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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 1, 2009.
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DANA HOLDING
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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26-1531856
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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3939 Technology Drive, Maumee, OH 43697
(419) 887-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive
offices)
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Marc S. Levin, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
3939 Technology Drive, Maumee, OH 43697
(419) 887-5440
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Tarun M.
Stewart, Esq.
David S.
Huntington, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, New York
10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after the effective
date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following
box. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that
shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following
box. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to
register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities
Act, check the following
box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer and smaller reporting company in Rule
12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Aggregate
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Proposed Maximum
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Proposed Maximum
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Amount of
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Title of Each Class of
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Amount to be
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Offering
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Aggregate
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Registration
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Securities to be Registered
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Registered(1)
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Price per Unit(2)
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Offering Price(2)(3)
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Fee
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Common Stock(4)
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Preferred Stock(4)
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Debt Securities
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Depositary Shares
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Warrants
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Rights
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Purchase Contracts
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Total
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$500,000,000
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$27,900
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(1)
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The amount to be registered is not
specified as to each class of securities to be registered
pursuant to General Instruction II.D. An indeterminate
aggregate initial offering price or number of shares of common
stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, depositary
shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts and units of Dana
Holding Corporation is being registered as may from time to time
be issued at currently indeterminable prices. Securities
registered hereunder may be sold separately or together with
other securities registered hereunder.
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(2)
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The proposed maximum offering price
per security will be determined from time to time by the
registrant in connection with the issuance of the securities
registered by this registration statement. Prices, when
determined, may be in U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof in
one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units or
composite currencies. If any debt securities or preferred stock
are issued at an original issue discount, then the amount
registered will include the principal or liquidation amount of
such securities measured by the initial offering price thereof.
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(3)
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Estimated solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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(4)
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Including an indeterminate number
of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may from time
to time be issued upon conversion or exchange of debt securities
or preferred stock, or upon the exercise of warrants, rights or
purchase contracts, as the case may be.
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The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
PROSPECTUS
DANA HOLDING
CORPORATION
$500,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Rights
Purchase Contracts
Units
We may offer and sell from time to time shares of our common
stock, shares of our preferred stock, debt securities,
depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts or
units, or any combination thereof, in one or more offerings in
amounts, at prices and on terms that we determine at the time of
the offering, with an aggregate initial offering price of up to
$500,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies, currency
units or composite currencies). Each time we offer securities,
we will provide a prospectus supplement containing more
information about the particular offering together with this
prospectus. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus
may not be used to offer and sell securities without a
prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol DAN.
Investing in these securities involves significant risks. We
strongly recommend that you read carefully the risks we describe
in this prospectus as well as in any accompanying prospectus
supplement and the risk factors that are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus from our filings made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. See Risk Factors
beginning on page 3 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus
is ,
2009
TABLE OF
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
using a shelf registration process. Under this shelf
registration process, we may offer and sell from time to time
shares of our common stock, shares of our preferred stock, debt
securities, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase
contracts or units, or any combination thereof, in one or more
offerings in amounts, at prices and on terms that we determine
at the time of the offering, with an aggregate initial offering
price of up to $500,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign
currencies, currency units or composite currencies). This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities. Each time we offer the securities, we will provide a
prospectus supplement that describes the terms of the offering.
The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change
information contained in this prospectus. Before making an
investment decision, you should read carefully both this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the
documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus as
described below under the heading Incorporation by
Reference.
The registration statement that contains this prospectus,
including the exhibits to the registration statement and the
information incorporated by reference, provides additional
information about us and our securities. That registration
statement can be read at the SEC web site (www.sec.gov) or at
the SEC public reference room as discussed below under the
heading Where You Can Find More Information.
You should rely only on the information provided in the
registration statement, this prospectus and in any prospectus
supplement, including the information incorporated by reference.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information. You should not assume that the information in this
prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus is accurate at
any date other than the date indicated on the cover page of
these documents. We are not making an offer to sell the
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
We may sell the securities to or through underwriters, dealers
or agents or directly to purchasers. The securities may be sold
for U.S. dollars, foreign-denominated currency, currency
units or composite currencies. Amounts payable with respect to
any securities may be payable in U.S. dollars or
foreign-denominated currency, currency units or composite
currencies as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We and our agents reserve the
sole right to accept or reject in whole or in part any proposed
purchase of the securities. The prospectus supplement, which we
will provide each time we offer the securities, will set forth
the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the
sale of the securities, and any related fee, commission or
discount arrangements. See Plan of Distribution.
The prospectus supplement may also contain information about any
material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to
the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
In this prospectus, the terms Dana, we,
us and our refer to Dana Holding
Corporation.
DANA
HOLDING CORPORATION
We are a world leader in the supply of axles, driveshafts and
structural, sealing and thermal-management products, as well as
genuine service parts. Our customer base includes virtually
every major vehicle manufacturer in the global automotive,
commercial vehicle and off-highway markets. Headquartered in
Maumee, Ohio, Dana was incorporated in Delaware in 2007. As of
June 30, 2009, we employed approximately 22,500 people
and operated 112 major facilities in 26 countries.
For a description of our business, financial condition, results
of operations and other important information regarding Dana, we
refer you to our filings with the SEC incorporated by reference
into this prospectus. For instructions on how to find copies of
these documents, see Where You Can Find More
Information. More information about us is also available
through our website at www.dana.com. The information on our
website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or
any accompanying prospectus supplement.
Our principal executive offices are located at 3939 Technology
Drive, Maumee, Ohio 43697, telephone
(419) 887-3000.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference
include forward-looking statements as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, Dana may
make other written and oral communications from time to time
that contain such statements. All statements regarding
Danas expected financial position, strategies and growth
prospects and general economic conditions Dana expects to exist
in the future are forward-looking statements. The words
anticipates, believes,
feels, expects, estimates,
seeks, strives, plans,
intends, outlook, forecast,
position, target, mission,
assume, achievable,
potential, strategy, goal,
aspiration, outcome,
continue, remain, maintain,
trend, objective and variations of such
words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs
such as will, would, should,
could, might, can,
may or similar expressions, as they relate to Dana
or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.
Dana cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. A forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date the
statement is made, and Dana does not undertake to update
forward-looking statements to reflect facts, circumstances,
assumptions or events that occur after the date the
forward-looking statements are made. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements
and future results could differ materially from historical
performance. Among other factors, the risk factors mentioned
elsewhere in this prospectus or previously disclosed in
Danas SEC reports (accessible on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov or on Danas website at www.dana.com) could
cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking
statements and from historical performance. Dana does not have
any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements
after it distributes this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement.
All future written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements contained or referred to above. New risks and
uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for
us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We assume
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a
result of new information, future events or developments, except
as required by federal securities laws. In addition, it is our
policy generally not to make any specific projections as to
future earnings, and we do not endorse any projections regarding
future performance that may be made by third parties.
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RISK
FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risk. You should
carefully consider the specific risks discussed or incorporated
by reference into the applicable prospectus supplement, together
with all the other information contained in the prospectus
supplement or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and
the applicable prospectus supplement. You should also consider
the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the
caption Risk Factors included in our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated
by reference into this prospectus. These risk factors may be
amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other
reports we file with the SEC in the future.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
Unless we specify another use in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the
securities offered by us for general corporate purposes, which
may include, among other things:
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debt repayment;
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working capital; and/or
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capital expenditures.
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We may also use such proceeds to fund acquisitions of
businesses, technologies or product lines that complement our
current business. We may set forth additional information on the
use of net proceeds from the sale of the securities we offer
under this prospectus in a prospectus supplement related to a
specific offering.
RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Our ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed
charges and preferred dividends are shown in the table below.
For purposes of calculating these ratios, earnings consist of
income before taxes, plus fixed charges, plus amortization of
capitalized interest, less interest capitalized during the
period. Fixed charges include interest expense (whether expensed
or capitalized), amortization of debt issuance cost, and the
portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor.
Interest expense does not include amounts accrued in connection
with tax obligations recognized under FASB Interpretation
No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, as such amounts have been recorded as part of
income tax expense. Preferred dividends include pre-tax amounts
required to pay dividends in respect of our Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock.
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As a result of our emergence from operating under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code on January 31, 2008,
Dana is the successor registrant to Dana Corporation, or Prior
Dana, pursuant to
Rule 12g-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
eleven months ended December 31, 2008 and the one month
ended January 31, 2008 are distinct reporting periods, and
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Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by
$188 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009, by
$537 million in the eleven months ended December 31,
2008, and by $385, $568, $283 and $165 million in the years
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Our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock were issued in connection with our emergence from
bankruptcy on January 31, 2008. Earnings were insufficient
to cover fixed charges and preferred dividends by
$204 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009 and
by $566 million in the eleven months ended
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DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
The following description of our capital stock summarizes
certain terms and provisions of our common stock and preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share, to which any prospectus
supplement may relate. This section also summarizes relevant
provisions of Delaware law. The following description of our
common stock and preferred stock does not purport to be complete
and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to, the applicable provisions of Delaware law and our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Shareholders Agreement
(as defined below), copies of which have been filed with the SEC
as exhibits to the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part.
Capital
Stock
As of the date of this prospectus, we have authorized capital
stock in the amount of 500,000,000 shares, consisting of
450,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.01 per share.
Of the 50,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock,
2,500,000 shares are designated as 4.0% Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
Series A Preferred Stock), and
5,400,000 shares are designated as 4.0% Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
Series B Preferred Stock and, together
with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Preferred
Stock).
As of the date of this prospectus, we had 100,162,013
outstanding shares of common stock, excluding the following
shares of common stock:
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59,893,859 shares of common stock currently issuable upon
conversion of our outstanding Preferred Stock;
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11,359,034 shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of or lapse of restrictions on equity awards
outstanding as of the date of this prospectus; and
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4,730,966 shares of common stock reserved for future awards
under our equity award plans.
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As of the date of this prospectus, we had 7,900,000 shares
of Preferred Stock outstanding, of which 2,500,000 were shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and 5,400,000 were shares of
Series B Preferred Stock.
As of the date of this prospectus, there were approximately
6,133 holders of record of our common stock and 87 holders of
record of our Preferred Stock.
Common
Stock
Holders of our common stock are entitled to such dividends as
may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out
of funds legally available therefor. Each holder of common stock
is entitled to one vote for each share owned by such holder on
all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, except for
the election of directors to be elected by the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the
Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of our common stock are
not entitled to cumulative voting rights. In the event of a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Dana, holders of our
common stock will be entitled to share equally and ratably in
any assets remaining after the payment of all debt and
liabilities, subject to the prior rights of holders of any
outstanding preferred stock. Holders of our common stock have no
preemptive or other subscription or conversion rights. The
common stock is not subject to redemption.
Preferred
Stock
Issuance. We issued the Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the
Plan) of Dana Corporation and its
subsidiaries, as approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the Southern District of New York on December 26, 2007,
in connection with our emergence from bankruptcy protection on
January 31, 2008. We issued $250 million in aggregate
liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock to
certain affiliates of the private equity firm Centerbridge
Partners, L.P. (collectively, Centerbridge),
in consideration
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for Centerbridges investment in Dana pursuant to the Plan.
We also issued to certain qualified investors $540 million
in aggregate liquidation preference of the Series B
Preferred Stock in consideration for their investment in Dana
pursuant to the Plan. In connection with the issuance of the
Series A Preferred Stock, we entered into a Shareholders
Agreement (as defined below) with Centerbridge, which granted
Centerbridge certain rights with respect to the selection of
board members and approval of significant transactions, and
imposed certain restrictions on Centerbridges ability to
acquire additional shares of our common stock. See
Shareholders Agreement below.
Liquidation Preference and Conversion
Rights. The Preferred Stock has a liquidation
preference of $100 per share and is convertible into common
stock at a current conversion price of $13.19 per share of
common stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock having an
aggregate liquidation preference of not more than
$125 million are convertible at any time at the option of
the applicable holder, and the remaining shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are convertible after January 31, 2011. The
Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the
option of the applicable holder. In addition, in the event that
the per share closing sales price of our common stock exceeds
$22.24 for at least 20 consecutive trading days beginning on or
after January 31, 2013, we will be able to cause the
conversion of all, but not less than all, of the Preferred
Stock. The price at which the Preferred Stock is convertible is
subject to adjustment in certain customary circumstances,
including as a result of stock splits and combinations,
dividends and distributions, and also as a result of certain
issuances of common stock or common stock derivatives.
Dividends. The Preferred Stock is entitled to
dividends at an annual rate of 4.0%, payable quarterly in cash
as approved by our board of directors. The payment of dividends
on the Preferred Stock was suspended in November 2008 under the
terms of our amended senior secured term loan credit facility
and may resume when our total leverage ratio as of the end of
the previous fiscal quarter is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00.
Voting Rights and Ranking. The shares of
Preferred Stock have equal voting rights and vote together as a
single class with the common stock on an as-converted basis,
except that the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to
vote as a separate class to elect three directors as described
in the following paragraph. For purposes of liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of Dana, the Preferred Stock ranks
senior to any other class or series of our capital stock, the
terms of which are not expressly senior to or pari passu
with the Preferred Stock.
Right to Select Board Members. Pursuant to the
Shareholders Agreement and our Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, for as long as Centerbridge, the initial holder
of the Series A Preferred Stock, owns at least
$125 million of the Series A Preferred Stock, our
board of directors will be comprised of nine members, as
follows: (i) three directors (one of whom must be
independent) designated by Centerbridge and elected by holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) one independent
director nominated by a special purpose nominating committee
comprised of two designees of Centerbridge and one other board
member, and (iii) five directors nominated by our board.
With the exception of the three directors elected by holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining directors are
elected by holders of our common stock and any other class of
capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors
(including the Preferred Stock), voting together as a single
class at each meeting of stockholders held for the purpose of
electing directors. Holders of the Preferred Stock also have the
right to elect two additional directors in the event that six
quarterly dividends on the Preferred Stock are accrued but
unpaid, unless at such time the holders of Series A
Preferred Stock continue to have the right to elect three
directors as described in this paragraph.
Approval Rights. Until January 31, 2011,
so long as Centerbridge owns Series A Preferred Stock
having a liquidation preference of at least $125 million,
Centerbridge will have certain approval rights, which are
described below under Shareholders Agreement.
Additional Preferred Stock. Our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, including the
Preferred Stock described above. Our board of directors is
authorized to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred
stock, in one or more series, and to fix for each series voting
rights, if any, designation, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and such
qualifications, limitations, or restrictions as provided in a
resolution or resolutions adopted by the board.
The purpose of authorizing the board to issue preferred stock
and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays
associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The
issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in
connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and
other corporate purposes, may
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have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to
acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to
acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Shares of
preferred stock may also be reissued by Dana following
redemption of such shares by us or conversion of such shares by
the holder, as applicable.
Shareholders
Agreement
Dana is a party to a shareholders agreement, dated
January 31, 2008 (the Shareholders
Agreement), with Centerbridge. Among other things, the
Shareholders Agreement provides for certain rights and
restrictions that could make the acquisition of Dana by means of
a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise more difficult.
Centerbridge currently owns 100% of our Series A Preferred
Stock.
Centerbridge is limited until January 31, 2018 in its
ability to acquire additional shares of Dana common stock or
other Dana voting securities if it would own more than 30% of
our voting securities after such acquisition. Centerbridge is
also limited until such time in its ability to take other
actions to control Dana without the consent of a majority of our
board of directors (excluding the three directors elected by
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the one
director nominated by the special purpose nominating committee),
including publicly proposing or announcing, or otherwise
disclosing an intent to propose, causing Dana to disclose, or
entering into an agreement with any person for, (i) any
form of business combination, acquisition or other transaction
relating to Dana or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any form
of restructuring, recapitalization or similar transaction with
respect to Dana or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) any
demand to amend, waive or terminate the standstill provision in
the Shareholders Agreement. In addition, Centerbridge is
prohibited from otherwise acting, alone or in concert with
others, to seek or to offer to control or influence the
management, board of directors or policies of Dana or its
subsidiaries.
Until such time as Centerbridge no longer beneficially owns at
least 50% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, holders of the Preferred Stock have preemptive
rights sufficient to prevent dilution of their ownership
interests with respect to issuances of new shares of our capital
stock (other than shares of common stock if at the time of
issuance the common stock is listed on a national securities
exchange, certain issuances to employees, directors or
consultants of ours or in connection with certain business
acquisitions). Such preemptive rights require that we must offer
the holders of Preferred Stock new shares of capital stock
having the same terms and purchase price as the new shares of
capital stock to which such rights relate.
Until January 31, 2011, so long as Centerbridge owns
Series A Preferred Stock having a liquidation preference of
at least $125 million, Centerbridges approval will be
required for Dana to do any of the following:
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enter into material transactions with directors, officers or 10%
stockholders (other than officer and director compensation
arrangements);
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issue debt or equity securities senior to or pari passu
with the Series A Preferred Stock other than in
connection with certain refinancings;
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issue equity at a price below fair market value;
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amend our Bylaws in a manner that materially changes the rights
of Centerbridge or stockholders generally or amend the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation;
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subject to certain limitations, take any actions that would
result in share repurchases or redemptions involving cash
payments in excess of $10 million in any
12-month
period;
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effect a company sale, meaning a merger or similar transaction
that results in the transfer of 50% or more of the outstanding
voting power of Dana, a sale of all or substantially all of
Danas assets or any other form of corporate reorganization
in which 50% or more of the outstanding shares of any class or
series of capital stock of Dana is exchanged for or converted
into cash, securities or property of another business
organization;
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voluntarily or involuntarily liquidate Dana; or
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pay cash dividends on account of our common stock or any other
stock that ranks junior to or pari passu with the
Series A Preferred Stock, including the Series B
Preferred Stock (other than the stated 4.0% dividend on the
Series B Preferred Stock).
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Centerbridges approval rights above are subject to
override by a vote of two-thirds of Danas voting
securities not held by Centerbridge. Centerbridges
approval rights above with respect to dividends and the issuance
of senior or pari passu securities may end earlier than
stated above if certain financial ratios are met.
In the event that Centerbridge at any time owns in excess of 40%
of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Dana, on an
as-converted basis, all voting securities owned by Centerbridge
in excess of the 40% threshold will be voted on any proposal in
the same proportion that Danas other stockholders vote
their voting securities with respect to such proposal.
Centerbridge may not receive any premium, payment or fee from
any person in connection with voting in favor of or transferring
any Dana voting securities in connection with a company sale
unless such amount is shared with or payable to all Dana
stockholders on a pro rata basis.
Certain
Anti-Takeover Effects
Certain provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws, as well as the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of Dana. Such provisions,
including those regulating the nomination of directors, limiting
who may call special stockholders meetings and eliminating
stockholder action by written consent, together with the terms
of the Preferred Stock, may make it more difficult for other
persons, without the approval of our board of directors, to make
a tender offer or otherwise acquire substantial amounts of
common stock or to launch other takeover attempts that a
stockholder might consider to be in such stockholders best
interest.
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law regulating corporate takeovers.
This section prevents certain Delaware corporations, under
certain circumstances, from engaging in a business combination
with (i) a stockholder who owns 15% or more of our
outstanding voting stock, otherwise known as an interested
stockholder, (ii) an affiliate of an interested
stockholder, or (iii) an associate of an interested
stockholder, for three years following the date that the
stockholder became an interested stockholder.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
General
The following description of the terms of our senior debt
securities and subordinated debt securities (together, the
debt securities) sets forth certain general
terms and provisions of the debt securities to which any
prospectus supplement may relate. Unless otherwise noted, the
general terms and provisions of our debt securities discussed
below apply to both our senior debt securities and our
subordinated debt securities. Our debt securities may be issued
from time to time in one or more series. The particular terms of
any series of debt securities and the extent to which the
general provisions may apply to a particular series of debt
securities will be described in the prospectus supplement
relating to that series.
The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture
between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as Senior
Indenture Trustee (the senior indenture). The
subordinated debt securities will be issued under an indenture
between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as
Subordinated Indenture Trustee (the subordinated
indenture and, together with the senior indenture, the
indentures). The Senior Indenture Trustee and
the Subordinated Indenture Trustee are both referred to,
individually, as the Trustee. The senior debt
securities will constitute our unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations and the subordinated debt securities will constitute
our unsecured and subordinated obligations. A detailed
description of the subordination provisions is provided below
under the caption Ranking and
Subordination Subordination. In general,
however, if we declare bankruptcy, holders of the senior debt
securities will be paid in full before the holders of
subordinated debt securities will receive anything.
The statements set forth below are brief summaries of certain
provisions contained in the indentures, which summaries do not
purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the indentures, which are incorporated by reference
as exhibits or filed as exhibits to the registration statement
of which this prospectus forms a part. Terms used herein that
are otherwise not defined shall have the meanings given to them
in the indentures. Such defined terms shall be incorporated
herein by reference.
The indentures will not limit the amount of debt securities that
may be issued under the applicable indenture and debt securities
may be issued under the applicable indenture up to the aggregate
principal amount that may be authorized from time to time by us.
Any such limit applicable to a particular series will be
specified in the prospectus supplement relating to that series.
The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt
securities in respect to which this prospectus is being
delivered will contain the following terms, among others, for
each such series of debt securities:
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the designation and issue date of the debt securities;
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the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities
is payable;
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the rate or rates (or manner of calculation thereof), if any,
per annum at which the debt securities will bear interest, if
any, the date or dates from which interest will accrue and the
interest payment date or dates for the debt securities;
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any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt
securities which may be authenticated and delivered under the
applicable indenture;
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the period or periods within which, the redemption price or
prices or the repayment price or prices, as the case may be, at
which, and the terms and conditions upon which, the debt
securities may be redeemed at Danas option or the option
of the holder of such debt securities;
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the obligation, if any, of Dana to purchase the debt securities
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the
option of the holder of such debt securities and the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which such debt securities will be
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
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if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities will be
issuable;
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provisions, if any, with regard to the conversion or exchange of
the debt securities, at the option of the holder of such debt
securities or Dana, as the case may be, for or into new
securities of a different series, Danas common stock or
other securities;
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies or
units based on or related to currencies in which the debt
securities will be denominated and in which payments of
principal of, and any premium and interest on, such debt
securities shall or may be payable;
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if the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
on the debt securities are to be payable, at the election of
Dana or the holder of such debt securities, in a currency
(including a composite currency) other than that in which such
debt securities are stated to be payable, the period or periods
within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such
election may be made;
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if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any)
or interest, if any, on the debt securities may be determined
with reference to an index based on a currency (including a
composite currency) other than that in which such debt
securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such
amounts shall be determined;
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provisions, if any, related to the exchange of the debt
securities, at the option of the holder of such debt securities,
for other securities of the same series of the same aggregate
principal amount or of a different authorized series or
different authorized denomination or denominations, or both;
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the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities, if
other than the principal amount thereof, which shall be payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof as more
fully described under the section Events of
Default, Notice and Waiver below;
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whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global
securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary with
respect to such global securities;
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if the debt securities will be guaranteed, the terms and
conditions of such guarantees and provisions for the accession
of the guarantors to certain obligations under the applicable
indenture;
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with respect to subordinated debt securities only, the amendment
or modification of the subordination provisions in the
subordinated indenture with respect to the debt
securities; and
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any other specific terms.
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We may issue debt securities of any series at various times and
we may reopen any series for further issuances from time to time
without notice to existing holders of securities of that series.
Some of the debt securities may be issued as original issue
discount debt securities. Original issue discount debt
securities bear no interest or bear interest at below-market
rates. These are sold at a discount below their stated principal
amount. If we issue these securities, the prospectus supplement
relating to such series of debt securities will describe any
special tax, accounting or other information which we think is
important. We encourage you to consult with your own competent
tax and financial advisors on these important matters.
Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement relating to such series of debt securities, the
covenants contained in the indentures will not provide special
protection to holders of debt securities if we enter into a
highly leveraged transaction, recapitalization or restructuring.
Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement relating
to such series of debt securities, interest on outstanding debt
securities will be paid to holders of record on the date that is
15 days prior to the date such interest is to be paid or,
if not a business day, the next preceding business day. Unless
otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, debt
securities will be issued in fully registered form only. Unless
otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the principal
amount of the debt securities will be payable at the corporate
trust office of the Trustee in New York, New York. The debt
securities may be presented for transfer or exchange at such
office unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement,
subject to the limitations provided in the applicable indenture,
without any service charge, but we may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charges
payable in connection therewith.
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Guarantees
Our payment obligations under any series of the debt securities
may be guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries or other
persons; however, we have not registered any such guarantees
with the SEC and, in order to provide such guarantees, we would
be required to file a separate registration statement with
respect to such guarantees. If a series of debt securities is so
guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries, such subsidiaries will
execute a supplemental indenture or notation of guarantee as
further evidence of their guarantee. The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe the terms of any guarantee by our
subsidiaries or any other persons.
The obligations of each guarantor under its guarantee may be
limited to the maximum amount that will not result in such
guarantee obligations constituting a fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer under federal or state law, after giving
effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of that
subsidiary and any collections from or payments made by or on
behalf of any other guarantor in respect to its obligations
under its guarantee.
Ranking
and Subordination
General
The debt securities and the related guarantees will effectively
rank junior in right of payment to any of our or the
guarantors current and future secured obligations to the
extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. The
debt securities and the guarantees will be effectively
subordinated to all existing and future liabilities, including
indebtedness and trade payables, of our non-guarantor
subsidiaries. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus
supplement relating to such series of debt securities, the
indentures will not limit the amount of unsecured indebtedness
or other liabilities that can be incurred by our non-guarantor
subsidiaries.
Furthermore, we are a holding company with no material business
operations. Our ability to service our respective indebtedness
and other obligations is dependent primarily upon the earnings
and cash flows of our subsidiaries and the distribution or other
payment to us of such earnings or cash flows. In addition,
certain indebtedness of our subsidiaries contains, and future
agreements relating to any indebtedness of our subsidiaries may
contain, significant restrictions on the ability of our
subsidiaries to pay dividends or otherwise make distributions to
us.
Ranking
of Debt Securities
The senior debt securities described in this prospectus will be
unsecured, senior obligations of Dana and will rank equally with
our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. Any
guarantees of the senior debt securities will be unsecured and
senior obligations of each of the guarantors, and will rank
equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations
of such guarantors. The subordinated debt securities will be
unsecured, subordinated obligations of Dana and any guarantees
of the subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and
subordinated obligations of each of the guarantors.
Subordination
If issued, the indebtedness evidenced by the subordinated debt
securities will be subordinate to the prior payment in full of
all our Senior Indebtedness (as defined below). During the
continuance beyond any applicable grace period of any default in
the payment of principal, premium, interest or any other payment
due on any of our Senior Indebtedness, we may not make any
payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the
subordinated debt securities. In addition, upon any payment or
distribution of our assets upon any dissolution, winding up,
liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of,
or premium, if any, and interest on the subordinated debt
securities will be subordinated to the extent provided in the
subordinated indenture in right of payment to the prior payment
in full of all our Senior Indebtedness. Because of this
subordination, if we dissolve or otherwise liquidate, holders of
our subordinated debt securities may receive less, ratably, than
holders of our Senior Indebtedness. The subordination provisions
do not prevent the occurrence of an event of default under the
subordinated indenture.
The subordination provisions also apply in the same way to each
guarantor with respect to the Senior Indebtedness of such
guarantor.
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The term Senior Indebtedness of a person
means, with respect to such person, the principal of, premium,
if any, interest on, and any other payment due pursuant to any
of the following, whether outstanding on the date of the
subordinated indenture or incurred by that person in the future:
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all of the indebtedness of that person for borrowed money,
including any indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other lien
which is (1) given to secure all or part of the purchase
price of property subject to the mortgage or lien, whether given
to the vendor of that property or to another lender, or
(2) existing on property at the time that person acquires
it;
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all of the indebtedness of that person evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments sold by that
person for money;
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all of the lease obligations which are capitalized on the books
of that person in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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all indebtedness of others of the kinds described in the first
two bullet points above and all lease obligations of others of
the kind described in the third bullet point above, in each
case, that the person, in any manner, assumes or guarantees or
that the person in effect guarantees through an agreement to
purchase, whether that agreement is contingent or
otherwise; and
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all renewals, extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the
kinds described in the first, second or fourth bullet point
above and all renewals or extensions of leases of the kinds
described in the third or fourth bullet point above;
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unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness,
lease, renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument or lease
creating or evidencing it or the assumption or guarantee
relating to it expressly provides that such indebtedness, lease,
renewal, extension or refunding is not superior in right of
payment to the subordinated debt securities. Our senior debt
securities, and any unsubordinated guarantee obligations of ours
or any guarantor to which we and the guarantors are a party,
including the guarantors guarantees of our debt securities
and other indebtedness for borrowed money, constitute Senior
Indebtedness for purposes of the subordinated indenture.
