...................................................... 6
Predecessor Security.................................................. 7
Redemption Date....................................................... 7
Redemption Price...................................................... 7
Regular Record Date................................................... 7
Responsible Officer................................................... 7
Securities............................................................ 7
Securities Act........................................................ 7
Security Register..................................................... 7
Senior Debt........................................................... 7
Special Record Date................................................... 7
Stated Maturity....................................................... 7
Stock Exchange Trading Day............................................ 7
Subordinated Indebtedness............................................. 7
Subsidiary............................................................ 8
Total Current Dividend................................................ 8
Trust Indenture Act................................................... 8
Trustee............................................................... 8
U.S. Government Obligation............................................ 8
Vice President........................................................ 8
102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.................................. 8
103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee................................ 9
104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates......................................... 9
105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company................................. 11
106. Notice to Holders; Waiver............................................. 11
107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act..................................... 12
108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.............................. 12
109. Successors and Assigns................................................ 12
110. Separability Clause................................................... 12
111. Benefits of Indenture................................................. 12
112. Governing Law......................................................... 12
113. Legal Holidays........................................................ 12
114. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities... 12
Security Forms............................................................. 13
201. Forms Generally....................................................... 13
202. Form of Face of Security.............................................. 13
203. Form of Reverse of Security........................................... 16
204. Form of Legend for Global Securities.................................. 21
205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication....................... 21
206. Form of Election to Convert........................................... 21
207. Form of Parent Guarantee.............................................. 23
The Securities............................................................. 24
301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.................................. 24
302. Denominations......................................................... 27
303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating........................ 27
304. Temporary Securities.................................................. 28
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305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange................................................ 29
306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities................................................... 30
307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved..................................................... 31
308. Persons Deemed Owners.............................................................................. 32
309. Cancellation....................................................................................... 32
310. Computation of Interest............................................................................ 33
Satisfaction and Discharge.............................................................................. 33
401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture............................................................ 33
402. Application of Trust Money......................................................................... 34
Remedies................................................................................................ 34
501. Events of Default.................................................................................. 34
502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment................................................. 35
503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.................................... 36
504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim................................................................... 37
505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities........................................ 37
506. Application of Money Collected..................................................................... 37
507. Limitation on Suits................................................................................ 38
508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal Premium and interest........................... 38
509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies................................................................. 38
510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative..................................................................... 39
511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver....................................................................... 39
512. Control by Holders................................................................................. 39
513. Waiver of Past Defaults............................................................................ 39
514. Undertaking for Costs.............................................................................. 40
515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws............................................................ 40
The Trustee............................................................................................. 40
601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities................................................................ 40
602. Notice of Defaults................................................................................. 40
603. Certain Rights of Trustee.......................................................................... 40
604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities............................................. 42
605. May Hold Securities................................................................................ 42
606. Money Held in Trust................................................................................ 42
607. Compensation and Reimbursement..................................................................... 42
608. Conflicting Interests.............................................................................. 42
609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility............................................................ 43
610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.................................................. 43
611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor............................................................. 44
612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business........................................ 45
613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.................................................. 45
614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent................................................................ 46
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company....................................................... 47
701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.......................................... 47
702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders............................................. 47
703. Reports by Trustee................................................................................. 48
704. Reports by Company................................................................................. 48
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease.................................................... 48
801. Company or, if Applicable, Parent Guarantor and Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain
Terms.............................................................................................. 48
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802. Successor Substituted.............................................................................. 49
Supplemental Indentures.................................................................................. 49
901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders................................................. 49
902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.................................................... 50
903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures............................................................... 51
904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.................................................................. 51
