Exhibit 4.2
CENTEX CORPORATION
Issuer
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(formerly Chase Bank of Texas, National Association)
Trustee
INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT NO. 16
Dated as of March 31, 2005
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of October 1, 1998
Senior Medium-Term Notes,
Series F
INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENT NO. 16 (“Indenture Supplement”), dated as of
March 31, 2005, between CENTEX CORPORATION, a Nevada
corporation (together with its successors and assigns as provided
in the Indenture referred to below, the “Company”), and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association
(formerly, Chase Bank of Texas, National Association) (together
with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the
Indenture referred to below, the “Trustee”), as trustee
under an Indenture dated as of October 1, 1998 (the
“Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
Section 2.02
of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company
may, when authorized by its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may
at any time and from time to time, enter into a series supplement
to the Indenture for the purpose of authorizing one or more Series
of Senior Debt Securities and to specify certain terms of each such
Series of Senior Debt Securities. The Board of Directors of the
Company has duly authorized the creation of a Series of Senior Debt
Securities to be known as the Company’s Senior Medium-Term
Notes, Series F (the “Notes”), and the Company and
the Trustee are executing and delivering this Indenture Supplement
in order to provide for the issuance of the Notes.
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Except to the
extent such terms are otherwise defined in this Indenture
Supplement or the context clearly requires otherwise, all terms
used in this Indenture Supplement which are defined in the
Indenture or the form of Fixed Rate Note or Floating Rate Note
attached hereto as Exhibits A and B , respectively,
either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meanings
assigned to them therein.
As
used in this Indenture Supplement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
AGENTS:
The
term “Agents” shall mean Banc of America Securities
LLC, Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
and UBS Securities LLC, and any additional agents as may be
appointed from time to time by the Company pursuant to the terms of
that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 31,
2005, among the Company and the aforementioned agents, acting as
principal or as agent in respect of the issuance and sale by the
Company of the Subordinated Notes.
AMORTIZED FACE
AMOUNT:
The
term “Amortized Face Amount” of an Original Issue
Discount Note, as of the date that (i) the principal amount of such
Note is to be repaid prior to its Stated Maturity, whether upon
declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, repayment at the
option of the Holder or otherwise, or (ii) any consent,
notice, request, direction, waiver or suit by the Noteholders shall
be deemed to be given, made or commenced under this Indenture,
shall mean the principal amount of such Note multiplied by its
Issue Price plus the portion of the difference between the dollar
amount thus obtained and the principal amount of such Note that has
accreted at the Yield to maturity of such Note (computed in
accordance with generally accepted United States bond yield
computation principles) to such date, but in no event shall the
Amortized Face Amount of an Original Issue Discount Note exceed its
principal amount stated in the applicable Company Order.
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AMORTIZING
NOTE:
The
term “Amortizing Note” shall mean a Note for which
payments of principal of and interest on such Note are made in
installments over the life of such Note, and unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Company Order, payments with respect to
an Amortizing Note shall be applied first to interest due and
payable thereon and then to the reduction of the unpaid principal
amount thereof.
AUTHORIZED
AGENT:
The
term “Authorized Agent” shall mean an agent of the
Company designated by an Officers’ Certificate to give to the
Trustee the information specified in clause (a) of
“Company Order” for the issuance of a Note.
BASIS POINT:
The
term “Basis Point” shall mean one-one hundredth of a
percentage point.
CALCULATION
AGENT:
The
term “Calculation Agent” for a particular Floating Rate
Note shall mean the Trustee, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Company Order.
CALCULATION
DATE:
The
term “Calculation Date” shall, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Company Order, mean with regard to any
particular Interest Determination Date, the earlier of (i) the
tenth calendar day after such Interest Determination Date, or, if
any such day is not a Business Day, the next day that is a Business
Day, or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding the
applicable Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may
be.
CD RATE:
The
term “CD Rate” shall mean, with respect to any CD Rate
Interest Determination Date, the rate on such date for negotiable
United States dollar certificates of deposit having the Index
Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as
published in H.15(519) (as hereinafter defined) under the heading
“CDs (secondary market)” or, if not so published by
3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the
rate on such CD Rate Interest Determination Date for negotiable
United States dollar certificates of deposit of the Index Maturity
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as published in H.15
Daily Update (as hereinafter defined), or such other recognized
electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate,
under the caption “CDs (secondary market).” If such
rate is not yet published in H.15 Daily Update or another
recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on
the related Calculation Date, then the CD Rate on such CD Rate
Interest Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the secondary market
offered rates as of 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such CD
Rate Interest Determination Date, of three leading nonbank dealers
in negotiable United States dollar certificates of deposit in The
City of New York (which may include the Agents or their affiliates)
selected by the Calculation Agent for negotiable United States
dollar certificates of deposit of major United States money center
banks for negotiable certificates of deposit with a remaining
maturity closest to the Index Maturity specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement in an amount that is representative for a single
transaction in that market at that time; provided, however, that if
the dealers so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting
as
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mentioned in this sentence, the
CD Rate determined as of such CD Rate Interest Determination Date
will be the CD Rate in effect on such CD Rate Interest
Determination Date.
CD RATE INTEREST DETERMINATION
DATE:
The
term “CD Rate Interest Determination Date” shall mean
the Interest Determination Date relating to a Floating Rate Note
for which the interest rate is determined with reference to the CD
Rate.
