Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, Trustee
Dated as of ________,
2006
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Section 1.01. Certain Terms
Defined
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Section 2.01. Forms Generally
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Section 2.02. Form Of Trustee’s
Certification Of Authentication
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Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited; Issuable In
Series
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Section 2.04. Authentication And Delivery
Of Securities
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Section 2.05. Execution Of
Securities
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Section 2.06. Certificate Of
Authentication
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Section 2.07. Denomination And Date Of
Securities; Payments Of Interest
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Section 2.08. Registration, Transfer And
Exchange
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Section 2.09. Mutilated, Defaced,
Destroyed, Lost And Stolen Securities
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Section 2.10. Cancellation Of Securities;
Destruction Thereof
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Section 2.11. Temporary
Securities
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Section 2.12. Computation Of
Interest
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COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
AND THE TRUSTEE
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Section 3.01. Payment Of Principal And
Interest
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Section 3.02. Offices For Payments,
Etc
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Section 3.03. Paying Agents
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Section 3.04. Certificate Of The
Issuer
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Section 3.05. Securityholders
Lists
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Section 3.06. Reports By The
Issuer
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Section 3.07. Corporate
Existence
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Section 3.08. Restrictions On Mergers,
Sales And Consolidations
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Section 3.09. Further Assurances
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REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE
AND SECURITYHOLDERS
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Section 4.01. Event Of Default Defined;
Acceleration Of Maturity; Waiver Of Default
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Section 4.02. Collection Of Indebtedness By
Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt
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Section 4.03. Application Of
Proceeds
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Section 4.04. Suits For
Enforcement
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Section 4.05. Restoration Of Rights On
Abandonment Of Proceedings
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Section 4.06. Limitations On Suits By
Securityholder
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Section 4.07. Unconditional Right Of
Securityholders To Institute Certain Suits
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Section 4.08. Powers And Remedies
Cumulative; Delay Or Omission Not Waiver Of Default
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Section 4.09. Control By
Securityholders
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Section 4.10. Waiver Of Past
Defaults
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Section 4.11. Trustee To Give Notice Of
Default, But May Withhold In Certain Circumstances
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Section 4.12. Right Of Court To Require
Filing Of Undertaking To Pay Costs
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Section 5.01. Duties And Responsibilities
Of The Trustee; During Default; Prior To Default
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Section 5.02. Certain Rights Of The
Trustee
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Section 5.03. Trustee Not Responsible For
Recitals, Disposition Of Securities Or Application Of Proceeds
Thereof
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Section 5.04. Trustee And Agents May Hold
Securities; Collections, Etc
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Section 5.05. Moneys Held By
Trustee
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Section 5.06. Compensation And
Indemnification Of Trustee And Its Prior Claim
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Section 5.07. Right Of Trustee To Rely On
Officer’s Certificate, Etc
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Section 5.08. Persons Eligible For
Appointment As Trustee
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Section 5.09. Resignation And Removal;
Appointment Of Successor Trustee
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Section 5.10. Acceptance Of Appointment By
Successor
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Section 5.11. Merger, Conversion,
Consolidation Or Succession To Business Of Trustee
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Section 5.12. Reports To The
Trustee
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CONCERNING THE
SECURITYHOLDERS
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Section 6.01. Evidence Of Action Taken By
Securityholders
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Section 6.02. Proof Of Execution Of
Instruments And Of Holding Of Securities; Record Date
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Section 6.03. Holders To Be Treated As
Owners
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Section 6.04. Securities Owned By Issuer
Deemed Not Outstanding
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Section 6.05. Right Of Revocation Of Action
Taken
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Section 7.01. Supplemental Indentures
Without Consent Of Securityholders
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Section 7.02. Supplemental Indentures With
Consent Of Securityholders
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Section 7.03. Effect Of Supplemental
Indenture
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Section 7.04. Documents To Be Given To
Trustee
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Section 7.05. Notation On Securities In
Respect Of Supplemental Indentures
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER,
SALE OR CONVEYANCE
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Section 8.01. Issuer May Consolidate,
Etc.,
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Section 8.02. Successor Corporation
Substituted
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Section 9.01. Defeasance Within One Year Of
Payment
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Section 9.03. Covenant
Defeasance
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Section 9.04. Application Of Trust
Money
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Section 9.05. Repayment To
Issuer
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Section 10.01. Incorporators, Stockholders,
Officers And Directors Of Issuer Exempt From Individual
Liability
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Section 10.02. Provisions Of Indenture For
The Sole Benefit Of Parties And Securityholders
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Section 10.03. Successors And Assigns Of
Issuer Bound By Indenture
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Section 10.04. Notices And Demands On
Issuer, Trustee And Securityholders
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Section 10.05. Officer’s Certificates
And Opinions Of Counsel; Statements To Be Contained
Therein
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Section 10.06. Payments Due On Saturdays,
Sundays And Holidays
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Section 10.07. Conflict Of Any Provision Of
Indenture With Trust Indenture Act Of 1939
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Section 10.08. California Law To
Govern
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Section 10.09. Counterparts
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Section 10.10. Effect Of
Headings
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REDEMPTION OF
SECURITIES AND SINKING FUNDS
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Section 11.01. Applicability Of
Article
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Section 11.02. Notice Of Redemption;
Partial Redemptions
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Section 11.03. Payment Of Securities Called
For Redemption
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Section 11.04. Exclusion Of Certain
Securities From Eligibility For Selection For Redemption
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Section 11.05. Mandatory And Optional
Sinking Funds
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Section 11.06. Conversion Arrangement On
Call For Redemption
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iv.
