EXHIBIT 4.4
EXECUTION COPY
WESTMORELAND COAL
COMPANY
and
FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
As
Depositary
and
HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 9,
1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01.
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"Certificate of Designation"
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SECTION 1.02.
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"Certificate of Incorporation"
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SECTION 1.03.
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"Company"
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SECTION 1.04.
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"Corporate Office"
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SECTION 1.05.
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"Deposit Agreement"
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SECTION 1.06.
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"Depositary"
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SECTION 1.07.
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"Depositary Share"
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SECTION 1.08.
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"Depositary's Agent"
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SECTION 1.09.
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"Exchange Debentures"
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SECTION 1.10.
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"Indenture"
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SECTION 1.11.
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"Receipt"
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SECTION 1.12.
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"record holder"
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SECTION 1.13.
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"Registrar"
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SECTION 1.14.
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"Securities Act"
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SECTION 1.15.
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"Stock"
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ARTICLE II
FORM OF RECEIPTS,
DEPOSIT OF STOCK, EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS
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SECTION 2.01.
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Form and Transferability of Receipts
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SECTION 2.02.
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Deposit of Stock; Execution and Delivery of
Receipts in Respect Thereof
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SECTION 2.03.
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Optional Redemption of Stock for Cash
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SECTION 2.04.
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Optional Exchange of Stock for Exchange
Debentures
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SECTION 2.05.
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Transfer of Receipts
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SECTION 2.06.
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Combinations and Split-ups of Receipts
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SECTION 2.07.
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Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of
Stock
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SECTION 2.08.
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Limitations on Execution
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SECTION 2.09.
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Lost Receipts, etc.
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SECTION 2.10.
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Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered
Receipts
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SECTION 2.11.
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Conversion of Stock into Common Stock
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ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF
HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE COMPANY
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SECTION 3.01.
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Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other
Information
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SECTION 3.02.
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Payment of Taxes or Other, Governmental
Charges
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SECTION 3.03.
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Representations and Warranties as to Stock
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SECTION 3.04.
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Representation and Warranty as to Receipts
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SECTION 3.05.
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Representation and Warranty as to Common
Stock
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SECTION 3.06.
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Representation and Warranty as to Exchange
Debentures
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ARTICLE IV
THE STOCK, NOTICES
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SECTION 4.01.
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Cash Distributions
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SECTION 4.02.
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Distributions Other Than Cash
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SECTION 4.03.
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Subscription Rights, Preferences or
Privileges
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SECTION 4.04.
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Notice of Dividends, Fixing of Record Date for
Holders of Receipts
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SECTION 4.05.
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Voting Rights
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SECTION 4.06.
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Changes Affecting Stock and Reclassifications,
Recapitalizations, etc.
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SECTION 4.07.
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Reports
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SECTION 4.08.
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Lists of Receipt Holders
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ARTICLE V
THE DEPOSITARY AND THE
COMPANY
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SECTION 5.01.
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Maintenance of Offices, Agencies, Transfer
Books by the Depositary, the Registrar
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SECTION 5.02.
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Prevention or Delay in Performance by the
Depositary, the Depositary's Agents or the Company
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SECTION 5.03.
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Obligations of the Depositary, the
Depositary's Agents and the Company
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SECTION 5.04.
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Resignation and Removal of the Depositary,
Appointment of Successor Depositary
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SECTION 5.05.
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Corporate Notices and Reports
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SECTION 5.06.
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Indemnification by the Company
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SECTION 5.07.
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Fees, Charges and Expenses
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ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION
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SECTION 6.01.
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Amendment
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SECTION 6.02.
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Termination
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 7.01.
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Counterparts
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SECTION 7.02.
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Exclusive Benefits of Parties
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SECTION 7.03.
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Invalidity of Provisions
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SECTION 7.04.
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Notices
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SECTION 7.05.
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Depositary's Agents
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SECTION 7.06.
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Holders of Receipts Are Parties
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SECTION 7.07.
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Governing Law
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SECTION 7.08.
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Inspection of Deposit Agreement and
Certificate of Designation
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SECTION 7.09.
