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Title: JUNIOR SUBORDINATED INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/30/2008

JUNIOR SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, Parties: capital trust inc
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Exhibit 4.15

 

JUNIOR SUBORDINATED INDENTURE

CAPITAL TRUST, INC.

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

TRUSTEE

Dated as of [    ], 2008

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1.

 

Definitions

 

1

Section 1.2.

 

Compliance Certificate and Opinions

 

9

Section 1.3.

 

Forms of Documents Delivered to Trustee

 

10

Section 1.4.

 

Acts of Holders

 

10

Section 1.5.

 

Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company

 

12

Section 1.6.

 

Notice to Holders; Waiver

 

13

Section 1.7.

 

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

 

13

Section 1.8.

 

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

 

13

Section 1.9.

 

Successors and Assigns

 

13

Section 1.10.

 

Separability Clause

 

13

Section 1.11.

 

Benefits of Indenture

 

13

Section 1.12.

 

Governing Law

 

13

Section 1.13.

 

Legal Holidays

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECURITY FORMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1.

 

Forms Generally

 

14

Section 2.2.

 

Form of Face of Security

 

14

Section 2.3.

 

Form of Reverse of Security

 

17

Section 2.4.

 

Additional Provisions Required in Global Security

 

20

Section 2.5.

 

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1.

 

Amount Unlimited Issuable in Series

 

21

Section 3.2.

 

Denominations

 

23

Section 3.3.

 

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

 

23

Section 3.4.

 

Temporary Securities

 

25

Section 3.5.

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange

 

25

Section 3.6.

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

 

28

Section 3.7.

 

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

 

28

Section 3.8.

 

Persons Deemed Owners

 

30

Section 3.9.

 

Cancellation

 

30

Section 3.10.

 

Computation of Interest

 

30

Section 3.11.

 

Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates

 

30

 



 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.12.

 

Right of Set-off

 

31

Section 3.13.

 

Agreed Tax Treatment

 

31

Section 3.14.

 

CUSIP Numbers

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

32

Section 4.2.

 

Application of Trust Money

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1.

 

Events of Default

 

33

Section 5.2.

 

Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

 

34

Section 5.3.

 

Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

 

35

Section 5.4.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

36

Section 5.5.

 

Trustee May Enforce Claim Without Possession of Securities

 

36

Section 5.6.

 

Application of Money Collected

 

37

Section 5.7.

 

Limitation on Suits

 

37

Section 5.8.

 

Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest; Direct Action by Holders of Trust Preferred Securities

 

38

Section 5.9.

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

38

Section 5.10.

 

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

 

38

Section 5.11.

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

 

38

Section 5.12.

 

Control by Holders

 

39

Section 5.13.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

39

Section 5.14.

 

Undertaking for Costs

 

39

Section 5.15.

 

Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE TRUSTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1.

 

Certain Duties and Responsibilities

 

40

Section 6.2.

 

Notice of Defaults

 

40

Section 6.3.

 

Certain Rights of Trustee

 

41

Section 6.4.

 

Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

 

42

Section 6.5.

 

May Hold Securities

 

42

Section 6.6.

 

Money Held in Trust

 

42

Section 6.7.

 

Compensation and Reimbursement

 

42

 



 

 

 

 

 

Page

Section 6.8.

 

Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

 

43

Section 6.9.

 

Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

 

43

Section 6.10.

 

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

 

44

Section 6.11.

 

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

 

45

Section 6.12.

 

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

 

46

Section 6.13.

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

46

Section 6.14.

 

Appointment of Authenticating Agent

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLDER’S LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1.

 

Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

 

48

Section 7.2.

 

Preservation of Information, Communications to Holders

 

48

Section 7.3.

 

Reports by Trustee

 

49

Section 7.4.

 

Reports by Company

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1.

 

Company May Consolidate, Etc., only on Certain Terms

 

49

Section 8.2.

 

Successor Corporation Substituted

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1.

 

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

 

51

Section 9.2.

 

Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders

 

52

Section 9.3.

