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Exhibit 4(c)
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
Form of Warrant Agreement
(for warrants sold alone)
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of between Household
International Netherlands B.V. a corporation organized under the laws of the
Netherlands (the "Company", which term includes any successor corporation under
the Indenture hereinafter referred to) and as Warrant Agent (the
"Warrant Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Indenture dated as of
(the "Indenture"), with , as Trustee (the "Trustee"), providing
for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debt securities (the "Debt
Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to sell warrant certificates evidencing
one or more warrants (the "Warrants" or, individually a "Warrant") representing
the right to purchase [title of debt securities purchasable through exercise of
Warrants] (the "Warrant Debt Securities"), such warrant certificates and other
warrant certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement hereinafter referred to
as the "Warrant Certificates"; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the
Company in connection with the issuance, exchange, exercise and replacement of
the Warrant Certificates, and in this Agreement wishes to set forth, among
other things, the form and provisions of the Warrant Certificates and the terms
and conditions on which they may be issued, exchanged, exercised and replaced;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Issuance of Warrants and Execution
and Delivery of Warrant Certificates
Section 1.01. Issuance of Warrants. Each Warrant Certificate shall
evidence one or more Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced thereby shall represent
the right, subject to the provisions contained herein and therein, to purchase
a Warrant Debt Security in the principal amount of $ .
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Section 1.02. Execution and Delivery of Warrant Certificates. Each
Warrant Certificate, whenever issued, shall be in [bearer] [registered] form
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be dated and may
have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and
such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the
officers of the Company executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be
conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any law or
with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or
regulation of any stock exchange on which the Warrant Certificates may be
listed, or to conform to usage. The Warrant Certificates shall be signed on
behalf of the Company by either its President, one of its Vice Presidents or
one of its Assistant Treasurers under its corporate seal and attested by its
Secretary or any of its Assistant Secretaries. Such signatures may be manual
or facsimile signatures of such authorized officers and may be imprinted or
otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates. The seal of the Company may
be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted
or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates.
No Warrant Certificate shall be valid for any purpose, and no Warrant
evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, until such Warrant Certificate has been
countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent. Such signature by
the Warrant Agent upon any Warrant Certificate executed by the Company shall be
conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate so countersigned has been duly
issued hereunder.
In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the
Warrant Certificates either manually or by facsimile signature shall cease to
be such officer before the Warrant Certificates so signed shall have been
countersigned and delivered by the Warrant Agent, such Warrant Certificates may
be countersigned and delivered notwithstanding that the person who signed such
Warrant Certificates has ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any
Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as,
at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be the
proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this
Agreement any such person was not such officer.
[If bearer Warrants -- The term "holder" or "holder of a Warrant
Certificate" as used herein shall mean the bearer of such Warrant Certificate.]
[If registered Warrants -- The term "holder" or "holder of a Warrant
Certificate" as used herein shall mean any person in whose name at the time any
Warrant Certificate shall be registered
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upon the books to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose.]
Section 1.03. Issuance of Warrant Certificates. Warrant Certificates
evidencing the right to purchase an aggregate principal amount not exceeding
$ = aggregate principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities (except as
provided in Sections 2.03(c), 3.02 and 4.01) may be executed by the Company and
delivered to the Warrant Agent upon the execution of this Warrant Agreement or
from time to time thereafter. The Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of Warrant
Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company, countersign Warrant
Certificates evidencing Warrants representing the right to purchase up to
$ aggregate principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities and shall
deliver such Warrant Certificates to or upon the order of the Company.
Subsequent to such original issuance of the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant
Agent shall countersign a Warrant Certificate only if the Warrant Certificate
is issued in exchange or substitution for one or more previously countersigned
Warrant Certificates, [If registered Warrants -- or in connection with their
transfer], as hereinafter provided or as provided in Section 2.03(c).
ARTICLE II
Warrant Price, Duration and Exercise of Warrants
Section 2.01. Warrant Price*. [On , 19 the exercise price
of each Warrant is $ . During the period from , 19 through and
including , 19 the exercise price of each Warrant will be $
plus [accrued amortization of the original issue discount] [accrued interest]
from , 19 . On , 19 the exercise price of each Warrant
will be $ . During the period from , 19 , through and including
, 19 , the exercise price of each Warrant will be $ plus
[accrued amortization of the original issue discount] [accrued interest]
from , 19 , [in each case, the original issue discount will be
amortized at a % annual rate, computed on an annual basis using a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months]. Such purchase price of
Warrant Debt Securities is referred to in this Agreement as the "Warrant
Price". [The original issue discount for each $1,000 principal amount of
Warrant Debt Securities is $ ].
Section 2.02. Duration of Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced by a
Warrant Certificate may be exercised in whole at any time, as
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* Complete and modify the provisions of this Section as appropriate to
reflect the exact terms of the Offered Warrants and the Warrant Debt
Securities.
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specified herein, on or after [the date thereof] [ , 19 ] and at or
before 5 p.m. time on , 19 (the "Expiration Date").
Each Warrant not exercised at or before 5 p.m. time on the
Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights of the holder of the Warrant
Certificate evidencing such Warrant under this Agreement shall cease.
Section 2.03. Exercise of Warrants. (a) During the period specified
in Section 2.02 any whole number of Warrants may be exercised by providing
certain information set forth on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate
and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in
cash or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer, in
each case] [by bank wire transfer] in immediately available funds, the Warrant
Price for each Warrant exercised, to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust
office [or at ], provided that such exercise is subject to receipt
within five business days of such [payment] [wire transfer] by the Warrant
Agent of the Warrant Certificate with the form of election to purchase
Warrant Debt Securities set forth on the reverse side of the Warrant
Certificate properly completed and duly executed. The date on which payment
in full of the Warrant Price is received by the Warrant Agent shall, subject
to receipt of the Warrant Certificate as aforesaid, be deemed to be the date
on which the Warrant is exercised. The Warrant Agent shall deposit all funds
received by it in payment of the Warrant Price in an account of the Company
maintained with it and shall advise the Company by telephone at the end of
each day on which a [payment] [wire transfer] for the exercise of Warrants is
received of the amount so deposited to its account. The Warrant Agent shall
promptly confirm such telephone advice to the Company in writing.
(b) The Warrant Agent shall, from time to time, as promptly as
practicable, advise the Company and the Trustee under the Indenture of (i) the
number of Warrants exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Warrant Certificates; (ii) the instructions of each
holder of the Warrant Certificates evidencing such Warrants with respect to
delivery of the Warrant Debt Securities to which such holder is entitled upon
such exercise; (iii) delivery of Warrant Certificates evidencing the balance,
if any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise; and (iv) such other
information as the Company or the Trustee shall reasonably require.
(c) As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant, the
Company shall issue, pursuant to the Indenture, in authorized denominations to
or upon the order of the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such
Warrant, the Warrant Debt Securities to which such holder is entitled [in fully
registered form, registered in such name or names] [in bearer form] as may be
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directed by such holder*; [provided, however, the Company shall not be required
to deliver any unregistered Warrant Debt Securities in the United States]. If
fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate were
exercised, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of the Warrant
Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, a new Warrant Certificate
evidencing the number of such Warrants remaining unexercised.
(d) The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or
other governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer
involved in the issue of the Warrant Debt Securities; and in the event that any
such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any Warrant Debt Securities until such tax or other charge shall have
been paid or it has been established to the Company's satisfaction that no such
tax or other charge is due.