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Headings
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TESTIMONIUM
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SIGNATURES
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EXHIBIT A
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A-1
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DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT, dated as of July 9, 1992, among Westmoreland Coal
Company, a Delaware corporation, First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, a New York State trust company, as Depositary, and all
holders from time to time of Depositary Receipts issued
hereunder.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, it is
desired to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Deposit
Agreement, for the deposit of shares of Series A Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the
Company (the “Stock”) with the Depositary for the
purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement and for the issuance
hereunder of the Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares representing
an interest in the Stock deposited; and
WHEREAS, the
Depositary Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions,
modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this
Deposit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises contained herein, it is agreed by
and among the parties hereto as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following
definitions shall apply to the respective terms (in the singular
and plural forms of such terms) used in this Deposit Agreement and
the Depositary Receipts:
SECTION
1.01. The term
“ Certificate of Designation ” shall mean the
Certificate of Designation adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company or a duly authorized committee thereof establishing and
setting forth the rights, preferences, privileges and limitations
of the Stock.
SECTION
1.02. The term
“ Certificate of Incorporation ” shall
mean the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to
time, of the Company.
SECTION
1.03. The term
“ Company ” shall mean Westmoreland Coal
Company, a Delaware corporation having its principal office at 700
The Bellevue, 200 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19102, and its successors.
SECTION
1.04. The term
“ Corporate Office ” shall mean the corporate
office of the Depositary in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New
York at which at any particular time its business in respect of
matters governed by this Deposit Agreement shall be administered,
which at the date of this Deposit Agreement is located at 30 West
Broadway, New York, New York 10027.
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SECTION
1.05. The term
“ Deposit Agreement ” shall mean this agreement,
as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
SECTION
1.06. The term
“ Depositary ” shall mean First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, a New York State trust company having its
principal office at 30 West Broadway, New York, New York 10007, and
any successor as depositary hereunder.
SECTION
1.07. The term
“ Depositary Share ” shall mean an interest in
one quarter of a share of Stock deposited with the Depositary
hereunder and the same proportionate interest in any and all other
property received by the Depositary in respect of such share of
Stock and held under this Deposit Agreement, all as evidenced by
the Receipts issued hereunder. Subject to the terms of this Deposit
Agreement, each owner of a Depositary Share is entitled,
proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Stock represented by such Depositary Share, including the
dividend, voting, conversion, redemption and liquidation rights
contained in the Certificate of Designation, and to the benefits of
all obligations of the Company under the Certificate of
Designation.
SECTION
1.08. The term
“ Depositary’s Agent ” shall mean an agent
appointed by the Depositary as provided, and for the purposes
specified, in Section 7.05.
SECTION
1.09. The term
“ Exchange Debentures ” shall mean the
Company’s ___% Convertible Subordinated Exchange Debentures
due June 15, 2012 which may be issued pursuant to the Indenture in
exchange for the Stock pursuant to the terms of the Stock.
SECTION
1.10. The term
“ Indenture ” shall mean the indenture between
the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, trustee, dated
as of July 9, 1992, relating to the Exchange Debentures.
SECTION
1.11. The term
“ Receipt ” shall mean a Depositary Receipt
issued hereunder to evidence one or more Depositary Shares.
SECTION
1.12. The term
“ record holder ” as applied to a Receipt shall
mean the person in whose name a Receipt is registered on the books
maintained by the Depositary for such purpose.
SECTION
1.13. The term
“ Registrar ” shall mean any bank or trust
company appointed to register Receipts as herein provided.
SECTION
1.14. The term
“ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
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SECTION
1.15. The term
“ Stock ” shall mean shares of the
Company’s Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock,
$1.00 par value per share, heretofore validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
ARTICLE II
FORM OF RECEIPTS,
DEPOSIT OF STOCK, EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS
SECTION
2.01. Form and
Transferability of Receipts . Receipts shall be engraved or
printed or lithographed with steel-engraved borders and underlying
tint and shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions,
modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. Receipts
shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a
duly authorized signatory of the Depositary, provided that
such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar (other than the
Depositary) shall have countersigned the Receipts by manual
signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar. No
Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit
Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall
have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The
Depositary shall record on its books each Receipt executed as
provided above and delivered as hereinafter provided.
Except as the
Depositary may otherwise determine, Receipts shall be in
denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All
Receipts shall be dated the date of their execution.
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
Deposit Agreement as may be required by the Depositary or required
to comply with any applicable law or regulation or with the rules
and regulations of any 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 by reason of the date of issuance of the Stock or
otherwise.
Title to any
Receipt (and to the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt)
that is properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed
instrument of transfer or endorsement shall be transferable by
delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable
instrument; provided , however , that until a Receipt
shall be transferred on the books of the Depositary as provided in
Section 2.05, the Depositary 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 distribution of dividends or other distributions or to
any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other
purposes.
