Exhibit 4.2
Officers' Certificate Pursuant to
Section 3.01 of the Indenture
Pursuant to Section 3.01 of the
Indenture dated as of January 17, 2006 (the
“Indenture”), between Johnson Controls, Inc. (the
“Company”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee
(the “Trustee”), the undersigned on behalf of the
Company and in their respective capacities indicated, hereby
certify that we have examined resolutions duly adopted at a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Company on August 24, 2005 and the
action of authorized officers of the Company, dated January 9,
2006. Acting pursuant to such resolutions and action, the
undersigned hereby establish three series of Debt Securities
(collectively, the “Fixed Rate Notes”) by means of this
Officers’ Certificate, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.01 of the Indenture:
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The titles of
the new series of Debt Securities shall be: 5.250% Notes due 2011
(the “Notes due 2011”), 5.500% Notes due 2016 (the
“Notes due 2016”) and 6.000% Notes due 2036 (the
“Notes due 2036”). JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall be
the trustee with respect to such Debt Securities.
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The aggregate
principal amount of the Fixed Rate Notes that may be authenticated
and delivered under the Indenture (except for Fixed Rate Notes
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in
exchange for, or in lieu of, other Fixed Rate Notes pursuant to
Article 3, the second paragraph of Section 4.03, or
Section 11.04, of the Indenture) is initially $800,000,000
with respect to the Notes due 2011, $800,000,000 with respect to
the Notes due 2016 and $400,000,000 with respect to the Notes due
2036; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to
reopen the each series of Fixed Rate Notes and issue additional
Fixed Rate Notes, which shall be part of the same series as the
Fixed Rate Notes initially issued.
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Principal on
the Notes due 2011, the Notes due 2016 and the Notes due 2036 shall
be payable on January 15, 2011, January 15, 2016 and January 15,
2036, respectively.
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The Notes due
2011, the Notes due 2016 and the Notes due 2036 shall bear interest
at rates of 5.250%, 5.500% and 6.000%, respectively, per annum,
which interest shall accrue from January 17, 2006 and shall be
payable semiannually on January 15 and July 15, beginning July 15,
2006, to the persons in whose names the Fixed Rate Notes are
registered at the close of business on the preceding January 1 and
July 1, respectively.
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The principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Fixed Rate Notes shall
initially be payable at the offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(the “Paying Agent”).
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The Fixed Rate
Notes will be redeemable prior to maturity as described in the
forms of Fixed Rate Notes attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 , A-2 and A-3 .
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The Company
shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase the Fixed Rate Notes
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision.
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8.
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The Fixed Rate
Notes shall be issuable in United States dollars.
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Section 13.02 of the Indenture shall apply
to the Fixed Rate Notes.
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10.
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Payments of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Fixed Rate Notes
shall be payable in United States dollars.
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The Fixed Rate
Notes shall be issued in the form of fully registered Global
Securities in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A-1
, A-2 and A-3 which will be deposited with, or on
behalf of, the Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (the
“Depositary”) and registered in the name of the
Depositary’s nominee. Principal of, premium, if any, and
interest payments on the Fixed Rate Notes will be made to the
Depositary or its nominee.
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Capitalized
terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture are used
herein as so defined.
Dated: January 17,
2006
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JOHNSON
CONTROLS, INC.
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By: /s/ John M. Barth
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Name: John M.
Barth
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Title:
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer
and President
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By: /s/ Jerome D. Okarma
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Name: Jerome D.
Okarma
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Title:
Vice President, Secretary, and General
Counsel
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Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York
Corporation (the “Depositary”), to the Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or
in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative
of the Depositary (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative
of the Depositary), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the
registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
5.250% NOTE DUE 2011
CUSIP 478366AQ0
JOHNSON
CONTROLS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Wisconsin (the “Company,” which
term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to
pay to Cede & Co., or registered assignees, the principal sum
of Five Hundred Million and 00/100 Dollars ($500,000,000) on
January 15, 2011, and to pay interest thereon from January 17,
2006, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on
January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2006, at
the rate of 5.250% per annum, until the principal hereof becomes
due and payable, and at such rate on any overdue principal and (to
the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable) on any overdue installment of interest. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this 5.250% Note Due 2011 (this
“Note,” and all of the Notes collectively referred to
herein as the “Notes”) (or one or more Predecessor Debt
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 1 or
July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be,
next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that
interest payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring at maturity
will be paid to the person to whom principal shall be payable. Any
such interest not punctually paid or duly provided for on any
Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered Holder on such Regular Record Date by virtue of his
having been such Holder, and may either be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Debt Securities)
is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not more than 15
days and 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 Notes
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
This
is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: January 17,
2006
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a
national banking association,
As Trustee
By: /s/ Albert
Mari
Authorized Officer
Payments
of interest will be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds. Principal and any premium and interest payable at Maturity
will be paid in immediately available funds upon surrender of such
Note at the office of a Paying Agent in The City of New York, New
York or at such other office or agency as the Company may
designate.