[(e) Issuance of unregistered Warrant Debt Securities upon exercise of
Warrants shall be subject to such arrangements and procedures as shall be
provided pursuant to Section of the Indenture.]
ARTICLE III
Other Provisions Relating to Rights
of Holders of Warrant Certificates
Section 3.01. No Rights as Warrant Debt Security Holder Conferred by
Warrants or Warrant Certificates. No Warrant Certificate or Warrant evidenced
thereby shall entitle the holder thereof to any of the rights of a holder of
Warrant Debt Securities, including, without limitation, the right to receive
the payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on Warrant Debt
Securities or to enforce any of the covenants in the Indenture.
Section 3.02. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant
Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to them of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate and of indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to them and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender
thereof to the Warrant Agent for cancellation, then, in the absence of notice
to the Company or the Warrant Agent that such Warrant Certificate has been
acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and an authorized
officer of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, in
exchange for or in lieu of the lost,
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* Subject to change in accordance with changes in tax laws and
regulations.
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stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate
of the same tenor and evidencing the same number of Warrants. Upon the
issuance of any new Warrant Certificate 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 Warrant Agent) in connection therewith.
Every substitute Warrant Certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this
Section in lieu of any lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall
represent an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not
the lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement
equally and proportionately with any and all other Warrant Certificates duly
executed and delivered 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 of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant
Certificates.
Section 3.03. Holder of Warrant Certificate May Enforce Rights.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, any holder of a
Warrant Certificate, without the consent of the Warrant Agent, the Trustee, the
holder of any Warrant Debt Securities or the holder of any other Warrant
Certificate, may, in his own behalf and for his own benefit, enforce, and may
institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company
suitable to enforce or otherwise in respect of, his right to exercise the
Warrants evidenced by his Warrant Certificate in the manner provided in his
Warrant Certificate and in this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Exchange and Transfer of Warrant Certificates
Section 4.01. Exchange and Transfer of Warrant Certificates. Upon
surrender at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent [or ],
Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants may be exchanged for Warrant
Certificates in other denominations evidencing such Warrants [If registered
Warrants -- or may be transferred in whole or in part]; provided that such
other Warrant Certificates evidence the same aggregate number of Warrants as
the Warrant Certificates so surrendered. [If registered Warrants -- The
Warrant Agent shall keep, at its corporate trust office [and at ],
books in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it
shall register Warrant Certificates and exchanges and transfers of outstanding
Warrant Certificates, upon surrender of the Warrant Certificates to the Warrant
Agent at its corporate trust office [or ] for exchange [or transfer],
properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer and
written instructions for transfer, all in form satisfactory to the Company
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and the Warrant Agent.] No service charge shall be made for any exchange [or
transfer] of Warrant Certificates, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any such exchange [or transfer]. Whenever
any Warrant Certificates are so surrendered for exchange [or transfer] an
authorized officer of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver
to the person or persons entitled thereto a Warrant Certificate or Warrant
Certificates duly authorized and executed by the Company, as so requested. The
Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any exchange [or transfer] which
will result in the issuance of a Warrant Certificate evidencing a fraction of a
Warrant or a number of full Warrants and a fraction of a Warrant. All Warrant
Certificates issued upon any exchange [or transfer] of Warrant Certificates
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations,
and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Warrant
Certificates surrendered for such exchange [or transfer].
Section 4.02. Treatment of Holders of Warrant Certificates. [Bearer
warrants -- Each Warrant Certificate shall be transferable by delivery and
shall be deemed negotiable and the bearer of each Warrant Certificate may be
treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and all other persons dealing with
such bearer as the absolute owner thereof for any purpose and as the person
entitled to exercise the rights represented by the Warrants evidenced thereby,
any notice to the contrary notwithstanding.] [Registered Warrants -- The
Company and the Warrant Agent may treat the registered holder as the absolute
owner thereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights
represented by the Warrants evidenced thereby, any notice to the contrary
notwithstanding.]
Section 4.03. Cancellation of Warrant Certificates. Any Warrant
Certificate surrendered for exchange [transfer] or exercise of the Warrants
evidenced thereby shall, if surrendered to the Company, be delivered to the
Warrant Agent and all Warrant Certificates surrendered or so delivered to the
Warrant Agent shall be promptly cancelled by the Warrant Agent and shall not be
reissued and, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, no Warrant
Certificate shall be issued hereunder in exchange or in lieu thereof. The
Warrant Agent shall deliver to the Company from time to time or otherwise
dispose of cancelled Warrant Certificates in a manner satisfactory to the
Company.
ARTICLE V
Concerning the Warrant Agent
Section 5.01. Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints as
Warrant Agent of the Company in respect of the Warrants and the Warrant
Certificates, upon the
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terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth; and
hereby accepts such appointment. The Warrant Agent shall have the
powers and authority granted to and conferred upon it in the Warrant
Certificates and hereby and such further powers and authority to act on behalf
of the Company as the Company may hereafter grant to or confer upon it. All of
the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority contained in
the Warrant Certificates are subject to and governed by the terms and
provisions hereof.
Section 5.02. Conditions of Warrant Agent's Obligations. The Warrant
Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions
hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and to all
of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Warrant
Certificates shall be subject:
(a) Compensation and Indemnification. The Company agrees promptly to
pay the Warrant Agent the compensation to be agreed upon with the Company for
all services rendered by the Warrant Agent and to reimburse the Warrant Agent
for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the
Warrant Agent in connection with the services rendered hereunder by the Warrant
Agent. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and to hold
it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence
or bad faith on the part of the Warrant Agent, arising out of or in connection
with its acting as Warrant Agent hereunder, as well as the costs and expenses
of defending against any claim of such liability.
(b) Agent for the Company. In acting under this Warrant Agreement and
in connection with the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent is acting solely
as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligation or relationship of
agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Warrant Certificates or
beneficial owners of Warrants.
(c) Counsel. The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory
to it, and the advise of such 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 accordance with the advice of such counsel.
(d) Documents. The Warrant Agent shall be protected and shall incur
no liability for or in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it in
reliance upon any Warrant Certificate, notice, direction, consent, certificate,
affidavit, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties.
(e) Certain Transactions. The Warrant Agent, and its officers,
directors and employees, may become the owner of, or
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acquire any interest in, Warrants, with the same rights that it or they would
have if it were not the Warrant Agent hereunder, and, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, it or they may engage or be interested in any financial or
other transaction with the Company and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or
agent for, any committee or body of holders of Warrant Debt Securities or other
obligations of the Company as freely as if it were not the Warrant Agent
hereunder. Nothing in this Warrant Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the
Warrant Agent from acting as Trustee under the Indenture.
(f) No Liability for Interest. The Warrant Agent shall have no
liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any
of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Warrant Certificates.
(g) No Liability for Invalidity. The Warrant Agent shall have no
liability with respect to any invalidity of this Agreement or any of the
Warrant Certificates.
(h) No Responsibility for Representations. The Warrant Agent shall
not be responsible for any of the recitals or representations herein or in the
Warrant Certificates (except as to the Warrant Agent's countersignature
thereon), all of which are made solely by the Company.
