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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 8.20% NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES H DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

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Title: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 8.20% NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES H DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
Date: 5/23/2008
Industry: Money Center Banks     Sector: Financial

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 8.20% NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES H DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, Parties: bank of america corporation , computershare inc , computershare trust company  na , federal deposit insurance corporation
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
8.20% NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES H

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

among

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION,
COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

and

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., collectively as Depository,

and

THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF

THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN

Dated as of May 20, 2008



ARTICLE I

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 1.1.

Definitions......................................................................................................

1

ARTICLE II

 

APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITORY; BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM; FORM OF RECEIPTS; DEPOSIT OF STOCK; EXECUTION  AND DELIVERY; TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND  REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS

 

Section 2.1.

Appointment of Depository............................................................................

2

Section 2.2.

Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts.......................................

2

Section 2.3.

Deposit of Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts.....................................

4

Section 2.4.

Registration of Transfer of Receipts................................................................

5

Section 2.5.

Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and  Withdrawal of Stock......................................................................................

5

Section 2.6.

Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts........................................................................................................

6

Section 2.7.

Lost Receipts, etc..........................................................................................

7

Section 2.8.

Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts....................................

7

Section 2.9.

Redemption of Stock.....................................................................................

7

ARTICLE III

 

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF  RECEIPTS  AND  THE CORPORATION

 

Section 3.1.

Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information.............................................

8

Section 3.2.

Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges.........................................

9

Section 3.3.

Warranty as to Stock.....................................................................................

9

Section 3.4.

Warranty as to Receipts.................................................................................

9

ARTICLE IV

 

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES

 

Section 4.1.

Cash Distributions..........................................................................................

9

Section 4.2.

Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges......................

10

Section 4.3.

Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges.................................................

10

Section 4.4.

Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Holders of Receipts............

11

Section 4.5.

Voting Rights.................................................................................................

12

Section 4.6.

Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc......................................................................................

12

Section 4.7.

Delivery of Reports........................................................................................

13

Section 4.8.

Lists of Receipt Holders.................................................................................

13

ARTICLE V

 

THE DEPOSITORY, THE DEPOSITORY'S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION

 

Section 5.1.

Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depository; Registrar; Depository's Agents.......................................................................

13

Section 5.2.

Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depository, the Depository's Agents, the Registrar or the Corporation.........................................................

14

Section 5.3.

Obligations of the Depository, the Depository's Agents, the Registrar and the Corporation...................................................................................................

14

Section 5.4.

Resignation and Removal of the Depository; Appointment of Successor Depository.....................................................................................................

16

Section 5.5.

Corporate Notices and Reports.....................................................................

17

Section 5.6.

Indemnification by the Corporation.................................................................

17

Section 5.7.

Fees, Charges and Expenses..........................................................................

18

Section 5.8.

Tax Compliance.............................................................................................

18

ARTICLE VI

 

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

Section 6.1.

Amendment...................................................................................................

18

Section 6.2.

Termination....................................................................................................

19

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1.

Counterparts..................................................................................................

19

Section 7.2.

Exclusive Benefit of Parties.............................................................................

19

Section 7.3.

Invalidity of Provisions...................................................................................

20

Section 7.4.

Notices..........................................................................................................

20

Section 7.5.

Appointment of Registrar, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Redemption Agent.

21

Section 7.6.

Holders of Receipts Are Parties.....................................................................

21

Section 7.7.

Governing Law..............................................................................................

21

Section 7.8.

Headings.......................................................................................................

21

Exhibit A

 Form of Receipt...........................................................................................

A-1



THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 20, 2008 (this "Agreement"), among (i) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), (ii) COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation ("Computershare"), and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Computershare (the "Trust Company" and collectively with Computershare, the "Depository"), and (iii) the Holders from time to time of the Receipts described in this Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the parties desire to provide, as set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Corporation's perpetual 8.20% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, from time to time with the Depository for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts (as defined herein) evidencing Depositary Shares (as defined herein) in respect of the Stock (as defined herein) so deposited; and

WHEREAS , the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement;

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS

Section 1.1.      Definitions.

The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this Agreement:

"Certificate" shall mean the Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware establishing the Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation.

"Corporation" shall mean Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

"Deposit Agreement" shall mean this Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

"Depository" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

"Depositary Shares" shall mean the depositary shares, each representing one one-thousandth of a share of the Stock and evidenced by a Receipt.


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"Depository's Agent" shall mean an agent appointed by the Depository pursuant to Section 5.1.

"Depository's Office" shall mean the principal office of the Depository in New York, New York, at which at any particular time its depositary receipt business shall be administered.

"Receipt" shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto, whether in definitive or temporary form, and evidencing the number of Depositary Shares held of record by the Record Holder of those Depositary Shares and shall include the DTC Receipt, as defined in Section 2.2, where appropriate.