THIS INDENTURE,
dated as of ___, 2006 between PLANETOUT INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Issuer ”), and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association (the “ Trustee
”).
WHEREAS, the
Issuer has duly authorized the issue from time to time of its
unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to
be issued in one or more series (the “ Securities
”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to
time be authorized in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
and to provide, among other things, for the authentication,
delivery and administration thereof, the Issuer has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid indenture and
agreement according to its terms have been done;
In consideration
of the premises and the purchases of the Securities by the holders
thereof, the Issuer and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for
the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from
time to time of the Securities as follows:
Section 1.01
. Certain Terms Defined. The following terms (except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
clearly requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any
indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings
specified in this Section. All other terms used in this Indenture
that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or the
definitions of which in the Securities Act of 1933 are referred to
in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, including terms defined therein
by reference to the Securities Act of 1933 (except as herein
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said
Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the
date of this Indenture. All accounting terms used herein and not
expressly defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the
term “ generally accepted accounting principles
” means such accounting principles as are generally accepted
at the time of any computation. The words “ herein
”, “ hereof ” and “ hereunder
” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture
as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision. The terms defined in this Article have the meanings
assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as
the singular.
1.
“ Board
of Directors ” means either the Board of Directors of the
Issuer or any committee of such Board duly authorized to act
hereunder.
“
Business Day ” means, with respect to any Security, a
day that in the city (or in any of the cities, if more than one) in
which amounts are payable, as specified in the form of such
Security, is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized
or required by law or regulation to close.
“ Capital
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, including the
Issuer, any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of
such Person’s capital stock or equity, including, without
limitation, all common stock and Preferred Stock.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if at any time after the
execution and delivery of this Indenture such Commission is not
existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the
Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such
date.
“ Common
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s
common stock, whether now outstanding or issued after the date of
this Indenture, including, without limitation, all series and
classes of such common stock.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall,
at any particular time, be principally administered, which office
is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at
Sixth Street & Marquette Avenue, N9303-120, Minneapolis, MN
55479, Attention: PlanetOut Administrator.
“
Default ” means any Event of Default as defined in
Section 4.01 and any event that is, or after notice or passage
of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
“
Depositary ” means, with respect to the Securities of
any series issuable or issued in the form of one or more Registered
Global Securities, the Person designated as Depositary by the
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03 until a successor Depositary
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean
or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if
at any time there is more than one such Person,
“Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of
any such series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the
Registered Global Securities of that series.
“
Designated Senior Indebtedness ” means obligations of
the Issuer under any Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the
instrument creating or
2.
evidencing the
same or the assumption or guarantee thereof (or related agreements
or documents to which the Issuer is a party) expressly provides
that the Senior Indebtedness shall be ‘‘Designated
Senior Indebtedness’’ for purposes of the Indenture;
provided that the instrument, agreement or other document may place
limitations and conditions on the right of that Senior Indebtedness
to exercise the rights of Designated Senior Indebtedness. If any
payment made to any holder of any Designated Senior Indebtedness or
its representative with respect so such Designated Senior
Indebtedness is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by such
holder or representative upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Issuer or otherwise, the reinstated
Indebtedness of the Issuer arising as a result f such rescission or
return shall constitute Designated Senior Indebtedness effective as
of the date of such rescission or return.
“ Event
of Default ” means any event or condition specified as
such in Section 4.01.
“
Holder ”, “ Holder of Securities ”,
“ Securityholder ” or other similar terms mean
the registered holder of any Security.
“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, and
without duplication:
(a) all
indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) of that Person for borrowed money (including obligations
of that Person in respect of overdrafts, foreign exchange
contracts, currency exchange agreements, interest rate protection
agreements, and any loans or advances from banks, whether or not
evidenced by notes or similar instruments) or evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments (whether or not the
recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of that Person
or to only a portion thereof), other than any account payable or
other accrued current liability or obligation incurred in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the obtaining of
materials or services,
(b) all
reimbursement obligations and other liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) of that Person with respect to letters of credit, bank
guaranties or bankers’ acceptances,
(c) all
obligations and liabilities (contingent or otherwise) in respect of
leases of that Person required, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles, to be accounted for as capitalized
lease obligations on the balance sheet of that Person and all
obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) under
any lease or related document (including a purchase agreement)
entered into for financing purposes in connection with the lease of
real property or improvements which provides that that Person is
contractually obligated to purchase or cause a third party
to
3.
purchase the
leased property or pay or guaranty a minimum residual value of the
leased property to the lessor and the obligations of that Person
under the lease or related document to purchase or to cause a third
party to purchase the leased property,
(d) all
obligations of that Person (contingent or otherwise) with respect
to an interest rate or other swap, cap or collar agreement or other
similar instrument or agreement or foreign currency hedge,
exchange, purchase or similar instrument or agreement,
(e) all
direct or indirect guaranties or similar agreements by that Person
in respect of, and obligations or liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) of that Person to purchase or otherwise acquire or
otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the
kind described in clauses (a) through (d),
(f) any
indebtedness or other obligations described in clauses
(a) through (d) secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien or
other encumbrance existing on property which is owned or held by
that Person, regardless of whether the indebtedness or other
obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person,
and
(g) any
and all refinancings, replacements, deferrals, renewals, extensions
and refundings of, or amendments, modifications or supplements to,
any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kind described in
clauses (a) through (f).
