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Title: Subordinated Note Indenture Dated As
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/9/2009
Industry: Electric Utilities     Sector: Utilities

Subordinated Note Indenture Dated As, Parties: pg&e corporation
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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

PG&E CORPORATION

TO

                                         ,

TRUSTEE.

 

Subordinated Note Indenture

Dated As Of                                          ,            

 

 

 


 

PG&E Corporation
Reconciliation and Tie Between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
Subordinated Note Indenture, Dated as of
                     , 20     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Indenture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Act Section

 

 

 

 

 

Indenture Section

 

§310

 

(a)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

609

 

 

(a)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

609

 

 

(a)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(a)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

608, 610

§311

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

613

 

 

(b)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

613(a)

 

 

(b)(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

613(b)

§312

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

701,702(a)

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

702(b)

§ 313

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

703(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

703(b)

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

703(c), 704

 

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

703(c)

§ 314

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

704, 1007

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(c)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

 

(c)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

 

(c)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

§ 315

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

602

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(b)

 

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(c)

 

 

(d)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(a)(1)

 

 

(d)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(c)(2)

 

 

(d)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

601(c)(3)

 

 

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

514

§316

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

(a)(1)(A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

502, 512

 

 

(a)(1)(B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

513

 

 

(a)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

508

§317

 

(a)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

503

 

 

(a)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

504

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1003

§ 318

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Parties

 

1

Recitals of the Company

 

1

ARTICLE ONE

Definitions and Other Provisions Of General Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 101. Definitions

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Act

 

 

2

 

 

 

Additional Interest

 

 

2

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

 

2

 

 

 

Authenticating Agent

 

 

2

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

 

2

 

 

 

Board Resolution

 

 

2

 

 

 

Business Day

 

 

2

 

 

 

Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants

 

 

3

 

 

 

Commission

 

 

3

 

 

 

Company

 

 

3

 

 

 

Company Request or Company Order

 

 

3

 

 

 

Corporate Trust Office

 

 

3

 

 

 

Corporation

 

 

3

 

 

 

Defaulted Interest

 

 

3

 

 

 

Depositary

 

 

3

 

 

 

Event of Default

 

 

4

 

 

 

Global Security

 

 

4

 

 

 

Guarantee

 

 

4

 

 

 

Holder

 

 

4

 

 

 

Indenture

 

 

4

 

 

 

Interest Payment Date

 

 

4

 

 

 

Junior Subordinated Note

 

 

4

 

 

 

Maturity

 

 

4

 

 

 

Officers' Certificate

 

 

5

 

 

 

Opinion of Counsel

 

 

5

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

5

 

 

 

Paying Agent

 

 

6

 

 

 

Person

 

 

6

 

 

 

Predecessor Security

 

 

6

 

 

 

Property Trustee

 

 

6

 

 

 

Redemption Date

 

 

6

 

 

 

Redemption Price

 

 

6

 

 

 

Regular Record Date

 

 

6

 

 

 

Responsible Officer

 

 

6

 

 

 

Securities Trust

 

 

6

 

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Security Register and Security Registrar

 

 

6

 

 

 

Senior Indebtedness

 

 

6

 

 

 

Special Record Date

 

 

7

 

 

 

Stated Maturity

 

 

7

 

 

 

Trust Agreement

 

 

7

 

 

 

Trust Indenture Act

 

 

7

 

 

 

Trust Securities

 

 

7

 

 

 

Trustee

 

 

7

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

7

 

Section 102.       Compliance Certificates and Opinions

 

 

8

 

Section 103.       Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

 

 

8

 

Section 104.       Acts of Holders

 

 

9

 

Section 105.       Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company

 

 

10

 

Section 106.       Notice to Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes; Waiver

 

 

10

 

Section 107.       Conflict With Trust Indenture Act

 

 

11

 

Section 108.       Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

 

 

11

 

Section 109.       Successors and Assigns

 

 

11

 

Section 110.       Separability Clause

 

 

11

 

Section 111.       Benefits of Indenture

 

 

11

 

Section 112.       Governing Law

 

 

11

 

Section 113.       Legal Holidays

 

 

11

 

