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Exhibit 1.1
STANDARD DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT TERMS
WITH RESPECT TO
HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING
SECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES AND INCOME NOTES(SM)
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 2, 2005
STANDARD DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT TERMS
This document constitutes Standard Distribution Agreement Terms which
are incorporated by reference in the Distribution Agreement included in the
omnibus instrument through which certain of the documents related to the
issuance of the Notes are executed (the "OMNIBUS INSTRUMENT"), dated as of the
date set forth therein (the "DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT"), by and among the Trust,
Hartford Life Insurance Company (the "COMPANY"), and each Agent specified in the
Distribution Agreement.
These Standard Distribution Agreement Terms shall be of no force and
effect unless and until incorporated by reference into, and then only to the
extent not modified by, the Distribution Agreement.
The following terms and provisions shall govern the terms of the
distribution of the Notes issued by the Trust, subject to such other terms and
provisions expressly adopted in the Distribution Agreement.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in these Standard Distribution
Agreement Terms shall have their respective meanings ascribed to them in the
Distribution Agreement.
In connection with the Hartford Life Global Funding Program (the
"PROGRAM") arranged by Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., as arranger, the Company has
authorized the issuance and sale of a funding agreement to the Trust in order to
secure the Notes issued to the Agent(s) pursuant to the terms of the
Distribution Agreement.
The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the Indenture. The Trust shall
issue only the Notes. The Trust will use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Notes to purchase a funding agreement (the "FUNDING AGREEMENT") from the
Company. The Notes will be
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secured by the Funding Agreement which will be assigned by the Trust to the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes pursuant to the
Indenture. In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Trust will prepare a
Pricing Supplement (the "PRICING SUPPLEMENT") including or incorporating by
reference a description of the terms of the Notes, the terms of the offering and
a description of the Trust.
Subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Distribution
Agreement, the Company and the Trust hereby (1) appoint only Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc. as purchasing agent (the "PURCHASING AGENT"); and (2) appoint the
Purchasing Agent and/or such other parties specified in the Pricing Supplement
(the Purchasing Agent and each such party, an "AGENT") for the purpose of
purchasing and selling the Notes. For purposes of the Distribution Agreement,
all references to any Agent shall be deemed to include the Purchasing Agent.
The Distribution Agreement specifies terms and conditions on which the
Notes may be sold by the Trust to the Agent(s) as principal for resale to
investors.
The Company has made the requisite filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT"), and the rules and regulations of the
Commission under the 1934 Act (the "1934 ACT REGULATIONS"). The Company has
filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the
registration of the Notes of the Trust and the Funding Agreement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"). Such registration statement
has been declared effective by the Commission and the Indenture has been duly
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 ACT") and
the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the "1939 ACT
REGULATIONS"), and the Company has filed such post-effective amendments thereto
as may be required prior to the Trust's acceptance of any offer for the purchase
of Notes and each such post-effective amendment has been declared effective by
the Commission. Such registration statement (as so amended, if applicable) is
referred to herein as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"; and the final prospectus and
all applicable amendments or supplements thereto (including the applicable
final prospectus supplement and Pricing Supplement relating to the offering of
the Notes), in the form first furnished to the Agent(s) for use in confirming
sales of the Notes, are collectively referred to herein as the "PROSPECTUS";
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all references to the "Registration Statement", and the
"Prospectus" shall also be deemed to include all documents incorporated therein
by reference pursuant to the 1934 Act, prior to the Time of Pricing (defined
below); PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the Company files a post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the "1933 Act
Regulations") (the "RULE 462(b) REGISTRATION STATEMENT") or files a registration
statement containing a combined prospectus pursuant to Rule 429 of the 1933 Act
Regulations (the "RULE 429 REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), then, after such filing,
all references
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to the "Registration Statement" shall also be deemed to include the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement or the Rule 429 Registration Statement, as applicable. A
"PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS" shall be deemed to refer to any prospectus and any
prospectus supplement used before the Registration Statement became effective
and any prospectus and any prospectus supplement furnished by the Company or the
Trust after the Registration Statement became effective and before the Time of
Pricing with respect to the Notes which, pursuant to Rule 430B, omitted
information to be included upon pricing in a form of prospectus and prospectus
supplement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act
Regulations. For purposes of the Distribution Agreement, all references to the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or to any amendment
or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the
Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system ("EDGAR").