Pursuant to the subordinated indenture, the subordinated
indenture may not be amended, at any time, to alter the
subordination provisions of any outstanding subordinated debt
securities without the consent of the requisite holders of each
outstanding series or class of Senior Indebtedness (as
determined in accordance with the instrument governing such
Senior Indebtedness) that would be adversely affected thereby.
Optional
Redemption
Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we may redeem any of the debt securities as a whole
at any time or in part from time to time, at our option, on at
least 15 days, but not more than 45 days, prior notice
mailed to the registered address of each holder of the debt
securities to be redeemed, at respective redemption prices equal
to the greater of:
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100% of the principal amount of the debt securities to be
redeemed, and
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the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled
Payments, as defined below, 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 the number, if any, of basis points specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement;
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plus, in each case, accrued interest to the date of redemption
that has not been paid (such redemption price, the
Redemption Price).
Comparable Treasury Issue means, with respect
to the debt securities, the United States Treasury security
selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a
maturity comparable to the remaining term of the debt securities
being 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 debt securities.
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Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect
to any redemption date for the debt securities: (1) the
average of two Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for that
redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of four
such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or (2) if the
Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the
Trustee.
Independent Investment Banker means one of
the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer means four primary
U.S. Government securities dealers to be selected by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means,
with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, 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 Trustee by such Reference Treasury
Dealer at 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
business day preceding such redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with
respect to each debt security to be redeemed, the remaining
scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon
that would be due after the related redemption date but for such
redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is
not an interest payment date with respect to such debt security,
then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest
payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of
interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any
redemption date for the debt securities: (1) the yield,
under the heading which represents the average for the
immediately 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 United States Treasury
debt securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption
Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if
no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity
date for the debt securities, 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 those yields on a straight
line basis, rounding to the nearest month; or (2) if that
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 semiannual equivalent
yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated
using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for that redemption date. The Treasury Rate will
be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption
date.
On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the debt securities or any portion thereof called for
redemption, unless we default in the payment of the
Redemption Price, and accrued interest. On or before the
redemption date, we shall deposit with a paying agent, or the
applicable Trustee, money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of and accrued interest on the debt
securities to be redeemed on such date. If we elect to redeem
less than all of the debt securities of a series, then the
Trustee will select the particular debt securities of such
series to be redeemed in a manner it deems appropriate and fair.
Consolidation,
Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms
For so long as any debt securities are outstanding, except as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to
such debt securities, Dana will not consolidate with or merge
into any other entity or convey or transfer its properties and
assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless:
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the entity formed by such consolidation or into which Dana is
merged or the entity that acquires by conveyance or transfer the
properties and assets of Dana substantially as an entirety shall
be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America or any State or the District of Columbia, and will
expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on all the debt securities and the
performance of every covenant of the applicable indenture (as
supplemented from time to time) on the part of Dana to be
performed or observed;
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of
Default (as defined below), and no event which, after notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall
have happened and be continuing; and
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we have delivered to the Trustee an officers certificate
and an opinion of counsel each stating that such consolidation,
merger, conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture
comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent
provided for relating to such transaction have been complied
with.
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Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer
of the properties and assets of Dana substantially as an
entirety as set forth above, the successor person formed by such
consolidation or into which Dana is merged or to which such
conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of Dana
under the applicable indenture with the same effect as if such
successor had been named as Dana in the applicable indenture. In
the event of any such conveyance or transfer, Dana as the
predecessor shall be discharged from all obligations and
covenants under the applicable indenture and the debt securities
issued under such indenture and may be dissolved, wound up or
liquidated at any time thereafter.
Certain
Covenants
Any covenants of Dana pertaining to a series of debt securities
will be set forth in a prospectus supplement relating to such
series of debt securities.
Except as described in the prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt
securities, the indentures and the debt securities do not
contain any covenants or other provisions designed to afford
holders of debt securities protection in the event of a
recapitalization or highly leveraged transaction involving Dana.
Certain
Definitions
The following are certain of the terms defined in the indentures:
GAAP means generally accepted accounting
principles as such principles are in effect in the United States
as of the date of the applicable indenture.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary
which would be a significant subsidiary as defined
in Article 1,
Rule 1-02
of
Regulation S-X,
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
as in effect on the date of the applicable indenture.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any person,
any corporation more than 50% of the voting stock of which is
owned directly or indirectly by such person, and any
partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which
such person owns more than 50% of the equity interests or has
the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
governing body.
Defeasance
Except as otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement
relating to the debt securities, each indenture will provide
that we, at our option,
(a) will be discharged from any and all obligations in
respect of any series of debt securities (except in each case
for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of
debt securities, replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt
securities, maintain paying agencies and hold monies for payment
in trust), or
(b) need not comply with any restrictive covenants
described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series of
debt securities, the guarantors will be released from the
guarantees and certain Events of Default (other than those
arising out of the failure to pay interest or principal on the
debt securities of a particular series and certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization) will no longer
constitute Events of Default with respect to such series of debt
securities,
in each case, if we deposit with the Trustee, in trust, money or
the equivalent in securities of the government which issued the
currency in which the debt securities are denominated or
government agencies backed by the full faith
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and credit of such government, or a combination thereof, which
through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount
sufficient to pay all the principal (including any mandatory
sinking fund payments) of, and interest on, such series on the
dates such payments are due in accordance with the terms of such
series.
To exercise any such option, we are required, among other
things, to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the
effect that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause
the holders of such series to recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes and, in the case of a discharge
pursuant to clause (a) above, accompanied by a ruling to
such effect received from or published by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service.
In addition, we are required to deliver to the Trustee an
officers certificate stating that such deposit was not
made by us with the intent of preferring the holders over other
creditors of ours or with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding creditors of ours or others.
Events of
Default, Notice and Waiver
Except as otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement
relating to such series of debt securities, each indenture will
provide that, if an Event of Default specified therein with
respect to any series of debt securities issued thereunder shall
have happened and be continuing, either the Trustee thereunder
or the holders of
331/3%
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities
of such series (or
331/3%
in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding debt securities
under such indenture, in the case of certain Events of Default
affecting all series of debt securities issued under such
indenture) may declare the principal of all the debt securities
of such series to be due and payable.
Except as otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement
relating to such series of debt securities, an Event of
Default in respect of any series will be defined in the
indentures as being any one of the following events:
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default for 30 days in payment of any interest installment
with respect to such series;
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default in payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, or
any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligation with
respect to, debt securities of such series when due at their
stated maturity, by declaration or acceleration, when called for
redemption or otherwise;
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default for 90 days after written notice to us by the
Trustee thereunder or by holders of
331/3%
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities
of such series in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
warranty pertaining to debt securities of such series; and
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization with
respect to us or any Significant Subsidiary of ours which is
organized under the laws of the United States or any political
sub-division
thereof or the entry of an order ordering the winding up or
liquidation of our affairs.
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Each indenture will provide that the Trustee thereunder will,
within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with
respect to the debt securities of any series issued under such
indenture, give to the holders of the debt securities of such
series notice of all uncured and unwaived defaults known to it;
provided, however, that, except in the case of default in
the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if
any, on any of the debt securities of such series, the Trustee
will be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the
interests of the holders of the debt securities of such series.
The term default for the purpose of this provision
means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default with respect to debt
securities of such series.
Each indenture will contain provisions entitling the Trustee
under such indenture, subject to the duty of the Trustee during
an Event of Default to act with the required standard of care,
to be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the holders
of the debt securities before proceeding to exercise any right
or power under the applicable indenture at the request of
holders of such debt securities.
Each indenture will provide that the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
any series issued under such indenture may direct the time,
method and place of conducting
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proceedings for remedies available to the Trustee or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Trustee in respect of such
series, subject to certain conditions.
Except as otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement
relating to the debt securities, in certain cases, the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of any series may waive, on behalf of the holders of
all debt securities of such series, any past default or Event of
Default with respect to the debt securities of such series
except, among other things, a default not theretofore cured in
payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if
any, on any of the senior debt securities of such series or
payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligations
with respect to such senior debt securities.
Each indenture will include a covenant that we will file
annually with the Trustee a certificate of no default or
specifying any default that exists.
Modification
of the Indentures
Except as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the
debt securities, we and the Trustee may, without the consent of
the holders of the debt securities issued under the indenture
governing such debt securities, enter into indentures
supplemental to the applicable indenture for, among others, one
or more of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another person to us or
to a guarantor, if any, and the assumption by such successor of
Danas or the guarantors obligations under the
applicable indenture and the debt securities of any series;
(2) to add to the covenants of Dana or any guarantor, if
any, or to surrender any rights or powers of Dana or any
guarantor for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of
any or all series issued under such indenture;
(3) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provision in the applicable indenture which may be inconsistent
with any other provision therein, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
such indenture;
(4) to add to the applicable indenture any provisions that
may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the TIA), excluding the
provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the TIA as
in effect at the date as of which the applicable indenture was
executed or any corresponding provision in any similar federal
statute hereafter enacted;
(5) to establish the form or terms of any series of debt
securities to be issued under the applicable indenture, to
provide for the issuance of any series of debt securities
and/or to
add to the rights of the holders of debt securities;
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of any
successor Trustee with respect to one or more series of debt
securities or to add or change any of the provisions of the
applicable indenture as shall be necessary to facilitate the
administration of the trusts thereunder by one or more trustees
in accordance with the applicable indenture;
(7) to provide any additional Events of Default;
(8) to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to
or in place of certificated securities; provided that the
uncertificated securities are issued in registered form for
certain federal tax purposes;
(9) to provide for the terms and conditions of converting
those debt securities that are convertible into common stock or
another such similar security;
(10) to secure any series of debt securities;
(11) to add guarantees in respect of any series or all of
the debt securities;
(12) to make any change necessary to comply with any
requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of
the applicable indenture or any supplemental indenture under the
TIA; and
(13) to make any other change that does not adversely
affect the rights of the holders of the debt securities.
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No supplemental indenture for the purpose identified in clauses
(2), (3) or (5) above may be entered into if to do so
would adversely affect the rights of the holders of debt
securities of any series issued under the same indenture in any
material respect.
Except as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to
such series of debt securities, each indenture will contain
provisions permitting us and the Trustee under such indenture,
with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series issued
under such indenture to be affected voting as a single class, to
execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the provisions
of applicable indenture or modifying the rights of the holders
of the debt securities of such series to be affected, except
that no such supplemental indenture may, without the consent of
the holders of affected debt securities, among other things:
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change the maturity of the principal of, or the maturity of any
premium on, or any installment of interest on, any such debt
security, or reduce the principal amount or the interest or any
premium of any such debt securities, or change the method of
computing the amount of principal or interest on any such debt
securities on any date or change any place of payment where, or
the currency in which, any debt securities or any premium or
interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the
maturity of principal or premium, as the case may be;
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reduce the percentage in principal amount of any such debt
securities the consent of whose holders is required for any
supplemental indenture, waiver of compliance with certain
provisions of the applicable indenture or certain defaults under
the applicable indenture;
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modify any of the provisions of applicable indenture related to
(i) the requirement that the holders of debt securities
issued under such indenture consent to certain amendments of the
applicable indenture, (ii) the waiver of past defaults and
(iii) the waiver of certain covenants, except to increase
the percentage of holders required to make such amendments or
grant such waivers; or
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impair or adversely affect the right of any holder to institute
suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to,
such senior debt securities on or after the maturity of such
debt securities.
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In addition, the subordinated indenture will provide that we may
not make any change in the terms of the subordination of the
subordinated debt securities of any series in a manner adverse
in any material respect to the holders of any series of
subordinated debt securities without the consent of each holder
of subordinated debt securities that would be adversely affected.
The
Trustee
U.S. Bank National Association is the Trustee under each
indenture. The Trustee and its affiliates may also provide
banking, trustee and other services for us, and transact other
banking business with us, in the normal course of business.
Governing
Law
The indentures will be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
Global
Securities
We may issue debt securities through global securities. A global
security is a security, typically held by a depositary, that
represents the beneficial interests of a number of purchasers of
the security. If we do issue global securities, the following
procedures will apply.
We will deposit global securities with the depositary identified
in the prospectus supplement. After we issue a global security,
the depositary will credit on its book-entry registration and
transfer system the respective principal amounts of the debt
securities represented by the global security to the accounts of
persons who have accounts with the depositary. These account
holders are known as participants. The underwriters
or agents participating in the distribution of the debt
securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Only a
participant or a person who holds an interest through a
participant may be the beneficial owner of a global security.
Ownership of beneficial interests
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in the global security will be shown on, and the transfer of
that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained
by the depositary and its participants.
We and the Trustee will treat the depositary or its nominee as
the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by a
global security. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial
interests in a global security will not be entitled to have the
debt securities represented by the global security registered in
their names. They also will not receive or be entitled to
receive physical delivery of the debt securities in definitive
form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the
debt securities.
Principal, any premium and any interest payments on debt
securities represented by a global security registered in the
name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the
depositary or its nominee as the registered owner of the global
security. None of us, the Trustee or any paying agent will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records
relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership
interests in the global security or maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership
interests.
We expect that the depositary, upon receipt of any payments,
will immediately credit participants accounts with
payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial
interests in the principal amount of the global security as
shown on the depositarys records. We also expect that
payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in
the global security will be governed by standing instructions
and customary practices, as is the case with the securities held
for the accounts of customers registered in street
names, and will be the responsibility of the participants.
If the depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue
as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us
within 90 days, we will issue registered securities in
exchange for the global security. In addition, we may at any
time in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the
debt securities of a series represented by global securities. In
that event, we will issue debt securities of that series in
definitive form in exchange for the global securities.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE DEPOSITARY SHARES
General
We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares rather
than full shares of the preferred stock of a series. In the
event that we determine to do so, we will issue receipts for
depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction (to
be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to a
particular series of preferred stock) of a share of a particular
series of preferred stock as more fully described below.
The shares of any series of preferred stock represented by
depositary shares will be deposited under one or more deposit
agreements among us, a depositary to be named in the applicable
prospectus supplement, and the holders from time to time of
depositary receipts issued thereunder. Subject to the terms of
the applicable deposit agreement, each holder of a depositary
share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction
of a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary
share, to all the rights and preferences of the preferred stock
represented thereby (including, as applicable, dividend, voting,
redemption, subscription and liquidation rights).
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts
issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts
will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional
shares of the related series of preferred stock.
The following description sets forth certain general terms and
provisions of the depositary shares to which any prospectus
supplement may relate. The particular terms of the depositary
shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the
extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to
the depositary shares so offered will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any
particular terms of the depositary shares or the deposit
agreement described in a prospectus supplement differ from any
of the terms described below, then the terms described below
will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus
supplement relating to such deposited shares. The forms of
deposit agreement and depositary receipt will be filed as
exhibits to the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
The following summary of certain provisions of the depositary
shares and deposit agreement does not purport to be complete and
is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by express
reference to, all the provisions of the deposit agreement and
the applicable prospectus supplement, including the definitions.
Immediately following our issuance of shares of a series of
preferred stock that will be offered as fractional shares, we
will deposit the shares with the depositary, which will then
issue and deliver the depositary receipts to the purchasers
thereof. Depositary receipts will only be issued evidencing
whole depositary shares. A depositary receipt may evidence any
number of whole depositary shares.
Pending the preparation of definitive depositary receipts, the
depositary may, upon our written order, issue temporary
depositary receipts substantially identical to (and entitling
the holders thereof to all the rights pertaining to) the
definitive depositary receipts but not in definitive form.
Definitive depositary receipts will be prepared thereafter
without unreasonable delay, and such temporary depositary
receipts will be exchangeable for definitive depositary receipts
at our expense.
Dividends
and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash
distributions received in respect of the related series of
preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares
relating to the series of preferred stock in proportion to the
number of the depositary shares owned by the holders.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the
depositary will distribute property received by it to the record
holders of depositary shares entitled thereto in proportion to
the number of depositary shares owned by the holders, unless the
depositary determines that the distribution cannot be made
proportionately among the holders or that it is not feasible to
make the distributions, in which case the depositary may, with
our approval, adopt any method as it deems equitable and
practicable for the purpose of effecting the distribution,
including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities
or property thus received, or any part thereof, at the place or
places and upon those terms as it may deem proper.
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The amount distributed in any of the foregoing cases will be
reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by us or the
depositary on account of taxes or other governmental charges.
Redemption
of Depositary Shares
If any series of the preferred stock underlying the depositary
shares is subject to redemption, the depositary shares will be
redeemed from the proceeds received by the depositary resulting
from any redemption, in whole or in part, of the series of the
preferred stock held by the depositary. The redemption price per
depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the
redemption price per share payable with respect to the series of
the preferred stock. If we redeem shares of a series of
preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will
redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary
shares representing the shares of preferred stock so redeemed.
If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the
depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or
substantially equivalent method determined by the depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares so
called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding
and all rights of the holders of the depositary shares will
cease, except the right to receive the monies payable upon
redemption and any money or other property to which the holders
of the depositary shares were entitled upon such redemption,
upon surrender to the depositary of the depositary receipts
evidencing the depositary shares. Any funds deposited by us with
the depositary for any depositary shares that the holders
thereof fail to redeem will be returned to us after a period of
two years from the date the funds are so deposited.
Voting
the Underlying Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of
any series of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, the
depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of
meeting to the record holders of the depositary shares relating
to the series of preferred stock. Each record holder of the
depositary shares on the record date (which will be the same
date as the record date for the related series of preferred
stock) will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the
exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the number of shares
of the series of preferred stock represented by that
holders depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor,
insofar as practicable, to vote or cause to be voted the number
of shares of preferred stock represented by the depositary
shares in accordance with the instructions, provided the
depositary receives the instructions sufficiently in advance of
the meeting to enable it to so vote or cause to be voted the
shares of preferred stock, and we will agree to take all
reasonable action that may be deemed necessary by the depositary
in order to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will
abstain from voting shares of the preferred stock to the extent
it does not receive specific instructions from the holders of
depositary shares representing the preferred stock.
Withdrawal
of Stock
Upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the corporate trust
office of the depositary and upon payment of the taxes, charges
and fees provided for in the deposit agreement and subject to
the terms thereof, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced
thereby will be entitled to delivery at such office, to or upon
his or her order, of the number of whole shares of the related
series of preferred stock and any money or other property, if
any, represented by the depositary shares. Holders of depositary
shares will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related
series of preferred stock, but holders of the whole shares of
preferred stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit the
shares of preferred stock with the depositary or to receive
depositary shares therefor. If the depositary receipts delivered
by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess
of the number of depositary shares representing the number of
whole shares of the related series of preferred stock to be
withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder or upon his
or her order at the same time a new depositary receipt
evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.
Amendment
and Termination of a Deposit Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares
of any series and any provision of the applicable deposit
agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by
agreement between us and the depositary. However, any amendment
that materially adversely alters the rights of the holders of
depositary shares of any series will not be effective unless the
amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a
majority of the depositary shares of the series then
outstanding. Every holder of a depositary receipt at the time
the amendment
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becomes effective will be deemed, by continuing to hold the
depositary receipt, to be bound by the deposit agreement as so
amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may any
amendment impair the right of any holder of any depositary
shares, upon surrender of the depositary receipts evidencing the
depositary shares and subject to any conditions specified in the
deposit agreement, to receive shares of the related series of
preferred stock and any money or other property represented
thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of
applicable law. The deposit agreement may be terminated by us at
any time upon not less than 60 days prior written notice to
the depositary, in which case, on a date that is not later than
30 days after the date of the notice, the depositary shall
deliver or make available for delivery to holders of depositary
shares, upon surrender of the depositary receipts evidencing the
depositary shares, the number of whole or fractional shares of
the related series of preferred stock as are represented by the
depositary shares. The deposit agreement shall automatically
terminate after all outstanding depositary shares have been
redeemed or there has been a final distribution in respect of
the related series of preferred stock in connection with any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us and the
distribution has been distributed to the holders of depositary
shares.
Charges
of Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and the governmental
charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary
arrangements. We will pay the charges of the depositary,
including charges in connection with the initial deposit of the
related series of preferred stock and the initial issuance of
the depositary shares and all withdrawals of shares of the
related series of preferred stock, except that holders of
depositary shares will pay transfer and other taxes and
governmental charges and any other charges as are expressly
provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.
Resignation
and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us
written notice of its election to do so, and we may at any time
remove the depositary. Any resignation or removal will take
effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary, which
successor depositary must be appointed within 60 days after
delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a
bank or trust company having its principal office in the United
States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000.
Miscellaneous
The depositary will forward to the holders of depositary shares
all reports and communications from us that are delivered to the
depositary and which we are required to furnish to the holders
of the related preferred stock.
The depositarys corporate trust office will be identified
in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set
forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the depositary
will act as transfer agent and registrar for depositary receipts
and if shares of a series of preferred stock are redeemable, the
depositary will also act as redemption agent for the
corresponding depositary receipts.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE WARRANTS
The following description of the terms of the warrants sets
forth certain general terms and provisions of the warrants to
which any prospectus supplement may relate. We may issue
warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock, debt
securities or depositary shares. Warrants may be issued
independently or together with common stock, preferred stock,
debt securities or depositary shares offered by any prospectus
supplement and may be attached to or separate from any such
offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under
a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a
bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will
act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will
not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for
or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The
following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not
purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its
entirety by reference to, the provisions of the warrant
agreement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the
offering of such warrants.
Debt
Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of debt
warrants will describe the terms of such debt warrants,
including the following:
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the title of such debt warrants;
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the offering price for such debt warrants, if any;
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the aggregate number of such debt warrants;
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the designation and terms of the debt securities purchasable
upon exercise of such debt warrants;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities
with which such debt warrants are issued and the number of such
debt warrants issued with each such debt security;
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if applicable, the date from and after which such debt warrants
and any debt securities issued therewith will be separately
transferable;
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the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon
exercise of a debt warrant and the price at which such principal
amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise (which
price may be payable in cash, securities or other property);
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the date on which the right to exercise such debt warrants shall
commence and the date on which such right shall expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such debt
warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
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whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant
certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise
of the debt warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form;
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information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if
any, and the exercise price are payable;
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if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal
income tax considerations;
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the antidilution or adjustment provisions of such debt warrants,
if any;
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the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such
debt warrants; and
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any additional terms of such debt warrants, including terms,
procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and
exercise of such debt warrants.
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Stock
Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to any particular issue of
common stock warrants, preferred stock warrants or depositary
share warrants will describe the terms of such warrants,
including the following:
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the title of such warrants;
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the offering price for such warrants, if any;
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the aggregate number of such warrants;
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the designation and terms of the offered securities purchasable
upon exercise of such warrants;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the offered
securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of
such warrants issued with each such offered security;
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if applicable, the date from and after which such warrants and
any offered securities issued therewith will be separately
transferable;
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the number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or
depositary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the
price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise;
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the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall
commence and the date on which such right shall expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants
that may be exercised at any one time;
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if
any, and the exercise price are payable;
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if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal
income tax considerations;
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the antidilution provisions of such warrants, if any;
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the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such
warrants; and
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any additional terms of such warrants, including terms,
procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise
of such warrants.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE RIGHTS
We may issue rights to purchase our common stock. The rights may
or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or
receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we
may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with
one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such
underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered
securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights
offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate
rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or
more banks, trust companies or other financial institutions, as
rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in
connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or
relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of
rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer
will include specific terms relating to the offering, including,
among other matters:
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the date of determining the security holders entitled to the
rights distribution;
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the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate number
of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the
rights;
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the exercise price;
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the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
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the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence
and the date on which the rights will expire; and
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any applicable federal income tax considerations.
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Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase
for cash the principal amount of shares of common stock at the
exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close
of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in
the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of
business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will
become void.
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are
exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to
persons other than our security holders, to or through agents,
underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such
methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS
We may issue, from time to time, purchase contracts, including
contracts obligating holders to purchase from us and us to sell
to the holders, a specified principal amount of senior debt
securities, subordinated debt securities, shares of common stock
or preferred stock, depositary shares, government securities, or
other securities that we may sell under this prospectus at a
future date or dates. The consideration payable upon settlement
of the purchase contracts may be fixed at the time the purchase
contracts are issued or may be determined by a specific
reference to a formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The
purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units
consisting of a purchase contract and other securities or
obligations issued by us or third parties, including United
States treasury securities, securing the holders
obligations to purchase the relevant securities under the
purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may require us to
make periodic payments to the holders of the purchase contracts
or units or vice versa, and the payments may be unsecured or
prefunded on some basis. The purchase contracts may require
holders to secure their obligations under the purchase contracts.
The prospectus supplement related to any particular purchase
contracts will describe, among other things, the material terms
of the purchase contracts and of the securities being sold
pursuant to such purchase contracts, a discussion, if
appropriate, of any special United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to the purchase contracts and any
material provisions governing the purchase contracts that differ
from those described above. The description in the prospectus
supplement will not necessarily be complete and will be
qualified in its entirety by reference to the purchase
contracts, and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and
depositary arrangements, relating to the purchase contracts.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE UNITS
We may, from time to time, issue units comprised of one or more
of certain other securities that may be offered under this
prospectus, in any combination. Each unit may also include debt
obligations of third parties, such as U.S. Treasury
securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the
unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit.
Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations
of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under
which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included
in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any
time, or at any time before a specified date.
Any prospectus supplement related to any particular units will
describe, among other things:
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the material terms of the units and of the securities comprising
the units, including whether and under what circumstances those
securities may be held or transferred separately;
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any material provisions relating to the issuance, payment,
settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the
securities comprising the units;
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if appropriate, any special United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to the units; and
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any material provisions of the governing unit agreement that
differ from those described above.
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We may offer and sell the securities in any one or more of the
following ways:
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to or through underwriters, brokers or dealers;
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directly to one or more other purchasers;
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through the issuance of rights to our securityholders;
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through a block trade in which the broker or dealer engaged to
handle the block trade will attempt to sell the securities as
agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;
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through agents on a best-efforts basis; or
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otherwise, including through a combination of any of the above
methods of sale.
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In addition, we may enter into option, share lending or other
types of transactions that require us to deliver shares of
common stock to an underwriter, broker or dealer, who will then
resell or transfer the shares of common stock under this
prospectus. We may also enter into hedging transactions with
respect to our securities. For example, we may:
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enter into transactions involving short sales of the shares of
common stock by underwriters, brokers or dealers;
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sell shares of common stock short and deliver the shares to
close out short positions;
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enter into option or other types of transactions that require us
to deliver shares of common stock to an underwriter, broker or
dealer, who will then resell or transfer the shares of common
stock under this prospectus; or
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loan or pledge the shares of common stock to an underwriter,
broker or dealer, who may sell the loaned shares or, in the
event of default, sell the pledged shares.
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We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or
sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties
in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable
prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those
derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by
this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement,
including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may
use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to
settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings
of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement
of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of
stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an
underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be
identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a
post-effective amendment). In addition, we may otherwise loan or
pledge securities to a financial institution or other third
party that in turn may sell the securities short using this
prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may
transfer its economic short position to investors in our
securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other
securities.
Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus
supplement that will name any underwriter, dealer or agent
involved in the offer and sale of the securities. The prospectus
supplement will also set forth the terms of the offering,
including:
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the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will
receive from the sale of the securities;
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any underwriting discounts and other items constituting
underwriters compensation;
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any public offering or purchase price and any discounts or
commissions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers;
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any commissions allowed or paid to agents;
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any other offering expenses;
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any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed;
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the method of distribution of the securities;
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the terms of any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered
into with the underwriters, brokers or dealers; and
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any other information we think is important.
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If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, the securities
will be acquired by the underwriters or dealers for their own
account. The securities may be sold from time to time by us in
one or more transactions:
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at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
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at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
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at prices related to such prevailing market prices;
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at varying prices determined at the time of sale; or
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at negotiated prices.
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Such sales may be effected:
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in transactions on any national securities exchange or quotation
service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the
time of sale;
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in transactions in the
over-the-counter
market;
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in block transactions in which the broker or dealer so engaged
will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position
and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as an
agent on both sides of the trade;
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through the writing of options; or
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through other types of transactions.