CMT RATE:
The
term “CMT Rate” shall mean, with respect to any CMT
Rate Interest Determination Date, the rate displayed on the
Designated CMT Moneyline Telerate Page under the caption
“...Treasury Constant Maturities...Federal Reserve Board
Release H.15...Mondays Approximately 3:45 P.M.,” under the
column for the Designated CMT Maturity Index for (i) if the
Designated CMT Moneyline Telerate Page is 7051, the rate on such
CMT Rate Interest Determination Date and (ii) if the
Designated CMT Moneyline Telerate Page is 7052, the weekly or
monthly average, as specified in the Company Order, for the week or
the month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the week or
the month, as applicable, in which the related CMT Rate Interest
Determination Date falls. If such rate is no longer displayed on
the relevant page or is not so displayed by 3:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate for
such CMT Rate Interest Determination Date will be such treasury
constant maturity rate for the Designated CMT Maturity Index as
published in H.15(519). If such rate is no longer published or is
not so published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate on such CMT Rate Interest
Determination Date will be such treasury constant maturity rate for
the Designated CMT Maturity Index (or other United States Treasury
rate for the Designated CMT Maturity Index) for the CMT Rate
Interest Determination Date with respect to such Interest Reset
Date as may then be published by either the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System or the United States Department of the
Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to
the rate formerly displayed on the Designated CMT Moneyline
Telerate Page and published in H.15(519). If such information is
not so provided by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate on the CMT Rate Interest
Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and
will be a yield to maturity, based on the arithmetic mean of the
secondary market offered rates as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New
York City time, on such CMT Rate Interest Determination Date
reported, according to their written records, by three leading
primary United States government securities dealers in The City of
New York (which may include the Agents or their affiliates) (each,
a “Reference Dealer”) selected by the Calculation Agent
(from five such Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent
and eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of
equality, one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the
event of equality, one of the lowest)), for the most recently
issued direct noncallable fixed rate obligations of the United
States (“Treasury Notes”) with an original maturity of
approximately the Designated CMT Maturity Index and a remaining
term to maturity of not less than such Designated CMT Maturity
Index minus one year. If the Calculation Agent is unable to obtain
three such Treasury Note quotations, the CMT Rate on such CMT Rate
Interest Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation
Agent and will be a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean
of the secondary market offered rates as of approximately 3:30
P.M., New York City time, on such CMT Rate Interest Determination
Date of three Reference Dealers in The City of New York (from five
such Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and
eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality,
one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of
equality, one of the lowest)), for Treasury Notes with an original
maturity of the number of years that is the next highest to the
Designated CMT Maturity Index and a remaining term to maturity
closest to the Designated CMT Maturity Index and in an amount of at
least $100 million. If three or four (and not five) of such
Reference Dealers are quoting as described above, then the CMT Rate
will be based on the arithmetic
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mean of the offered rates
obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of such quotes will
be eliminated; provided, however, that if fewer than three
Reference Dealers so selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting
as mentioned herein, the CMT Rate determined as of such CMT Rate
Interest Determination Date will be the CMT Rate in effect on such
CMT Rate Interest Determination Date. If two Treasury Notes with an
original maturity as described in the second preceding sentence
have remaining terms to maturity equally close to the Designated
CMT Maturity Index, the Calculation Agent will obtain quotations
for the Treasury Note with the shorter remaining term to
maturity.
CMT RATE INTEREST
DETERMINATION DATE:
The
term “CMT Rate Interest Determination Date” shall mean
any Interest Determination Date relating to a Floating Rate Note
for which the interest rate is determined with reference to the CMT
Rate.
COMMERCIAL PAPER
RATE:
The
term “Commercial Paper Rate” for a particular Floating
Rate Note, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Company
Order, shall mean, with respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the Money Market Yield on such date of the rate for commercial
paper having the Index Maturity specified in such Company Order, as
such rate shall be published in H.15(519) under the caption
“Commercial Paper– Nonfinancial” or, if not so
published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, the rate on such Commercial Paper Rate Interest
Determination Date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity
specified in the applicable Company Order as published in H.15
Daily Update, or such other recognized electronic source used for
the purpose of displaying such rate, under the caption
“Commercial Paper–Nonfinancial.” If such rate is
not yet published in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized
electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate on such Commercial
Paper Rate Interest Determination Date will be calculated by the
Calculation Agent and will be the Money Market Yield of the
arithmetic mean of the offered rates at approximately
11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Commercial Paper Rate
Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of commercial
paper in The City of New York (which may include the Agents or
their affiliates) selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial
paper having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement placed for industrial issuers whose bond rating is
“Aa,” or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization; provided, however, that if the
dealers so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
mentioned in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate determined as
of such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date will be
the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Rate
Interest Determination Date.
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE INTEREST
DETERMINATION DATE:
The
term “Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination
Date” shall mean any Interest Determination Date relating to
a Floating Rate Note for which the interest rate is determined with
reference to the Commercial Paper Rate.
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE
NOTES:
The
term “Commercial Paper Rate Notes” shall mean Floating
Rate Notes which are specified in the applicable Company Order as
bearing interest at an interest rate calculated with reference to
the Commercial Paper Rate.
