WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
Dated as of August 24,
2009
Certain Sections of this
Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
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Trust Indenture
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Act Section
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Indenture
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§ 310
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§ 311
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§ 312
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(b)
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§ 313
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§ 314
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)(1)
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(d)
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§ 315
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§ 316
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§ 317
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§ 318
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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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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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This Table of
Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the
Indenture.
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“Security Register” and
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“Uniform Commercial Code”
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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 201. Form and Dating
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SECTION 202. Execution and
Authentication
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SECTION 203. Transfer and
Exchange
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SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in
Series
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SECTION 302. Intentionally
Omitted
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SECTION 303. Intentionally
Omitted
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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 Numbers
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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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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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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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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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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR
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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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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. Notice of Supplemental
Indenture; Reference in Securities to Supplemental
Indentures
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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. Maintenance of
Properties
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SECTION 1007. Payment of Taxes and Other
Claims
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SECTION 1008. [Intentionally
Omitted]
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SECTION 1009. Calculation of Original Issue
Discount
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SECTION 1010. Limitation on
Liens
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SECTION 1011. Limitation on Sale and
Leaseback Transactions
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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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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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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 1301. Company’s Option to
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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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SECTION 1402. Indemnification Relating to
Transfer and Assignment
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SECTION 1403. Force Majeure
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SECTION 1404. U.S.A. Patriot
Act
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Exhibit A:
Form of Security
vi
INDENTURE,
dated as of August 24, 2009, between WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Nevada (herein called the “Company”),
having its principal office at 311 Bonnie Circle, Corona, CA 92880
and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as Trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”).
The
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its
unsecured notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness
(herein called the “Securities”), to be issued in one
or more series under this Indenture.
This
Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, that are required to be part of this Indenture
and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions.
All
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the
Company, 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 U.S. GAAP, or to the extent that IFRS has
been adopted by the Company with respect to its financial
statements in lieu of U.S.GAAP, in accordance with IFRS;
(4) unless the
context otherwise requires, any reference to an
“Article,” a “Section” or a Subsection
refers to an Article, a Section or a Subsection, as the case may
be, of this Indenture; and
(5) 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, Subsection 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.
“Agent”
means any Security Registrar, Paying Agent or
co-registrar.
“Applicable
Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange
of any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary
that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“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.
“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.
“Capital
Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination
thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a
capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized
on a balance sheet in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or to the extent
that IFRS has been adopted by the Company with respect to its
financial statements in lieu of U.S. GAAP, in accordance with
IFRS.
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“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 Indenture such Commission is not
existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the
Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties 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 Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or a
Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the
Trustee.
“Consolidated
Net Worth” means, with respect to any Person, the amount of
total assets less the amount of total liabilities as shown on the
consolidated balance sheet of such Person, as set forth on the most
recent consolidated balance sheet of such Person determined in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, or to the extent that IFRS has been
adopted by the Company with respect to its financial statements in
lieu of U.S. GAAP, in accordance with IFRS.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee or the Security
Registrar, as the case may be, at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which
office as of the date of this instrument is located at 707 Wilshire
Blvd, 17 th
Floor, MAC Code: E2818-176 Los
Angeles, CA 90017 Attn: Corporate Trust Department, except that
with respect to presentation of Securities for payment or for
registration of transfer or exchange or for service of notices and
demands to or upon the Company in respect of Securities and this
Indenture, such term shall mean the office or agency of the Trustee
at which at any particular time its corporate agency business shall
be conducted, which office at the date of this instrument is
located at 625 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402 ; Attention:
Bondholder Communications, or, in the case of any of such offices,
such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time
by notice to the Holders and the Company.
“corporation”
means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or
business (including Delaware statutory) trust.
“Covenant
Defeasance” has the meaning specified in
Section 1303.
“Defaulted
Interest” has the meaning specified in
Section 307.
“Defeasance”
has the meaning specified in Section 1302.
“Definitive
Security” means a certificated Security registered in the
name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with
Section 203 hereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, except that such Security shall not bear the
Global Security
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Legend and
shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Security” attached thereto.