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The securities may be offered to the public either through
underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing
underwriters or directly by one or more of such firms. Unless
otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the
obligations of underwriters or dealers to purchase the
securities offered will be subject to certain conditions
precedent and the underwriters or dealers will be obligated to
purchase all the offered securities if any are purchased. Any
public offering price and any discount or concession allowed or
reallowed or paid by underwriters or dealers to other dealers
may be changed from time to time.
Any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus that
qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, may be sold under Rule 144 rather
than pursuant to this prospectus.
The securities may be sold directly by us or through agents
designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this
prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions
payable by us to such agent will be set forth in, the prospectus
supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts
basis for the period of its appointment.
Offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus may
be solicited, and sales of the securities may be made by us
directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed
to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with
respect to any resale of the securities. The terms of any offer
made in this manner will be included in the prospectus
supplement relating to the offer.
If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement,
underwriters, dealers or agents will be authorized to solicit
offers by certain institutional investors to purchase securities
from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery
at a future date. Institutional investors with which these
contracts may be made include, among others:
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commercial and savings banks;
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insurance companies;
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pension funds;
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investment companies; and
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educational and charitable institutions.
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In all cases, these purchasers must be approved by us. Unless
otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
obligations of any purchaser under any of these contracts will
not be subject to any conditions except that (a) the
purchase of the securities must not at the time of delivery be
prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction to which that
purchaser is subject, and (b) if the securities are also
being sold to underwriters, we must have sold to these
underwriters the securities not subject to delayed delivery.
Underwriters and other agents will not have any responsibility
in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.
Some of the underwriters, dealers or agents used by us in any
offering of securities under this prospectus may be customers
of, engage in transactions with, and perform services for us or
affiliates of ours in the ordinary course of business.
Underwriters, dealers, agents and other persons may be entitled
under agreements which may be entered into with us to
indemnification against and contribution toward certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and
to be reimbursed by us for certain expenses.
Subject to any restrictions relating to debt securities in
bearer form, any securities initially sold outside the United
States may be resold in the United States through underwriters,
dealers or otherwise.
Any underwriters to which offered securities are sold by us for
public offering and sale may make a market in such securities,
but those underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may
discontinue any market making at any time.
The anticipated date of delivery of the securities offered by
this prospectus will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement relating to the offering.
If more than 10 percent of the net proceeds of any offering
of securities made under this prospectus will be received by
members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or
FINRA, participating in the offering or by affiliates or
associated persons of such FINRA members, the offering will be
conducted in accordance with NASD Conduct Rule 2710(h). The
maximum compensation we will pay to underwriters in connection
with any offering of the securities will not exceed 8% of the
maximum proceeds of such offering.
To comply with the securities laws of some states, if
applicable, the securities may be sold in these jurisdictions
only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless
they have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption
from registration or qualification requirements is available and
is complied with.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New
York, New York. If legal matters in connection with offerings
made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel for
underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, such counsel will be
named in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Dana Holding Corporation as of December 31,
2008 and for the 11 months then ended, and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting (which is included in
Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting) as of December 31, 2008, incorporated in this
prospectus by reference to Danas Current Report on
Form 8-K
dated September 1, 2009, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph
related to Danas emergence from bankruptcy) of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts
in auditing and accounting.
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The consolidated financial statements of Dana Corporation as of
December 31, 2007 and for the one month period ended
January 31, 2008 and the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2007, incorporated in this prospectus by
reference to Danas Current Report on
Form 8-K
dated September 1, 2009 have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph
related to Danas emergence from bankruptcy) of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts
in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Dana
filed a registration statement relating to the securities
offered by this prospectus with the SEC. This prospectus is a
part of that registration statement, which includes additional
information.
Dana files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These filings are
available to the public on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document Dana files
at the SECs public reference room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. Please call
the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room. Dana
maintains a website at www.dana.com where the Annual Report on
Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q,
Current Reports on
Form 8-K
and all amendments to those reports are available without
charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports
are filed with or furnished to the SEC. The Standards of
Business Conduct for Employees and the Standards of Business
Conduct for the board of directors adopted by Dana are also
available on our website and are available in print to any
stockholder who requests them. Such requests should be made in
writing to the Corporate Secretary at Dana Holding Corporation,
3939 Technology Drive, Maumee, Ohio 43697.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all
of the information we have included in the registration
statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file
with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement,
exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the
securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules
are available through the SECs website or at its public
reference room.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information we file with the SEC, which means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus. Information that we
file later with the SEC will automatically update information in
this prospectus. In all cases, you should rely on the later
information over different information included in this
prospectus or the prospectus supplement. We incorporate by
reference the following documents which have been filed with the
SEC:
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Our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 (filed on
March 16, 2009 and amended on March 17, 2009),
including portions of our Proxy Statement for the 2009 annual
meeting of stockholders (filed on March 19, 2009) to
the extent specifically incorporated by reference therein;
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Our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 (filed on May 7,
2009) and June 30, 2008 (filed on August 6, 2009);
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Our Current Reports on
Form 8-K
or
Form 8-K/A
filed on February 4, 2009; March 16, 2009;
March 17, 2009; March 27, 2009; April 1, 2009;
May 7, 2009; May 28, 2009; June 5, 2009;
July 27, 2009; August 6, 2009 (two filings); and
September 1, 2009 (with the exception of any information
contained in such documents that has been furnished
under Item 2.02
and/or
Item 7.01 of
Form 8-K,
which information is not deemed filed and which is
not incorporated by reference into this prospectus); and
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The description of Danas common stock and preferred stock
set forth in Danas Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
filed on January 31, 2008, and any amendment or report
filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating that description.
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All documents and reports that we file with the SEC (other than
any portion of such filings that are furnished under applicable
SEC rules rather than filed) pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
prospectus and before the later of (1) the completion of
the offering of the securities described in this prospectus and
(2) the date we stop offering securities pursuant to this
prospectus, shall be incorporated by reference in this
prospectus from the date of filing of such documents. The
information contained on our website (www.dana.com) is not
incorporated into this prospectus.
You should not assume that the information in this prospectus,
the prospectus supplement, any applicable pricing supplement or
any documents incorporated by reference is accurate as of any
date other than the date of the applicable document. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any
other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or
supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Rights
Purchase Contracts
Units
PROSPECTUS
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2009
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Item 14.
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Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
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The following table sets forth the expenses to be borne by Dana
Holding Corporation (Dana) in connection with the
issuance and distribution of the securities being registered,
excluding underwriting fees and expenses. All the amounts shown
are estimates except the registration fee paid to the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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SEC registration fee
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27,900
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NYSE supplemental listing fees
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25,000
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Printing and duplicating expenses
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75,000
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Legal fees and expenses
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300,000
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Accounting fees and expenses
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50,000
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Trustee fees and expenses
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10,000
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12,100
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Item 15.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
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Under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our directors
and officers are entitled to indemnification from Dana to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
(DGCL). In addition, Dana may, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL or to such lesser extent as is determined
in the discretion of the board of directors, indemnify other
employees and agents of Dana. Pursuant to Section 145 of
the DGCL, Dana generally has the power to indemnify its present
and former directors and officers against expenses and
liabilities incurred by them in connection with any suit to
which they are, or are threatened to be made, a party by reason
of their serving in those positions so long as they acted in
good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of Dana, and with respect to
any criminal action, they had no reasonable cause to believe
their conduct was unlawful. With respect to suits by or in the
right of Dana, however, indemnification is generally limited to
attorneys fees and other expenses and is not available if
the person is adjudged to be liable to Dana unless the court
determines that indemnification is appropriate. The statute
expressly provides that the power to indemnify authorized
thereby is not exclusive of any rights granted under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise. Dana also has the power to purchase and maintain
insurance for its directors and officers.
Dana has also entered into indemnity agreements with each member
of its board of directors and its officers. These agreements
generally provide that, if the director or officer becomes
involved in a claim (as defined in the terms and conditions of
such agreement) by reason of an indemnifiable claim (as defined
in the agreement), Dana will indemnify the director or officer
to the fullest extent authorized by our Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, notwithstanding any subsequent amendment, repeal
or modification of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement of the claim.
The preceding discussion of Section 145 of the DGCL,
Danas Restated Certificate of Incorporation and form of
indemnity agreement previously filed with the Commission is not
intended to be exhaustive and is qualified by Section 145
of the DGCL, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and form
of indemnity agreement.
A list of exhibits filed with this registration statement is
contained in the exhibits index, which is incorporated by
reference.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
Calculation of Registration Fee table in the
effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and
(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for
the purpose of providing the information required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed
to be part of and included in the registration statement as of
the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used
after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or
made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
date.
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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in
the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary
offering of securities of the registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method
used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities
are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
registrant relating to the offering required to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the registrant or used or referred
to by the registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about
the registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by the registrant to the purchaser.
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in
the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) That, in the event that securities are to be offered to
existing security holders pursuant to warrants or rights and any
securities not taken by security holders are to be reoffered to
the public, the registrant will supplement the prospectus, after
the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the
results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the
underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of
unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and
the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public
offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing
from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a
post-effective amendment or supplemental prospectus will be
filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the provisions described in Item 15 or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
II-3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Dana
Holding Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Maumee, State of Ohio on September 1, 2009.
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
Name: James A. Yost
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities indicated on September 1, 2009.
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Signature
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Title/Position
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John
M. Devine
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Executive Chairman; Director
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James
E. Sweetnam
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President and Chief Executive Officer; Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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James
A. Yost
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
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Richard
J. Dyer
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
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Gary
L. Convis
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Vice Chairman; Director
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Mark
T. Gallogly
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Director
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Terrence
J. Keating
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Director
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Mark
A. Schulz
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Director
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II-4
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Signature
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Title/Position
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*
David
P. Trucano
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Director
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*
Keith
E. Wandell
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Director
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Jerome
B. York
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Director
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By: /s/ Marc
S. Levin
Name:
Marc S. Levin
Title: Attorney-in-fact
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Marc S. Levin, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this
Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers
of the registrant above whose names asterisks appear, pursuant
to powers of attorney duly executed by directors and officers of
Dana Holding Corporation and filed with the SEC as
Exhibit 24.1 to this Registration Statement. |
II-5
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description of Documents
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*1
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.1
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Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities.
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*1
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.2
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Form of Underwriting Agreement for Equity Securities.
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*1
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.3
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Form of Underwriting Agreement for Depositary Shares.
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*1
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.4
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Form of Underwriting Agreement for Purchase Contracts.
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*1
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.5
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Form of Underwriting Agreement for Units.
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3
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.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dana Holding
Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 31, 2008, and
incorporated herein by reference).
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3
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.2
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Bylaws of Dana Holding Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated February 4,
2009, and incorporated herein by reference).
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4
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.1
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Form of Indenture to be entered into by Dana Holding Corporation
and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Senior
Indenture).
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4
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.2
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Form of Indenture to be entered into by Dana Holding Corporation
and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
Subordinated Indenture).
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*4
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.3
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Form of Deposit Agreement.
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*4
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.4
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Form of Depositary Receipt.
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*4
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.5
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Form of Warrant Agreement.
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*4
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.6
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Form of Warrant.
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*4
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.7
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Form of Rights Agent Agreement.
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* 4
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.8
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Form of Purchase Contract.
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*4
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.9
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Form of Unit Agreement.
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5
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.1
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Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
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10
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.1
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Shareholders Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008, by and
among Dana Holding Corporation and Centerbridge Capital
Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P.
and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. (filed as Exhibit
10.3 to Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated
February 6, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
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12
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.1
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Computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings
to fixed charges and preferred dividends of Dana Holding
Corporation.
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23
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.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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23
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.2
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Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
(contained in Exhibit 5.1).
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24
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.1
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Power of Attorney.
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24
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.2
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Certified Resolution of the board of directors of Dana Holding
Corporation.
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25
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.1
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of U.S.
Bank National Association with respect to Dana Holding
Corporation under the Senior Indenture.
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25
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.2
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of U.S.
Bank National Association with respect to Dana Holding
Corporation under the Subordinated Indenture.
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To be filed, if necessary, by a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement or as an exhibit to a document
incorporated by reference herein. |
exv4w1
Exhibit 4.1
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of , ___
Providing for Issuance of Senior Debt Securities in Series
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application |
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Section 1.01 Definitions |
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Section 1.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 1.04 Acts of Securityholders |
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Section 1.05 Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company |
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Section 1.06 Notices to Securityholders; Waiver |
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Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns |
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Section 1.10 Separability Clause |
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Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 1.12 Governing Law |
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Section 1.13 Counterparts |
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Section 1.14 Judgment Currency |
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ARTICLE II Security Forms |
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15 |
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Section 2.01 Forms Generally |
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Section 2.02 Forms of Securities |
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Section 2.03 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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Section 2.04 Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security |
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ARTICLE III The Securities |
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Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of
Particular Series |
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Section 3.02 Denominations |
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Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating |
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Section 3.04 Temporary Securities |
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Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 3.09 Cancellation |
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Section 3.10 Computation of Interest |
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Section 3.11 Delayed Issuance of Securities |
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ARTICLE IV Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance |
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Section 4.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 4.02 Application of Trust Money |
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Section 4.03 Defeasance Upon Deposit of Funds or Government Obligations |
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Section 4.04 Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE V Remedies |
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Section 5.01 Events of Default |
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Section 5.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 5.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 5.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 5.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 5.06 Application of Money Collected |
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Section 5.07 Limitation on Suits |
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Section 5.08 Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Receive Principal, Premium
and Interest |
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Section 5.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 5.12 Control by Securityholders |
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38 |
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Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE VI The Trustee |
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40 |
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Section 6.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 6.02 Notice of Defaults |
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Section 6.03 Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 6.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 6.05 May Hold Securities |
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Section 6.06 Money Held in Trust |
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Section 6.07 Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 6.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
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Section 6.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal |
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Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
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Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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ARTICLE VII Securityholders Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company |
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Section 7.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders
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Section 7.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Securityholders |
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Section 7.03 Reports by Trustee |
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Section 7.04 Reports by Company |
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ARTICLE VIII Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer |
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Section 8.01 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms |
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Section 8.02 Successor Person Substituted |
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ARTICLE IX Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.03 Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.04 Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.05 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 9.06 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE X Covenants |
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Section 10.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 10.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 10.03 Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 10.04 Statement as to Compliance |
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Section 10.05 Legal Existence |
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Section 10.06 Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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ARTICLE XI Redemption of Securities |
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Section 11.01 Applicability of Article |
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Section 11.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 11.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 11.04 Notice of Redemption |
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Section 11.05 Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 11.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 11.07 Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 11.08 Provisions with Respect to Any Sinking Funds |
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Section 11.09 Rescission of Redemption |
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ARTICLE XII Conversion |
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Section 12.01 Conversion Privilege |
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Section 12.02 Conversion Procedure; Rescission of Conversion; Conversion Price;
Fractional Shares |
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Section 12.03 Adjustment of Conversion Price for Common Stock or Marketable
Securities |
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Section 12.04 Consolidation or Merger of the Company |
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70 |
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Section 12.05 Notice of Adjustment |
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71 |
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Section 12.06 Notice in Certain Events |
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Section 12.07 Company to Reserve Stock or other Marketable Securities;
Registration; Listing |
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Section 12.08 Taxes on Conversion |
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Section 12.09 Conversion After Record Date |
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Section 12.10 Corporate Action Regarding Par Value of Common Stock |
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Section 12.11 Company Determination Final |
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Section 12.12 Trustees Disclaimer |
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ARTICLE XIII Guarantees |
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Section 13.01 Guarantees |
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iv
Table Showing Reflection in Indenture of Certain Provisions
of Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990
Reflected in Indenture
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Trust Indenture Act Section |
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Indenture Section |
§ 310
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(a)(1)
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6.09 |
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(a)(2)
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6.09 |
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(a)(3)
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Not Applicable |
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(a)(4)
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Not Applicable |
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(a)(5)
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6.09 |
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(b)
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6.08 |
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§ 311
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(a)
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6.13(a) |
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(b)
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6.13(b) |
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(b)(2)
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7.03(a) |
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7.03(b) |
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§ 312
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(a)
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7.01 |
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7.02(a) |
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(b)
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7.03(b) |
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(c)
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7.02(c) |
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§ 313
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(a)
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7.03(a) |
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(b)
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7.03(b) |
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(c)
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7.03(a) |
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7.03(b) |
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(d)
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7.03(c) |
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§ 314
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(a)(1)
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7.04 |
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(a)(2)
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7.04 |
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(a)(3)
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7.04 |
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(a)(4)
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10.04 |
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(b)
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Not Applicable |
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(c)(1)
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1.02 |
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(c)(2)
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1.02 |
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(c)(3)
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Not Applicable |
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(d)
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Not Applicable |
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(e)
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1.02 |
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§ 315
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(a)
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6.01(a) |
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6.01(c) |
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(b)
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6.02 |
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7.03(a) |
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(c)
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6.01(b) |
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Trust Indenture Act Section |
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Indenture Section |
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(d)
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6.01 |
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(d)(1)
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6.01(a) |
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(d)(2)
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6.01(c)(2) |
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(d)(3)
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6.01(c)(3) |
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(e)
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5.14 |
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§ 316
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(a)
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1.01 |
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(a)(1)(A)
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5.02 |
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5.12 |
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(a)(1)(B)
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5.13 |
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(a)(2)
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Not Applicable |
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(b)
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5.08 |
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(c)
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1.04(d) |
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§ 317
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(a)(1)
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5.03 |
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(a)(2)
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5.04 |
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(b)
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10.03 |
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§ 318
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(a)
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1.07 |
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Note: |
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This table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture. |
Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act provides that the provisions of Sections 310 to and
including 317 of the Trust Indenture Act are a part of and govern every qualified indenture,
whether or not physically contained therein.
ii
THIS INDENTURE between DANA HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called
the Company) having its principal office at 3939 Technology Drive, Maumee, Ohio 43697,
and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (hereinafter called the Trustee), is made
and entered into as of , ___.
Recitals of the Company
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for
the issuance of its debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, in an unlimited
aggregate principal amount, to be issued in one or more fully registered series.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be
incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company in accordance
with its terms have been done.
Agreements of the Parties
To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the
Securities are and are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows,
for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of a series thereof, as
the case may be:
ARTICLE I
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto, 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 or by
Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein,
have the meanings assigned to them herein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in accordance with GAAP 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 and any accounting rules or interpretations promulgated by the Commission as are
generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of this Indenture; and
(4) all references in this instrument to designated Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this
instrument as originally executed. The words herein, hereof and hereunder and other
words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
Certain terms, used principally in Article VI, are defined in that Article.
Act, when used with respect to any Securityholder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.04.
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.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to authenticate
Securities under Section 6.14.
Board of Directors means (i) the board of directors of the Company, (ii) any duly
authorized committee of such board, (iii) any committee of officers of the Company or (iv) any
officer of the Company acting, in the case of clauses (iii) or (iv), pursuant to authority granted
by the board of directors of the Company or any committee of such board.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or any
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, with respect to any series of Securities, unless otherwise
specified in a Board Resolution, in an indenture supplemental hereto or an Officers Certificate
with respect to a particular series of Securities, each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which banking institutions in the pertinent Place or Places of Payment or the city in
which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or required by law or executive order to
be closed.
Closing Price of the Common Stock or other Marketable Security, as the case may be,
shall mean the last reported sale price of such stock or other Marketable Security (regular way) as
shown on the Composite Tape of the NYSE (or, if such stock or
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other Marketable Security is not
listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, on the principal national securities exchange on which
such stock or other Marketable Security is listed or admitted to trading, including the NASDAQ),
or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on the NYSE (or, if such stock or other Marketable Security is not listed or admitted to trading on
the NYSE, on the principal national securities exchange on which such stock or other Marketable
Security is listed or admitted to trading, including the NASDAQ), or if such stock or other
Marketable Security is not so reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as
furnished by any member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, selected from time to time
by the Company for that purpose.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time
constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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.
Common Stock shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
authorized at the date of this Indenture as originally signed, or any other class of stock
resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock, and in any such case
including any shares thereof authorized after the date of this Indenture.
Company means the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor.
Company Request, Company Order and Company Consent mean a
written request, order or consent, respectively, signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, Controller, any Assistant Controller, General Counsel,
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President, and delivered to the Trustee.
Conversion Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to receive Securities to
be converted into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities on behalf of the Company. The
Company initially authorizes the Trustee to act as Conversion Agent for the Securities on its
behalf. The Company may at any time and from time to time authorize one or more Persons to act as
Conversion Agent in addition to or in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities
issued under this Indenture.
Conversion Price means, with respect to any series of Securities which are
convertible into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities, the price per share of Common Stock
or the price per designated unit of other Marketable Security at which the Securities of such
series are so convertible as set forth in the Board Resolution or
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indenture supplemental hereto
with respect to such series (or in any indenture supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to
Section 9.01(9) with respect to such series), as the same may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with Section 12.03 (or such indenture supplemental hereto).
Converting Holder shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.02(c) of this
Indenture.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular
time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date
hereof is located at 60 Livingston Avenue EP-MN-WS3C, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107, Attn: Dana Holding
Corporation Administrator.
Current Market Price on any date shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices
per share of Common Stock or of such other Marketable Securities for any 30 consecutive Trading
Days selected by the Company prior to the day in question, which 30 consecutive Trading Day period
shall not commence more than 45 Trading Days prior to the day in question; provided that with
respect to Section 12.03(3), the Current Market Price of the Common Stock or of such other
Marketable Securities shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices per share of Common Stock
or of such other Marketable Securities for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date of
the distribution referred to in Section 12.03(3) (or if such date shall not be a Trading Day, on
the Trading Day immediately preceding such date).
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
Depository means, unless otherwise specified by the Company pursuant to either
Section 2.04 or 3.01, with respect to Securities 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.
Discharged has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Article V.
Federal Bankruptcy Act has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(5).
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as such principles are in effect
in the United States as of the date of this Indenture.
Global Security, when used with respect to any series of Securities issued
hereunder, means a Security which is executed by the Company and authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee to the Depository or pursuant to the Depositorys instruction,
all in accordance with this Indenture and an indenture supplemental hereto, if any, or Board
Resolution and pursuant to a Company Request, which shall be registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee and which shall represent, and shall be
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denominated in an amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series or any portion
thereof, in either case having the same terms, including, without limitation, the same original
issue date, date or dates on which principal is due, and interest rate or method of determining
interest.
Guarantee means the guarantees specified in Section 13.01(a).
Guarantor means any Person who guarantees any series of Securities issued hereunder
as specified in Section 13.01(a).
Holder, when used with respect to any Security, means a Securityholder, which means
a Person in whose name a security is registered in the Security Register.
Indenture or this 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
particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01.
Interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its
terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any series of Securities, means the
Stated Maturity of any installment of interest on those Securities.
Marketable Security means any common stock, debt security or other security of a
Person which is (or will, upon distribution thereof, be) listed on the NYSE, the American Stock
Exchange, NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or approved for quotation in any system of automated
dissemination of quotations of securities prices in the United States or for which there is a
recognized market maker or trading market.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Securities, means the date on which the
principal of any such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether on a
Repayment Date, at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or
otherwise.
NASDAQ shall mean the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the
NASDAQ Capital Market.
NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or
any Vice President of the Company, and by the Treasurer, any
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Assistant Treasurer, the Controller,
any Assistant Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the
Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Wherever this Indenture requires that an Officers
Certificate be signed also by a financial expert or an accountant or other expert, such financial
expert, accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) may
be in the employ of the Company, and shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of or of counsel to the Company, which is
delivered to the Trustee.
Original Issue Discount Security means (i) any Security which provides for an amount
less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof, and (ii) any other security which is issued with original issue discount
within the meaning of Section 1273(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder.
Outstanding, when used with respect to the Securities or Securities of any series,
means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(i) such Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation;
(ii) such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of
such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and
(iii) such Securities in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, or which shall have been paid
pursuant to the terms of Section 3.06 (except with respect to any such Security as to which
proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that such Security is held by a Person in
whose hands such Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company).
In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Securities Outstanding
have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
(i) the principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the
date of the taking of such action upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, and
(ii) Securities owned by the Company or any
other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be
disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
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direction, notice, consent or
waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Department of
the Trustee knows to be owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any
Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which
have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right to act as owner with respect to such Securities and
that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
the Company or such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Company initially
authorizes the Trustee to act as Paying Agent for the Securities on its behalf. The Company may at
any time and from time to time authorize one or more Persons to act as Paying Agent in addition to
or in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities issued under this Indenture.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment means with respect to any series of Securities issued hereunder the
city or political subdivision so designated with respect to the series of Securities in question in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01.
Predecessor Securities of any particular Security means every previous Security
evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and,
for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in
lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost,
destroyed or stolen Security.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the
date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the
price specified in the Security at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Rescission Event shall mean the occurrence of (a) any general suspension
of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on the principal national securities
exchange on which shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities are registered and listed for
trading (or, if shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities are not registered and listed for
trading on any such exchange, in the over-the-counter market) for more than six-and-one-half
(6-1/2) consecutive trading hours, (b) any decline in either the Dow Jones Industrial Average or
the S&P 500 Index (or any
successor index published by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. or S&P) by either (i) an amount in
excess of 10%, measured from the close of business on any Trading Day to the close of business on
the next succeeding Trading Day during the period commencing on
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the Trading Day preceding the day
notice of any redemption of Securities is given (or, if such notice is given after the close of
business on a Trading Day, commencing on such Trading Day) and ending at the time and date fixed
for redemption in such notice or (ii) an amount in excess of 15% (or if the time and date fixed for
redemption is more than 15 days following the date on which such notice of redemption is given,
20%), measured from the close of business on the Trading Day preceding the day notice of such
redemption is given (or, if such notice is given after the close of business on a Trading Day, from
such Trading Day) to the close of business on any Trading Day at or prior to the time and date
fixed for redemption, (c) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in
respect of banks by Federal or state authorities in the United States or (d) the occurrence of an
act of terrorism or commencement of a war or armed hostilities or other national or international
calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States which in the reasonable judgment of the
Company could have a material adverse effect on the market for the Common Stock or Marketable
Securities.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment
Date means the date specified in such Security as the Regular Record Date.
Repayment Date, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the date
fixed for such repayment pursuant to such Security.
Repayment Price, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the
price at which it is to be repaid pursuant to such Security.
Required Currency, when used with respect to any Security, has the meaning set forth
in Section 1.14.
Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the
Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture 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. Responsible Officer,
when used with respect to the Company, means any of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, Controller, General Counsel, Secretary or any Vice President of the Company (or any
equivalent of the foregoing officers).
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Service or any successor to the rating agency
business thereto.
Security or Securities means any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture
or debentures, or any other evidences of indebtedness, as the case may be, of any series
authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture.
Security Register shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
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Security Registrar means the Person who keeps the Security Register specified in
Section 3.05. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Security Registrar for the
Securities on its behalf. The Company may at any time and from time to time authorize any Person
to act as Security Registrar in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities
issued under this Indenture.
Securityholder means a Person in whose name a security is registered in the Security
Register.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary which would be a significant
subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by
the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07.
Stated Maturity when used with respect to any Security or any installment of
principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date
on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and
payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation more than 50% of the
voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by such Person, and any partnership,
association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person owns more than 50% of the equity
interests or has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.
Trading Day shall mean, with respect to the Common Stock or a Marketable Security,
so long as the common stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is listed or admitted
to trading on the NYSE, a day on which the NYSE is open for the transaction of business, or, if the
Common Stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is not listed or admitted to trading
on the NYSE, a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock or
such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is listed is open for the transaction of business,
or, if the Common Stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is not so listed or
admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, a day on which the member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority selected by the Company to provide pricing information for
the Common Stock or such Marketable Security is open for the transaction of business.
Trust Indenture Act or TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that, in the event
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, Trust Indenture
Act or TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 as so amended.
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Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean and include each Person who is then a
Trustee hereunder. If at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that
series.
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, including without limitation, an assistant vice president.
Voting Stock, as applied to the stock of any corporation, means stock of any class
or classes (however designated) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or other governing body) of such corporation
other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
Yield to Maturity means the yield to maturity on a series of Securities, calculated
by the Company at the time of issuance of such series of Securities, or, if applicable, at the most
recent redetermination of interest on such series, in accordance with accepted financial practice.