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COMPANY ORDER:
The
term “Company Order” shall mean:
(a) a written
order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or any Vice President and by the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the
Trustee, to authenticate a Note and to make it available for
delivery, and specifying for such Note the following
information:
(1) the name of
the Person in which a Note to be issued and authenticated shall be
registered;
(2) the address of
such Person;
(3) the taxpayer
identification number of such Person;
(4) the principal
amount of such Note and, if multiple Notes are to be issued to such
Person, the denominations of such Notes;
(5) the Issue
Price of such Note;
(6) the Original
Issue Date of such Note;
(7) the date upon
which such Note is scheduled to mature and the Final Maturity
Date;
(8) if the Note is
to be redeemable at the option of the Company, the Initial
Redemption Date and the date or dates on which, and the price or
prices at which, such Note is redeemable at the option of the
Company;
(9) if the Note is
to be repayable prior to the Stated Maturity at the option of the
Holder, the date or dates on which, and the price or prices at
which, such Note is repayable at the option of the
Holder;
(10) if the Note
is a Fixed Rate Note, the rate of interest on such Note and the
Interest Payment Dates, if other than March 1 and September 1,
and the Record Dates, if other than February 15 and
August 15;
(11) if the Note
is an Original Issue Discount Note, its Yield to
Maturity;
(12) if such Note
is an Amortizing Note, a table setting forth the schedule of dates
and amounts of payments of principal of and interest on such Note
or the formula for the amortization of principal and/or
interest;
(13) if the Note
is a Reset Note, the Optional Interest Reset Date and the formula,
if any, for resetting the interest rate of a Fixed Rate Note or the
Spread and/or Spread Multiplier of a Floating Rate Note;
(14) if the Note
is a Floating Rate Note, its:
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(including any Designated LIBOR Currency and Designated LIBOR Page
or any Designated CMT Maturity Index and Designated CMT Moneyline
Telerate Page)
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(15) If such Note
is a Floating Rate Note, whether it is a Regular Floating Rate Note
or a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note;
(16) whether or
not such Note is to be issued in the form of a Global Note to the
Depositary;
(17) the name and
address of the Calculation Agent, if other than the
Trustee;
(18) if other than
United States dollars or denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples thereof, the authorized currency or denominations in
which Notes shall be issued; and
(19) all other
information necessary for the issuance of such Note not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture; or
(b) confirmation
given to the Trustee by an officer of the Company designated by an
Officers’ Certificate, by telephone, confirmed by telex or
facsimile or similar writing, of the information given to the
Trustee by an Authorized Agent for the issuance of a Note, and the
written order of the Company to authenticate such Note and to make
it available for delivery.
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COMPOSITE
QUOTATIONS:
The
term “Composite Quotations” shall mean the daily
statistical release “Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U. S.
Government Securities” or any successor publication published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
CONSOLIDATED NET TANGIBLE
ASSETS:
The
term “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” shall mean the
aggregate amount of assets included on the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries, less applicable
reserves and other properly deductible items and after deducting
therefrom (a) all current liabilities and (b) all
goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt
discount and expense, and other like intangibles, all in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied.
CUSIP:
The
term “CUSIP” shall mean the registered trademark
“Committee on Uniform Securities Identification
Procedures” or “CUSIP” and a unique system of
identification of each public issue of a security owned by the
American Bankers Association and administered by Standard and
Poor’s Corporation, as agent of the American Bankers
Association.
DEPOSITARY:
The
term “Depositary” shall mean, unless otherwise
specified by the Company, The Depository Trust Company, New York,
New York, or any successor thereto registered as a Clearing Agency
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor statute or regulation.
DESIGNATED CMT MONEYLINE
TELERATE PAGE:
The
term “Designated CMT Moneyline Telerate Page” shall
mean the display on Moneyline Telerate (or any successor service)
on the page specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement (or any
other page as may replace such page on such service) for the
purpose of displaying Treasury Constant Maturities as reported in
H.15(519) or, if no such page is specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, page 7052.
DESIGNATED CMT MATURITY
INDEX:
The
term “Designated CMT Maturity Index” shall mean the
original period to maturity of the U.S. Treasury securities (either
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 or 30 years) specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement with respect to which the CMT Rate will be
calculated or, if no such maturity is specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, 2 years.
DESIGNATED LIBOR
CURRENCY:
The
term “Designated LIBOR Currency” shall mean the
currency or composite currency specified in the applicable Company
Order as to which LIBOR shall be calculated or, if no such currency
or composite currency is specified in the applicable Company Order,
United States dollars.
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DESIGNATED LIBOR
PAGE:
The
term “Designated LIBOR Page” shall mean either
(a) the display on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or
any successor service) on the page specified in such Company Order
(or any other page as may replace such page on such service) for
the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks
for the Designated LIBOR Currency (if “LIBOR Reuters”
is specified in the applicable Company Order), or (b) the
display on Moneyline Telerate (or any successor service) on the
page specified in the applicable Company Order (or any other page
as may replace such page on such service) for the purpose of
displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the
Designated LIBOR Currency (if “LIBOR Moneyline
Telerate” is specified in the applicable Company Order or
neither “LIBOR Reuters” nor “LIBOR Moneyline
Telerate” is specified in the applicable Company Order as the
method for calculating LIBOR).
