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OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
and
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of February [___], 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL
APPLICATION.......................................................................
Section 101. Definitions.....................................................
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions............................
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee..........................
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates...................................
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company...........................
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.......................................
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act...............................
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents........................
Section 109. Successors and Assigns..........................................
Section 110. Separability Clause.............................................
Section 111. Benefits of Indenture...........................................
Section 112. Governing Law...................................................
Section 113. Legal Holidays..................................................
Section 114. Independence of Covenants.......................................
ARTICLE TWO SECURITY FORMS.......................................................
Section 201. Forms of Securities.............................................
Section 202. Form of Legend for Book-Entry Securities........................
Section 203. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.................
ARTICLE THREE THE SECURITIES.....................................................
Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series............................
Section 302. Denominations...................................................
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating..................
Section 304. Temporary Securities............................................
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.............
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities................
Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved..................
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners...........................................
Section 309. Cancellation....................................................
Section 310. Computation of Interest; Default Rate..........................
ARTICLE FOUR SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.........................
Section 402. Application of Trust Money......................................
Section 403. Defeasance and Discharge of Securities of Any Series............
ARTICLE FIVE REMEDIES ...........................................................
Section 501. Events of Default...............................................
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment..............
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim................................
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.....
Section 506. Application of Money Collected..................................
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.............................................
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium
and Interest....................................................
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies..............................
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative..................................
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver....................................
Section 512. Control by Holders..............................................
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.........................................
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs...........................................
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws................................
ARTICLE SIX THE TRUSTEE..........................................................
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.............................
Section 602. Notice of Defaults..............................................
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.......................................
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..........
Section 605. May Hold Securities.............................................
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.............................................
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement..................................
Section 608. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.........................
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.........................
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor...............
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor..........................
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business....
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company...............
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.............................
ARTICLE SEVEN HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
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Section 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.......
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders..........
Section 703. Reports by Trustee..............................................
Section 704. Reports by Company..............................................
ARTICLE EIGHT CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801 Restrictions on Mergers, Consolidations and Transfers of Assets..
ARTICLE NINE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.............................................
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders..............
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.................
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures............................
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures...............................
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.............................
Section 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures..............
Section 907. Notice of Supplemental Indentures...............................
ARTICLE TEN COVENANTS............................................................
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.....................
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency................................
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust..............
Section 1004. Corporate Existence............................................
Section 1005. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims..............................
Section 1006. Maintenance of Properties......................................
Section 1007. Maintenance of Insurance.......................................
Section 1008. Defeasance of Certain Obligations..............................
Section 1009. Statement as to Compliance.....................................
Section 1010. Waiver of Certain Covenants....................................
Section 1011. Restrictions on Secured Debt...................................
Section 1012. Restrictions on Debt of Subsidiaries...........................
Section 1013. Restrictions on Sale Leaseback Transactions....................
ARTICLE ELEVEN REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES..........................................
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.......................................
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee..........................
Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed..............
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption...........................................
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price....................................
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date..........................
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part....................................
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ARTICLE TWELVE SINKING FUNDS.....................................................
Section 1201. Applicability of Article.......................................
Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities..........
Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund......................
ARTICLE THIRTEEN REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDERS...........................
Section 1301. Applicability of Article........................................
Section 1302. Repayment of Securities.........................................
Section 1303. Exercise of Option.............................................
Section 1304. When Securities Presented for Payment Become Due and Payable...
Section 1305. Securities Repaid in Part......................................
ARTICLE FOURTEEN SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES......................................
Section 1401. Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness..................
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INDENTURE
INDENTURE, dated as of February [___], 1999, between OAKWOOD HOMES
CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the "Company"), having its principal
office at 7025 Albert Pick Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409, and THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as Trustee hereunder (the "Trustee"), having its
Corporate Trust Office at One North State Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois
60602.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company deems it advisable to issue from time to time for its
lawful purposes its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness (hereinafter called the "Securities") in one or more series as in
this Indenture provided, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of
this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Securities,
unlimited as to principal amount, to bear interest at the rates or formulas, to
mature at such times and to have such other provisions as shall be fixed as
hereinafter provided.
This Indenture is subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of and to govern
indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the
Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series
thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have, when capitalized, the
meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the
singular;
(b) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term "generally accepted
accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted
hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the
date of the Indenture;
(d) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision;
(e) all references to "dollars", "$", "U.S. dollars", "United States
dollars" or "cash" shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States of
America; and
(f) the definitions included herein may be modified, expanded, deleted
or otherwise amended in a supplemental indenture after the date hereof.
"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified
in Section 104.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is
under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Attributable Debt from a Sale and Leaseback" means, as of any
particular time, the aggregate present values (discounted at the weighted
average effective interest cost of Outstanding Securities determined on a
weighted average basis and compounded semi-annually) of all remaining rental
payments for which the Company of any Subsidiary is obligated under all leases
due through the date through which such leases have been or may, at the option
of the lessor, be extended or, if earlier, through the earliest date on which
the lessee may terminate such leases upon payment of a penalty (which penalties
will be considered in calculating the present value), after excluding all
amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance,
taxes, assessments, water and utility rates and similar charges.
"Authenticating Agent" means any authenticating agent appointed by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 614.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company
or any duly authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted or
consented to by the Board of
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Directors or any committee thereof and to be in full force and effect on the
date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Book-Entry Security" means a Security bearing the legend specified in
Section 202 evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, authenticated and
delivered to the Depositary for such series or its nominee, and registered in
the name of such Depositary or nominee.
"Business Day" when used with respect to any Place of Payment means
each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which
banking institutions in the Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law
or executive order to close.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time
to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or if at any time after the
execution of the Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the
duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body
performing such duties at such time.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean such successor Person.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order
signed in the name of the Company by any one of its Chairman of the Board, its
Vice Chairman, its Chief Executive Officer, its President or a Vice President
(regardless of Vice Presidential designation), and by any one of its Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means, at any date, the total assets
appearing on the Company's and Subsidiaries' most recently prepared consolidated
balance sheet at the end of a fiscal quarter of the Company, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principals at the time of
calculation, less (a) all current liabilities as shown on such balance sheet and
(b) Intangible Assets.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee at which, at
any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be administered, which
office as of the date of this Indenture is the address of the Trustee set forth
in Section 105.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307.
"Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series
issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Book-Entry
Securities, The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and successors, or
another Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 301,
which must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and if at any
time there is more than one such Person, "Depositary" shall mean the Depositary
with respect to the Securities of that series.
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"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, and any statute successor thereto.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
"Indebtedness" means (i) all obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all
obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
(iii) all obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptances or
similar instruments (or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), (iv)
all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services,
except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (v)
all obligations as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and (vi) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or for which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is otherwise responsible or liable (whether by agreement to
purchase indebtedness of, or to supply funds or to invest in, others).
"Indemnified Party or Parties" has the meaning specified in Section
607.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may
from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof,
and shall include the terms of particular series of Securities established as
contemplated by Section 301; provided, however, that, if at any time more than
one Person is acting as Trustee under this instrument, "Indenture" shall mean,
with respect to any one or more series of Securities for which such Person is
Trustee, this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time
be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered
into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of
those particular series of Securities for which such Person is Trustee
established as contemplated by Section 301, exclusive, however, of any
provisions or terms which relate solely to other series of Securities for which
such Person is Trustee, regardless of when such terms or provisions were
adopted, and exclusive of any provisions or terms adopted by means of one or
more indentures supplemental hereto executed and delivered after such Person had
become such Trustee but to which such Person, as such Trustee, was not a party.
"Indexed Security" means a Security the terms of which provide that the
principal amount thereof payable at Stated Maturity may be more or less than the
principal face amount thereof at original issuance.