All references in the Distribution Agreement to financial statements
and schedules and other information which is "disclosed", "contained",
"included" or "stated" (or other references of like import) in the Registration
Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus shall be deemed to include all
such financial statements and schedules and other information which is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or
preliminary prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in the
Distribution Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus shall be deemed to include the
filing of any document under the 1934 Act which is incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, as the case
may be.
SECTION 1.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUST AND THE COMPANY
1.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUST AND THE COMPANY.
Each of the Trust and the Company jointly and severally represents and warrants
(i) to each Agent (a) as of the date hereof, (b) as of the date that the
Registration Statement became effective (the "INITIAL EFFECTIVE DATE") and (c)
as of any time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be
amended or supplemented (with respect to the Registration Statement, a
"SUBSEQUENT EFFECTIVE DATE") and (ii) to each applicable Agent, (a) as of the
Time of Pricing, (b) as of the date the Notes are delivered in exchange for
payment (the "SETTLEMENT DATE") and (c) as of the new effective date as
determined pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations with respect
to the Notes (the "NOTE EFFECTIVE DATE" and together with the Initial Effective
Date and any Subsequent Effective Date, the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT EFFECTIVE
DATE") (each of the times referenced above being referred to herein as a
"REPRESENTATION DATE") as follows:
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1.1.1 NO FILINGS OR REGULATORY APPROVALS. Other than as set
forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, no filing with, or approval,
authorization, consent, license, registration, qualification, order or
decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency, is necessary
or required for the issuance and sale of the Notes by the Trust, except
such as have been previously made, obtained or rendered, as applicable,
and except such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations,
qualifications, orders or decrees as may be required under the 1933 Act
or the 1939 Act or under state or foreign securities or blue sky laws
or any rules or regulations of any securities exchange.
1.1.2 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT. The Trust is not, and upon
the issuance and sale of the Notes as herein contemplated and the
application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the
Prospectus will not be, required to register as an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 ACT").
1.1.3 RATINGS. The Program under which the Notes are
issued, as well as the Notes, as applicable, are rated Aa3 by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or its successor ("MOODY'S") and AA- by
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. or its successor ("S&P") (Moody's and S&P are referred
to herein as the "Ratings Agencies" and each a "RATINGS AGENCY"), or
such other rating as to which the Company or the Trust shall have most
recently notified the Agent(s) pursuant to Section 2.3.5 hereof and set
forth in the Omnibus Instrument. Except as otherwise disclosed to the
Agent(s), no public announcement has been made by a Ratings Agency that
it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative
implications, its rating of the Program, the Notes or any notes issued
pursuant to the Registration Statement, as applicable, or has withdrawn
its rating of the Program, the Notes or any notes issued pursuant to
the Registration Statement, as applicable.
1.1.4 LISTING. If specified in the Pricing Supplement, the
Notes described in such Pricing Supplement shall be listed on the
securities exchange designated in the Pricing Supplement.
1.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUST. The Trust
represents and warrants to each Agent as of each Representation Date as
follows:
1.2.1 DUE FORMATION AND GOOD STANDING OF THE TRUST. The
Trust is a statutory trust, duly formed under Delaware law pursuant to
the Trust Agreement (the "TRUST AGREEMENT") between Wilmington Trust
Company, as Trustee (the "DELAWARE TRUSTEE") and AMACAR Pacific
Corporation, as administrator and trust beneficial holder, and the
filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State,
which is validly existing and in good standing as a statutory trust
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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1.2.2 NO MATERIAL CHANGES. Since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Trust or on the power or ability of the Trust to perform its
obligations under the Distribution Agreement, the Indenture, the
Notes, the Trust Agreement, the Funding Agreement, the Administrative
Services Agreement (the "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT"), between the
Delaware Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, and AMACAR Pacific
Corporation, as administrator (the "ADMINISTRATOR") or the License
Agreement (the "LICENSE AGREEMENT") between the Trust and Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, or to consummate the transactions to be performed by
it as contemplated in the Prospectus (a "TRUST MATERIAL ADVERSE
EFFECT") and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the
Trust, other than those related to the Program or in the ordinary
course of business, which are material with respect to the Trust.
