PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD.,
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Section 1.01 Definitions of
Terms
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ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION,
REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
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Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of
Securities
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Section 2.02 Form of Securities and
Trustee’s Certificate
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Section 2.03 Denominations: Provisions for
Payment
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Section 2.04 Execution and
Authentications
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Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and
Exchange
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Section 2.06 Temporary
Securities
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Section 2.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or
Stolen Securities
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Section 2.08 Cancellation
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Section 2.09 Benefits of
Indenture
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Section 2.10 Authenticating
Agent
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Section 2.11 Global Securities
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ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING
FUND PROVISIONS
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Section 3.02 Notice of
Redemption
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Section 3.03 Payment Upon
Redemption
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Section 3.04 Sinking Fund
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Section 3.05 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund
Payments with Securities
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Section 3.06 Redemption of Securities for
Sinking Fund
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Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium
and Interest
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Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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Section 4.03 Paying Agents
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Section 4.04 Appointment to Fill Vacancy in
Office of Trustee
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Section 4.05 Compliance with Consolidation
Provisions
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ARTICLE 5 SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND
REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
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Table Of
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(continued)
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Section 5.01 Company to Furnish Trustee
Names and Addresses of Securityholders
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Section 5.02 Preservation Of Information;
Communications With Securityholders
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Section 5.03 Reports by the
Company
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Section 5.04 Reports by the
Trustee
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ARTICLE 6 REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND
SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
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Section 6.01 Events of Default
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Section 6.02 Collection of Indebtedness and
Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
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Section 6.03 Application of Moneys
Collected
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Section 6.04 Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.05 Rights and Remedies
Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver
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Section 6.06 Control by
Securityholders
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Section 6.07 Undertaking to Pay
Costs
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ARTICLE 7 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 Certain Duties and
Responsibilities of Trustee
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Section 7.02 Certain Rights of
Trustee
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Section 7.03 Trustee Not Responsible for
Recitals or Issuance or Securities
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Section 7.04 May Hold Securities
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Section 7.05 Moneys Held in
Trust
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Section 7.06 Compensation and
Reimbursement
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Section 7.07 Reliance on Officer’s
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Section 7.08 Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests
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Section 7.09 Corporate Trustee Required;
Eligibility
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Section 7.10 Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor
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Section 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment By
Successor
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Section 7.12 Merger, Conversion,
Consolidation or Succession to Business
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Section 7.13 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against the Company
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Section 7.14 Notice of Default
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ii.
Table Of
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(continued)
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ARTICLE 8 CONCERNING THE
SECURITYHOLDERS
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Section 8.01 Evidence of Action by
Securityholders
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Section 8.02 Proof of Execution by
Securityholders
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Section 8.03 Who May be Deemed
Owners
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Section 8.04 Certain Securities Owned by
Company Disregarded
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Section 8.05 Actions Binding on Future
Securityholders
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ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures
Without the Consent of Securityholders
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Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures With
Consent of Securityholders
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Section 9.03 Effect of Supplemental
Indentures
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Section 9.04 Securities Affected by
Supplemental Indentures
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Section 9.05 Execution of Supplemental
Indentures
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ARTICLE 10 SUCCESSOR ENTITY
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Section 10.01 Company May Consolidate,
Etc.
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Section 10.02 Successor Entity
Substituted
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Section 10.03 Evidence of Consolidation,
Etc. to Trustee
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ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of
Indenture
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Section 11.02 Discharge of
Obligations
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Section 11.03 Deposited Moneys to be Held
in Trust
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Section 11.04 Payment of Moneys Held by
Paying Agents
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Section 11.05 Repayment to
Company
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ARTICLE 12 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS,
STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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Section 12.01 No Recourse
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ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 13.01 Effect on Successors and
Assigns
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Section 13.02 Actions by
Successor
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Section 13.03 Surrender of Company
Powers
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iii.