“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 203.
“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 indebtedness of the Company or the indebtedness of
a Subsidiary of the Company owning property maturing by its terms
more than one year after its creation and indebtedness classified
as long-term debt under U.S. GAAP, or to the extent that IFRS has
been adopted by the Company with respect to its financial
statements in lieu of U.S. GAAP, under IFRS, and in each case
ranking at least pari passu with the Securities.
“Global
Securities” means the Securities, substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto, as appropriate, that bear the Global
Security Legend and that have the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto, and that
are deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of
the Depositary, issued in accordance with Section 201 or 203
of this Indenture.
“Global
Security Legend” means the legend set forth in
Section 203(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Securities issued under this Indenture.
“Hedging
Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the
obligations of such Person under:
(a) interest
rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate
collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements with respect
to interest rates;
(b) commodity
swap agreements, commodity option agreements, forward contracts and
other agreements or arrangements with respect to commodity prices;
and
(c) foreign
exchange contracts, currency swap agreements and other agreements
or arrangements with respect to foreign currency exchange
rates.
“Holder”
means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
“IFRS”
means international financial reporting standards as adopted by the
European Union, which are in effect from time to time.
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means,
with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such
Person, whether or not contingent:
(a) in
respect of borrowed money;
(b) evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(c) in
respect of banker’s acceptances;
(d) in
respect of Capital Lease Obligations;
(e) in
respect of the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of
any property or services, except any such balance that constitutes
an accrued expense or trade payable;
(f) representing
Hedging Obligations;
In
addition, the term ‘indebtedness” includes (x) all
indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the
specified Person (whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by
the specified Person), provided that the amount of such
indebtedness will be the lesser of (A) the fair market value
of such asset at such date of determination and (B) the amount
of such indebtedness, and (y) to the extent not otherwise included,
the guarantee by the specified Person of any indebtedness of any
other Person.
“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 at the rate prescribed in such Original
Issue Discount Security.
“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.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of
such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected
under applicable law, including any conditional sale or
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other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or
other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any
filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the
Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any
jurisdiction.
“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(3).
“Officer”
means the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief
Legal and Administrative Officer, a President, Vice President,
Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, of the Company.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
President or a Vice President, and by the Chief Legal and
Administrative Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, 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 of legal counsel, who may
be an employee of, or outside counsel for, the Company and who
shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
“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 Maturity thereof
pursuant to this Indenture.
“Outstanding”,
when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of
determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture, except :
(a) Securities theretofore cancelled by the
Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) 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 , however ,
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;
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(c) Securities as to which Defeasance has
been effected pursuant to Section 1302; and
(d) 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 of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
actual knowledge are 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.
“Participant”
means, with respect to the Depositary a Person who has an account
with the Depositary.
“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, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision of a government
or governmental agency.
“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.
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“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.
“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.
“Responsible
Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer of the Trustee within the Corporate Trust Division of the
Trustee (or any successor unit or department of the Trustee)
located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who has direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for
the purposes of Section 601(3)(B) and Section 602 (for
the purposes of Section 315(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), shall
also include any officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust
matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
“Sale
and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any
Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary
of any property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by
the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person, excluding
(1) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the
option of the lessee, of not more than three years, (2) leases
between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries of the
Company, (3) leases of a property executed by the time of, or
within 12 months after the latest of, the acquisition, the
completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement of
commercial operation of the property, and (4) arrangements
pursuant to any provision of law with an effect similar to the
former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended.
“Securities”
means the Securities described in the first recital hereto and
issued on the date hereof. For all purposes of this Indenture, the
term “Securities” shall include the Securities
initially issued on the date hereof and any other Securities issued
after the date hereof 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.
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“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.
“Subsidiary”
means (i) a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding
voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and
one or more other Subsidiaries or (ii) any other Person (other
than a corporation) in which at the date of determination of the
Company, one or more Subsidiaries or the Company and one or more
Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority
ownership and power to direct the policies, management and affairs
of that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “voting
stock” means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the
election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no
senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any
contingency.