"Record Holder" or "Holder" as applied to a Receipt shall mean the person in whose name that Receipt is registered on the books of the Depository maintained for such purpose.

"Registrar" shall mean the Depository or such other successor bank or trust company which shall be appointed by the Corporation to register ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided, and, if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to "the books" of or maintained by the Depository shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such successor Registrar for such purpose.

"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

"Stock" shall mean the shares of the Corporation's 8.20% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, designated in the Certificate.

ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITORY; BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM;
FORM OF RECEIPTS; DEPOSIT OF STOCK; EXECUTION  AND DELIVERY; TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND  REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS

Section 2.1.      Appointment of Depository

The Corporation hereby appoints Computershare and Trust Company, collectively, as depository for the Stock, and each of Computershare and Trust Company hereby accepts such appointment as depository for the Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  

Section 2.2.      Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts. 

The Corporation and the Depository shall make application to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") for acceptance of all of the Receipts for its book-entry settlement system. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depository acting through any authorized officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, for purposes of executing any agreements, certifications or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in order to effect the acceptance of such Receipts for DTC eligibility.  So long as the Receipts are eligible for book-entry settlement with DTC, unless otherwise required by law, all Depositary Shares with book-entry settlement through DTC shall be represented by a single receipt (the "DTC Receipt"), which shall be deposited with DTC (or its designee) evidencing all such Depositary Shares and


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 registered in the name of the nominee of DTC (initially expected to be Cede & Co.).  The Depository or such other entity as is agreed to by DTC may hold the DTC Receipt as custodian for DTC.  Ownership of beneficial interests in the DTC Receipt shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) DTC or its nominee for such DTC Receipt or (ii) institutions that have accounts with DTC.  The DTC Receipt shall bear such legend or legends as may be required by DTC in order for it to accept the Depositary Shares for its book-entry settlement system.

If DTC subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Receipts, the Corporation may instruct the Depository regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement.  If the Receipts are not eligible for book-entry form, the Depository shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver the DTC Receipt to the Depository for cancellation and the Corporation shall instruct the Depository to deliver to the beneficial owners of the Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the DTC Receipt definitive Receipts in physical form evidencing such Depositary Shares.

Beneficial owners of Depositary Shares through DTC will not be entitled to receive Receipts in physical, certificated form or have Depositary Shares registered in their name, except in the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available, as described in the preceding paragraph. 

Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. The Corporation shall deliver to the Depository from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depository may request to enable the Depository to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

The DTC Receipt and definitive Receipts, if any, shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided and shall be engraved or otherwise prepared so as to comply with applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange Inc. or any other securities exchange on which the Depositary Shares are then listed.  In the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry system of settlement available and the Corporation and the Depository are unable to make other arrangements for book-entry settlement, the Depository, pending preparation of definitive Receipts and upon the written order of the Corporation, delivered in compliance with Section 2.3, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts which may be printed, lithographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts.  If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the Depository will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay.  After the preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable by the Holder for definitive Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at an office described in the first paragraph of Section 2.3, without charge to the Holder.  Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depository shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts.  Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation's expense and without any charge therefor to the Holder or the


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 Depository.  Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as definitive Receipts.

Receipts shall be executed by the Depository by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depository; provided, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depository) shall have been appointed and such Receipts are countersigned by manual signature by a duly authorized officer of the Registrar.  No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed manually by a duly authorized officer of the Depository or, if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depository) shall have been appointed, by manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depository and countersigned by manual signature by a duly authorized officer of such Registrar.  The Depository shall record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided.

Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement all as may be required by the Corporation or required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange Inc. or any other securities exchange upon which the Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject.

Title to Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt which is properly endorsed, or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depository as provided in Section 2.4, the Depository may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Agreement and for all other purposes.

Section 2.3.      Deposit of Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts. 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Stock under this Agreement by delivery to the Depository of a certificate or certificates for such shares of Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depository, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Depository, together with (i) all such certifications as may be required by the Depository in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a committee of the Board of Directors, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation on the date thereof as being complete, accurate and in effect, relating to issuance and sale of the Stock, (ii) a letter of counsel to the Corporation authorizing reliance on such counsel's opinions delivered to the underwriters named therein relating to (A) the existence and good standing of the Corporation, (B) the due authorization of the Depositary Shares and the status of the Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (C) the effectiveness of any registration statement under the


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 Securities Act relating to the Depositary Shares, and (iii) a written order of the Corporation, directing the Depository to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts for the number of Depositary Shares representing such deposited Stock. Deposited Stock shall be held by the Depository at the Depository's Office or at such other place or places as the Depository shall determine. 

Upon receipt by the Depository of a certificate or certificates for Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.3, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Stock on the books of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the Depository, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the person or persons named in the written order delivered to the Depository referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.3, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing the Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such person or persons.  The Depository shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depository's Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depository may designate.  Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the person requesting such delivery.