1.2.3 AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS. The Distribution
Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the Administration Agreement and
the License Agreement have been or will be duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Trust. Assuming that each party to the
Distribution Agreement, the Indenture, the Administration Agreement,
the License Agreement and the Trust Agreement, other than the Trust,
has duly authorized, executed and delivered each such agreement, then
the Distribution Agreement, the Indenture, the Administration
Agreement, the License Agreement and the Trust Agreement will each be a
valid and legally binding agreement of the Trust enforceable against
the Trust in accordance with its terms, except (A) as enforcement
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law), (B) that no representation or warranty is made with
respect to the enforceability of the idemnification and contribution
provided for in Section 6 hereof and (C) except as enforcement thereof
may be limited by requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes
issued under the Indenture that are payable in a foreign or composite
currency (or a foreign or composite currency judgment in respect of
such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange
prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or by
governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of
payments outside the United States. The Notes have been duly authorized
by the Trust for offer, sale, issuance and delivery pursuant to the
Distribution Agreement and when issued, authenticated and delivered in
the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment
of the consideration therefor, will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in
accordance with their terms, except (1) as enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
or by general equitable
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principles (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and (2) except as enforcement thereof
may be limited by requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes
issued under the Indenture that are payable in a foreign or composite
currency (or a foreign or composite currency judgment in respect of
such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange
prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or by
governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of
payments outside the United States. Subject to the exceptions set forth
in the preceding sentence, the Notes when executed by the Trust and
issued authenticated and delivered in the manner provided for in the
Indenture and delivered against payment of the consideration therefor,
will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
1.2.4 ABSENCE OF DEFAULTS AND CONFLICTS. (A) The execution,
delivery and performance of the Distribution Agreement, the Indenture,
the Notes, the Funding Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the
License Agreement and any other agreement or instrument entered into or
issued or to be entered into or issued by the Trust in connection with
the issuance of the Notes and the transactions contemplated thereby,
(B) the performance of the Trust Agreement (all agreements and
instruments referenced in clauses (A) and (B) above are referred to
herein as the "ISSUANCE DOCUMENTS"), (C) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated in the Prospectus (including the issuance and
sale of the Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom as described in the
Prospectus) and (D) the compliance by the Trust with its obligations
under the Issuance Documents, do not and will not constitute a breach,
violation or default which (1) gives the holder of any note, debenture
or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such
holder's behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or
repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Trust, or (2)
results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any assets, properties or operations of the Trust
pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan or credit
agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the
Trust is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of the
property or assets of the Trust is subject, nor will such action result
in any violation of the Trust's Certificate of Trust or the Trust
Agreement and the Trust is not in default in the performance or
observance of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Trust or any
of its assets, properties or operations; PROVIDED, that no
representation or warranty is made with respect to compliance with law
of the Funding Agreement to the extent that the source of the funds
used by the Trust to purchase such Funding Agreement renders such
funds, or any property or investment acquired with such funds, subject
to governmental seizure or other penalty under the USA Patriot Act of
2001, as amended (the "USA PATRIOT ACT"); PROVIDED, FURTHER that in the
case of clause (1) of this Section 1.2.4, this
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representation and warranty shall not extend to such repurchase,
redemption or repayment that would not result in a Trust Material
Adverse Effect and in the case of clause (2) of this Section 1.2.4,
this representation and warranty shall not extend to such lien, charges
or encumbrances or any violations or defaults that would not result in
a Trust Material Adverse Effect.
1.2.5 BENEFICIAL INTEREST. The beneficial interest of the
Trust when issued will be duly authorized and, when registered in the
Securities Register (as defined in the Trust Agreement) in accordance
with the provisions of the Trust Agreement, will be a valid and legally
binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership or similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by general equitable
principles (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
1.2.6 NO PROCEEDINGS. There is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending of which the Trust has received notice or
service of process, or before or brought by any court or governmental
agency or body, or to the knowledge of the Trust threatened, against
the Trust or its assets which is required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (other than as disclosed
therein).