(i) No Implied Obligations. The Warrant Agent shall be obligated to
perform only such duties as are herein and in the Warrant Certificates
specifically set forth, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into
this Agreement or the Warrant Certificates against the Warrant Agent. The
Warrant Agent shall not be under any obligations to take any action hereunder
which may tend to subject it to any expense or liability, reimbursement for
which within a reasonable time is not, in its reasonable opinion, assured to
it. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or responsible for the use by
the Company of any of the Warrant Certificates authenticated by the Warrant
Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the
application by the Company of the proceeds of the Warrant Certificates. The
Warrant Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by
the Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein
or in the Warrant Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written
demand from a holder of a Warrant Certificate with respect to such default,
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or
responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or
otherwise or, except as provided in Section 6.02 hereof, to make any demand
upon the Company.
Section 5.03. Resignation and Appointment of Successor. (a) The
Company agrees, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Warrant
Certificates, that there shall at all times be
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a Warrant Agent hereunder until all the Warrant Certificates are no longer
exercisable.
(b) The Warrant Agent may at any time resign as such agent by giving
written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the
date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided that
such date shall be not less than three months after the date on which such
notice is given, unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Warrant Agent
hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in
writing signed by or on behalf of the Company and specifying such removal and
the date when it shall become effective. Such resignation or removal shall
take effect upon the appointment by the Company, as hereinafter provided, of a
successor Warrant Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company authorized
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate
trust powers) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Warrant
Agent. The obligation of the Company under Section 5.02(a) shall continue to
the extent set forth therein, notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the
Warrant Agent.
(c) In case at any time the Warrant Agent shall resign, or shall be
removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt
or insolvent, or shall file a petition seeking relief under Title II of the
United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or under any other
applicable Federal or State bankruptcy law or similar law or make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors or consent to the appointment of a receiver or
custodian of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall admit in
writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they mature, or if a receiver
or custodian of it or of all or any substantial part of its property shall be
appointed, or if an order of any court shall be entered for relief against it
under the provisions of Title II of the United States Code, as now constituted
or hereafter amended, or under any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy
or similar law, or if any public officer shall have taken charge or control of
the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, a successor Warrant Agent,
qualified as set forth in subsection (b) above, shall be appointed by the
Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Warrant Agent.
Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Warrant Agent and acceptance
by the successor Warrant Agent of such appointment, the Warrant Agent shall
cease to be Warrant Agent hereunder.
(d) Any successor Warrant Agent appointed hereunder shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Warrant
Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with
all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations
of such
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predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder,
and such predecessor upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid,
shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such
successor Warrant Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities
and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Warrant
Agent hereunder.
(e) Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent hereunder may be
merged or converted or any corporation with which the Warrant Agent may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
to which the Warrant Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or
substantially all the assets and business of the Warrant Agent shall be the
successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of
any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided
that it shall be qualified as set forth above in subsection (b).
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
Section 6.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto, without the consent of the holder of any Warrant Certificate, for the
purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any
defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the Company and
the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable; provided that such action
shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Warrant
Certificates.
Section 6.02. Notices and Demands to the Company and Warrant Agent.
If the Warrant Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the
Company by the holder of a Warrant Certificate pursuant to the provisions of
the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent shall promptly forward such notice
or demand to the Company.
Section 6.03. Addresses. Any communications from the Company to the
Warrant Agent with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to
, attention: , and any communications from the
Warrant Agent to the Company with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed
to Household International, Inc., 2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois
60070, attention: Treasurer (or such other address as shall be specified in
writing by the Warrant Agent or by the Company).
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Section 6.04. Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and
performance of this Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder and
of the respective terms and provisions thereof shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of .
Section 6.05. Delivery of Prospectus. The Company will furnish to the
Warrant Agent sufficient copies of a prospectus relating to the Warrant Debt
Securities deliverable upon exercise of Warrants (the "Prospectus"), and the
Warrant Agent agrees that upon the exercise of any Warrant, the Warrant Agent
will deliver to the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant,
prior to or concurrently with the delivery of the Warrant Debt Securities
issued upon such exercise, a Prospectus.
Section 6.06. Obtaining of Governmental Approvals. The Company will
from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep
effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies
and authorities and securities acts filings under United States Federal and
State laws (including without limitation a registration statement in respect of
the Warrants and Warrant Debt Securities under the Securities Act of 1933),
which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale,
transfer, and delivery of the Warrant Certificates, the exercise of the
Warrants, the issuance, sale, transfer and delivery of the Warrant Debt
Securities issued upon exercise of the Warrants or upon the expiration of the
period during which the Warrants are exercisable.
Section 6.07. Persons Having Rights under Warrant Agreement. Nothing
in this Agreement expressed or implied and nothing that may be inferred from
any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer
upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the Company, the Warrant
Agent and the holders of the Warrant Certificates any right, remedy or claim
under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition,
stipulation, promise or agreement hereof; and all covenants, conditions,
stipulations, promises and agreements in this Agreement contained shall be for
the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Warrant Agent and their
successors and of the holders of the Warrant Certificates.
Section 6.08. Headings. The descriptive headings of the several
Articles and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the
provisions hereof.
Section 6.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which as so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
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Section 6.10. Inspection of Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall
be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of
the Warrant Agent for inspection by the holder of any Warrant Certificate. The
Warrant Agent may require such holder to submit his Warrant Certificate for
inspection by it.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Household International Netherlands B.V. has caused
this Agreement to be signed by one of its duly authorized officers, and its
corporate seal to be affixed hereunto, and the same to be attested by its
Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries; and has
caused this Agreement to be signed by one of its duly authorized officers, and
its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto, and the same to be attested by its
Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, all as of the day and year first
above written.
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
By_____________________________________
Attest:
____________________
By_____________________________________
as Warrant Agent
Attest:
_____________________
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EXHIBIT A
(FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE)
[Face of Warrant Certificate]
EXERCISABLE ONLY IF COUNTERSIGNED BY THE WARRANT
AGENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN
Warrant Certificates representing
Warrants to purchase
[Title of Warrant Debt Securities]
as described herein.
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
[Title of Warrant Debt Securities]
VOID AFTER 5 P.M. TIME ON , 19
[No.] Warrants
This certifies that [the bearer is the] [ or registered assigns
is the registered] owner of the above indicated number of Warrants, each
Warrant entitling such [bearer] [owner] to purchase, at any time [after 5 p.m.
time on , 19 and] on or before 5 p.m. time on
, 19 , $ principal amount of [Title of Warrant Debt Securities]
(the "Warrant Debt Securities"), of HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
(the "Company"), issued and to be issued under the Indenture (as hereinafter
defined), on the following basis:* [on , 19 the exercise price
of each Warrant is $ ; during the period from , 19 through and
including , 19 , the exercise price of each Warrant will be $ plus
[accrued amortization of the original issue discount] [accrued interest] from
, 19 ; on , 19 the exercise price of each Warrant
will be $ ; during the period from , 19 , through and including
, 19 , the exercise price of each Warrant will be $ plus
[accrued amortization of the original issue discount]
* Complete and modify the following provisions as appropriate to
reflect the exact terms of the Offered Warrants and the Warrant Debt
Securities.
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[accrued interest] from , 19 ; [in each case, the
original issue discount will be amortized at a % annual rate, computed on
an annual basis, using a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months] (the
"Warrant Price"). [The original issue discount for each $1,000 principal
amount of Warrant Debt Securities is $ .] The holder may exercise the
Warrants evidenced hereby by providing certain information set forth on the
back hereof and by paying in full in lawful money of the United States of
America, [in cash or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire
transfer, in each case,] [by bank wire transfer] in immediately available
funds, the Warrant Price for each Warrant exercised to the Warrant Agent [as
hereinafter defined] and by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the
purchase form on the back hereof duly executed at the corporate trust office of
[name of Warrant Agent], or its successor as warrant agent (the "Warrant
Agent"), [or ] at the address specified on the reverse hereof and
upon compliance with and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the
Warrant Agreement [as hereinafter defined].
