EXHIBIT 4-k
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
FLOATING RATE SUBORDINATED NOTE
REGISTERED REGISTERED
No. FLR [PRINCIPAL AMOUNT]
CUSIP:
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York) to the
issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name
as requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company
and any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered
owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.(1)
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(1) Applies only if this Note is a Registered Global Security.
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.
SUBORDINATED GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES C
(Floating Rate)
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BASE RATE: ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: MATURITY DATE:
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INDEX MATURITY: INTEREST ACCRUAL DATE: INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S):
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SPREAD (PLUS OR MINUS): INITIAL INTEREST RATE: INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD:
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SPREAD MULTIPLIER: INITIAL INTEREST RESET INTEREST RESET PERIOD:
DATE:
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REPORTING SERVICE: MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: INTEREST RESET DATE(S):
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INDEX CURRENCY: MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: CALCULATION AGENT:
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EXCHANGE RATE AGENT: INITIAL REDEMPTION DATE: SPECIFIED CURRENCY:
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INITIAL REDEMPTION IF SPECIFIED CURRENCY
PERCENTAGE: OTHER THAN U.S. DOLLARS,
OPTION TO ELECT PAYMENT
IN U.S. DOLLARS: [YES](2)
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ANNUAL REDEMPTION DESIGNATED CMT TELERATE
PERCENTAGE REDUCTION: PAGE:
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OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DESIGNATED CMT MATURITY
DATE(S): INDEX:
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OTHER PROVISIONS: REDEMPTION NOTICE PERIOD:(3)
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TAX REDEMPTION AND
PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS: NO(4)
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IF YES, STATE INITIAL
OFFERING DATE: N/A
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., a Delaware corporation (together with
its successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises
to pay to, or registered
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(2) Applies if this is a Registered Global Security, unless new
arrangements are made with DTC outside of existing Letters of Representations.
(3) Applicable if other than 30-60 calendar days. If this is a Registered
Global Security, minimum notice period is [20] calendar days [current DTC
limitation].
(4) Default provision in NO. Indicate YES only for certain notes issued on
a global basis if specified in pricing supplement.
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assignees, the principal [sum of ](5) [amount specified in Schedule A hereto](6)
on the Maturity Date specified above (except to the extent redeemed or repaid
prior to maturity) and to pay interest thereon from and including the Interest
Accrual Date specified above at a rate per annum equal to the Initial Interest
Rate specified above until the Initial Interest Reset Date specified above, and
thereafter at a rate per annum determined in accordance with the provisions
specified on the reverse hereof until the principal hereof is paid or duly made
available for payment. The Issuer will pay interest in arrears weekly, monthly,
quarterly, semiannually or annually as specified above as the Interest Payment
Period on each Interest Payment Date (as specified above), commencing with the
first Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Interest Accrual Date specified
above, and on the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date);
provided, however, that if the Interest Accrual Date occurs between a Record
Date, as defined below, and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest
payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date succeeding the
Interest Accrual Date to the registered holder of this Note on the Record Date
with respect to such second Interest Payment Date; and provided, further, that
if an Interest Payment Date (other than the Maturity Date or redemption or
repayment date) would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, as defined on
the reverse hereof, such Interest Payment Date shall be the following day that
is a Business Day, except that if the Base Rate specified above is LIBOR or
EURIBOR and such next Business Day falls in the next calendar month, such
Interest Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding day that is a Business
Day; and provided, further, that if the Maturity Date or redemption or
repayment date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment
shall be made on the following day that is a Business Day and no interest shall
accrue for the period from and after such Maturity Date or redemption or
repayment date.
Interest on this Note will accrue from and including the most recent date
to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if no interest has
been paid or duly provided for, from and including the Interest Accrual Date,
until but excluding the date the principal hereof has been paid or duly made
available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions
described herein, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more
predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the date 15
calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business
Day) (each such date, a "Record Date"); provided, however, that interest
payable at maturity (or any redemption or repayment date) will be payable to
the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable.
Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and the interest on this
Note due at maturity (or any redemption or repayment date), unless this Note is
denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars and is to be paid
in whole or in part in such Specified Currency, will be made in immediately
available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the
Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency
as the Issuer may determine, in U.S. dollars.
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(5) Applies if this Note is not issued as part of, or in relation to, a
Unit.
(6) Applies if this Note is issued as part of, or in relation to, a Unit.
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U.S. dollar payments of interest, other than interest due at maturity or any
date of redemption or repayment, will be made by U.S. dollar check mailed to
the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
Note register. A holder of U.S. $10,000,000 (or the equivalent in a Specified
Currency) or more in aggregate principal amount of Notes having the same
Interest Payment Date, the interest on which is payable in U.S. dollars, shall
be entitled to receive payments of interest, other than interest due at
maturity or on any date of redemption or repayment, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been
received by the Paying Agent in writing not less than 15 calendar days prior to
the applicable Interest Payment Date.
If this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S.
dollars, and the holder does not elect (in whole or in part) to receive payment
in U.S. dollars pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph, payments of
principal, premium, if any, and interest with regard to this Note will be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the
holder hereof with a bank located outside the United States if appropriate wire
transfer instructions have been received by the Paying Agent in writing [not
less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable payment date](7) [, with
respect to payments of interest, on or prior to the fifth Business Day after
the applicable Record Date and, with respect to payments of principal or any
premium, at least ten Business Days prior to the Maturity Date or any
redemption or repayment date, as the case may be](8); provided that, if payment
of interest, principal or any premium with regard to this Note is payable in
euro, the account must be a euro account in a country for which the euro is the
lawful currency, provided, further, that if such wire transfer instructions are
not received, such payments will be made by check payable in such Specified
Currency mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address
shall appear in the Note register; and provided, further, that payment of the
principal of this Note, any premium and the interest due at maturity (or on any
redemption or repayment date) will be made upon surrender of this Note at the
office or agency referred to in the preceding paragraph.