Section 114.       Appointment of Agent for Service

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forms Of Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 201.       Forms Generally

 

 

12

 

Section 202.       Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

 

 

13

 

Section 203.       Junior Subordinated Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Security

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 301.       Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

 

 

15

 

Section 302.       Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

 

 

18

 

Section 303.       Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange

 

 

19

 

Section 304.       Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

21

 

Section 305.       Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

 

 

21

 

Section 306.       Persons Deemed Owners

 

 

23

 

Section 307.       Cancellation

 

 

23

 

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Section 308.       Computation of Interest

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satisfaction And Discharge

 

 

 

 

 

Section 401.       Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

 

25

 

Section 402.       Application of Trust Money

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remedies

 

 

 

 

 

Section 501.       Events of Default

 

 

27

 

Section 502.       Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

 

 

29

 

Section 503.       Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

 

 

30

 

Section 504.       Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

30

 

Section 505.       Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

31

 

Section 506.       Application of Money Collected

 

 

31

 

Section 507.       Limitation on Suits

 

 

32

 

Section 508.       Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

 

 

32

 

Section 509.       Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

 

33

 

Section 510.       Rights and Remedies Cumulative

 

 

33

 

Section 511.       Delay or Omission Not Waiver

 

 

33

 

Section 512.       Control by Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

33

 

Section 513.       Waiver of Past Defaults

 

 

34

 

Section 514.       Undertaking for Costs

 

 

34

 

Section 515.       Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

Section 601.       Certain Duties and Responsibilities

 

 

35

 

Section 602.       Notice of Defaults

 

 

36

 

Section 603.       Certain Rights of Trustee

 

 

36

 

Section 604.       Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

37

 

Section 605.       May Hold Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

37

 

Section 606.       Money Held in Trust

 

 

38

 

Section 607.       Compensation and Reimbursement

 

 

38

 

Section 608.       Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

 

 

38

 

Section 609.       Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

 

 

39

 

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Section 610.       Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

 

 

39

 

Section 611.       Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

 

 

40

 

Section 612.       Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

 

 

41

 

Section 613.       Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

 

42

 

Section 614.       Appointment of Authenticating Agent

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 701.       Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

 

 

44

 

Section 702.       Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders

 

 

44

 

Section 703.       Reports by Trustee

 

 

44

 

Section 704.       Reports by Company

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 801.       Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms

 

 

45

 

Section 802.       Successor Corporation Substituted

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Indentures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 901.       Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

 

 

46

 

Section 902.       Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders

 

 

48

 

Section 903.       General Provisions Regarding Supplemental Indenture

 

 

48

 

Section 904.       Execution of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

49

 

Section 905.       Effect of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

49

 

Section 906.       Conformity With Trust Indenture Act

 

 

49

 

Section 907.       Reference in Junior Subordinated Notes to Supplemental Indentures

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covenants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1001.       Payment of Principal and Interest

 

 

49

 

Section 1002.       Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

 

50

 

Section 1003.       Money for Junior Subordinated Notes Payments to be Held in Trust

 

 

50

 

Section 1004.       Additional Interest

 

 

51

 

Section 1005.       Corporate Existence

 

 

52

 

Section 1006.       Limitations on Dividend and Certain Other Payments

 

 

52

 

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Section 1007.       Statement as to Compliance

 

 

52

 

Section 1008.       Waiver of Certain Covenants

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption Of Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1101.       Applicability of Article

 

 

53

 

Section 1102.      Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

 

 

53

 

Section 1103.       Selection by Trustee of Junior Subordinated Notes to be Redeemed

 

 

54

 

Section 1104.       Notice of Redemption

 

 

54

 

Section 1105.       Deposit of Redemption Price

 

 

55

 

Section 1106.       Junior Subordinated Notes Payable on Redemption Date

 

 

56

 

Section 1107.       Junior Subordinated Notes Redeemed in Part

 

 

56

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sinking Funds

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1201.       Applicability of Article

 

 

56

 

Section 1202.       Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Junior Subordinated Notes

 

 

57

 

Section 1203.       Redemption of Junior Subordinated Notes for Sinking Fund

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subordination

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1301.       Junior Subordinated Notes Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness

 

 

57

 

Section 1302.       Payment of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc

 

 

58

 