 

Execution of Supplemental Indentures

 

53

Section 9.4.

 

Effect of Supplemental Indentures

 

54

Section 9.5.

 

Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

 

54

Section 9.6.

 

Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

 

54

Section 9.7.

 

Subordination Unimpaired

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.1.

 

Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

 

54

Section 10.2.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

54

Section 10.3.

 

Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust

 

54

Section 10.4.

 

Statement as to Compliance

 

56

 



 

 

 

 

 

Page

Section 10.5.

 

Waiver of Certain Covenants

 

56

Section 10.6.

 

Additional Sums; Expenses of a CT Trust

 

56

Section 10.7.

 

Additional Covenants

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.1.

 

Applicability of this Article

 

57

Section 11.2.

 

Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

 

57

Section 11.3.

 

Selection of Securities to be Redeemed

 

58

Section 11.4.

 

Notice of Redemption

 

58

Section 11.5.

 

Deposit of Redemption Price

 

59

Section 11.6.

 

Payment of Securities Called for Redemption

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINKING FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 12.1.

 

Applicability of Article

 

60

Section 12.2.

 

Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

 

60

Section 12.3.

 

Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.1.

 

Securities Subordinate to Senior and Subordinated Debt

 

62

Section 13.2.

 

Company Not to Pay if Senior and Subordinated Debt of Company is in Default

 

62

Section 13.3.

 

Payment over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Default, Etc., of the Company

 

62

Section 13.4.

 

Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior and Subordinated Debt

 

64

Section 13.5.

 

Reliance on Certificate of Liquidating Agent

 

64

Section 13.6.

 

Payment Permitted if No Default

 

64

Section 13.7.

 

Trustee Not Charged with Knowledge of Prohibition

 

65

Section 13.8.

 

Provisions are Solely to Define Relative Rights

 

65

Section 13.9.

 

No Waiver of Subordination Provisions

 

65

Section 13.10.

 

Trustee to Effectuate Subordination

 

65

Section 13.11.

 

Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior and Subordinated Debt

 

66

Section 13.12.

 

Article Applicable to Paying Agents

 

66

 



 

 

 

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ARTICLE XIV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 14.1.

 

Applicability of Article

 

66

Section 14.2.

 

Repayment of Securities

 

66

Section 14.3.

 

Exercise of Option; Notice

 

66

Section 14.4.

 

Securities Payable on the Repayment Date

 

67

 



 

CAPITAL TRUST, INC.

 

Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:

 

TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION

 

INDENTURE SECTION

§ 310

(a)(1), (2) and (5)

6.9

 

(a)(3)

Not Applicable

 

(a)(4)

Not Applicable

 

(b)

6.8, 6.10

 

(c)

Not Applicable

§ 311

(a)

6.13

 

(b)

6.13

§ 312

(a)

7.1, 7.2(a), 7.2(b), 7.2(c)

§ 313

(a)

7.3(a), 7.3(b)

 

(b)

7.3(b)

 

(c)

7.3(a), 7.3(b)

 

(d)

7.3(c)

§ 314

(a)(1), (2) and (3)

7.4

 

(a)(4)

10.4

 

(b)

Not Applicable

 

(c)(1)

1.2

 

(c)(2)

1.2

 

(c)(3)

Not Applicable

 

(d)

Not Applicable

 

(e)

1.2

 

(f)

Not Applicable

§ 315

(a)

6.1

 

(b)

6.2

 

(c)

6.1

 

(d)

6.1

 

(e)

5.14

§ 316

(a)

1.1

 

(a)(1)(A)

5.12

 

(a)(1)(B)

5.13

 

(a)(2)

Not Applicable

 

(b)

5.8

 

(c)

1.4(f)

§ 317

(a)(1)

5.3

 

(a)(2)

5.4

 

(b)

10.3

§ 318

(a)

1.7

 


Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 



 

Junior Subordinated Indenture , dated as of [    ], 2008, between Capital Trust, Inc. , a Maryland corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), having its principal office at 410 Park Avenue, 14 th floor, New York, N.Y. 10022, and The Bank of New York , a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (hereinafter called the “ Trustee ”).