If so indicated on the face hereof, the holder of this Note, if
denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, may elect to
receive all or a portion of payments on this Note in U.S. dollars by
transmitting a written request to the Paying Agent, on or prior to the fifth
Business Day after such Record Date or at least ten Business Days prior to the
Maturity Date or on any redemption or repayment date, as the case may be. Such
election shall remain in effect unless such request is revoked by written
notice to the Paying Agent as to all or a portion of payments on this Note at
least five Business Days prior to such Record Date, for payments of interest,
or at least ten calendar days prior to the Maturity Date or any redemption or
repayment date, for payments of principal, as the case may be.
If the holder elects to receive all or a portion of payments of principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note, if denominated in a Specified
Currency other than U.S. dollars, in U.S. dollars, the Exchange Rate Agent (as
defined on the reverse hereof) will convert such payments into
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(7) Applies for a Registered Note that is not in global form.
(8) Applies only for a Registered Global Security.
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U.S. dollars. In the event of such an election, payment in respect of this Note
will be based upon the exchange rate as determined by the Exchange Rate Agent
based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received by such
Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three recognized
foreign exchange dealers (one of which may be the Exchange Rate Agent unless
such Exchange Rate Agent is an affiliate of the Issuer) for the purchase by the
quoting dealer of U.S. dollars for the Specified Currency for settlement on
such payment date in the amount of the Specified Currency payable in the
absence of such an election to such holder and at which the applicable dealer
commits to execute a contract. If such bid quotations are not available, such
payment will be made in the Specified Currency. All currency exchange costs
will be borne by the holder of this Note by deductions from such payments.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth
on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place, including, without limitation, the
provisions relating to the subordination of this Note to the Issuer's Senior
Indebtedness, as defined on the reverse hereof.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Authenticating Agent referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature,
this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Subordinated
Indenture, as defined on the reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly executed.
DATED: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.
By:
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Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred
to in the within-mentioned
Subordinated Indenture.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Authentication Agent
By:
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Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Subordinated Global
Medium-Term Notes, Series C, having maturities more than nine months from the
date of issue (the "Notes") of the Issuer. The Notes are issuable under an
Amended and Restated Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1999, between
the Issuer and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The First National
Bank of Chicago), as Trustee (the "Trustee," which term includes any successor
trustee under the Subordinated Indenture) (as may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, the "Subordinated Indenture"), to which Subordinated
Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for
a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities of the Issuer, the Trustee and holders of the Notes and the terms
upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The
Trustee has appointed JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase
Manhattan Bank) at its corporate trust office in The City of New York as the
paying agent (the "Paying Agent," which term includes any additional or
successor Paying Agent appointed by the Issuer) with respect to the Notes. The
terms of individual Notes may vary with respect to interest rates, interest
rate formulas, issue dates, maturity dates, or otherwise, all as provided in
the Subordinated Indenture. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms
of the Subordinated Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Unless otherwise indicated on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof
in accordance with the provisions of the following two paragraphs, will not be
redeemable or subject to repayment at the option of the holder prior to
maturity.
If so indicated on the face hereof, this Note may be redeemed in whole or
in part at the option of the Issuer on or after the Initial Redemption Date
specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of redemption. If
this Note is subject to "Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction," the Initial
Redemption Percentage indicated on the face hereof will be reduced on each
anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage
Reduction specified on the face hereof until the redemption price of this Note
is 100% of the principal amount hereof, together with interest accrued and
unpaid hereon to the date of redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed
to the registered holders of the Notes designated for redemption at their
addresses as the same shall appear on the Note register not less than 30 nor
more than 60 calendar days prior to the date fixed for redemption or within the
Redemption Notice Period specified on the face hereof, subject to all the
conditions and provisions of the Subordinated Indenture. In the event of
redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the amount of the
unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon
the cancellation hereof.
If so indicated on the face of this Note, this Note will be subject to
repayment at the option of the holder on the Optional Repayment Date or Dates
specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth herein. On any Optional
Repayment Date, this Note will be repayable in whole or in part in increments
of $1,000 or, if this Note is denominated in a Specified Currency other than
U.S. dollars, in increments of 1,000 units of such Specified Currency (provided
that any remaining principal amount hereof shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination hereof) at the option of
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the holder hereof at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be
repaid, together with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid at the option of the holder hereof, the
Paying Agent must receive at its corporate trust office in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, at least 15 but not more than 30 calendar days
prior to the date of repayment, (i) this Note with the form entitled "Option to
Elect Repayment" below duly completed or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or a letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or a
trust company in the United States setting forth the name of the holder of this
Note, the principal amount hereof, the certificate number of this Note or a
description of this Note's tenor and terms, the principal amount hereof to be
repaid, a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised
thereby and a guarantee that this Note, together with the form entitled "Option
to Elect Repayment" duly completed, will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than the fifth Business Day after the date of such telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter; provided, that such telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter shall only be effective if this Note and form
duly completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day.
Exercise of such repayment option by the holder hereof shall be irrevocable. In
the event of repayment of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the
amount of the unpaid portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
This Note will bear interest at the rate determined in accordance with the
applicable provisions below by reference to the Base Rate shown on the face
hereof based on the Index Maturity, if any, shown on the face hereof (i) plus
or minus the Spread, if any, and/or (ii) multiplied by the Spread Multiplier,
if any, specified on the face hereof. Commencing with the Initial Interest
Reset Date specified on the face hereof, the rate at which interest on this
Note is payable shall be reset as of each Interest Reset Date specified on the
face hereof (as used herein, the term "Interest Reset Date" shall include the
Initial Interest Reset Date). The determination of the rate of interest at
which this Note will be reset on any Interest Reset Date shall be made on the
Interest Determination Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Interest
Reset Dates. The Interest Reset Dates will be the Interest Reset Dates
specified on the face hereof; provided, however, that (a) the interest rate in
effect for the period from the Interest Accrual Date to the Initial Interest
Reset Date will be the Initial Interest Rate and (b) unless otherwise specified
on the face hereof, the interest rate in effect for the ten calendar days
immediately prior to maturity, redemption or repayment will be that in effect
on the tenth calendar day preceding such maturity, redemption or repayment
date. If any Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the immediately
succeeding day that is a Business Day, except that if the Base Rate specified
on the face hereof is LIBOR or EURIBOR and such Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately
preceding Business Day. As used herein, "Business Day" means any day, other
than a Saturday or Sunday, (a) that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on
which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to
close (x) in The City of New York or (y) if this Note is denominated in a
Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, euro or Australian dollars, in the
principal financial center of the country of the Specified Currency, or (2) if
this Note is denominated in Australian dollars, in Sydney and (b) if this Note
is denominated in euro, that is also a day on which the Trans-European
Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System ("TARGET") is
operating (a "TARGET Settlement Day").