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SECTION
2.02. Deposit of
Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect
Thereof . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement, the Company may from time to time deposit such Stock
under this Deposit Agreement by delivery to the Depositary of a
certificate or certificates for the Stock to be deposited, properly
endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly
executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form
satisfactory to the Depositary, together with (i) all such
certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance
with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and (ii) a written
order of the Company directing the Depositary 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.
If required by
the Depositary, Stock presented for deposit at any time whether or
not the register of stockholders of the Company is closed, shall
also be accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other
instrument satisfactory to the Depositary, that will provide for
the prompt transfer to the Depositary or its nominee of any
dividend or right to subscribe for additional Stock or to receive
other property that any person in whose name the Stock is or has
been registered may thereafter receive upon or in respect of such
deposited Stock, or in lieu thereof such agreement of indemnity or
other agreement as shall be satisfactory to the Depositary.
Upon receipt by
the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Stock to be
deposited hereunder, together with the other documents specified
above, the Depositary shall, as soon as transfer and registration
can be accomplished, present such certificate or certificates to
the registrar and transfer agent of the Stock for transfer and
registration in the name of the Depositary or its nominee of the
Stock being deposited. Deposited Stock shall be held by the
Depositary in an account to be established by the Depositary at the
Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary shall
determine.
Upon receipt by
the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Stock to be
deposited hereunder, together with the other documents specified
above, and upon recordation of the Stock on the books of the
Company in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, the
Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the
person or persons named in the written order delivered to the
Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.02,
a Receipt or Receipts for the number of whole Depositary Shares
representing the Stock so deposited and registered in such name or
names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depositary
shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate
Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of any person
requesting such delivery, such delivery may be made at such other
place as may be designated by such person. In each case, delivery
will be made only upon payment to the Depositary of all taxes and
other governmental charges and any fees payable in connection with
such deposit and the transfer of the deposited Stock.
Other than in
the case of splits, combinations or other reclassifications
affecting the Stock, or in the case of dividends or other
distributions of Stock, if any, there shall be deposited hereunder
not more than the number of shares constituting the Stock as set
forth in the Certificate of Designation, as such may be
amended.
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The Company
shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities
of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the Depositary
to perform its obligations under this Deposit Agreement.
SECTION
2.03. Optional
Redemption of Stock for Cash . Whenever the Company
shall elect to redeem shares of Stock for cash, it shall (unless
otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary) give the
Depositary not less than 45 days prior written notice of the date
of such proposed redemption of Stock and of the number of such
shares of Stock held by the Depositary to be redeemed. On the date
of such redemption, provided that the Company shall then have paid
in full to the Depositary the cash redemption price (determined
pursuant to the Certificate of Designation) of the Stock deposited
with the Depositary to be redeemed, the Depositary shall redeem
(using the proceeds of such redemption) the number of Depositary
Shares representing such redeemed Stock. The Depositary shall mail,
first class postage prepaid, notice of the redemption of Stock and
the proposed simultaneous redemption of the Depositary Shares
representing the Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 and not
more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such
Stock and Depositary Shares (the “cash redemption
date”), to the holders of record on the record date fixed for
such redemption pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof of the Receipts
evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed, at the
addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the
Depositary; but neither failure to mail any such notice to one or
more such holders nor any defect in any notice shall affect the
sufficiency of the proceedings for redemption as to other holders.
The Company shall provide the Depositary with such notice, and each
such notice shall state: the record date for the purposes of such
redemption; the cash redemption date; the number of Depositary
Shares to be redeemed; if fewer than all the Depositary Shares held
by any holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary
Shares held by such holder to be so redeemed; the cash redemption
price; the place or places where Receipts evidencing Depositary
Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the cash
redemption price; and that from and after the cash redemption date
dividends in respect of the Stock represented by the Depositary
Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue and the conversion
rights in respect of such Stock will terminate at the close of
business on the last business day preceding such cash redemption
date. In case fewer than all the outstanding Depositary Shares are
to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed shall be
selected by lot or pro rata (as nearly as may be) or in any other
equitable manner determined by the Company.