Section 1303.       No Payment When Senior Indebtedness in Default

 

 

59

 

Section 1304.       Payment Permitted if No Default

 

 

59

 

Section 1305.       Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness

 

 

59

 

Section 1306.       Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights

 

 

60

 

Section 1307.       Trustee to Effectuate Subordination

 

 

60

 

Section 1308.       No Waiver of Subordination Provisions

 

 

60

 

Section 1309.       Trust Moneys Not Subordinated

 

 

61

 

Section 1310.       Notice to the Trustee

 

 

61

 

Section 1311.       Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent

 

 

62

 

Section 1312.       Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness

 

 

62

 

Section 1313.       Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness; Preservation of Trustee’s Rights

 

 

62

 

Section 1314.       Article Applicable to Paying Agents

 

 

63

 

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Section 1315.       Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1401.       No Recourse Against Others 63

 

 

 

 

Section 1402.       Set-Off

 

 

63

 

Section 1403.       Assignment; Binding Effect

 

 

64

 

Section 1404.       Additional Interest

 

 

64

 

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SUBORDINATED NOTE INDENTURE

     THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE INDENTURE is made as of                      , 20      , between PG&E CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the California (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at One Market Street, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105, and                                                              , a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of                                                              , having its principal corporate trust office at                                                    , as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Subordinated Note Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the “Junior Subordinated Notes”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Subordinated Note Indenture provided; and

     WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Subordinated Note Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Junior Subordinated Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Junior Subordinated Notes or of series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application

Section 101. Definitions.

     For all purposes of this Subordinated Note Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

          (1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

          (2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

          (3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

1


 

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

          (5) Trust Securities related to a particular series of Junior Subordinated Notes means the series of Trust Securities the proceeds of the sale of which were loaned to the Company in exchange for such series of Junior Subordinated Notes, and the guarantee related to such series of Trust Securities means the guarantee pursuant to which the Company has guaranteed, to the extent stated therein, the payment of distributions and certain other amounts with respect to such series of Trust Securities.

     Certain terms, used principally in Article Six, are defined in that Article.

     “Act”, when used with respect to any Holder of a Junior Subordinated Note, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

     “Additional Interest” means (i) such additional amounts as may be required so that the net amounts received and retained by the Holder (if the Holder is a Securities Trust) after paying taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United States or any other taxing authority will not be less than the amounts the Holder would have received had no such taxes, duties, assessments, or other governmental charges been imposed; and (ii) any interest due and not paid on an Interest Payment Date, together with interest thereon from such Interest Payment Date to the date of payment, compounded quarterly, on each Interest Payment Date.

     “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Securities Trust organized by the Company shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company.

     “Authenticating Agent” means any Person or Persons authorized by the Trustee to authenticate one or more series of Junior Subordinated Notes.

     “Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of the officers and/or directors of the Company appointed by that board.

     “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

     “Business Day” means a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed, or (iii) a day on which the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or Property Trustee’s principal corporate trust office is closed for business.

2


 

     “Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants” means a certificate signed by an independent public accountant or a firm of independent public accountants who may be the independent public accountants regularly retained by the Company or who may be other independent public accountants. Such accountant or firm shall be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel as to the interpretation of any legal matters relating to such certificate.

     “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

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

     “Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice President, its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, and delivered to the Trustee.

     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Subordinated Note Indenture is located at                                          .

     “Corporation” includes corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, companies and business trusts.

     “Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 305.

     “Depositary” means, unless otherwise specified by the Company pursuant to either Section 203 or 301, with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes of any series issuable or issued as a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation.

     “Eligible Obligations” means:

     (a) with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes denominated in Dollars, Government Obligations; or

     (b) with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency, such other obligations or instruments as shall be specified with respect to such Junior Subordinated Notes as contemplated by Section 301.

3


 

     “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.

     “Global Security” means, with respect to any series of Junior Subordinated Notes issued hereunder, a Junior Subordinated Note that is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with Section 203 of this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto.

     “Government Obligations” means securities which are (a) (i) direct obligations of the United States where the payment or payments thereunder are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States where the timely payment or payments thereunder are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States or (b) depository receipts issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided, that, (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

     “Guarantee” means a Guarantee Agreement, if any, executed and delivered by the Company for the benefit of the holders from time to time of all or a portion of the Trust Securities of a Securities Trust.