ELEVENTH DISTRICT COST OF
FUNDS RATE:
The
term “Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate” shall mean,
with respect to any Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest
Determination Date, the rate equal to the monthly weighted average
cost of funds for the calendar month immediately preceding the
month in which such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest
Determination Date falls as set forth under the caption “11th
District” on the display on Moneyline Telerate (or any
successor service) on page 7058 (“Moneyline Telerate Page
7058”) as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on such
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest Determination Date.
If such rate does not appear on Moneyline Telerate Page 7058 on
such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest Determination
Date, then the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate on such
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest Determination Date
shall be the monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by member
institutions of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District that
was most recently announced (the “Index”) by the
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (the “FHLB of San
Francisco”) as such cost of funds for the calendar month
immediately preceding such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Interest Determination Date. If the FHLB of San Francisco fails to
announce the Index on or prior to such Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate Interest Determination Date for the calendar month
immediately preceding such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Interest Determination Date, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate determined as of such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Interest Determination Date will be the Eleventh District Cost of
Funds Rate in effect on such Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Interest Determination Date.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT COST OF
FUNDS RATE INTEREST DETERMINATION DATE:
The
term “Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate Interest
Determination Date” shall mean any Interest Determination
Date relating to a Floating Rate Note for which the interest rate
is determined with reference to the Eleventh District Cost of Funds
Rate.
FEDERAL FUNDS
RATE:
The
terms “Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, with respect to
any Federal Funds Rate Interest Determination Date, the rate on
such date for United States dollar federal funds as published in
H.15(519) under the heading “Federal Funds
(Effective)”, as such rate is displayed on Moneyline Telerate
(or any successor service) on page 120 (“Moneyline Telerate
Page 120”), or, if such rate does not appear on Moneyline
Telerate Page 120 or is not so published by 3:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on such
Federal Funds Rate Interest Determination Date for United States
dollar federal funds as published in H.15 Daily Update, or such
other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of
displaying such rate, under the caption “Federal Funds
(Effective).” If such rate
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is not yet published in H.15
Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the
Federal Funds Rate on such Federal Funds Rate Interest
Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and
will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction
in overnight United States dollar federal funds arranged by three
leading brokers of federal funds transactions in The City of New
York (which may include the Agents or their affiliates) selected by
the Calculation Agent prior to 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on
such Federal Funds Rate Interest Determination Date; provided,
however, that if the brokers so selected by the Calculation Agent
are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Federal Funds
Rate determined as of such Federal Funds Rate Interest
Determination Date will be the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such
Federal Funds Rate Interest Determination Date.
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE INTEREST
DETERMINATION DATE:
The
term “Federal Funds Rate Interest Determination Date”
shall mean any Interest Determination Date relating to a Floating
Rate Note for which the interest rate is determined with reference
to the Federal Funds Rate.
FINAL MATURITY
DATE:
The
term “Final Maturity Date” shall mean the date beyond
which the Stated Maturity of a particular Note may not be extended
at the option of the Company.
FIXED RATE AMORTIZING
NOTE:
The
term “Fixed Rate Amortizing Note” shall mean a Fixed
Rate Note which is an Amortizing Note.
FIXED RATE
NOTE:
The
term “Fixed Rate Note” shall mean a Note which bears
interest at a fixed rate (which may be zero in the case of a Zero
Coupon Note) specified in the applicable Company Order.
FLOATING RATE AMORTIZING
NOTE:
The
term “Floating Rate Amortizing Note” shall mean a
Floating Rate Note which is an Amortizing Note.
FLOATING RATE
NOTE:
The
term “Floating Rate Note” shall mean a Note which bears
interest at a variable rate determined by reference to an interest
rate formula, and includes a CD Rate Note, a CMT Rate Note, a
Commercial Paper Rate Note, an Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
Note, a Federal Funds Rate Note, a LIBOR Note, a Prime Rate Note or
a Treasury Rate Note.
FUNDED
INDEBTEDNESS:
The
term “Funded Indebtedness” shall mean notes, bonds,
debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money
borrowed which by its terms matures at or is extendible or
renewable at the option of the obligor to a date more than
12 months after the date of the creation of such
debt.
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GLOBAL NOTE:
The
term “Global Note” shall mean a single Note that is
issued to evidence Notes having identical terms and provisions,
which is delivered to the Depositary or pursuant to instructions of
the Depositary and which shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee.
H.15(519):
The
term “H.15(519)” shall mean the weekly publication
“Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest
Rates” or any successor publication published by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
H.15 DAILY
UPDATE:
The
term “H.15 Daily Update” shall mean the daily update of
H.15(519), available through the world-wide-web site of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update , or any
successor site or publication.
HIGHEST LAWFUL
RATE:
The
term “Highest Lawful Rate” shall mean at the particular
time in question the maximum rate of interest which, under
applicable law, the Holders are then permitted to charge on the
Notes. If the maximum rate of interest which, under applicable law,
the Holders are permitted to charge on the Notes shall change after
the date of this Indenture Supplement, the Highest Lawful Rate
shall be automatically increased or decreased, as the case may be,
from time to time as of the effective time of each change in the
Highest Lawful Rate without notice to the Company. For purposes of
determining the Highest Lawful Rate under the applicable law of the
State of Texas, the applicable rate ceiling shall be (a) the
weekly rate ceiling described in and computed in accordance with
the provisions of Articles 5069.1D and 5069.1H.002, Title 79,
Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended (“Art.