Any whole number of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may
be exercised to purchase Warrant Debt Securities in registered form in
denominations of $ and any integral multiples thereof. Upon any
exercise of fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant
Certificate, there shall be issued to the holder hereof a new Warrant
Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants remaining unexercised.
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the
Warrant Agreement, dated as of , 19 (the "Warrant Agreement"),
between the Company and the Warrant Agent and is subject to the terms and
provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and
provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance
hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the above-mentioned
office of the Warrant Agent [and at ].
The Warrant Debt Securities to be issued and delivered upon the exercise
of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate will be issued under and
in accordance with an Indenture dated as of (the "Indenture"),
between the Company and , a organized and
existing under the laws of , as Trustee,
( and any successor to such Trustee being hereinafter referred to as the
"Trustee") and will be subject to the terms and provisions contained in the
Indenture. [In particular, issuance of unregistered Warrant Debt Securities
upon exercise of Warrants shall be subject to such arrangements and procedures
as shall be provided pursuant to Section of the Indenture.] Copies of the
Indenture and the form of the Warrant Debt Securities are on file at the
corporate trust office of the Trustee [and at ].
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[If Bearer Warrants -- This Warrant Certificate, and all rights
hereunder, may be transferred by delivery and the Company and the Warrant Agent
may treat the bearer hereof as the owner for all purposes.]
[If Registered Warrants -- This Warrant Certificate may be transferred
when surrendered at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent [or
] by the registered owner or his assigns, in person or by an attorney duly
authorized in writing, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in
the Warrant Agreement.]
After countersignature by the Warrant Agent and prior to the expiration
of this Warrant Certificate, this Warrant Certificate may be exchanged at the
corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent for Warrant Certificates
representing the same aggregate number of Warrants.
This Warrant Certificate shall not entitle the holder hereof to any of
the rights of a holder of the Warrant Debt Securities, including, without
limitation, the right to receive payments of principal of (premium, if any) or
interest, if any, on the Warrant Debt Securities or to enforce any of the
covenants of the Indenture.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any
purpose until countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
Dated as of , 19 .
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
By______________________________________
Attest:
________________________
Countersigned:
________________________
As Warrant Agent
By______________________
Authorized Signature
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[Reverse of Warrant Certificate]
(Instructions for Exercise of Warrant)
To exercise the Warrants evidenced hereby, the holder must pay [in cash
or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer] [by bank
wire transfer] in immediately available funds the Warrant Price in full for
Warrants exercised to [insert name of Warrant Agent] Corporate Trust Department,
[insert address of Warrant Agent], Attn: [or ], which
[payment] [wire transfer] must specify the name of the holder and the number of
Warrants exercised by such holder. In addition, the holder must complete the
information required below and present this Warrant Certificate in person or by
mail (registered mail is recommended) to the Warrant Agent at the addresses set
forth below. This Warrant Certificate, completed and duly executed, must be
received by the Warrant Agent within five business days of the [payment] [wire
transfer].
[FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE]
(To be executed upon exercise of Warrant.)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise Warrants,
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase $ principal amount of the
[Title of Debt Securities] (the "Warrant Debt Securities") of Household
International, Inc. and represents that he has tendered payment for such Warrant
Debt Securities [in cash or by certified check or official bank check or by bank
wire transfer, in each case] [by bank wire transfer] in immediately available
funds to the order of Household International Netherlands B.V. c/o [insert name
and address of Warrant Agent], in the amount of $ in accordance with the
terms hereof. The undersigned requests that said principal amount of Warrant
Debt Securities be in [bearer form in the authorized denominations] [fully
registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and
delivered] all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below.
If the number of Warrants exercised is less than all of the Warrants
evidenced hereby, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate
representing the remaining Warrants evidenced hereby be issued and delivered to
the undersigned unless otherwise specified in the instructions below.
Dated:
___________________________
___________________________ Name_________________________________
(Insert Social Security (Please Print)
or Other Identifying Number
of Holder)
Address______________________________
______________________________
Signature____________________________
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The Warrants evidenced hereby may be exercised at the following
addresses:
By hand at ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
$________________
By mail at ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
(Instructions as to form and delivery of Warrant Debt
Securities and, if applicable, Warrant Certificates evidencing unexercised
Warrants.)
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Reverse of Warrant Certificate
*[CERTIFICATE FOR DELIVERY OF BEARER BONDS]
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
Warrant Debt Securities
TO: HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
[Name of Trustee],
as Trustee
This certificate is submitted in connection with our request that you
deliver to us $ principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities in bearer
form upon exercise of Warrants. We hereby certify that either (a) none of such
Warrant Debt Securities will be held by or on behalf of a United States Person,
or (b) if a United States Person will have a beneficial interest in such Warrant
Debt Securities, such person is described in Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder. As used herein, "United States Person" means a citizen or resident
of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision
thereof or an estate or trust whose income from sources without the United
States is includible in gross income for United States Federal income tax
purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business
within the United States.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with
certain tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal
proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this
certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce
this certificate or a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:
_____________________________________
(Please print name)
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* Subject to changes in accordance with changes in tax laws and
regulations.
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[If registered Warrant]
ASSIGNMENT
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT TO BE EXECUTED IF HOLDER DESIRES
TO TRANSFER WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
________________________________
______________________________
(Please print name and address
including zip code)
___________________________________________________________________
the Warrants represented by the within Warrant Certificate and does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney, to
transfer said Warrant Certificate on the books of the Warrant Agent with full
power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
________________________________
Signature
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of this Warrant Certificate and
must bear a signature guarantee by a
bank, trust company or member broker
of the New York or Midwest Stock
Exchange.)
Signature Guaranteed:
______________________________
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HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
Form of Warrant Agreement
(for warrants sold attached to debt securities)
THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of between Household
International Netherlands B.V. a Dutch corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to)
and as Warrant Agent (the "Warrant Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Indenture dated as of
(the "Indenture"), with ,
as Trustee (the "Trustee"), providing for the issuance from time to time of
its unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"), to be issued in one or
more series as provided in the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to sell [title of Debt Securities being
offered] (the "Offered Debt Securities"), with warrant certificates evidencing
one or more warrants (the "Warrants" or, individually a "Warrant") representing
the right to purchase [title of Debt Securities purchasable through exercise of
Warrants] (the "Warrant Debt Securities"), such warrant certificates and other
warrant certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement hereinafter referred to
as the "Warrant Certificates"; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the
Company in connection with the issuance, exchange, exercise and replacement of
the Warrant Certificates, and in this Agreement wishes to set forth, among other
things, the form and provisions of the Warrant Certificates and the terms and
conditions on which they may be issued, exchanged, exercised and replaced;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Issuance of Warrants and Execution
and Delivery of Warrant Certificates
SECTION 1.01. Issuance of Warrants. Warrants shall be initially issued
in connection with the issuance of the Offered Debt Securities [but shall be
separately transferable on and after , 19 (the "Detachable Date")]
[shall not be separately transferable] and each Warrant Certificate shall
evidence one or more Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced thereby shall represent
the right, subject to the provisions contained herein and therein, to purchase a
Warrant Debt Security in the principal amount of $
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. Warrant Certificates shall be initially issued in units with the
Offered Debt Securities and each Warrant Certificate included in such unit shall
evidence Warrants for each $ principal amount of Offered Debt
Securities included in such unit.