"Intangible Assets" means the value (net of applicable reserves), as
shown on or reflected in the Company's and Subsidiaries' most recently prepared
consolidated balance sheet at the end
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of a fiscal quarter of the Company, of (a) all trade names, trademarks,
licenses, patents, copyrights, and goodwill; (b) organizational costs; and (c)
deferred charges (other than prepaid items such as insurance, taxes, interest,
commissions, rents and similar items and intangible assets being amortized). In
no event, however, will the term "Intangible Assets" include product development
costs.
"Interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount
Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, shall mean
interest payable after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means
the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Securities.
"Liens" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien or
encumbrance.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on
which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due
and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by
declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption or otherwise.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of
the Board, Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice
President (regardless of Vice Presidential designation), and by the Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, and
delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an
employee of or counsel for the Company or the Trustee unless an independent
opinion of counsel is required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
"Opinion of Independent Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel,
who may be regular outside counsel for the Company, which is issued by a Person
who is not an employee or consultant of the Company and who shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides
for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon
a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities means, as of the
date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(i) Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Securities, or portions thereof, for whose payment or redemption
money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent
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(other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust
by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for
the Holders of such Securities; provided, that if such Securities are
to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant
to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has
been made; and Securities, except to the extent provided in Section
403, with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance as
provided in Section 403; and
(iii) Securities which have been returned pursuant to Section 306 or in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any
such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to
the Trustee proof reasonably satisfactory to it that such Securities
are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are
valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i) the
principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be
deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof
that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, (ii) the
principal amount of any Indexed Security of any series that may be
counted in making such determination or calculation and that shall be
deemed outstanding for such purpose shall be equal to the principal
face amount of such Indexed Security at original issuance, unless
otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to
such Security, and (iii) Securities owned by the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such
other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding,
except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows to
be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have
been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the
pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's
right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is
not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any
Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the
Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any
series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on the Securities of that series are payable as established as
contemplated by Section 301.
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"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security
authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
"Preferred Stock" means, with respect to any Person, capital stock
issued by such Person that is entitled to a preference or priority over any
other capital stock issued by such Person upon any distribution of such Person's
assets, whether by dividend or upon liquidation.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, in whole or in part, means the date fixed for such redemption by or
pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date on the Securities of any series means the date for that purpose established
as contemplated by Section 301.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer within the Corporate Trust Department (or any successor department)
including, without limitation, any vice president (whether or not designated by
a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president"),
any trust officer, any assistant secretary, the controller or any other officer
of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by
any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a
particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is
referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
"Sale and Leaseback" shall have the meaning specified in Section 1013.
"Security" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this
Indenture and, more particularly, means any Security or Securities authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture; provided, however, that, if at any time
there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this Indenture,
"Securities" with respect to the Indenture as to which such Person is Trustee
shall have the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and shall
more particularly mean Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture, exclusive, however, of Securities of any series as to which such
Person is not Trustee.
"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 305.
"Senior Indebtedness" has the meaning determined pursuant to Section
301(17).
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"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on the
Securities of any series means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section
307.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified
in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or
such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" means (i) any corporation at least a majority of the
outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, or by the Company
and one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) any partnership in which
the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company holds a majority interest in the
equity capital or profits of such partnership, or (iii) any other Person in
which the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or the Company and one or more
other Subsidiaries of the Company, directly or indirectly, at the date of
determination has (x) at least a majority ownership interest or (y) the power to
elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing
body of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means
stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether
at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power
by reason of any contingency.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and
if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to
Securities of that series.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force
at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in
the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust
Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means securities which are (i) direct
obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full
faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case, are
not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also
include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with
respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest
on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian
for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the
amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received
by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific
payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced
by such depository receipt.
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"Yield to Maturity" means the yield to maturity, computed at the time
of issuance of a Security (or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination
of interest on such Security) and as set forth in such Security in accordance
with generally accepted United States bond yeild computation principles.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take
any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to
the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust
Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an
Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an
Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in
this Indenture. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, the
individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable
such individual to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such
covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify
or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which such officer's certificate or opinion is
based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based,
insofar as it relates
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to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an
officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to
such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Where
any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications,
requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments
under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by
Holders of the Outstanding Securities of all series or one or more series, as
the case may be, may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such
instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by
law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, fix any date not more than 60 days nor less than 5 days prior to
the date of any of the following actions as the record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give or take any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken
by Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the Company prior to the
first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such series made by any Person
in respect of any such action, or, in the case of any such vote, prior to such
vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if
later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided
pursuant to Section 701) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case
may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not set a record date
for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the
giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in
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the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date,
and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such
action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date. Promptly after any record date is
set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause
notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable
Expiration Date to be given to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series
in the manner set forth in Section 106.
(d) The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join
in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of
acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in
Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such
action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date. Promptly after any record date is
set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall
cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the
applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each
Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section
106.
(e) With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the
party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the
"Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any
earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless
notice of the proposed new Expiration date is given to the other party hereto in
writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner
set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an
Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant
to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to
have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration
Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as
provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date
shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take
any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with
regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or
more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
(g) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
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(h) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in
respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the
Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon
such Security.
(i) For purposes of this Indenture, any action by the Holders which may
be taken in writing may be taken by electronic means or as otherwise reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to
be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with
the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, One North State Street, 9th Floor,
Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Department, or at any other
address previously furnished in writing by the Trustee to the Holders or the
Company or any other obligor on the Securities, or
(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made,
given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Company addressed to it at
the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this
instrument to the "Attention of the Treasurer" with a copy to the Company's
General Counsel or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the
Trustee by the Company. Any such communication shall be effective upon receipt.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected
by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any),
prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is
given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any
notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such
notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice
in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to
receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be
the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity
of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
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In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by
reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail,
then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall
constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision
of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and
govern this Indenture, the Trust Indenture Act provision shall control. If any
provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust
Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be
deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may
be.
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 109. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall
bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 110. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 111. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied,
shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under this Indenture.
Section 112. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be deemed to be a contract
under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of such state, without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws.
Section 113. Legal Holidays.
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In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment for
such Security, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of
the Security (other than a provision of the Security established as contemplated
by Section 301 and which specifically states that such provision shall apply in
lieu of this Section 113), payment of interest or principal (and premium, if
any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on
the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force
and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the
Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period
from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity,
as the case may be, to the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 114. Independence of Covenants.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture shall be given
independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted
by any such covenants or agreements, the fact that it would be permitted by an
exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall
not avoid the occurrence of a default or an Event of Default if such action is
taken or condition exists.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms of Securities.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the forms as
shall be established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions (as set
forth in a Board Resolution or, to the extent established pursuant to rather
than as set forth in a Board Resolution, an Officer's Certificate detailing such
establishment) or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, shall have such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are
required or permitted by this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto,
and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or
designation and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the Company may
deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture, 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 Securities may be listed or of the Depositary therefore,
or to conform to usage. The definitive Securities shall be typewritten, printed,
lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on
steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the
rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the
Securities of such series may be listed or traded, all as determined by the
officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities.
Section 202. Form of Legend for Book-Entry Securities.
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Any Book-Entry Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall
bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"This Security is a Book-Entry 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 or a successor depositary. This
Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a
Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in the limited
circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this
Security (other than a transfer of this Security 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) may
be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the
Indenture."