“
Indenture ” means this instrument as originally
executed and delivered or, if amended or supplemented as herein
provided, as so amended or supplemented or both, and shall include
the forms and terms of particular series of Securities established
as contemplated hereunder.
“
Interest ” means, when used with respect to
non-interest bearing Securities, interest payable after
maturity.
“
Issuer ” means (except as otherwise provided in
Article 5) PlanetOut Inc., a Delaware corporation, and,
subject to Article 8, its successors and assigns.
“
Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate
signed by any of the following: the chairman of the Board of
Directors, the president, any vice president, the chief financial
officer, the chief legal officer, the treasurer, any assistant
treasurer, the controller, any assistant controller or the
secretary or any assistant secretary of the Issuer or any other
person authorized by the Board of Directors to execute such a
certificate and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate
shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 and include the statements provided for in
Section 10.05.
4.
“ Opinion
of Counsel ” means an opinion in writing signed by legal
counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer and who
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. Each such opinion
shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 and include the statements provided for in Section 10.05,
if and to the extent required hereby.
“
Original Issue Discount Security ” means any Security
that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof
to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the
maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.01.
“
Outstanding ”, when used with reference to Securities,
shall, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, mean, as of
any particular time, all Securities authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee under this Indenture, except:
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(a)
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Securities theretofore canceled by
the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
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(b)
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Securities, or portions thereof, for
the payment or redemption of which moneys or U.S. Government
Obligations (as provided by Section 9.01) in the necessary
amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with
any paying agent (other than the Issuer) or shall have been set
aside, segregated and held in trust by the Issuer for the holders
of such Securities (if the Issuer shall act as its own paying
agent), provided that if such Securities, or portions
thereof, are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice
of such redemption shall have been given as herein provided, or
provision reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been
made for giving such notice; and
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(c)
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Securities in substitution for which
other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or
which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.09 (except with respect to any such Security as to
which proof reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee is presented
that such Security is held by a person in whose hands such Security
is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer).
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In determining
whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities of any or all series have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver
hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount
Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes
shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and
payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of
acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 4.01.
5.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“
Preferred Stock ” means, with respect to any Person,
any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such
Person’s preferred or preference stock, whether now
outstanding or issued after the date of the Indenture, including,
without limitation, all series and classes of such preferred or
preference stock.
“
Principal ” whenever used with reference to the
Securities or any Security or any portion thereof, shall be deemed
to include “and premium, if any”.
“
Registered Global Security ” means, a Security
evidencing all or a part of a series of Registered Securities,
issued to the Depositary for such series in accordance with
Section 2.04, and bearing the legend prescribed in
Section 2.04.
“
Registered Security ” means any Security registered on
the register maintained by the Issuer pursuant to
Section 2.08.
“
Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to the
Trustee means any president, vice president, any assistant vice
president, any assistant secretary, or any treasurer, assistant
treasurer within the Corporate Trust Services (or a successor
group) of the Trustee or any other officer of the Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the
persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to
whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“
Security ” or “ Securities ” has
the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture, or, as
the case may be, Securities that have been authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture.
“ Senior
Indebtedness ” means the principal of, premium, if any,
interest (including all interest accruing subsequent to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or
not a claim for post-petition interest is allowable as a claim in
the proceeding) and rent payable on or termination payment with
respect to on or in connection with, and all fees, costs, expenses
and other amounts accrued or due on or in connection with,
Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether outstanding on the date of the
Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed, guaranteed or
in effect guaranteed by the Issuer (including all refinancings,
replacements, deferrals, renewals, extensions or refundings of, or
amendments, modifications or supplements to, the foregoing), unless
in the case of any particular Indebtedness the instrument creating
or evidencing the same or the assumption or guarantee thereof
expressly provides that the Indebtedness shall not be senior in
right of payment to the Securities or expressly provides that the
Indebtedness is pari passu or junior to the Securities. The
term “Senior Indebtedness” shall include all Designated
Senior Indebtedness. Notwithstanding
6.
the foregoing,
the term Senior Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of the
Issuer to any of its subsidiaries, a majority of the voting stock
of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Issuer.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i) any corporation, association or other business entity of
which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital
stock or other equity interest entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of
directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more
of the other subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof)
and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or
managing general partner of which is such Person or a subsidiary of
such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such
Person or of one or more subsidiaries of such Person (or any
combination thereof).