“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 Indenture 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.
“Uniform
Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in the relevant jurisdiction from time to time. Unless
otherwise specified, references to the Uniform Commercial Code
herein refer to the New York Uniform Commercial Code.
“U.S.
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set
forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are in effect from time to
time.
“U.S.
Government Obligation” has the meaning specified in
Section 1304.
“U.S.
Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under
the Securities Act.
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“Value”
means, with respect to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, an amount
equal to the net present value of the lease payments with respect
to the term of the lease remaining on the date as of which the
amount is being determined, without regard to any renewal or
extension options contained in the lease, discounted at the
weighted average interest rate on the debt securities of all series
(including the yield to maturity on any Original Issue Discount
Securities) which are outstanding on the effective date of such
Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
“Vice
President”, when used with respect to the Company 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 an Officer’s Certificate stating that
all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture
(including any covenant compliance with which constitutes a
condition precedent) relating to the proposed action have been
complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion
of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been
complied with, except that in the case of any such application or
request as to which the furnishing of such documents is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating
to such particular application or request, no additional
certificate or opinion need be furnished and such other
certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust
Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in
the form of an Officers’ Certificate, if to be given by an
officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by
counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this
Indenture.
Every
certificate (other than a certificate pursuant to
Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act) or opinion with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in
this Indenture 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.
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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.
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 of the Outstanding Securities of
any series, as the case may be, may be embodied in and evidenced by
one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by
such Holders in person or by an 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
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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 , however ,
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 , however ,
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 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
, however , 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
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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 ,
however , 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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later
than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
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.
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 to, or filed
with,
(1) the Trustee by
any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with
the Trustee at its 707 Wilshire Blvd, 17 th Floor, MAC Code: E2818-176 Los Angeles, CA
90017, Corporate Trust Office, Attn: Corporate Trust Department,
or
(2) the Company by
the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company
addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in
the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address
previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the
Company.
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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 (except notes held in book
entry form may be given by electronic transmission). 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 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.
SECTION 107.
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act .
If
any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a
provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such
Act or deemed to be a part of and govern this Indenture, such
required or deemed provision shall control. If any provision of
this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust
Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter
provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified
or to be excluded, as the case may be.
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.
SECTION 109.
Successors and Assigns .
All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall
bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or
not.
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.
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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
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO SUCH STATUTE). THE
TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN
THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE
SECURITIES. THIS INDENTURE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TRUST INDENTURE ACT THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PART OF THIS INDENTURE
AND SHALL, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, BE GOVERNED BY SUCH
PROVISIONS.
THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE
OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE
TRUSTEE OR THE COMPANY RELATING THERETO. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION
FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS ENTERING INTO THIS
INDENTURE.
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; and no interest shall accrue for the period from and
after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity, as the case may be, if payment is made on the next
succeeding Business Day.
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SECTION 201.
Form and Dating.
The
Securities of each series and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication thereon shall be in substantially the form set forth
in Exhibit A hereto, the terms of which are incorporated in
and made a part of this Indenture, 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
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 by or 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 202 for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities. Unless otherwise provided as
contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of
Securities, each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by
Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, the
Securities shall be issuable only in denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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. Securities issued
in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (including the Global Security Legend thereon and
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global
Security” attached thereto). Securities issued in definitive
form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto (but without the Global Security Legend thereon and without
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global
Security” attached thereto). Each Global Security shall
represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified
therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be
reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the
amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made
by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given by the Holder
thereof as required by Section 203 hereof.
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SECTION 202.
Execution and Authentication .
Two
Officers of the Company shall sign the Securities for the Company,
by manual or facsimile signature.
If
an Officer of the Company whose signature is on a Security no
longer holds that office at the time such Security is
authenticated, such Security shall be valid
nevertheless.
A
Security shall not be valid or obligatory, or entitled to any
benefit under this Indenture, unless there appears on such Security
a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided
for herein manually executed by the Trustee or an Authentication
Agent. The manual signature of the Trustee shall be conclusive
evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and is entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture.
