EXHIBIT 4.1
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10004 to Champion
International Corporation or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or
in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of Cede & Co.,
and any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL because the registered
owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a
nominee of a Depositary. This Security is exchangeable for Securities
registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee only
in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary
or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the
Depositary.
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $200,000,000
NO. FXR-1
CUSIP 158525AS4
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
6.40% Debenture due February 15, 2026
Champion International Corporation, a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of New York (herein called the "Company",
which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., a
nominee of The Depository Trust Company or registered assigns, the principal sum
of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) on February 15, 2026, and to pay
interest thereon from February 15, 1996 or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on
February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing August 15, 1996, at the rate
of 6.40% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for
payment, and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable) at the rate of 6.40% per annum on any overdue principal and
premium, if any and on any overdue instalment of interest. The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this
Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the
February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next
preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid
or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such
Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this
Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities
of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be
paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as
more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this
Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that
purpose in The Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be
made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such
address shall appear in the Security Register.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed under its corporate seal.
Dated: February 20, 1996
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By _________________________________
Attest:
____________________________________
Secretary
(SEAL)
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
CHEMICAL BANK,
as Trustee
By____________________________
Authorized Officer
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CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
6.40% Debenture due February 15, 2026
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more
series under an Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1992 (herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee (herein called
the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture),
to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby
made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the
Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on
the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to $200,000,000.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a)
the entire indebtedness on this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants
upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which
provisions apply to this Security.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be
affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount
of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the
Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company
with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the
Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of
this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all
future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration
of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions of this
Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and
in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the
office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company, the Trustee and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder
hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
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Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for
the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee
or transferees.
The Securities of this series do not provide for a sinking fund.
The Securities of this series will not be redeemable by the Company.
This Security will be repaid on February 15, 2006, at the option of
the Holder, at 100% of its principal amount, together with accrued interest to
February 15, 2006. In order for a Holder to exercise this option, the Company
must receive at its office or agency in New York, New York, during the period
beginning on December 15, 2005 and ending at 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on
January 15, 2006 (or, if January 15, 2006 is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day), this Security with the form below entitled "Option to
Elect Repayment on February 15, 2006" duly completed. Any such notice received
by the Company during the period beginning December 15, 2005 and ending at 5:00
P.M. (New York City time) on January 15, 2006 (or, if January 15, 2006 is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) shall be irrevocable. No
transfer or exchange of this Security (or, in the event that this Security is to
be repaid in part, such portion of this Security to be repaid) will be permitted
after such notice is received by the Company. The repayment option may be
exercised by the Holder for less than the entire principal amount of this
Security, provided the principal amount that is to be repaid is equal to $1,000
or any integral multiple thereof. All questions as to the validity, form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of this Security for
repayment will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final
and binding.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of
transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner
hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT ON FEBRUARY 15, 2006
The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company
to repay the within or attached Security (or portion thereof specified below)
pursuant to its terms at a price equal to the principal amount thereof to be
repaid, together with interest thereon to February 15, 2006, to the undersigned
at _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ (Please
Print or Type Name, Address and Telephone Number of the Undersigned)
For the within or attached Security to be repaid, the Company must
receive at its office or agency in New York, New York, during the period
beginning on December 15, 2005 and ending at 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on
January 15, 2006 (or, if January 15, 2006 is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day), this Security with this "Option to Elect Repayment on
February 15, 2006" form duly completed. Any such notice received by the
Company during the period beginning December 15, 2005 and ending at 5:00 P.M.
(New York City time) on January 15, 2006 (or, if January 15, 2006 is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) shall be irrevocable. No
transfer or exchange of this Security (or, in the event that this Security is to
be repaid in part, such portion of this Security to be repaid) will be permitted
after such notice is received by the Company.
If less than the entire principal amount of the within or attached
Security is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall be $1,000 or
an integral multiple of $1,000) which the Holder elects to have repaid:
$____________; and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall be
$1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) of the Security or Securities to be
issued to the Holder for the portion of the within attached Security not being
repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Security shall be
issued for the portion not being repaid): $_____________.
Dated:
___________________________________
Note: The signature to this Option to Elect
Repayment on February 15, 2006 must correspond
with the name as written upon the face of the
Security in every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants UNIF GIFT
in common MIN ACT - ______ Custodian_____
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by Under Uniform Gifts
the entireties to Minors Act
____________________________
JT TEN - as joint tenants with State
right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used
though not in the above list.
____________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sell(s),
assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Please print or typewrite name and address,
including postal zip code of assignee
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the within Security and all rights thereunder,
hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
________________________________________ attorney to transfer said Security on
the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:_______________
__________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as written upon the face
of the within instrument in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatever.
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