Unless
the certificate of authentication herein has been duly executed by
the Trustee referred to herein by manual signature, this Note shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
This
Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company
(the “Debt Securities”), issued or to be issued in one
or more series under an indenture, dated as of January 17, 2006
(the “Indenture”), between the Company and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee (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 Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms
upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the
face hereof limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000,
except that the Company may, without the consent of the Holders,
“reopen” the series and issue more notes that have the
same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and other terms as this
Note.
All
or a portion of the Notes may be redeemed by the Company at any
time or from time to time. The Redemption Price for the Notes to be
redeemed on any Redemption Date will be equal to the greater of
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed
on the Redemption Date or (ii) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes
being redeemed on that Redemption Date (not including any portion
of any payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date),
discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury
Rate (as defined below), plus 15 basis points, plus in either of
case (i) or (ii) above, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
being redeemed to the Redemption Date. Holders of Notes to be
redeemed will receive notice thereof by first-class mail at least
30 and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date. If
fewer than all of the fixed rate notes are to be redeemed, the
Trustee will select, not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for
redemption from the outstanding not previously called by such
method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
For
the purposes of determining the Redemption Price, “Treasury
Rate” means, (i) with respect to any Redemption Date, the
yield, under the heading which represents the average for the
immediate preceding week, appearing in the most recently published
statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any
successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to
constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant
Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable
Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or
after the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate
will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight
line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such
release (or any successor release) is not published during the week
preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculating using a
price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage
of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the
third business day preceding the Redemption Date. “Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by
an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to
the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be
utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary
financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such
Notes. “Independent Investment Banker” means either
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC or
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as specified by us, or, if all three
firms are unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury
Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national
standing appointed by us. “Comparable Treasury Price”
means (1) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest
and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the
Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
quotations. “Reference Treasury Dealer” means
(i) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities
LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and their respective
successors, provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall
cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York
City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we will substitute
for such Primary Treasury Dealer another Primary Treasury Dealer
and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by us
after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with
respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date,
the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of
the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day
preceding the Redemption Date.
The
Company shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase the Notes
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision.
If
an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred
and be continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared
due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.
With
the consent of the Holders of greater than 50% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series
affected by such supplemental indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to
the Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing the provisions of the Indenture or any supplement thereto
or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debt
Securities of each series under the Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall (a) extend the time
or terms of payment of the principal at maturity of, or the
interest on, any such series of Debt Securities, or reduce
principal or premium or the rate of interest, without the consent
of the Holder thereof, or (b) without the consent of all of
the Holders of any series of Debt Securities then outstanding,
reduce the percentage of Debt Securities of any such series, the
Holders of which are required to consent (i) to any such
supplemental indenture, (ii) to rescind and annul a declaration
that the Debt Securities of any series are due and payable as a
result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) to waive any
past Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences and
(iv) to waive compliance with certain other provisions contained in
the Indenture.
The
Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental to the Indenture without the consent of the Holders
for limited purposes specified in the Indenture.
The
Holders of greater than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes
waive any past default or Event of Default under the Indenture and
its consequences except a default in the payment of principal of or
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes.
Holders
of Notes may not enforce their rights pursuant to the Indenture or
the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. No reference herein
to the Indenture and no provision of this Note 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 Note at the times, place and rate, and
in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
The
Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in
denominations of U.S.$2,000 and any integral multiple of
U.S.$1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes that are of other authorized
denominations.