5069.1D”) or (b) if the parties subsequently contract as
allowed by applicable law, the quarterly ceiling or the annualized
ceiling computed pursuant to Art. 5069.1D; provided, however, that
at any time the weekly rate ceiling, the quarterly ceiling or the
annualized ceiling shall be less than 18% per annum or more than
24% per annum, the provisions of Section 1D.009 of said Art.
5069.1D shall control for purposes of such determination, as
applicable.
INDEX MATURITY:
The
term “Index Maturity” of a particular Floating Rate
Note shall mean the period to Stated Maturity of the instrument or
obligation with respect to which the related Interest Rate Basis or
Bases of such Floating Rate Note is calculated, as specified in the
applicable Company Order.
INITIAL INTEREST
RATE:
The
term “Initial Interest Rate” for a particular Floating
Rate Note shall mean the interest rate specified in the applicable
Company Order as in effect from the Original Issue Date of such
Floating Rate Note to its first Interest Reset Date.
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INITIAL REDEMPTION
DATE:
The
term “Initial Redemption Date” shall mean the earliest
date, if any, on which a particular Note shall be redeemable at the
option of the Company prior to the Stated Maturity of such Note, as
specified in the applicable Company Order.
INTEREST ACCRUAL
PERIOD:
The
term “Interest Accrual Period” for a particular
Floating Rate Note shall mean the period from the date of issue of
such Floating Rate Note, or from an Interest Reset Date, if any, to
its next subsequent Interest Reset Date.
INTEREST DETERMINATION
DATE:
The
term “Interest Determination Date” shall mean, with
respect to the CD Rate, the CMT Rate, the Commercial Paper Rate,
the Federal Funds Rate and the Prime Rate, the second Business Day
immediately preceding the applicable Interest Reset Date; the
“Interest Determination Date” with respect to the
Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate shall be the last working day
of the month immediately preceding the applicable Interest Reset
Date on which the FHLB of San Francisco publishes the Index; and
the “Interest Determination Date” with respect to LIBOR
shall be the second London Business Day immediately preceding the
applicable Interest Reset Date, unless the Designated LIBOR
Currency is British pounds sterling, in which case the
“Interest Determination Date” shall be the applicable
Interest Reset Date. With respect to the Treasury Rate, the
“Interest Determination Date” shall be the day in the
week in which the applicable Interest Reset Date falls on which day
Treasury Bills are normally auctioned (Treasury Bills are normally
sold at an auction held on Monday of each week, unless such Monday
is a legal holiday, in which case the auction is normally held on
the immediately succeeding Tuesday although such auction may be
held on the preceding Friday); provided, however, that if an
auction is held on the Friday of the week preceding the applicable
Interest Reset Date, the “Interest Determination Date”
shall be such preceding Friday; provided, further, that if the
Interest Determination Date would otherwise fall on an Interest
Reset Date, then such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the
next succeeding Business Day. The “Interest Determination
Date” pertaining to a Floating Rate Note the interest rate of
which is determined by reference to two or more Interest Rate Bases
shall be the most recent Business Day which is at least two
Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Reset Date for such
Floating Rate Note on which each Interest Rate Basis is
determinable. Each Interest Rate Basis shall be determined as of
such date, and the applicable interest rate shall take effect on
the applicable Interest Reset Date.
INTEREST PAYMENT
DATE:
(a) The term
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean with respect to a
Floating Rate Note, including a Floating Rate Amortizing Note, such
date or dates as specified in the applicable Company Order, or if
not so specified which has an Interest Reset Date reset
(1) daily, weekly or monthly: the third Wednesday of each
month or the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December
of each year, as specified in the applicable Company Order,
(2) quarterly: the third Wednesday of March, June, September
and December of each year, as specified in the applicable Company
Order, (3) semiannually: the third Wednesday of the two months
of each year, as specified in the applicable Company Order;
(4) annually: the third Wednesday of the month of each year,
as specified in the applicable Company Order, and, in each case,
the Maturity Date of such Floating Rate Note and, with respect to
defaulted interest on such Floating Rate Note, the date established
by the Company for the payment of such defaulted interest. If any
Interest Payment Date (other than at Maturity) for any Floating
Rate Note would fall on a day that
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is not a Business Day with
respect to such Floating Rate Note, such Interest Payment Date will
be the immediately following day that is a Business Day with
respect to such Floating Rate Note, except that, in the case of a
LIBOR Note, if such Business Day with respect to such Floating Rate
Note is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest
Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding London Business
Day.
(b) The term
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean with respect to a
Fixed Rate Note, including a Fixed Rate Amortizing Note, each March
1 and September 1, or such other dates which are specified in
the applicable Company Order during the period such Fixed Rate Note
is outstanding, the Maturity Date of such Fixed Rate Note, and with
respect to defaulted interest on such Fixed Rate Note, the date
established by the Company for the payment of such defaulted
interest.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the first Interest Payment Date for any Note
originally issued between a Record Date and the next Interest
Payment Date shall be the Interest Payment Date following the next
succeeding Record Date.