 

Recitals of the Company

 

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured junior subordinated debt securities in series (hereinafter called the “ Securities ”) of substantially the tenor hereinafter provided, including, without limitation, Securities issued to evidence loans made to the Company of the proceeds from the issuance from time to time by one or more statutory trusts (each a “ CT Trust ,” and, collectively, the “ CT Trusts ”) of preferred trust interests in such Trusts (the “ Trust Preferred Securities ”) and common interests in such Trusts (the “ Common Securities ” and, collectively with the Trust Preferred Securities, the “ Trust Securities ”), and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered.

 

All things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with their and 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 covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.1.               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 that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

 

(3)           all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles that are generally accepted at the date or time of such computation; provided that when two or more principles are so generally accepted, it shall mean that set of principles consistent with those in use by the Company;

 



 

(4)           the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

 

(5)           unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” a “Section” or a “Subsection” refers to an Article, Section or Subsection, as the case may be, of this Indenture.

 

Act ” when used with respect to any Holder has the meaning specified in Section 1.4(a).

 

Additional Interest ” means the interest, if any, that shall accrue on any interest on the Securities of any series the payment of which has not been made on the applicable Interest Payment Date and that shall accrue at the rate per annum specified or determined as specified in such Security.

 

Additional Sums ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.6.

 

Additional Taxes ” means the sum of any additional taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature, other than withholding taxes, imposed by the United States, or any other taxing authority.

 

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; provided, however , no CT Trust to which Securities have been issued shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company. 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.

 

Authenticating Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14 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 committee of that board duly authorized to act hereunder.

 

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, or such committee of the Board of Directors or officers of the Company to which authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions and trust companies in New York, New York, Waterbury, Connecticut or Wilmington, Delaware, are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or if at any time after the execution of this

 

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instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.

 

Common Securities ” has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.

 

Company ” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor corporation.

 

Company Request ” and “ Company Order ” mean, respectively, the written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, a Vice Chairman or a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or the Comptroller of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered.

 

corporation ” includes a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.

 

Debt ” means with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, (i) every obligation of such Person for money borrowed; (ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; (iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person; (iv) every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business); (v) every capital lease obligation of such Person; (vi) all Other Financial Obligations of such Person; and (vii) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor or otherwise.

 

Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.

 

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to such series (or any successor thereto).

 

Discount Security ” means any security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2.

 

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Distributions ,” with respect to the Trust Securities issued by a CT Trust, means amounts payable in respect of such Trust Securities as provided in the related Trust Agreement and referred to therein as “Distributions.”

 

Dollar ” means the currency of the United States of America that, as at the time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

 

Event of Default ” unless otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture creating a series of Securities has the meaning specified in Article V.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Expiration Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.

 

Extension Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11.

 

Federal Reserve ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time constituted, or the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, or any successor federal bank regulatory agency having primary jurisdiction over the Company with respect to the regulation of bank holding companies.

 

Global Security ” means a Security in the form prescribed in Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, issued to the Depositary or its nominee for such series, and registered in the name of such Depositary or its nominee.

 

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Securities Register.

 

Indenture ” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of each particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.1.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means as to each series of Securities the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Securities.

 

Liquidation Amount ” means, in respect of any Trust Securities issued by a CT Trust, the amount specified as such under the related Trust Agreement.

 

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, repayment at the option of the Holder or otherwise.

 

Notice of Default ” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 6.2.

 

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Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President or a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for or an employee of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

Original Issue Date ” means the date of issuance specified as such in each Security.

 

Other Financial Obligations ” means, with respect to a Person, all obligations of such Person to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such as (i) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, (ii) derivative instruments, such as swap agreements (including interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap agreements), cap agreements, floor agreements, collar agreements, interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options, commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts, and (iii) in the case of both (i) and (ii) above, similar financial instruments.