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The Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for
Notes bearing interest calculated by reference to the CD Rate, Commercial Paper
Rate, Federal Funds Rate, Prime Rate and CMT Rate will be the second Business
Day next preceding such Interest Reset Date. The Interest Determination Date
pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for Notes bearing interest calculated by
reference to EURIBOR (or to LIBOR when the Index Currency is euros) shall be
the second TARGET Settlement Day preceding such Interest Reset Date. The
Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for Notes
bearing interest calculated by reference to LIBOR (other than for LIBOR Notes
for which the Index Currency is euros) shall be the second London Banking Day
preceding such Interest Reset Date, except that the Interest Determination Date
pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for a LIBOR Note for which the Index
Currency is pounds sterling will be such Interest Reset Date. As used herein,
"London Banking Day" means any day on which dealings in deposits in the Index
Currency (as defined herein) are transacted in the London interbank market. The
Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for Notes
bearing interest calculated by reference to the Treasury Rate shall be the day
of the week in which such Interest Reset Date falls on which Treasury bills
normally would be auctioned; provided, however, that if as a result of a legal
holiday an auction is held on the Friday of the week preceding such Interest
Reset Date, the related Interest Determination Date shall be such preceding
Friday; and provided, further, that if an auction shall fall on any Interest
Reset Date, then the Interest Reset Date shall instead be the first Business
Day following the date of such auction.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the "Calculation Date"
pertaining to an Interest Determination Date will be the earlier of (i) the
tenth calendar day after such Interest Determination Date or, if such day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, or (ii) the Business Day
preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date (or, with
respect to any principal amount to be redeemed or repaid, any redemption or
repayment date), as the case may be.
Determination of CD Rate. If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is
the "CD Rate," for any Interest Determination Date, the CD Rate with respect to
this Note shall be the rate on that date for negotiable certificates of deposit
having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in "Statistical Release
H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates," or any successor publication of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("H.15(519)") under the heading "CDs
(Secondary Market)."
The following procedures shall be followed if the CD Rate cannot be
determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate is not published in H.15(519) by 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date, the CD Rate shall be the rate on that
Interest Determination Date set forth in the daily update of H.15(519),
available through the world wide website of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System at http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/releases/h15/update, or any
successor site or publication ("H.15 Daily Update") for the Interest
Determination Date for certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, under the caption "CDs (Secondary Market)."
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(ii) If the above rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the
H.15 Daily Update by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date,
the Calculation Agent shall determine the CD Rate to be the arithmetic mean of
the secondary market offered rates as of 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
that Interest Determination Date of three leading nonbank dealers in negotiable
U.S. dollar certificates of deposit in The City of New York selected by the
Calculation Agent (after consultation with the Issuer) for negotiable
certificates of deposit of major United States money center banks of the
highest credit standing in the market for negotiable certificates of deposit
with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity specified on the face
hereof in an amount that is representative for a single transaction in that
market at that time.
(iii) If the dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
set forth above, the CD Rate for that Interest Determination Date shall remain
the CD Rate for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period, or, if there
was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest payable shall be the Initial
Interest Rate.
Determination of Commercial Paper Rate. If the Base Rate specified on the
face hereof is the "Commercial Paper Rate," for any Interest Determination
Date, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to this Note shall be the Money
Market Yield (as defined herein), calculated as described below, of the rate on
that date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified on the face
hereof, as that rate is published in H.15(519), under the heading "Commercial
Paper -- Nonfinancial."
The following procedures shall be followed if the Commercial Paper Rate
cannot be determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate is not published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time,
on the Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money
Market Yield of the rate on that Interest Determination Date for commercial
paper of the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as published in the
H.15 Daily Update under the heading "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial."
(ii) If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on that Calculation Date the
rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the H.15 Daily Update, then
the Calculation Agent shall determine the Commercial Paper Rate to be the Money
Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on that Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of
commercial paper in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent
(after consultation with the Issuer) for commercial paper of the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof, placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating
is "AA," or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating
agency.
(iii) If the dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
set forth above, the Commercial Paper Rate for that Interest Determination Date
shall remain the Commercial Paper Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period, or, if there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest
payable shall be the Initial Interest Rate.
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The "Money Market Yield" shall be a yield calculated in accordance with
the following formula:
D x 360
Money Market Yield = ------------- x 100
360 - (D x M)
where "D" refers to the applicable per year rate for commercial paper quoted on
a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
Determination of EURIBOR Notes. If the Base Rate specified on the face
hereof is "EURIBOR," for any Interest Determination Date, EURIBOR with respect
to this Note shall be the rate for deposits in euros as sponsored, calculated
and published jointly by the European Banking Federation and ACI - The
Financial Market Association, or any company established by the joint sponsors
for purposes of compiling and publishing those rates, for the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof as that rate appears on the display on Moneyline
Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, on page 248 or any other page as may
replace page 248 on that service ("Telerate Page 248") as of 11:00 a.m.
(Brussels time).
The following procedures shall be followed if the rate cannot be
determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate does not appear, the Calculation Agent shall request
the principal Euro-zone office of each of four major banks in the Euro-zone
interbank market, as selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with
the Issuer) to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered rate for deposits
in euros, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) on the Interest
Determination Date, to prime banks in the Euro-zone interbank market for the
Index Maturity specified on the face hereof commencing on the applicable
Interest Reset Date, and in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of
U.S.$1 million in euro that is representative of a single transaction in euro,
in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, EURIBOR
shall be the arithmetic mean of those quotations.
(ii) If fewer than two quotations are provided, EURIBOR shall be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by four major banks in the Euro-zone, as
selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the Issuer) at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time), on the applicable Interest Reset Date
for loans in euro to leading European banks for a period of time equivalent to
the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof commencing on that Interest
Reset Date in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of U.S.$1 million
in euro.