Section 203. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially
the following form:
"TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
Dated:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
[_______________________], as Trustee
By: _________________________________
Authorized Signatory"
If at any time there shall be an Authenticating Agent appointed with
respect to one or more series of Securities, then in lieu of the Trustee's
certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication
shall be borne by such Securities substantially in the following form:
"TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
Dated:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
By:[____________________], as Trustee,
as Authenticating Agent
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By: ___________________________
Authorized Signatory"
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. All Securities of one series
need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may
be reopened, without the consent of any Holder, for issuances of additional
Securities of such series.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. With respect to any
series of Securities which may be designated and authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, there shall be established in or pursuant to one or more
Board Resolutions (and to the extent established pursuant to rather than as set
forth in a Board Resolution, in an Officers' Certificate detailing such
establishment) or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto,
prior to the issuance of Securities of any series (except as provided in the
last paragraph of this Section 301), the following:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities and any limit upon
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305,
306, 906 or 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303,
are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), which
limit, unless otherwise expressly established, may be changed from time to time
by or pursuant to Board Resolution, Officers' Certificate or indentures
supplemental hereto without the consent of any Holders;
(3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall
be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest;
(4) the date or dates, or the method by which such date or dates will
be determined, on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Securities of
the series is payable;
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(5) the rate or rates (which may be fixed, floating, or adjustable) at
which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method or
methods by which such rate or rates shall be determined, the date or dates from
which such interest shall accrue or method by which such date or dates shall be
determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be
payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for any interest payable on any
Interest Payment Date, or the method by which such date shall be determined, and
the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on Securities of the series shall be payable and the place or places
where the Securities of such series may be presented for requisition of
exchange;
(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which,
the currencies, currency units or composite currencies in which, and the other
terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company and if other than by a Board
Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the
Securities shall be evidenced;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, repay or purchase
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or
at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon which
Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in
part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(10) the application, if any, of Section 403 to the Securities of the
series;
(11) the application, if any, of Section 1008 to the Securities of the
series;
(12) if the amount of payments of principal of or any premium or
interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an
index, formula or other method (which index, formula or method may be based,
without limitation, on one or more currencies, currency units, composite
currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), the manner in which
such amounts shall be determined;
(13) whether the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or
in part in the form of one or more Book-Entry Securities and, in such case, the
Depositary with respect to such Book-Entry Security or Securities and the
circumstances under which any such Book-Entry Security may be registered for
transfer or exchange, or authenticated and delivered, in the name of a Person
other than such Depositary or its nominee, if other than as set forth in Section
305;
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(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of
the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) provisions, if any, granting special rights to the Holders of
Securities of the series upon the occurrence of such events as may be specified;
(16) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of
Default or covenants of the Company with respect to Securities of the series,
whether or not such Events of Default or covenants are consistent with the
Events of Default or covenants set forth herein;
(17) the terms pursuant to which the Securities of the series will be
made subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of
all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and the definition of any such Senior
Indebtedness;
(18) whether the payment of principal, premium and interest and other
amounts due hereunder, and performance of the Company's other obligations
hereunder, will be guaranteed by one or more guarantors, including subsidiaries
of the Company;
(19) whether the Securities of such series are registered securities,
bearer securities or, alternatively, bearer and registered securities, and
whether any bearer securities will be issued with coupons, without coupons or
both, and any restrictions applicable to the offer, sale or delivery of bearer
securities and the terms, if any, upon which bearer securities of the series may
be exchanged for registered securities of the series and vice versa; and
(20) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by
Section 901(5)).
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical
except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided by or pursuant
to the Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate referred to above or as set
forth in any indenture supplemental hereto.
The Securities of any series need not be issued at the same time but
may be issued from time to time and the terms of any Security may be established
prior to the issuance thereof but after the issuance of other Securities of the
same series.
If any of the terms of the Securities of such series are established by
action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of
such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Officers' Certificate or Company Order setting forth the terms of the series.
Section 302. Denominations.
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The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form
without coupons in such denominations as shall be established as contemplated by
Section 301. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the
Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive
Officer, its President or one of its Vice Presidents, under its corporate seal
which may, but need not, be attested by its Treasurer, one of its Assistant
Treasurers, its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of
any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals
who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of
this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the
Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance
with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities to or upon
the order of the Company or pursuant to such procedures acceptable to the
Trustee and to such recipients as the case may be as specified from time to time
by a Company Order. If all the Securities of any series are not to be issued at
one time and if the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by
Section 301 so permit, such Company Order may set forth procedures acceptable to
the Trustee for the completion and authentication of such Securities from time
to time. In authenticating Securities of any series, and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be
fully protected in relying upon,
(i) any Board Resolution, Officers' Certificate and/or indenture
supplemental hereto by or pursuant to which the forms and terms of such
Securities are established as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301;
(ii) an Officers' Certificate setting forth the forms and terms of such
Securities and stating that the forms and terms of such Securities have been
established pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 and comply with this Indenture, and
covering such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request; and
(iii) an Opinion of Independent Counsel substantially to the effect
that:
(a) the forms and the terms of such Securities have been duly
authorized and established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture,
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(b) all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture
relating to the Trustee's authentication of such Securities have been
complied with, and
(c) such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any
conditions specified in such Opinion of Independent Counsel, will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as
such counsel may specify.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue
of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or
otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding
paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Company Order, Board Resolution,
indentures supplemental hereto, Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Independent
Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to
the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents
(with such modifications as may be appropriate) are delivered at or prior to the
authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be
issued and reasonably contemplate such authentication of each such Security.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication, unless
otherwise established therefor as contemplated by Section 301.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any
Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security
has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall
have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such
Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered
hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, temporary Securities of
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such Series which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or
otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor
of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the
officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their
execution of such Securities. In the case of Securities of any series, such
temporary Securities may be in global form.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will
cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable
delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such
series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that
series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one
or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more
definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of
a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes
collectively referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby
appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and
transfers of Securities as herein provided. If any indenture supplemental hereto
refers to any transfer agents (in addition to the Security Registrar) initially
designated by the Company with respect to any series of Securities, the Company
may at any time rescind the designation of any such transfer agent or approve a
change in the location through which any such transfer agent in each Place of
Payment for such series. The Company may at any time designate additional
transfer agents with respect to any series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any
series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for Securities of that
series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount and tenor.
At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged
for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of
a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to
be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so
surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the
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Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making
the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
for exchange or redemption shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee)
be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient
to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than
exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be required (i) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series, if such Security
may be among those selected for redemption, during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of
redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section
1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to
register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in
whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed
in part.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Book-Entry Security shall be
registered for transfer or exchange, or authenticated and delivered, whether
pursuant to this Section, Sections 304, 306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise, in the
name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Book-Entry Security or its
nominee until (i) the Depositary with respect to a Book-Entry Security notifies
the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Book-Entry Security or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a
Company Order that such Book-Entry Security shall be so transferable and
exchangeable or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of
Default with respect to the Securities of such series. Upon the occurrence in
respect of any Book-Entry Security of any series of any one or more of the
conditions specified in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence or
such other conditions as may be established as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of such series, such Book-Entry Security may be registered for
transfer or exchange for Securities registered in the names of, or authenticated
and delivered to, such Persons as the Depositary with respect to such series
shall direct.
Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, any Security
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, any Book-Entry Security,
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whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise,
shall also be a Book-Entry Security and bear the legend specified in Section
202.
If the Securities are Book-Entry Securities, the Depositary or its
nominee, as registered owner of a Book-Entry Security, shall be the Holder of
such Book-Entry Security for all purposes under the Indenture and each series of
the Securities, and owners of beneficial interests in a Book-Entry Security
shall hold such interests pursuant to the applicable procedures of the
Depositary. Accordingly, any such owner's beneficial interest in a Book-Entry
Security will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be
effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, together with
such security or indemnity as may be requested by the Company or the Trustee to
save each of them harmless the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series
and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence
to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii)
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and
any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security
of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding. If, after the delivery of such new Security,
a bona fide purchaser of the original Security in lieu of which such new
Security was issued presents for payment or registration such original Security,
the Trustee shall be entitled to recover such new Security from the party to
whom it was delivered or any party taking therefrom, except a bona fide
purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity
provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by
the Company and the Trustee in connection therewith.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in
lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the
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Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any
time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this
Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that
series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to Securities of any series, interest on any Security which is payable,
and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall
be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such
purpose pursuant to Section 1002; provided, however, that, except in the case of
a Book-Entry Security, each installment of interest on any Security may at the
Company's option be paid by (i) mailing a check for such interest, payable to or
upon the written order of the Person entitled thereto pursuant to Section 308,
to the address of such Person as it appears on the Security Register or (ii)
wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee located inside the United
States.