 

Outstanding ” means, when used in reference to any Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

 

(i)            Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

 

(ii)           Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Securities; and

 

(iii)          Securities in substitution for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered or that have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Securities are held by Holders in whose hands such Securities are valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company; provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (A) the principal amount of a Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 5.2, (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 that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 3.1, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units that 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 3.1, 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 such other obligor shall be disregarded and

 

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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 or waiver, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned that 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 such other obligor. Upon the written request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Securities, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of the Company, or any other obligor on the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such obligor, and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Securities of any series initially issued to a CT Trust that are owned by such CT Trust shall be deemed to be Outstanding notwithstanding the ownership by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company of any beneficial interest in such CT Trust.

 

Paying Agent ” means the Trustee or any Person authorized by the Company or the Trustee to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

 

Person ” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.

 

Place of Payment ” means, with respect to the Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series are payable pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.11.

 

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 3.6 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.

 

Property Trustee ” means, in respect of any CT Trust, the commercial bank or trust company identified as the “Property Trustee” in the related Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of such CT Trust under such Trust Agreement and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor Property Trustee appointed as therein provided.

 

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.

 

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Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date with respect to the Securities of a series means, unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of a series, the date that is the first day of the month in which such Interest Payment Date falls (whether or not a Business Day).

 

Repayment Date ,” when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon exercise of an option for repayment by the Holder, means the date fixed for such repayment pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Repayment Price ,” when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon exercise of an option for repayment by the Holder, means the price at which it is to be repaid pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office, including any managing director, vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary, any financial services officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and who has direct responsibility for administration of this Indenture, and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Securities ” or “ Security ” means any debt securities or debt security, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor statute), as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Securities Register ” and “ Securities Registrar ” have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.

 

Senior and Subordinated Debt ” means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any series of Securities, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt, whether incurred on or prior to the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Securities or to other Debt that is pari passu with, or subordinated to, the Securities, indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, similar obligations arising from off-balance sheet guarantees and direct credit substitutes, obligations associated with derivative products including but not limited to interest rate and foreign exchange contracts and foreign contracts relating to mortgages, commodity contracts, capital lease obligations and guarantees of any of the foregoing, but not including trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, which will rank equally in right of payment and upon liquidation with the Securities; provided , however , that Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt of the Company that when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without

 

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recourse to the Company, (ii) trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) (x) indebtedness that (a) qualifies or is issued to financing vehicles issuing securities that qualify as tier 1 capital of the Company under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve or does not at the time of issuance prevent the Company’s [  ]% Junior Subordinated Notes (the “Junior Subordinated Notes”) from qualifying as tier 1 capital of the Company under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve and (b) by its terms is not superior in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Notes or to other debt that is pari passu with or junior to the Junior Subordinated Notes; and (y) guarantees of indebtedness described in clause (x) or securities issued by one or more financing vehicles described in clause (x).

 

Special Record Date ” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7.

 

Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified pursuant to the terms of such Security as the date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of interest is due and payable, in the case of such principal, as such date may be shortened or extended as provided pursuant to the terms of such Security and this Indenture.

 

Subsidiary ” means 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. The term Subsidiary shall not include any CT Trust. For purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means stock that 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.

 

Tax Event ” means the receipt by a CT Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any (a) amendment to or change in the laws or regulations of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein that is enacted or becomes effective on or after the date of issuance of the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust, (b) proposed change in those laws or regulations that is announced after the date of the prospectus pursuant to which the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust are issued, (c) official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust, or (d) threatened challenge asserted in connection with an audit of the Company, such CT Trust, or the Company’s Subsidiaries, or a threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust, which challenge becomes publicly known after the issuance of such Trust Preferred Securities, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) such CT Trust is, or will be, subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the corresponding series of Securities issued by the Company to such CT Trust, (ii) interest payable by the Company on such corresponding series of Securities is not, or will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (iii) such CT Trust is, or will be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.