(iii) If the banks so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
set forth above, the EURIBOR rate for that Interest Determination Date shall
remain the EURIBOR for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period, or, if
there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest payable shall be the
Initial Interest Rate.
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"Euro-zone" means the region comprised of member states of the European
Union that adopt the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing
the European Community, as amended.
Determination of the Federal Funds Rates. If the Base Rate specified on
the face hereof is the "Federal Funds Rate," for any Interest Determination
Date, the Federal Funds Rate with respect to this Note shall be the rate on
that date for federal funds as published in H.15(519) under the heading
"Federal Funds (Effective)" as displayed on Moneyline Telerate, Inc., or any
successor service, on page 120 or any other page as may replace page 120 on
that service ("Telerate Page 120").
The following procedures shall be followed if the Federal Funds Rate
cannot be determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate is not published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time,
on the Calculation Date, the Federal Funds Rate shall be the rate on that
Interest Determination Date as published in the H.15 Daily Update under the
heading "Federal Funds/Effective Rate."
(ii) If the above rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the
H.15 Daily Update by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date,
the Calculation Agent shall determine the Federal Funds Rate to be the
arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight federal
funds by each of three leading brokers of federal funds transactions in The
City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the
Issuer) prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on that Interest Determination
Date.
(iii) If the brokers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
set forth above, the Federal Funds Rate for that Interest Determination Date
shall remain the Federal Funds Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period, or, if there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest
payable shall be the Initial Interest Rate.
Determination of LIBOR. If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof is
"LIBOR," LIBOR with respect to this Note shall be based on London interbank
offered rate. The Calculation Agent shall determine "LIBOR" for each Interest
Determination Date as follows:
(i) As of the Interest Determination Date, LIBOR shall be either (a) if
"LIBOR Reuters" is specified as the Reporting Service on the face hereof, the
arithmetic mean of the offered rates for deposits in the Index Currency having
the Index Maturity designated on the face hereof, commencing on the second
London Banking Day immediately following that Interest Determination Date, that
appear on the Designated LIBOR Page, as defined below, as of 11:00 a.m., London
time, on that Interest Determination Date, if at least two offered rates appear
on the Designated LIBOR Page; except that if the specified Designated LIBOR
Page, by its terms provides only for a single rate, that single rate shall be
used; or (b) if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified as the Reporting Service on the
face hereof, the rate for deposits in the Index Currency having the Index
Maturity designated on the face hereof, commencing on the second London Banking
Day immediately following that Interest Determination Date or, if pounds
sterling is the Index Currency, commencing on that Interest
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Determination Date, that appears on the Designated LIBOR Page at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date.
(ii) If (a) fewer than two offered rates appear and LIBOR Reuters is
specified on the face hereof, or (b) no rate appears and the face hereof
specifies either (x) LIBOR Telerate or (y) LIBOR Reuters and the Designated
LIBOR Page by its terms provides only for a single rate, then the Calculation
Agent shall request the principal London offices of each of four major
reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected by the Calculation
Agent (after consultation with the Issuer) to provide the Calculation Agent
with its offered quotation for deposits in the Index Currency for the period of
the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof commencing on the second London
Banking Day immediately following the Interest Determination Date or, if pounds
sterling is the Index Currency, commencing on that Interest Determination Date,
to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time, on that Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that
is representative of a single transaction in that Index Currency in that market
at that time.
(iii) If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR determined on that
Interest Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean of those quotations.
If fewer than two quotations are provided, LIBOR shall be determined for the
applicable Interest Reset Date as the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, or some other time specified on the face
hereof, in the applicable principal financial center for the country of the
Index Currency on that Interest Reset Date, by three major banks in that
principal financial center selected by the Calculation Agent (after
consultation with the Issuer) for loans in the Index Currency to leading
European banks, having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof and in a
principal amount that is representative of a single transaction in that Index
Currency in that market at that time.
(iv) If the banks so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
set forth above, the LIBOR rate for that Interest Determination Date shall
remain the LIBOR for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period, or, if
there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest payable shall be the
Initial Interest Rate.
The "Index Currency" means the currency specified on the face hereof as
the currency for which LIBOR shall be calculated, or, if the euro is
substituted for that currency, the Index Currency shall be the euro. If that
currency is not specified on the face hereof, the Index Currency shall be U.S.
dollars.
"Designated LIBOR Page" means either: (a) if LIBOR Reuters is designated
as the Reporting Service on the face hereof, the display on the Reuters Monitor
Money Rates Service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of
major banks for the applicable Index Currency or its designated successor, or
(b) if LIBOR Telerate is designated as the Reporting Service on the face
hereof, the display on Moneyline Telerate Inc., or any successor service, on
the page specified on the face hereof, or any other page as may replace that
page on that service, for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates
of major banks for the applicable Index Currency.
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If neither LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is specified on the face
hereof, LIBOR for the applicable Index Currency shall be determined as if LIBOR
Telerate were specified, and, if the U.S. dollar is the Index Currency, as if
Page 3750, had been specified.
Determination of Prime Rate. If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof
is "Prime Rate," for any Interest Determination Date, the Prime Rate with
respect to this Note shall be the rate on that date as published in H.15(519)
under the heading "Bank Prime Loan."
The following procedures shall be followed if the Prime Rate cannot be
determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate is not published prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the Calculation Date, then the Prime Rate shall be the rate on that
Interest Determination Date as published in H.15 Daily Update under the heading
"Bank Prime Loan."
(ii) If the above rate is not published in either H.15(519) or the H.15
Daily Update by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date, then
the Calculation Agent shall determine the Prime Rate to be the arithmetic mean
of the rates of interest publicly announced by each bank that appears on the
Reuters Screen USPRIME 1 Page, as defined below, as that bank's Prime Rate or
base lending rate as in effect for that Interest Determination Date.
(iii) If fewer than four rates appear on the Reuters Screen USPRIME 1 Page
for that Interest Determination Date, the Calculation Agent shall determine the
Prime Rate to be the arithmetic mean of the Prime Rates quoted on the basis of
the actual number of days in the year divided by 360 as of the close of
business on that Interest Determination Date by at least three major banks in
The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with
the Issuer).