INTEREST RATE:
(a) The term
“Interest Rate” for a particular Floating Rate Note
shall mean (1) from the date of issue of such Floating Rate
Note to the first Interest Reset Date for such Floating Rate Note,
the Initial Interest Rate, and (2) each Interest Accrual
Period commencing on or after such First Interest Reset Date, the
Base Rate with reference to the Index Maturity for such Floating
Rate Note as specified in the applicable Company Order plus or
minus the Spread, if any, multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if
any; PROVIDED that in the event no Spread or Spread Multiplier is
provided in such Company Order, the Spread and Spread Multiplier
shall be zero and one, respectively; PROVIDED, FURTHER, in no event
shall the Interest Rate be greater than the Maximum Interest Rate,
if any, or less than the Minimum Interest Rate, if any; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, the Interest Rate in effect for the ten days immediately
prior to Maturity will be the Interest Rate in effect on the tenth
day preceding such Maturity; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, the Interest
Rate will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by
Texas or other applicable law, as the same may be modified by
United States federal laws of general application.
(b) The term
“Interest Rate” for a particular Fixed Rate Note shall
mean the interest rate specified in the applicable Company
Order.
INTEREST RATE
BASIS:
The
term “Interest Rate Basis” shall mean with respect to
(a) CD Rate Notes, the CD Rate, (b) CMT Rate Notes, the CMT
Rate, (c) Commercial Paper Rate Notes, the Commercial Paper
Rate, (d) Eleventh District Cost of Funds Note, the Eleventh
District Cost of Funds Rate, (e) Federal Funds Rate Notes, the
Federal Funds Rate, (f) LIBOR Notes, LIBOR, (g) Prime
Rate Notes, the Prime Rate, (h) Treasury Rate Notes, the
Treasury Rate, and (i) any other Floating Rate Note, the
interest rate formula which determines the variable rate at which
such Note bears interest.
INTEREST RESET
DATE:
The
term “Interest Reset Date” shall mean, in the case of a
Floating Rate Note, such date or dates as specified in the
applicable Company Order, or if not so specified, if such Floating
Rate Note is specified in the applicable Company Order as being
reset (a) daily: each Business Day; (b) weekly: the Wednesday
of each week (with the exception of weekly reset Treasury Rate
Notes which reset the
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Tuesday of each week, except as
specified below); (c) monthly: the third Wednesday of each
month (with the exception of monthly reset Floating Rate Notes as
to which the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate is an applicable
Interest Rate Basis which will reset on the first calendar day of
the month); (d) quarterly: the third Wednesday of March, June,
September and December; (e) semiannually: the third Wednesday of
the two months specified in the applicable Company Order; and
(f) annually: the third Wednesday of the month specified in
the applicable Company Order. If any Interest Reset Date for a
Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day which is not a Business
Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day, except that in the case of a
LIBOR Note, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
month, such Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding
London Business Day. If, in the case of a Treasury Rate Note, an
Interest Reset Date shall fall on a day on which the Treasury
auctions Treasury Bills, then such Interest Reset Date shall
instead be the first Business Day immediately following such
auction.
INTEREST RESET
PERIOD:
The
term “Interest Reset Period” shall mean for:
(a) each
Floating Rate Note on which interest is reset monthly, quarterly,
semiannually or annually, and each Fixed Rate Note, the
period:
(1) beginning on
and including the Original Issue Date of such Note or the most
recent Interest Payment Date on which interest was paid on such
Note, and
(2) ending on but
not including the next Interest Payment Date or, for the last
Interest Reset Period, the Maturity Date, of such Note;
(b) each
Floating Rate Note on which interest is reset daily or weekly, the
period:
(1) beginning on
and including the Original Issue Date of such Floating Rate Note,
or beginning on but excluding the most recent Record Date through
which interest was paid on such Note, and
(2) ending on and
including the next Record Date or, for the last Interest Reset
Period, ending on but excluding the Maturity Date, of such
Note;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the first
Interest Reset Period for any Note which has its Original Issue
date after a Record Date and prior to its next Interest Payment
Date, shall begin on and include such Original Issue Date and
(i) end on and include the next Record Date for Floating Rate
Notes on which interest is reset daily or weekly, and (ii) end
on but not include the second Interest Payment Date after the
Original Issue Date for all other Notes.
ISSUE PRICE:
The
term “Issue Price” shall mean the price expressed as a
percentage of the aggregate principal amount of a Note at which
such Note is issued.
LIBOR:
The
term “LIBOR,” unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable Company Order, shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR
Interest Determination Date, the rate determined:
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(i) With respect
to any LIBOR Interest Determination Date, LIBOR shall be either:
(a) if “LIBOR Moneyline Telerate” is specified in the
applicable Company Order or if neither “LIBOR Reuters”
nor “LIBOR Moneyline Telerate” is specified in the
applicable Company Order as the method for calculating LIBOR, the
rate for deposits in the Designated LIBOR Currency having the Index
Maturity specified in such Company Order, commencing on such
Interest Reset Date, that appears on the Designated LIBOR Page as
of 11:00 A.M., London time, on such LIBOR Interest
Determination Date; or (b) if “LIBOR Reuters” is
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the arithmetic mean
of the offered rates (unless the Designated LIBOR Page by its terms
provides only for a single rate, in which case such single rate
shall be used) for deposits in the Designated LIBOR Currency having
the Index Maturity specified in such Pricing Supplement, commencing
on the applicable Interest Reset Date, that appear (or, if only a
single rate is required as aforesaid, appears) on the Designated
LIBOR Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on such LIBOR
Interest Determination Date. If fewer than two such offered rates
so appear, or if no such rate so appears, as applicable, LIBOR on
such LIBOR Interest Determination Date shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions described in clause
(ii) below.