905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act................................................................ 52
906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures................................................. 52
Covenants................................................................................................ 52
1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest......................................................... 52
1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.................................................................... 52
1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.................................................. 52
1004. Statement by Officers as to Default................................................................ 53
1005. Existence.......................................................................................... 54
1006. Payments of Additional Amounts..................................................................... 54
1007. Waiver of Certain Covenants........................................................................ 55
1008. Calculation of Original Issue Discount............................................................. 56
1009. Limitation on Liens................................................................................ 56
Redemption of Securities................................................................................. 56
1101. Applicability of Article........................................................................... 56
1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.............................................................. 56
1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.................................................. 57
1104. Notice of Redemption............................................................................... 57
1105. Deposit of Redemption Price........................................................................ 58
1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.............................................................. 58
1107. Securities Redeemed in Part........................................................................ 59
1108. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption...................................................... 59
1109. Redemption for Tax Reasons......................................................................... 59
Sinking Funds............................................................................................ 60
1201. Applicability of Article........................................................................... 60
1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.............................................. 60
1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.......................................................... 61
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance....................................................................... 61
1301. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance....................................... 61
1302. Defeasance and Discharge........................................................................... 61
1303. Covenant Defeasance................................................................................ 62
1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.................................................... 62
1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions...... 64
1306. Reinstatement...................................................................................... 64
Subordination of Securities.............................................................................. 65
1401. Applicability of Article........................................................................... 65
1402. Securities and, if applicable, Parent Guarantee Subordinate to Senior Debt......................... 65
1403. Payment Over Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc........................................................ 65
1404. Prior Payment to Senior Debt Upon Acceleration of Securities....................................... 66
1405. No Payment When Senior Debt in Default............................................................. 67
1406. Payment Permitted if No Default.................................................................... 67
1407. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.................................................... 67
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1408. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights........................................................ 68
1409. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination................................................................ 68
1410. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.............................................................. 68
1411. Notice to Trustee.................................................................................. 69
1412. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent..................................... 69
1413. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt................................................... 69
1414. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee's Rights....................... 69
1415. Article Applicable to Paying Agents................................................................ 70
1416. Certain Conversions Deemed Payment................................................................. 70
Conversion of Convertible Securities..................................................................... 70
1501. Applicability of Article........................................................................... 70
1502. Conversion of Securities........................................................................... 70
1503. Issuance of Common Shares on Conversion............................................................ 71
1504. No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends............................................................ 72
1505. Adjustment of Conversion Price..................................................................... 72
1506. No Fractional Conversion Shares To Be Issued....................................................... 75
1507. Preservation of Conversion Rights upon Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Similar Event................ 75
1508. Covenant to Reserve Common Shares for Issuance on Conversion of Securities......................... 76
1509. Exercise of Cash Option............................................................................ 76
Parent Guarantee......................................................................................... 76
1601. Parent Guarantee................................................................................... 76
1602. Execution and Delivery of Parent Guarantees........................................................ 77
SIGNATURES............................................................................................... 79
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Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
Trust Indenture
Act Section Indenture Section
(S) 310(a)(1)............................................ 609
(a)(2)............................................ 609
(a)(3)............................................ Not Applicable
(a)(4)............................................ Not Applicable
(b) ............................................ 608
610
(S) 311(a) ............................................ 613
(b) ............................................ 613
(S) 312(a) ............................................ 701
702
(b) ............................................ 702
(c) ............................................ 702
(S) 313(a) ............................................ 703
(b) ............................................ 703
(c) ............................................ 703
(d) ............................................ 703
(S) 314(a) ............................................ 704
(a)(4)............................................ 101
1004
(b) ............................................ Not Applicable
(c)(1)............................................ 102
(c)(2)............................................ 102
(c)(3)............................................ Not Applicable
(d) ............................................ Not Applicable
(e) ............................................ 102
(S) 315(a) ............................................ 601
(b) ............................................ 602
(c) ............................................ 601
(d) ............................................ 601
(e) ............................................ 514
(S) 316(a) ............................................ 101
(a)(1)(A)......................................... 502
512
(a)(1)(B)......................................... 513
(a)(2)............................................ Not Applicable
(b) ............................................ 508
(c) ............................................ 104
(S) 317(a)(1)............................................ 503
(a)(2)............................................ 504
(b) ............................................ 1003
(S) 318(a) ............................................ 107
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Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture
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Dated as of October 11, 2001
AEGON N.V., AEGON Funding Corp. and AEGON Funding Corp. II
and
Citibank, N.A.
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INDENTURE
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ALLEN & OVERY
London
ICM:544683.5