(iv) If the banks selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as set
forth above, the Prime Rate for that Interest Determination Date shall remain
the Prime Rate for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Period, or, if
there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest payable shall be the
Initial Interest Rate.
"Reuters Screen USPRIME 1 Page" means the display designated as page
"USPRIME 1" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service, or any successor
service, or any other page as may replace the USPRIME 1 Page on that service
for the purpose of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United
States banks.
Determination of Treasury Rate. If the Base Rate specified on the face
hereof is "Treasury Rate," the Treasury Rate with respect to this Note shall be
(i) the rate from the Auction held on the applicable Interest
Determination Date (the "Auction") of direct obligations of the United States
("Treasury Bills") having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as
that rate appears under the caption "INVESTMENT RATE" on the display on
Moneyline Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, on page 56 or any other
page as may
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replace page 56 on that service ("Telerate Page 56") or page 57 or any other
page as may replace page 57 on that service ("Telerate Page 57"); or
(ii) if the rate described in (i) above is not published by 3:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the Calculation Date, the Bond Equivalent Yield of the rate
for the applicable Treasury Bills as published in the H.15 Daily Update, or
other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the
applicable rate, under the caption "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury
Bills/Auction High;" or
(iii) if the rate described in (ii) above is not published by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the Bond Equivalent Yield
of the Auction rate of the applicable Treasury Bills, announced by the United
States Department of the Treasury; or
(iv) if the rate described in (iii) above is not announced by the United
States Department of the Treasury, or if the Auction is not held, the Bond
Equivalent Yield of the rate on the applicable Interest Determination Date of
Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof published
in H.15(519) under the caption "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury
Bills/Secondary Market;" or
(v) if the rate described in (iv) above is not so published by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on the applicable
Interest Determination Date of the applicable Treasury Bills as published in
H.15 Daily Update, or other recognized electronic source used for the purpose
of displaying the applicable rate, under the caption "U.S. Government
Securities/Treasury Bills/Secondary Market;" or
(vi) if the rate described in (v) above is not so published by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on the applicable
Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as the Bond
Equivalent Yield of the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid rates, as
of approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the applicable Interest
Determination Date, of three primary United States government securities
dealers, which may include the agent or its affiliates, selected by the
Calculation Agent, for the issue of Treasury Bills with a remaining maturity
closest to the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof; or
(vii) if the dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
described in (vi), the Treasury Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period, or, if there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest
payable shall be the Initial Interest Rate.
The "Bond Equivalent Yield" means a yield calculated in accordance with
the following formula and expressed as a percentage:
D x N
Bond Equivalent Yield = ------------- x 100
360 - (D x M)
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where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for Treasury Bills quoted on
a bank discount basis, "N" refers to 365 or 366, as the case may be, and "M"
refers to the actual number of days in the interest period for which interest
is being calculated.
Determination of CMT Rate. If the Base Rate specified on the face hereof
is the "CMT Rate," for any Interest Determination Date, the CMT Rate with
respect to this Note shall be the rate displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate
Page (as defined below) under the caption "... Treasury Constant Maturities ...
Federal Reserve Board Release H.15... Mondays Approximately 3:45 p.m.," under
the column for the Designated CMT Maturity Index, as defined below, for:
(1) the rate on that Interest Determination Date, if the Designated CMT
Telerate Page is 7051; and
(2) the week or the month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the
week in which the related Interest Determination Date occurs, if the Designated
CMT Telerate Page is 7052.
The following procedures shall be followed if the CMT Rate cannot be
determined as described above:
(i) If the above rate is no longer displayed on the relevant page, or if
not displayed by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the related Calculation
Date, then the CMT Rate shall be the Treasury Constant Maturity rate for the
Designated CMT Maturity Index as published in the relevant H.15(519).
(ii) If the above rate is no longer published, or if not published by 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate
shall be the Treasury Constant Maturity Rate for the Designated CMT Maturity
Index or other United States Treasury rate for the Designated CMT Maturity
Index on the Interest Determination Date as may then be published by either the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the United States
Department of the Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be
comparable to the rate formerly displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate Page
and published in the relevant H.15(519).
(iii) If the information set forth above is not provided by 3:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the Calculation Agent
shall determine the CMT Rate to be a yield to maturity, based on the arithmetic
mean of the secondary market closing offer side prices as of approximately 3:30
p.m., New York City time, on the Interest Determination Date, reported,
according to their written records, by three leading primary United States
government securities dealers ("Reference Dealers") in The City of New York,
which may include an agent or other affiliates of the Issuer, selected by the
Calculation Agent as described in the following sentence. The Calculation Agent
shall select five reference dealers (after consultation with the Issuer) and
shall eliminate the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the
highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the
lowest, for the most recently issued direct noncallable fixed rate obligations
of the United States ("Treasury Notes") with an original maturity of
approximately the Designated CMT Maturity Index and a remaining term to
maturity of not less than that Designated CMT Maturity Index minus one year. If
two Treasury Notes with an original
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maturity as described above have remaining terms to maturity equally close to
the Designated CMT Maturity Index, the quotes for the Treasury Note with the
shorter remaining term to maturity shall be used.
(iv) If the Calculation Agent cannot obtain three Treasury Notes
quotations as described in (iii) above, the Calculation Agent shall determine
the CMT Rate to be a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the
secondary market offer side prices as of approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City
time, on the Interest Determination Date of three reference dealers in The City
of New York, selected using the same method described in (iii) above, for
Treasury Notes with an original maturity equal to the number of years closest
to but not less than the Designated CMT Maturity Index and a remaining term to
maturity closest to the Designated CMT Maturity Index and in an amount of at
least $100,000,000.
(v) If three or four (and not five) of the reference dealers are quoting
as described in (iv) above, then the CMT Rate shall be based on the arithmetic
mean of the offer prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of
those quotes shall be eliminated.
(vi) If fewer than three reference dealers selected by the Calculation
Agent are quoting as described in (iv) above, the CMT Rate for that Interest
Determination Date shall be the CMT Rate for the immediately preceding Interest
Reset Period, or, if there was no Interest Reset Period, the rate of interest
payable shall be the Initial Interest Rate.