The
Trustee, upon a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver
Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount
specified in such order. Such Company Order shall specify the
principal amount of the Securities to be authenticated, the date on
which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated, the
number of separate Securities to be authenticated, the registered
holder of each Security and delivery instructions. The aggregate
principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
If
the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been
established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions or one
or more indentures supplemental hereto 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 or one or more indentures supplemental hereto 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 or one or more indentures supplemental hereto 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
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general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general equity principles;
(4) that all laws
and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the
Company of such Securities, any coupons and of the supplemental
indentures, if any, have been complied with and that authentication
and delivery of such Securities and any coupons and the execution
and delivery of the supplemental indenture, if any, by the Trustee
will not violate the terms of the Indenture;
(5) that the
Company has the corporate power to issue such Securities and any
coupons, and has duly taken all necessary corporate action with
respect to such issuance; and
(6) that the
issuance of such Securities and any coupons will not contravene the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or result in
any violation of any of the terms or provisions of any law or
regulation or of any indenture, mortgage or other agreement known
to such Counsel by which the Company is bound.
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.
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.
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SECTION 203.
Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer
and Exchange of Global Securities . A Global Security may not
be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of
the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or
to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. The Company initially appoints The Depository
Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect
to the Global Securities. Global Securities shall be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Securities if:
(i)
the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that
it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that
it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act
and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the
Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the
Depositary; or
(ii)
the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global
Securities (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for
Definitive Securities and delivers written notice to such effect to
the Trustee; or
(iii)
there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default
under this Indenture and the Trustee has received a request from
the Depositary or any Holder to issue Definitive
Securities.
Upon the
occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or
(ii) above, the Company will notify the Trustee in writing
that, upon surrender by the Participants of their interest in such
Global Securities, Definitive Securities will be issued to each
Person that such Participants and the Depositary identify as being
the beneficial owner of the related Securities. Global Securities
also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided
in Sections 304 and 306 hereof. Except as otherwise provided
above in this Section 203, every Security authenticated and
delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Security or any
portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 203 or
Section 304 or 306 hereof, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security. A Global
Security may not be exchanged for another Security other than as
provided in this Section 203(a).
(b) Legends
. The following legend shall appear on the face of all Global
Securities issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated
otherwise in the applicable provisions of this
Indenture:
“THIS
GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY),
IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON
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UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE
EXCHANGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(II) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE INDENTURE AND
(III) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
COMPANY.
UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS
IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(c) General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .
(i)
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Securities
and Definitive Securities upon the Company’s order or at the
Security Registrar’s request.
(ii)
No service charge shall be made to a Holder of a Definitive
Security for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection
therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar
governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to
Section 304 hereof).
(iii)
The Security Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in
whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security
being redeemed in part.
(iv)
All Global Securities and Definitive Securities issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Global Securities or
Definitive Securities shall be the valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled
to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Securities
or Definitive Securities surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.
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(v)
The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register
the transfer of or to exchange any Securities during a period
beginning at the opening of business on a Business Day 15 days
before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption under
Section 1103 hereof and ending at the close of business on the
date of the mailing of notice of such redemption or (B) to
register the transfer of or to exchange any Security so selected
for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any Security being redeemed in part or (C) to register the
transfer of or to exchange a Security between a record date for the
payment of interest and the next succeeding interest payment
date.
(vi)
Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any
Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat
the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute
owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other
purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii)
The Trustee shall authenticate Global Securities and Definitive
Securities upon original issuance in accordance with the provisions
of Section 202 hereof.
(d) No
Obligation of the Trustee .
(i)
None of the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar
shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner
in a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the
Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the
records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or
member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the
Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant,
member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the
Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or
the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such
Securities. All notices and communications to be given to the
Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Securities
shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered
Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case
of the Global Security). The rights of beneficial owners in the
Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depositary
subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent and the Security Registrar may rely
and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished
by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any
beneficial owners. The Trustee, each Paying Agent and the Security
Registrar shall be entitled to deal with any depositary (including
the Depositary), and any nominee thereof, that is the Holder of any
Global Security for all purposes of this Indenture relating to such
global Security (including the payment of principal, premium, if
any, and interest and additional amounts, if any, and the giving of
instructions or directions by or to the owner or holder of a
beneficial ownership interest in such Global Security) as the sole
Holder of such Global Security and shall have no obligations to the
beneficial owners thereof.