“
Trustee ” means the Person identified as
“Trustee” in the first paragraph hereof and, subject to
the provisions of Article 5, shall also include any successor
trustee.
“ Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 ” means the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended from time to time.
“ UCC
” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in each
applicable jurisdiction.
“
Unregistered Security ” means any Security other than
a Registered Security.
“ U.S.
Government Obligations ” means securities that are
(i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the
payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or
(ii) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United
States of America the payment of which is unconditionally
guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United
States of America, and shall also include a depository receipt
issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any
such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest
on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such
custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt;
provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is
not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the
holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the
specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government
Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
“ vice
president ” when used with respect to the Issuer means
any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word
or words added before or after the title of “vice
president”.
7.
“
Wholly-Owned ” is defined to mean, with respect to any
Subsidiary of any person, such Subsidiary if all of the outstanding
common stock or other similar equity ownership interests (but not
including preferred stock) in such Subsidiary (other than any
director’s qualifying shares or investments by foreign
nationals mandated by applicable law) is owned directly or
indirectly by such person.
“ Yield
to Maturity ” means the yield to maturity on a series of
securities, calculated at the time of issuance of such series, or,
if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on
such series, and calculated in accordance with accepted financial
practice.
Section 2.01
. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series shall be
substantially in such form (not inconsistent with this Indenture)
as shall be established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board
of Directors or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by
this Indenture and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced
thereon such legend or endorsements, or legends, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply
with any law or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto, or
with any rules of any securities exchange or to conform to general
usage, all as may be determined by the officers executing such
Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. The
Issuer shall furnish any such legends to the Trustee in
writing.
The definitive
Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel
engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced
by their execution of such Securities.
Section 2.02
. Form Of Trustee’s Certification Of
Authentication. The Trustee’s certificate of
authentication on all Securities shall be in substantially the
following form:
8.
This is one of the
Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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[TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
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Authorized
Signatory
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Section 2.03
. Amount Unlimited; Issuable In Series. The aggregate
principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may
be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in
an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities
of any series:
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the
designation of the Securities of the series (which shall
distinguish the Securities of the series from all other
Securities);
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(b)
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any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the
series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.09,
2.11 or 11.03);
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(c)
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the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the
series is payable;
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the
rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the method by which such rate shall be
determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall
accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be
payable and the record dates for the determination of Holders to
whom interest is payable;
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(e)
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the
place or places where the principal of and any interest on
Securities of the series shall be payable (if other than as
provided in Section 3.02);
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(f)
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the
price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and
the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series
may
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be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer,
pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise;
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the
obligation, if any, of the Issuer to redeem, purchase or repay
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or
prices at which and the period or periods within which and the
terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be
redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to
such obligation;
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(h)
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the
obligation, if any, of the Issuer to permit the conversion of the
Securities of such series into Capital Stock or other securities of
the Issuer or to permit the exchange of the Securities of such
series into Capital Stock or other securities of another Person,
and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange
shall be effected (including, without limitation, the initial
conversion price or rate, the conversion period and any other
provision in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in this
Indenture relative to such obligation);
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(i)
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if
other than denominations of $1,000 and any multiple thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of the series shall be
issuable;
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(j)
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if
other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant
to Section 4.01 or provable in bankruptcy pursuant to
Section 4.02;
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(k)
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any
other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent
with the provisions of this Indenture);
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(l)
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any
trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or
registrar or any other agents with respect to the Securities of
such series;
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the
right, if any, of the Issuer to redeem Securities, in whole or in
part, at its option and the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which and any terms and conditions, including
any redemption notice period, upon which Securities of the series
may be so redeemed, pursuant to any sinking fund or
otherwise;
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(n)
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if
the Holders of the Securities of the series may convert or exchange
the Securities of the series into or for securities of the Issuer
or of other entities or other property (or the cash value thereof),
the specific terms of and period during which such conversion or
exchange may be made;
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(o)
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whether the Securities of the series
will be issuable as Registered Securities (and if so, whether such
Securities will be issuable as Registered Global Securities) or
Unregistered Securities (with or without coupons), or any
combination of the foregoing, any restrictions applicable to the
offer, sale, transfer, exchange or delivery of Unregistered
Securities or Registered Securities or the payment of interest
thereon and, if other than as provided in Section 2.08, the
terms upon which Unregistered Securities of any series may be
exchanged for Registered Securities of such series and vice
versa;
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(p)
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whether and under what circumstances
the Issuer will pay additional amounts on the Securities of the
series held by a Person who is not a U.S. Person in respect of any
tax;
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(q)
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assessment or governmental charge
withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Issuer will have the
option to redeem such Securities rather than pay such additional
amounts;
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(r)
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if
the Securities of such series are to be issuable in definitive form
(whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary
Security of such series) only upon receipt of certain certificates
or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form
and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;
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(s)
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any
other events of default or covenants with respect to the Securities
of such series; and
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(t)
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any
other terms of the series.
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All Securities of
any one series shall be substantially identical except as to
denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant
to such resolution of the Board of Directors or in any such
indenture supplemental hereto.