Table Of
Contents
(continued)
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Section 13.05 Governing Law
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Section 13.06 Treatment of Securities as
Debt
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Section 13.07 Certificates and Opinions as
to Conditions Precedent
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Section 13.08 Payments on Business
Days
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Section 13.09 Conflict with Trust Indenture
Act
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Section 13.10 Counterparts
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Section 13.11 Separability
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Section 13.12 Compliance
Certificates
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(1)
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This Table of Contents does not
constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on
the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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iv.
Indenture , dated as of [
• ], 200___, among Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [
Trustee ], as
trustee (the “Trustee”):
Whereas , for its lawful
corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the execution
and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of debt
securities (hereinafter referred to as the
“Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal
amount to be issued from time to time in one or more series as in
this Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons,
to be authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;
Whereas , to provide the terms
and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated,
issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution
of this Indenture; and
Whereas , all things necessary
to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in
accordance with its terms, have been done.
Now, Therefore , in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by
the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as
follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of
Securities:
Section 1.01 Definitions of Terms .
The terms defined
in this Section (except as in this Indenture or any indenture
supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and
of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective
meanings specified in this Section and shall include the plural as
well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that
are defined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that
are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (except as herein or any indenture supplemental hereto
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 the execution of this instrument.
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Authenticating Agent ” means an authenticating
agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities
appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.
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Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or
any similar federal or state law for the relief of
debtors.
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Board of Directors ” means the Board of
Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such
Board.
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Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company
to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in
full force and effect on the date of such certification.
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Business Day ” means, with respect to any
series of Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or
state banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New York, or in the city of the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or
regulation to close.
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Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any
Officer. The Certificate need not comply with the provisions of
Section 13.07.
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Company ” means Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, and, subject to the provisions of Article Ten,
shall also include its successors and assigns.
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Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of
the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust
business shall be principally administered, which office at the
date hereof is located at
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Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee,
assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy
Law.
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Default ” means any event, act or condition
that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.
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Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.03.
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Depositary ” means, with respect to Securities
of any series for which the Company shall determine that such
Securities will be issued as a Global Security, The Depository
Trust Company, another clearing agency, or any successor registered
as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act, or other applicable
statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by
the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or
2.11.
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Event of Default ” means, with respect to
Securities of a particular series, any event specified in
Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any,
therein designated.
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Global Security ” means, with respect to any
series of Securities, a Security executed by the Company and
delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the
Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with the
Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary
or its nominee.
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Governmental Obligations ” means securities
that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of
America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is
pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality
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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 that, in either case, are not callable or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to
the stated maturity of the Securities, and shall also include a
depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian
with respect to any such Governmental Obligation or a specific
payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental
Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of
such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary
receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the
Governmental Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or
interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such
depositary receipt.
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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.
“
Indenture ” means this instrument as originally
executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended
by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into in
accordance with the terms hereof.
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Interest Payment Date ”, when used with respect
to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular
series, means the date specified in such Security or in a Board
Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to
such series as the fixed date on which an installment of interest
with respect to Securities of that series is due and
payable.
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Officer ” means, with respect to the Company,
the chairman of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer,
a president, a chief financial officer, a chief operating officer,
any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice
president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, the controller
or any assistant controller or the secretary or any assistant
secretary.
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Officer’s Certificate ” means a
certificate signed by any Officer. Each such certificate shall
include the statements provided for in Section 13.07, if and
to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
“
Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion in
writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may
be an employee of or counsel for the Company, that is delivered to
the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion
shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.07, if
and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
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Outstanding ”, when used with reference to
Securities of any series, means, subject to the provisions of
Section 8.04, as of any particular time, all Securities of
that series theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore
canceled by the Trustee or any paying agent, or delivered to the
Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or that have
previously been canceled; (b) Securities or portions thereof
for the payment or redemption of which moneys or Governmental
Obligations in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in
trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the
Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by
the Company (if the Company
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shall act as
its own paying agent); provided, however, that if such Securities
or portions of such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the
maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given
as provided in Article Three, or provision satisfactory to the
Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and
(c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for which other
Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to
the terms of Section 2.07.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, limited liability
company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, any other
entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“
Predecessor Security ” of any particular
Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion
of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security
authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a
lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
“
Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to
the Trustee means the chairman of its board of directors, the chief
executive officer, the president, any vice president, the
secretary, the treasurer, any trust officer, any corporate trust
officer or any other officer or assistant 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 or her
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“
Securities ” means the debt Securities
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
“
Securityholder ”, “holder of
Securities”, “registered holder”, or other
similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a
particular Security shall be registered on the books of the Company
kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture.