     “Holder”, when used with respect to any Junior Subordinated Note, means the Person in whose name the Junior Subordinated Note is registered in the Security 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 the particular series of Junior Subordinated Notes established as contemplated by Section 301.

     “Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any series of Junior Subordinated Notes, means the dates established for the payment of interest thereon, as provided in the supplemental indenture for such series.

     “Junior Subordinated Note” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Junior Subordinated Notes authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

     “Maturity”, when used with respect to any Junior Subordinated Note, means the date on which the principal of such Junior Subordinated Note or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

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     “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee.

     “Outstanding”, when used with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all Junior Subordinated Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

          (i) Junior Subordinated Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

          (ii) Junior Subordinated Notes for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Junior Subordinated Notes; provided that if such Junior Subordinated Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

          (iii) Junior Subordinated Notes that have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Junior Subordinated Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Junior Subordinated Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Junior Subordinated Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Junior Subordinated Notes are valid obligations of the Company; and

          (iv) Junior Subordinated Notes, or portions thereof, converted into or exchanged for another security if the terms of such Junior Subordinated Notes provide for such conversion or exchange;

provided, however, that in determining, during any period in which any Junior Subordinated Notes of a series are owned by any Person other than the Company or any Affiliate thereof, whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes of such series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Junior Subordinated Notes of such series owned by the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Junior Subordinated Notes that the Trustee knows to be so owned by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company in the above circumstances shall be so disregarded. Junior Subordinated Notes 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 Junior Subordinated Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.

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

     “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

     “Predecessor Security” of any particular Junior Subordinated Note means every previous Junior Subordinated Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Junior Subordinated Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Junior Subordinated Note authenticated and delivered under Section 304 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note.

     “Property Trustee”, when used with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series, means the Person designated as such in the related Trust Agreement.

     “Redemption Date”, when used with respect to any Junior Subordinated Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

     “Redemption Price”, when used with respect to any Junior Subordinated Note to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

     “Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301, whether or not a Business Day.

     “Responsible Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the chairman or any vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, the chairman of the trust committee, the president, any vice president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the cashier, any assistant cashier, any senior trust officer, any trust officer or assistant trust officer, the controller or any assistant controller or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

     “Securities Trust” means any statutory business trust formed by the Company or an Affiliate to issue Trust Securities, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase Junior Subordinated Notes of one or more series.

     “Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 303.

     “Senior Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any payment due in respect of indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding at the date of execution of this Subordinated Note Indenture or thereafter incurred, created, or assumed, (a) in respect of money borrowed (including any financial derivative, hedging or futures contract or similar instrument)

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and (b) evidenced by securities, debentures, bonds, notes or other similar instruments issued by the Company which, by their terms, are senior or senior subordinated debt securities including, without limitation, all obligations under its indentures with various trustees; (ii) all capital lease obligations; (iii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations of the Company under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and long-term purchase obligations); (iv) all obligations for the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, security purchase facility or similar credit transaction; (v) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above of other persons the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above of other persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of the Company (whether or not such obligation is assumed by the Company), except for (1) any such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or pari passu with the Junior Subordinated Notes and (2) any unsecured indebtedness between or among the Company or its Affiliates. Such Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions contained in Article Thirteen irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness.

     “Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 305.

     “Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Junior Subordinated Note or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Junior Subordinated Note as the fixed date on which the principal of such Junior Subordinated Note or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

     “Trust Agreement”, when used with respect to a Securities Trust, means the agreement or instrument that governs the affairs of such Securities Trust.

     “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and any reference herein to the Trust Indenture Act or a particular provision thereof shall mean such Trust Indenture Act or provision, as the case may be, as amended or replaced from time to time.

     “Trust Securities” means the securities issued by a Securities Trust evidencing the entire beneficial interest therein.

     “Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such with respect to one or more series of Junior Subordinated Notes 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 Junior Subordinated Notes of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes of that series.

