NEWMONT MINING
CORPORATION
NEWMONT USA LIMITED
(As the Subsidiary Guarantor)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.
Trustee
Dated as of September 18,
2009
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ARTICLE ONE
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER
PROVISIONS
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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Company
Request; Company Order
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Original Issue
Discount Security
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Security
Register; Security Registrar
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U.S. Government
Obligation
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SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and
Opinions
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SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to
Trustee
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SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record
Dates
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SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and
Company
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SECTION 106. Notice to Holders;
Waiver
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SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture
Act
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SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of
Contents
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SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns
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SECTION 110. Separability Clause
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SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture
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SECTION 112. Governing Law
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SECTION 113. Legal Holidays
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SECTION 114. No Recourse Against
Others
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SECTION 115. Withholding; Offset
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SECTION 116. Holder Documentation
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SECTION 117. Force Majeure
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SECTION 118. Waiver of Jury Trial
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ARTICLE TWO
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SECURITY FORMS
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SECTION 201. Forms Generally
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SECTION 202. Form of Face of Security
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SECTION 203. Form of Reverse of
Security
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SECTION 204. Form of Legend for Global
Securities
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SECTION 205. Form of Trustee’s Certificate
of Authentication
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ARTICLE THREE
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THE SECURITIES
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SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in
Series
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SECTION 302. Denominations
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SECTION 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery
and Dating
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SECTION 304. Temporary Securities
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SECTION 305. Registration, Registration of
Transfer and Exchange
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SECTION 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and
Stolen Securities
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SECTION 307. Payment of Interest; Interest
Rights Preserved
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SECTION 308. Persons Deemed Owners
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SECTION 309. Cancellation
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SECTION 310. Computation of Interest
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SECTION 311. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
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ARTICLE FOUR
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SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of
Indenture
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SECTION 402. Application of Trust
Money
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ARTICLE FIVE
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REMEDIES
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SECTION 501. Events of Default
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SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity;
Rescission and Annulment
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SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and
Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
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SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without
Possession of Securities
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SECTION 506. Application of Money
Collected
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SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits
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SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to
Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
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SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and
Remedies
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SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies
Cumulative
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SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not
Waiver
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SECTION 512. Control by Holders
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SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults
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SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs
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SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension
Laws
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ARTICLE SIX
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THE TRUSTEE
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SECTION 601. Certain Duties and
Responsibilities
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SECTION 602. Notice of Defaults
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SECTION 603. Certain Rights of
Trustee
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SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or
Issuance of Securities
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SECTION 605. May Hold Securities
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SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust
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SECTION 607. Compensation and
Reimbursement
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SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests
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SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required;
Eligibility
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SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor
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SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by
Successor
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SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation
or Succession to Business
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SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims
Against Company
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SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating
Agent
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SECTION 615. Trustee’s Application for
Instructions from the Company
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ARTICLE SEVEN
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HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY
TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
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SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names
and Addresses of Holders
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SECTION 702. Preservation of Information;
Communications to Holders
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SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee
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SECTION 704. Reports by Company
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ARTICLE EIGHT
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE,
TRANSFER OR LEASE
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SECTION 801. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only
on Certain Terms
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SECTION 802. Successor Substituted
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ARTICLE NINE
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without
Consent of Holders
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SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures With
Consent of Holders
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SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental
Indentures
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SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental
Indentures
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SECTION 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture
Act
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SECTION 906. Reference in Securities to
Supplemental Indentures
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ARTICLE TEN
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COVENANTS
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SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and
Interest
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SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to
Be Held in Trust
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SECTION 1004. Statement by Officers as to
Default
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SECTION 1006. Calculation of Original Issue
Discount
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SECTION 1007. Maintenance of
Properties
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SECTION 1008. Payment of Taxes and Other
Claims
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SECTION 1009. Limitation on Liens
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SECTION 1010. Limitation on Sales and
Leasebacks
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SECTION 1011. Waiver of Certain
Covenants
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
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SECTION 1101. Applicability of
Article
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SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to
Trustee
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SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities
to Be Redeemed
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SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption
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SECTION 1105. Deposit of Redemption
Price
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SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption
Date
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SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in
Part
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ARTICLE TWELVE
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SINKING FUNDS
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SECTION 1201. Applicability of
Article
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SECTION 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund
Payments with Securities
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SECTION 1203. Redemption of Securities for
Sinking Fund
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 1301. Company’s Option to Effect
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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SECTION 1302. Defeasance and
Discharge
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SECTION 1303. Covenant Defeasance
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SECTION 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or
Covenant Defeasance
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SECTION 1305. Deposited Money and U.S.
Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous
Provisions
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SECTION 1306. Reinstatement
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
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SECTION 1401. Subsidiary Guarantee
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SECTION 1402. Limitation on Liability;
Termination, Release and Discharge Upon Merger or Consolidation or
Sale of All or Substantially All Assets of the Subsidiary
Guarantor; Termination on Conversion
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SECTION 1403. Release of the Subsidiary
Guarantee
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SECTION 1404. Waiver of Subrogation
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v
NEWMONT MINING
CORPORATION
Certain Sections of
this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318,
inclusive, of the Trus t
Indenture Act of 1939:
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Trust
Indenture
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Act Section
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§
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1003
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Note :
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This
reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
a part of the Indenture.
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INDENTURE,
dated as of September 18, 2009, among NEWMONT MINING
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
NEWMONT USA LIMITED, a Delaware corporation, as Subsidiary
Guarantor (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), and THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee (the
“Trustee”).
The
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor have duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the
issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the
“Securities”), which may be guaranteed by the
Subsidiary Guarantor, to be issued in one or more series as in this
Indenture provided.
All
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor, in accordance with its terms,
have been done.
Now, Therefore, This
Indenture Witnesseth:
For
and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or
of series thereof, as follows:
Definitions
and Other Provisions
of General
Application
SECTION 101.
Definitions.
For
all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms
defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this
Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other
terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act,
either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned
to them therein;
(3) all accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term
“generally accepted accounting principles” with respect
to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such
accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of such
computation;
(4) unless the
context otherwise requires, any reference to an
“Article” or a “Section” refers to an
Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this
Indenture;
(5)
“including” means including without
limitation;
(6) words in the
singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular;
(7) the principal
amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at
any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown
on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
and
(8) the words
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or other subdivision.
“Act”,
when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 104.
“Affiliate”
of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and
the terms “controlling” and “controlled”
have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided ,
however , that the existence of a management contract by the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company to manage another entity
shall not be deemed to be control.
“Attributable
Debt” means, as to any particular lease under which the
Company is at the time liable, at any date as of which the amount
thereof is to be determined, the total net amount of rent required
to be paid by the Company under such lease during the remaining
term thereof, discounted from the respective due dates thereof to
such date at the rate of interest per annum implicit in the terms
of such lease (as determined by any two of the following: the
chairman, the president, the executive vice president, any senior
vice president, the treasurer, the controller or the secretary of
the Company) compounded semi-annually. The net amount of rent
required to be paid under any such lease for any such period shall
be the amount of the rent payable by the lessee with respect to
such period, after excluding amounts required to be paid on account
of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water
rates and similar charges. In the case of any lease which is
terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net
amount shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent
shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease
subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so
terminated.
“Authenticating
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of one or more series.
“Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
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“Board
of Directors” means either the board of directors of the
Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.
“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, and delivered to the
Trustee.
“Business
Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means
each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a
day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time
constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time
after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not
existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the
Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such
time.
“Company”
means the Person named as the “Company” in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such
successor Person.
“Company
Request” or “Company Order” means a written
request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman
of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief
Financial Officer or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an
Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and
delivered to the Trustee.
“Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate amount of assets
(less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items)
after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities
(excluding any thereof which are by their terms extendible or
renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than
12 months after the time as of which the amount thereof is
being computed and excluding current maturities of long-term
indebtedness and capital lease obligations) and (b) all
goodwill, all as shown in the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries computed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at
which at any time its corporate trust business shall be
administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 700
South Flower Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as
the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of
any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders
and the Company).
“corporation”
means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company,
limited liability company or business trust.
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“Covenant
Defeasance” has the meaning specified in
Section 1303.
“Custodian”
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or
similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Defaulted
Interest” has the meaning specified in
Section 307.
“Defeasance”
has the meaning specified in Section 1302.
“Depositary”
means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole
or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act
as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by
Section 301.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in
Section 501.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time.
“Expiration
Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 104.
“Funded
Debt” means all indebtedness for money borrowed having a
maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the
amount thereof is to be determined or having a maturity of less
than 12 months but by its terms being renewable or extendable
beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the
borrower.
“Global
Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the
Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in
Section 204 (or such legend as may be specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities).
“Holder”
means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
“Indenture”
means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from
time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable
provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument
and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this
instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The
term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of
particular series of Securities established as contemplated by
Section 301.
“interest”,
when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which
by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest
payable after Maturity.
“Interest
Payment Date”, when used with respect to any Security, means
the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such
Security.
“Investment
Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time.
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“Material
Indebtedness” means indebtedness (other than indebtedness
under the Securities) of any one or both of the Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$75,000,000.
“Maturity”,
when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the
principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes
due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the
Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption or otherwise.
“Notice
of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in
Section 501(4).
“Officer”
means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the
Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company. The term Officer of the
Subsidiary Guarantor has a correlative meaning.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers or
attorneys-in-fact or by an Officer and either an Assistant
Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the
Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, and delivered to the Trustee.
One of the officers signing an Officers’ Certificate given
pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive,
financial or accounting officer of the Company.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company.
“Original
Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides
for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and
payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof
pursuant to Section 502.
“Outstanding”,
when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of
determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation;
(2) Securities for
whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been
theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other
than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by
the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for
the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such
Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been
duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as
to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to
Section 1302; and
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(4) Securities
which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange
for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such
Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to
the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held
by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
obligations of the Company;
provided , however , that in determining whether
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an
Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which
would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the
Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502,
(B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the
Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal
amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding
shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by
Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security
denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units
which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar
equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as
contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of such
Security (or, in the case of a Security described in
Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as
provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities owned by the
Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate
of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether
the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, only Securities which a Trust Officer of the Trustee
actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities
so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such
Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of
such other obligor.
“Paying
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf
of the Company.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, limited liability company, government or any agency
or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Place
of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities of any
series, means the place or places where the principal of and any
premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable
as specified as contemplated by Section 301.
“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 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Security.
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“Principal
Property” means any mine, together with any fixtures
comprising a part thereof, and any plant or other facility,
together with any land upon which such plant or other facility is
erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, used primarily for
mining or processing, in each case, located in the United States of
America and the net book value of which on the date as of which the
determination is being made exceeds 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets; provided , that Principal Property shall not include
(a) any mine, plant or facility which, in the opinion of the
Board of Directors of the Company, is not of material importance to
the total business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as
an entirety or (b) any portion of a particular mine, plant or
facility which, in the opinion of the Company is not of material
importance to the use or operation of such mine, plant or
facility.
“Redemption
Date”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture.
“Redemption
Price”, when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to
this Indenture.
“Regular
Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for
that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
“Restricted
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (a) substantially all
of the property of which is located, or substantially all of the
business of which is carried on, within the United States of
America and (b) which owns a Principal Property;
provided , that Restricted Subsidiary shall not include any
Subsidiary the primary business of which consists of financing
operations in connection with leasing and conditional sales
transactions on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and/or
purchasing accounts receivable and/or making loans secured by
accounts receivable or inventory, or which is otherwise primarily
engaged in the business of a finance company.
“Securities”
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and
more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time.