“
Security Register ” and “ Security
Registrar ” shall have the meanings as set forth in
Section 2.05.
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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i) any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding
Voting Stock shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by
such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person
and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any general partnership,
joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of whose
outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time be
owned by such Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by
such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any
limited partnership of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
is a general partner.
“
Trustee ” means
, and, subject to the provisions of Article Seven, shall also
include its successors and assigns, and, if at any time there is
more than one Person acting in such capacity hereunder,
“Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The term
“Trustee” as used with respect to a particular series
of the Securities shall mean the trustee with respect to that
series.
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Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended.
“
Voting Stock ”, as applied to stock of any
Person, means shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such
Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority
of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents having such
power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS,
EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND
EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of Securities
.
(a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The
Securities may be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate
principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time
authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or pursuant to one
or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial
issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established in
or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which
shall distinguish the Securities of that series from all other
Securities);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of that 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 that series);
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the
Securities of the series is payable, any original issue discount
that may apply to the Securities of that series upon their
issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of
payment;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the
series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such
rate or rates, if any;
(5) the date or dates from which such interest shall
accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be
payable or the manner of determination of such Interest Payment
Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the
determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such
Interest Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such
record dates;
(6) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment
periods and the duration of such extension;
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(7) the period or periods within which, the price or
prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities
of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option
of the Company;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem
or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund,
mandatory redemption, or analogous provisions (including payments
made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or
at the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within
which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed or
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation;
(9) the form of the Securities of the series including
the form of the Certificate of Authentication for such
series;
(10) if other than denominations of one thousand U.S.
dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be
issuable;
(11) any and all other terms (including terms, to the
extent applicable, relating to any auction or remarketing of the
Securities of that series and any security for the obligations of
the Company with respect to such Securities) with respect to such
series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of
this Indenture, as amended by any supplemental indenture) including
any terms which may be required by or advisable under United States
laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing
of Securities of that series;
(12) whether the Securities are issuable as a Global
Security and, in such case, the terms and the identity of the
Depositary for such series;
(13) whether the Securities will be convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of common stock, preferred stock or
other securities of the Company or any other Person and, if so, the
terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so
convertible or exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange
price, as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be
adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the Company’s option
or the holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, and
the applicable conversion or exchange period;
(14) 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 6.01;
(15) any additional or different Events of Default or
restrictive covenants (which may include, among other restrictions,
restrictions on the Company’s ability or the ability of the
Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness;
issue additional securities; create liens; pay dividends or make
distributions in respect of the capital stock of the Company or the
Company’s Subsidiaries; redeem capital stock; place
restrictions on the Company’s Subsidiaries’ ability to
pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make
investments or other restricted payments; sell or otherwise dispose
of assets; enter into sale-leageback
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transactions;
engage in transactions with stockholders or affiliates; issue or
sell stock of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or effect a
consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include,
among other financial covenants, financial covenants that require
the Company and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest
coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other
financial ratios) provided for with respect to the Securities of
the series;
(16) if other than dollars, the coin or currency in
which the Securities of the series are denominated (including, but
not limited to, foreign currency);
(17) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the
Company shall pay amounts in addition to the stated interest,
premium, if any and principal amounts of the Securities of the
series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States
person” for federal tax purposes; and
(18) any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment
of the Securities of the series.
All Securities of
any one series shall be substantially identical except as may
otherwise be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution
or in any indentures supplemental hereto.
If any of the
terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a
Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of
such action shall be certified by the secretary or an assistant
secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior
to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate of the Company
setting forth the terms of the series.