Section 2.04
. Authentication And Delivery Of Securities. At any time and
from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities of any series executed
by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee
shall thereupon authenticate and deliver such Securities to or upon
the written order of the Issuer, signed by any officer authorized
to sign an Officer’s Certificate, without any further action
by the Issuer. In authenticating such Securities and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to
such Securities the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and
(subject to Section 5.01) shall be fully protected in relying
upon:
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(a)
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a
certified copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors authorizing the action taken pursuant to the resolution
or resolutions delivered under clause 2.04(b) below;
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(b)
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a
copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors
relating to such series, in each case certified by the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer;
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(c)
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an
executed supplemental indenture, if any, and the documentation
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.04;
or
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(d)
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an
Officer’s Certificate setting forth the form and terms of the
Securities as required pursuant to Section 2.01 and 2.03,
respectively and prepared in accordance with
Section 10.05.
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The Trustee shall
have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any
Securities under this section if the Trustee, being reasonably
advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be
taken by the Issuer or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of
directors or board of trustees, executive committee, or a trust
committee of directors or trustees or Responsible Officers shall
determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal
liability.
If the Issuer
shall establish pursuant to Section 2.03 that the Securities
of a series are to be issued in the form of one or more Registered
Global Securities, then the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee
shall, in accordance with this Section and the Officer’s
Certificate with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver
one or more Registered Global Securities that (i) shall
represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of all of the Securities of such series
issued and not yet cancelled, (ii) shall be registered in the
name of the Depositary for such Registered Global Security or
Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be
delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such
Depositary’s instructions and (iv) shall bear a legend
substantially to the following effect: “Unless and until it
is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive
registered form, this Security may not be transferred except as a
whole by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a
nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of
the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary.”
Each Depositary
designated pursuant to Section 2.03 must, at the time of its
designation and at all times while it serves as Depositary, be a
clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and any other applicable statute or regulation.
Section 2.05
. Execution Of Securities. The Securities shall be signed on
behalf of the Issuer by any one of the following: the chairman of
its Board of Directors, its president, any vice president, its
treasurer or any assistant treasurer,
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chief financial
officer or chief legal officer or any officer authorized by the
Board of Directors, under its corporate seal which may, but need
not, be attested. Such signatures may be the manual or facsimile
signatures of the present or any future such officers. The seal of
the Issuer may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be
impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the
Securities. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any
such reproduction of the seal or any such signature shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any Security that has been
duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
In case any
officer of the Issuer who shall have signed any of the Securities
shall cease to be such officer before the Security so signed shall
be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the
Issuer, such Security nevertheless may be authenticated and
delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such
Security had not ceased to be such officer of the Issuer; and any
Security may be signed on behalf of the Issuer by such persons as,
at the actual date of the execution of such Security, shall be the
proper officers of the Issuer, although at the date of the
execution and delivery of this Indenture any such person was not
such an officer.
Section 2.06
. Certificate Of Authentication. Only such Securities as
shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in
the form hereinbefore recited, executed by the Trustee by the
manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, shall be
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon
any Security executed by the Issuer shall be conclusive evidence
that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture.
Section 2.07
. Denomination And Date Of Securities; Payments Of Interest.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered securities without
coupons and in denominations as shall be specified as contemplated
by Section 2.03. In the absence of any such specification with
respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such
series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any
multiple thereof. The Securities shall be numbered, lettered, or
otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such
plan as the officers of the Issuer executing the same may determine
as evidenced by the execution and authentication
thereof.
Each Security
shall be dated the date of its authentication, shall bear interest,
if any, from the date and shall be payable on the dates, in each
case, which shall be specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03.
The person in
whose name any Security of any series is registered at the close of
business on any record date applicable to a particular series with
respect to any interest payment date for such series shall be
entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such interest
payment date notwithstanding any transfer or
13.
exchange of
such Security subsequent to the record date and prior to such
interest payment date, except if and to the extent the Issuer shall
default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment
date for such series, in which case such defaulted interest shall
be paid to the persons in whose names Outstanding Securities for
such series are registered at the close of business on a subsequent
record date (which shall be not less than five Business Days prior
to the date of payment of such defaulted interest) established by
notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Issuer to the holders
of Securities not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent
record date. The term “ record date ” as used
with respect to any interest payment date (except a date for
payment of defaulted interest) shall mean the date specified as
such in the terms of the Securities of any particular series, or,
if no such date is so specified, if such interest payment date is
the first day of a calendar month, the fifteenth day of the next
preceding calendar month or, if such interest payment date is the
fifteenth day of a calendar month, the first day of such calendar
month, whether or not such record date is a Business
Day.
Section 2.08
. Registration, Transfer And Exchange. The Issuer will keep
or cause to be kept at each office or agency to be maintained for
the purpose as provided in Section 3.02 a register or
registers in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it
may prescribe, it will register, and will register the transfer of,
Securities as in this Article provided. Such register shall be in
written form in the English language or in any other form capable
of being converted into such form within a reasonable time. At all
reasonable times such register or registers shall be open for
inspection by the Trustee.
Upon due
presentation for registration of transfer of any Security of any
series at any such office or agency to be maintained for the
purpose as provided in Section 3.02, the Issuer shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the
transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same
series in authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal
amount.