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

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Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

     Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

     Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include

          (i) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

          (ii) 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;

          (iii) 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

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

Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

          In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be 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. Any Opinion of Counsel may be rendered, insofar as it relates to matters of New

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York law, in reliance on an opinion of New York counsel, which may be an opinion contemporaneously delivered to a third party or parties and shall expressly permit such reliance.

          Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 104. Acts of Holders.

     (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

     (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 a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

     (c) The principal amount and serial numbers of Junior Subordinated Notes held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register.

     (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Junior Subordinated Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Junior Subordinated Note and the Holder of every Junior Subordinated Note 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 Junior Subordinated Note.

     (e) The fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing and the authority of the Person executing the same may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this Section.

     (f) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes of any series any Act, the Company may, at its option, by Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes entitled to take such Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. Any such record date shall be fixed at the Company’s discretion. If such a record date is fixed, such Act may be sought or given before or

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after the record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes for the purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such Act, and for that purpose the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series Outstanding shall be computed as of such record date.

Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.

          Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, 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 of a Junior Subordinated Note or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department, or transmitted by facsimile transmission or other direct written electronic means to such telephone number or other electronic communications address as the Trustee shall from time to time designate, or transmitted by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery, charges prepaid, to the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office,

          (2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and transmitted by facsimile transmission or other direct written electronic means to such telephone number or other electronic communications address as the Trustee shall from time to time designate, or transmitted by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery, charges prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its Secretary, at One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

Section 106. Notice to Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes; Waiver.

          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such Notice.

          In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

          Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders of Junior

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Subordinated Notes 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 107. Conflict With Trust Indenture Act.

          If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required to be a part of and govern this Indenture, such required provision shall control.

Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

          The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 109. Successors and Assigns.

          All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 110. Separability Clause.

          In case any provision in this Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 111. Benefits of Indenture.

          Nothing in this Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors hereunder and the Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes and, to the extent provided in Section 1403, the holders of Senior Indebtedness or Trust Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 112. Governing Law.

          This Indenture and the Junior Subordinated Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

Section 113. Legal Holidays.

          In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Junior Subordinated Note shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Junior Subordinated Notes) 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, 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 or Redemption Date, or at the

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Stated Maturity, provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

Section 114. Appointment of Agent for Service.

          By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding which may be instituted in any Federal or State court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, arising out of or relating to the Junior Subordinated Notes or this Indenture. Service of process upon such agent at the office of such agent at                                                                                   , Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department (or such other address in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, as may be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee), and written notice of such service to the Company by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such legal action or proceeding, and the Company hereby submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in which any such legal action or proceeding is so instituted. Such appointment shall be irrevocable so long as the Holders of Junior Subordinated Notes shall have any rights pursuant to the terms thereof or of this Indenture until the appointment of a successor by the Company with the consent of the Trustee and such successor’s acceptance of such appointment. The Company further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent or successor.

          By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Trustee hereby agrees to act as such agent and undertakes promptly to notify the Company of receipt by it of service of process in accordance with this Section.

ARTICLE TWO

Forms of Junior Subordinated Notes

Section 201. Forms Generally.

          The Junior Subordinated Notes of each series shall be in substantially the form appended to the supplemental indenture authorizing such series, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Junior Subordinated Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Junior Subordinated Notes.

          The Junior Subordinated Notes of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons.

          The definitive Junior Subordinated Notes may be printed, typewritten, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all

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as determined by the officers executing such Junior Subordinated Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Junior Subordinated Notes.

Section 202. Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

          The form of the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication for a series of Junior Subordinated Notes shall be in substantially the form appended to the Supplemental Indenture authorizing such series.

Section 203. Junior Subordinated Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Security.

     (a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 301 that the Junior Subordinated Notes of a particular series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 302 and the Company Order delivered to the Trustee thereunder, authenticate and deliver such Global Security or Securities, which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes of such series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities, (ii) may provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect exchanges, (iii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee, (iv) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction and (v) shall bear a legend in accordance with the requirements of the Depositary.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 203 or of Section 303, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Security expressly permit such Global Security to be exchanged in whole or in part for individual Junior Subordinated Notes, a Global Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 303, only to a nominee of the Depositary for such Global Security, or to the Depositary, or to a successor Depositary for such Global Security selected or approved by the Company, or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.