"Designated CMT Telerate Page" means the display on Moneyline Telerate,
Inc., or any successor service, on the page designated on the face hereof or
any other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of
displaying Treasury Constant Maturities as reported in H.15(519). If no page is
specified on the face hereof, the Designated CMT Telerate Page shall be 7052,
for the most recent week.
"Designated CMT Maturity Index" means the original period to maturity of
the U.S. Treasury securities, which is either 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 or 30
years, as specified in the applicable pricing supplement for which the CMT Rate
shall be calculated. If no maturity is specified on the face hereof, the
Designated CMT Maturity Index shall be two years.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the interest rate hereon shall not be
greater than the Maximum Interest Rate, if any, or less than the Minimum
Interest Rate, if any, specified on the face hereof. The Calculation Agent
shall calculate the interest rate hereon in accordance with the foregoing on or
before each Calculation Date. The interest rate on this Note will in no event
be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be
modified by United States Federal law of general application.
At the request of the holder hereof, the Calculation Agent will provide to
the holder hereof the interest rate hereon then in effect and, if determined,
the interest rate that will become effective as of the next Interest Reset
Date.
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Unless otherwise indicated on the face hereof, interest payments on this
Note shall be the amount of interest accrued from and including the Interest
Accrual Date or from and including the last date to which interest has been
paid or duly provided for to but, excluding the Interest Payment Dates or the
Maturity Date (or any earlier redemption or repayment date), as the case may
be. Accrued interest hereon shall be an amount calculated by multiplying the
face amount hereof by an accrued interest factor. Such accrued interest factor
shall be computed by adding the interest factor calculated for each day in the
period for which interest is being paid. The interest factor for each such date
shall be computed by dividing the interest rate applicable to such day (i) by
360 if the Base Rate is CD Rate, Commercial Paper Rate, EURIBOR, Federal Funds
Rate, Prime Rate or LIBOR (except if the Index Currency is pounds sterling);
(ii) by 365 if the Base Rate is LIBOR and the Index Currency is pounds
sterling; or (iii) by the actual number of days in the year if the Base Rate is
the Treasury Rate or the CMT Rate. All percentages resulting from any
calculation of the rate of interest on this Note will be rounded, if necessary,
to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point (with 0.000005%
being rounded up to 0.00001%) and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from
such calculation on this Note will be rounded to the nearest cent (with
one-half cent rounded upward). All Japanese Yen amounts used in or resulting
from such calculations will be rounded downwards to the next lower whole
Japanese Yen amount. All amounts denominated in any other currency used in or
resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest two decimal
places in such currency (with 0.005 being rounded up to 0.01). The interest
rate in effect on any Interest Reset Date will be the applicable rate as reset
on such date. The interest rate applicable to any other day is the interest
rate from the immediately preceding Interest Reset Date (or, if none, the
Initial Interest Rate).
This Note and all other obligations of the Issuer hereunder will
constitute part of the subordinated debt of the Issuer, will be issued under
the Subordinated Indenture and will be subordinate and junior in right of
payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Subordinated
Indenture, to all "Senior Indebtedness" of the Issuer. The Subordinated
Indenture defines "Senior Indebtedness" as obligations (other than non-recourse
obligations, the debt securities, including this Note, issued under the
Subordinated Indenture or any other obligations specifically designated as
being subordinate in right of payment to Senior Indebtedness) of, or guaranteed
or assumed by, the Issuer for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar instruments, and amendments, renewals, extensions,
modifications and refundings of any such indebtedness or obligation.
This Note, and any Note or Notes issued upon transfer or exchange hereof,
is issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and, if denominated
in U.S. dollars, is issuable only in denominations of U.S. $1,000 and any
integral multiple of U.S. $1,000 in excess thereof. If this Note is denominated
in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, then, unless a higher minimum
denomination is required by applicable law, it is issuable only in
denominations of the equivalent of U.S. $1,000 (rounded down to an integral
multiple of 1,000 units of such Specified Currency), or any amount in excess
thereof which is an integral multiple of 1,000 units of such Specified
Currency, as determined by reference to the noon dollar buying rate in The City
of New York for cable transfers of such Specified Currency published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Market Exchange Rate") on the Business
Day immediately preceding the date of issuance.
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JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank) has been
appointed registrar for the Notes (the "Registrar," which term includes any
successor registrar appointed by the Issuer), and the Registrar will maintain
at its office in The City of New York a register for the registration and
transfer of Notes. This Note may be transferred at the aforesaid office of the
Registrar by surrendering this Note for cancellation, accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar and duly executed
by the registered holder hereof in person or by the holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon the Registrar shall issue in the name of
the transferee or transferees, in exchange herefor, a new Note or Notes having
identical terms and provisions and having a like aggregate principal amount in
authorized denominations, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
provided, however, that the Registrar will not be required (i) to register the
transfer of or exchange any Note that has been called for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of Notes being redeemed in part, (ii)
to register the transfer of or exchange any Note if the holder thereof has
exercised his right, if any, to require the Issuer to repurchase such Note in
whole or in part, except the portion of such Note not required to be
repurchased, or (iii) to register the transfer of or exchange Notes to the
extent and during the period so provided in the Subordinated Indenture with
respect to the redemption of Notes. Notes are exchangeable at said office for
other Notes of other authorized denominations of equal aggregate principal
amount having identical terms and provisions. All such exchanges and transfers
of Notes will be free of charge, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in connection
therewith. All Notes surrendered for exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar and executed by
the registered holder in person or by the holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing. The date of registration of any Note delivered upon any exchange or
transfer of Notes shall be such that no gain or loss of interest results from
such exchange or transfer.
In case this Note shall at any time become mutilated, defaced or be
destroyed, lost or stolen and this Note or evidence of the loss, theft or
destruction thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and
such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be
delivered to the Registrar, the Issuer in its discretion may execute a new Note
of like tenor in exchange for this Note, but, if this Note is destroyed, lost
or stolen, only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Registrar and the
Issuer that this Note was destroyed or lost or stolen and, if required, upon
receipt also of indemnity satisfactory to each of them. All expenses and
reasonable charges associated with procuring such indemnity and with the
preparation, authentication and delivery of a new Note shall be borne by the
owner of the Note mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen.