SECTION 1.02. Execution and Delivery of Warrant Certificates. Each
Warrant Certificate, whenever issued, shall be in [bearer] [registered] form
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be dated
and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or
designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or
engraved thereon as the officers of the Company executing the same may approve
(execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto
or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Warrant
Certificates may be listed, or to conform to usage. The Warrant Certificates
shall be signed on behalf of the Company by either its President, one of its
Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Treasurers under its corporate seal
and attested by its Secretary or any of its Assistant Secretaries. Such
signatures may be manual or facsimile signatures of such authorized officers
and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates.
The seal of the Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be
impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant
Certificates.
No Warrant Certificate shall be valid for any purpose, and no Warrant
evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, until such Warrant Certificate has been
countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent. Such signature by
the Warrant Agent upon any Warrant Certificate executed by the Company shall be
conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate so countersigned has been duly
issued hereunder.
In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the
Warrant Certificates either manually or by facsimile signature shall cease to be
such officer before the Warrant Certificates so signed shall have been
countersigned and delivered by the Warrant Agent, such Warrant Certificates may
be countersigned and delivered notwithstanding that the person who signed such
Warrant Certificates has ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any
Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as,
at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be the
proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this
Agreement any such person was not such officer.
[If bearer Warrants -- The term "holder" or "holder of a Warrant
Certificate" as used herein shall mean [If Offered Debt Securities with Warrants
which are not immediately detachable,
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prior to the Detachable Date, the registered owner of the Offered Debt Security
to which such Warrant Certificate was initially attached (or the bearer if the
Offered Debt Security is a bearer Debt Security), and after such Detachable
Date] the bearer of such Warrant Certificate.]
[If registered Warrants -- The term "holder" or "holder of a Warrant
Certificate" as used herein shall mean any person in whose name at the time any
Warrant Certificate shall be registered upon the books to be maintained by the
Warrant Agent for that purpose. [If Offered Debt Securities with Warrants which
are not immediately detachable, or upon the register of the Offered Debt
Securities prior to the Detachable Date. The Company will, or will cause the
registrar of the Offered Debt Securities to make available at all times to the
Warrant Agent such information as to holders of the Offered Debt Securities with
Warrants as may be necessary to keep the Warrant Agent's records up to date.]]
SECTION 1.03. Issuance of Warrant Certificates. Warrant Certificates
evidencing the right to purchase an aggregate principal amount not exceeding
$ aggregate principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities (except as
provided in Sections 2.03(c), 3.02 and 4.01) may be executed by the Company and
delivered to the Warrant Agent upon the execution of this Warrant Agreement or
from time to time thereafter. The Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of Warrant
Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company, countersign Warrant
Certificates evidencing Warrants representing the right to purchase up to $
aggregate principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities and shall deliver such
Warrant Certificates to or upon the order of the Company. Subsequent to such
original issuance of the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent shall
countersign a Warrant Certificate only if the Warrant Certificate is issued in
exchange or substitution for one or more previously countersigned Warrant
Certificates, [If registered Warrants -- or in connection with their transfer],
as hereinafter provided or as provided in Section 2.03(c).
ARTICLE II
Warrant Price, Duration and Exercise of Warrants
SECTION 2.01. Warrant Price.* [On , 19 the exercise price of
each Warrant is $ . During the period from , 19 through and
including , 19 the exercise price of each Warrant will be $
plus [accrued amortization of the original issue discount] [accrued interest]
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* Complete and modify the provisions of this Section as appropriate to
reflect the exact terms of the Offered Warrants and the Warrant Debt
Securities.
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from , 19 . On , 19 the exercise price of each Warrant
will be $ . During the period from , 19 , through and
including , 19 , the exercise price of each Warrant will be
$ plus [accrued amortization of the original issue discount] [accrued
interest] from , 19 , [in each case, the original issue discount
will be amortized at a % annual rate, computed on an annual basis using a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months]. Such purchase price of
Warrant Debt Securities is referred to in this Agreement as the "Warrant
Price." [The original issue discount for each $1,000 principal amount of
Warrant Debt Securities is $ ].
SECTION 2.02. Duration of Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced by a
Warrant Certificate may be exercised in whole at any time, as specified herein,
on or after [the date thereof] [ , 19 ] and at or before 5 p.m.
time on , 19 (the "Expiration Date"). Each Warrant not
exercised at or before the close of business on the Expiration Date shall
become void, and all rights of the holder of the Warrant Certificate
evidencing such Warrant under this Agreement shall cease.
SECTION 2.03. Exercise of Warrants. (a) During the period specified in
Section 2.02 any whole number of Warrants may be exercised by providing certain
information set forth on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate and by
paying in full, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash or by
certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer, in each case,]
[by bank wire transfer] in immediately available funds the Warrant Price for
each Warrant exercised to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office [or at
], provided that such exercise is subject to receipt within five business
days of such [payment] [wire transfer] by the Warrant Agent of the Warrant
Certificate with the form of election to purchase Warrant Debt Securities set
forth on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate properly completed and duly
executed. The date on which payment in full of the Warrant Price is received by
the Warrant Agent shall, subject to receipt of the Warrant Certificate as
aforesaid, be deemed to be the date on which the Warrant is exercised. The
Warrant Agent shall deposit all funds received by it in payment of the Warrant
Price in an account of the Company maintained with it and shall advise the
Company by telephone at the end of each day on which a [payment] [wire transfer]
for the exercise of Warrants is received of the amount so deposited to its
account. The Warrant Agent shall promptly confirm such telephone advice to the
Company in writing.
(b) The Warrant Agent shall, from time to time, as promptly as
practicable, advise the Company and the Trustee under the Indenture of (i) the
number of Warrants exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Warrant Certificates, (ii) the instructions of each holder of
the Warrant Certificates evidencing such Warrants with respect to delivery of
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the Warrant Debt Securities to which such holder is entitled upon such
exercise, (iii) delivery of Warrant Certificates evidencing the balance, if
any, of the Warrants remaining after such exercise, and (iv) such other
information as the Company or the Trustee shall reasonably require.
(c) As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant, the
Company shall issue, pursuant to the Indenture, in authorized denominations to
or upon the order of the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such
Warrant, the Warrant Debt Securities to which such holder is entitled, [in fully
registered form, registered in such name or names] [in bearer form] as may be
directed by such holder* [; provided, however, the Company shall not be required
to deliver any unregistered Warrant Debt Securities in the United States]. If
fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate were
exercised, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of the Warrant
Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, a new Warrant Certificate
evidencing the number of such Warrants remaining unexecuted.
(d) The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or
other governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer
involved in the issue of the Warrant Debt Securities; and in the event that any
such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver
any Warrant Debt Security until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or
it has been established to the Company's satisfaction that no such tax or other
charge is due.
[(e) Issuance of unregistered Warrant Debt Securities upon exercise of
Warrants shall be subject to such arrangements and procedures as shall be
provided pursuant to Section of the Indenture.]
ARTICLE III
Other Provisions Relating to Rights
of Holders of Warrant Certificates
SECTION 3.01. No Rights as Warrant Debt Security Holder Conferred by
Warrants or Warrant Certificates. No Warrant Certificate or Warrant evidenced
thereby shall entitle the holder thereof to any of the rights of a holder of
Warrant Debt Securities, including, without limitation, the right to receive the
payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on Warrant Debt Securities
or to enforce any of the covenants in the Indenture.