     (c) (1) If at any time the Depositary for a Global Security notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time the Depositary for the Junior Subordinated Notes for such series 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 such Global Security. If a successor Depositary for such Global Security is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Junior Subordinated Notes of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Junior Subordinated Notes of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security.

          (2) The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global

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Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Request for the authentication and delivery of individual Junior Subordinated Notes of such series in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Junior Subordinated Notes of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

          (3) If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Junior Subordinated Notes issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global Security may surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Junior Subordinated Notes of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (A) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Junior Subordinated Note or Notes of the same series of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and (B) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes delivered to Holders thereof.

          (4) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver individual Junior Subordinated Notes in definitive form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire principal amount of a Global Security for individual Junior Subordinated Notes, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Junior Subordinated Notes issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Provided that the Company and the Trustee have so agreed, the Trustee shall deliver such Junior Subordinated Notes to the Persons in whose names the Junior Subordinated Notes are registered.

          (5) Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Holders, of Outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes represented thereby shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered pursuant to Section 302 with respect thereto. Subject to the provisions of Section 302, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any such Global Security in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. If a Company Order pursuant to Section 302 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to such Global Security shall be in writing but need not be accompanied by or contained in an Officer’s Certificate and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel.

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ARTICLE THREE

The Junior Subordinated Notes

Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

          The aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

          The Junior Subordinated Notes may be issued in one or more series. There may be established, pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto or in a Board Resolution, or in an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture or a Board Resolution, prior to the issuance of Junior Subordinated Notes of any series,

          (1) the title of the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series (which shall distinguish the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series from Junior Subordinated Notes of all other series);

          (2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Junior Subordinated Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Junior Subordinated Notes of the series pursuant to Sections 203, 303, 304, 907 or 1107);

          (3) the Person to whom interest on a Junior Subordinated Note of the series shall be payable if other than the Person in whose name that Junior Subordinated Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

          (4) the date or dates on which the principal of the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series is payable or any formula or other method or other means by which such date or dates shall be determined, by reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of this Indenture or otherwise (without regard to any provisions for redemption, prepayment, acceleration, purchase or extension) and the right, if any, to extend the Maturity of the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series, and the duration of any such extension;

          (5) the rate or rates at which the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series shall bear interest, if any (including the rate or rates at which overdue principal shall bear interest, if different from the rate or rates at which such Junior Subordinated Notes shall bear interest prior to Maturity, and if applicable, the rate or rates at which overdue premium or interest shall bear interest, if any), or any method by which such rate or rates shall be determined, or any formula or other method or other means by which such rate or rates shall be determined, by reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of this Indenture or otherwise, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable, the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on Junior Subordinated Notes on any Interest Payment Date and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of any such extension;

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          (6) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Junior Subordinated Notes of the series shall be payable;

          (7) the methods by which (i) registration of transfer of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series may be effected, (ii) exchanges of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series may be effected and (iii) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series and this Indenture may be made, given, furnished, filed or served, if other than as provided in Section 105; the Note Registrar and any Paying Agent or Agents for such series; and, if such is the case, that the principal of such Junior Subordinated Notes shall be payable without the presentment or surrender thereof;

          (8) if the time for the giving of redemption notices for such series of Junior Subordinated Notes shall be other than as provided in Section 1104, such different time, and the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company (including, without limitation, any provision for the payment of a “make-whole”, yield-maintenance or similar premium in connection with the redemption of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series during a “no-call” or other period during which such Junior Subordinated Notes are generally not subject to optional redemption by the Company) and any restrictions on such redemptions;

          (9) the obligation or obligations, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which, Junior Subordinated Notes of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and applicable exceptions to the requirements of Section 1104 in the case of mandatory redemption or redemption or repayment at the option of the Holder;

          (10) the denominations in which Junior Subordinated Notes of the series shall be issuable;

          (11) the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series shall be payable (if other than in Dollars); it being understood that, for purposes of calculations under this Indenture, any amounts denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency shall be converted to Dollar equivalents by calculating the amount of Dollars which could have been purchased by the amount of such other currency based on such quotations or methods of determination as shall be specified pursuant to this clause (10);