Section 1.02 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 Officers Certificate
stating that all conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which
constitutes a condition precedent), 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 (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a
condition precedent), 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 (other than annual statements of compliance provided pursuant to
Section 10.04) shall include:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
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(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion
as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion
of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by
the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document,
but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more
other such Persons may certify or give an opinion as to the other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to
legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such
officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion
or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of
the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession
of the Company, unless such Counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that
the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may,
but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 1.04 Acts of Securityholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Securityholders or Securityholders of any series
may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed
by such Securityholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing or may be embodied in or
evidenced by an electronic transmission which identifies the documents containing the proposal on
which such consent is requested and certifies such Securityholders consent thereto and agreement
to be bound thereby; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the
Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. If any Securities are
denominated in coin or currency other than that of the United States, then for the purposes of
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have taken any
action as herein described, the principal amount of such Securities shall be deemed to be that
amount of United States dollars that could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of
the spot rate of exchange into
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United States dollars for the currency in which such Securities are
denominated (as evidenced to the Trustee by an Officers Certificate) as of the date the taking of
such action by the Holders of such requisite principal amount is evidenced to the Trustee as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence. If any Securities are Original Issue Discount
Securities, then for the purposes of determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Securities have taken any action as herein described, the principal amount of such
Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed to be the amount of the principal thereof that
would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof as of the date
the taking of such action by the Holders of such requisite principal amount is evidenced to the
Trustee as provided in the first sentence of this Section 1.04(a). Such instrument or instruments
(and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the
Act of the Securityholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of
this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) 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 to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public
or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution
is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or
partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.
The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the
person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
(d) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option, fix in advance
a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no
obligation to do so. Such record date shall be the later of 10 days prior to the first
solicitation of such action or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.01. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after the record date,
but only the Holders of record at the close of
business on the record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining
whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Securities outstanding have authorized or agreed or
consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, and for that purpose the Securities outstanding shall be computed as of the record date;
provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on the record date shall
be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture
not later than six months
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after the record date, and that no such authorization, agreement or
consent may be amended, withdrawn or revoked once given by a Holder, unless the Company shall
provide for such amendment, withdrawal or revocation in conjunction with such solicitation of
authorizations, agreements or consents or unless and to the extent required by applicable law.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by
the Holder of any Security shall bind the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done or
suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon whether or not notation of
such action is made upon such Security.
Section 1.05 Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of
Securityholders 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 Securityholder 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 Trust Administration; or
(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Securityholder shall be sufficient for every
purpose hereunder (except as provided in Section 5.01(4) or, in the case of a request for
repayment, as specified in the Security carrying the right to repayment) if in writing and
mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its
principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, Attention: Office of
the General Counsel, or at the address last furnished in writing to the Trustee by the
Company.
Section 1.06 Notices to Securityholders; Waiver. Where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice to Securityholders of any event,
such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or in such Security expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder 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 any case
where notice to Securityholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any
defect in any notice so
mailed, to any particular Securityholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with
respect to other Securityholders. Where this Indenture or any Security 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 Securityholders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition
precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work
stoppage or otherwise, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to
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when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any
method of notification as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company shall be deemed to
be a sufficient giving of such notice.
Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If and to the extent that any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the
duties imposed by, or with another provision (an incorporated provision) included in this
Indenture by operation of, any of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such
imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control.
Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company and the Guarantors, if any,
shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.10 Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in any Securities, express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or
Paying Agent, the Security Registrar and the Holders of Securities (or such of them as may be
affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.
Section 1.12 Governing Law. This Indenture shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York.
Section 1.13 Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
Section 1.14 Judgment Currency. The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable
law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the
sum due in respect of the principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on the Securities of any
series (the Required Currency) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the
Judgment Currency), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance
with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in the City of New York the Required
Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding that on which a final
unappealable judgment is given and (b) its obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the
Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant
to any judgment (whether
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than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the
actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable
in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of
action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such
actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be
payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this
Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, New York Banking Day means any day except a
Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in the City of New York or a day on which banking institutions
in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
ARTICLE II
Security Forms
Section 2.01 Forms Generally. The Securities shall have 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 Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the
Securities. Any portion
of the text of any Security may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate
reference thereto on the face of the Security.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any
combination of these methods on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities, subject, with respect to the Securities of any series, to the rules of any securities
exchange on which such Securities are listed.
Section 2.02 Forms of Securities. Each Security shall be in one of the forms approved from time to time by or pursuant to a
Board Resolution, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the
delivery of a Security to the Trustee for authentication in any form approved by or pursuant to a
Board Resolution, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the Board Resolution by or pursuant to
which such form of Security has been approved, which Board Resolution shall have attached thereto a
true and correct copy of the form of Security which has been approved thereby or, if a Board
Resolution authorizes a specific officer or officers to approve a form of Security, a certificate
of such officer or officers approving the form of Security attached thereto. Any form of Security
approved by or pursuant to a Board Resolution must be acceptable as to form to the Trustee, such
acceptance to be evidenced by the Trustees authentication of Securities in that form or a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and delivered to the Company.
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Section 2.03 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication. The form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication for any Security issued pursuant to
this Indenture shall be substantially as follows:
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Section 2.04 Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security. (a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 that the Securities
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 or its agent shall, in accordance with
Section 3.03 and the Company Order delivered to the Trustee or its agent 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 Securities of
such series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities, or such portion thereof as the
Company shall specify in a Company Order, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depository
for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee or
its agent to the Depository or pursuant to the Depositorys instruction and (iv) shall bear a
legend substantially to the following effect: Unless this certificate is presented by an
authorized representative of the Depository to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer,
exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of the nominee of the
Depository or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of the Depository
(and any payment is made to the nominee of the Depository or to such other entity as is requested
by an authorized representative of the Depository), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, the
nominee of the Depository, has an interest herein.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.04 or of Section 3.05, and 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 Securities, a Global
Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 3.05,
only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Security, or to the Depository, or a successor
Depository for such Global
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Security selected or approved by the Company, or to a nominee of such
successor Depository.
(c) (i) If at any time the Depository for a Global Security notifies the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Security or if at any time the
Depository for the Securities 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 Depository with respect to such Global Security. If a successor
Depository 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 or its agent, upon receipt of a Company Request for the authentication and delivery of
individual Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and
deliver, individual Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security.
(ii) The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of
any series or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global 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 Securities of such series in
exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual
Securities 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
or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
(iii) If specified by the Company pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.02 with respect to
Securities issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depository for such Global
Security may surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual
Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are
acceptable to the Company and such Depository. Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee or its agent shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (1) to each Person
specified by such Depository a new Security or Securities 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 Persons beneficial interest as specified by such Depository in
the Global Security; and (2) to such Depository 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 Securities delivered to Holders
thereof.
(iv) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will
execute and the Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Securities in
definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire principal
amount of a Global Security for individual
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Securities, such Global Security shall be canceled by
the Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Securities issued in
exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in
such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions
from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee or the Security
Registrar. The Trustee or the Security Registrar shall deliver at its Corporate Trust Office such
Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
ARTICLE III
The Securities
Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of Particular
Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered and
Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series as from time to time may be authorized by
the Board of Directors. There shall be established in or pursuant to
a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto, subject to Section 3.11, prior to
the issuance of Securities of any such series:
(1) the title of the Securities of such series (which shall distinguish the Securities
of such series from Securities of any other series);
(2) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of such series shall be payable, if
other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities)
is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of such series is
payable;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, if
any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on
which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any interest
payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(5) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on
Securities of such series shall be payable;
(6) the period or periods within which, the Redemption Price or Prices or the
Repayment Price or Prices, as the case may be, at which and the terms and conditions upon
which Securities of such series may be redeemed or repaid (including the applicability of
Section 11.09), as the case may be, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or
the Holder;
(7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to purchase Securities of such series
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or
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at the option of a Holder thereof
and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and
conditions upon which Securities of such series shall be purchased, in whole or in part,
pursuant to such obligation;
(8) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of such series shall be issuable;
(9) provisions, if any, with regard to the conversion or exchange of the Securities of
such series, at the option of the Holders thereof or the Company, as the case may be, for
or into new Securities of a different series, Common Stock or other securities;
(10) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies or units based on or
related to currencies in which the Securities of such series shall be denominated and in
which payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, such Securities shall or
may be payable;
(11) if the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities
of such series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a
coin or currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which the Securities
are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, such election may be made;
(12) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if
any, on the Securities of such series may be determined with reference to an index based on
a coin or currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which the Securities
are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(13) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series
which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in
lieu of, other Securities of such series pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.06, 11.07
and 12.02 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 3.03, are deemed never
to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(14) provisions, if any, with regard to the exchange of Securities of such series, at
the option of the Holders thereof, for other Securities of the same series of the same
aggregate principal amount or of a different authorized series or different authorized
denomination or denominations, or both;
(15) provisions, if any, with regard to the appointment by the Company of an
Authenticating Agent in one or more places other than the location of the office of the
Trustee with power to act on behalf of the Trustee and subject to its direction in the
authentication and delivery of the Securities of any
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one or more series in connection with
such transactions as shall be specified in the provisions of this Indenture or in or
pursuant to such Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto;
(16) the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series, if other than
the principal amount thereof, which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02 or provable in bankruptcy pursuant to
Section 5.04;
(17) any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, if not set
forth herein, and any additions, deletions or other changes to the Events of Default set
forth herein that shall be applicable to the Securities of such series;
(18) any covenant solely for the benefit of the Securities of such series and any
additions, deletions or other changes to the provisions of
Article VIII, Article X or Section 1.01 or any definitions relating to such
Article that would otherwise be applicable to the Securities of such series;
(19) if Section 4.03 of this Indenture shall not be applicable to the Securities of
such series and if Section 4.03 shall be applicable to any covenant or Event of Default
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto as
described above that has not already been established herein;
(20) if the Securities of such 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 other individual
Securities; and the Depository for such Global Security or Securities;
(21) if the Securities of such series shall be guaranteed, the terms and conditions of
such Guarantees and provisions for the accession of the guarantors to certain obligations
hereunder; and
(22) any other terms of such series, including, without limitations, any restrictions
on transfer related thereto.
all upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to such Board Resolution or indenture
supplemental hereto with respect to such series.
The form of the Securities of each series shall be established pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or in the indenture supplemental hereto
creating such series. The Securities of each series shall be distinguished from the Securities of
each other series in such manner, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, as the Board of Directors
may determine.
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Unless otherwise provided with respect to Securities of a particular series, the Securities of
any series may only be issuable in registered form, without coupons.
Any terms or provisions in respect of the Securities of any series issued under this Indenture
may be determined pursuant to this Section by providing for the method by which such terms or
provisions shall be determined.
Section 3.02 Denominations. The Securities of each series shall be issuable in such denominations and currency as shall
be provided in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or the
indenture supplemental hereto creating such series. In the absence of any such provisions with
respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of that series shall be issuable only in
fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Operating Officer, its Chief Financial Officer,
its Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, its General Counsel, its Secretary or any
Vice President and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of
any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the
proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any
of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Company may deliver Securities executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication; and the
Trustee shall, upon Company Order, authenticate and deliver such Securities as in this Indenture
provided and not otherwise.
Prior to any such authentication and delivery, the Trustee shall be provided with the
Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required to be furnished to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 1.02, and the Board Resolution and any certificate relating to the issuance of the series
of Securities required to be furnished pursuant to Section 2.02, an Opinion of Counsel
substantially to the effect that:
(1) all instruments furnished to the Trustee conform to the requirements of the
Indenture and constitute sufficient authority hereunder for the Trustee to authenticate and
deliver such Securities;
(2) the form and terms of such Securities have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
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(3) all laws and requirements with respect to the execution and delivery by the
Company of such Securities have been complied with, the Company has the corporate power to
issue such Securities and such Securities have been duly authorized and delivered by the
Company and, assuming due authentication and delivery by the Trustee, constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms
(subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws and legal principles affecting creditors rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable principles, whether applied
in an action at law or in equity) and entitled to the benefits of this Indenture, equally
and ratably with all other Securities, if any, of such series Outstanding;
(4) when applicable, the Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and
(5) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request;
and, if the authentication and delivery relates to a new series of Securities created by an
indenture supplemental hereto, also stating that all laws and requirements with respect to the form
and execution by the Company of the supplemental indenture with respect to that series of
Securities have been complied with, the Company has corporate power to execute and deliver any such
supplemental indenture and has taken all necessary corporate action for those purposes and any such
supplemental indenture has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other
laws and legal principles affecting creditors rights generally from time to time in effect and to
general equitable principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity).
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue thereof will
adversely affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this
Indenture.
Unless otherwise provided in the form of Security for any series, all Securities shall be
dated the date of their authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially
in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or facsimile signature, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in
Section 3.09, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to
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authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture.
Section 3.04 Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute,
and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 3.03, together with a Company Order, the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed,
typewritten or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of
the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may
determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities
of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Securities, the temporary Securities of such series shall be
exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary
Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, without
charge to the Holder; and upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a
like principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized denominations and of
like tenor and terms. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities of such series shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such
series.
Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange. The Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register or registers (herein sometimes
referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as
it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities, or of Securities of
a particular series, and of transfers of Securities or of Securities of such series. Any such
register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or
registers shall be available for inspection by the Trustee at the office or agency to be maintained
by the Company as provided in Section 10.02. There shall be only one Security Register per series
of Securities.
Subject to Section 2.04, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any
series at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in a Place of Payment,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of such series of any authorized
denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and
terms.
Subject to Section 2.04, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be
exchanged for other Securities of such series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate
principal amount and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and terms, upon surrender of the Securities
to be exchanged at such office or agency.
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Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the
Securityholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or 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 Trustee duly executed, by the Holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Unless otherwise provided in the Security to be registered for transfer or exchanged, no
service charge shall be made on any Securityholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may (unless otherwise provided in such Security) require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with
any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to
Section 3.04, 9.06 or 11.07 not involving any transfer.
The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Security of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day
of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of such series selected for redemption under
Section 11.03 and ending at the close of business on the date of such mailing, or (ii) to register
the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part.
None of the Company, the Trustee, any agent of 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.
Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. If (i) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Company and the Trustee
receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and
(ii) there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or
the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall
execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor,
series, Stated Maturity and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
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In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay
such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected
therewith.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen
Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be
entitled to all the benefits of this
Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series
duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Securities.
Section 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Security pursuant to Section 3.01, interest
on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security which 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 registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his
having been such Holder; and, except as hereinafter provided, such Defaulted Interest may be paid
by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in
whose names any such Securities (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 Special Record Date).
The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each such Security 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 reasonably 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 (1) provided. Thereupon the
Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
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the payment of such Defaulted Interest which
shall be not more than 15 nor 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 the Holder of each such Security at his address 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 mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose
names such Securities (or
their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered 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 in any other lawful manner
not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice
given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2),
such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
If any installment of interest the Stated Maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption
Date for any Security called for redemption pursuant to Article XI is not paid or duly provided for
on or prior to the Redemption Date in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section,
such interest shall be payable as part of the Redemption Price of such Securities.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this
Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security
shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such
other Security.
Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of (and premium, if any), and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on, such
Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and
neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
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 in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing
any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
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Section 3.09 Cancellation. All Securities surrendered for payment, conversion, redemption, registration of transfer,
exchange or credit against a sinking fund shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by
it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever,
and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Security shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in
this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of
all canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures and deliver a certificate of
such disposition to the Company upon its written request therefor.
Section 3.10 Computation of Interest. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated in Section 3.01, interest on the Securities shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 3.11 Delayed Issuance of Securities. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if all Securities of a series are not to be
originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary for the Company to deliver to the Trustee
an Officers Certificate, Board Resolution, indenture supplemental hereto, opinion of counsel or
Company Order otherwise required pursuant to Sections 1.02, 2.02, 3.01 and 3.03 at or prior to the
time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered to the
Trustee or its agent at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security
of such series to be issued; provided that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to
authenticate Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Company that as of the date of such request, the statements made in the Officers
Certificate or other certificates delivered pursuant to Sections 1.02 and 2.02 shall be true and
correct as if made on such date.
A Company Order, Officers Certificate or Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto
delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set forth in the preceding paragraph
may provide that Securities which are the subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee or its agent on original issue from time to time in the aggregate principal amount, if
any, established for such series pursuant to such procedures reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
as may be specified from time to time by Company Order upon the telephonic, electronic or written
order of Persons designated in such Company Order, Officers Certificate, indenture supplemental
hereto or Board Resolution (any such telephonic or electronic instructions to be promptly confirmed
in writing by such Persons) and that such Persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such
Company Order, Officers Certificate, indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution, such terms
and conditions of said Securities as are specified in such Company Order, Officers Certificate,
indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution.
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ARTICLE IV
Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance
Section 4.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. Unless pursuant to Section 3.01 provision is made that this Section shall not be applicable
to the Securities of any series, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to
any series of Securities (except as to any surviving rights of conversion or registration of
transfer or exchange of Securities of such series expressly provided for herein or in the form of
Security for such series), and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of
the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture as to such series, when:
(1) either
(A) all Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
(i) Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06, and (ii) Securities of such series for whose
payment money in the Required Currency has theretofore been deposited in trust or
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or
discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.03) have been delivered to the
Trustee canceled or for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
canceled or for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by
the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount in the Required
Currency sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee canceled or for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and
interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable),
or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
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(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Company with respect to the Securities of such series; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any series of
Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee with respect to that series under
Section 6.07 shall survive and the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 3.05,
3.06, 4.02, 10.02 and 10.03 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 4.02 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, all money, property and
securities deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.03 shall be held in
trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the series of Securities in respect
of which it was deposited and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the
Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment
such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the
Company from time to time upon Company Request any money, property or securities deposited with and
held by it as provided in Section 4.03 and this Section 4.02 which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be
deposited to effect an equivalent satisfaction and discharge, Discharge (as defined below) or
covenant defeasance, provided that the Trustee shall not be required to liquidate any securities in
order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph.
Section 4.03 Defeasance Upon Deposit of Funds or Government Obligations. Unless pursuant to Section 3.01 provision is made that this Section shall not be applicable
to the Securities of any series, at the Companys option, either (a) the Company and the
Guarantors, if any, shall be deemed to have been Discharged (as defined below) from its obligations
with respect to any series of Securities after the applicable conditions set forth below have been
satisfied or (b) the Company shall cease to be under any obligation to comply with any term,
provision or condition set forth in Section 10.05 and Article VIII (and any other Sections or
covenants applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject
to this provision), the Guarantors, if any, shall be released from the Guarantees and clause (4) of
Section 5.01 of this Indenture (and any other Events of Default applicable to such Securities that
are determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject to this provision) shall be deemed not
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to be
an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities at any time after the applicable
conditions set forth below have been satisfied:
(1) the Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the
Trustee as trust funds, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the
benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series, (i) money in an amount, or
(ii) the equivalent in securities of the government which issued the currency in which the
Securities are denominated or government agencies backed by the full faith and credit of
such government which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide freely available funds on or prior to the due date
of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii), sufficient, in
the opinion (with respect to (ii) and (iii)) of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee,
to pay and discharge each installment of principal (including mandatory sinking fund
payments) and any premium of, interest on and any repurchase or redemption obligations with
respect to the outstanding Securities of such series on the dates such installments of
interest or principal or repurchase or redemption obligations are due (before such a
deposit, if the Securities of such series are then redeemable or may be redeemed in the
future pursuant to the terms thereof, in either case at the option of the Company, the
Company may give to the Trustee, in accordance with Section 11.02, a notice of its election
to redeem all of the Securities of such series at a future date in accordance with
Article XI);
(2) no Event of Default or event (including such deposit) which with notice or lapse
of time would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than an Event of
Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that Holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or
loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Companys exercise of its option
under this Section 4.03 and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not
been exercised, and, in the case of Securities being Discharged, accompanied by a ruling to
that effect from the Internal Revenue Service, unless, as set forth in such Opinion of
Counsel, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law since the date of
this Indenture such that a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service is no longer required;
(4) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating
that the deposit referred to in paragraph (1) above was not made by the Company with the
intent of preferring the Holders over other
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creditors of the Company or with the intent of
defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and
(5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such
series have been complied with.
If the Company, at its option, with respect to a series of Securities, satisfies the
applicable conditions pursuant to either clause (a) or (b) of the first sentence of this Section,
then (x), in the event the Company satisfies the conditions to clause (a) and elects clause (a) to
be applicable, each of the Guarantors, if any, shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the
entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, its respective guarantee of the
Securities of such series and to have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating
to the Securities of such series and (y) in either case, each of the Guarantors, if any, shall
cease to be under any obligation to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any
covenants applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject
to this provision), and any Events of Default applicable to such series of Securities that are
determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject to this provision shall be deemed not to be an
Event of Default with respect to such series of Securities at any time thereafter.
Discharged means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the
entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, the Securities of such series and to
have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating to the Securities of such series
(and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging the same), except (A) the rights of Holders of Securities to
receive, from the trust fund described in clause (1) above, payment of the principal and any
premium of and any interest on such Securities when such payments are due; (B) the Companys
obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.05, 3.06, 4.02, 6.07, 10.02 and 10.03;
(C) the Companys right of redemption, if any, with respect to any Securities of such series
pursuant to Article XI, in which case the Company may redeem the Securities of such series in
accordance with Article XI by complying with such Article and depositing with the Trustee, in
accordance with Section 11.05, an amount of money sufficient, together with all amounts held in
trust pursuant to Section 4.02 with respect to Securities of such series, to pay the Redemption
Price of all the Securities of such series to be redeemed; and (D) the rights, powers, trusts,
duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder. A Discharge shall mean the meeting by
the Company of the foregoing requirements.
Section 4.04 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money, property or securities in
accordance with Section 4.02 of this Indenture, by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Companys and, if applicable, the Guarantors obligations under
this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.03 of this Indenture, as the case may be, until such
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time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money, property or securities in
accordance with Section 4.02 of this Indenture; provided that, if the Company has made any
payment of principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to
receive such payment from the money, property or securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE V
Remedies
Section 5.01 Events of Default. Event of Default, wherever used herein, means with respect to any series of
Securities any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and
whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body), unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is
specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of Security for such series:
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it
becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security
of that series at its Maturity; or
(3) default in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligation
when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of such series; or
(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company
in this Indenture in respect of the Securities of such series (other than a covenant or
warranty in respect of the Securities of such series a default in the performance of which
or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), all of such
covenants and warranties in the Indenture which are not expressly stated to be for the
benefit of a particular series of Securities being deemed in respect of the Securities of
all series for this purpose, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90
days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the
Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 331/3% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, a written notice specifying
such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
Notice of Default hereunder; or
(5) the entry of an order for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof under Title 11, United States Code (the Federal
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Bankruptcy Act) by a court having jurisdiction in the premises or a decree or
order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary thereof a bankrupt or insolvent under any other applicable Federal
or State law, or the entry of a decree or order approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or any other
applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in
effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
(6) the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a
petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy
Act or any other applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of any
such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary thereof in furtherance of any such action; or
(7) any other Event of Default provided in the indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of Security for
such series.
Section 5.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. If an Event of Default described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4) or (7) (if the Event of
Default under clause (4) or (7) is with respect to less than all series of Securities then
Outstanding) of Section 5.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to any series, then and in each
and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities of such series shall have already
become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 331/3% in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding hereunder (each such series
acting as a separate class), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
Holders), may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that
series) of all the Securities of such series and all accrued interest thereon to be due and payable
immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and
payable, anything in this Indenture or in the Securities of such series contained to the contrary
notwithstanding. If an Event of Default described in clause (4) or (7) (if the Event of Default
under clause (4) or (7) is with respect to all series of Securities then Outstanding), of
Section 5.01 occurs and is continuing, then and
in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities shall have already
become due and payable, either the
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Trustee or the Holders of not less than 331/3% in aggregate
principal amount of all the Securities then Outstanding hereunder (treated as one class), by notice
in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the principal
amount (or, if any Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all the Securities then Outstanding and all
accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same
shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in the
Securities contained to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default of the type set forth
in clause (5) or (6) of Section 5.01 occurs and is continuing, the principal of and any interest on
the Securities then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made with respect to the
Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, and before a judgment or decree for payment of
the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:
(A) all overdue installments of interest on the Securities of such series; and
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of such series which
have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at
the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series, to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful; and
(C) interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful; and
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel
and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to such series of Securities, other than the
nonpayment of the principal of the Securities of such series which have become due solely
by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section 5.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. The Company covenants that if:
(1) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on any Security of
any series when such interest becomes due and payable; or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any
Security at the Maturity thereof; or
(3) default is made in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous
obligation when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of any series;
and any such default continues for any period of grace provided with respect to the Securities of
such series, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holder
of any such Security (or the Holders of any such series in the case of clause (3) above), the whole
amount then due and payable on any such Security (or on the Securities of any such series in the
case of clause (3) above) for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, with interest, to the
extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon the overdue principal (and
premium, if any) and upon overdue installments of interest, at such rate or rates as may be
prescribed therefor by the terms of any such Security (or of Securities of any such series in the
case of clause (3) above); and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to
cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 6.07.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may
enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series and
collect the money adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the
property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the
Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this
Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other
proper remedy.
Section 5.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the
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Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other
obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities
shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective
of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue
principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or
otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or portion thereof determined
pursuant to Section 3.01(16) to be provable in bankruptcy) (and premium, if any) and interest owing
and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be
necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07) and of the Securityholders
allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same;
and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payment to the
Trustee and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts
due the Trustee under Section 6.07.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to
or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
Section 5.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities of any series may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of such
series or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be
brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall,
after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 6.07, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities of the series in respect
of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 5.06 Application of Money Collected. Any money collected by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities pursuant to this
Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in
case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest,
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presentation of the Securities of such series and the notation thereon of the payment if only
partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07.
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities of that
series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in respect of which or for the
benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of
any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (and
premium, if any) and interest, respectively.
THIRD: To the Company.
Section 5.07 Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing
Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 331/3%% in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance
with such request;
(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of such series shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Securities of such
series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Securities of such series.
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Section 5.08 Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall
have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security on the respective Stated
Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on the
Redemption Date or Repayment Date, as the case may be) and to institute suit for the enforcement of
any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 5.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Securityholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason,
then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and the Securityholders shall, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions
hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Securityholders shall
continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the
Securityholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and
remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right
and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The
assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the
concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right
or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a
waiver of any such Event of Default or an
acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee
or to the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed
expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders, as the case may be.
Section 5.12 Control by Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series
shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the
Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully
be taken or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a
Responsible Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed would involve it in
personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such
direction, and
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(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction.
Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past
default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default not
theretofore cured:
(1) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any
Security of such series, or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous
obligation with respect to the Securities of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such
series.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance
thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit
for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as
Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such
suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the
merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of
this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any
Securityholder, or group of Securityholders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series to which the suit relates, or to any suit
instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on an Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed
in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or
Repayment Date, as the case may be).
Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any
time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of,
any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect
the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants
that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
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herein granted to the Trustee,
but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been
enacted.
ARTICLE VI
The Trustee
Section 6.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any series of
Securities:
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may, with respect to
Securities of such series, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any
such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not
confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated
therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities has occurred and is
continuing, the Trustee shall exercise with respect to the Securities of such series such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution relating to such series of Securities, and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability
for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except that:
(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of
this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method
and place of conducting any
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proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series; and
(4) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk
or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 6.02 Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to Securities of
any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Securityholders of such series, as their
names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the
Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in
the case of a default in the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series or
in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund installment or analogous obligation with respect to
Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or
Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is
in the interests of the Securityholders of such series; and provided, further, that in the case of
any default of the character specified in Section 5.01(4) with respect to Securities of such series
no such notice to Securityholders of such series shall be given until at least 90 days after the
occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default, with respect to
Securities of any series, means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.
Section 6.03 Certain Rights of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.01:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently
evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of
Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
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(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed)
may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or an
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon;
(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Securityholders
pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee
security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other
paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or
investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall
determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine
the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;
(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any
duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney
appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(h) the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default (as defined in
Section 6.02) or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series for which it
is acting as Trustee unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the
Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the
Trustee) shall have actual knowledge of such default or Event of Default or (2) written
notice of such default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the
Company or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities;
(i) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in
good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture; and
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(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian
and other Person employed to act hereunder.
Section 6.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 6.05 May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar, any
Conversion Agent or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may
become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.08 and 6.13, may otherwise
deal with the Company or any Guarantor, if applicable, with the same rights it would have if it
were not Trustee,
Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar, Conversion Agent or such other agent.
Section 6.06 Money Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.03 hereof, all moneys in any currency or currency
received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the
purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received
by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
Section 6.07 Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services
rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law
in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its
request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such
expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own
negligence or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability
or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of
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this trust, including the costs and
expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by
the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest on particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default
specified in Section 5.01(5) or (6), the expenses and the compensation for the services are
intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law.