(ii) With respect
to a LIBOR Interest Determination Date on which fewer than two
offered rates appear, or no rate appears, as the case may be, on
the Designated LIBOR Page as specified in clause (i) above,
the Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of
each of four major reference banks (which may include affiliates of
the Agents) in the London interbank market, as selected by the
Calculation Agent, to provide the Calculation Agent with its
offered quotation for deposits in the Designated LIBOR Currency for
the period of the Index Maturity specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, commencing on the applicable Interest Reset
Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on such LIBOR Interest
Determination Date and in a principal amount that is representative
for a single transaction in the Designated LIBOR Currency in such
market at such time. If at least two such quotations are so
provided, then LIBOR on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date
shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two
such quotations are so provided, then LIBOR on such LIBOR Interest
Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted
at approximately 11:00 A.M., in the applicable Principal
Financial Center, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date by
three major banks (which may include affiliates of the Agents) in
such Principal Financial Center selected by the Calculation Agent
for loans in the Designated LIBOR Currency to leading European
banks, having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable
Company Order and in a principal amount that is representative for
a single transaction in the Designated LIBOR Currency in such
market at such time; provided, however, that if the banks so
selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in
this sentence, LIBOR determined as of such LIBOR Interest
Determination Date shall be LIBOR in effect on such LIBOR Interest
Determination Date.
LIBOR INTEREST DETERMINATION
DATE:
The
term “LIBOR Interest Determination Date” shall mean any
Interest Determination Date relating to a LIBOR Note.
LIBOR NOTES:
The
term “LIBOR Notes” shall mean Floating Rate Notes which
are specified in the applicable Company Order as bearing interest
at an interest rate calculated with reference to LIBOR.
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LONDON BUSINESS
DAY:
The
term “London Business Day” shall mean any day on which
dealings in the Designated LIBOR Currency are transacted in the
London interbank market.
MATURITY DATE:
The
term “Maturity Date,” when used with respect to any
Note, shall mean the date on which the principal of such Note or an
installment of principal becomes due and payable in accordance with
its terms and the terms of this Indenture as therein or herein
provided, whether at Stated Maturity, upon declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption, repayment at the option of the
Holder or otherwise.
MAXIMUM INTEREST
RATE:
The
term “Maximum Interest Rate” shall mean the maximum
rate of interest, if any, which may be applicable to any Floating
Rate Note during any Interest Accrual Period as specified in the
applicable Company Order.
MINIMUM INTEREST
RATE:
The
term “Minimum Interest Rate” shall mean the minimum
rate of interest, if any, which may be applicable to any Floating
Rate Note during any Interest Accrual Period as specified in the
applicable Company Order.
MONEY MARKET
YIELD:
The
term “Money Market Yield” shall be the yield (expressed
as a percentage) calculated in accordance with the following
formula:
Money Market Yield = [(D x 360)/(360 — (D
x M))] x 100
where
“D” refers to the applicable per annum rate for
commercial paper quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a
decimal, and “M” refers to the actual number of days in
the applicable Interest Reset Period.
NOTEHOLDER;
HOLDER:
The
terms “Noteholder” or “Holder” shall mean
any Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is
registered in the register of the Company kept for that purpose in
accordance with the terms hereof.
OFFICERS’
CERTIFICATE:
The
term “Officers’ Certificate” when used with
respect to the Company, shall mean a certificate signed by the
Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
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OPTIONAL INTEREST RESET
DATE:
The
term “Optional Interest Reset Date” shall mean each
date on which the interest rate on a Fixed Rate Reset Note or the
Spread and/or Spread Multiplier of a Floating Rate Reset Note may
be reset at the option of the Company.
ORIGINAL ISSUE
DATE:
The
term “Original Issue Date” shall mean for a particular
Note, or portions thereof, the date upon which it, or such portion,
was issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture or any
indenture supplemental thereto and authenticated by the Trustee
(other than in connection with a transfer, exchange or
substitution).
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
NOTE:
The
term “Original Issue Discount Note” shall mean
(i) a Note that has a “stated redemption price at
maturity” that exceeds its “issue price”, each as
defined for United States federal income tax purposes, by at least
0.25% of its stated redemption price at maturity multiplied by the
number of complete years from the Original Issue Date to the Stated
Maturity for such Note (or in the case of a Note that provides for
payment of any amount other than the “qualified stated
interest”, as defined for United States federal income tax
purposes, prior to maturity, the weighted average maturity of the
Note) and (ii) any other Note designated by the Company in the
applicable Company Order as issued with original issue discount for
United States federal income tax purposes.