Any Paying Agents will be identified in a supplemental indenture
hereto. The Company may at any time designate additional Paying Agents or
rescind the designation of any Paying Agent; however, the Company at all times
will be required to maintain a Paying Agent in each Place of Payment for each
series of Securities.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to Securities of any series, any interest on any Security which is
payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be
payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having
been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its
election in each case, as provided in paragraph (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to
the Persons in whose names the Securities (or their respective Predecessor
Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following
manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of
Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the
proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the
Trustee an amount of money in cash equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be
paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as provided in this clause.
Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest which shall not be more
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than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment
and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special
Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record
Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of such
Securities at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than
10 days prior to such Special Record Date.
Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special
Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).
(2) The Company may pay any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any
series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Securities may
be listed or traded, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or
automated quotation system, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee
of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be
deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such
Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium
and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the
Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, repayment at the
option of the Holder, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against
any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it. The
Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities
previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have
acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any
other Person for
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delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all
Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Securities
shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as
provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All
canceled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a
Company Order.
Section 310. Computation of Interest; Default Rate.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 in
respect of Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and
interest on the Securities of each series for any partial period shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the number
of days elapsed in any partial month. Unless otherwise specified, interest on
any overdue amounts of any series of Securities, whether for interest or
principal, shall bear interest at the rate of interest for the underlying
Securities.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices
of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a
redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission o such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify
the Trustee in writing of any change in "CUSIP" numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall upon Company Order cease to be of further effect
with respect to Securities of any series specified in such Company Order (except
as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities
herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, upon receipt of Company Order,
and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such series,
when
(1) either
(A) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated
and delivered (other than (i) Securities of such series which have been
destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as
provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities of such series for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and
held
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in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or
discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated
Maturity within one year, or
(iii) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are
to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of
redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of
the Company,
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as
trust funds in trust for the purpose cash or U.S. Government
Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in
respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide not later
than the opening of business on the due date of any payment referred to
in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B) money in an amount
sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal
and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge (i) the
principal of (and premium, if any) and each installment of principal
(and premium, if any) and interest on such Outstanding Securities of
that series on each applicable Stated Maturity of such principal or
installment of principal or interest and (ii) any mandatory sinking
fund payments or analogous payments applicable to Securities of such
series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company in respect of such Securities; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with
respect to such Securities have been complied with and that such satisfaction
and discharge will not result in a breach of violation of, or constitute a
default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is bound.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with
respect to Securities of any series pursuant to this Section 401, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of
the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall
have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of
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this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last
paragraph of Section 1003, in each case with respect to such Securities, shall
survive.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003,
all cash and U.S. Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
Section 401, 403 or 1008 and all money received by the Trustee in respect of
U.S. Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401,
403 or 1008, shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly
or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying
Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the
principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has
been deposited with or received by the Trustee or to make mandatory sinking fund
payments or analogous payments as contemplated by Section 403 or 1008.
(b) The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any
tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against U.S. Government
Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 401, 403 or 1008 or the interest and
principal received in respect of such obligations other than any payable by or
on behalf of Holders.
(c) The Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time
upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as
provided in Section 401, 403 or 1008 which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are then in excess of the amount
thereof which then would have been required to be deposited for the purpose for
which such money or U.S. Government Obligations were deposited or received.
(d) If the Trustee for any series or Paying Agent is unable to apply
any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 401, 403 or
1008, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the series
of Securities shall be revived and reinstated with respect to such series, with
present and prospective effect, as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Section 401, 403 or 1008, as the case may be, until such time as the Trustee or
Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such cash or U.S. Government Obligations
in accordance with Section 401, 403 or 1008, as the case may be; provided,
however, that if the Company makes any payment to the Trustee or Paying Agent of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall promptly pay
any such amount to the Holders of the Securities and the Company shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such series of Securities to receive
such payment from the cash and U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee
or Paying Agent.
Section 403. Defeasance and Discharge of Securities of Any Series.
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If this Section 403 is established, as contemplated by Section 301, to
be applicable to Securities of any series, then notwithstanding Section 401, (a)
the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness
on all the Outstanding Securities of that series, (b) the provisions of this
Indenture as it relates to such Outstanding Securities (except as to the rights
of Holders of Securities to receive, from the trust funds described in
subparagraph (1) below, payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
any installment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such
Securities on each Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of principal
or interest or any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments
applicable to the Securities of that series on the day on which such payments
are due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of such
Securities, the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under
Sections 304, 305, 306, 403, 1002 and 1003 and the rights, powers, trusts,
duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder) shall no longer be in effect,
and (c) the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall upon Company Request,
execute proper instruments acknowledging the same, provided that the following
conditions shall have been satisfied:
(1) the Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited with the
Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 609),
irrevocably (irrespective of whether the conditions in subparagraphs (2), (3),
(4) and (5) below have been satisfied, but subject to the provisions of Section
402(c) and the last paragraph of Section 1003), as trust funds in trust,
specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of
the Holders of the Securities of that series, with reference to this Section
403, cash or U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, which
through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance
with their terms will provide not later than the opening of business on the due
date of any payment referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph (1)
money in an amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such
principal and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge (i) the principal of (and
premium, if any) and each installment of principal (and premium, if any) and
interest on such Outstanding Securities of that series on each applicable Stated
Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest and (ii) any
mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to Securities
of such series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities;
(2) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(3) no Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of that series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit and no Event of Default under Section 501(5) or Section 501(6) or
event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would
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become an Event of Default under Section 501(5) or Section 501(6) shall have
occurred and be continuing on the 91st day after such date;
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Independent
Counsel to the effect that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been
published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date first
set forth herein above, there has been a change in the applicable United States
federal income tax law or the judicial interpretation thereof, in either case
(A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm
that, Holders of the Securities of that series will not recognize income, gain
or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance
and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the
same amount and in the same manner and at the same times, as would have been the
case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred;
(5) such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in the
trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, unless such trust
shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Independent Counsel in the United States to the effect that after the 91st day
following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally; and
(7) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided
for relating to the defeasance and discharge of the entire indebtedness on all
Outstanding Securities of any such series as contemplated by this Section have
been complied with.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, such defeasance
shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms,
conditions or limitations which may be established as contemplated by Section
301 in respect of the Securities of that series. Opinions required to be
delivered under this Section may have qualifications customary for opinions of
the type required.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of
any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected
by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
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(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that
series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of
such default for a period of 30 days; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)
any Security of that series at its Maturity; or
(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due
by the terms of a Security of that series; or
(4) default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of
the Company in this Indenture (other than any such default or breach which is
elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which is expressly not
applicable to Securities of that series), and continuance of such default or
breach for a period of 45 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee
by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring
it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default"
hereunder; or
(5) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or
proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or
insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any
applicable law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of
its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any
such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive
days; or
(6) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law
or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or
the written consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in
respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or
the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or
relief under any applicable law, or the written consent by it to the filing of
such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian,
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official
of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it
of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing
of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of
corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or
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(7) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section
301 with respect to Securities of that series.