“Security
Register” and “Security Registrar” have the
respective meanings specified in Section 305.
“Special
Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means
a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 307.
“Stated
Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the
date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the
principal of such Security or such installment of principal or
interest is due and payable, but shall not include any contingent
obligations to repay or repurchase any such principal prior to the
date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
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“Subsidiary”
of the Company means (i) a corporation a majority of whose
capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to
elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by
the Company, by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the
Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or
(ii) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which the
Company, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or the Company and
one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, directly or indirectly, at
the date of determination thereof, has greater than a 50% ownership
interest.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor” means Newmont USA Limited; provided, however, that
upon the release and discharge of Newmont USA Limited from its
Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Person
shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed;
provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture
Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
“Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or
include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any
time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as
used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the
Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
“Trust
Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any
officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee,
including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant
secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer
of the Trustee who customarily performs 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 such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.
“U.S.
Government Obligation” has the meaning specified in
Section 1304.
“Vice
President”, when used with respect to the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee, means any vice president,
whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added
before or after the title “vice president”.
SECTION 102.
Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon
any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take
any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall
furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an
Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with;
and
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(b) an
Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent have been complied with.
In
giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual
matters on an Officers’ Certificate or on certificates of
public officials.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates
provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement
that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read
such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(2) a brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement
that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as
to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 103.
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In
any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary
that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion
of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered
by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an
opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such
Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or
give an opinion as to such matters in one or several
documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or
opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the
matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based,
insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or
opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the
Company stating that the information with respect to such factual
matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such
matters are erroneous.
Where
any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements,
opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but
need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
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SECTION 104.
Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by
one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by
such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and,
except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied
therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as
the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or
instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a
writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any
purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601)
conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the
manner provided in this Section.
The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer
authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that
the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to
him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of
his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the
same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee
deems sufficient.
The
ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future
Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued
upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor
or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered
to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.
The
Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series
entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or
permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders
of Securities of such series, provided that the Company may
not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any
notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next
paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph,
the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on
such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take
the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders
after such record date; provided that no such action shall
be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing
in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from
setting a new record date for any action for which a record date
has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the
record date previously set shall automatically and with
no
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action by any
Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken
by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken.
Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph,
the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record
date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration
Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of
Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106.
The
Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series
entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of
Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in
Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings
referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction
referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to
Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to
this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such
series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled
to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether
or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date;
provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder
unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities
of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date
for any action for which a record date has previously been set
pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously
set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be
cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the
relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after
any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at
the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record
date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration
Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of
Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106.
With
respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party
hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the
“Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the
Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that
no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new
Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and
to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner
set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing
Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with
respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party
hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially
designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration
Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the
Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph.
Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so
with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such
Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may
do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part
of such principal amount.
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SECTION 105.
Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this
Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished addressed as
follows:
if to the
Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor:
Newmont Mining
Corporation
6363 South Fiddler’s Green Circle
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (303) 837-6011
The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 South Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy: (213) 630-6298
For
purposes of Section 305 (with respect to presentation of
Securities for payment or for registrations of transfer or
exchange) if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New
York Mellon
111 Sanders Creek Parkway
East Syracuse, New York 13057
The
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee by notice to the
others may designate additional or different addresses for
subsequent notices or communications.
Any
notice or communication mailed to a registered Securityholder shall
be mailed to the Securityholder at the Securityholder’s
address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar
and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time
prescribed.
SECTION 106.
Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein
expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage
prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as
it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date
(if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any),
prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice
to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such
notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular
Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to
other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any
manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled
to receive such
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notice, either
before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent
of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to
the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such
waiver.
In
case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by
reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such
notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the
approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification
for every purpose hereunder.
The
Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions
pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile
transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods;
provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written
instructions, subsequent to such transmission of written
instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or
directions to the Trustee in a timely manner, and (b) such
originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by
an authorized representative of the party providing such
instructions or directions. If the party elects to give the Trustee
e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar
electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act
upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such
instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or
indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance
with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict
or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The
party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks
arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit
instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without
limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized
instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third
parties.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the
Securities are in the form of a Global Security, notice to the
Holders may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of
the Depositary.