          (12) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than that in which the Junior Subordinated Notes are stated to be payable, the coin or currency in which payment of any amount as to which such election is made will be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon

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which, such election may be made; it being understood that, for purposes of calculations under this Indenture, any such election shall be required to be taken into account, in the manner contemplated in clause (10) of this paragraph, only after such election shall have been made;

          (13) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series are to be payable, or are to be payable at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in securities or other property, the type and amount of such securities or other property, or the formula or other method or other means by which such amount shall be determined, and the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, any such election may be made; it being understood that all calculations under this Indenture shall be made on the basis of the fair market value of such securities or the fair value of such other property, in either case determined as of the most recent practicable date, except that, in the case of any amount of principal or interest that may be so payable at the election of the Company or a Holder, if such election shall not yet have been made, such calculations shall be made on the basis of the amount of principal or interest, as the case may be, that would be payable if no such election were made;

          (14) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest (including Additional Interest) on the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series may be determined with reference to an index or formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

          (15) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or covenants of the Company as provided herein pertaining to the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series, and any change in the rights of the Trustee or Holders of such series pursuant to Section 901 or 902;

          (16) any additions to the definitions currently set forth in this Indenture with respect to such series;

          (17) whether the Junior Subordinated Notes of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities; the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for certificated Junior Subordinated Notes of such series and of like tenor of any authorized denomination and the circumstances under which such exchange may occur, if other than in the manner provided for in Section 203; the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities; and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of the legend referred to in Section 203;

          (18) to the extent not established pursuant to clause (16) of this paragraph, any limitations on the rights of the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series to transfer or exchange such Junior Subordinated Notes or to obtain the registration of transfer thereof; and if a service charge will be made for the registration of transfer or exchange of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series, the amount or terms thereof;

          (19) the right, if any, of the Company to extend the interest payment periods of such series of Junior Subordinated Notes, including the maximum duration of any such extension or extensions, the Additional Interest, if any, payable on such Junior Subordinated Notes during

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any extension of the interest payment period and any notice (which shall include notice to the Trustee) that must be given upon the exercise of such right to extend interest payment periods;

          (20) any restriction or condition on the transferability of such Junior Subordinated Notes; and

          (21) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;

          (22) the terms, if any, pursuant to which the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series may be converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any other Person;

          (23) the obligations or instruments, if any, which shall be considered to be Eligible Obligations in respect of the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency, and any additional or alternative provisions for the reinstatement of the Company’s indebtedness in respect of such Junior Subordinated Notes after the satisfaction and discharge thereof as provided in Section 401;

          (24) any exceptions to Section 113, or variation in the definition of Business Day, with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series; and

          (25) any other terms of the series.

     All Junior Subordinated Notes of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to the date or dates from which interest, if any, shall accrue and denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in the terms of such Junior Subordinated Notes determined or established as provided above. All Junior Subordinated Notes of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Junior Subordinated Notes of such series.

Section 302. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

     The Junior Subordinated Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of the following: the President, the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer. The corporate seal of the Company may be affixed thereto or reproduced thereon and attested by any Authorized Officer, the Secretary of the Company or any Assistant Secretary of the Company. The signature of any of these officers on the Junior Subordinated Notes may be manual or facsimile.

     Junior Subordinated Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at the time relevant to the authorization thereof 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 Junior Subordinated Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of such Junior Subordinated Notes.

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     At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Junior Subordinated Notes of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Junior Subordinated Notes, and the Trustee, in accordance with the Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver such Junior Subordinated Notes. If all of the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series are not to be issued at one time and if the supplemental indenture establishing such series shall so permit, such Company Order may set forth procedures acceptable to the Trustee for the issuance of such Junior Subordinated Notes and determining the terms of particular Junior Subordinated Notes of such series, such as interest rate, maturity date, date of issuance and date from which interest shall accrue. In authenticating Junior Subordinated Notes hereunder, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Junior Subordinated Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

          (1) an Opinion of Counsel, to the effect that the form and terms of such Junior Subordinated Notes or the manner of determining such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

          (2) an Officer’s Certificate stating, to the knowledge of the signer of such certificate, that no Event of Default with respect to any of the Junior Subordinated Notes shall have occurred and be continuing.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Junior Subordinated Notes if the issue of such Junior Subordinated Notes pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Junior Subordinated Notes and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

     If all the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate at the time of issuance of each such Junior Subordinated Note, but such opinion and certificate shall be delivered at or before the time of issuance of the first Junior Subordinated Note of such series to be issued.