Notice having
been mailed by the Depositary as aforesaid, from and after the cash
redemption date (unless the Company shall have failed to redeem the
shares of Stock to be redeemed by it as set forth in the
Company’s notice provided for in the preceding paragraph),
all dividends in respect of the shares of Stock called for
redemption shall cease to accrue, the conversion rights in respect
of such Stock shall terminate, the Depositary Shares called for
redemption shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding and all
rights of the holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares
(except the right to receive the cash redemption price) shall, to
the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate. Upon
surrender in accordance with said notice of the Receipts evidencing
such Depositary Shares (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer,
if the Depositary shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall
be redeemed at a cash redemption price per Depositary Share equal
to one quarter of the cash redemption price per share paid in
respect of the shares of Stock pursuant to the Certificate of
Designation plus any other money and other property represented by
each such Depositary Share. The foregoing shall be subject further
to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation.
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If fewer than
all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for
redemption, the Depositary will deliver to the holder of such
Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with payment
of the cash redemption price for the Depositary Shares called for
redemption, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares
evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption.
The Depositary
shall not be required (a) to issue, transfer or exchange any
Receipts for a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
next preceding any selection of Depositary Shares and Stock to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of the
mailing of notice of redemption of Depositary Shares or (b) to
transfer or exchange for another Receipt any Receipt evidencing
Depositary Shares called or being called for redemption in whole or
in part, except as provided in the preceding paragraph of this
Section 2.03.
SECTION
2.04. Optional
Exchange of Stock for Exchange Debentures . Whenever the
Company shall elect to exchange all of the shares of Stock for
Exchange Debentures, it shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing
with the Depositary) give the Depositary not less than 45 days
prior written notice of the date of such proposed exchange of
Stock. On the date of such exchange, provided that the Company
shall then have issued and deposited with the Depositary the
Exchange Debentures for the Stock to be exchanged, the Depositary
shall exchange the Depositary Shares representing the Stock in
exchange for the Exchange Debentures issued in such exchange. The
Depositary shall mail notice of such exchange and the proposed
simultaneous exchange of the Depositary Shares representing the
Stock to be exchanged, first class postage prepaid, not less than
30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for exchange
for such Stock and Depositary Shares (the “exchange
date”), to the holders of record on the record date for such
exchange (determined pursuant to Section 4.04) of the Receipts
evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so exchanged, at the
addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the
Depositary; but neither failure to mail any such notice to one or
more such holders nor any defect in any notice shall affect the
sufficiency of the proceedings for exchange as to other holders.
The Company shall provide the Depositary with such notice and each
such notice shall state the record date for the purposes of such
exchange, the exchange date, the place or places where Receipts
evidencing Depositary Shares are to be surrendered for exchange,
that dividends in respect of the Stock represented by the
Depositary Shares to be exchanged will cease to accrue at the close
of business on such exchange date, and that the conversion rights
in respect thereof will terminate at the close of business on the
last business day preceding such exchange date.
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Notice having
been mailed by the Depositary as aforesaid, from and after the
exchange date (unless default shall be made by the Company in
issuing the Exchange Debentures in exchange for, or in making the
final dividend payment on, the outstanding shares of Stock on the
exchange date), all dividends in respect of the shares of Stock so
called for exchange shall cease to accrue, the conversion rights in
respect thereof will terminate, the Depositary Shares being
exchanged shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding, all rights
of the holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares
(except the right to receive the Exchange Debentures to be
exchanged therefor) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares,
cease and terminate and, upon surrender in accordance with said
notice of the Receipts evidencing any such Depositary Shares
(properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Company or the
Depositary shall so require and the notice shall so state), such
Depositary Shares shall be accepted in exchange for such Exchange
Debentures at an exchange rate per Depositary Share equal to one
quarter of the exchange rate per share in respect of the shares of
Stock plus all money and other property, if any, represented by
each such Depositary Share, including all amounts paid by the
Company in respect of dividends which on the exchange date have
accrued on the shares of Stock to be so exchanged and have not
theretofore been paid. The foregoing shall further be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation.
SECTION
2.05. Transfer
of Receipts . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall make transfers on its books
from time to time of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by the
holder in person or by a duly authorized attorney, properly
endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of
transfer or endorsement, together with evidence of the payment of
any transfer taxes as may be required by law. Upon such surrender,
the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts and deliver
the same to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto
evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced
by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
SECTION
2.06.