SECTION 107.
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If
any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with
another provision which is required to be included in this
Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act, the provision required by the
Trust Indenture Act shall control. The Subsidiary Guarantor in
addition to performing its obligations under its Subsidiary
Guarantee shall perform such other obligations as may be imposed
upon it with respect to this Indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 108.
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
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SECTION 109.
Successors and Assigns.
All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company or the
Subsidiary Guarantor shall bind its successors and assigns, whether
so expressed or not. All agreements of the Trustee in this
Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 110.
Separability Clause.
In
case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 111.
Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their
successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 112.
Governing Law.
This
Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 113.
Legal Holidays.
In
any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place
of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this
Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any
Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply
in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and
premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such
date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such
Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the
Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated
Maturity.
SECTION 114.
No Recourse Against Others .
An
incorporator, director, officer, employee, Affiliate or stockholder
of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, solely by reason of
this status, shall not have any liability for any obligations of
the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, this
Indenture or the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based on,
in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and
release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of
the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 115.
Withholding; Offset
The
Company shall be entitled to reduce or otherwise set-off against
any payments made or deemed made by the Company to Holders in
respect of the Securities for any amounts the Company believes it
is required to withhold by law. Any amounts
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withheld
pursuant to this Section 115 shall be paid over by the Company
to the appropriate taxing authority.
SECTION 116.
Holder Documentation .
Prior
to or upon the occurrence of any event that results in an actual or
deemed payment by the Company to Holders in respect of the
Securities, the Company (through the Trustee, Paying Agent, or
otherwise) may request a Holder to furnish any appropriate
documentation that may be required in order to determine the
Company’s withholding obligations under applicable law
(including, without limitation, a United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI, or any certifications
prepared by the Company or on its behalf in order to enable the
Company to attempt to comply with its potential withholding
obligations under the “Foreign Investment in Real Property
Tax Act,” as appropriate). Upon the receipt of any such
documentation, or in the event no such documentation is provided,
the Company (through the Trustee, Paying Agent, or otherwise) will
withhold to the extent required by applicable law.
SECTION 117.
Force Majeure.
In
no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure
or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising
out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its
control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages,
accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military
disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and
interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or
computer (third-party software and hardware) services; it being
understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to
prevent any such failure or delay and to resume performance as soon
as practicable under the circumstances.
SECTION 118.
Waiver of Jury Trial .
EACH
OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 201.
Forms Generally.
The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set
forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be
established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are
required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters,
numbers or other marks of identification and
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such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the
rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such
Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of
Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, 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 Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for
the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The
definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on
steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
SECTION 202.
Form of Face of Security.
[ Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code
and the regulations thereunder. ]
NEWMONT MINING
CORPORATION
[insert title of
securities]
Newmont
Mining Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under
the laws of Delaware (herein called the “Company”,
which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to
pay to
, or registered assigns, the principal sum of
Dollars on
[ if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity,
insert — , and to pay interest thereon from
or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on
and
in each year, commencing
, at the rate of
% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available
for payment [ if applicable, insert — ,
provided that any principal and premium, and any such
installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at
the rate of
% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall
be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until
they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest
shall be payable on demand ] . The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose
name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for
such interest, which shall be the
or
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding
such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually
paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the
Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed
by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of
Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such
Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which the Securities of this series may be
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listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in said Indenture ] .
[
If the Security is not to bear
interest prior to Maturity, insert — The principal of this Security
shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment
of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated
Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue
premium shall bear interest at the rate of
% per annum (to the extent
that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable),
from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made
available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium
shall be payable on demand. [ Any such interest on overdue
principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear
interest at the rate of % per
annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest
shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until
the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment.
Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.