Upon receipt by the Trustee of any Notice of Default pursuant to this Section
501 with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented
by a Book-Entry Security, the Trustee shall establish a record date for
determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in
such Notice of Default, which record date shall be at the close of business on
the day the Trustee receives such Notice of Default. The Holders on such record
date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled
to join in such Notice of Default, whether or not such Holders remain Holders
after such record date; provided, that unless Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, or their proxies,
shall have joined in such Notice of Default prior to the applicable Expiration
Date, such Notice of Default shall automatically and without further action by
any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph
shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of
such applicable Expiration Date, a new Notice of Default identical to a Notice
of Default which has been cancelled pursuant tot the proviso to the preceding
sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 501.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the
time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not
less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series
may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series
are Original Issue Discount Securities or Indexed Securities, such portion of
the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms
thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be immediately due and
payable by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified
amount) shall become immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this
Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum
sufficient in cash to pay:
(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities
of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration
of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful,
interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor
in such Securities, and
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(D) all amounts owing the Trustee pursuant to Section 607 in
respect of Securities of that series; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series,
other than the non-payment of the principal and premium, if any, of Securities
of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration,
have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when
such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of
30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if
any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of
the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the
whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any
premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be
legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any
overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,
and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover
the amounts due the Trustee pursuant to Section 607 in respect of such
Securities.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand,
the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same
against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the
moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of
the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever
situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by
such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual
to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any
power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of any Securities
shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or
otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on
the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled
and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(1) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount, or such lesser
amount as may be provided for in the Securities of any series, of principal, and
premium, if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of such Securities and
to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order
to have the claims of the Trustee pursuant to Section 607 and of the Holders
allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(2) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or
other similar official), in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by
each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the
Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to
pay the Trustee any amount due it pursuant to Section 607.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities
or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in
respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities
may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and
any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name
as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the amounts due the Trustee pursuant to Section
607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of
which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article or
otherwise on behalf of the Holders or the Trustee pursuant to this Article or
through any proceeding or any arrangement or restructuring in anticipation or in
lieu of any proceeding contemplated by this Article shall be applied, subject to
applicable law, in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the
Trustee
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and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any
premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation
thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if
fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;
and
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal
of and any premium and interest payable on the Securities in respect of which or
for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture,
or for the appointment of a receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator or
sequestrator (or other similar official), or for any other remedy hereunder,
unless
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the
Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own
name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given
to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being
understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right
in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such
Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other
of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest.
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Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of
any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307)
any interest on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in
such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall
be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and
thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue
as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of
Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee
or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and
every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and
in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities
to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or
an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law
to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as
often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case
may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the
Securities of such series, provided that
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(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
with this Indenture or be unduly prejudicial to Holders not joining therein, and
(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction.
Upon receipt by the Trustee of any such direction with respect to Securities of
a series all or part of which is represented by a Book-Entry Security, the
Trustee shall establish a record date for determining Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series entitled to join in such direction, which record date
shall be at the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such
direction. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies,
and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such direction, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless
such majority in principal amount shall have been obtained prior to the
applicable Expiration Date, such direction shall automatically and without
further action by any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in
this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving,
after expiration of such applicable Expiration Date, a new direction identical
to a direction which has been cancelled pursuant to the provisions to the
preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 512.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such
series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on
any Security of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event
of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security of
any series by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any
court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any
right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee in respect of the Securities
of such series, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking
to pay the costs of
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such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit,
having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by
such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any
suit instituted by the Company or the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any
Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, or to any suit instituted
by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, or interest on any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities
expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date).
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury or
other law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which would
prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities contemplated herein or in the
Securities or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby
expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it
will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to
the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 45 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with
respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit to all
Holders of Securities of such series, in the manner and to the extent provided
in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), notice of such default hereunder, unless
such default shall have been cured or waived; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, except in
the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium,
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if any) or interest on any Security of such series, or in the payment of any
sinking fund installment with respect to the Securities of such series, the
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the
board of directors, the executive committee or a committee of Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such
notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities of such series. For
the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with
respect to the Securities of such series. Subject to Trust Indenture Act Section
315(b), the Trustee shall not be deemed to have, or be required to take, notice
of any default or Event of Default (other than a default described in paragraph
(1), (2), or (3) of Section 501) except upon (A) written notification from the
Company or (B) written notification from a Holder and, in the absence of such
notice, the Trustee may conclusively presume that there is no default or Event
of Default except as aforesaid. Subject to Section 601 of this Indenture, such
notification shall not be deemed to include receipt of information obtained in
any report or other documents furnished under Section 704 of this Indenture,
which reports and documents the Trustee shall have no duty to examine.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(a) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon receipt by it of any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution
of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall
deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking,
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence
be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such
counsel or any Opinion of Independent Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of
any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have
offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
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against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to
make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the
books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;
(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder;
(h) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by
it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion,
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture other than any liabilities
arising out of the negligence of the Trustee;
(i) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers;
(j) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and certificates of
opinions furnished to it and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture;
but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee
shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they
conform to the requirements of this Indenture;
(k) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(l) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such
series; and
(m) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
determine the maximum interest rate permissible under applicable law.
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Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the
Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of
the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to
the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities or any
prospectus prepared in connection with the offering of the Securities, except
that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver
this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations
hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and accurate subject
to the qualifications set forth therein. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities
or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections
608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be
under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as
otherwise agreed with the Company.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited
by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee and each predecessor Trustee upon its request for all reasonable
expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by or on behalf of it in
accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and
the reasonable fees of in-house counsel in the regular employ of the Trustee
which are allocable to this trust and the expenses and disbursements of such
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
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(3) to indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and the
officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustee or any such predecessor
Trustee (the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and such officers, directors,
employees and agents being hereinafter referred to in this Section collectively
as the "Indemnified Parties" and individually as an "Indemnified Party") for,
and to hold each Indemnified Party harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or
in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any
claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its
powers or duties hereunder; provided that any Indemnified Party shall promptly
notify the Company of the commencement of any action, or proceeding for which it
intends to seek indemnity hereunder, will permit the Company to conduct the
defense thereof on its behalf and will not compromise or settle any such action,
suit or proceeding without the prior approval of the Company.
The Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section 607 shall
survive the discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses after
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or (6), the
expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
bankruptcy law.
Section 608. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such
interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to
the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person
that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a
combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000. If such Person publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time
the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 611.
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(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities
of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the
instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall
not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such
notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, or any Holder who has been a
bona fide Holder of a Security of the applicable series for at least one month
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the
Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to
the Company.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after
written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security
who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months,
or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall
fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of
a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six
months, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be
appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or
of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Company by or pursuant to Board
Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or the
Securities of any series, or (ii) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Security of any series for at least six months may,
on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all
Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees
with respect thereto.
(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of
acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with
respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by or pursuant to
a Company Request or Company Order, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee
or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being
understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the
Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall
be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and
shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within six
months after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of
such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series
shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the
retiring Trustee, the
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successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such
appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611,
become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and
to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the
manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series.
(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal
of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all
Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each
notice of such appointment shall include the name of the successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust
Office. Notices of resignation, removal and appointment may be combined into a
single notice.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an
instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request
of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon
payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and
shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property
and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the
retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall
contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and
confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that
or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2)
if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall
contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm
that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring
Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and
(3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be
necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
hereunder by more than one
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Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental
indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that
each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and
apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee;
and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the
extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further
act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on
request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall
duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and
money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of
that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall
execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and
confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred
to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the
time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible
under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against
the Company (or any such other obligor).
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect
to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf
of the Trustee to authenticate
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Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange,
registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section
306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated
by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the
authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's
certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent
and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent,
having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject
to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such
Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately
in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent
shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or
corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee for such series and to the Company. The Trustee for any
series of Securities may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination,
or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee for such series may
appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to
which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear
in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of
its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and
duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as
an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed
unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
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The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to
time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
Section 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee
(a) semi-annually, not later than 15 days after each Regular Record
Date for Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, a list, in such form
as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders
as of such Regular Record Date (or a date to be established as contemplated by
Section 301 for Original Issue Discount Securities) and
(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within
30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar
form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list
is furnished; excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the
Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent
list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and
addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security
Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) The rights of the Holders to communicate with other Holders with
respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the
corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the
Trust Indenture Act.