Securities of any
particular series may be issued at various times, with different
dates on which the principal or any installment of principal is
payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different
methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with
different dates on which such interest may be payable and with
different redemption dates.
Section 2.02 Form of Securities and Trustee’s
Certificate .
The Securities of
any series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to
be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenor and
purport as set forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto
or as provided in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officer’s Certificate, and they may have such letters,
numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon
as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange
on which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to
usage.
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Section 2.03 Denominations: Provisions for Payment
.
The Securities
shall be issuable as registered Securities and in the denominations
of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple
thereof, subject to Section 2.01(a)(10). The Securities of a
particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at
the rate specified with respect to that series. Subject to
Section 2.01(a)(16), the principal of and the interest on the
Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of
redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin
or currency of the United States of America that at the time is
legal tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency
of the Company maintained for that purpose. Each Security shall be
dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the Securities
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve
30-day months.
The interest
installment on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid
or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities
of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name said
Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the regular record date for such interest
installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series
or portion thereof is called for redemption and the redemption date
is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest
Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, interest on
such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such
Security as provided in Section 3.03.
Any interest on
any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of the
same series (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the
relevant regular record date by virtue of having been such holder;
and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its
election, as provided in clause (1) or clause
(2) below:
(1) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted
Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such
Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered at the close of business on a special record date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
following manner: the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each
such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same
time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money
equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of
such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to
the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in
this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special
record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall
not be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of
the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the
receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record
date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall
cause notice of the proposed payment of such
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Defaulted
Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first
class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder at his or her address
as it appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined),
not less than 10 days prior to such special record date.
Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
special record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such
Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered on such special record date.
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted
Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on
which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to
the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such
manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the
Trustee.
Unless otherwise
set forth in a Board Resolution or one or more indentures
supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of
Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the term
“regular record date” as used in this Section with
respect to a series of Securities and any Interest Payment Date for
such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the month
immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date
established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof
shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a
month, or the first day of the month in which an Interest Payment
Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01
hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the fifteenth
day of a month, whether or not such date is a Business
Day.
Subject to the
foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security of a series
delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for
or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the
rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were
carried by such other Security.
Section 2.04 Execution and Authentications .
The Securities
shall be signed on behalf of the Company by one of its Officers.
Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile
signature.
The Company may
use the facsimile signature of any Person who shall have been an
Officer, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities
shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such Person
shall have ceased to be such an officer of the Company. The
Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall
be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.
A Security shall
not be valid until authenticated manually by an authorized
signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating Agent. Such
signature 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.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery
of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series
executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together
with a written order of the Company for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities, signed by an Officer, and the Trustee
in accordance with such written order shall authenticate and
deliver such Securities.
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In authenticating
such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under
this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be
entitled to receive, if requested, and (subject to
Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have
been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall
not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of
such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the
Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and Exchange
.
(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged upon
presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company
designated for such purpose, for other Securities of such series of
authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal
amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in this
Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such
office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or
Securities of the same series that the Securityholder making the
exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not
contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its
office or agency designated for such purpose a register or
registers (herein referred to as the “Security
Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations
as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and
the transfers of Securities as in this Article provided and which
at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the
Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities
and transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as
authorized by Board Resolution (the “Security
Registrar”).
Upon surrender for
transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company
designated for such purpose, the Company shall execute, the Trustee
shall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in the
name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities
of the same series as the Security presented for a like aggregate
principal amount.
All Securities
presented or surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer,
as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if so required
by the Company or the Security Registrar) by a written instrument
or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or
the Security Registrar, duly executed by the registered holder or
by such holder’s duly authorized attorney in
writing.
(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01
pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange
or registration of transfer of Securities, or issue of new
Securities in case of partial redemption of any series, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other
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governmental
charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to
Section 2.06, Section 3.03(b) and Section 9.04 not
involving any transfer.
(d) The Company shall not be required (i) to issue,
exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of
the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than all the
Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending at the close
of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register
the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or
portions thereof called for redemption, other than the unredeemed
portion of any such Securities being redeemed in part. The
provisions of this Section 2.05 are, with respect to any
Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.