The Companys obligations under this Section 6.07 and any lien arising hereunder shall survive
the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the
Companys obligations pursuant to Article IV of this Indenture and/or the termination of this
Indenture.
Section 6.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. The Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act during the period of time provided for
therein. In determining whether the Trustee has a conflicting interest as defined in
Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Securities of any series, there shall
be excluded this Indenture with respect to Securities of any particular series of Securities other
than that series. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the
application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
Section 6.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to each series of Securities,
which shall be either:
(i) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America
or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to
supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, or
(ii) a corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the laws of a foreign
government that is permitted to act as Trustee pursuant to a rule, regulation or order of the
Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to
supervision or examination by authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision
thereof substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to United States
institutional trustees;
in either case having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
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requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. Neither the Company nor any Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company shall
serve as trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder. If at any time the Trustee
with respect to any series of Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified
in Section 6.10.
Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal. (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the
successor Trustee under Section 6.11.
(b) The Trustee may resign with respect to any series of Securities at any time by giving
written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall
not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
(c) The Trustee may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at any time by Act of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series,
delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee
shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
removal, the removed Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor Trustee.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
pursuant to Section 6.08 with respect to any series of Securities after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security of that series for at least six months, unless the Trustees duty to resign is
stayed in accordance with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.09 with respect to any
series of Securities and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company
or by any such Securityholder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any series of
Securities, or
(4) the Trustee shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee
or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of
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affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation
or liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove
the Trustee, with respect to the series, or in the case of clause (4), with respect to all
series, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder
of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of
the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the series, or, in
the case of clause (4), with respect to all series.
(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting with respect to any
series of Securities, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Trustee with respect to any
series of Securities for any cause, the Company, by Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee for that series of Securities.
If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence of such
vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to such series of Securities shall be appointed by Act of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall,
forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee with respect to
such series and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such
series. If no successor Trustee with respect to such series shall have been so appointed by the
Company or the Securityholders of such series and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter
provided, subject to Section 5.14, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security
of that series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to such series.
(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with
respect to any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to any series by
mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of
Securities of that series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its principal Corporate
Trust Office.
Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Company and to the predecessor Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee shall become effective with respect to any series
as to which it is resigning or being removed as Trustee, and such successor Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the predecessor Trustee with respect to any such series; but, on request of the Company or the
successor Trustee, such predecessor Trustee shall, upon payment of its reasonable charges, if any,
execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the predecessor Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such predecessor trustee hereunder
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with respect to all or
any such series, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 6.07. Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more
fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and
trusts.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the predecessor Trustee and each successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture
supplemental hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable
to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee with respect
to the Securities of any series as to which the predecessor Trustee is not being succeeded shall
continue to be vested in the
predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as
shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more
than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such indenture supplemental hereto
shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be
Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder
administered by any other such Trustee.
No successor Trustee with respect to any series of Securities shall accept its appointment
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible with
respect to that series under this Article.
Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the
corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided
such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In
case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in
office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may
adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if
such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship
listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA
Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.
Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent. At any time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee, with the approval of
the Company, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of
Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of
such series issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption
thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and
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Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated
by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and
delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, such
reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at
all times be a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof
or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a
combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Company itself,
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set
forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating
Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate
agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee
and, if other than the Company, to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency
of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and, if
other than the Company, to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee, with the approval of the Company, may
appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail
written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of
Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names
and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance
of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its
predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No
successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this
Section.
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section.
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If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the
Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of
authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
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ARTICLE VII
Securityholders Lists and Reports by
Trustee and Company
Section 7.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(1) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after December 15 and June 15 in each year in
such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, a list of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Securities of each series as of such December 15 and June 15, as applicable, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after
the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a
date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however,
that if and so long as the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar for Securities of a
series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 7.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Securityholders. (a) The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses
of Holders of Securities contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in
Section 7.01 and the names and addresses of Holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its
capacity as Security Registrar, if so
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acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as
provided in Section 7.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter referred to as
applicants) apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof
that each such applicant has owned a Security of such series for a period of at least six months
preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire to
communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series or with the Holders of all Securities
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under such Securities and is accompanied by a
copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then
the Trustee shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of such application, at its
election, either:
(1) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), or
(2) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Securities of
such series or all Securities, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the
information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), and as
to the approximate cost of mailing to such Securityholders the form of proxy or other
communication, if any, specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the
Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder of a Security of
such series or to all Securityholders, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the
information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), a copy of the
form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness
after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the
payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless, within five days after such tender, the
Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the
material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such
mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or all
Securityholders, as the case may be, or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written
statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a
hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order
refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or
more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that
all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee
shall mail copies of such material to all Securityholders of such series or all Securityholders, as
the case may be, with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such
tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants
respecting their application.
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(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and
the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be held accountable by reason of the
disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in
accordance with Section 7.02(b), regardless
of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held
accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 7.02(b).
Section 7.03 Reports by Trustee. (a) Within 60 days after May 15 of each year
commencing with the first May 15 after the issuance of Securities, the Trustee shall transmit by
mail, at the Companys expense, to all Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Security
Register, as provided in Trust Indenture Act 313(c), a brief report dated as of May 15 in
accordance with and with respect to the matters required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a).
(b) The Trustee shall transmit by mail, at the Companys expense, to all Holders as their
names and addresses appear in the Security Register, as provided in Trust Indenture Act 313(c), a
brief report in accordance with and with respect to the matters required by Trust Indenture Act
Section 313(b).
(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be
furnished to the Company and, in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d), be filed by
the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Securities are listed, and also with the
Commission.
Section 7.04 Reports by Company. The Company shall file with the Trustee, and
transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as
may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided
pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed
with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be
filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the
Commission. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act
Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive
notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein,
including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
ARTICLE VIII
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer
Section 8.01 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms. Except
as otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution creating such
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series
of Securities or in the form
of security for such Series, the Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other
Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person,
unless:
(1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the
Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Company
substantially as an entirety shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly
assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance of every
covenant of this Indenture (as supplemented from time to time) on the part of the Company
to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no
event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default,
shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such
indenture supplemental hereto comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 8.02 Successor Person Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any
conveyance or transfer of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in
accordance with Section 8.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the
Company is merged or to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with
the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein. In the event of any
such conveyance or transfer, the Company as the predecessor shall be discharged from all
obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities and may be dissolved, wound up or
liquidated at any time thereafter.
ARTICLE IX
Supplemental Indentures
Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders. Except as
otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution creating such series of
Securities or in the form of Security for such series, without the consent of the Holders of any
Securities, the
Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to
time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to
the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
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(1) to evidence the succession of another corporation or Person to the Company or any
Guarantor, if any, and the assumption by any such successor of the respective covenants of
the Company or any Guarantor herein and in the Securities contained; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor, if any, or to surrender
any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor, for the benefit of
the Holders of the Securities of any or all series (and if such covenants or the surrender
of such right or power are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities,
stating that such covenants are expressly being included or such surrenders are expressly
being made solely for the benefit of one or more specified series); or
(3) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; or
(4) to add to this Indenture such provisions as may be expressly permitted by the TIA,
excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the TIA as in effect
at the date as of which this instrument was executed or any corresponding provision in any
similar federal statute hereafter enacted; or
(5) to establish any form of Security, as provided in Article II, to provide for the
issuance of any series of Securities as provided in Article III and to set forth the terms
thereof, and/or to add to the rights of the Holders of the Securities of any series; or
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation
as a successor Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more series of Securities and to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide
for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
pursuant to Section 6.11; or
(7) to add any additional Events of Default in respect of the Securities of any or all
series (and if such additional Events of Default are to be in respect of less than all
series of Securities, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of one or more specified series); or
(8) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities and to provide for bearer Securities; provided that uncertificated
Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or in a manner
such that the uncertificated Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of such
Internal Revenue Code; or
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(9) to provide for the terms and conditions of conversion into Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities of the Securities of any series which are convertible into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities, if different from those set forth in Article XII; or
(10) to secure the Securities of any series; or
(11) to add Guarantees in respect of any series or all of the Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of the Holders
of any or all series of Securities; or
(13) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in
connection with the qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act.
No supplemental indenture for the purposes identified in clauses (2), (3) or (5) above may be
entered into if to do so would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of Outstanding Securities
of any series in any material respect.
Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders. Except as
otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution creating such series of
Securities or in the form of security for such Series, with the consent of the Holders of not less
than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture or indentures (acting as one class), by Act of said Holders delivered to the
Company and the Trustee (in accordance with Section 1.04 hereof), the Company, when authorized by a
Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for
the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the
Securities of each such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental
indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:
(1) change the Maturity of the principal of, or the Stated Maturity of any premium on,
or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or
the interest or any premium thereon, or change the method of computing the amount of
principal thereof or interest thereon on any date or change any Place of Payment where, or
the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable,
or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
the Maturity or the Stated Maturity, as the case may be, thereof (or, in the
case of redemption or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or the Repayment
Date, as the case may be), or alter the provisions of this Indenture so as to affect
adversely the terms, if any, of conversion of any Securities into Common Stock or other
securities; or
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(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain
provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences, provided
for in this Indenture; or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02, Section 5.13 or Section 10.06,
except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby; or
(4) impair or adversely affect the right of any Holder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, the Securities of any series on or after
the Stated Maturity of such Securities (or in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date); or
(5) amend or modify Section 13.01 of this Indenture in any manner adverse to the
rights of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of any series.
For purposes of this Section 9.02, if the Securities of any series are issuable upon the
exercise of warrants, each holder of an unexercised and unexpired warrant with respect to such
series shall be deemed to be a Holder of Outstanding Securities of such series in the amount
issuable upon the exercise of such warrant. For such purposes, the ownership of any such warrant
shall be determined by the Company in a manner consistent with customary commercial practices. The
Trustee for such series shall be entitled to rely on an Officers Certificate as to the principal
amount of Securities of such series in respect of which consents shall have been executed by
holders of such warrants.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this
Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series
of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Securityholders under this Section to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act
shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 9.03 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the
additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the
modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive, and (subject to Section 6.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of
Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
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indenture is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental
indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Section 9.04 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any
supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance
therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes;
and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby to the extent provided therein.
Section 9.05 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture
executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.06 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. Securities
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this
Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors,
to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE X
Covenants
Section 10.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. With respect to each series
of Securities, the Company will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on such Securities in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, and will duly comply
with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or made in the Indenture for the
benefit of, the Securities of such series.
Section 10.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment where Securities may
be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange, where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities
and this Indenture may be served and where any Securities with conversion privileges may be
presented and surrendered for conversion. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee its agent
to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
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Unless otherwise set forth in, or pursuant to, a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental
hereto with respect to a series of Securities, the Company hereby initially designates as the Place
of Payment for each series of Securities, the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York,
and initially appoints the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office as the Companys office or agency
for each such purpose in such city.
Section 10.03 Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust. If the Company shall
at any time act as its own Paying Agent for any series of Securities, it will, on or before each
due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, any of the Securities of such
series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum
sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums
shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify
the Trustee of its action or failure to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it
will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, any
Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such principal (and premium, if any) or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any series of Securities
to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on Securities of such series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided;
(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon
the Securities of such series) in the making of any such payment of principal (and premium,
if any) or interest on the Securities of such series; and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request
of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying
Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities or for any other purpose, pay, or by
Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company
or such Paying Agent in respect of each
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and every series of Securities as to which it seeks to
discharge this Indenture or, if for any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Company in
respect of all Securities, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon
which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying
Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security of any
series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest
has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the
Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter as
an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of
the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company
as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease. The Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required
to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company mail to the Holders of the Securities
as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, as their names and addresses appear in the
Security Register, a notice that such moneys remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified in
the notice, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date on which the notice was first mailed
to the Holders of the Securities as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, any
unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be paid to the Company free of the trust
formerly impressed upon it.
Section 10.04 Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Trustee,
within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a written statement signed by the principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company
stating that:
(1) a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of performance
under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities has been made under his
supervision; and
(2) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all
its obligations under this Indenture and has complied with all conditions and covenants on
its part contained in this Indenture through such year, or, if there has been a default in
the fulfillment of any such obligation, covenant or condition, specifying each such default
known to him and the nature and status thereof.
For the purpose of this Section 10.04, default and compliance shall be determined without
regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
Section 10.05 Legal Existence. Subject to Article VIII, the Company will do or cause
to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence.
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Section 10.06 Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in respect of any
series of Securities, in any particular instance, to comply with any covenant or condition set
forth in Section 10.05 or set forth in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with
respect to the Securities of such series, unless otherwise specified in such Board Resolution or
indenture supplemental hereto, if before or after the time for such compliance the Holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected by
such waiver (voting as one class) shall, by Act of such Securityholders delivered to the Company
and the Trustee (in accordance with Section 1.04 hereof), either waive such compliance in such
instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall
extend to or affect such covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until
such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in
respect of any such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this
Section 10.06 shall permit the waiver of compliance with any covenant or condition set forth in
such Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto which, if in the form of an indenture
supplemental hereto, would not be permitted by Section 9.02 without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security affected thereby.
ARTICLE XI
Redemption of Securities
Section 11.01 Applicability of Article. The Company may reserve the right to redeem
and pay before Stated Maturity all or any part of the Securities of any series, either by optional
redemption, sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligation or otherwise, by provision therefor in
the form of Security for such series established and approved pursuant to
Section 2.02 and on such terms as are specified in such form or in the Board Resolution or
indenture supplemental hereto with respect to Securities of such series as provided in
Section 3.01. Redemption of Securities of any series shall be made in accordance with the terms of
such Securities and, to the extent that this Article does not conflict with such terms, the
succeeding Sections of this Article. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture,
except in the case of redemption pursuant to a sinking fund, the Trustee shall not make any payment
in connection with the redemption of Securities until the close of business on the Redemption Date.
Section 11.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to
redeem any Securities redeemable at the election of the Company shall be evidenced by, or pursuant
to authority granted by, a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the
Company of less than all of the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 45 days prior
to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal
amount of Securities of such series and the Tranche (as defined in Section 11.03) to be redeemed.
In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the expiration of any restriction on
such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere
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in this Indenture, or
(ii) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms
of such Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing
compliance with such restriction or condition.
Section 11.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed. If less than all the
Securities of like tenor and terms of any series (a Tranche) are to be redeemed, the
particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 45 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such Tranche not previously
called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may
include provision for the selection for redemption of portions of the principal of Securities of
such Tranche of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of
that series. Unless otherwise provided in the terms of a particular series of Securities, the
portions of the principal of Securities so selected for partial redemption shall be equal to the
minimum authorized denomination of the Securities of such series, or an integral multiple thereof,
and the principal amount which remains outstanding shall not be less than the minimum authorized
denomination for Securities of such series. If less than all the Securities of unlike tenor and
terms of a series are to be redeemed, the particular Tranche of Securities to be redeemed shall be
selected by the Company.
If any convertible Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before the
termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the
converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected
for redemption.
Upon any redemption of fewer than all the Securities of a series, the Company and the Trustee
may treat as Outstanding any Securities surrendered for conversion during the period of fifteen
days next preceding the mailing of a notice of redemption, and need not treat as Outstanding any
Security authenticated and delivered during such period in exchange for the unconverted portion of
any Security converted in part during such period.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed.
Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for redemption if they are
identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized
officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date
(unless a shorter period shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) as being owned of record
and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by either, (a) the Company or (b) an entity
specifically identified in such written statement as being an Affiliate of the Company.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any
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Security redeemed or to
be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Security which has been or is to
be redeemed.
Section 11.04 Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 15 (unless otherwise provided in the Board
Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto establishing the relevant series) nor more than 45 days
prior to the Redemption Date, to each holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing
in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price;
(3) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts)
of the Securities to be redeemed;
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon
each such Security, and that interest, if any, thereon shall cease to accrue from and after
said date;
(5) the place where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency of the Company in the Place of
Payment;
(6) that the redemption is on account of a sinking or purchase fund, or other
analogous obligation, if that be the case;
(7) if such Securities are convertible into Common Stock or other securities, the
Conversion Price or other conversion price and the date on which the right to convert such
Securities into Common Stock or other securities will terminate; and
(8) if applicable, that the redemption may be rescinded by the Company, at its sole
option, pursuant to Section 11.09 of this Indenture upon the occurrence of a Redemption
Rescission Event.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be
given by the Company or, at the Companys request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company; provided that if the Trustee is asked to give such notice it shall be given at least
five Business Days prior notice.
Section 11.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to any Redemption Date and
subject to Section 11.09, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if
the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in
Section 10.03) an amount of money sufficient
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to pay the Redemption Price of all the Securities
which are to be redeemed on that date. If any Security to be redeemed is converted into Common
Stock or other securities, any money so deposited with the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall be paid
to the Company upon Company Request or, if then so segregated and held in trust by the Company,
shall be discharged from such trust.
Section 11.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been
given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, subject to Section 11.09, on the
Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified and from and
after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such
Securities shall cease to bear interest and any rights to convert such Securities shall terminate.
Upon surrender of such Securities for redemption in accordance with the notice and subject to
Section 11.09, such Securities shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price. Unless
otherwise provided with respect to such Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, installments of
interest the Stated Maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the
Holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to
their terms and the provisions of Section 3.07.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate
borne by the Security, or as otherwise provided in such Security.
Section 11.07 Securities Redeemed in Part. Any Security which is to be redeemed only
in part shall be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company in the Place of Payment with
respect to that series (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed
by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and
terms, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount
equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so
surrendered.
Section 11.08 Provisions with Respect to Any Sinking Funds. Unless the form or terms
of any series of Securities shall provide otherwise, in lieu of making all or any part of any
mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to such series of Securities in cash, the Company may
at its option (1) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities of such series theretofore
acquired by the Company or converted by the Holder thereof into Common Stock or other securities,
or (2) receive credit for any Securities of such series (not previously so credited) acquired by
the Company (including by way of optional redemption (pursuant to the sinking fund or otherwise but
not by way of mandatory sinking fund redemption) or converted by the Holder thereof into Common
Stock or other securities and theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and if it does
so then (i) Securities so delivered or credited shall be credited at the applicable sinking fund
Redemption Price with respect to Securities of
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such series, and (ii) on or before the 60th day next
preceding each sinking fund Redemption Date with respect to such series of Securities, the Company
will deliver to the Trustee (A) an Officers Certificate specifying the portions of such sinking
fund payment to be satisfied by payment of cash and by delivery or credit of Securities of such
series acquired by the Company or converted by the Holder thereof, and (B) such Securities, to the
extent not previously surrendered. Such Officers Certificate shall also state the basis for such
credit and that the Securities for which the Company elects to receive credit have not been
previously so credited and were not acquired by the Company through operation of the mandatory
sinking fund, if any, provided with respect to such Securities and shall also state that no Event
of Default with respect to Securities of such series has occurred and is continuing. All
Securities so delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled by the Trustee and no Securities shall be
authenticated in lieu thereof.
If the sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) with respect to any series of
Securities made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments with respect
to Securities of such series made in cash shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company
shall so request), unless otherwise provided by
the terms of such series of Securities, that cash shall be applied by the Trustee on the
sinking fund Redemption Date with respect to Securities of such series next following the date of
such payment to the redemption of Securities of such series at the applicable sinking fund
Redemption Price with respect to Securities of such series, together with accrued interest, if any,
to the date fixed for redemption, with the effect provided in Section 11.06. The Trustee shall
select, in the manner provided in Section 11.03, for redemption on such sinking fund Redemption
Date a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to utilize that cash and shall
thereupon cause notice of redemption of the Securities of such series for the sinking fund to be
given in the manner provided in Section 11.04 (and with the effect provided in Section 11.06) for
the redemption of Securities in part at the option of the Company. Any sinking fund moneys not so
applied or allocated by the Trustee to the redemption of Securities of such series shall be added
to the next cash sinking fund payment with respect to Securities of such series received by the
Trustee and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 11.08. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to Securities of any series held by
the Trustee at the Maturity of Securities of such series, and not held for the payment or
redemption of particular Securities of such series, shall be applied by the Trustee, together with
other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the
principal of the Securities of such series at Maturity.
On or before each sinking fund Redemption Date provided with respect to Securities of any
series, the Company shall pay to the Trustee in cash a sum equal to all accrued interest, if any,
to the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on such sinking fund Redemption Date
pursuant to this Section 11.08.
Section 11.09 Rescission of Redemption. In the event that this Section 11.09 is
specified to be applicable to a series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01 and a Redemption
Rescission Event shall occur following any day on which
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a notice of redemption shall have been
given pursuant to Section 11.04 hereof but at or prior to the time and date fixed for redemption as
set forth in such notice of redemption, the Company may, at its sole option, at any time prior to
the earlier of (i) the close of business on that day which is two Trading Days following such
Redemption Rescission Event and (ii) the time and date fixed for redemption as set forth in such
notice, rescind the redemption to which such notice of redemption shall have related by making a
public announcement of such rescission (the date on which such public announcement shall have been
made being hereinafter referred to as the Rescission Date). The Company shall be deemed
to have made such announcement if it shall issue a release to the Dow Jones New Service, Reuters
Information Services or any successor news wire service. From and after the making of such
announcement, the Company shall have no obligation to redeem Securities called for redemption
pursuant to such notice of redemption or to pay the Redemption Price therefor and all rights of
Holders of Securities shall be restored as if such notice of redemption had not been given. As
promptly as practicable following the making of such announcement, the Company shall telephonically
notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such rescission. The Company shall give notice of any
such rescission by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed as promptly as practicable but in no
event later than the close of business on that day which is five Trading Days following the
Rescission Date to each Holder of Securities at the close of business on the Rescission Date, to
any other Person that was a Holder of Securities and that shall have surrendered Securities for
conversion following the giving of notice of the subsequently rescinded redemption and to the
Trustee and the Paying Agent. Each notice of rescission shall (w) state that the redemption
described in the notice of redemption has been rescinded, (x) state that any Converting Holder
shall be entitled to rescind the conversion of Securities surrendered for conversion following the
day on which notice of redemption was given but on or prior to the date of the mailing of the
Companys notice of rescission, (y) be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Company to be used
by any Converting Holder rescinding the conversion of Securities so surrendered for conversion (and
instructions for the completion and delivery of such form, including instructions with respect to
any payment that may be required to accompany such delivery) and (z) state that such form must be
properly completed and received by the Company no later than the close of business on a date that
shall be 15 Trading Days following the date of the mailing of such notice of rescission.
ARTICLE XII
Conversion
Section 12.01 Conversion Privilege. In the event that this Article XII is specified
to be applicable to a series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, the Holder of a Security of
such series shall have the right, at such Holders option, to convert, in accordance with the terms
of such series of Securities and this Article XII, all or any part (in a denomination of, unless
otherwise specified in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to
Securities of such series, $1,000 in principal amount or any integral multiple thereof) of such
Security into shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities specified in such Board
Resolution or any indenture supplement hereto at any time or, as to any Securities called for
redemption, at any time prior to the
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time and date fixed for such redemption (unless the Company
shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case such right shall not terminate
at such time and date).
Section 12.02 Conversion Procedure; Rescission of Conversion; Conversion Price; Fractional
Shares. (a) Each Security to which this Article is applicable shall be convertible at the
office of the Conversion Agent, and at such other place or places, if any, specified in a Board
Resolution with respect to the Securities of such series, into fully paid and nonassessable shares
(calculated to the nearest 1/100th of a share) of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. The
Securities will be converted into shares of Common Stock or such other Marketable Securities at the
Conversion Price therefor. No payment or adjustment shall be made in respect of dividends on the
Common Stock or such other Marketable Securities, or accrued interest on a converted Security
except as described in Section 12.09. The Company may, but shall not be required, in connection
with any conversion of Securities, to issue a fraction of a share of Common Stock or of such other
Marketable Security, and, if the Company shall determine not to issue any such fraction, the
Company shall, subject to Section 12.03(4), make a cash payment (calculated to the nearest cent)
equal to such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock or such other Marketable
Security on the last Trading Day prior to the date of conversion.
(b) Before any Holder of a Security shall be entitled to convert the same into Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities, such Holder shall surrender such Security duly endorsed to the Company
or in blank, at the office of the Conversion Agent or at such other place or places, if any,
specified in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the Securities of
such series, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office or place that he elects to
convert the same and shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Securities to be
converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which he wishes the certificate or certificates
for Common Stock or for such other Marketable Securities to be issued; provided, however, that no
Security or portion thereof shall be accepted for conversion unless the principal amount of such
Security or such portion, when added to the principal amount of all other Securities or portions
thereof then being surrendered by the Holder thereof for conversion, exceeds the then effective
Conversion Price with respect thereto. If more than one Security shall be surrendered for
conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock or such other
Marketable Securities which shall be deliverable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent
permitted thereby) so surrendered. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, the Company will, as
soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at said office or place to such Holder of a
Security, or to his nominee or nominees, certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock
or other Marketable Security to which he shall be entitled as aforesaid, together, subject to the
last sentence of paragraph (a) above, with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share to which he
would otherwise be entitled. The Company shall not be required to deliver certificates for shares
of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities while the stock transfer books for such stock or the
transfer books for such Marketable Securities, as the case may be, or the Security Register are
duly closed for
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any purpose, but certificates for shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities shall be issued and delivered as soon as practicable after the opening of such books or
Security Register. A Security shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business
on the date of the surrender of such Security for conversion as provided above, and the person or
persons entitled to receive the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities issuable upon such
conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record Holder or Holders of such Common Stock
or other Marketable Securities as of the close of business on such date. In case any Security
shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Securities so
surrendered, without charge to such Holder (subject to the provisions of Section 12.08), a new
Security or Securities in
authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of
the surrendered Security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event the Company shall
have rescinded a redemption of Securities pursuant to Section 11.09 hereof, any Holder of
Securities that shall have surrendered Securities for conversion following the day on which notice
of the subsequently rescinded redemption shall have been given but prior to the later of (a) the
close of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date on which public announcement of the
rescission of such redemption shall have been made and (b) the date of the mailing of the notice of
rescission required by Section 11.09 hereof (a Converting Holder) may rescind the
conversion of such Securities surrendered for conversion by (i) properly completing a form
prescribed by the Company and mailed to Holders of Securities (including Converting Holders) with
the Companys notice of rescission, which form shall provide for the certification by any
Converting Holder rescinding a conversion on behalf of any beneficial owner (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of Securities that the beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of such Rule) of such Securities shall not have changed from the date on which
such Securities were surrendered for conversion to the date of such certification and
(ii) delivering such form to the Company no later than the close of business on that date which is
fifteen Trading Days following the date of the mailing of the Companys notice of rescission. The
delivery of such form by a Converting Holder shall be accompanied by (x) any certificates
representing shares of Common Stock or other securities issued to such Converting Holder upon a
conversion of Securities that shall be rescinded by the proper delivery of such form (the
Surrendered Securities), (y) any securities, evidences of indebtedness or assets (other
than cash) distributed by the Company to such Converting Holder by reason of such Converting Holder
being a record holder of Surrendered Securities and (z) payment in New York Clearing House funds or
other funds acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the sum of (I) any cash such Converting
Holder may have received in lieu of the issuance of fractional Surrendered Securities and (II) any
cash paid or payable by the Company to such Converting Holder by reason of such Converting Holder
being a record holder of Surrendered Securities. Upon receipt by the Company of any such form
properly completed by a Converting Holder and any certificates, securities, evidences of
indebtedness, assets or cash payments required to be returned by such Converting Holder to the
Company as set forth above, the Company shall instruct the transfer agent or agents for shares of
Common Stock or other securities
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to cancel any certificates representing Surrendered Securities
(which Surrendered Securities shall be deposited in the treasury of the Company) and shall instruct
the Registrar to reissue certificates representing Securities to such Converting Holder (which
Securities shall be deemed to have been outstanding at all times during the period following their
surrender for conversion). The Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in no event more
than five Trading Days following the receipt of any such properly completed form and any such
certificates, securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets or cash payments required to be so
returned, pay to the Holder of Securities surrendered to the Company pursuant to a rescinded
conversion or as otherwise directed by such Holder any interest paid or other payment made to
Holders of Securities during the period from the time such Securities shall have been surrendered
for conversion to the rescission of such conversion. All questions as to the validity, form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any form submitted to the Company to
rescind the conversion of Securities, including questions as to the proper completion or execution
of any such form or any certification contained therein, shall be resolved by the Company, whose
determination shall be final and binding.