The Subordinated Indenture provides that (a) if an Event of Default (as
defined in the Subordinated Indenture) due to the default in payment of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any series of debt securities
issued under the Subordinated Indenture, including the series of Subordinated
Medium-Term Notes of which this Note forms a part, or due to the default in the
performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty of the Issuer
applicable to the debt securities of such series but not applicable to all
outstanding debt securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture, shall have
occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than
25% in principal amount of the debt securities of each affected series (voting
as a single class) may then declare the principal of all debt securities of all
such series and interest accrued
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thereon to be due and payable immediately and (b) if an Event of Default due to
a default in the performance of any other of the covenants or agreements in the
Subordinated Indenture applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued
thereunder, including this Note, or due to certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency of the Issuer, shall have occurred and be continuing, either the
Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of all debt
securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture then outstanding (treated as
one class) may declare the principal of all such debt securities and interest
accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately, but upon certain conditions
such declarations may be annulled and past defaults may be waived (except a
continuing default in payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest on
such debt securities) by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
debt securities of all affected series then outstanding.
If the face hereof indicates that this Note is subject to "Tax Redemption
and Payment of Additional Amounts," this Note may be redeemed, as a whole, at
the option of the Issuer at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a
notice of redemption as described below, at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the principal amount hereof, together with accrued interest to the date fixed
for redemption, if the Issuer determines that, as a result of any change in or
amendment to the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of
the United States or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or therein affecting taxation, or any change in official position regarding the
application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which
change or amendment becomes effective on or after the Initial Offering Date
hereof, the Issuer has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as
defined below) with respect to this Note as described below. Prior to the
giving of any notice of redemption pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer shall
deliver to the Trustee (i) a certificate stating that the Issuer is entitled to
effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the
conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to so redeem have occurred, and
(ii) an opinion of independent counsel satisfactory to the Trustee to such
effect based on such statement of facts; provided that no such notice of
redemption shall be given earlier than 60 calendar days prior to the earliest
date on which the Issuer would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a
payment in respect of this Note were then due.
Notice of redemption will be given not less than 30 nor more than 60
calendar days prior to the date fixed for redemption or within the Redemption
Notice Period specified on face hereof, which date and the applicable
redemption price will be specified in the notice.
If the face hereof indicates that this Note is subject to "Tax Redemption
and Payment of Additional Amounts," the Issuer will, subject to certain
exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay such additional amounts (the
"Additional Amounts") to the holder of this Note who is a United States Alien
as may be necessary in order that every net payment of the principal of and
interest on this Note and any other amounts payable on this Note, after
withholding for or on account of any present or future tax, assessment or
governmental charge imposed upon or as a result of such payment by the United
States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein),
will not be less than the amount provided for in this Note to be then due and
payable. The Issuer will not, however, be required to make any payment of
Additional Amounts to any such holder for or on account of:
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(a) any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would
not have been so imposed but for (i) the existence of any present or
former connection between such holder (or between a fiduciary, settlor,
beneficiary, member or shareholder of such holder, if such holder is an
estate, a trust, a partnership or a corporation) and the United States and
its possessions, including, without limitation, such holder (or such
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder) being or having
been a citizen or resident thereof or being or having been engaged in a
trade or business or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent
establishment therein or (ii) the presentation by the holder of this Note
for payment on a date more than 15 calendar days after the date on which
such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof
is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;
(b) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer or personal
property tax or any similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;
(c) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by
reason of such holder's past or present status as a personal holding
company or foreign personal holding company or controlled foreign
corporation or passive foreign investment company with respect to the
United States or as a corporation which accumulates earnings to avoid
United States federal income tax or as a private foundation or other
tax-exempt organization;
(d) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is payable
otherwise than by withholding from payments on or in respect of this Note;
(e) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be
withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of, or interest
on, this Note, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any
other Paying Agent in a city in Western Europe;
(f) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not
have been imposed but for the failure to comply with certification,
information or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality,
residence or identity of the holder or beneficial owner of this Note, if
such compliance is required by statute or by regulation of the United
States or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein as a precondition to relief or exemption from such tax, assessment
or other governmental charge;
(g) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by
reason of such holder's past or present status as the actual or
constructive owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock entitled to vote of the Issuer or as a direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Issuer; or
(h) any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g).
In addition, the Issuer shall not be required to make any payment of Additional
Amounts (i) to any such holder where such withholding or deduction is imposed
on a payment to an individual and is
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required to be made pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation of
savings implementing the agreement reached in the ECOFIN Council meeting of 13
December 2001 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order
to conform to, such Directive; or (ii) by or on behalf of a holder who would
have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting this Note
or the relevant coupon to another Paying Agent in a member state of the
European Union. Nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any
payment on this Note to a United States Alien who is a fiduciary or partnership
or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such
payment would be required by the laws of the United States (or any political
subdivision thereof) to be included in the income, for tax purposes, of a
beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such
partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to the
Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner
been the holder of this Note.
The Subordinated Indenture permits the Issuer and the Trustee, with the
consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the debt securities of all series issued under the Subordinated
Indenture then outstanding and affected (voting as one class), to execute
supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner the
rights of the holders of each series so affected; provided that the Issuer and
the Trustee may not, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt
security affected thereby, (a) extend the final maturity of any such debt
security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on
redemption or repayment thereof, or change the currency of payment thereof, or
modify or amend the provisions for conversion of any currency into any other
currency, or modify or amend the provisions for conversion or exchange of the
debt security for securities of the Issuer or other entities (other than as
provided in the antidilution provisions or other similar adjustment provisions
of the debt securities or otherwise in accordance with the terms thereof), or
impair or affect the rights of any holder to institute suit for the payment
thereof without the consent of the holder of each debt security so affected or
(b) reduce the aforesaid percentage in principal amount of debt securities the
consent of the holders of which is required for any such supplemental
indenture; provided, however, that neither this Note nor the Subordinated
Indenture may be amended to alter the subordination provisions hereof or
thereof without the written consent of each holder of Senior Indebtedness then
outstanding that would be adversely affected thereby.