Section 2.06 Temporary Securities .
Pending the
preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary
Securities (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any authorized
denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in
the form of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are
issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may
be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined
by the Company. Every temporary Security of any series shall be
executed by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon
the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with
like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without
unnecessary delay the Company will execute and will furnish
definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all
temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange
therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office or agency
of the Company designated for the purpose, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange
for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount
of definitive Securities of such series, unless the Company advises
the Trustee to the effect that definitive Securities need not be
executed and furnished until further notice from the Company. Until
so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities of such series authenticated and delivered
hereunder.
Section 2.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Securities .
In case any
temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or be
destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the next
succeeding sentence) shall execute, and upon the Company’s
request the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and
deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the
mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the
Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant
for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the
Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to
save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss
or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the
Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of the applicant’s Security and of the ownership
thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Security
and deliver the same upon the written request or authorization of
any officer of the Company. Upon the issuance of any substituted
Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient
to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may
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be imposed in
relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and
expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
In case any
Security that has matured or is about to mature shall become
mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company 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 Security) if the applicant for such payment shall furnish
to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they
may require to save them harmless, and, in case of destruction,
loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the
Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of
the ownership thereof.
Every replacement
Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall
constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company
whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security
shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall
be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same
series duly issued hereunder. All Securities shall be held and
owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are
exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies,
notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to
the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of
negotiable instruments or other securities without their
surrender.
Section 2.08 Cancellation .
All Securities
surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or
registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company or
any paying agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or,
if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no
Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly
required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture.
On request of the Company at the time of such surrender, the
Trustee shall deliver to the Company canceled Securities held by
the Trustee. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose
of canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures
and deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company. If the
Company shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however,
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 2.09 Benefits of Indenture .
Nothing in this
Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give or
be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto
and the holders of the Securities any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any
covenant, condition or provision herein contained; all such
covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of
the parties hereto and of the holders of the Securities.
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Section 2.10 Authenticating Agent .
So long as any of
the Securities of any series remain Outstanding there may be an
Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of Securities which
the Trustee shall have the right to appoint. Said Authenticating
Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to
authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange,
transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so
authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture
and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this
Indenture to the authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall
be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for
such series. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and
surplus, as most recently reported or determined by it, sufficient
under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or
in which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that
is otherwise authorized under such laws to conduct such business
and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with these provisions, it shall resign
immediately.
Any Authenticating
Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of
resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at
any time (and upon request by the Company shall) terminate the
agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of
termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon
resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any
Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint an eligible successor
Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor
Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its
predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent pursuant hereto.
Section 2.11 Global Securities .
(a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to
Section 2.01 that the Securities of a particular series are to
be issued as a Global Security, then the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.04,
authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall
represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of
such series, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the
Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s
instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the
following effect: “Except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11 of the Indenture, this Security may be
transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of
the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such
successor Depositary.”
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.05, the
Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in
part and in the manner provided in Section 2.05, only to
another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or to a
successor Depositary for such series selected or approved by the
Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
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(c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of the
Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as Depositary for such series or if at any time the
Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good
standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or
regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company
receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the
case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Company has received a request from the
Depositary or from the Trustee, this Section 2.11 shall no
longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the
Company will execute, and subject to Section 2.04, the Trustee
will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in
definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized
denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange
for such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time
determine that the Securities of any series shall no longer be
represented by a Global Security and that the provisions of this
Section 2.11 shall no longer apply to the Securities of such
series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject to
Section 2.04, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s
Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, will
authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in
definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized
denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange
for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security
for such Securities in definitive registered form without coupons,
in authorized denominations, the Global Security shall be canceled
by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive registered form
issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this
Section 2.11(c) shall be registered in such names and in such
authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to
instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise,
shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such
Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons in whose
names such Securities are so registered.
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND
SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
Section 3.01 Redemption .
The Company may
redeem the Securities of any series issued hereunder on and after
the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such
series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
Section 3.02 Notice of Redemption .