1.3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to each Agent as of each Representation Date as
follows:
1.3.1 DUE INCORPORATION, GOOD STANDING AND DUE
QUALIFICATION OF THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES. The Company,
and each significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02
of Regulation S-X promulgated under the 1933 Act) that is an operating
company, if any (each, a "SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY"), is duly
incorporated and validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation with corporate
power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business
as described in the Prospectus; each of the Company and each
Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
such qualification is required, except where the failure to so qualify
would result in a Company Material Adverse Effect (defined below).
Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated
therein, there has been no event or occurrence that would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under any of the Issuance Documents or to
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consummate the transactions to be performed by it as contemplated in
the Prospectus (a "COMPANY MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT").
1.3.2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT; PROSPECTUS; FREE WRITING
PROSPECTUS. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3
under the 1933 Act. The Company is not an "ineligible issuer" as that
term is defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (i) during any
period beginning with the first BONA FIDE offer of the Notes and ending
on the Settlement Date (the "OFFERING PERIOD"), and (ii) at any time
other than during the Offering Period, at the time of the use of a
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below), if any. The
Registration Statement, filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1933
Act, as of the Initial Effective Date, did not and, as of any Note
Effective Date or Subsequent Effective Date, will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading. Each Prospectus, if any, filed pursuant to Rule
424 of the 1933 Act Regulations, complied when so filed in all material
respects with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. The
Registration Statement and each Prospectus comply and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with
the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. As of the Time of Pricing
(defined below), the Prospectus as supplemented by any Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus (defined below), will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The Company makes no
representations or warranties as to (A) that part of the Registration
Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility (Form
T-1) under the 1939 Act of the Indenture Trustee or (B) any statements
in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any Prospectus made
in reliance on and in conformity with written information provided by
the Agent(s) to the Trust or to the Company expressly for use in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto. "TIME OF PRICING" means 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date
of acceptance by the Company of an offer for the purchase of the Notes.
1.3.3 COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The consolidated
financial statements (including the related notes but excluding the
supporting schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown
thereby, at the dates and for the periods indicated and have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
indicated and conform in all material respects with the 1933 Act,
except as otherwise noted therein; and the supporting schedules,
selected financial data and the summary financial data included or
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incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement when considered
in relation to such financial statements taken as a whole, present
fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated
therein.
1.3.4 AUTHORIZATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND THE
FUNDING AGREEMENT. The Distribution Agreement has been, and the Funding
Agreement when issued will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company and, assuming that each party to the Distribution
Agreement and the Funding Agreement, other than the Company, has duly
authorized executed and delivered such agreement, then the Distribution
Agreement and the Funding Agreement will each be a valid and legally
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except (A) as enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (B) that no
representation or warranty is made with respect to the enforceability
of the indemnification and contribution provided for in Section 6
hereof and (C) that no representation or warranty is made with respect
to the enforceability of the Funding Agreement to the extent that the
source of the funds used by the Trust to purchase such Funding
Agreement renders such funds, or any property or investment acquired
with such funds, subject to governmental seizure or other penalty under
the USA Patriot Act.
1.3.5 NO PROCEEDINGS. There is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending of which the Company has received notice or
service of process, or before or brought by any court or governmental
agency or body, or to the knowledge of the Company threatened, against
the Company which is required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein).
1.3.6 ABSENCE OF DEFAULTS AND CONFLICTS. Neither the
Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of the
provisions of its charter or by-laws or in default in the performance
or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or
credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by
which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the property or
assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject
(collectively, "COMPANY AGREEMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS"), except for such
defaults that would not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;
the execution, delivery and performance of the Distribution Agreement,
the Funding Agreement and any other agreement or instrument entered
into or issued or to be entered into or issued by the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated in the Prospectus, the
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consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Prospectus and the
compliance by the Company with its obligations thereunder have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will
not constitute a breach, violation or default (A) which gives the
holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any
person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the
repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such
indebtedness by the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or
(B) of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any
of its properties, except for such breaches, violations or defaults
under subsections (A) or (B) immediately above that would not result in
a Company Material Adverse Effect; PROVIDED, that no representation or
warranty is made with respect to compliance with law of the Funding
Agreement to the extent that the source of the funds used by the Trust
to purchase such Funding Agreement renders such funds, or any property
or investment acquired with such funds, subject to governmental seizure
or other penalty under the USA Patriot Act.