(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same,
agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee
nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any
disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to
the Trust Indenture Act, regardless of the source from which such information
was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of
mailing any material pursuant to a request made under the Trust Indenture Act.
(d) If three or more Holders (herein referred to as "applicants") apply
in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof that each
such applicant has owned a Security for a period of at least six months
preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the
applicants desire to communicate with other Holders with respect to
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their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and is accompanied by
a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose
to transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five business days after the receipt
of such application, at its election, either
(i) afford such applicants access to the information preserved
at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 702(a), or
(ii) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of
Holders whose names and addresses appear in the information preserved
at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 702(a), and as to
the approximate cost of mailing to such Holders the form of proxy or
other communication, if any, specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such
information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants,
mail to each Holder whose name and address appear in the information preserved
at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 702(a) a copy of the form
of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with
reasonable promptness after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed
and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable promptness after
a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or
provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless within
five days after such tender the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file
with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a
written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such
mailing would be contrary to the best interest of the Holders or would be in
violation of applicable law. Such written statement shall specify the basis of
such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the
objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order
refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order
sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after
notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have
been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee shall mail copies of
such material to all such Holders with reasonable promptness after the entry of
such order and the renewal of such tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be
relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their
application.
Section 703. Reports by Trustee.
(a) Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with May 15, 1998, the
Trustee shall transmit to the Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and
its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to Trust Indenture
Act Section 313(a) in the manner provided pursuant thereto, and such other
reports as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act in the manner and at
the times provided pursuant thereto.
(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission
to the Holders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company and, to the extent
required, with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed and with
the Commission. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are
listed on any stock exchange.
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Section 704. Reports by Company.
The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and
transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such
summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the
times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; PROVIDED that any such
information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the
Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the
Commission.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Restrictions on Mergers, Consolidations and Transfers of
Assets.
The Company will not, and the Company will not permit any Subsidiary
to, consolidate or merge into or sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets other than in the ordinary
course of its business or any of the capital stock or other equity interests of
any Subsidiary held by the Company or a Subsidiary to another person unless:
(a) (i) the person is a corporation, trust or partnership organized under
the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the
District of Columbia;
(ii) the person assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Company's
obligations or the obligations of the Subsidiary, as the case may be,
relating to the Securities or arising under this Indenture; and
(iii) immediately after the transaction no Event of Default, and no
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an
Event of Default, exists; provided that this clause (iii) will not
restrict or be applicable to a merger, consolidation or liquidation of
a Subsidiary with or into the Company or with or into another
Subsidiary that is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company; or
(b) in the case of the sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets or any capital stock or other equity
interests of any Subsidiary, the Company or a Subsidiary (A) receives, upon the
occurrence of such an event, cash consideration at least equal to the fair
market value of the assets, stock or equity interests sold, as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, and (B) applies within 180
days of such an action the proceeds received to (1) permanently repay
Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary ranking pari passu with the
Securities, (2) the purchase of property or assets (including the origination of
consumer loans) of a business related to any business that the Company or any
Subsidiary conducts at that time, (3) redemption of the Securities, or (4) any
combination of clauses 1, 2 and 3.
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The procedures to be followed by the Company in making an offer to
purchase Securities from the holders under this section, and for the acceptance
of the offer by the holders, will be the same as those set forth in Article
Thirteen of this Indenture.
Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 801, upon any such
consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition,
the successor corporation will be substituted for the Company or the Subsidiary,
as the case may be, under this Indenture. The successor corporation may then
exercise every power and right of the Company or of the Subsidiary under the
Indenture, and the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, will be
released from all of the Company's or the Subsidiary's liabilities and
obligations relating to the Securities or arising under the Indenture. If the
Company or any Subsidiary leases all or substantially all of the Company's or
the Subsidiary's assets, the lessee corporation will be the successor to the
Company or the Subsidiary and may exercise every power and right of the Company
or of the Subsidiary, as the case may be, under the Indenture, but the Company
or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, will not be released from the Company's
or the Subsidiary's obligations to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on the Securities.
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a
Board Resolution (which Board Resolution may provide general terms or parameters
for such action and may provide that the specific terms of such action may be
determined in accordance with or pursuant to a Company Order), and the Trustee,
at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the
following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants, agreements and obligations of
the Company herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities of all or any series (and if such covenants are to be
for the benefit of the Securities of less than all series, stating that such
covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of the Securities
of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company; or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default; or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such
extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
in bearer form, registrable or not
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registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit
or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such
addition, change or elimination (i) shall neither (A) apply to any Security of
any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and
entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the
Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall become
effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to establish the forms or terms of Securities of any series as
contemplated by Sections 201 and 301; or
(7) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder
by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and
to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be
necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
hereunder by more than one Trustee; or
(8) to secure the Securities; or
(9) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such
extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance, covenant
defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Securities of any series
pursuant to this Indenture; provided that any such action shall not adversely
affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or any other
series of Securities; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision
herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this
Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series;
(11) to add a guarantor or guarantors for any series or all series of
the Securities; or
(12) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to
effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such
supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the
Trustee, the Company, when authorized by Board Resolution (which Board
Resolution may provide general terms or parameters for such action and may
provide that the specific terms of such action may be determined in accordance
with or pursuant to an Issuer Order), and the Trustee may enter into an
indenture or indentures
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supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series
under this Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such supplemental indenture
shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of or waive a default in the payment of
the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any
Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon
or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the
principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable
upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
502, or change any Place of Payment where any Security or any premium or
interest thereon is payable, change the currency in which any Security or any
premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof
(or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date, or, in the case
of repayment at the option of the Holder, on or after the date fixed for
repayment), or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such
supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any
waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain
defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or
Section 1010, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain
other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, or
(4) in the case of any series of subordinated Securities, modify any
provisions hereof that relate to subordination or to the definition of "Senior
Indebtedness" applicable to such series in a manner adverse to the Holders of
such subordinated Securities.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or
other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for
the benefit of the Securities of one or more particular series, or which
modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to
such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under
this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
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In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any
supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of
the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive,
and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article,
this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall
conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect at the
time of execution thereof.
Section 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall
if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as
to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall
so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the
opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may
be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
Section 907. Notice of Supplemental Indentures.
Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of Section 902, the Company
shall give notice thereof to the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected,
in the manner provided for in Section 106, setting forth in general terms the
substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Company to mail
such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or
affect the validity of such supplemental indenture.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
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The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Securities of
each series that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any
premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the
terms of the Securities of that series and this Indenture.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for the Securities
of any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series
may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may
be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and
this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required
office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof,
such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the
Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented
or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind
such designations; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such designation or rescission
shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office
or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such
purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with
respect to the Securities of any series, it will, on or before each due date of
the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that
series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto a sum in cash sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and
interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of
its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for the
Securities of any series, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or
any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying
Agent a sum in cash sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the
Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure
so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for the Securities of any
series, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an
instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (i)
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hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of or any premium or
interest on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise
disposed of as herein provided; (ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by
the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the
making of any payment of principal or any premium or interest on the Securities
of that series; (iii) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or
any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any
payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and upon the written
request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by
such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series; and
(iv) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a
Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or
by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in
trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee
upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or
such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee,
such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to
such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or
interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall
be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter,
as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof,
and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to
be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York
or mailed to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than
30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money
then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 1004. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Section 1014, the Company shall do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate
existence and related rights and franchises (charter and statutory) of the
Company and each Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to preserve any such right or franchise or the corporate existence of
any such Subsidiary if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine
that the preservation thereof is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct
of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole; and provided,
further, however, that the foregoing
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shall not prohibit a sale, transfer or conveyance of a Subsidiary or any of its
assets in compliance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 1005. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged,
on or before the date the same shall become due and payable, (a) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries shown to be due on any return of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or otherwise assessed or upon the income, profits or property of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if failure to pay or discharge the same
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of
the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and (b) all lawful claims for
labor, materials and supplies, which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon
the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if failure to pay or
discharge the same could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or
cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose
amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings properly instituted and diligently conducted and in
respect of which appropriate reserves (in the good faith judgment of management
of the Company) are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
Section 1006. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company shall cause all material properties owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or used or held for use in the conduct of its business
or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good
condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and
supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary
repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in
the reasonable judgment of the Company may be consistent with sound business
practice and necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith
may be properly conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this
Section shall prevent the Company from discontinuing the maintenance of any of
such properties if such discontinuance is, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company, desirable in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its
Subsidiaries; and provided, further, however, that the foregoing shall not
prohibit a sale, transfer or conveyance of a Subsidiary or any of its properties
or assets in compliance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 1007. Maintenance of Insurance.