] ]
Payment
of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [ if
applicable, insert — any such ] interest on
this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in
, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts [ if applicable, insert — ;
provided , however , that at the option of the
Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear
in the Security Register ] .
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth
on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this
place.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this
Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture
or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
In Witness Whereof ,
the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under
its corporate seal.
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SECTION 203.
Form of Reverse of Security.
This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of
September 18, 2009 (herein called the “Indenture”,
which term
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shall have the
meaning assigned to it in such instrument), among the Company,
Newmont USA Limited, as Subsidiary Guarantor, and The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee
under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the
terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the
face hereof [ if applicable, insert —, limited
in aggregate principal amount to $
] .
[ If
applicable, insert — The Securities of this series are
subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice
by mail, [ if applicable, insert — (1) on
in any year commencing with the year
and ending with the year
through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a
Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)
] at any time [ if applicable, insert —
on or after
, 20 ] , as a whole or
in part, at the election of the Company, at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal
amount): If redeemed [ if applicable, insert —
on or before
, %, and if redeemed
] during the 12-month period beginning
of the years indicated,
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at a Redemption Price equal to
% of the principal
amount, together in the case of any such redemption [ if
applicable, insert — (whether through operation of the
sinking fund or otherwise) ] with accrued interest to the
Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is
on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders
of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of
record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates
referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.
]
[ If
applicable, insert — The Securities of this series are
subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice
by mail, (1) on
in any year commencing with the year
and ending with the
year
through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the
Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking
fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth
in the table below, and (2) at any time [ if
applicable, insert — on or after
] , as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company,
at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through
operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during
the 12-month period beginning
of the years indicated,
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at a Redemption Price equal to
% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption (whether through
operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest
to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to
the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor
Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant
Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the
Indenture. ]
[ If
applicable, insert — Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company may not, prior to
, redeem
any Securities of this series as contemplated by [ if
applicable, insert — Clause (2) of ] the
preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any
refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of
moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated
in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less
than % per annum.
]
[ If
applicable, insert — The sinking fund for this series
provides for the redemption on
in each
year beginning with the year
and ending with the year of
[ if applicable, insert — not less than $
(“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than ] $
aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities
of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than
through [ if applicable, insert — mandatory
] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent
[ if applicable, insert — mandatory ]
sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [ if
applicable, insert — , in the inverse order in which they
become due ] . ]
[ If
the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert
— In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a
new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the
unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof. ]
[ The
Securities shall have the benefit of the Guaranty of Newmont USA
Limited on the terms set forth therein . ]
[ If
applicable, insert — The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of [ the entire indebtedness of
this Security ] [ or ] [ certain restrictive
covenants and
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Events of
Default with respect to this Security ] [ , in each case
] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture. ]
[ If
the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert
— If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this
series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the
manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
]
[ If
the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert
— If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this
series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the
Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the
manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount
shall be equal to — insert formula for determining the
amount . Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so
declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue
principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that
the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of
the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the
principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of
this series shall terminate. ]
The Indenture
permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each
series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least
a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time
Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also
contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages
in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time
Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such
series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions
of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of
this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and
upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued
upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or
in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver
is made upon this Security.
As provided in and
subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this
Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with
respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder
shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this
series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect
of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not
have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction
inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute
any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to
any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the
enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or
interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed
herein.
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No
reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal
of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times,
place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in
the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for
registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in
any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on
this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company
and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more
new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be
issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The
Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $
and any integral multiple
thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
this series and of like tenor of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.
No
service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in
connection therewith.
Prior
to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not
this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
All
terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture.
SECTION 204.
Form of Legend for Global Securities.
Unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated
and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
This Security is a
Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter
referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a
nominee thereof. This Security may not be exchanged in whole or in
part for a Security registered, and no transfer of this Security in
whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other
than such Depositary or a nominee thereof, except in the limited
circumstances described in the Indenture.
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SECTION 205.
Form of Trustee’s Certificate of
Authentication.