 

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Trust Agreement ” means the Trust Agreement (or an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement) under which a CT Trust is created and providing for the issuance of Trust Securities by such CT Trust, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Trustee ” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder and, if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

 

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as in effect on the date as of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.5.

 

Trust Preferred Securities ” has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.

 

Trust Securities ” has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.

 

Vice President ” when used with respect to the Company means any duly appointed vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

 

CT  Guarantee ” means the guarantee by the Company of distributions on the Trust Preferred Securities of a CT Trust to the extent provided in a guarantee agreement.

 

CT Trust ” has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.

 

Section 1.2.               Compliance Certificate 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 such 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 or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificates provided pursuant to Section 10.4) 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;

 

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(3)           a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

(4)           a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

Section 1.3.               Forms 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 1.4.               Acts of Holders .

 

(a)           Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments is or 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 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)           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 the certificate of any 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

 

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thereof. Where such execution is by a Person acting in other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

 

(c)           The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

 

(d)           The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register.

 

(e)           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.

 

(f)            The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date, provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date (as hereinafter in this Section provided) 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 1.6.

 

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 5.2, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 5.7(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 5.12, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date, provided that no such action shall be

 

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effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken.

 

Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.6.

 

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record dates may designate any day as the “ Expiration Date ” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day, provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.6, 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 that 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.

 

(g)           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 1.5.               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, any holder of Trust Preferred Securities or the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or

 

(2)           the Company by the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Trust Preferred Securities shall be sufficient for every purpose (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.1) hereunder 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 1.6.            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 the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service or for any other reason, it shall be impossible or impracticable to mail notice of any event to Holders when said notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture or of the relevant Securities, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

 

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.

 

Section 1.7.            Conflict with Trust Indenture Act .  If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that 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 1.8.            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 1.9.            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 1.10.          Separability Clause .  In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 1.11.          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, the holders of Senior and Subordinated Debt and assigns, the holders of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

Section 1.12.          Governing Law .  This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 1.13.          Legal Holidays .  In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business

 

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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 the terms of which, as established pursuant to Section 3.1, specifically provide otherwise) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment (and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, until such next succeeding Business Day except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day (in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Repayment Date or at the Stated Maturity).

 

ARTICLE II

SECURITY FORMS

 

Section 2.1.            Forms Generally .  The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with applicable tax laws or the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 with respect to the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

 

The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods, if required by any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, on a steel engraved border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

Securities distributed to holders of Trust Preferred Securities in book-entry form shall be distributed in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, and deposited with the Security Registrar, as custodian for such Depositary, or held by such Depositary, for credit by the Depositary to the respective accounts of the beneficial owners of the Securities represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may direct). Securities distributed to holders of Trust Preferred Securities held in non book-entry definitive form shall not be issued in the form of a Global Security or any other form intended to facilitate book-entry trading in beneficial interests in such Securities.

 

Section 2.2.                  Form of Face of Security .  THIS NOTE IS NOT A DEPOSIT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION AND IS NOT INSURED BY

 

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THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

 

[Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.]

CAPITAL TRUST, INC.

(TITLE OF SECURITY)

No. $

 

CAPITAL TRUST, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (hereinafter called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to                                , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                              Dollars [ If the Security is a Global Security, then insert, if applicable — , or such other principal amount as may be set forth in the records of the Securities Registrar hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture,] on                              ,                              (the “ Stated Maturity Date ”). The Company further promises to pay interest on said principal sum from                              , or from the most recent interest payment date (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”) on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually] [ If applicable, insert — (subject to deferral as set forth herein)] in arrears on [ Insert applicable Interest Payment Dates ] of each year, commencing                              ,                             , at the rate of       % per annum [If applicable, describe method for calculating floating rate], until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, [ If applicable, insert — plus Additional Interest, if any,] until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made available for payment [ If applicable, insert — and on any overdue principal and (without duplication and to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the rate of % per annum, compounded [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually]]. The amount of interest payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in a partial month in a period. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on this Security is not a Business Day, then a payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was originally payable. [A “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions and trust companies in New York, New York, Waterbury, Connecticut [ If applicable, insert —, or the principal office of the Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to for CT Trust] are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment, which shall be the [ Insert definition of Regular Record Dates ]. Any such interest installment not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice

 

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whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

 

[ If applicable, insert — So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right at any time during the term of this Security to defer payment of interest on this Security, at any time or from time to time, for up to         consecutive [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annual] interest payment periods with respect to each deferral period (each an “ Extension Period ”), during which Extension Periods the Company shall have the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date, and at the end of which the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid (together with Additional Interest thereon to the extent permitted by applicable law); provided , however , that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security; provided , however , that during any such Extension Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, declare or pay any dividends or any distributions on, or make any payments of interest, principal or premium, or guarantee payments on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment on, any capital stock of the Company, debt securities that rank equal or junior to this Security or guarantees that rank equal or junior to this Security, in each case other than: [ Insert exceptions applicable to relevant series of Securities] Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that no Extension Period shall exceed consecutive [months] [quarters] [semi-annual periods] or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Interest then due, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Holder of this Security and the Trustee notice of its election to begin or extend any Extension Period at least ten Business Days prior to the date on which Distributions on the Trust Preferred Securities would be payable but for the election to begin or extend such Extension Period. The Trustee or its designee shall give notice of the Company’s election to begin or extend any Extension Period to the Property Trustee.]

 

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the United States, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [ If applicable, insert — ; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities Register or (ii) by wire transfer in immediately available funds at such place and to such account as may be designated by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Register in writing not less than ten days before the date of the interest payment].

 

The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payments to the prior payment in full of all Senior and Subordinated Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be

 

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bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Indebtedness, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

 

CAPITAL TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

[PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT]

 

 

Section 2.3.            Form of Reverse of Security .  This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [    ], 2008 (herein called the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. [ If applicable, insert — By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are issuable in series that may vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest, rank and in any other respect provided in the Indenture.]

 

All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture [ If applicable, insert — or in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of                       ,                       , as amended (the “ Trust Agreement ”), for CT Trust among CAPITAL TRUST, INC., as Sponsor, and the Trustees named therein,] shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture [ If applicable, insert — or the Trust Agreement, as the case may be].

 

[ If applicable, insert — The Company may at any time, at its option, on or after                       ,                       , and subject to the terms and conditions of Article XI of the Indenture, redeem this Security in whole at any time or in part from time to time, without premium or penalty, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus

 

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accrued and unpaid interest [ If applicable, insert — including Additional Interest, if any] to the Redemption Date.]

 

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

The Indenture contains provisions for satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company and the Trustee at any time to enter into a supplemental indenture or indentures for the purpose of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations of the Company and of the Holders of the Securities, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series to be affected by such supplemental indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

[ If the security is not a Discount Security , insert — As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of this series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this series issued to a CT Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series fails to declare the principal of all the Securities of this series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee; and upon any such declaration the principal amount of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of this series shall become immediately due and payable, provided that the payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII of the Indenture.]

 

[ If the security is a Discount Security , insert — As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of this series may declare an amount of principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the Securities of

 

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this series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this series issued to a CT Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series fails to declare the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of all the Securities of this series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Trust Preferred Securities of such CT Trust then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee. Such amount shall be equal to [ Insert formula for determining the amount ]. Upon any such declaration, such amount of the principal of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of this series shall become immediately due and payable, provided that the payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII of the Indenture. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on this Security shall terminate.]

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Securities Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained under Section 10.2 of the Indenture duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

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The Company and, by its acceptance of this Security or a beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, this Security agree that for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes it is intended that this Security constitute indebtedness.