Notes
to be exchanged shall be surrendered at any office or agency
maintained by the Company for such purpose, and the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor the Notes which the Holder making the exchange shall be
entitled to receive. Upon due presentment for registration of
transfer of any Note at any such office or agency, the Company
shall execute and register and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Note for
an equal aggregate amount. Registration or registration of transfer
of any Note by the Debt Security Registrar (initially JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.) in the registry books maintained by such Debt
Security Registrar in The City of New York, New York, and delivery
of such Note, duly authenticated, shall be deemed to complete the
registration or registration of transfer of such Note.
No
service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of
transfer, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith. Prior to due presentment of a Note
for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose
name a Note is registered as the owner for all purposes whether or
not such Note be overdue and neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
Certain
of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect
to the Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits
with the Trustee money or eligible instruments sufficient to pay
and discharge the entire indebtedness on all of the Notes, as
described in the Indenture.
This
Note is in the form of a Global Security as provided in the
Indenture. If at any time the Depositary notifies the Company that
it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Note
or if at any time the Depositary for the Notes shall no longer be
eligible or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the
Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to this
Note. If a successor Depositary for this Note is not appointed by
the Company within 90 days after the Company receives notice or
becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will issue Notes
in definitive form in exchange for the Global Security representing
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of this Note in exchange for this Note.
No
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the
Indenture, any supplemental indenture, or of any Note, or for any
claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect thereof shall be had
against any incorporator, stockholder, or director, as such, past,
present or future, of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any
predecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through
the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule
of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liabilities being, by the acceptance hereof and
as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived
and released.
The
Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as
provided in the Indenture.
All
terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed under its corporate seal.
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Dated: January
17, 2006
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JOHNSON
CONTROLS, INC.
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By: /s/ R. Bruce McDonald
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Name: R. Bruce
McDonald
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Its: Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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[SEAL]
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Attest:
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By: /s/ Jerome D. Okarma
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Name: Jerome D.
Okarma
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Its: Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel
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ABBREVIATIONS
The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written
out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
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TEN COM —
as tenants in common
TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not
as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN
ACT - ............Custodian..............
(Cust)
(Minor)
Under
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also
be used though not in the above list.
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FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
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PLEASE INSERT
SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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PLEASE PRINT OR
TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
ASSIGNEE
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the within Security and all
rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company,
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS
ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE
OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York
Corporation (the “Depositary”), to the Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or
in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative
of the Depositary (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative
of the Depositary), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the
registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
5.250% NOTE DUE 2011
CUSIP 478366AQ0
JOHNSON
CONTROLS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Wisconsin (the “Company,” which
term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to
pay to Cede & Co., or registered assignees, the principal sum
of Three Hundred Million and 00/100 Dollars ($300,000,000) on
January 15, 2011, and to pay interest thereon from January 17,
2006, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on
January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2006, at
the rate of 5.250% per annum, until the principal hereof becomes
due and payable, and at such rate on any overdue principal and (to
the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable) on any overdue installment of interest. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this 5.250% Note Due 2011 (this
“Note,” and all of the Notes collectively referred to
herein as the “Notes”) (or one or more Predecessor Debt
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 1 or
July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be,
next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that
interest payable on the Interest Payment Date occurring at maturity
will be paid to the person to whom principal shall be payable. Any
such interest not punctually paid or duly provided for on any
Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered Holder on such Regular Record Date by virtue of his
having been such Holder, and may either be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Debt Securities)
is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not more than 15
days and 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 Notes
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
This
is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: January 17,
2006
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a
national banking association,
As Trustee
By: /s/ Albert Mari
Authorized Officer
Payments
of interest will be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds. Principal and any premium and interest payable at Maturity
will be paid in immediately available funds upon surrender of such
Note at the office of a Paying Agent in The City of New York, New
York or at such other office or agency as the Company may
designate.
Unless
the certificate of authentication herein has been duly executed by
the Trustee referred to herein by manual signature, this Note shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
This
Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company
(the “Debt Securities”), issued or to be issued in one
or more series under an indenture, dated as of January 17, 2006
(the “Indenture”), between the Company and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee (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 Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms
upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the
face hereof limited in aggregate principal amount to $300,000,000,
except that the Company may, without the consent of the Holders,
“reopen” the series and issue more notes that have the
same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and other terms as this
Note.