(a) In case the Company shall desire to exercise such right
to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities
of any series in accordance with any right the Company reserved for
itself to do so pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the Company
shall, or shall cause the Trustee to, give notice of such
redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be
redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid, a notice of such
redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days
before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such holders
at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security
Register, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to
be redeemed. Any notice that is mailed in the manner
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herein provided
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or
not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure
duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any
series designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect
in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for
the redemption of any other Securities of such series or any other
series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the
expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the
terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the
Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s
Certificate evidencing compliance with any such
restriction.
Each such notice
of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption and the
redemption price at which Securities of that series are to be
redeemed, and shall state that payment of the redemption price of
such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency
of the Company, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities,
that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid
as specified in said notice, that from and after said date interest
will cease to accrue and that the redemption is from a sinking
fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a
series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities
of that series to be redeemed in part shall specify the particular
Securities to be so redeemed.
In case any
Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice that relates to
such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed, and shall state that on and after the
redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or
Securities of such series in principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
(b) If less than all the Securities of a series are to be
redeemed, the Company shall give the Trustee at least
45 days’ notice (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee) in advance of the date fixed for
redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of
the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee shall select,
by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and
fair in its discretion and that may provide for the selection of a
portion or portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or
any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of such
Securities of a denomination larger than $1,000, the Securities to
be redeemed and shall thereafter promptly notify the Company in
writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole
or in part. The Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by
delivery of instructions signed on its behalf by an Officer,
instruct the Trustee or any paying agent to call all or any part of
the Securities of a particular series for redemption and to give
notice of redemption in the manner set forth in this Section, such
notice to be in the name of the Company or its own name as the
Trustee or such paying agent may deem advisable. In any case in
which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any
such paying agent, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such paying
agent, as the case may be, such Security Register, transfer books
or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom,
sufficient to enable the Trustee or such paying agent to give any
notice by mail that may be required under the provisions of this
Section.
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Section 3.03 Payment Upon Redemption .
(a) If the giving of notice of redemption shall have been
completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of
Securities of the series to be redeemed specified in such notice
shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in
such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with
interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on
such Securities or portions of Securities shall cease to accrue on
and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall
default in the payment of such redemption price and accrued
interest with respect to any such Security or portion thereof. On
presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date
fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the
notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the
applicable redemption price for such series, together with interest
accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date
fixed for redemption is an interest payment date, the interest
installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered
holder at the close of business on the applicable record date
pursuant to Section 2.03).
(b) Upon presentation of any Security of such series that is
to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and the office or agency where the
Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the
expense of the Company, a new Security of the same series of
authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
Section 3.04 Sinking Fund .
The provisions of
Sections 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06 shall be applicable to any
sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for
Securities of such series.
The minimum amount
of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities
of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking
fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum
amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is
herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund
payment”. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any
series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject
to reduction as provided in Section 3.05. Each sinking fund
payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any
series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such
series.
Section 3.05 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with
Securities .
The Company
(i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series and
(ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have
been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the
terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted
optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any
sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series
required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as
provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such
Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities
shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at
the redemption price specified in such
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Securities for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of
such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Section 3.06 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund
.
Not less than
45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series
of Securities (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee), the Company will deliver to the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next
ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms
of the series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied
by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to
Section 3.05 and the basis for such credit and will, together
with such Officer’s Certificate, deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before
each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the
Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in
the manner specified in Section 3.02 and cause notice of the
redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of
the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.02. Such
notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities
shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in
Section 3.03.
Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest
.
The Company will
duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series at
the time and place and in the manner provided herein and
established with respect to such Securities. Payments of principal
on the Securities may be made at the time provided herein and
established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar check
drawn on and mailed to the address of the Securityholder entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or
U.S. dollar wire transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such wire
transfer to be made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate
principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess
of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if such Securityholder shall have
furnished wire instructions to the Trustee no later than
15 days prior to the relevant payment date). Payments of
interest on the Securities may be made at the time provided herein
and established with respect to such Securities by U.S.
dollar
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