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* Subject to change in accordance with changes in tax laws and
regulations.
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SECTION 3.02. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant
Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to them of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate and of indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to them and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender thereof to
the Warrant Agent for cancellation, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Warrant Agent that such Warrant Certificate has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of
the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, in exchange for or in
lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new
Warrant Certificate of the same tenor and evidencing the same number of
Warrants. Upon the issuance of any new Warrant Certificate 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 Warrant Agent) in connection
therewith. Every substitute Warrant Certificate executed and delivered pursuant
to this Section in lieu of any lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate
shall represent an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
not the lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement
equally and proportionately with any and all other Warrant Certificates duly
executed and delivered 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 of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant
Certificates.
SECTION 3.03. Holder of Warrant Certificate May Enforce Rights.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, any holder of a Warrant
Certificate, without the consent of the Warrant Agent, the Trustee, the holder
of any Warrant Debt Securities or the holder of any other Warrant Certificate,
may, in his own behalf and for his own benefit, enforce, and may institute and
maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce
or otherwise in respect of, his right to exercise the Warrants evidenced by his
Warrant Certificate in the manner provided in his Warrant Certificate and in
this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Exchange and Transfer of Warrant Certificates
SECTION 4.01. Exchange and Transfer of Warrant Certificates. [If
Offered Debt Securities with Warrants which are immediately detachable -- Upon]
[If Offered Debt Securities with Warrants which are not immediately detachable
- -- Prior to the Detachable Date a Warrant Certificate may be exchanged or
transferred only together with the Offered Debt Security to which
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the Warrant Certificate was initially attached, and only for the purpose of
effecting or in conjunction with an exchange or transfer of such Offered Debt
Security. Prior to the Detachable Date, each transfer of the Offered Debt
Security [on the register of the Offered Debt Securities] shall operate also to
transfer the related Warrant Certificates. After the Detachable Date upon]
surrender at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent [or ],
Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants may be exchanged for Warrant
Certificates in other denominations evidencing such Warrants [If registered
Warrants -- or may be transferred in whole or in part], provided that such
other Warrant Certificates evidence the same aggregate number of Warrants as
the Warrant Certificates so surrendered. [If registered Warrants -- The
Warrant Agent shall keep, at its corporate trust office [and at ],
books in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it
shall register Warrant Certificates and exchanges and transfers of outstanding
Warrant Certificates, upon the surrender of the Warrant Certificates to the
Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office [or ] for exchange [or
transfer], properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of
transfer and written instructions for transfer, all in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Warrant Agent]. No service charge shall be made for any
exchange [or transfer] of Warrant Certificates, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp or other tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such exchange
[or transfer]. Whenever any Warrant Certificates are so surrendered for
exchange [or transfer] an authorized officer of the Warrant Agent shall
manually countersign and deliver to the person or persons entitled thereto a
Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates duly authorized and executed by the
Company, as so requested. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect
any exchange [or transfer] which will result in the issuance of a Warrant
Certificate evidencing a fraction of a Warrant or a number of full Warrants and
a fraction of a Warrant. All Warrant Certificates issued upon any exchange [or
transfer] of Warrant Certificates shall be the valid obligations of the
Company, evidencing the same obligations, and entitled to the same benefits
under this Agreement, as the Warrant Certificates surrendered for such exchange
[or transfer].
SECTION 4.02. Treatment of Holders of Warrant Certificates. [If Offered
Debt Securities with bearer Warrants which are not immediately detachable --
Subject to Section 4.01, each] [If Offered Debt Securities with bearer Warrants
which are immediately detachable -- Each] Warrant Certificate shall be
transferable by delivery and shall be deemed negotiable and the bearer of each
Warrant Certificate may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and all
other persons dealing with such bearer as the absolute owner thereof for any
purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by the
Warrants evidenced thereby, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding.] [If
registered Warrants which are not immediately detachable --
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Every holder of a Warrant Certificate, by accepting the same, consents and
agrees with the Company, the Warrant Agent and with every subsequent holder of
such Warrant Certificate that until the Warrant Certificate is transferred on
the books of the Warrant Agent [or the register of the Offered Debt Securities
prior to the Detachable Date], the Company and the Warrant Agent may treat the
registered holder as the absolute owner thereof for any purpose and as the
person entitled to exercise the rights represented by the Warrants evidenced
thereby, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding.]
SECTION 4.03. Cancellation of Warrant Certificates. Any Warrant
Certificate surrendered for exchange [transfer] or exercise of the Warrants
evidenced thereby shall, if surrendered to the Company, be delivered to the
Warrant Agent and all Warrant Certificates surrendered or so delivered to the
Warrant Agent shall be promptly cancelled by the Warrant Agent and shall not be
reissued and, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, no Warrant
Certificate shall be issued hereunder in exchange or in lieu thereof. The
Warrant Agent shall deliver to the Company from time to time or otherwise
dispose of cancelled Warrant Certificates in a manner satisfactory to the
Company.
ARTICLE V
Concerning the Warrant Agent
SECTION 5.01. Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints
as Warrant Agent of the Company in respect of the Warrants and
the Warrant Certificates, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein
set forth, and hereby accepts such appointment. The Warrant Agent
shall have the powers and authority granted to and conferred upon it in the
Warrant Certificates and hereby and such further powers and authority to act on
behalf of the Company as the Company may hereafter grant to or confer upon it.
All of the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority
contained in the Warrant Certificates are subject to and governed by the terms
and provisions hereof.
SECTION 5.02. Conditions of Warrant Agent's Obligations. The Warrant
Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions
hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and to all
of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Warrant
Certificates shall be subject:
(a) Compensation and Indemnification. The Company agrees promptly to
pay the Warrant Agent the compensation to be agreed upon with the Company for
all services rendered by the Warrant Agent and to reimburse the Warrant Agent
for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the
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Warrant Agent in connection with the services rendered hereunder by the Warrant
Agent. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and to hold
it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence
or bad faith on the part of the Warrant Agent, arising out of or in connection
with its acting as Warrant Agent hereunder, as well as the costs and expenses
of defending against any claim of such liability.
(b) Agent for the Company. In acting under this Warrant Agreement and
in connection with the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent is acting solely
as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligation or relationship of
agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Warrant Certificates or
beneficial owners of Warrants.
(c) Counsel. The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory
to it, and the advise of such 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 accordance with the advice of such counsel.
(d) Documents. The Warrant Agent shall be protected and shall incur no
liability for or in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it in
reliance upon any Warrant Certificate, notice, direction, consent, certificate,
affidavit, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties.
(e) Certain Transactions. The Warrant Agent, and its officers,
directors and employees, may become the owner of, or acquire any interest in,
Warrants, with the same rights that it or they would have if it were not the
Warrant Agent hereunder, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it or
they may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Company and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or
body of holders of Warrant Debt Securities or other obligations of the Company
as freely as if it were not the Warrant Agent hereunder. Nothing in this
Warrant Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Warrant Agent from acting as
Trustee under the Indenture.
(f) No Liability for Interest. The Warrant Agent shall have no
liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any
of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Warrant Certificates.
(g) No Liability for Invalidity. The Warrant Agent shall have no
liability with respect to any invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Warrant
Certificates.