Section 12.03 Adjustment of Conversion Price for Common Stock or Marketable
Securities. The Conversion Price with respect to any Security which is convertible into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(1) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, (i) pay a dividend in shares of its Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities, (ii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities into a smaller number of shares or securities, (iii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or (iv) issue by
reclassification of its shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities any shares of
stock or other Marketable Securities of the Company, then the Conversion Price in effect
immediately before such action shall be adjusted so that the Holders of such Securities,
upon conversion thereof into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities immediately
following such event, shall be entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares of capital
stock of the Company or other Marketable Securities which they would have owned or been
entitled to receive upon or by reason of such event if such Securities had been converted
immediately before the record date (or, if no record date, the effective date) for such
event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12.03(1) shall become effective
retroactively immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution
and shall become effective retroactively immediately after the effective date in the case
of a subdivision, combination or reclassification. For the purposes of this
Section 12.03(1), each Holder of Securities shall be deemed to have failed to exercise any
right to elect the kind or amount of securities receivable upon the payment of any such
dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification (provided that if the kind or amount
of securities receivable upon
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such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification
is not the same for each nonelecting share, then the kind and amount of securities or other
property receivable upon such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification for
each nonelecting share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by
a plurality of the nonelecting shares).
(2) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, issue rights or warrants to all holders of shares of its Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities entitling them (for a period expiring within 45 days
after the record date for such issuance) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities
(or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities)
at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities at such record date (treating the price per share of the securities
convertible into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities as equal to (x) the sum of
(i) the price for a unit of the security convertible into Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities plus (ii) any additional consideration initially payable upon the conversion of
such security into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities divided by (y) the number of
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities initially underlying such convertible
security), the Conversion Price with respect to such Securities shall be adjusted so that
it shall equal the price determined by dividing the Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the date of issuance of such rights or warrants by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of
additional shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities offered for subscription
or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so offered are initially
convertible), and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants
plus the number of shares or securities which the aggregate offering price of the total
number of shares or securities so offered for subscription or purchase (or the aggregate
purchase price of the convertible securities so offered plus the aggregate amount of any
additional consideration initially payable upon conversion of such Securities into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities) would purchase at such Current Market Price of the
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. Such adjustment shall become effective
retroactively immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights or warrants.
(3) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, distribute to all holders of shares of its Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities (including any such distribution made in connection with a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and the Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of its
indebtedness, securities or assets (excluding (i) regular periodic cash dividends in
amounts, if any, determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, (ii) in dividends
payable in shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities for which adjustment is
made
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under Section 12.03(1) or (iii) rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
securities of the Company (excluding those referred to in Section 12.03(2)), then in each
such case the Conversion Price with respect to such Securities shall be adjusted so that it
shall equal the price determined by dividing the Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the date of such distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
Current Market Price of the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities on the record date
referred to below, and the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price of the
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities less the then fair market value (as determined
by
the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the
portion of the cash or assets or evidences of indebtedness or securities so distributed or
of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to one share of Common Stock or one
other Marketable Security (provided that such denominator shall never be less than 1.0);
provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made with respect to any distribution of
rights to purchase securities of the Company if a Holder of Securities would otherwise be
entitled to receive such rights upon conversion at any time of such Securities into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities unless such rights are subsequently redeemed by the
Company, in which case such redemption shall be treated for purposes of this Section as a
dividend on the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. Such adjustment shall become
effective retroactively immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders or holders of Marketable Securities entitled to receive such distribution; and
in the event that such distribution is not so made, the Conversion Price shall again be
adjusted to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not
been fixed.
(4) The Company shall be entitled to make such additional adjustments in the
Conversion Price, in addition to those required by subsections 12.03(1), 12.03(2) and
12.03(3), as shall be necessary in order that any dividend or distribution of Common Stock
or other Marketable Securities, any subdivision, reclassification or combination of shares
of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or any issuance of rights or warrants
referred to above shall not be taxable to the holders of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities for United States Federal income tax purposes.
(5) In any case in which this Section 12.03 shall require that any adjustment be made
effective as of or retroactively immediately following a record date, the Company may elect
to defer (but only for five Trading Days following the filing of the statement referred to
in Section 12.05) issuing to the Holder of any Securities converted after such record date
the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company or other Marketable
Securities issuable upon such conversion over and above the shares of Common Stock and
other capital stock of the Company or other Marketable Securities issuable upon such
conversion on the basis of the Conversion Price prior to adjustment; provided, however,
that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument
evidencing such Holders right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the
event requiring such adjustment.
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(6) All calculations under this Section 12.03 shall be made to the nearest cent or
one-hundredth of a share or security, with one-half cent and.005 of a share, respectively,
being rounded upward. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.03, the
Company shall not be required to make any adjustment of the Conversion Price unless such
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of such price. Any lesser
adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the
next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so
carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 1% in such price.
Any adjustments under this Section 12.03 shall be made successively whenever an event
requiring such an adjustment occurs.
(7) In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 12.03, the Holder of any Security thereafter surrendered for conversion shall
become entitled to receive any shares of stock of or other Marketable Securities of the
Company other than shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities into which the
Securities originally were convertible, the Conversion Price of such other shares or
Marketable Securities so receivable upon conversion of any such Security shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the provisions with respect to Common Stock and Marketable Securities
contained in subparagraphs (1) through (6) of this Section 12.03, and the provision of
Sections 12.01, 12.02 and 12.04 through 12.09 with respect to the Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities shall apply on like or similar terms to any such other shares or
Marketable Securities and the determination of the Board of Directors as to any such
adjustment shall be conclusive.
(8) No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section (i) if the effect thereof
would be to reduce the Conversion Price below the par value (if any) of the Common Stock or
other Marketable Security, if any, or (ii) subject to Section 12.03(5) hereof, with respect
to any Security that is converted prior to the time such adjustment otherwise would be
made.
Section 12.04 Consolidation or Merger of the Company. In case of either (a) any
consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, other than a merger or consolidation in
which the Company is the surviving or continuing corporation and which does not result in a
reclassification of, or change (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value
or from no par value to par value, as a result of a subdivision or combination) in, outstanding
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or (b) any sale or conveyance of all or
substantially all of the property and assets of the Company to another Person, then each Security
then Outstanding shall be convertible from and after such merger, consolidation, sale or conveyance
of property and assets into the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities and property
(including cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance by a holder of the
number of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities into which such Securities would
have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, subject to
adjustments which shall be as
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nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided
for in this Article XII (and assuming such holder of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities
failed to exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or
other property (including cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
(provided that, if the kind or amount of securities, cash or other property (including cash)
receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance is not the same for each nonelecting
share, then the kind and
amount of securities, cash or other property (including cash) receivable upon such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance for each nonelecting share, shall be deemed to be the
kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the nonelecting shares or securities)).
The Company shall not enter into any of the transactions referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the
preceding sentence unless effective provision shall be made so as to give effect to the provisions
set forth in this Section 12.04. The provisions of this Section 12.04 shall apply similarly to
successive consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances.
Section 12.05 Notice of Adjustment. Whenever an adjustment in the Conversion Price
with respect to a series of Securities is required:
(1) the Company shall forthwith place on file with the Trustee and any Conversion
Agent for such Securities a certificate of the Treasurer of the Company, stating the
adjusted Conversion Price determined as provided herein and setting forth in reasonable
detail such facts as shall be necessary to show the reason for and the manner of computing
such adjustment, such certificate to be conclusive evidence that the adjustment is correct;
and
(2) a notice stating that the Conversion Price has been adjusted and setting forth the
adjusted Conversion Price shall forthwith be mailed, first class postage prepaid, by the
Company to the Holders of record of such Outstanding Securities.
Section 12.06 Notice in Certain Events. In case:
(1) of a consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which
approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or conveyance to
another person or entity or group of persons or entities acting in concert as a
partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of all or substantially all of the
property and assets of the Company; or
(2) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company; or
(3) of any action triggering an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this
Article XII;
then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Agent for the
applicable Securities, and shall cause to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of
record of applicable Securities, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the applicable
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date
hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the
purpose of any distribution or grant of rights or warrants triggering an adjustment to
the Conversion Price pursuant to this Article XII, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as
of which the holders of record of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities entitled to such
distribution, rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which any
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up
triggering an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Article XII is expected to become
effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of
the proceedings described in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this Section.
Section 12.07 Company to Reserve Stock or other Marketable Securities; Registration;
Listing. (a) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive
rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities,
for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Securities, such number of its duly authorized
shares of Common Stock or number or principal amount of other Marketable Securities as shall from
time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all applicable outstanding Securities into
such Common Stock or other Marketable Securities at any time (assuming that, at the time of the
computation of such number of shares or securities, all such Securities would be held by a single
Holder); provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall preclude the Company from
satisfying its obligations in respect of the conversion of the Securities by delivery of purchased
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities which are held in the treasury of the
Company. The Company shall from time to time, in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the authorized amount of the Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities to be increased if the aggregate of the authorized amount of
the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities remaining unissued and the issued shares of such
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities in its treasury (other than any such shares reserved
for issuance in any other connection) shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of all
Securities.
(b) If any shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities which would be issuable upon
conversion of Securities hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental
authority before such shares or securities may be issued upon such conversion, the Company will in
good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to cause such shares or securities to be duly
registered or approved, as the case may be. The Company will endeavor to list the shares of Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities required to be delivered upon conversion of the Securities
prior to such delivery upon the principal national securities exchange upon which the outstanding
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities is listed at the time of such delivery.
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Section 12.08 Taxes on Conversion. The Company shall pay any and all documentary,
stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities on conversion of Securities pursuant hereto.
The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in respect of
any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities or the portion, if any, of the Securities which are not so converted in a name other
than that in which the Securities so converted were registered, and no such issue or delivery shall
be made unless and until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Company the amount of
such tax or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
Section 12.09 Conversion After Record Date. If any Securities are surrendered for
conversion subsequent to the record date preceding an Interest Payment Date but on or prior to such
Interest Payment Date (except Securities called for redemption on a Redemption Date between such
record date and Interest Payment Date), the Holder of such Securities at the close of business on
such record date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such securities on such
Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion thereof. Securities surrendered for
conversion during the period from the close of business on any record date next preceding any
Interest Payment Date to the opening of business on such Interest Payment Date shall (except in the
case of Securities which have been called for redemption on a Redemption Date within such period)
be accompanied by payment in New York Clearing House funds or other funds acceptable to the Company
of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date on the Securities being
surrendered for conversion. Except as provided in this Section 12.09, no adjustments in respect of
payments of interest on Securities surrendered for conversion or any dividends or distributions or
interest on the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities issued upon conversion shall be made
upon the conversion of any Securities.
Section 12.10 Corporate Action Regarding Par Value of Common Stock. Before taking any
action which would cause an adjustment reducing the applicable Conversion Price below the then par
value (if any) of the shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities deliverable upon
conversion of the Securities, the Company will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion
of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities at such adjusted Conversion
Price.
Section 12.11 Company Determination Final. Any determination that the Company or the
Board of Directors must make pursuant to this Article is conclusive.
Section 12.12 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee has no duty to determine when an
adjustment under this Article should be made, how it should be made or what it should be. The
Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon
conversion of Securities. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the Companys failure to comply
with this Article. Each Conversion
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Agent other than the Company shall have the same protection
under this Section as the Trustee.
ARTICLE XIII
Guarantees
Section 13.01 Guarantees. (a) Any series of Securities may be guaranteed by one or
more of the Subsidiaries of the Company or other Persons. The terms and the form of any such
Guarantee will be established in the manner contemplated by Section 3.01 for the particular series
of Securities. Each Guarantor, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, will fully,
irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, to each Holder of Securities (including each Holder of
Securities issued under the Indenture after the date of this Indenture) and to the Trustee and its
successors and assigns (i) the full and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, and all
other monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including obligations to the
Trustee) and the Securities and (ii) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace
periods of all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities.
(b) Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be
unconditional irrespective of the absence or existence of any action to enforce the same, the
recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other Guarantor (except to the extent such
judgment is paid) or any waiver or amendment of the provisions of this Indenture or the Securities
to the extent that any such action or any similar action would otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (except that each such waiver or amendment shall be
effective in accordance with its terms).
(c) Each of the Guarantors further agrees that each Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of
payment, performance and compliance and not merely of collection.
(d) Each of the Guarantors further agrees to waive presentment to, demand of payment from and
protest to the Company or any other Person, and also waives diligence, notice of acceptance of its
Guarantee, presentment, demand for payment, notice of protest for nonpayment, the filing of claims
with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company or any other Person and any right
to require a proceeding first against the Company or any other Person. The obligations of the
Guarantors shall not be affected by any failure or policy on the part of the Trustee to exercise
any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Securities of any series.
(e) The obligation of each Guarantor to make any payment hereunder may be satisfied by causing
the Company or any other Person to make such payment. If any Holder of any Security or the Trustee
is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or any Guarantor, or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to any of the Company or any
Guarantor, any amount paid by
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any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee of such
Guarantor, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(f) Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder of Securities in enforcing any of
their respective rights under its Guarantees.
(g) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
aggregate amount of each of the Guarantees shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be
guaranteed by the relevant Guarantor without rendering the relevant Guarantee under this Indenture
voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 4.2
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of , ___
Providing for Issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities in Series
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application |
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Section 1.01 Definitions |
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Section 1.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 1.04 Acts of Securityholders |
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Section 1.05 Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company |
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Section 1.06 Notices to Securityholders; Waiver |
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Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns |
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Section 1.10 Separability Clause |
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Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 1.12 Governing Law |
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Section 1.13 Counterparts |
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Section 1.14 Judgment Currency |
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ARTICLE II Security Forms |
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Section 2.01 Forms Generally |
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Section 2.02 Forms of Securities |
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Section 2.03 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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Section 2.04 Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security |
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ARTICLE III The Securities |
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Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in
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Section 3.02 Denominations |
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Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating |
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Section 3.04 Temporary Securities |
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Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 3.09 Cancellation |
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Section 3.10 Computation of Interest |
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Section 3.11 Delayed Issuance of Securities |
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ARTICLE IV Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance |
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Section 4.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 4.02 Application of Trust Money |
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Section 4.03 Defeasance Upon Deposit of Funds or Government Obligations |
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Section 4.04 Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE V Remedies |
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Section 5.01 Events of Default |
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Section 5.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 5.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 5.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 5.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 5.06 Application of Money Collected |
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Section 5.07 Limitation on Suits |
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Section 5.08 Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest |
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Section 5.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 5.12 Control by Securityholders |
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Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE VI The Trustee |
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Section 6.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 6.02 Notice of Defaults |
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Section 6.03 Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 6.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 6.05 May Hold Securities |
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Section 6.06 Money Held in Trust |
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Section 6.07 Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 6.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
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Section 6.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal |
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Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
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Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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ARTICLE VII Securityholders Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company |
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Section 7.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders |
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Section 7.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Securityholders |
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Section 7.03 Reports by Trustee |
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Section 7.04 Reports by Company |
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ARTICLE VIII Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer |
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Section 8.01 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms |
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Section 8.02 Successor Person Substituted |
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ARTICLE IX Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.03 Subordination Unimpaired |
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Section 9.04 Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.05 Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.06 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 9.07 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE X Covenants |
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Section 10.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 10.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 10.03 Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 10.04 Statement as to Compliance |
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Section 10.05 Legal Existence |
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Section 10.06 Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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ARTICLE XI Redemption of Securities |
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Section 11.01 Applicability of Article |
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Section 11.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 11.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 11.04 Notice of Redemption |
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Section 11.05 Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 11.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 11.07 Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 11.08 Provisions with Respect to Any Sinking Funds |
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Section 11.09 Rescission of Redemption |
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ARTICLE XII Subordination of Securities |
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Section 12.01 Agreement of Subordination |
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Section 12.02 Payments to Securityholders |
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Section 12.03 Subrogation of Securities |
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Section 12.04 Authorization by Securityholders |
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Section 12.05 Notice to Trustee |
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Section 12.06 Trustees Relation to Senior Indebtedness |
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Section 12.07 No Impairment of Subordination |
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Section 12.08 Rights of Trustee |
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Section 12.09 Article XII Applicable to Paying Agents |
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ARTICLE XIII Conversion |
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Section 13.01 Conversion Privilege |
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Section 13.02 Conversion Procedure; Rescission of Conversion; Conversion Price;
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Section 13.03 Adjustment of Conversion Price for Common Stock or Marketable Securities
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Section 13.04 Consolidation or Merger of the Company |
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Section 13.05 Notice of Adjustment |
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Section 13.06 Notice in Certain Events |
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Section 13.07 Company to Reserve Stock or other Marketable Securities; Registration;
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Section 13.08 Taxes on Conversion |
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Section 13.09 Conversion After Record Date |
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Section 13.10 Corporate Action Regarding Par Value of Common Stock |
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Section 13.11 Company Determination Final |
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Section 13.12 Trustees Disclaimer |
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ARTICLE XIV Guarantees |
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Table Showing Reflection in Indenture of Certain Provisions
of Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990
Reflected in Indenture
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Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act provides that the provisions of Sections 310 to and
including 317 of the Trust Indenture Act are a part of and govern every qualified indenture,
whether or not physically contained therein.
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THIS INDENTURE between DANA HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter
called the Company) having its principal office at 3939 Technology Drive, Maumee, Ohio
43697, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (hereinafter called the Trustee),
is made and entered into as of , ___.
Recitals of the Company
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for
the issuance of its debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, in an unlimited
aggregate principal amount, to be issued in one or more fully registered series.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be
incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company in accordance
with its terms have been done.
Agreements of the Parties
To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the
Securities are and are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows,
for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of a series thereof, as
the case may be:
ARTICLE I
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture
supplemental hereto, 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 or by
Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein,
have the meanings assigned to them herein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in accordance with GAAP 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 and any accounting rules or
interpretations promulgated by the Commission as are generally accepted in the United
States of America at the date of this Indenture; and
(4) all references in this instrument to designated Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this
instrument as originally executed. The words herein, hereof and hereunder and other
words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
Certain terms, used principally in Article VI, are defined in that Article.
Act when used with respect to any Securityholder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.04.
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.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to authenticate
Securities under Section 6.14.
Board of Directors means (i) the board of directors of the Company, (ii) any duly
authorized committee of such board, (iii) any committee of officers of the Company or (iv) any
officer of the Company acting, in the case of clauses (iii) or (iv), pursuant to authority granted
by the board of directors of the Company or any committee of such board.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or any
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, with respect to any series of Securities, unless otherwise
specified in a Board Resolution, in an indenture supplemental hereto or an Officers Certificate
with respect to a particular series of Securities, each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which banking institutions in the pertinent Place or Places of Payment or the city in
which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or required by law or executive order to
be closed.
Closing Price of the Common Stock or other Marketable Security, as the case may be,
shall mean the last reported sale price of such stock or other Marketable Security (regular way) as
shown on the Composite Tape of the NYSE (or, if such stock or
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other Marketable Security is not
listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, on the principal national securities exchange on which
such stock or other Marketable Security is listed or admitted to trading, including the NASDAQ),
or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on the NYSE (or, if such stock or other Marketable Security is not listed or admitted to trading on
the NYSE, on the principal national securities exchange on which such stock or other Marketable
Security is listed or admitted to trading, including the NASDAQ), or if such stock or other
Marketable Security is not so reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as
furnished by any member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, selected from time to time
by the Company for that purpose.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time
constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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.
Common Stock shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
authorized at the date of this Indenture as originally signed, or any other class of stock
resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock, and in any such case
including any shares thereof authorized after the date of this Indenture.
Company means the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor.
Company Request, Company Order and Company Consent mean a
written request, order or consent, respectively, signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, Controller, any Assistant Controller, General Counsel,
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President, and delivered to the Trustee.
Conversion Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to receive Securities to
be converted into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities on behalf of the Company. The
Company initially authorizes the Trustee to act as Conversion Agent for the Securities on its
behalf. The Company may at any time and from time to time authorize one or more Persons to act as
Conversion Agent in addition to or in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities
issued under this Indenture.
Conversion Price means, with respect to any series of Securities which are
convertible into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities, the price per share of Common Stock
or the price per designated unit of other Marketable Security at which the Securities of such
series are so convertible as set forth in the Board Resolution or
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indenture supplemental hereto
with respect to such series (or in any indenture supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to
Section 9.01(9) with respect to such series), as the same may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with Section 13.03 (or such indenture supplemental hereto).
Converting Holder shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.02(c) of this
Indenture.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular
time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date
hereof is located at 60 Livingston Avenue EP-MN-WS3C, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107, Attn: Dana Holding
Corporation Administrator.
Current Market Price on any date shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices
per share of Common Stock or of such other Marketable Securities for any 30 consecutive Trading
Days selected by the Company prior to the day in question, which 30 consecutive Trading Day period
shall not commence more than 45 Trading Days prior to the day in question; provided that with
respect to Section 13.03(3), the Current Market Price of the Common Stock or of such other
Marketable Securities shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices per share of Common Stock
or of such other Marketable Securities for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date of
the distribution referred to in Section 13.03(3) (or if such date shall not be a Trading Day, on
the Trading Day immediately preceding such date).
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
Depository means, unless otherwise specified by the Company pursuant to either
Section 2.04 or 3.01, with respect to Securities 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.
Discharged has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Article V.
Federal Bankruptcy Act has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(5).
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as such principles are in effect
in the United States as of the date of this Indenture.
Global Security, when used with respect to any series of Securities issued
hereunder, means a Security which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee to the Depository or pursuant to the Depositorys instruction, all in accordance with this
Indenture and an indenture supplemental hereto, if any, or Board Resolution and pursuant to a
Company Request, which shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and which
shall represent, and shall be
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denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of,
all of the Outstanding Securities of such series or any portion thereof, in either case having the
same terms, including, without limitation, the same original issue date, date or dates on which
principal is due, and interest rate or method of determining interest.
Guarantee means the guarantees specified in Section 14.01(a).
Guarantor means any Person who guarantees any series of Securities issued hereunder
as specified in Section 14.01(a).
Holder, when used with respect to any Security, means a Securityholder, which means
a Person in whose name a security is registered in the Security Register.
Indenture or this 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
particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01.
Interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its
terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any series of Securities, means the
Stated Maturity of any installment of interest on those Securities.
Marketable Security means any common stock, debt security or other security of a
Person which is (or will, upon distribution thereof, be) listed on the NYSE, the American Stock
Exchange, NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or approved for quotation in any system of automated
dissemination of quotations of securities prices in the United States or for which there is a
recognized market maker or trading market.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Securities, means the date on which the
principal of any such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether on a
Repayment Date, at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or
otherwise.
NASDAQ shall mean the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the
NASDAQ Capital Market.
NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or
any Vice President of the Company, and by the Treasurer, any
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Assistant Treasurer, the Controller,
any Assistant Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the
Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Wherever this Indenture requires that an Officers
Certificate be signed also by a financial expert or an accountant or other expert, such financial
expert, accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) may
be in the employ of the Company, and shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of or of counsel to the Company, which is
delivered to the Trustee.
Original Issue Discount Security means (i) any Security which provides for an amount
less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof, and (ii) any other security which is issued with original issue discount
within the meaning of Section 1273(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder.
Outstanding, when used with respect to the Securities or Securities of any series,
means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(i) such Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation;
(ii) such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of
such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and
(iii) such Securities in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, or which shall have been paid
pursuant to the terms of Section 3.06 (except with respect to any such Security as to which
proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that such Security is held by a Person in
whose hands such Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company).
In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Securities Outstanding
have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i)
the principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding
shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of the
taking of such action upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, and (ii)
Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization,
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direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer
assigned to the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee knows to be owned by the Company or any
other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be so
disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right to
act as owner with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Company initially
authorizes the Trustee to act as Paying Agent for the Securities on its behalf. The Company may at
any time and from time to time authorize one or more Persons to act as Paying Agent in addition to
or in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities issued under this Indenture.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment means with respect to any series of Securities issued hereunder the
city or political subdivision so designated with respect to the series of Securities in question in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01.
Predecessor Securities of any particular Security means every previous Security
evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and,
for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in
lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost,
destroyed or stolen Security.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the
date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the
price specified in the Security at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Rescission Event shall mean the occurrence of (a) any general suspension
of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on the principal national securities
exchange on which shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities are registered and listed for
trading (or, if shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities are not registered and listed for
trading on any such exchange, in the over-the-counter market) for more than six-and-one-half
(6-1/2) consecutive trading hours, (b) any decline in either the Dow Jones Industrial Average or
the S&P 500 Index (or any successor index published by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. or S&P) by either
(i) an amount in excess of 10%, measured from the close of business on any Trading Day to the close
of business on the next succeeding Trading Day during the period commencing on
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the Trading Day
preceding the day notice of any redemption of Securities is given (or, if such notice is given
after the close of business on a Trading Day, commencing on such Trading Day) and ending at the
time and date fixed for redemption in such notice or (ii) an amount in excess of 15% (or if the
time and date fixed for redemption is more than 15 days following the date on which such notice of
redemption is given, 20%), measured from the close of business on the Trading Day preceding the day
notice of such redemption is given (or, if such notice is given after the close of business on a
Trading Day, from such Trading Day) to the close of business on any Trading Day at or prior to the
time and date fixed for redemption, (c) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of
payments in respect of banks by Federal or state authorities in the United States or (d) the
occurrence of an act of terrorism or commencement of a war or armed hostilities or other national
or international calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States which in the
reasonable judgment of the Company could have a material adverse effect on the market for the
Common Stock or Marketable Securities.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment
Date means the date specified in such Security as the Regular Record Date.
Repayment Date, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the date
fixed for such repayment pursuant to such Security.
Repayment Price, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the
price at which it is to be repaid pursuant to such Security.
Required Currency, when used with respect to any Security, has the meaning set forth
in Section 1.14.
Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the
Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture 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. Responsible Officer,
when used with respect to the Company, means any of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, Controller, General Counsel, Secretary or any Vice President of the Company (or any
equivalent of the foregoing officers).
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Service or any successor to the rating agency
business thereto.
Security or Securities means any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture
or debentures, or any other evidences of indebtedness, as the case may be, of any series
authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture.
Security Register shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
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Security Registrar means the Person who keeps the Security Register specified in
Section 3.05. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Security Registrar for the
Securities on its behalf. The Company may at any time and from time to time authorize any Person
to act as Security Registrar in place of the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities
issued under this Indenture.
Securityholder means a Person in whose name a security is registered in the Security
Register.
Senior Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, means the
principal of, premium, if any, interest on, and any other payment due pursuant to any of the
following, whether outstanding at the date hereof or hereafter incurred or created:
(i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including any indebtedness
secured by a mortgage, conditional sales contract or other lien which is (i) given to
secure all or part of the purchase price of property subject thereto, whether given to the
vendor of such property or to another or (ii) existing on property at the time of
acquisition thereof);
(ii) all indebtedness of such Person evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other
similar interests sold by such Person for money;
(iii) all lease obligations of such Person which are capitalized on the books of such
Person in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(iv) all indebtedness of others of the kinds described in either of the preceding
clauses (i) or (ii) and all lease obligations of others of the kind described in the
preceding clause (iii) assumed by or guaranteed in any manner by such Person or in effect
guaranteed by such Person through an agreement to purchase, contingent or otherwise; and
(vi) all renewals, extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the kinds described in
any of the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) and all renewals or extensions of lease
obligations of the kinds described in either of the preceding clauses (iii) and (iv);
unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness, guarantee, lease, renewal, extension or
refunding, the instrument or lease creating or evidencing the same or the assumption or guarantee
of the same expressly provides that such indebtedness, lease, renewal, extension or refunding is
not superior in right of payment to the Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary which would be a significant
subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
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Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by
the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07.
Stated Maturity when used with respect to any Security or any installment of
principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date
on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and
payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation more than 50% of the
voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by such Person, and any partnership,
association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person owns more than 50% of the equity
interests or has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.
Trading Day shall mean, with respect to the Common Stock or a Marketable Security,
so long as the common stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is listed or admitted
to trading on the NYSE, a day on which the NYSE is open for the transaction of business, or, if the
Common Stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is not listed or admitted to trading
on the NYSE, a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock or
such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is listed is open for the transaction of business,
or, if the Common Stock or such Marketable Security, as the case may be, is not so listed or
admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, a day on which the member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority selected by the Company to provide pricing information for
the Common Stock or such Marketable Security is open for the transaction of business.
Trust Indenture Act or TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that, in the event
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, Trust Indenture Act or TIA means,
to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean and include each Person who is then a
Trustee hereunder. If at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that
series.
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, including without limitation, an assistant vice president.