Except as set forth below, if the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, this Note is payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S.
dollars and such Specified Currency is not available to the Issuer for making
payments hereon due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the control of the Issuer or is no longer used by the
government of the country issuing such currency or for the settlement of
transactions by public institutions within the international banking community,
then the Issuer will be entitled to satisfy its obligations to the holder of
this Note by making such payments in U.S. dollars on the basis of the Market
Exchange Rate on the date of such payment or, if the Market Exchange Rate is
not available on such date, as of the most recent practicable date; provided,
however, that if the euro has been substituted for such Specified Currency, the
Issuer may at its option (or shall, if so required by applicable law) without
the consent of the holder of this Note effect the payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Note denominated in such Specified
Currency in euro in lieu of such Specified Currency in
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conformity with legally applicable measures taken pursuant to, or by virtue of,
the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended. Any payment made
under such circumstances in U.S. dollars or euro where the required payment is
in an unavailable Specified Currency will not constitute an Event of Default.
If such Market Exchange Rate is not then available to the Issuer or is not
published for a particular Specified Currency, the Market Exchange Rate will be
based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received by the
Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
second Business Day preceding the date of such payment from three recognized
foreign exchange dealers (the "Exchange Dealers") for the purchase by the
quoting Exchange Dealer of the Specified Currency for U.S. dollars for
settlement on the payment date, in the aggregate amount of the Specified
Currency payable to those holders or beneficial owners of Notes and at which
the applicable Exchange Dealer commits to execute a contract. One of the
Exchange Dealers providing quotations may be the Exchange Rate Agent unless the
Exchange Rate Agent is an affiliate of the Issuer. If those bid quotations are
not available, the Exchange Rate Agent shall determine the market exchange rate
at its sole discretion.
The "Exchange Rate Agent" shall be Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
unless otherwise indicated on the face hereof.
All determinations referred to above made by, or on behalf of, the Issuer
or by, or on behalf of, the Exchange Rate Agent shall be at such entity's sole
discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all
purposes and binding on holders of Notes and coupons.
So long as this Note shall be outstanding, the Issuer will cause to be
maintained an office or agency for the payment of the principal of and premium,
if any, and interest on this Note as herein provided in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, and an office or agency in said Borough of
Manhattan for the registration, transfer and exchange as aforesaid of the
Notes. The Issuer may designate other agencies for the payment of said
principal, premium and interest at such place or places (subject to applicable
laws and regulations) as the Issuer may decide. So long as there shall be such
an agency, the Issuer shall keep the Trustee advised of the names and locations
of such agencies, if any are so designated. If any European Union Directive on
the taxation of savings implementing the agreement reached in the ECOFIN
Council meeting of 13 December 2001 or any law implementing or complying with,
or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive is introduced and a Paying
Agent has been designated within the European Union, the Issuer will maintain a
Paying Agent in a member state of the European Union that will not be obligated
to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to any such Directive or law.
With respect to moneys paid by the Issuer and held by the Trustee or any
Paying Agent for payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on
any Notes that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal,
interest or premium shall have become due and payable (whether at maturity or
upon call for redemption or otherwise), (i) the Trustee or such Paying Agent
shall notify the holders of such Notes that such moneys shall be repaid to the
Issuer and any person claiming such moneys shall thereafter look only to the
Issuer for payment thereof and (ii) such moneys shall be so repaid to the
Issuer. Upon such repayment all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent
with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease, without, however, limiting
in any
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way any obligation that the Issuer may have to pay the principal of or interest
or premium, if any, on this Note as the same shall become due.
No provision of this Note or of the Subordinated Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time,
place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed unless
otherwise agreed between the Issuer and the registered holder of this Note.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the
holder in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the
Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or the interest on this Note, for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in
respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Subordinated Indenture or any
indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer
or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Issuer or of any
successor corporation, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor
corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or
by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such
liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for
the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
As used herein, the term "United States Alien" means any person who, for
United States federal income tax purposes, is a foreign corporation, a
non-resident alien individual, a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign
estate or trust, or a foreign partnership one or more of the members of which
is a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual or a non-resident
alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Subordinated
Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Subordinated Indenture.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - _____________________ Custodian _____________________
(Minor) (Cust)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act ______________________________
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
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[PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE]
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[PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE]
the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing such person attorney to transfer such note on the books of the
Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Issuer to
repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its
terms at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest
to the Optional Repayment Date, to the undersigned at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be
repaid, specify the portion thereof which the holder elects to have repaid:
_________________; and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall
not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) of the Notes to be issued
to the holder for the portion of the within Note not being repaid (in the
absence of any such specification, one such Note will be issued for the portion
not being repaid): _________________.
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature on this Option to
Elect Repayment must correspond with
the name as written upon the face of
the within instrument in every
particular without alteration or
enlargement.
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[SCHEDULE A](9)
GLOBAL NOTE
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES
The initial principal amount of this Note is $__________. [In accordance
with the Unit Agreement dated May 6,1999 among the Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank
(formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Unit Agent, as Collateral
Agent and as Trustee under the Indentures referred to therein and the Holders
from time to time of the Units described therein, the following (A) reductions
of the principal amount of this Note by cancellation upon the application of
such amount to the settlement of Purchase Contracts or the exercise of
Universal Warrants or for any other reason or (B) exchanges of portions of this
Note for an interest in a Note that has been separated from a Unit (a
"Separated Note") have been made:](10) [The following (A) reductions of the
principal amount of this Note by cancellation upon the application of such
amount to the settlement of Purchase Contracts or the exercise of Universal
Warrants or for any other reason or (B) exchanges of an interest in a Note that
is part of a Unit (an "Attached Unit Note") for an interest in this Note have
been made:](11)
Reduced
Principal Principal Increased
Amount Amount of Principal
Principal Outstanding Attached Unit Amount of this
Principal Amount Following Such Note Exchanged Note Outstanding Notation Made
Date of Exchange Amount Exchanged For Exchange or For Interest in Following Such by or on Behalf
or Cancellation Cancelled Separated Note (10) Cancellation this Note(11) Exchange(11) of Paying Agent
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(9) Schedule A needed only if this Note is issued as part of, or in
relation to, a Unit.
(10) Applies only if this Note remains part of a Unit.
(11) Applies only if this Note has been separated from a Unit.
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