Any Security or
Securities of any series (other than a Registered Global Security,
except as set forth below) may be exchanged for a Security or
Securities of the same series in other authorized denominations, in
an equal aggregate principal amount. Securities of any series to be
exchanged shall be surrendered at any office or agency to be
maintained by the Issuer for the purpose as provided in
Section 3.02, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor the Security or
Securities of the same series which the Securityholder making the
exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not
contemporaneously outstanding.
Whenever any
Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the
Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to
receive. All Securities and Coupons surrendered upon any exchange
or transfer provided for in this Indenture shall be
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promptly
cancelled and disposed of by the Trustee and the Trustee will
deliver a certificate of disposition thereof to the
Issuer.
All Securities
presented for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption,
conversion or payment shall (if so required by the Issuer or the
Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the holder or his attorney
duly authorized in writing.
The Issuer may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
exchange or registration of transfer of Securities. No service
charge shall be made for any such transaction.
The Issuer shall
not be required to exchange or register a transfer of (a) any
Securities of any series for a period of 15 days next
preceding the mailing or first publication of notice of redemption
of Securities of such series to be redeemed, or (b) any
Securities selected, called or being called for redemption except,
in the case of any Security where notice has been given that such
Security is to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not so to
be redeemed.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 2.08, unless and until it
is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive
registered form, a Registered Global Security representing all or a
portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except
as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such
Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or
another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee
of such successor Depositary.
If at any time the
Depositary for any Registered Securities of a series represented by
one or more Registered Global Securities notifies the Issuer that
it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Registered Securities or if at any time the Depositary for such
Registered Securities shall no longer be eligible under
Section 2.04, the Issuer shall appoint a successor Depositary
eligible under Section 2.04 with respect to such Registered
Securities. If a successor Depositary eligible under
Section 2.04 for such Registered Securities is not appointed
by the Issuer within 90 days after the Issuer receives such
notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Issuer’s
election pursuant to Section 2.03 that such Registered
Securities be represented by one or more Registered Global
Securities shall no longer be effective and the Issuer will
execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s
Certificate for the authentication and delivery of definitive
Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver,
Securities of such series in definitive registered form without
coupons, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of
15.
the Registered
Global Security or Securities representing such Registered
Securities in exchange for such Registered Global Security or
Securities.
The Issuer may at
any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Registered
Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more
Registered Global Securities shall no longer be represented by a
Registered Global Security or Securities. In such event the Issuer
will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s
Certificate for the authentication and delivery of definitive
Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver,
Securities of such series in definitive registered form without
coupons, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Registered Global
Security or Securities representing such Registered Securities, in
exchange for such Registered Global Security or
Securities.
If specified by
the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to Securities
represented by a Registered Global Security, the Depositary for
such Registered Global Security may surrender such Registered
Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of
the same series in definitive registered form on such terms as are
acceptable to the Issuer and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Issuer
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
without service charge,
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to
the Person specified by such Depositary a new Registered Security
or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations
as requested by such Person, in an aggregate principal amount equal
to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in
the Registered Global Security; and
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to
such Depositary a new Registered Global Security in a denomination
equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of
the surrendered Registered Global Security and the aggregate
principal amount of Registered Securities authenticated and
delivered pursuant to clause (a) above.
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Upon the exchange
of a Registered Global Security for Securities in definitive
registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, such
Registered Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee or an
agent of the Issuer or the Trustee. Securities in definitive
registered form without coupons issued in exchange for a Registered
Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be
registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as
the Depositary for such Registered Global Security, pursuant to
instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise,
shall instruct the Trustee or an agent of the Issuer or the
Trustee. The Trustee or such agent shall deliver such Securities to
or as directed by the Persons in whose names such Securities are so
registered.
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All Securities
issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid
obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled
to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities
surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
Section 2.09
. Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost And Stolen Securities.
In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated
or defaced and shall be surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a
new Security of the same series, bearing a number not
contemporaneously Outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the
mutilated or defaced Security. If the Holder of any Security claims
that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the
Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the
lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Security, if the applicant so
requests before the Issuer has notice that the Security has been
acquired by a protected purchaser, and the applicant furnishes to
the Issuer and to the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the
Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to
indemnify and defend and to save each of them harmless and the
applicant satisfies other reasonable requirements imposed by the
Issuer.
Upon the issuance
of any substitute Security, the Issuer may require the payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses
(including the fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel)
connected therewith. In case any Security which has matured or is
about to mature or has been called for redemption in full shall
become mutilated or defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the
Issuer may instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or
authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except
in the case of a mutilated or defaced Security), if the applicant
for such payment shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee and
any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee such security or indemnity
as any of them may require to save each of them harmless, and, in
every case of destruction, loss or wrongful taking, the applicant
shall also furnish to the Issuer and the Trustee and any agent of
the Issuer or the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or wrongful taking of such Security and of the
ownership thereof.