All
or a portion of the Notes may be redeemed by the Company at any
time or from time to time. The Redemption Price for the Notes to be
redeemed on any Redemption Date will be equal to the greater of
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed
on the Redemption Date or (ii) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes
being redeemed on that Redemption Date (not including any portion
of any payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date),
discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury
Rate (as defined below), plus 15 basis points, plus in either of
case (i) or (ii) above, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
being redeemed to the Redemption Date. Holders of Notes to be
redeemed will receive notice thereof by first-class mail at least
30 and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date. If
fewer than all of the fixed rate notes are to be redeemed, the
Trustee will select, not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for
redemption from the outstanding not previously called by such
method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
For
the purposes of determining the Redemption Price, “Treasury
Rate” means, (i) with respect to any Redemption Date, the
yield, under the heading which represents the average for the
immediate preceding week, appearing in the most recently published
statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any
successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to
constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant
Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable
Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or
after the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate
will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight
line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such
release (or any successor release) is not published during the week
preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculating using a
price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage
of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the
third business day preceding the Redemption Date. “Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by
an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to
the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be
utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary
financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such
Notes. “Independent Investment Banker” means either
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC or
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as specified by us, or, if all three
firms are unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury
Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national
standing appointed by us. “Comparable Treasury Price”
means (1) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest
and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the
Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
quotations. “Reference Treasury Dealer” means
(i) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities
LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and their respective
successors, provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall
cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York
City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we will substitute
for such Primary Treasury Dealer another Primary Treasury Dealer
and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by us
after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with
respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date,
the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of
the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day
preceding the Redemption Date.
The
Company shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase the Notes
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision.
If
an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred
and be continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared
due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.
With
the consent of the Holders of greater than 50% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series
affected by such supplemental indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to
the Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing the provisions of the Indenture or any supplement thereto
or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debt
Securities of each series under the Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall (a) extend the time
or terms of payment of the principal at maturity of, or the
interest on, any such series of Debt Securities, or reduce
principal or premium or the rate of interest, without the consent
of the Holder thereof, or (b) without the consent of all of
the Holders of any series of Debt Securities then outstanding,
reduce the percentage of Debt Securities of any such series, the
Holders of which are required to consent (i) to any such
supplemental indenture, (ii) to rescind and annul a declaration
that the Debt Securities of any series are due and payable as a
result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) to waive any
past Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences and
(iv) to waive compliance with certain other provisions contained in
the Indenture.
The
Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental to the Indenture without the consent of the Holders
for limited purposes specified in the Indenture.
The
Holders of greater than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes
waive any past default or Event of Default under the Indenture and
its consequences except a default in the payment of principal of or
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes.
Holders
of Notes may not enforce their rights pursuant to the Indenture or
the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. No reference herein
to the Indenture and no provision of this Note 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 Note at the times, place and rate, and
in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
The
Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in
denominations of U.S.$2,000 and any integral multiple of
U.S.$1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes that are of other authorized
denominations.
Notes
to be exchanged shall be surrendered at any office or agency
maintained by the Company for such purpose, and the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor the Notes which the Holder making the exchange shall be
entitled to receive. Upon due presentment for registration of
transfer of any Note at any such office or agency, the Company
shall execute and register and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Note for
an equal aggregate amount. Registration or registration of transfer
of any Note by the Debt Security Registrar (initially JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.) in the registry books maintained by such Debt
Security Registrar in The City of New York, New York, and delivery
of such Note, duly authenticated, shall be deemed to complete the
registration or registration of transfer of such Note.
No
service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of
transfer, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith. Prior to due presentment of a Note
for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose
name a Note is registered as the owner for all purposes whether or
not such Note be overdue and neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
Certain
of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect
to the Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits
with the Trustee money or eligible instruments sufficient to pay
and discharge the entire indebtedness on all of the Notes, as
described in the Indenture.
This
Note is in the form of a Global Security as provided in the
Indenture. If at any time the Depositary notifies the Company that
it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Note
or if at any time the Depositary for the Notes shall no longer be
eligible or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the
Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to this
Note. If a successor Depositary for this Note is not appointed by
the Company within 90 days after the Company receives notice or
becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will issue Notes
in definitive form in exchange for the Global Security representing
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of this Note in exchange for this Note.
No
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the
Indenture, any supplemental indenture, or of any Note, or for any
claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect thereof shall be had
against any incorporator, stockholder, or director, as such, past,
present or future, of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any
predecessor or su