The
Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in
substantially the following form:
This
is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
As Trustee
SECTION 301.
Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The
Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to
Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided,
in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities
of any series,
(1) the title of
the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the
Securities of the series from Securities of any other
series);
(2) any limit upon
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series
which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305,
306, 906 or 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to
Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and
delivered hereunder);
(3) the Person to
whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if
other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on
the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(4) the date or
dates on which the principal of any Securities of the series is
payable;
(5) the rate or
rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if
any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue,
the Interest Payment
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Dates on which
any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for
any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(6) the place or
places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any
Securities of the series shall be payable;
(7) the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if
other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election
by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be
evidenced;
(8) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be
redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation;
(9) if other than
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the
series shall be issuable;
(10) if the amount
of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the
series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to
a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be
determined;
(11) if other than
the currency of the United States of America, the currency,
currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be
payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the
currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including
for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in
Section 101;
(12) if the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the
series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the
Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other
than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be
payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the
principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as to
which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within
which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to
be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such
amount shall be determined);
(13) if other than
the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal
amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 502;
(14) if the
principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities
of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates
prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to
be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for
any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the
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principal
amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity
other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any
such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the
principal amount shall be determined);
(15) if
applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any
specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302
or Section 1303 or both such Sections and, if other than by a
Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company
to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(16) if
applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and,
in such case, the respective Depositaries for such Global
Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne
by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set
forth in Section 204 and any circumstances in addition to or
in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last paragraph
of Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any
transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the
Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee
thereof;
(17) any addition
to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any
Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee
or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the
principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to
Section 502;
(18) if
applicable, that the Securities are guaranteed by the Guaranty of
the Subsidiary Guarantor;
(19) any addition
to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which
applies to Securities of the series; and
(20) any other
terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by
Section 901(5)).
All
Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical
except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided
in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and
(subject to Section 303) set forth, or determined in the
manner provided, in the Officers’ Certificate referred to
above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
If
any of the terms of the series are established by action taken
pursuant to a Board Resolution, 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 Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the terms of the series.
SECTION 302.
Denominations.
The
Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form
without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be
specified as contemplated by
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Section 301. In the absence of any such
specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any
series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof.
SECTION 303.
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President,
its Chief Financial Officer or one of its Vice Presidents, under
its corporate seal reproduced thereon (which may be a facsimile)
attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The
signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual
or facsimile.
Securities
bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were
at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the
Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have
ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and
delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the
date of such Securities.
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 Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order
shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form or
terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or
pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by
Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and
accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in
relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected
in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) if the form of
such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has
been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture;
(2) if the terms
of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have
been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture;
(3) that such
Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles; and
(4) that all laws
and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the
Company of such Securities have been complied with.
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If such form or
terms have been so established, 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 which is not reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph,
if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at
one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers’
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the
Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to
such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each
Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior
to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security
of such series to be issued.
Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such
Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form
provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature,
and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive
evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and
delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and
the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of
this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled
to the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 304.
Temporary Securities.
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company
may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed,
typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized
denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine,
as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If
temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will
cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without
unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities
of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be
exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon
surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office
or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series,
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of
any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same
series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and
aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such
series and tenor.
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SECTION 305.
Registration, Registration of Transfer and
Exchange.
The
Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in
any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the
“Security Register”) in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of
Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security
Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and
transfers of Securities as herein provided.
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series
at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for
that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee
or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of
any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate
principal amount.
At
the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged
for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount,
upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such
registration of transfer or exchange.
Every
Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee)
be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security
Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing.
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to
Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any
transfer.
If
the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor)
are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required
(A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor,
as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of
redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under
Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of
such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange
any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except
the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in
part.
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The
provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall
apply only to Global Securities:
(1) Each Global
Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in
the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a
nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee
thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall
constitute a single Security for all purposes of this
Indenture.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global
Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities
registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in
part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the
Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless
(A) such Depositary (i) has n
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