Voting Stock, as applied to the stock of any corporation, means stock of any class
or classes (however designated) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting
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power to elect a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or other governing body) of such corporation
other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
Yield to Maturity means the yield to maturity on a series of Securities, calculated
by the Company at the time of issuance of such series of Securities, or, if applicable, at the most
recent redetermination of interest on such series, in accordance with accepted financial practice.
Section 1.02 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 Officers Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any
(including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), 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 (including any
covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), 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 (other than annual statements of compliance provided pursuant to Section
10.04) shall include:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion
as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several
matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is
not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may
certify or give an opinion with respect to some
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matters and one or more other such Persons may
certify or give an opinion as to the other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an
opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to
legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such
officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion
or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of
the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession
of the Company, unless such Counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that
the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may,
but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 1.04 Acts of Securityholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken
by Securityholders or Securityholders of any series may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Securityholders in person or by an agent
duly appointed in writing or may be embodied in or evidenced by an electronic transmission which
identifies the documents containing the proposal on which such consent is requested and certifies
such Securityholders consent thereto and agreement to be bound thereby; and, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or
instruments are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company. If any Securities are denominated in coin or currency other than that of the United
States, then for the purposes of determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount
of Securities have taken any action as herein described, the principal amount of such Securities
shall be deemed to be that amount of United States dollars that could be obtained for such
principal amount on the basis of the spot rate of exchange into United States dollars for the
currency in which such Securities are denominated (as evidenced to the Trustee by an Officers
Certificate) as of the date the taking of such action by the Holders of such requisite principal
amount is evidenced to the Trustee as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. If any
Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, then for the purposes of determining whether the
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have taken any action as herein described,
the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed to be the amount of
the principal thereof that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the
Maturity thereof as of the date the taking of such action by the Holders of such requisite
principal amount is evidenced to the Trustee as provided in the first sentence of this Section
1.04(a). Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby)
are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Securityholders signing such instrument or
instruments. Proof of execution of any
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such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) 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 to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public
or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution
is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or
partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.
The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the
person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
(d) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option, fix in advance
a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no
obligation to do so. Such record date shall be the later of 10 days prior to the first
solicitation of such action or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.01. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after the record date,
but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be
Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Securities
outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Securities outstanding
shall be computed as of the record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent
by the Holders on the record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date, and
that no such authorization, agreement or consent may be amended, withdrawn or revoked once given by
a Holder, unless the Company shall provide for such amendment, withdrawal or revocation in
conjunction with such solicitation of authorizations, agreements or consents or unless and to the
extent required by applicable law.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by
the Holder of any Security shall bind the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done or
suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon whether or not notation of
such action is made upon such Security.
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Section 1.05 Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company. Any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Securityholders 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 Securityholder 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 Trust Administration; or
(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Securityholder shall be sufficient for every
purpose hereunder (except as provided in Section 5.01(4) or, in the case of a request for
repayment, as specified in the Security carrying the right to repayment) if in writing and
mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its
principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, Attention: Office of
the General Counsel, or at the address last furnished in writing to the Trustee by the
Company.
Section 1.06 Notices to Securityholders; Waiver. Where this Indenture or any Security
provides for notice to Securityholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given
(unless otherwise herein or in such Security expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder 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 any case where notice to Securityholders is
given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to
any particular Securityholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Securityholders. Where this Indenture or any Security 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
Securityholders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent
to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work
stoppage or otherwise, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Securityholder
when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any
method of notification as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company shall be deemed to
be a sufficient giving of such notice.
Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If and to the extent that any
provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another
provision (an incorporated provision) included in this Indenture by operation of, any of
Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties or incorporated
provision shall control.
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Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section
headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture
by the Company and the Guarantors, if any, shall bind their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.10 Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the
Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in any Securities,
express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent, the Security Registrar and the Holders of
Securities (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 1.12 Governing Law. This Indenture shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.13 Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 1.14 Judgment Currency. The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any
court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of, or premium or
interest, if any, on the Securities of any series (the Required Currency) into a currency
in which a judgment will be rendered (the Judgment Currency), the rate of exchange used
shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase
in the City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking
Day preceding that on which a final unappealable judgment is given and (b) its obligations under
this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied
by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with
subsection (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such
tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the
Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as
an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency
the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the
Required Currency so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being
obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, New York
Banking Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a
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or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to close.
ARTICLE II
Security Forms
Section 2.01 Forms Generally. The Securities shall have 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 Securities, as evidenced by
their execution of the Securities. Any portion of the text of any Security may be set forth on the
reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Security.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any
combination of these methods on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities, subject, with respect to the Securities of any series, to the rules of any securities
exchange on which such Securities are listed.
Section 2.02 Forms of Securities. Each Security shall be in one of the forms approved
from time to time by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto. Prior to the delivery of a Security to the Trustee for authentication in any
form approved by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the
Board Resolution by or pursuant to which such form of Security has been approved, which Board
Resolution shall have attached thereto a true and correct copy of the form of Security which has
been approved thereby or, if a Board Resolution authorizes a specific officer or officers to
approve a form of Security, a certificate of such officer or officers approving the form of
Security attached thereto. Any form of Security approved by or pursuant to a Board Resolution must
be acceptable as to form to the Trustee, such acceptance to be evidenced by the Trustees
authentication of Securities in that form or a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee and delivered to the Company.
Section 2.03 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication. The form of Trustees
Certificate of Authentication for any Security issued pursuant to this Indenture shall be
substantially as follows:
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
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Section 2.04 Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security. (a) If the Company
shall establish pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 that the Securities 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 or its agent shall, in accordance with Section 3.03 and the Company
Order delivered to the Trustee or its agent 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 Securities of such series to be represented by
such Global Security or Securities, or such portion thereof as the Company shall specify in a
Company Order, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Security or
Securities or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee or its agent to the Depository
or pursuant to the Depositorys instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the
following effect: Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the
Depository to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of the nominee of the Depository or in such other name
as is requested by an authorized representative of the Depository (and any payment is made to the
nominee of the Depository or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative
of the Depository), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, the nominee of the Depository, has an
interest herein.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.04 or of Section 3.05, and 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 Securities, a Global
Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 3.05,
only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Security, or to the Depository, or a successor
Depository for such Global Security selected or approved by the Company, or to a nominee of such
successor Depository.
(c) (i) If at any time the Depository for a Global Security notifies the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Security or if at any time the
Depository for the Securities 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 Depository with respect to such Global Security. If a successor
Depository 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,
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the Trustee or its agent, upon receipt of a Company Request for the authentication and delivery of
individual Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and
deliver, individual Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security.
(ii) The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of
any series or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global 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 Securities of such series in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will
authenticate and deliver individual Securities 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 or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Security or
Securities.
(iii) If specified by the Company pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.02 with respect to Securities
issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depository for such Global Security may
surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities of such
series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company
and such Depository. Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or its agent shall
authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (1) to each Person specified by such Depository a
new Security or Securities 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 Persons beneficial interest as specified by such Depository in the Global Security; and (2)
to such Depository 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 Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
(iv) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will
execute and the Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Securities in
definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire principal
amount of a Global Security for individual Securities, such Global Security shall be canceled by
the Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Securities issued in
exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in
such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions
from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee or the Security
Registrar. The Trustee or the Security Registrar shall deliver at its Corporate Trust Office such
Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
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ARTICLE III
The Securities
Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of Particular
Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered
and Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series as from time to time may be authorized by
the Board of Directors. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in an
indenture supplemental hereto, subject to Section 3.11, prior to the issuance of Securities of any
such series:
(1) the title of the Securities of such series (which shall distinguish the Securities
of such series from Securities of any other series);
(2) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of such series shall be payable, if
other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities)
is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of such series is
payable;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, if
any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on
which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any interest
payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(5) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on
Securities of such series shall be payable;
(6) the period or periods within which, the Redemption Price or Prices or the
Repayment Price or Prices, as the case may be, at which and the terms and conditions upon
which Securities of such series may be redeemed or repaid (including the applicability of
Section 11.09), as the case may be, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or
the Holder;
(7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to purchase Securities of such series
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof
and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and
conditions upon which Securities of such series shall be purchased, in whole or in part,
pursuant to such obligation;
(8) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of such series shall be issuable;
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(9) provisions, if any, with regard to the conversion or exchange of the Securities of
such series, at the option of the Holders thereof or the Company, as the case may be, for
or into new Securities of a different series, Common Stock or other securities;
(10) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies or units based on or
related to currencies in which the Securities of such series shall be denominated and in
which payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, such Securities shall or
may be payable;
(11) if the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities
of such series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a
coin or currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which the Securities
are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, such election may be made;
(12) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if
any, on the Securities of such series may be determined with reference to an index based on
a coin or currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which the Securities
are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(13) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series
which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in
lieu of, other Securities of such series pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.06, 11.07
and 13.02 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 3.03, are deemed never
to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(14) provisions, if any, with regard to the exchange of Securities of such series, at
the option of the Holders thereof, for other Securities of the same series of the same
aggregate principal amount or of a different authorized series or different authorized
denomination or denominations, or both;
(15) provisions, if any, with regard to the appointment by the Company of an
Authenticating Agent in one or more places other than the location of the office of the
Trustee with power to act on behalf of the Trustee and subject to its direction in the
authentication and delivery of the Securities of any one or more series in connection with
such transactions as shall be specified in the provisions of this Indenture or in or
pursuant to such Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto;
(16) the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series, if other than
the principal amount thereof, which shall be payable upon
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declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02 or provable in
bankruptcy pursuant to Section 5.04;
(17) any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, if not set
forth herein, and any additions, deletions or other changes to the Events of Default set
forth herein that shall be applicable to the Securities of such series;
(18) any covenant solely for the benefit of the Securities of such series and any
additions, deletions or other changes to the provisions of Article VIII, Article X or
Section 1.01 or any definitions relating to such Article that would otherwise be applicable
to the Securities of such series;
(19) if Section 4.03 of this Indenture shall not be applicable to the Securities of
such series and if Section 4.03 shall be applicable to any covenant or Event of Default
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto as
described above that has not already been established herein;
(20) any amendments or modifications to the subordination provisions in Article XII;
(21) if the Securities of such 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 other individual
Securities; and the Depository for such Global Security or Securities;
(22) if the Securities of such series shall be guaranteed, the terms and conditions of
such Guarantees and provisions for the accession of the guarantors to certain obligations
hereunder; and
(23) any other terms of such series, including, without limitations, any restrictions
on transfer related thereto.
all upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to such Board Resolution or indenture
supplemental hereto with respect to such series.
The form of the Securities of each series shall be established pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or in the indenture supplemental hereto
creating such series. The Securities of each series shall be distinguished from the Securities of
each other series in such manner, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, as the Board of Directors
may determine.
Unless otherwise provided with respect to Securities of a particular series, the Securities of
any series may only be issuable in registered form, without coupons.
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Any terms or provisions in respect of the Securities of any series issued under this Indenture
may be determined pursuant to this Section by providing for the method by which such terms or
provisions shall be determined.
Section 3.02 Denominations. The Securities of each series shall be issuable in such denominations and currency as shall
be provided in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or the
indenture supplemental hereto creating such series. In the absence of any such provisions with
respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of that series shall be issuable only in
fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Operating Officer, its Chief Financial Officer,
its Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, its General Counsel, its Secretary or any
Vice President and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of
any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the
proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any
of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Company may deliver Securities executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication; and the
Trustee shall, upon Company Order, authenticate and deliver such Securities as in this Indenture
provided and not otherwise.
Prior to any such authentication and delivery, the Trustee shall be provided with the
Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required to be furnished to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 1.02, and the Board Resolution and any certificate relating to the issuance of the series
of Securities required to be furnished pursuant to Section 2.02, an Opinion of Counsel
substantially to the effect that:
(1) all instruments furnished to the Trustee conform to the requirements of the
Indenture and constitute sufficient authority hereunder for the Trustee to authenticate and
deliver such Securities;
(2) the form and terms of such Securities have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
(3) all laws and requirements with respect to the execution and delivery by the
Company of such Securities have been complied with, the
Company has the corporate power to issue such Securities and such Securities have been
duly authorized and delivered by the Company and, assuming due
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by the Trustee, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable
in accordance with their terms (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws and legal principles
affecting creditors rights generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable
principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity) and entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture, equally and ratably with all other Securities, if any, of such series
Outstanding;
(4) when applicable, the Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and
(5) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request;
and, if the authentication and delivery relates to a new series of Securities created by an
indenture supplemental hereto, also stating that all laws and requirements with respect to the form
and execution by the Company of the supplemental indenture with respect to that series of
Securities have been complied with, the Company has corporate power to execute and deliver any such
supplemental indenture and has taken all necessary corporate action for those purposes and any such
supplemental indenture has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other
laws and legal principles affecting creditors rights generally from time to time in effect and to
general equitable principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity).
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue thereof will
adversely affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this
Indenture.
Unless otherwise provided in the form of Security for any series, all Securities shall be
dated the date of their authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially
in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or facsimile signature, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in
Section 3.09, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture.
Section 3.04 Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute,
and, upon receipt of the
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documents required by Section 3.03, together with a Company Order, the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed,
typewritten or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of
the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may
determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities
of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Securities, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities
of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of
the Company in a Place of Payment, without charge to the Holder; and upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive
Securities of such series of authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms. Until so
exchanged the temporary Securities of such series shall in all respects be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange. The Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register or registers (herein sometimes
referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as
it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities, or of Securities of
a particular series, and of transfers of Securities or of Securities of such series. Any such
register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or
registers shall be available for inspection by the Trustee at the office or agency to be maintained
by the Company as provided in Section 10.02. There shall be only one Security Register per series
of Securities.
Subject to Section 2.04, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any
series at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in a Place of Payment,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of such series of any authorized
denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and
terms.
Subject to Section 2.04, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be
exchanged for other Securities of such series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate
principal amount and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and terms, upon surrender of the Securities
to be exchanged at such office or agency.
Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Securityholder making the exchange
is entitled to receive.
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All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or 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 Trustee duly executed, by the Holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Unless otherwise provided in the Security to be registered for transfer or exchanged, no
service charge shall be made on any Securityholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may (unless otherwise provided in such Security) require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with
any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to
Section 3.04, 9.06 or 11.07 not involving any transfer.
The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Security of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day
of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of such series selected for redemption under
Section 11.03 and ending at the close of business on the date of such mailing, or (ii) to register
the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part.
None of the Company, the Trustee, any agent of 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.
Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. If (i) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Company and the Trustee
receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and
(ii) there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or
the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall
execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor,
series, Stated Maturity and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay
such Security.
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Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected
therewith.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen
Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be
entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Securities.
Section 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Security pursuant to Section 3.01, interest
on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security which 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 registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his
having been such Holder; and, except as hereinafter provided, such Defaulted Interest may be paid
by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in
whose names any such Securities (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 Special Record Date).
The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each such Security 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 reasonably 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 (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 nor 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
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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 the Holder of each such
Security at his address 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 mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered 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 in any other lawful manner
not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice
given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2),
such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
If any installment of interest the Stated Maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption
Date for any Security called for redemption pursuant to Article XI is not paid or duly provided for
on or prior to the Redemption Date in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section,
such interest shall be payable as part of the Redemption Price of such Securities.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this
Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security
shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such
other Security.
Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of (and premium, if any), and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on, such
Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and
neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
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 in a Global Security or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership
interests.
Section 3.09 Cancellation. All Securities surrendered for payment, conversion, redemption, registration of transfer,
exchange or credit against a sinking fund shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by
it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated and
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delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever,
and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Security shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section,
except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of all canceled
Securities in accordance with its standard procedures and deliver a certificate of such disposition
to the Company upon its written request therefor.
Section 3.10 Computation of Interest. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated in Section 3.01, interest on the Securities shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 3.11 Delayed Issuance of Securities. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if all Securities of a series are not to be
originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary for the Company to deliver to the Trustee
an Officers Certificate, Board Resolution, indenture supplemental hereto, opinion of counsel or
Company Order otherwise required pursuant to Sections 1.02, 2.02, 3.01 and 3.03 at or prior to the
time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered to the
Trustee or its agent at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security
of such series to be issued; provided that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to
authenticate Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Company that as of the date of such request, the statements made in the Officers
Certificate or other certificates delivered pursuant to Sections 1.02 and 2.02 shall be true and
correct as if made on such date.
A Company Order, Officers Certificate or Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto
delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set forth in the preceding paragraph
may provide that Securities which are the subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee or its agent on original issue from time to time in the aggregate principal amount, if
any, established for such series pursuant to such procedures reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
as may be specified from time to time by Company Order upon the telephonic, electronic or written
order of Persons designated in such Company Order, Officers Certificate, indenture supplemental
hereto or Board Resolution (any such telephonic or electronic instructions to be promptly
confirmed in writing by such Persons) and that such Persons are authorized to determine,
consistent with such Company Order, Officers Certificate, indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution, such terms and conditions of said Securities as are specified in such Company Order,
Officers Certificate, indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution.
ARTICLE IV
Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance
Section 4.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. Unless pursuant to Section 3.01 provision is made that this Section shall not be applicable
to the Securities of any series, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to
any series of
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Securities (except as to any surviving rights of conversion or registration of
transfer or exchange of Securities of such series expressly provided for herein or in the form of
Security for such series), and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of
the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture as to such series, when:
(1) either
(A) all Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
(i) Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06, and (ii) Securities of such series for whose
payment money in the Required Currency has theretofore been deposited in trust or
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or
discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.03) have been delivered to the
Trustee canceled or for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
canceled or for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by
the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount in the Required
Currency sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such
Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee canceled or for cancellation, for principal
(and premium, if any) and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which
have become due and payable), or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Company with respect to the Securities of such series; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series
have been complied with.
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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any series of
Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee with respect to that series under
Section 6.07 shall survive and the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 3.05,
3.06, 4.02, 10.02 and 10.03 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 4.02 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, all money, property and
securities deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.03 shall be held in
trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the series of Securities in respect
of which it was deposited and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the
Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment
such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the
Company from time to time upon Company Request any money, property or securities deposited with and
held by it as provided in Section 4.03 and this Section 4.02 which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be
deposited to effect an equivalent satisfaction and discharge, Discharge (as defined below) or
covenant defeasance, provided that the Trustee shall not be required to liquidate any securities in
order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph.
Section 4.03 Defeasance Upon Deposit of Funds or Government Obligations. Unless pursuant to Section 3.01 provision is made that this Section shall not be applicable
to the Securities of any series, at the Companys
option, either (a) the Company and the Guarantors, if any, shall be deemed to have been
Discharged (as defined below) from its obligations with respect to any series of Securities after
the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied or (b) the Company shall cease to be
under any obligation to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 10.05 and
Article VIII (and any other Sections or covenants applicable to such Securities that are determined
pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject to this provision), the Guarantors, if any, shall be
released from the Guarantees and clause (4) of Section 5.01 of this Indenture (and any other Events
of Default applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject
to this provision) shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default with respect to any series of
Securities at any time after the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied:
(1) the Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the
Trustee as trust funds, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the
benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series, (i) money in an amount, or
(ii) the equivalent in securities of the government which issued the currency in which the
Securities are denominated or government agencies backed by the full faith and credit of
such government
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which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide freely available funds on or prior to the due date
of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii), sufficient, in
the opinion (with respect to (ii) and (iii)) of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee,
to pay and discharge each installment of principal (including mandatory sinking fund
payments) and any premium of, interest on and any repurchase or redemption obligations with
respect to the outstanding Securities of such series on the dates such installments of
interest or principal or repurchase or redemption obligations are due (before such a
deposit, if the Securities of such series are then redeemable or may be redeemed in the
future pursuant to the terms thereof, in either case at the option of the Company, the
Company may give to the Trustee, in accordance with Section 11.02, a notice of its election
to redeem all of the Securities of such series at a future date in accordance with
Article XI);
(2) no Event of Default or event (including such deposit) which with notice or lapse
of time would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than an Event of
Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that Holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or
loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Companys exercise of its option
under this Section 4.03 and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not
been exercised, and, in the case of Securities being Discharged, accompanied by a ruling to
that effect
from the Internal Revenue Service, unless, as set forth in such Opinion of Counsel,
there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law since the date of this
Indenture such that a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service is no longer required;
(4) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating
that the deposit referred to in paragraph (1) above was not made by the Company with the
intent of preferring the Holders over other creditors of the Company or with the intent of
defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and
(5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such
series have been complied with.
If the Company, at its option, with respect to a series of Securities, satisfies the
applicable conditions pursuant to either clause (a) or (b) of the first sentence
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of this Section,
then (x), in the event the Company satisfies the conditions to clause (a) and elects clause (a) to
be applicable, each of the Guarantors, if any, shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the
entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, its respective guarantee of the
Securities of such series and to have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating
to the Securities of such series and (y) in either case, each of the Guarantors, if any, shall
cease to be under any obligation to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any
covenants applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject
to this provision), and any Events of Default applicable to such series of Securities that are
determined pursuant to Section 3.01 to be subject to this provision shall be deemed not to be an
Event of Default with respect to such series of Securities at any time thereafter.
Discharged means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the
entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, the Securities of such series and to
have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating to the Securities of such series
(and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging the same), except (A) the rights of Holders of Securities to
receive, from the trust fund described in clause (1) above, payment of the principal and any
premium of and any interest on such Securities when such payments are due; (B) the Companys
obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.05, 3.06, 4.02, 6.07, 10.02 and 10.03;
(C) the Companys right of redemption, if any, with respect to any Securities of such series
pursuant to Article XI, in which case the Company may redeem the Securities of such series in
accordance with Article XI by complying with such Article and depositing with the Trustee, in
accordance with Section 11.05, an amount of money sufficient, together with all amounts held in
trust pursuant to Section 4.02 with respect to Securities of such series, to pay the Redemption
Price of all the Securities of such series to be redeemed; and (D) the rights, powers, trusts,
duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder. A Discharge shall mean the meeting by
the Company of the foregoing requirements.
Section 4.04 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money, property or securities in
accordance with Section 4.02 of this Indenture, by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Companys and, if applicable, the Guarantors obligations under
this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.03 of this Indenture, as the case may be, until such time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money, property or securities in accordance
with Section 4.02 of this Indenture; provided that, if the Company has made any payment of
principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment
from the money, property or securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE V
Remedies
Section 5.01 Events of Default. Event of Default, wherever used herein, means with respect to any series of
Securities any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and
whether it shall be occasioned by the provisions of Article XII or voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any
order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), unless such event is either
inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the
indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form
of Security for such series:
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it
becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security
of that series at its Maturity; or
(3) default in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligation
when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of such series; or
(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company
in this Indenture in respect of the Securities of such series (other than a covenant or
warranty in respect of the Securities of such series a default in the performance of which
or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), all of such
covenants and warranties in the
Indenture which are not expressly stated to be for the benefit of a particular series
of Securities being deemed in respect of the Securities of all series for this purpose, and
continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given,
by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the
Trustee by the Holders of at least
331/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring
it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
or
(5) the entry of an order for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof under Title 11, United States Code (the Federal Bankruptcy Act) by a
court having jurisdiction in the premises or a decree or order by a court having
jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof a
bankrupt or insolvent under any other applicable Federal or State law, or the entry of a
decree or order approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof
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under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or any other applicable Federal or State law, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof or of any substantial part
of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the
continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90
consecutive days; or
(6) the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a
petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy
Act or any other applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of any
such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary thereof in furtherance of any such action; or
(7) any other Event of Default provided in the indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of Security for
such series.
Section 5.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. If an Event of Default described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4) or (7) (if the Event of
Default under clause (4) or (7) is with respect to less than all series of Securities then
Outstanding) of Section 5.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to any series, then and in each
and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities of such series shall have already
become due and payable, either the Trustee or
the Holders of not less than 331/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such
series then Outstanding hereunder (each such series acting as a separate class), by notice in
writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the principal amount
(or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the
principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of such
series and all accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this
Indenture or in the Securities of such series contained to the contrary notwithstanding. If an
Event of Default described in clause (4) or (7) (if the Event of Default under clause (4) or (7) is
with respect to all series of Securities then Outstanding), of Section 5.01 occurs and is
continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities shall
have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 331/3% in
aggregate principal amount of all the Securities then Outstanding hereunder (treated as one class),
by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the
principal amount (or, if any Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the
principal amount as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all the Securities then Outstanding
and all accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
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declaration
the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in
the Securities contained to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default of the type set
forth in clause (5) or (6) of Section 5.01 occurs and is continuing, the principal of and any
interest on the Securities then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made with respect to the
Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, and before a judgment or decree for payment of
the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:
(A) all overdue installments of interest on the Securities of such series; and
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of such series which
have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at
the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series, to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful; and
(C) interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful; and
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel
and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to such series of Securities, other than the
nonpayment of the principal of the Securities of such series which have become due solely
by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section 5.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. The Company covenants that if:
(1) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on any Security of
any series when such interest becomes due and payable; or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any
Security at the Maturity thereof; or
(3) default is made in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous
obligation when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of any series;
and any such default continues for any period of grace provided with respect to the Securities of
such series, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holder
of any such Security (or the Holders of any such series in the case of clause (3) above), the whole
amount then due and payable on any such Security (or on the Securities of any such series in the
case of clause (3) above) for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, with interest, to the
extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon the overdue principal (and
premium, if any) and upon overdue installments of interest, at such rate or rates as may be
prescribed therefor by the terms of any such Security (or of Securities of any such series in the
case of clause (3) above); and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to
cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 6.07.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may
enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series and
collect the money adjudged or
decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any
other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the
Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein,
or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 5.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the
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Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other
obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities
shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective
of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue
principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or
otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or portion thereof determined
pursuant to Section 3.01(16) to be provable in bankruptcy) (and premium, if any) and interest owing
and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be
necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07) and of the Securityholders
allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same;
and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payment to the
Trustee and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts
due the Trustee under Section 6.07.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to
or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
Section 5.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities of any series may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of such
series or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any
recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel and any other amounts
due the Trustee under Section 6.07, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities of
the series in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 5.06 Application of Money Collected. Any money collected by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities pursuant to this
Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in
case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest,
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presentation of the Securities of such series and the notation thereon of the payment if only
partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07.
SECOND: Subject to Article XII, to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid
upon the Securities of that series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in
respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably,
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, respectively.
THIRD: To the Company.
Section 5.07 Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing
Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 331/3% in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance
with such request;
(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of such series shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Securities of such
series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Securities of such series.
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Section 5.08 Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall
have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security on the respective Stated
Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on the
Redemption Date or Repayment Date, as the case may be) and to institute suit for the enforcement of
any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 5.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Securityholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason,
then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and the Securityholders shall, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions
hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Securityholders shall
continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the
Securityholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and
remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right
and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The
assertion or employment of any right or
remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of
any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right
or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a
waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by
this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time,
and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders, as the case may
be.
Section 5.12 Control by Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series
shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the
Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully
be taken or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a
Responsible Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed would involve it in
personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such
direction, and
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(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction.
Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past
default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default not
theretofore cured:
(1) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any
Security of such series, or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous
obligation with respect to the Securities of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such
series.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance
thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit
for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee
for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of
an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in
such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such
party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the
Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders, holding in the
aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series to which
the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on an Security on or after the
respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or
repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or Repayment Date, as the case may be).
Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any
time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of,
any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect
the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants
that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
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herein granted to the Trustee,
but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been
enacted.
ARTICLE VI
The Trustee
Section 6.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any series of
Securities:
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may, with respect to
Securities of such series, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any
such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not
confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated
therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities has occurred and is
continuing, the Trustee shall exercise with respect to the Securities of such series such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto or Board
Resolution relating to such series of Securities, and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability
for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except that:
(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of
this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method
and place of conducting any
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proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series; and
(4) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk
or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 6.02 Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to Securities of
any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Securityholders of such series, as their
names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the
Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in
the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any
Security of such series or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund installment or analogous
obligation with respect to Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding
such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the
withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Securityholders of such series; and provided,
further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 5.01(4) with respect
to Securities of such series no such notice to Securityholders of such series shall be given until
at least 90 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term
default, with respect to Securities of any series, means any event which is, or after notice or
lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.