Every substitute
Security of any series issued pursuant to the provisions of this
section by virtue of the fact that any such Security is destroyed,
lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual
obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, lost or
wrongfully taken Security shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be
subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in) this
Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Securities of such series duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express
condition that, to the extent permitted by law, the foregoing
provisions are exclusive with
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respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, defaced or destroyed, lost or
wrongfully taken Securities and shall preclude any and all other
rights or remedies.
Section 2.10
. Cancellation Of Securities; Destruction Thereof. All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, conversion,
registration of transfer or exchange, or for credit against any
payment in respect of a sinking or analogous fund, if surrendered
to the Issuer or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee, shall be
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or, if surrendered to the
Trustee, shall be canceled by it; and no Securities shall be issued
in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the
provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled
Securities held by it in accordance with the record retention
policies of the Trustee in effect from time to time and, if such
cancelled certificates are destroyed, shall deliver a certificate
of destruction to the Issuer. If the Issuer shall acquire any of
the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption
or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities
unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
Section 2.11
. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of
definitive Securities for any series, the Issuer may execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Securities for
such series (printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise
reproduced, in each case in form satisfactory to the Trustee).
Temporary Securities of any series shall be issuable as registered
Securities without coupons, of any authorized denomination, and
substantially in the form of the definitive Securities of such
series but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be
appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by
the Issuer with the concurrence of the Trustee. Temporary
Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this
Indenture as may be appropriate. Every temporary Security shall be
executed by the Issuer and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the
same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like
effect, as the definitive Securities. Without unreasonable delay
the Issuer shall execute and shall furnish definitive Securities of
such series and thereupon temporary Securities of such series may
be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge at each office
or agency to be maintained by the Issuer for that purpose pursuant
to Section 3.02, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities of such series a
like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of the
same series of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the
temporary Securities of any series shall be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such
series.
Section 2.12
. Computation Of Interest. Except as otherwise specified in
the Securities of a series, interest shall be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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ARTICLE 3
COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER AND
THE TRUSTEE
Section 3.01
Payment Of Principal And Interest. The Issuer covenants and
agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will
duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and
interest on, each of the Securities of such series at the place or
places, at the respective times and in the manner provided in such
Securities. Each installment of interest on the Securities of any
series may be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to
or upon the written order of the holders of Securities entitled
thereto as they shall appear on the registry books of the
Issuer.
Section 3.02
. Offices For Payments, Etc. So long as any of the
Securities remain Outstanding, the Issuer will maintain an office
or agency (a) where the Securities may be presented for
payment, (b) where the Securities may be presented for
registration of transfer and for exchange as in this Indenture
provided, (c) where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer
in respect of the Securities or of this Indenture may be served and
(d) for Securities of each series that is convertible, where
such Securities may be presented for conversion. The Issuer will
give to the Trustee written notice of the location of any such
office or agency and of any change of location thereof. Unless
otherwise specified in accordance with Section 2.03, the
Issuer hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of
Trustee as the office to be maintained by it for each such purpose.
In case the Issuer shall fail to so designate or maintain any such
office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location
or of any change in the location thereof, presentations and demands
may be made and notices may be served at the Corporate Trust
Office.
Section 3.03
. Paying Agents. Whenever the Issuer shall appoint a paying
agent other than the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any
series, it will cause such paying agent to execute and deliver to
the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section,
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that it will hold all sums received
by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of or interest
on the Securities of such series (whether such sums have been paid
to it by the Issuer or by any other obligor on the Securities of
such series) in trust for the benefit of the holders of the
Securities of such series or of the Trustee,
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that it will give the Trustee notice
of any failure by the Issuer (or by any other obligor on the
Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of
or interest on the Securities of such series when the same shall be
due and payable, and
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pay
any such sums so held in trust by it to the Trustee upon the
Trustee’s written request at any time during the continuance
of the failure referred to in clause 3.03(b) above.
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The Issuer will,
on or prior to each due date of the principal of or interest on the
Securities of such series, deposit with the paying agent a sum
sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due, and
(unless such paying agent is the Trustee) the Issuer will promptly
notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action.
If the Issuer
shall act as its own paying agent with respect to the Securities of
any Series, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of
or interest on the Securities of such series, set aside, segregate
and hold in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Securities
of such series a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest
so becoming due. The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any
failure to take such action.
Whenever the
Issuer shall have one or more paying agents for any series of
Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of
or interest on any Securities of such series, deposit with the
paying agent or agents for the Securities of such series a sum, by
11:00 a.m. New York time in immediately available funds on the
payment date, sufficient to pay the principal or interest so
becoming due with respect to the Securities of such series, and
(unless such paying agent is the Trustee) the Issuer will promptly
notify the Trustee in writing of any failure so to act.
Anything in this
Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer may at any
time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge
with respect to one or more or all series of Securities hereunder,
or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all
sums held in trust for any such series by the Issuer or any paying
agent hereunder, as required by this Section, such sums to be held
by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained.
Anything in this
Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums
in trust as provided in this Section is subject to the provisions
of Section 9.05.
Section 3.04
. Certificate Of The Issuer. Within 120 days after the
close of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and within
120 days after the close of each fiscal year thereafter, the
Issuer will furnish to the Trustee a brief certificate (which need
not comply with Section 10.05) from the principal executive,
financial or accounting officer of the Issuer as to his or her
knowledge of the Issuer’s compliance with all conditions and
covenants under the Indenture (such compliance to be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided under the Indenture).