Combinations and Split-ups of Receipts . Upon surrender of a
Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or such other office as
the Depositary may designate for the purpose of effecting a
split-up or combination of Receipts, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute
and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized
denominations requested evidencing the same aggregate number of
Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered;
provided , however , that the Depositary shall not
issue any Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share.
SECTION
2.07. Surrender
of Receipts and Withdrawal of Stock . Any holder of a Receipt
or Receipts may withdraw any or all of the Stock represented by the
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts and all money and
other property, if any, represented by such Depositary Shares by
surrendering such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or at
such other office as the Depositary may designate for such
withdrawals; provided , that a holder of a Receipt or
Receipts may not withdraw stock (or money and other property, if
any, represented thereby) which has previously been called for
redemption or exchange. After such surrender, without unreasonable
delay, the Depositary shall deliver to such holder, or to the
person or persons designated by such holder as hereinafter
provided, the number of shares of Stock and all such money and
other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares
evidenced by the 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 Depositary
Shares therefor. If the Receipt or Receipts delivered by the holder
to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence
a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of whole
Depositary Shares representing the number of shares of Stock to be
withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to
such number of shares of Stock and such money and other property,
if any, to be withdrawn, deliver to such holder, or (subject to
Section 2.05) upon his order, a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing
such excess number of whole Depositary Shares. In no event will
fractional shares of stock be distributed by the Depositary.
Delivery of the Stock and such money and other property being
withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates,
documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem
appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be
properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of
transfer.
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If the Stock and
the money and other property being withdrawn are to be delivered to
a person or persons other than the record holder of the Receipt or
Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of Stock, such holder
shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so
directing the Depositary and the Depositary 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 or endorsement in
blank.
The Depositary
shall deliver the Stock and the money and other property, if any,
represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts
surrendered for withdrawal at the Corporate 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
2.08.
Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Split-up,
Combination, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts . As a
condition precedent to the execution and delivery, transfer,
split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt or the
exercise of any conversion right referred to in Section 2.11, the
Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company may
require any or all of the following: (i) payment to it of a sum
sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or
the Company shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it)
of any tax or other governmental charge with respect thereto
(including any such tax or charge with respect to the Stock being
deposited or withdrawn (provided that the Company shall pay any
documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the
issue of Common Stock upon conversion; and provided further that
the holder of such Receipt shall pay the amount of any tax which is
due if the shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of
such holder)); (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as
to the identity and genuineness of any signature; and (iii)
compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the
Company may establish consistent with the provisions of this
Deposit Agreement.
The deposit of
Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Stock may be
suspended, the transfer of Receipts may be refused, the exercise of
any conversion right referred to in Section 2.11 may be suspended,
and the transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of
outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when
the register of stockholders of the Company is closed or (ii) if
any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary,
any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company 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 Deposit Agreement. Without limitation of the
foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit
under this Deposit Agreement any shares of Stock that are required
to be registered under the Securities Act and the Company shall
deliver to the Depositary written notice that, at the time of
deposit, a registration statement under the Securities Act is in
effect as to such shares of Stock.
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SECTION
2.09. Lost
Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated or
destroyed or lost or stolen, the Depositary in its discretion may
execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange
and substitution for such mutilated receipt or in lieu of and in
substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt
provided that the holder thereof provides the Depositary
with (i) evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such
destruction, loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity
thereof and of his ownership thereof, (ii) reasonable
indemnification satisfactory to the Depositary and (iii) payment of
any expense (including fees, charges and expenses of the
Depositary) in connection with such execution and delivery.
SECTION
2.10.
Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts
. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any
Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary.
Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the
Depositary is authorized to destroy such Receipts so cancelled.
SECTION
2.11. Conversion
of Stock into Common Stock . It is understood and agreed that
the Depositary Shares are not convertible into the Common Stock,
$2.50 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”) or any other securities or property of the Company.
Nevertheless, as a matter of convenience, the Company hereby agrees
to accept (or to cause its conversion agent to accept) the delivery
of Receipts for the purpose of effecting conversions of the Stock
utilizing the same procedures as those provided for delivery of
Stock certificates to effect such conversions in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation;
provided , however , that only whole Depositary
Shares may be so submitted for conversion.