The Company shall at all times keep all of its and its Subsidiaries'
properties which are of an insurable nature insured with insurers, believed by
the Company in good faith to be financially sound and responsible, against loss
or damage to the extent that property of similar character is usually so insured
by corporations similarly situated and owning like properties in the same
general geographic areas in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate,
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where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business
affairs or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 1008. Defeasance of Certain Obligations.
To the extent that this Section 1008 is established as contemplated by
Section 301 to be applicable to Securities of any series or any covenant
applicable thereto, (i) the Company may omit to comply with any term, provision
or condition of the covenants contained in Sections 1005 through 1007 hereof and
any covenants established as contemplated by Section 301 and to which this
Section 1008 is so established as applicable, and (ii) such omission shall be
deemed not to be an Event of Default pursuant to Section 501(4), in each case
with respect to the Securities of that series, provided that the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(1) the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the
Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 609)
irrevocably (irrespective of whether the conditions in subparagraphs (2), (3),
(4) and (5) below have been satisfied, but subject to the provisions of Section
402(c) and the last paragraph of Section 1003), as trust funds in trust,
specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of
the Holders of the Securities of that series, with reference to this Section
1008, cash or U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment of interest
and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide not
later than the opening of business on the due date of any payment referred to in
clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph (1) money in an amount sufficient,
without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal and interest, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee, to pay and discharge (i) the principal (and premium, if any) and each
installment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on such Outstanding
Securities on the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of principal
or interest and (ii) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments
applicable to Securities of such series on the day on which such payments are
due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such
Securities;
(2) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(3) no Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of that series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit and no Event of Default under Section 501(5) or Section 501(6) or
event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an
Event of Default under Section 501(5) or Section 501(6) shall have occurred and
be continuing on the 91st day after such date;
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(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Independent
Counsel to the effect that Holders of the Securities of such series will not
recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as
a result of such deposit and defeasance of certain obligations and will be
subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount and in the same
manner and at the same times, as would have been the case if such deposit and
defeasance had not occurred;
(5) such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in the
trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, unless such trust
shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Independent Counsel in the United States to the effect that after the 91st day
following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally; and
(7) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided
for relating to the defeasance as contemplated by this Section have been
complied with.
Opinions required to be delivered under this Section may have
qualifications customary for opinions of the types required.
Section 1009. Statement as to Compliance.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers'
Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof
the Company is in compliance with all conditions and covenants of this Indenture
(without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided
hereunder); and if the Company shall not be in compliance, specifying such
non-compliance and the nature and the status thereof as to which such signer may
have knowledge. Such certificate shall contain a certification from the
principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer of the Company as to his or her knowledge of the Company's compliance
with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder).
Section 1010. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any
term, provision or condition of the covenants established as contemplated by
Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, except to the extent
the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301 make
this Section 1010 inapplicable to any such term, provision or condition of any
such covenant if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a
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majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall,
by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or
generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such
waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the
extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the
obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such
term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1011. Restrictions on Secured Debt.
So long as any Securities remain Outstanding, the Company will not
issue, assume or guarantee, and will not permit any Subsidiary to issue, assume
or guarantee, any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on or of any of the Company's
or any Subsidiary's property, or on the shares of stock or debt of any
Subsidiary now owned by the Company or acquired after the date hereof. This
restriction will not apply if the Securities are secured by a Lien ranking
ratably with and equal to (or at the Company's option, prior to) the secured
Indebtedness. In any event, the foregoing restriction will not apply to the
following:
(i) Liens on Indebtedness outstanding or available to the Company or any
Subsidiary under facilities existing on the date of original issuance
of the Securities;
(ii) Liens on Indebtedness secured by the stock of a Subsidiary and
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary existing when the Subsidiary becomes a
Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness created in connection with the
transaction by which the Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary;
(iii) Liens on Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary having a term of
less than 365 days arising from any funding arrangement with one or
more financial institutions or other lenders or purchasers exclusively
to finance the purchase, origination or production of loans held or to
be held for sale by the Company or by any Subsidiaries for the purpose
of pooling those loans prior to securitization or sale of those loans
in the ordinary course of the Company's or any Subsidiary's business;
(iv) Liens on property at the time of its acquisition by the Company or a
Subsidiary that secure obligations assumed by the Company or a
Subsidiary, or on the property of an entity at the time it is merged
into the Company or a Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness created in
contemplation of the acquisition of the property or the consummation of
such a merger);
(v) Liens to secure the payment of some or all of the purchase price of
property or loan portfolios upon the acquisition of that property or
those loan portfolios by the Company or a Subsidiary;
(vi) Liens on Indebtedness arising from conditional sales agreements or
title retention agreements relating to property acquired by the Company
or a Subsidiary;
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(vii) Liens on Indebtedness owed by a Subsidiary to the Company or to another
Subsidiary that is wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) by the
Company;
(viii) mechanics', materialmen's, carriers' or similar Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business (including in the construction of
facilities) relating to obligations not due or which are being
contested;
(ix) Liens for taxes not due or being contested, landlords' Liens, tenants'
rights under leases, and similar Liens not impairing the use or value
of the property involved;
(x) Liens on any property to secure all or part of the cost of improvements
or construction on the property or Indebtedness incurred to provide
funds for that purpose in a principal amount not exceeding the cost of
the improvements or construction;
(xi) Liens incurred in connection with any amendment, restatement,
supplement, renewal, replacement, extension, refinancing or refunding
in whole or in part, of Indebtedness, provided that the principal
amount of the Indebtedness secured by a Lien will not exceed the
principal amount of Indebtedness secured at the time any such action is
taken (other than with respect to the Company's $175.0 million
revolving credit facility with First Union National Bank, as to which
the principal amount of Indebtedness may be increased) and that any
such action will be limited to the portion of assets that secured the
Lien at the time any such action was taken.
In addition, the Company and any Subsidiary may issue, assume or
guarantee Indebtedness that would be subject to the foregoing restrictions
without equally and ratably securing the Securities if immediately thereafter
the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding
that would be subject to the foregoing restrictions (excluding Indebtedness
permitted under the exceptions to the restriction set forth above), and (ii) all
Attributable Debt from a Sale and Leaseback (excluding any sale and leaseback as
to which the net proceeds of the property sold or transferred are applied to
retire Indebtedness or to the purchase of property as described in Section 1013
as of the date of determination would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets.
Section 1012. Restrictions on Debt of Subsidiaries.
So long as any Securities remain Outstanding, the Company will not
permit any Subsidiary to issue, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness. The
foregoing restriction will not apply to the following:
(i) any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary permitted under Section 1011 above;
(ii) Indebtedness existing on the date of original issuance of the
Securities;
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(iii) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary existing when the Subsidiary becomes a
Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness created in connection with the
transaction by which the Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary;
(iv) Indebtedness owed by a Subsidiary to the Company or to another
Subsidiary that is wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) by the
Company; and
(v) any amendment, restatement, supplement, renewal, replacement, extension
or refunding in whole or in part, of Indebtedness permitted at the time
of its original incurrence.