     Each Junior Subordinated Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

     No Junior Subordinated Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Junior Subordinated Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Junior Subordinated Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Junior Subordinated Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 303. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

     The Company shall cause to be kept at the office of the Security Registrar designated pursuant to this Section 303 or Section 1002 a register (referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Junior Subordinated Notes and of transfers of Junior Subordinated Notes. The

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Trustee is hereby initially appointed as Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Junior Subordinated Notes and transfers of Junior Subordinated Notes as herein provided.

     Subject to Section 203, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Junior Subordinated Note of any series at the office or agency maintained for such purpose for such series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Junior Subordinated Notes of the same series, Stated Maturity and original issue date, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

     Subject to Section 203, Junior Subordinated Notes of any series may be exchanged, at the option of the Holder, for Junior Subordinated Notes of the same series, Stated Maturity and original issue date, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Junior Subordinated Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency.

     Whenever any Junior Subordinated Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Junior Subordinated Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

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

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

     No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Junior Subordinated Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Junior Subordinated Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 907 or 1107 not involving any transfer.

     The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Junior Subordinated Notes of any series during a period of 15 days immediately preceding the date notice is given identifying the serial numbers of the Junior Subordinated Notes of that series called for redemption, or (ii) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Junior Subordinated Notes so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Junior Subordinated Note being redeemed in part.

     None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

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Section 304. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Junior Subordinated Notes.

     If any mutilated Junior Subordinated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Junior Subordinated Note of the same series, Stated Maturity and original issue date, and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

     If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Junior Subordinated Note and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Junior Subordinated Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note, a new Junior Subordinated Note of the same series, Stated Maturity and original issue date, and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

     In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Junior Subordinated Note, pay such Junior Subordinated Note.

     Upon the issuance of any new Junior Subordinated Note under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

     Every new Junior Subordinated Note of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and any such new Junior Subordinated Note shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Junior Subordinated Notes of that series duly issued hereunder.

     The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior Subordinated Notes.

Section 305. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

     Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Junior Subordinated Notes, interest (including Additional Interest) on any Junior Subordinated Note that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Junior Subordinated Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

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     Any interest (including Additional Interest) on any Junior Subordinated Note of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

          (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Junior Subordinated Note of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Junior Subordinated Notes of such series at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

          (2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Junior Subordinated Notes of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Junior Subordinated Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

     Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Junior Subordinated Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Junior Subordinated Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued (including Additional Interest, if any) and unpaid, and to accrue (including Additional Interest, if any), which were carried by such other Junior Subordinated Note.

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Section 306. Persons Deemed Owners.

     Prior to due presentment of a Junior Subordinated 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 such Junior Subordinated Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Junior Subordinated Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 305) interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on such Junior Subordinated Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Junior Subordinated Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 307. Cancellation.

     All Junior Subordinated Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Junior Subordinated Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Junior Subordinated Notes so delivered shall be canceled by the Trustee. No Junior Subordinated Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Junior Subordinated Notes canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Junior Subordinated Notes held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with a Company Order and the Trustee shall promptly deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company.

Section 308. Computation of Interest.

     Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Junior Subordinated Notes of any series, interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

ARTICLE FOUR

Satisfaction and Discharge

     Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Junior Subordinated Notes.

     Any Junior Subordinated Note or Junior Subordinated Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, shall be deemed to have been paid and no longer Outstanding for all purposes of this Indenture, and the entire indebtedness of the Company in respect thereof shall be satisfied and discharged, if there shall have been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company), in trust:

     (a) money in an amount which shall be sufficient, or

     (b) in the case of a deposit made prior to the Maturity of such Junior Subordinated Notes or portions thereof, Eligible Obligations, which shall not contain provisions permitting the redemption or other prepayment thereof at the option of the issuer thereof, the principal of and

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the interest on which when due, without any regard


 
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