Receipts may be
surrendered with written instructions to the Depositary to instruct
the Company to cause the conversion of any specified number of
whole or fractional shares of Stock represented by the Depositary
Shares evidenced by such Receipts into the number of whole shares
of Common Stock obtained by dividing the aggregate liquidation
preference of such Depositary Shares by the Conversion Price (as
such term is defined in the Certificate of Designation) then in
effect, as such Conversion Price may be adjusted by the Company
from time to time as provided in the Certificate of Designation.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and
the Certificate of Designation, a holder of a Receipt or Receipts
evidencing Depositary Shares representing whole or fractional
shares of Stock may surrender such Receipt or Receipts to the
Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or to such office or to
such Depositary’s Agents as the Depositary may designate for
such purpose, together with (i) a notice of conversion thereof duly
completed and executed (a “Notice of Conversion”), and
(ii) any payment in respect of dividends required by the fifth
paragraph of this Section 2.11, thereby directing the Depositary to
instruct the Company to cause the conversion of the number of
shares or fractions thereof of underlying Stock specified in such
Notice of Conversion into whole shares of Common Stock. In the
event that a holder delivers to the Depositary for conversion a
Receipt or Receipts which in the aggregate are convertible into
less than one whole share of Common Stock or any number of whole
shares of Common Stock plus an excess constituting less than one
whole share of Common Stock, the holder shall receive payment in
lieu of such fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable
in accordance with the last paragraph of this Section 2.11. If more
than one Receipt shall be delivered for conversion at one time by
the same holder, the number of whole shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of
the aggregate number of Receipts so delivered.
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Upon receipt by
the Depositary of a Receipt or Receipts, together with a Notice of
Conversion, duly completed and executed, directing the Depositary
to instruct the Company to cause the conversion of a specified
number of shares or fractions thereof of Stock, the Depositary
shall, on the date of receipt of such Notice of Conversion,
instruct the Company (i) to cause the conversion of the Depositary
Shares evidenced by the Receipts so surrendered for conversion as
specified in the written Notice of Conversion to the Depositary and
(ii) to cause the delivery to the holder or holders of such
Receipts of a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of
whole shares of Common Stock, and the amount of money, if any, to
be delivered to the holders of Receipts surrendered for conversion
in payment of any fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise
issuable. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable after
receipt thereof, cause the delivery to such holder or holders of
(i) a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of whole
shares of Common Stock into which the Stock represented by the
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt or Receipts has been
converted, and (ii) any money or other property to which the holder
or holders are entitled. The person or persons in whose name or
names any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock
shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have
become the holder or holders of record of the shares represented
thereby at the close of business on the date such Receipt or
Receipts shall have been surrendered to and a Notice of Conversion
received by the Depositary, unless the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed on that date, in which event such person or
persons shall be deemed to have become such holder or holders of
record on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer
books are open. Upon such conversion, the Depositary (i) shall
deliver to the holder a Receipt evidencing the number of Depositary
Shares, if any, which such holder has elected not to convert in
excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing Stock which
has been so converted, (ii) shall cancel the Depositary Shares
evidenced by Receipts surrendered for conversion and (iii) shall
deliver for cancellation to the transfer agent for the Stock the
shares of Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by
the Receipts so surrendered and so converted.
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If any Stock
shall be called by the Company for redemption, the Depositary
Shares representing such Stock may be converted into Common Stock
as provided in this Deposit Agreement until and including, but not
after, the close of business on the Redemption Date unless the
Company shall default in making payment of the amount payable upon
such redemption. Upon receipt by the Depositary of a Receipt or
Receipts representing any Stock called for redemption, together
with a properly completed and executed Notice of Conversion, the
shares of Stock held by the Depositary represented by such
Depositary Shares for which conversion is requested shall be deemed
to have been received by the Company for conversion.
Upon any
conversion of the Stock underlying the Depositary Shares, no
allowance, adjustment or payment shall be made with respect to
accrued dividends upon such Stock except that if any holder of a
Receipt surrenders such Receipt with instructions to the Depositary
for conversion of the underlying Stock evidenced thereby during the
period between the opening of business on any dividend record date
and the close of business on the corresponding dividend payment
date (except shares called for redemption on a Redemption Date
during such period), such Receipt must be accompanied by a payment
equal to the dividend thereon, if any, which the holder of record
of such Receipt is entitled to receive on such dividend payment
date in respect of the underlying Stock to be converted.