1.3.7 LICENSES AND PERMITS. Each of the Company and the
Significant Subsidiaries has all necessary consents, licenses,
authorizations, approvals, exemptions, orders, certificates and permits
(collectively, the "COMPANY GOVERNMENTAL LICENSES") of and from, and
has made all filings and declarations (collectively, the "COMPANY
GOVERNMENTAL FILINGS") with, all Federal, state, local and other
governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, necessary to own, lease, license and use
its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner
described in the Prospectus, except where the failure to have such
Company Governmental Licenses or to make such Company Governmental
Filings would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect. All such Company Governmental Licenses
and Company Governmental Filings are in full force and effect, except
to the extent that any such failure to be in full force and effect
would not result, singly or in the aggregate, in a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and the Significant Subsidiaries are in
compliance with such Company Governmental Licenses and neither the
Company nor any of the Significant Subsidiaries has received any notice
of any inquiry, investigation or proceeding that would reasonably be
expected to result in the suspension, revocation or limitation of any
such Company Governmental Licenses or otherwise impose any limitation
on the conduct of the business of the Company or any of the Significant
Subsidiaries, except as set forth in the Prospectus or to the extent
that any such failure to be in compliance, suspension, revocation or
limitation would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
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1.3.8 FILINGS AND REGULATORY APPROVALS. Other than as set
forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, no filing with or approval,
authorization, consent, license, registration, qualification, order or
decree of any governmental authority or agency, is necessary or
required for the issuance and sale of the Funding Agreement by the
Company, except such as have been previously made, obtained or
rendered, as applicable, and except such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations, qualifications, orders or decrees as may
be required under the 1933 Act or the 1939 Act or under state or
foreign securities or blue sky laws or any rules or regulations of any
securities exchange.
1.3.9 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT. The Company is not, and upon
the issuance and sale of the Notes as herein contemplated and the
application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the
Prospectus will not be, required to register as an "investment company"
within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
1.3.10 RATINGS. The Company's financial strength rating is
Aa3 by Moody's and AA- by S&P, or such other rating as to which the
Company shall have most recently notified the Agent(s) pursuant to
Section 2.3.5 hereof and set forth in the Omnibus Instrument. Except as
otherwise disclosed to the Agent(s) no public announcement has been
made by a Ratings Agency that it has under surveillance or review, with
possible negative implications, its rating of the financial strength of
the Company or has withdrawn its rating of the financial strength of
the Company.
1.3.11 ABSENCE OF DEFAULT UNDER THE FUNDING AGREEMENT. To
the Company's knowledge there exists no event or circumstance which
does or may (with the passing of time, the giving of notice, the making
of any determination or any combination thereof) be reasonably expected
to constitute an event of default under any outstanding funding
agreement issued in connection with the Registration Statement.
1.3.12 INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS. The documents incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time
they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will
comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act
and the 1934 Act Regulations.
1.3.13 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. The accountants who
certified the financial statements and any supporting schedules thereto
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are
independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933
Act Regulations.
1.3.14 CONFORMITY OF ISSUANCE DOCUMENTS. The statements
relating to the Issuance Documents contained in the Prospectus conform
and will conform in all material respects to the Issuance Documents and
the Issuance Documents are
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substantially in the form filed or incorporated by reference, as the
case may be, as exhibits to the Registration Statement, to the extent
so filed or incorporated by reference.
1.3 Any certificate signed by the Administrator or any authorized
officer of the Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Agent(s) or Sidley Austin
Brown & Wood LLP, as legal counsel to the Agent(s), or any other legal counsel
selected by the Agent(s) (or the bookrunning lead manager(s), in the case of a
syndicated issue) to replace such previous legal counsel (the "AGENT APPROVED
COUNSEL") in connection with the sale of Notes to the Agent(s) shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Trust to such Agent(s) as to the matters
covered thereby on the date of such certificate. Any certificate signed by any
authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Agent(s) or the Agent
Approved Counsel in connection with the sale of Notes to the Agent(s) shall be
deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to such Agent(s) as to the
matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate.