Section 2.4.      Registration of Transfer of Receipts. 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depository shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, including a guarantee of the signature thereon by a participant in a signature guarantee medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc. (the "Signature Guarantee").  Thereupon, the Depository shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto.

Section 2.5.      Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and  Withdrawal of Stock. 

Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depository's Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depository shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.

In the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry system of settlement available, and the Corporation and the Depository are unable to make other arrangements for book-entry settlement and definitive Receipts have been issued, as further described in Section 2.2, any Holder of a Receipt or Receipts may withdraw the number of whole shares of Stock and all money represented thereby by surrendering such Receipt or Depositary Shares represented by the


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 Receipts at the Depository's Office or at such other offices as the Depository may designate for such withdrawals.  Thereafter, without unreasonable delay, the Depository shall deliver to such Holder, or to the person or persons designated by such Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Stock and all money represented by the Receipt or Receipts, or Depositary Shares represented by such Receipt or Receipts, so surrendered for withdrawal, but Holders of such whole shares of Stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Stock hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Depositary Shares therefor.  If a Receipt delivered by the Holder to the Depository in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Stock to be withdrawn, the Depository shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Stock and such money to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Holder, or subject to Section 2.4 upon his order, a new Receipt evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares; provided, however, that the Depository shall not issue any Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share.

Delivery of the Stock and money being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depository may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depository, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer including, but not limited to, a Signature Guarantee.

If the Stock and the money being withdrawn are to be delivered to a person or persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Stock, such Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depository a written order so directing the Depository, and the Depository may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank.

Delivery of the Stock and the money represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depository at the Depository's Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Holder.

Section 2.6.      Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts. 

As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depository, any of the Depository's Agents or the Corporation may require payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depository or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any charges or expenses payable by the Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 5.7, may require the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, including a Signature Guarantee, and may also require compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depository or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.

The deposit of the Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer,


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 surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depository, any of the Depository's Agents or the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or under any provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.7.      Lost Receipts, etc. 

In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depository in its discretion may execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Depository of evidence satisfactory to the Depository of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof; (ii) the Holder thereof furnishing of the Depository with reasonable indemnification satisfactory to the Depository and the provision of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to the Depository and holding it and the Corporation harmless; and (iii) the payment of any reasonable expense (including reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Depository) in connection with such execution and delivery.

Section 2.8.      Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. 

All Receipts surrendered to the Depository or any Depository's Agent shall be cancelled by the Depository.  Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depository is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled.

Section 2.9.      Redemption of Stock. 

Whenever the Corporation shall be permitted and shall elect to redeem shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate, it shall (unless otherwise agreed to in writing with the Depository) give or cause to be given to the Depository, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (as defined below), notice of the date of such proposed redemption of Stock and of the number of such shares held by the Depository to be so redeemed and the applicable redemption price, which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Corporation stating that such redemption of Stock is in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate.  On the Redemption Date, provided that the Corporation shall then have paid or caused to be paid in full to the Depository the redemption price of the Stock to be redeemed, plus an amount equal to any declared and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption, in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate, the Depository shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such Stock.  The Depository shall mail notice of the Corporation's redemption of Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the number of Depositary Shares representing the Stock to be redeemed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Stock and Depositary Shares (the "Redemption Date"), to the Record Holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed at their respective last addresses as they appear on the records of the Depository; but neither failure to mail any notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more Holders nor any defect in any notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more Holders shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings for


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 redemption as to the other Holders.  Each notice shall be prepared by the Corporation and shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the number of Depositary Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all the Depositary Shares held by any Holder are to be redeemed, the number of Depositary Shares held by such Holder to be so redeemed; (iii) the redemption price; (iv) the place or places where Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (v) that dividends in respect of the Stock represented by the Depositary Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such Redemption Date.  In case less than all the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any duly authorized committee of, or appointed by, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine to be fair and equitable.

Notice having been mailed by the Depository as aforesaid, from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Corporation shall have failed to provide the funds necessary to redeem the Stock evidenced by the Depositary Shares called for redemption) (i) dividends on the shares of Stock so called for Redemption shall cease to accrue from and after such date, (ii) the Depositary Shares being redeemed from such proceeds shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding, (iii) all rights of the Holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the redemption price) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate, and (iv) upon surrender in accordance with such redemption notice of the Receipts evidencing any such Depositary Shares called for redemption (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depository or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed by the Depository at a redemption price per Depositary Share equal to one one-thousandth of the redemption price per share of Stock so redeemed plus all money represented by such Depositary Shares, including all amounts paid by the Corporation in respect of dividends which on the Redemption Date have been declared on the shares of Stock to be so redeemed and have not theretofore been paid.

If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depository will deliver to the Holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depository, together with the redemption payment, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption; provided, however, that the Depository shall not issue any Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share.

The Depository shall, to the extent permitted by law, release or repay to the Corporation any fun





 
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