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Section 3.05
. Securityholders Lists. If and so long as the Trustee shall
not be the Security registrar for the Securities of any series, the
Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list
in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and
addresses of the holders of the Securities of such series pursuant
to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
(a) semi-annually not more than 10 days after each record
date for the payment of interest on such Securities, as hereinabove
specified, as of such record date and on dates to be determined
pursuant to Section 2.03 for non-interest bearing Securities
in each year, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Issuer
of any such request as of a date not more than 10 days prior
to the time such information is furnished.
Section 3.06
. Reports By The Issuer. The Issuer covenants to file with
the Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuer is required to
file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and
of the information, documents, and other reports which the Issuer
may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; or, if the Issuer is not required to file with the
Commission, annual reports, information, documents and other
reports pursuant to either Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, then the Issuer will file with the
Trustee and will file with the Commission, in accordance with rules
and regulations prescribed by the Commission, such of the
supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports
required pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 in respect of a security listed and registered on a
national securities exchange as may be prescribed in such rules and
regulations.
Section 3.07
. Corporate Existence. So long as any of the Securities
remain unpaid, the Issuer will at all times (except as otherwise
provided or permitted elsewhere in this Indenture) do or cause to
be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its corporate existence; provided, however, that the Issuer
shall not be required to preserve any such right if the Issuer
shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of Issuer’s business and the loss
thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the
holders of the Securities.
Section 3.08
. Restrictions On Mergers, Sales And Consolidations. So long
as any of the Securities remain unpaid, the Issuer will not
consolidate or merge with or sell, convey or lease all or
substantially all of its property to any other corporation except
as permitted in Article 8 hereof.
Section 3.09
. Further Assurances. From time to time whenever requested
by the Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver such further
instruments and assurances and do such further acts as may be
reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the
purposes of this Indenture or
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to secure the
rights and remedies hereunder of the holders of the Securities of
any series.
ARTICLE 4
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND
SECURITYHOLDERS
ON EVENT OF
DEFAULT
Section 4.01
. Event Of Default Defined; Acceleration Of Maturity; Waiver Of
Default. “ Event of Default ” with respect
to Securities of any series wherever used herein, means each one of
the following events which shall have occurred and be continuing
(whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall
be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any
order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):
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default in the payment of any
installment of interest upon any of the Securities of such series
as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance
of such default for a period of 30 days; or
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default in the payment of all or any
part of the principal on any of the Securities of such series as
and when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity,
upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; or
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default in the performance, or
breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Issuer in respect of the
Securities of such series (other than a covenant or warranty in
respect of the Securities of such series a default in whose
performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section
specifically dealt with), and continuance of such default or breach
for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by
registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee or to
the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series
affected thereby, a written notice specifying such default or
breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice
is a “ Notice of Default ” hereunder;
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a
court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or
order for relief in respect of the Issuer in an involuntary case
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official)
of the Issuer or for any substantial part of its property or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such
decree or order shall
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remain unstayed and in effect for a
period of 180 consecutive days; or
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the
Issuer shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an
involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment
of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of the
Issuer or for any substantial part of its property, or make any
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
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any
other Event of Default provided in the supplemental indenture or
resolution of the Board of Directors under which such series of
Securities is issued or in the form of Security for such
series.
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If an Event of
Default described in clauses 4.01(a), 4.01(b), 4.01(c), or 4.01(f)
above occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such
case, unless the principal of all of the Securities of such series
shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or
the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of any affected series then Outstanding hereunder
(each such series voting as a separate class) by notice in writing
to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders), may
declare the entire principal (or, if the Securities of such series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the
principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series)
of all Securities of such series and the interest accrued thereon,
if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable. If
an Event of Default described in clauses 4.01(d) or 4.01(e) occurs
and is continuing, then the principal amount of all the Securities
then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be and
become immediately due and payable, without any notice or other
action by any Holder or the Trustee, to the full extent permitted
by applicable law.
The foregoing
provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, at any
time after the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be
specified in the terms thereof) of the Securities of any series (or
of all the Securities, as the case may be) shall have been so
declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the
payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as
hereinafter provided, the Issuer shall pay or shall deposit with
the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of
interest upon all the Securities of such series (or of all the
Securities, as the case may be) and the principal of any and all
Securities of such series (or of all the Securities, as the case
may be) which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration
(with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue
installments of interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest
or Yield to
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Maturity (in
the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the
Securities of such series (or at the respective rates of interest
or Yields to Maturity of all the Securities, as the case may be) to
the date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be
sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its
agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee
except as a result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all
Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the non-payment
of the principal of Securities which shall have become due by
acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied
as provided herein then and
in every such case the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of all the then Outstanding Securities of all such series
that have been accelerated, each such series voting as a separate
class, by written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may
waive all defaults with respect to such series (or with respect to
all the Securities, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such
declaration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission
and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent
default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
For all purposes
under this Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original
Issue Discount Securities shall h
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