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None of the
Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar shall have any
responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of any such
depositary with respect to such Global Security, for the records of
any such depositary, including records in respect of beneficial
ownership interests in respect of any such Global Security, for any
transactions between such depositary and any participant in such
depositary or between or among any such depositary, any such
participant and/or any holder or owner of a beneficial interest in
such Global Security or for any transfers of beneficial interests
in any such Global Security.
(ii)
The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine
or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer
imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect
to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any
transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or
beneficial owners in the Global Security) other than to make any
required delivery of such certificates and other documentation or
evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when
expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine
the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.
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 202, 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 202, 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
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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 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);
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(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 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 Depositories 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 203 and any circumstances in addition to or
in lieu of those set forth in Clause (ii) of the last
paragraph of Section 203(a) 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) any addition
to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which
applies to Securities of the series; and
(19) 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 202) 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 by
or pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record
of such action shall be certified by the
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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.
Intentionally Omitted.
SECTION 303.
Intentionally Omitted.
SECTION 304.
Temporary Securities.
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company
may execute and, upon receipt of 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. Such temporary
Securities may be in global form.
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 rights, benefits and privileges under this Indenture as
Definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
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 or
agency 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 initially appointed
“Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering
Securities and transfers of Securities as herein
provided.
Except
as otherwise specified or contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to the Securities of any series, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Security of such series at the
office or agency of the Security Register 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
authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal
amount.
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Except
as otherwise specified or contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to the Securities of any series, any Security of such
series may be exchanged at the option of the Holder, for one or
more new Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations
and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of
the Securities to be exchanged at any 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 that the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All
Securities delivered upon any registration of transfer or exchange
of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing
the same debt, and entitled to the 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, the Trustee or
the Security Registrar) be duly endorsed or shall be accompanied by
a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar, as the case may be,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
Unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to Securities of any series, 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.
SECTION 306.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If
any mutilated security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like
tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
If
there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee
(i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of
either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a
bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost
or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like
tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding. If the Company becomes aware that
any Security replaced pursuant to the foregoing sentence had
previously been acquired by a bonafide purchaser, it shall notify
the Trustee in writing.
In
case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its
discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such
Security.
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Upon
the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto
and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the
Trustee) connected therewith.
Every
new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu
of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security
shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled
to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued
hereunder.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Securities.
SECTION 307.
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except
as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which
is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date shall be paid to 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.
Any
interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
and, if applicable, interest on such defaulted interest (to the
extent lawful) at the rate specified in the Securities of such
series (such defaulted interest, together with the interest
thereon, “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to
be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by
virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may
be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided
in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company
may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons
in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on
a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of
the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall
deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate
amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or
shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such
deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided.
Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than
15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of
the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the
receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The
Trustee shall
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promptly notify
the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the
expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment
of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to
be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner
set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to
such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been
so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in
whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on
such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to
the following Clause (2).
(2) The Company
may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any
series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of
the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of
payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or
in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the
rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were
carried by such other Security.
SECTION 308.
Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior
to due presentment of a 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 such Security is registered as
the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to
Sections 305 and 307) interest, if any, on such Security and
for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the
Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
SECTION 309.
Cancellation.
All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of
transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment
shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be
delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The
Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any
Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which
the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may
deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the
Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all
Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee.
No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for
any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as
expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities
held by the Trustee shall be disposed in accordance with the
Trustee’s then customary
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procedures. If
requested by the Company, certification of the disposition of all
cancelled Securities shall be delivered to the Company.
SECTION 310.
Computation of Interest.
Except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
SECTION 311.
CUSIP Numbers.
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