 

The Indenture and this Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 2.4.               Additional Provisions Required in Global Security .  Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR 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, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Section 2.5.               Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication .  The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the following form:

 

This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

 

Not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

AUTHORIZED OFFICER

 

ARTICLE III

 

THE SECURITIES

 

Section 3.1.                  Amount Unlimited Issuable in Series .  The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

 

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and, subject to Section 3.3, 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:

 

(a)           the title of the Securities of such series, which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities;

 

(b)           the limit, if any, upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6, 11.6 or 14.3 and except for any Securities that, pursuant to Section 3.3, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect;

 

(c)           the Stated Maturity or Maturities on which the principal of the Securities of such series is payable or the method of determination thereof;

 

(d)           the rate or rates, if any, at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, the rate or rates and extent to which Additional Interest, if any, shall be payable in respect of any Securities of such series, or the method or methods by which such rate or rates may be determined, whether payment of interest will be contingent in any respect and/or the interest rate reset, the date or dates from which such interest or Additional Interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable, the right, pursuant to Section 3.11 or as otherwise set forth therein, of the Company to defer or extend an Interest Payment Date, the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment

 

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Date and other circumstances, if any, in which the Company may defer interest payments, or the method by which any of the foregoing shall be determined;

 

(e)           if applicable, the extension features of the Securities of the series;

 

(f)            the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series shall be payable, the place or places where the Securities of such series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, and the place or places where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made;

 

(g)           the period or periods within or the date or dates on which, if any, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

 

(h)           the obligation or the right, if any, of the Company to redeem, repay or purchase the Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions, or at the option of a Holder thereof, and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which and the other terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

(i)            the denominations in which any Securities of such series shall be issuable, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

 

(j)            if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in Dollars for purposes of the definition of Outstanding;

 

(k)           the additions, modifications or deletions, if any, in the Events of Default or covenants of the Company set forth herein with respect to the Securities of such series;

 

(l)            if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of such series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof;

 

(m)          any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of such series or the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

 

(n)           whether the Securities of the series, or any portion thereof, shall initially be issuable in the form of a temporary Global Security representing all or such portion of the Securities of such series and provisions for the exchange of such temporary Global Security for definitive Securities of such series;

 

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(o)            if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 2.4 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 3.5 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;

 

(p)            the appointment of any Paying Agent or Agents for the Securities of such series;

 

(q)            the terms of any right to convert or exchange Securities of such series into any other securities or property of the Company, and the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange;

 

(r)             if applicable, whether subordination provisions that differ from those set out in Article XIII shall apply to the Securities of such series, including whether a different definition for the term “Senior and Subordinated Debt” shall apply with respect to the Securities of such series; and

 

(s)            any other terms of the Securities of such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).

 

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided herein or in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers’ Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

 

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

 

Section 3.2.             Denominations .  The Securities of each series shall be in registered form without coupons and shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1.

 

Section 3.3.             Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating .  The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

 

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may

 

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deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, 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 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

 

(1)            if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.1, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(2)            if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

 

(3)            that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

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 that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 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 3.1 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

 

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.9, for all purposes of this

 

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Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 3.4.             Temporary Securities .  Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities of such series in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, 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 having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms as such temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

 

Section 3.5.             Registration, Transfer and Exchange .  The Company shall cause to be kept at each office or agency maintained for registrations of transfers and exchanges in a Place of Payment pursuant to Section 10.2 with respect to the Securities of each series a 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. Each such register is herein sometimes referred to as the “ Securities Register .” The Company shall designate one Person to maintain the Securities Register for the Securities of each series on a consolidated basis, and such Person is referred to herein, with respect to such series, as the “ Securities Registrar .” The Company appoints the Trustee as Securities Registrar unless otherwise specified with respect to any particular series in accordance with Section 3.1. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may designate one or more of its offices as an office in which a register with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall be maintained, and the Company may designate itself the Securities Registrar with respect to one or more of such series. The Company may revoke any designation of a Securities Registrar theretofore made by it. The Securities Register shall be open for inspection by the Trustee and the Company at all reasonable times.

 

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms.

 

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At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

 

Every Security presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Securities Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

 

No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any 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 transfer or exchange of Securities.

 

The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

 

(1)            Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.

 

(2)            Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no









































 
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