SECTION 2.
COVENANTS OF THE TRUST AND THE COMPANY
2.1 COVENANTS OF THE TRUST AND THE COMPANY. In further
consideration of the Agent's agreements herein contained, the Trust and the
Company jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Agent as follows:
2.1.1 PREPARATION OF PRICING SUPPLEMENTS. The Trust and the
Company will prepare a Pricing Supplement with respect to the Notes
sold to the Agent(s) in a form previously agreed to by the Agent(s).
The Trust and the Company will use their reasonable best efforts to
deliver such Pricing Supplement no later than 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the business day following the Time of Pricing of such Notes
and will file such Pricing Supplement pursuant to the applicable
subparagraph of Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations.
2.1.2 BLUE SKY QUALIFICATIONS. Subject to Section 3.9,
below, the Trust and the Company shall take reasonable efforts to
establish and maintain the qualification of the Notes for offer and
sale under the securities blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
Agent(s) (or the bookrunning lead manager(s), in the case of a
syndicated issue) shall reasonably request; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
either the Trust or the Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines
that such qualification in a particular jurisdiction would cause an
undue burden, its sole obligation is to so advise the Agent(s) (or the
bookrunning lead manager(s), in the case of a syndicated issue); and
PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that the Trust and the Company shall not be
obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to
qualify as a foreign corporation or a dealer in securities in any
jurisdiction in
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which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in
respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not
otherwise so subject.
2.1.3 LISTING. The Trust and the Company, with the
assistance of the Agent(s) (or the bookrunning lead manager(s), in the
case of a syndicated issue), shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and
maintain approval for the listing of the Notes of at least one trust
issued pursuant to the Registration Statement on a national securities
exchange as defined in Section 18(a)(3)(B) of the 1933 Act until such
time as none of the notes issued pursuant to the Registration Statement
are outstanding.
2.1.4 DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. The Trust and the Company
shall assist the Agent(s) in arranging to cause the Notes to be
eligible for settlement through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company.
2.1.5 SECURITY INTEREST. As required by the Indenture, the
Trust pursuant to the Indenture, will create, in favor of the Indenture
Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a first priority
perfected security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the
Indenture), under New York law or the law of such other applicable
jurisdiction whose law governs such perfection, non-perfection or
priority.
2.2 COVENANTS OF THE TRUST. In further consideration of the
Agent's agreements herein contained, the Trust covenants and agrees with each
Agent as follows:
2.2.1 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE INDENTURE OR THE TRUST
AGREEMENT. The Trust will give the Agent(s) at least seven (7) days'
prior notice in writing of any proposed amendment to the Indenture or
the Trust Agreement and, except in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Indenture or the Trust Agreement, not make or permit
to become effective any amendment to the Indenture or the Trust
Agreement.
2.2.2 AUTHORIZATION TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST. The
Trust will, from time to time, after receiving a written request from
an Agent, deliver to the Agent(s) a certificate as to the names and
signatures of those persons authorized to act on behalf of the Trust in
relation to the Program if such information has changed.
2.2.3 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Trust will use the net proceeds
received by it from the issuance and sale of the Notes in the manner
specified in the Prospectus.
2.2.4 NOTICE OF MEETINGS. The Trust will furnish to the
Agent(s), at the same time as it is dispatched, a copy of any notice of
any meeting of the holders of Notes which is called to consider any
matter which is material in the context of the Trust.
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2.3 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. In further consideration of the
Agent's agreements herein contained, the Company covenants and agrees with each
Agent as follows:
2.3.1 FILING OR USE OF AMENDMENTS. The Company will give
the Agent(s) advance notice of their intention to file or prepare any
additional registration statement with respect to the registration of
additional notes to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement,
any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement to the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the time it became effective or to the Prospectus (other
than an amendment or supplement thereto providing solely for the
determination of the variable terms of the notes to be issued pursua