(h) No Responsibility for Representations. The Warrant Agent shall not
be responsible for any of the recitals or
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representations herein or in the Warrant Certificates (except as to the Warrant
Agent's countersignature thereon), all of which are made solely by the Company.
(i) No Implied Obligations. The Warrant Agent shall be obligated to
perform only such duties as are herein and in the Warrant Certificates
specifically set forth and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into
this Agreement or the Warrant Certificates against the Warrant Agent. The
Warrant Agent shall not be under any obligations to take any action hereunder
which may tend to subject it to any expense or liability, reimbursement for
which within a reasonable time is not, in its reasonable opinion, assured to
it. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or responsible for the use by the
Company of any of the Warrant Certificates authenticated by the Warrant Agent
and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the
application by the Company of the proceeds of the Warrant Certificates. The
Warrant Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by the
Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein or in
the Warrant Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written demand
from a holder of a Warrant Certificate with respect to such default, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to
initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or, except
as provided in Section 6.02 hereof, to make any demand upon the Company.
SECTION 5.03. Resignation and Appointment of Successor. (a) The
Company agrees, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Warrant
Certificates, that there shall at all times be a Warrant Agent hereunder until
all the Warrant Certificates are no longer exercisable.
(b) The Warrant Agent may at any time resign as such agent by giving
written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the date
on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided that such date
shall be not less than three months after the date on which such notice is given
unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Warrant Agent hereunder may be removed
at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed by or on
behalf of the Company and specifying such removal and the date when it shall
become effective. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the
appointment by the Company, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Warrant
Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company authorized under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate trust powers) and the
acceptance of such appointment by such successor Warrant Agent. The obligation
of the Company under Section 5.02(a) shall continue to the extent set forth
therein, notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.
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(c) In case at any time the Warrant Agent shall resign, or shall be
removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or
insolvent, or shall file a petition seeking relief under Title II of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or under any other
applicable Federal or State bankruptcy law or similar law or make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors or shall consent to the appointment of a
receiver or custodian of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall
admit in writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they mature, or if a
receiver or custodian of it or of all or any substantial part of its property
shall be appointed, or if an order of any court shall be entered for relief
against it under the provisions of Title II of the United States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or under any other applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy or similar law, or if any public officer shall have taken charge or
control of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, a successor Warrant Agent,
qualified as set forth in subsection (b) above, shall be appointed by the
Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Warrant Agent.
Upon the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent and acceptance by the
successor Warrant Agent of such appointment, the Warrant Agent shall cease to be
Warrant Agent hereunder.
(d) Any successor Warrant Agent appointed hereunder shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Warrant
Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all
the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of
such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent
hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements
then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over,
and such successor Warrant Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies,
securities and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as
Warrant Agent hereunder.
(e) Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent hereunder may be merged
or converted or any corporation with which the Warrant Agent may be
consolidated, or any corporation to which the Warrant Agent shall sell or
otherwise transfer all or substantially all the assets and business of the
Warrant Agent shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of
the parties hereto, provided that it shall be qualified as set forth above in
subsection (b).
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ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
SECTION 6.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto, without the consent of the holder of any Warrant Certificate, for the
purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any
defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the Company and
the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable; provided that such action
shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Warrant
Certificates.
SECTION 6.02. Notices and Demands to the Company and Warrant Agent. If
the Warrant Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the Company by
the holder of a Warrant Certificate pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant
Certificates, the Warrant Agent shall promptly forward such notice or demand to
the Company.
SECTION 6.03. Addresses. Any communications from the Company to the
Warrant Agent with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to ,
Attention:
, and any communications from the Warrant Agent to the Company with respect to
this Agreement shall be addressed to ,
Attention: (or such other
address as shall be specified in writing by the Warrant Agent or by the
Company).
SECTION 6.04. Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and
performance of this Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder and
of the respective terms and provisions thereof shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of .
SECTION 6.05. Delivery of Prospectus. The Company will furnish to the
Warrant Agent sufficient copies of a prospectus relating to the Warrant Debt
Securities deliverable upon exercise of Warrants (the "Prospectus"), and the
Warrant Agent agrees that upon the exercise of any Warrant, the Warrant Agent
will deliver to the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant,
prior to or concurrently with the delivery of the Warrant Debt Securities issued
upon such exercise, a Prospectus.
SECTION 6.06. Obtaining of Governmental Approvals. The Company will
from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep
effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies
and authorities and securities acts filings under United States Federal and
State laws (including without limitation a registration statement in respect
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of the Warrants and Warrant Debt Securities under the Securities Act of 1933),
which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale,
transfer and delivery of the Warrant Certificates, the exercise of the
Warrants, the issuance, sale, transfer and delivery of the Warrant Debt
Securities issued upon exercise of the Warrants or upon the expiration of the
period during which the Warrants are exercisable.
SECTION 6.07. Persons Having Rights under Warrant Agreement. Nothing in
this Agreement expressed or implied and nothing that may be inferred from any of
the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or
give to, any person or corporation other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and
the holders of the Warrant Certificates any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or
agreement hereof; and all covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and
agreements in this Agreement contained shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Company and the Warrant Agent and their successors and of the
holders of the Warrant Certificates.
SECTION 6.08. Headings. The descriptive headings of the several
Articles and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof.
SECTION 6.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which as so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
SECTION 6.10. Inspection of Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall
be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of
the Warrant Agent for inspection by the holder of any Warrant Certificate. The
Warrant Agent may require such holder to submit his Warrant Certificate for
inspection by it.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Household International Netherlands B.V. has caused
this Agreement to be signed by one of its duly authorized officers, and its
corporate seal to be affixed hereunto, and the same to be attested by its
Secretary or one of its
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Assistant Secretaries, all as of the day and year first above written.
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
By________________________________________
Attest:
____________________
By________________________________________
as Warrant Agent
Attest:
_____________________
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EXHIBIT A
(FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE)
[Face of Warrant Certificate]
[Form of Legend if Prior to this
Debt Securities with Warrant Certificate cannot
Warrants which are not be transferred or exchanged
immediately detachable: unless attached to a [Title
of Offered Debt Securities]
Exercisable Only if Countersigned By the Warrant
Agent as Provided Herein
Warrant Certificates representing
Warrants to purchase
[Title of Warrant Debt Securities]
as described herein.
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
Warrants to Purchase
[Title of Warrant Debt Securities]
Void After 5 P.M. Time on
, 19
[No.] Warrants
This certifies that [the bearer is the] [ or registered assigns is
the registered] owner of the above-indicated number of Warrants, each Warrant
entitling such [bearer] [owner] to purchase, at any time [after
5 P.M. time on , 19 and] on or before 5 P.M.
time on , 19 , $ principal amount of [Title of Warrant
Debt Securities] (the "Warrant Debt Securities"), of Household International
Netherlands B.V. (the "Company"), issued and to be issued under the Indenture
(as hereinafter defined), on the following basis:* [on , 19 the
exercise price of each Warrant is $ ; during the period from ,
19 ,
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* Complete and modify the following provision as appropriate to
reflect the exact terms of the Offered Warrants and the Warrant Debt
Securities.