PERSON:
The
term “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
PRIME RATE:
The
term “Prime Rate” for a particular Floating Rate Note,
unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Company Order, shall
mean, with respect to any Prime Rate Interest Determination Date,
the rate on such date as published in H.15(519) under the caption
“Bank Prime Loan” or, if not published by 3:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on
such Prime Rate Interest Determination Date as published in H.15
Daily Update, or such other recognized electronic source used for
the purpose of displaying such rate, under the caption “Bank
Prime Loan.” If such rate is not yet published in H.15 Daily
Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New
York City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the Prime
Rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly
announced by each bank that appears on the Reuters Screen USPRIME1
Page (as hereinafter defined) as such bank’s prime rate or
base lending rate as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on
such Prime Rate Interest Determination Date. If fewer than four
such rates appear on the Reuters Screen USPRIME1 Page for such
Prime Rate Interest Determination Date, then the Prime Rate shall
be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates or base lending rates
quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year
divided by a 360-day year as of the close of business on such Prime
Rate Interest Determination Date by four major money center banks
(which may include affiliates of the Agents) in The City of New
York selected by the Calculation Agent. If fewer than four such
quotations are so provided, then the Prime Rate shall be the
arithmetic mean of four prime rates quoted on the basis of the
actual number of days in the year divided by a 360-day year as of
the close of business on such Prime
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Rate Interest Determination Date
as furnished in The City of New York by the major money center
banks, if any, that have provided such quotations and by a
reasonable number of substitute banks or trust companies (which may
include affiliates of the Agents) to obtain four such prime rate
quotations, provided such substitute banks or trust companies are
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States,
or any State thereof, each having total equity capital of at least
$500 million and being subject to supervision or examination
by Federal or State authority, selected by the Calculation Agent to
provide such rate or rates; provided, however, that if the banks or
trust companies so selected by the Calculation Agent are not
quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Prime Rate determined as
of such Prime Rate Interest Determination Date will be the Prime
Rate in effect on such Prime Rate Interest Determination
Date.
PRIME RATE
NOTES:
The
term “Prime Rate Notes” shall mean Floating Rate Notes
which are specified in the applicable Company Order as bearing
interest at an interest rate calculated with reference to the Prime
Rate.
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT:
The
term “principal amount” with respect to any Note shall
mean the principal amount thereof set forth in the applicable
Company Order; PROVIDED that in the case of any Original Issue
Discount Note, its principal amount as of (i) any date that
the principal amount of such Note is to be repaid prior to its
Stated Maturity, whether upon declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption, repayment at the option of the Noteholder or otherwise,
or (ii) any date that any consent, notice, request, direction,
waiver or suit by the Noteholders shall be deemed to be given, made
or commenced under this Indenture, such term shall mean the
Amortized Face Amount of such Note as of such date.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL
CENTER:
The
term “Principal Financial Center” shall mean the
capital city of the country to which the Designated LIBOR Currency
relates, except that with respect to United States dollars,
Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, euros, South African rand and
Swiss francs, the “Principal Financial Center” shall be
The City of New York, Sydney, Toronto, Frankfurt, Johannesburg and
Zurich, respectively.
RECORD DATE:
The
term “Record Date” shall mean for the Interest Payment
Date for the payment of interest for an Interest Reset Period for a
particular Note, unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Company Order, (a) the day which is fifteen calendar days
immediately prior to such Interest Payment Date, whether or not
such day is a Business Day, (b) the Maturity Date of such
Note, unless such Maturity Date for a Fixed Rate Note is a March 1
or a September 1, in which event the Record Date will be as
provided in clause (a), and (c) a date which is not less than
five Business Days immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date
of defaulted interest on such Note established by notice given by
first-class mail by or on behalf of the Company to the Holder of
such Note not less than fifteen calendar days prior to such
Interest Payment Date.
REDEMPTION
DATE:
The
term “Redemption Date” for a Note shall mean the date
fixed for the redemption of such Note in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture.
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RESET NOTE:
The
term “Reset Note” shall mean a Fixed Rate Note, with
respect to which the Company has the option to reset the interest
rate, and a Floating Rate Note, with respect to which the Company
has the option to reset the Spread and/or Spread
Multiplier.
REUTERS SCREEN USPRIME1
PAGE:
The
term “Reuters Screen USPRIME1” shall mean the display
designated as page “USPRIME1” on the Reuters Monitor
Money Rate Service (or such other page which may replace the
USPRIME1 page on such service) for the purpose of displaying the
prime rate or base lending rate of major United States
banks.
SPREAD:
The
term “Spread” applicable to a particular Floating Rate
Note shall mean the number of Basis Points to be added to or
subtracted from the related Interest Rate Basis or Bases applicable
to such Floating Rate Note as specified in the applicable Company
Order, used in the calculation of the Interest Rate for such
Floating Rate Note.
SPREAD
MULTIPLIER:
The
term “Spread Multiplier” applicable to a particular
Floating Rate Note shall mean the percentage of the related
Interest Rate Basis or Bases applicable to such Floating Rate Note
as specified in the applicable Company Order, used in the
calculation of the Interest Rate for such Floating Rate
Note.
STATED
MATURITY:
The
term “Stated Maturity,” when used with respect to any
Note, shall mean the date specified in such Note as the date on
which the principal of such Note is due and payable.
TREASURY:
The
term “Treasury” shall mean the United States Department
of the Treasury.
TREASURY BILLS:
The
term “Treasury Bills” shall mean direct obligations of
the United States.
TREASURY RATE:
The
term “Treasury Rate” for a particular Floating Rate
Note, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Company Order,
shall mean, with respect to any Treasury Rate Interest
Determination Date, the rate from the auction held on such Treasury
Rate Interest Determination Date (the “Auction”) of
Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity specified in the
applicable Company Order under the caption “INVESTMENT
RATE” on the display on Moneyline Telerate (or any successor
service) on page 56 (“Moneyline Telerate Page 56”) or
page 57 (“Moneyline Telerate Page 57”) or, if not so
published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calc