Upon the
conversion of any shares of Stock for which a Notice of Conversion
has been received by the Depositary, all dividends in respect of
such Depositary Shares shall cease to accrue, such Depositary
Shares shall be deemed no longer outstanding, all rights of the
holder of the Receipt with respect to such Depositary Shares
(except the right to receive the Common Stock, any cash payable
with respect to any fractional shares of Common Stock as provided
herein and any cash payable on account of accrued dividends in
respect of the Stock so converted and any Receipts evidencing
Depositary Shares not so converted) shall terminate, and the
Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares shall be cancelled in
accordance with Section 2.10 hereof.
No fractional
shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon conversion of Stock
underlying the Depositary Shares. If, except for the provisions of
this Section 2.11 and the Certificate of Designation, any holder of
Receipts surrendered with instructions to the Depositary for
conversion of the underlying Stock would be entitled to a
fractional share of Common Stock upon such conversion, the Company
shall cause to be delivered to such holder an amount in cash for
such fractional share determined in accordance with the Certificate
of Designation.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF
HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE COMPANY
SECTION
3.01. Filing
Proofs, Certificates and Other Information . Any person
presenting Stock for deposit or any holder of a Receipt may be
required from time to time to file such proof of residence or other
information, to execute such certificates and to make such
representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Company may
reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Company
may withhold or delay the delivery of any Receipt, the transfer,
redemption or exchange of any Receipt, the withdrawal of the Stock
represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by any Receipt, the
distribution of any dividend or other distribution, the sale of any
rights or of the proceeds thereof, the exercise of any conversion
right referred to in Section 2.11, the delivery of any Common Stock
upon such conversion or the delivery of any Exchange Debentures
pursuant to Section 2.04 upon such exchange until such proof or
other information is filed, such certificates are executed or such
representations and warranties are made.
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SECTION
3.02. Payment of
Taxes or Other, Governmental Charges . If any tax or other
governmental charge shall become payable by or on behalf of the
Depositary with respect to any Receipt, the Depositary Shares
evidenced by such Receipt, the Stock (or any fractional interest
therein) represented by such Depositary Shares, the exercise of any
conversion right referred to in Section 2.11 or any transaction
referred to in Section 4.06, such tax (including transfer, issuance
or acquisition taxes, if any) or governmental charge shall be
payable by the holder of such Receipt; provided that the Company
shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax
due on the issue of Common Stock upon conversion; and provided
further that the holder of such Receipt shall pay the amount of any
tax which is due if the shares are to be issued in a name other
than the name of such holder. Until such payment is made, transfer
of any Receipt or any withdrawal of the Stock or money or other
property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by
such Receipt may be refused, any dividend or other distribution may
be withheld, such conversion right may be refused and any part or
all of the Stock or other property represented by the Depositary
Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be sold for the account of the
holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such
holder prior to such sale). Any dividend or other distribution so
withheld and the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any
payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the holder of
such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency. In the event the
Depositary is required to pay any such amounts, the Company shall
reimburse the Depositary for payment thereof upon the request of
the Depositary and the Depositary shall, upon the Company’s
request and as instructed by the Company, pursue its rights against
such holder at the Company’s expense.
SECTION
3.03.
Representations and Warranties as to Stock . In the case of
the initial deposit of the Stock, the Company and, in the case of
subsequent deposits thereof, each person so depositing Stock under
this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and
warrant that such Stock and each certificate therefor are valid and
that the person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so.
The Company hereby further represents and warrants that the Stock,
when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of
the Stock and the issuance of Receipts.
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SECTION
3.04.
Representation and Warranty as to Receipts . The Company
hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued, will
represent legal and valid interests in the Stock. Such
representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Stock
and the issuance of Receipts.
SECTION
3.05.
Representation and Warranty as to Common Stock . The Company
hereby represents and warrants that the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Stock, when issued, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Such representation
and warranty shall survive the conversion of the Stock into such
Common Stock.
SECTION
3.06.
Representation and Warranty as to Exchange Debentures . The
Company hereby represents and warrants that the Exchange Debentures
issuable upon conversion of the Stock, when issued, will be duly
authorized and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company in accordance with their terms and the Indenture,
except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws now or hereinafter
in effect affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally and
except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law). Such representation and warranty
shall survive the conversion of the Stock into such Exchange
Debentures.
ARTICLE IV
THE STOCK, NOTICES
SECTION
4.01. Cash
Distributions . Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash
dividend or other cash distribution on the Stock, including any
cash received upon redemption of any shares of Stock pursuant to
Section 2.03, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.02,
distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed
pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such sum as are, as nearly
as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of
Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders;
p