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through and including , 19 , the exercise price of each
Warrant will be $ plus [accrued amortization of the original issue
discount] [accrued interest] from , 19 ; on , 19 the
exercise price of each Warrant will be $ ; during the period from
, 19 , through and including , 19 the exercise price of
each Warrant will be $ plus [accrued amortization of the original issue
discount] [accrued interest] from , 19 ; [in each case, the original
issue discount will be amortized at a % annual rate, computed on an annual
basis, using a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months] (the "Warrant
Price"). [The original issue discount for each $1,000 principal amount of
Warrant Debt Securities is $ .] The holder may exercise the Warrants
evidenced hereby by providing certain information set forth on the back hereof
and by paying in full in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash
or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer, in each
case,] [by bank wire transfer] in immediately available funds, the Warrant
Price for each Warrant exercised to the Warrant Agent (as hereinafter defined)
and by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the purchase form on the
back hereof duly executed at the corporate trust office of [name of Warrant
Agent], or its successor as warrant agent (the "Warrant Agent"), [or
] at the address specified on the reverse hereof and upon compliance with and
subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement (as
hereinafter defined).
Any whole number of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may
be exercised to purchase Warrant Debt Securities in registered form in
denominations of $ and any integral multiples thereof. Upon any
exercise of fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant
Certificate, there shall be issued to the holder hereof a new Warrant
Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants remaining unexercised.
This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the
Warrant Agreement, dated as of , 19 (the "Warrant Agreement"),
between the Company and the Warrant Agent and is subject to the terms and
provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and
provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance
hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the above-mentioned
office of the Warrant Agent [and at ].
The Warrant Debt Securities to be issued and delivered upon the exercise
of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate will be issued under and
in accordance with an Indenture dated as of (the "Indenture"),
between the Company and , a organized and
existing under the laws of , as Trustee,
( and any successor to such Trustee being hereinafter
referred to as the "Trustee") and will be
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subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Indenture. [In
particular, issuance of unregistered Warrant Debt Securities upon exercise of
Warrants shall be subject to such arrangements and procedures as shall be
provided pursuant to Section of the Indenture.] Copies of the Indenture
and the form of the Warrant Debt Securities are on file at the corporate office
of the Trustee [and at ].
[If Offered Debt Securities with bearer Warrants which are not
immediately detachable -- Prior to , 19 this Warrant Certificate may
be exchanged or transferred only together with the [Title of Offered Debt
Securities] ("Offered Debt Securities") to which this Warrant Certificate was
initially attached, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction
with, an exchange or transfer of such Offered Debt Security. After such date,
this [If Offered Debt Securities with bearer Warrants which are immediately
detachable -- This] Warrant Certificate, and all rights hereunder, may be
transferred by delivery, and the Company and the Warrant Agent may treat the
bearer hereof as the owner for all purposes.]
[If Offered Debt Securities with registered Warrants which are not
immediately detachable -- Prior to , 19 this Warrant Certificate may be
exchanged or transferred only together with the [Title of Offered Debt
Securities] ("Offered Debt Securities") to which this Warrant Certificate was
initially attached, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction
with, an exchange or transfer of such Offered Debt Security. After such date,
this [If Offered Debt Securities with registered Warrants which are immediately
detachable -- This] Warrant Certificate may be transferred when surrendered at
the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent [or ] by the
registered owner or his assigns, in person or by an attorney duly authorized in
writing, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant
Agreement.]
[If Offered Debt Securities with Warrants which are not immediately
detachable -- Except as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, after]
[If Offered Debt Securities with Warrants which are immediately detachable --
After] countersignature by the Warrant Agent and prior to the expiration of this
Warrant Certificate, this Warrant Certificate may be exchanged at the corporate
trust office of the Warrant Agent for Warrant Certificates representing the same
aggregate number of Warrants.
This Warrant Certificate shall not entitle the holder hereof to any of
the rights of a holder of the Warrant Debt Securities, including, without
limitation, the right to receive payments of principal of (premium, if any) or
interest, if any, on the Warrant Debt Securities or to enforce any of the
covenants of the Indenture.
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This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for
any purpose until countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
Dated as of , 19 .
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
By______________________________________
Attest:
________________________
Countersigned:
________________________
As Warrant Agent
By______________________
Authorized Signature
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[Reverse of Warrant Certificate]
(Instructions for Exercise of Warrant)
To exercise the Warrants evidenced hereby, the holder must pay [in cash
or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer] [by bank
wire transfer] in immediately available funds the Warrant Price in full for
Warrants exercised to [insert name of Warrant Agent] Corporate Trust Department
[insert address of Warrant Agent], Attn. [or ],
which [payment] [wire transfer] must specify the name of the holder and the
number of Warrants exercised by such holder. In addition, the holder must
complete the information required below and present this Warrant Certificate
in person or by mail (registered mail is recommended) to the Warrant Agent at
the addresses set forth below. This Warrant Certificate, completed and duly
executed, must be received by the Warrant Agent within five business days of
the [payment] [wire transfer].
[Form of Election to Purchase]
(to be executed upon exercise of Warrant)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise Warrants,
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase $ principal amount
of the [Title of Debt Securities] (the "Warrant Debt Securities") of
and represents that he has tendered payment for such Warrant Debt Securities [in
cash or by certified check or official bank check or by bank wire transfer, in
each case,] [by bank wire transfer] in immediately available funds to the order
of Household International, Inc. c/o [insert name and address of Warrant Agent]
in the amount of $ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned
requests that said principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities be in [bearer
form in the authorized denominations] [fully registered form in the authorized
denominations, registered in such names and delivered] all as specified in
accordance with the instructions set forth below.
If the number of Warrants exercised is less than all of the Warrants
evidenced hereby, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate
representing the remaining Warrants evidenced hereby be issued and delivered to
the undersigned unless otherwise specified in the instructions below.
Dated:
____________________________
___________________________ Name_________________________________
(Insert Social Security (Please Print)
or Other Identifying Number
of Holder)
Address______________________________
______________________________
Signature____________________________
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The Warrants evidenced hereby may be exercised at the
following addresses:
By hand at ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
By mail at ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
(Instructions as to form and delivery of Warrant Debt
Securities and, if applicable, Warrant Certificates evidencing unexercised
Warrants.)
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Reverse of Warrant Certificate
*[Certificate for Delivery of Bearer Bonds]
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
Warrant Debt Securities
TO: HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
This certificate is submitted in connection with our request that you
deliver to us $ principal amount of Warrant Debt Securities in bearer
form upon exercise of Warrants. We hereby certify that either (a) none of such
Warrant Debt Securities will be held by or on behalf of a United States Person,
or (b) if a United States Person will have a beneficial interest in such Warrant
Debt Securities, such person is described in Section 165 (j)(3)(A), (B) or (C)
of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder. As used herein, "United States Person" means a citizen
or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political
subdivision thereof or an estate or trust whose income from sources without the
United States is includible in gross income for United States Federal income tax
purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business
within the United States.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with
certain tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal
proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this
certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce
this certificate or a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:
_____________________________________
(Please print name)
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* Subject to changes in accordance with changes in tax laws and
regulations.
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[If registered Warrant]
ASSIGNMENT
(Form of Assignment to be Executed if Holder Desires
to Transfer Warrants Evidenced Hereby)
For Value Received hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
________________________________
______________________________
(Please print name and address
including zip code)
___________________________________________________________________
the Warrants represented by the within Warrant Certificate and does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
Attorney, to transfer said Warrant Certificate on the books of the
Warrant Agent with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
________________________________
Signature
(Signature must conform in all
respects to name of holder as
specified on the face of this
Warrant Certificate and must
bear a signature guarantee by
a bank, trust company or
member broker of the New York
or Midwest Stock Exchange.)
Signature Guaranteed:
______________________________