In addition, any Subsidiary may issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness
if immediately thereafter the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount
of all Indebtedness outstanding (excluding Indebtedness permitted under
this Section 1012 and under Section 1011), and (ii) all Attributable
Debt from a Sale and Leaseback (excluding any Sale and Leaseback as to
which the net proceeds of the property sold or transferred are applied
to retire Indebtedness or to the purchase of property as described in
Section 1013) as of the date of determination would not exceed 15% of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 1013. Restrictions on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Company will not, and the Company will not permit any Subsidiary
to, sell or transfer, except to one another, any property if such a
sale or transfer is made with the agreement, commitment or intention of
leasing that property back to the Company or to a Subsidiary for a
period of more than three years a "Sale and Leaseback"), unless:
(i) notice is promptly given to the Trustee of the Sale and Leaseback;
(ii) the Company or the Subsidiary receives fair value for the property sold
(as promptly determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company and a copy of the resolution setting forth that determination
is promptly delivered to the Trustee); and
(iii) the Company or a Subsidiary, within 180 days after completion of the
Sale and Leaseback, applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from
the Sale and Leaseback to either (A) the redemption or retirement of
the Securities or the repayment of other Indebtedness ranking pari
passu with the Securities, or (B) the purchase by the Company or the
Subsidiary of property substantially similar to the property sold or
transferred. In lieu of applying any or all of the net proceeds from a
Sale or Leaseback to the redemption or retirement of Indebtedness, the
Company may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation and
reduce the amount to be applied to the redemption of Securities by an
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered.
In addition, the Company and any Subsidiary may enter into a Sale and Leaseback
if immediately afterward the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness
outstanding (excluding Indebtedness permitted under Section 1011) and (ii) all
Attributable Debt from a Sale
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and Leaseback (excluding any Sale and Leaseback as to which the net proceeds of
the property sold or transferred are applied to retire Indebtedness or to the
purchase of property as described in clause (B) of the immediately preceding
paragraph) as of the date of determination would not exceed 15% of Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated
Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms established as
contemplated by Section 301 and (except as otherwise expressly established as
contemplated by Section 301 in respect of Securities of such series) in
accordance with this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced
by a Board Resolution or by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case
of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities
of any series, the Company shall, at least 35 days prior to the Redemption Date
fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of
Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the
Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to
the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of
such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the
Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such
restriction.
Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed
(unless all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be
redeemed), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from
the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption,
by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may
provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum
authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple
thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination
larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series.
If less than all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are
to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee,
from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not
previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.
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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected
for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate,
in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be
redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in
the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price,
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series
are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial
redemption of any Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular
Securities to be redeemed,
(4) in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that after the
Redemption Date upon surrender of such Security, new Security or
Securities in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion thereof will be issued,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will
become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if
applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after
said date,
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be
surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price,
(7) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the
case, and
(8) the CUSIP number, if any, relating to the Securities.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of
the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the
Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying
Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount in
cash sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and
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(except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued
interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so
to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the
Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the
Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued
interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any
such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall
be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest
to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is
on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the
close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the
provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon
surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until
paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in
the Security.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered
at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires,
due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of
any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal
amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of
the Security so surrendered.
ARTICLE TWELVE
SINKING FUNDS
Section 1201. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund
for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking
fund payment", and any
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payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities
of any series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any
sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202.
Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of
any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.
Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other
than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit
Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the
Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of
permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund
payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made
pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such
series; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such
Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the
Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation
of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly.
Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for
that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any,
which is to be satisfied by payment of cash in the currency or currencies,
currency unit or units or composite currency or currencies in which the
Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified pursuant to
Section 301 for the Securities of such series) and the portion thereof, if any,
which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series
pursuant to Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to
be so delivered. Not less than 30 and not more than 60 days before each such
sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and
cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the
expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the
terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDERS
Section 1301. Applicability of Article. Repayment of securities of any
series before their Stated Maturity at the option of Holders thereof shall be
made in accordance with the terms of such Securities and (except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series) in
accordance with this Article.
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Section 1302. Repayment of Securities. Securities of any series subject
to repayment in whole or in part at the option of the Holders thereof will,
unless otherwise provided in the terms of such Securities, be repaid at a price
equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest and/or premium, if
any, thereon accrued to the Repayment Date specified in or pursuant to the terms
of such Securities. The Company covenants that on or before the Repayment Date
it will deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is
acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in
Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the principal (or, if so
provided by the terms of the Securities of any series, a percentage of the
principal) of, the premium, if any, and (except if the Repayment Date shall be
an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities or portions
thereof, as the case may be, to be repaid on such date.
Section 1303. Exercise of Option. Securities of any series subject to
repayment at the option of the Holders thereof will contain an "Option to Elect
Repayment" form on the reverse of such Securities. Except as otherwise may be
provided by the terms of any Security providing for repayment at the option of
the Holder thereof, to be repaid at the option of the Holder, any Security so
providing for such repayment, with the "Option to Elect Repayment" form on the
reverse of such Security duly completed by the Holder (or by the Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing), must be received by the Company at the
Place of Payment therefor specified in the terms of such Security (or at such
other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the
Holders of such Securities) not earlier than 45 days nor later than 30 days
prior to the Repayment Date. If less than the entire principal amount of such
Security is to be repaid in accordance with the terms of such Security, the
principal amount of such Security to be repaid, in increments of the minimum
denomination for Securities of such series, the premium, if any, to be paid, and
the denomination or denominations of the Security or Securities to be issued to
the Holder for the portion of the principal amount of such Security surrendered
that is not to be repaid, must be specified. The principal amount of any
Security providing for repayment at the option of the Holder thereof may not be
repaid in part if, following such repayment, the unpaid principal amount of such
Security would be less than the minimum authorized denomination of Securities of
the series of which such Security to be repaid is a part. Except as otherwise
may be provided by the terms of any Security providing for repayment at the
option of the Holder thereof and as provided in Sections 308, exercise of the
repayment option by the Holder shall be irrevocable unless waived by the
Company.
Section 1304. When Securities Presented for Repayment Become Due and
Payable. If Securities of any series providing for repayment at the option of
the Holders thereof shall have been surrendered as provided in this Article and
as provided by or pursuant to the terms of such Securities, such Securities or
the portions thereof, as the case may be, to be repaid shall become due and
payable and shall be paid by the Company on the Repayment Date therein
specified, and on and after such Repayment Date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of such Securities on such Repayment Date) such
Securities shall, if the same were interest-bearing, cease to bear interest.
Upon surrender of any such Security for repayment in accordance with such
provisions, the principal amount of such Security so to be repaid (or, if so
provided by the
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terms of the Securities of any series, a percentage of the principal) shall be
paid by the Company, together with accrued interest and/or premium, if any, to
the Repayment Date; provided, however, that installments of interest, if any,
whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Repayment Date shall be payable (but
without interest thereon, unless the Company shall default in the payment
thereof) to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor
Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record
Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If the principal amount of any Security surrendered for repayment shall
not be so repaid upon surrender thereof, such principal amount (together with
interest, if any, thereon accrued to such Repayment Date) shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Repayment Date at the rate of interest or Yield to
Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) set forth in such
Security.
Section 1305. Securities Repaid in Part. Upon surrender of any Security
which is to be repaid in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service
charge and at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of the
same series, of any authorized denomination specified by the Holder, in an
aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the portion of the
principal of such Security so surrendered which is not to be repaid.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
Section 1401. Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness.
The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security of any
series, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that to the
extent and in the manner set forth pursuant to Section 301(17) hereof, the
indebtedness represented by the Securities of such series and the payment of
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on each or all of the Securities
of such series are hereby expressly made subordinate and subject in right of
payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION
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By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest:
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
Trustee
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest:
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ___________________ )
On the _______ day of ______________, 1998, before me personally came
______________________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he is ___________________ of OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION, one
of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument;
that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said
instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the
Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by
like authority.
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Name:
Notary Public State of My Commission expires on
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