Section 6.03 Certain Rights of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.01:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently
evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of
Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
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(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed)
may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or an
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon;
(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any
of the Securityholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall
have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such
request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts
or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further
inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises
of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;
(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any
duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney
appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(h) the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default (as defined in
Section 6.02) or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series for which it
is acting as Trustee unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the
Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the
Trustee) shall have actual knowledge of such default or Event of Default or (2) written
notice of such default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the
Company or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities;
(i) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in
good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture; and
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(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian
and other Person employed to act hereunder.
Section 6.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 6.05 May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar, any
Conversion Agent or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may
become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.08 and 6.13, may otherwise
deal with the Company or any Guarantor, if applicable, with the same rights it would have if it
were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar, Conversion Agent or such
other agent.
Section 6.06 Money Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.03 hereof, all moneys in any currency or currency
received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the
purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received
by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
Section 6.07 Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services
rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law
in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its
request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such
expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own
negligence or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability
or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of
or in
connection with the acceptance or
administration of
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this trust, including the costs and
expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by
the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest on particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default
specified in Section 5.01(5) or (6), the expenses and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
bankruptcy law.
The Companys obligations under this Section 6.07 and any lien arising hereunder shall survive
the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the Companys obligations pursuant to
Article IV of this Indenture and/or the termination of this Indenture.
Section 6.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. The Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act during the period of time provided for
therein. In determining whether the Trustee has a conflicting interest as defined in
Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Securities of any series, there shall
be excluded this Indenture with respect to Securities of any particular series of Securities other
than that series. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the
application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
Section 6.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to each series of Securities,
which shall be either:
(i) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America
or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to
supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, or
(ii) a corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the laws of a foreign
government that is permitted to act as Trustee pursuant to a rule, regulation or order of the
Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to
supervision or examination by authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision
thereof substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to United States
institutional trustees;
in either case having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
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requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. Neither the Company nor any Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company shall
serve as trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder. If at any time the Trustee
with respect to any series of Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified
in Section 6.10.
Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal. (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the
successor Trustee under Section 6.11.
(b) The Trustee may resign with respect to any series of Securities at any time by giving
written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall
not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
(c) The Trustee may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at any time by Act of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series,
delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee
shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
removal, the removed Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor Trustee.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
pursuant to Section 6.08 with respect to any series of Securities after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security of that series for at least six months, unless the Trustees duty to resign is
stayed in accordance with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.09 with respect to any
series of Securities and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company
or by any such Securityholder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any series of
Securities, or
(4) the Trustee shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee
or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of
the Trustee or of its property or
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affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation
or liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove
the Trustee, with respect to the series, or in the case of clause (4), with respect to all
series, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder
of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of
the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the series, or, in
the case of clause (4), with respect to all series.
(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting with respect to any
series of Securities, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Trustee with respect to any
series of Securities for any cause, the Company, by Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee for that series of Securities.
If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence of such
vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to such series of Securities shall be appointed by Act of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall,
forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee with respect to
such series and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such
series. If no successor Trustee with respect to such series shall have been so appointed by the
Company or the Securityholders of such series and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter
provided, subject to Section 5.14, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security
of that series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to such series.
(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with
respect to any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to any series by
mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of
Securities of that series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its principal Corporate
Trust Office.
Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Company and to the predecessor Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee shall become effective with respect to any series
as to which it is resigning or being removed as Trustee, and such successor Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the predecessor Trustee with respect to any such series; but, on request of the Company or the
successor Trustee, such predecessor Trustee shall, upon payment of its reasonable charges, if any,
execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the predecessor Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such predecessor trustee hereunder
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with respect to all or
any such series, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 6.07. Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more
fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and
trusts.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the predecessor Trustee
and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any applicable series shall
execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall
be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
predecessor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series as to which the predecessor
Trustee is not being succeeded shall continue to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, and shall
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood
that nothing herein or in such indenture supplemental hereto shall constitute such Trustees
co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be Trustee of a trust or trusts
hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such
Trustee.
No successor Trustee with respect to any series of Securities shall accept its appointment
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible with
respect to that series under this Article.
Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the
corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided
such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In
case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in
office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may
adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if
such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship
listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA
Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.
Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent. At any time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee, with the approval of
the Company, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of
Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of
such series issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption
thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and
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Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated
by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to
the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of
authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the
United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws
to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than
$50,000,000 and, if other than the Company itself, subject to supervision or examination by Federal
or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner
and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate
agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee
and, if other than the Company, to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency
of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and, if
other than the Company, to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee, with the approval of the Company, may
appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail
written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of
Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names
and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance
of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its
predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No
successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this
Section.
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section.
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If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the
Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the
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ARTICLE VII
Securityholders Lists and Reports by
Trustee and Company
Section 7.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(1) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after December 15 and June 15 in each year in
such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, a list of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Securities of each series as of such December 15 and June 15, as applicable, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after
the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a
date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however,
that if and so
long as the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar for Securities of a
series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 7.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Securityholders. (a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the
names and addresses of Holders of Securities contained in the most recent list furnished to the
Trustee as provided in Section 7.01 and the names and
addresses of Holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security
Registrar, if so
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acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 7.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter referred to as
applicants) apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof
that each such applicant has owned a Security of such series for a period of at least six months
preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire to
communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series or with the Holders of all Securities
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under such Securities and is accompanied by a
copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then
the Trustee shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of such application, at its
election, either:
(1) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), or
(2) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Securities of
such series or all Securities, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the
information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), and as
to the approximate cost of mailing to such Securityholders the form of proxy or other
communication, if any, specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the
Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder of a Security of
such series or to all Securityholders, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the
information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.02(a), a copy of the
form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness
after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the
payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless, within five days after such tender, the
Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the
material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such
mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or all
Securityholders, as the case may be, or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written
statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a
hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order
refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or
more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that
all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee
shall mail copies of such material to all Securityholders of such series or all Securityholders, as
the case may be, with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such
tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants
respecting their application.
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(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and
the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be held accountable by reason of the
disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in
accordance with Section 7.02(b), regardless of the source from which such information was derived,
and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a
request made under Section 7.02(b).
Section 7.03 Reports by Trustee. (a) Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 after the
issuance of Securities, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, at the Companys expense, to all
Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, as provided in Trust
Indenture Act 313(c), a brief report dated as of May 15 in accordance with and with respect to the
matters required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a).
(b) The Trustee shall transmit by mail, at the Companys expense, to all Holders as their
names and addresses appear in the Security Register, as provided in Trust Indenture Act 313(c), a
brief report in accordance with and with respect to the matters required by Trust Indenture Act
Section 313(b).
(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be
furnished to the Company and, in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d), be filed by
the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Securities are listed, and also with the
Commission.
Section 7.04 Reports by Company. The Company shall file with the Trustee, and transmit to Holders, such information,
documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such
information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days
after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission. The Company also shall comply with
the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information
and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such
shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from
information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants
hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
ARTICLE VIII
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer
Section 8.01 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms. Except as otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution
creating such series of Securities or in the form of security for such
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Series, the Company shall
not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the
Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Company
substantially as an entirety shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly
assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance of every
covenant of this Indenture (as supplemented from time to time) on the part of the Company
to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no
event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default,
shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such
indenture supplemental hereto comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 8.02 Successor Person Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the properties and
assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 8.01, the successor
Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance
or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and
power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named
as the Company herein. In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Company as the
predecessor shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities and may be dissolved, wound up or liquidated at any time thereafter.
ARTICLE IX
Supplemental Indentures
Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders. Except as otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution
creating such series of Securities or in the form of Security for such series, without the consent
of the Holders of any Securities, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the
Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental
hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
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(1) to evidence the succession of another corporation or Person to the Company or any
Guarantor, if any, and the assumption by any such successor of the respective covenants of
the Company or any Guarantor herein and in the Securities contained; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor, if any, or to surrender
any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor, for the benefit of
the Holders of the Securities of any or all series (and if such covenants or the surrender
of such right or power are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities,
stating that such covenants are expressly being included or such surrenders are expressly
being made solely for the benefit of one or more specified series); or
(3) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; or
(4) to add to this Indenture such provisions as may be expressly permitted by the TIA,
excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the TIA as in effect
at the date as of which this instrument was executed or any corresponding provision in any
similar federal statute hereafter enacted; or
(5) to establish any form of Security, as provided in Article II, to provide for the
issuance of any series of Securities as provided in Article III and to set forth the terms
thereof, and/or to add to the rights of the Holders of the Securities of any series; or
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation
as a successor Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more series of Securities and to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide
for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
pursuant to Section 6.11; or
(7) to add any additional Events of Default in respect of the Securities of any or all
series (and if such additional Events of Default are to be in respect of less than all
series of Securities, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of one or more specified series); or
(8) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities and to provide for bearer Securities; provided that uncertificated
Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities
are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of such Internal Revenue Code; or
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(9) to provide for the terms and conditions of conversion into Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities of the Securities of any series which are convertible into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities, if different from those set forth in Article XIII; or
(10) to secure the Securities of any series; or
(11) to add Guarantees in respect of any series or all of the Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of the Holders
of any or all series of Securities; or
(13) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in
connection with the qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act.
No supplemental indenture for the purposes identified in clauses (2), (3) or (5) above may be
entered into if to do so would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of Outstanding Securities
of any series in any material respect.
Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders. Except as otherwise set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution
creating such series of Securities or in the form of security for such Series, with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all
series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures (acting as one class), by Act of said
Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee (in accordance with Section 1.04 hereof), the
Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or
indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such series under this Indenture; provided,
however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby:
(1) change the Maturity of the principal of, or the Stated Maturity of any premium on,
or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or
the interest or any premium thereon, or change the method of computing the amount of
principal thereof or interest thereon on any date or change any Place of Payment where, or
the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable,
or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
the Maturity or the Stated Maturity, as the case may be, thereof (or, in the case of
redemption or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or the Repayment Date, as the case
may be), or alter the provisions of this Indenture so as to affect adversely the terms, if
any, of conversion of any Securities into Common Stock or other securities; or
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(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain
provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences, provided
for in this Indenture; or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02, Section 5.13 or Section 10.06,
except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby; or
(4) impair or adversely affect the right of any Holder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, the Securities of any series on or after
the Stated Maturity of such Securities (or in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date);
(5) amend or modify Section 14.01 of this Indenture in any manner adverse to the
rights of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of any series; or
(6) make any change in the terms of the subordination of the Securities in a manner
adverse in any material respect to the Holders of any series of Outstanding Securities.
For purposes of this Section 9.02, if the Securities of any series are issuable upon the
exercise of warrants, each holder of an unexercised and unexpired warrant with respect to such
series shall be deemed to be a Holder of Outstanding Securities of such series in the amount
issuable upon the exercise of such warrant. For such purposes, the ownership of any such warrant
shall be determined by the Company in a manner consistent with customary commercial practices. The
Trustee for such series shall be entitled to rely on an Officers Certificate as to the principal
amount of Securities of such series in respect of which consents shall have been executed by
holders of such warrants.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this
Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series
of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Securityholders under this Section to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act
shall approve the substance thereof.
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Section 9.03 Subordination Unimpaired. This Indenture may not be amended at any time to alter the subordination, as provided
herein, of any of the Securities then Outstanding without the written consent of the requisite
holders of each series of debt securities representing Senior Indebtedness (as determined in
accordance with terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness) then outstanding that
would be adversely affected thereby.
Section 9.04 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture
permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.01) shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter
into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.05 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall
be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this
Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated
and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby to the extent provided therein.
Section 9.06 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the
requirements of TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.07 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form
approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee
and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the
Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE X
Covenants
Section 10.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. With respect to each series of Securities, the Company will duly and punctually pay the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Securities in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, and will duly comply with all
the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or made in the Indenture for the benefit
of, the Securities of such series.
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Section 10.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment where Securities may
be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange, where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities
and this Indenture may be served and where any Securities with conversion privileges may be
presented and surrendered for conversion. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee its agent
to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Unless otherwise set forth in, or pursuant to, a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental
hereto with respect to a series of Securities, the Company hereby initially designates as the Place
of Payment for each series of Securities, the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York,
and initially appoints the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office as the Companys office or agency
for each such purpose in such city.
Section 10.03 Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust. If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent for any series of Securities,
it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, any
of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so
becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it
will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, any
Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such principal (and premium, if any) or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any series of Securities
to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that
such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on Securities of such series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided;
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(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon
the Securities of such series) in the making of any such payment of principal (and premium,
if any) or interest on the Securities of such series; and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request
of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying
Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities or for any other purpose, pay, or by
Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company
or such Paying Agent in respect of each and every series of Securities as to which it seeks to
discharge this Indenture or, if for any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Company in
respect of all Securities, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon
which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying
Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security of any
series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest
has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the
Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter as
an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of
the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company
as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease. The Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required
to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company mail to the Holders of the Securities
as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, as their names and addresses appear in the
Security Register, a notice that such moneys remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified in
the notice, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date on which the notice was first mailed
to the Holders of the Securities as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, any
unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be paid to the Company free of the trust
formerly impressed upon it.
Section 10.04 Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year,
a written statement signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or
principal accounting officer of the Company stating that:
(1) a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of performance
under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities has been made under his
supervision; and
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(2) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all
its obligations under this Indenture and has complied with all conditions and covenants on
its part contained in this Indenture through such year, or, if there has been a default in
the fulfillment of any such obligation, covenant or condition, specifying each such default
known to him and the nature and status thereof.
For the purpose of this Section 10.04, default and compliance shall be determined without
regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
Section 10.05 Legal Existence. Subject to Article VIII, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence.
Section 10.06 Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in respect of any series of Securities, in any particular instance, to
comply with any covenant or condition set forth in Section 10.05 or set forth in a Board Resolution
or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the Securities of such series, unless otherwise
specified in such Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto, if before or after the time
for such compliance the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of all series affected by such waiver (voting as one class) shall, by Act of such
Securityholders delivered to the Company and the Trustee (in accordance with Section 1.04 hereof),
either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or
condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or condition except to the
extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the
Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such covenant or condition shall remain in
full force and effect. Nothing in this Section 10.06 shall permit the waiver of compliance with
any covenant or condition set forth in such Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto
which, if in the form of an indenture supplemental hereto, would not be permitted by Section 9.02
without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby.
ARTICLE XI
Redemption of Securities
Section 11.01 Applicability of Article. The Company may reserve the right to redeem and pay before Stated Maturity all or any part
of the Securities of any series, either by optional redemption, sinking or purchase fund or
analogous obligation or otherwise, by provision therefor in the form of Security for such series
established and approved pursuant to Section 2.02 and on such terms as are specified in such form
or in the Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to Securities of such
series as provided in Section 3.01. Redemption of Securities of any series shall be made in
accordance with the terms of such Securities and, to the extent that this Article does not conflict
with such terms, the succeeding Sections of this Article. Notwithstanding
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anything to the contrary in this Indenture, except in the case of redemption pursuant to a sinking fund, the Trustee shall
not make any payment in connection with the redemption of Securities until the close of business on
the Redemption Date.
Section 11.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to redeem any Securities redeemable at the election of the
Company shall be evidenced by, or pursuant to authority granted by, a Board Resolution. In case of
any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all of the Securities of any series, the
Company shall, at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter
notice shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date
and of the principal amount of Securities of such series and the Tranche (as defined in
Section 11.03) to be redeemed.
In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the expiration of any restriction on
such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or
(ii) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms
of such Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing
compliance with such restriction or condition.
Section 11.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed. If less than all the Securities of like tenor and terms of any series (a Tranche)
are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 45
days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such Tranche
not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate
and which may include provision for the selection for redemption of portions of the principal of
Securities of such Tranche of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for
Securities of that series. Unless otherwise provided in the terms of a particular series of
Securities, the portions of the principal of Securities so selected for partial redemption shall be equal to the minimum authorized denomination of the Securities of such series, or an
integral multiple thereof, and the principal amount which remains outstanding shall not be less
than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series. If less than all the
Securities of unlike tenor and terms of a series are to be redeemed, the particular Tranche of
Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Company.
If any convertible Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before the
termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the
converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected
for redemption.
Upon any redemption of fewer than all the Securities of a series, the Company and the Trustee
may treat as Outstanding any Securities surrendered for conversion during the period of fifteen
days next preceding the mailing of a notice of redemption, and need not treat as Outstanding any
Security authenticated and delivered during such period in exchange for the unconverted portion of
any Security converted in part during such period.
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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed.
Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for redemption if they are
identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized
officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date
(unless a shorter period shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) as being owned of record
and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by either, (a) the Company or (b) an entity
specifically identified in such written statement as being an Affiliate of the Company.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to
be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Security which has been or is to
be redeemed.
Section 11.04 Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less
than 15 (unless otherwise provided in the Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto
establishing the relevant series) nor more than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each
holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price;
(3) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts)
of the Securities to be redeemed;
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon
each such Security, and that interest, if any, thereon shall cease to accrue from and after
said date;
(5) the place where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency of the Company in the Place of
Payment;
(6) that the redemption is on account of a sinking or purchase fund, or other
analogous obligation, if that be the case;
(7) if such Securities are convertible into Common Stock or other securities, the
Conversion Price or other conversion price and the date on which the right to convert such
Securities into Common Stock or other securities will terminate; and
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(8) if applicable, that the redemption may be rescinded by the Company, at its sole
option, pursuant to Section 11.09 of this Indenture upon the occurrence of a Redemption
Rescission Event.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be
given by the Company or, at the Companys request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company; provided that if the Trustee is asked to give such notice it shall be given at least
five Business Days prior notice.
Section 11.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to any Redemption Date and subject to Section 11.09, the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent,
segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 10.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date. If any Security to
be redeemed is converted into Common Stock or other securities, any money so deposited with the
Trustee or a Paying Agent shall be paid to the Company upon Company Request or, if then so
segregated and held in trust by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust.
Section 11.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed
shall, subject to Section 11.09, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption
Price therein specified and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the
payment of the Redemption Price) such Securities shall cease to bear interest and any rights to convert such Securities shall
terminate. Upon surrender of such Securities for redemption in accordance with the notice and
subject to Section 11.09, such Securities shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price.
Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, installments of
interest the Stated Maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the
Holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to
their terms and the provisions of Section 3.07.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate
borne by the Security, or as otherwise provided in such Security.
Section 11.07 Securities Redeemed in Part. Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office or
agency of the Company in the Place of Payment with respect to that series (with, if the Company or
the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the
same series and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and terms, of any authorized denomination as
requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed
portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
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Section 11.08 Provisions with Respect to Any Sinking Funds. Unless the form or terms of any series of Securities shall provide otherwise, in lieu of
making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to such series of
Securities in cash, the Company may at its option (1) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any
Securities of such series theretofore acquired by the Company or converted by the Holder thereof
into Common Stock or other securities, or (2) receive credit for any Securities of such series (not
previously so credited) acquired by the Company (including by way of optional redemption (pursuant
to the sinking fund or otherwise but not by way of mandatory sinking fund redemption) or converted
by the Holder thereof into Common Stock or other securities and theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, and if it does so then (i) Securities so delivered or credited shall be
credited at the applicable sinking fund Redemption Price with respect to Securities of such series,
and (ii) on or before the 60th day next preceding each sinking fund Redemption Date with respect to
such series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee (A) an Officers Certificate
specifying the portions of such sinking fund payment to be satisfied by payment of cash and by
delivery or credit of Securities of such series acquired by the Company or converted by the Holder
thereof, and (B) such Securities, to the extent not previously surrendered. Such Officers
Certificate shall also state the basis for such credit and that the Securities for which the
Company elects to receive credit have not been previously so credited and were not acquired by the Company through operation of the mandatory sinking fund, if any, provided with respect to such
Securities and shall also state that no Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series
has occurred and is continuing. All Securities so delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled by
the Trustee and no Securities shall be authenticated in lieu thereof.
If the sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) with respect to any series of
Securities made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments with respect
to Securities of such series made in cash shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company
shall so request), unless otherwise provided by the terms of such series of Securities, that cash
shall be applied by the Trustee on the sinking fund Redemption Date with respect to Securities of
such series next following the date of such payment to the redemption of Securities of such series
at the applicable sinking fund Redemption Price with respect to Securities of such series, together
with accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption, with the effect provided in
Section 11.06. The Trustee shall select, in the manner provided in Section 11.03, for redemption
on such sinking fund Redemption Date a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to
utilize that cash and shall thereupon cause notice of redemption of the Securities of such series
for the sinking fund to be given in the manner provided in Section 11.04 (and with the effect
provided in Section 11.06) for the redemption of Securities in part at the option of the Company.
Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee to the redemption of Securities
of such series shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment with respect to Securities of
such series received by the Trustee and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 11.08. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to
Securities of any series held by the Trustee at the Maturity of Securities of such series, and not
held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such
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series, shall be applied by the Trustee, together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited sufficient for the purpose, to
the payment of the principal of the Securities of such series at Maturity.
On or before each sinking fund Redemption Date provided with respect to Securities of any
series, the Company shall pay to the Trustee in cash a sum equal to all accrued interest, if any,
to the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on such sinking fund Redemption Date
pursuant to this Section 11.08.
Section 11.09 Rescission of Redemption. In the event that this Section 11.09 is specified to be applicable to a series of
Securities pursuant to Section 3.01 and a Redemption Rescission Event shall occur following any day
on which a notice of redemption shall have been given pursuant to Section 11.04 hereof but at or
prior to the time and date fixed for redemption as set forth in such notice of redemption, the
Company may, at its sole option, at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the close of business on
that day which is two Trading Days following such Redemption Rescission Event and (ii) the time and
date fixed for redemption as set forth in such notice, rescind the redemption to which such notice
of redemption shall have related by making a public announcement of such rescission (the date on
which such public announcement shall have been made being hereinafter referred to as the Rescission Date). The Company shall be deemed to
have made such announcement if it shall issue a release to the Dow Jones New Service, Reuters
Information Services or any successor news wire service. From and after the making of such
announcement, the Company shall have no obligation to redeem Securities called for redemption
pursuant to such notice of redemption or to pay the Redemption Price therefor and all rights of
Holders of Securities shall be restored as if such notice of redemption had not been given. As
promptly as practicable following the making of such announcement, the Company shall telephonically
notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such rescission. The Company shall give notice of any
such rescission by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed as promptly as practicable but in no
event later than the close of business on that day which is five Trading Days following the
Rescission Date to each Holder of Securities at the close of business on the Rescission Date, to
any other Person that was a Holder of Securities and that shall have surrendered Securities for
conversion following the giving of notice of the subsequently rescinded redemption and to the
Trustee and the Paying Agent. Each notice of rescission shall (w) state that the redemption
described in the notice of redemption has been rescinded, (x) state that any Converting Holder
shall be entitled to rescind the conversion of Securities surrendered for conversion following the
day on which notice of redemption was given but on or prior to the date of the mailing of the
Companys notice of rescission, (y) be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Company to be used
by any Converting Holder rescinding the conversion of Securities so surrendered for conversion (and
instructions for the completion and delivery of such form, including instructions with respect to
any payment that may be required to accompany such delivery) and (z) state that such form must be
properly completed and received by the Company no later than the close of business on a date that
shall be 15 Trading Days following the date of the mailing of such notice of rescission.
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ARTICLE XII
Subordination of Securities
Section 12.01 Agreement of Subordination. The Company covenants and agrees, and each holder of Securities issued hereunder by his
acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all Securities shall be issued subject to
the provisions of this Article XII; and each Securityholder, whether upon original issue or upon
transfer or assignment thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such provisions.
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Securities issued
hereunder shall, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, be subordinated and subject
in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, whether outstanding at
the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred.
The provisions of this Article XII define the subordination of the Securities, as obligations
of the Company, with respect to Senior Indebtedness of the Company, as defined for the Company. All
such provisions shall also be deemed to apply in the same way (mutatis mutandis) to each Guarantor, with appropriate corresponding
references to the Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor.
No provision of this Article XII shall prevent the occurrence of any default or Event of
Default hereunder.
Section 12.02 Payments to Securityholders. In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal,
premium, interest or any other payment due on any Senior Indebtedness of the Company continuing
beyond the period of grace, if any, specified in the instrument or lease evidencing such Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, then, unless and until such default shall have been cured or waived or
shall have ceased to exist, no payment shall be made by the Company with respect to the principal
of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, except sinking fund payments made by the
acquisition of Securities under Section 11.08 prior to the happening of such default and payments
made pursuant to Article IV hereof from monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant thereto prior to
the happening of such default.
Upon any payment by the Company, or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up
or liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon all Senior
Indebtedness of the Company shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for in money
in accordance with its terms, before any payment is made on account of the principal (and premium,
if any) or interest on the Securities (except payments made pursuant to Article IV hereof from
monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant thereto prior to the happening of such dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization); and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or
liquidation or reorganization any payment by the Company, or distribution of assets of the Company
of and kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the holders of the
Securities or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provisions of this Article XII, shall
(except as aforesaid) be paid
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by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, or by the holders of the
Securities or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the
respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness of the Company held by such holders, as calculated by the
Company) or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any
indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Company may
have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all
Senior Indebtedness of the Company in full, in money or moneys worth, after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company,
before any payment or distribution is made to the holders of the Securities or to the Trustee.
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the
Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the Trustee or the holders of
the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full, or provision is made
for such payment in money in accordance with its terms, such payment or distribution shall be held
in trust for the benefit of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or
trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness
of the Company may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, as calculated by the
Company, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company remaining unpaid
to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Company in full in money in
accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for
the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.
For purposes of this Article XII, the words, cash, property or securities shall not be
deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the
Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the
payment of which is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article XII with respect
to the Securities to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company which may at the time be
outstanding; provided that (i) the Senior Indebtedness of the Company is assumed by the new
corporation, if any, resulting from any such reorganization or readjustment, and (ii) the rights of
the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company (other than leases) and of leases which are
assumed are not, without the consent of such holders, altered by such reorganization or
readjustment. The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another
corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer
of its property as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another corporation upon the
terms and conditions provided for in Article 8 hereof shall not be deemed a dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 12.02 if such other
corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the
conditions stated in Article 8 hereof. Nothing in this Section 12.02 shall apply to claims of, or
payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 6.07.
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Section 12.03 Subrogation of Securities. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, the rights of the
holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness
of the Company to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company
applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Company until the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no
payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company of any cash,
property or securities to which the holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled
except for the provisions of this Article XII no payment over pursuant to the provisions of this
Article XII, to or for the benefit of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company by holders
of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than holders
of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and the holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment
by the Company to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company. It is understood that the
provisions of this Article XII are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative
rights of the holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article XII or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is
intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of its
Senior Indebtedness, and the holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay to the holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium,
if any) and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in
accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the holders
of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of its Senior Indebtedness,
nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the holder of any Security from
exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture,
subject to the rights, if any, under this Article XII of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any
such remedy.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article XII, the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, and the holders of the Securities shall be
entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such
dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a certificate of
the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment
or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the holders of the Securities, for the purpose of
ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the
amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this
Article XII.
Section 12.04 Authorization by Securityholders. Each holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee in
his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination
provided in this Article XII appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes.
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Section 12.05 Notice to Trustee. The Company shall give promptly written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of
any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the
Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article XII.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article XII or any other provision of this Indenture, the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Article XII, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee from the
Company or a holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness or from any trustee therefor; and before the
receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, shall
be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided that if on a date not
fewer than three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may
become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any Security) the Trustee shall not have received, with respect to
such monies, the notice provided for in this Section 12.05, then, anything herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies
and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any
notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such prior date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinbefore set forth, nothing shall prevent any
payment by the Company or the Trustee to the Securityholders of monies in connection with a
redemption of Securities if (i) notice of such redemption has been given pursuant to Article XI or
Section 4.01 hereof prior to the receipt by the Trustee of written notice as aforesaid, and (ii)
such notice of redemption is given not earlier than 60 days before the redemption date.
The Trustee conclusively shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice
by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or a trustee
on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company or a trustee on behalf of any such holder or holders. In the event that
the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of
any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article XII, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such
payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this
Article XII, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.
Section 12.06 Trustees Relation to Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in
this Article XII in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company at any time held by it, to
the same
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extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and nothing elsewhere in
this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, the Trustee undertakes to
perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this Article XII, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to
the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder
of Senior Indebtedness of the Company if it shall pay over or deliver to holders of Securities, the
Company or any other Person money or assets to which any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company shall be entitled by virtue of this Article XII or otherwise.
Section 12.07 No Impairment of Subordination. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce
subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act
or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any
such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of
this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be
charge with.
Section 12.08 Rights of Trustee. Nothing in this Article XII shall apply to claims of or payments to, the Trustee pursuant
to Section 6.07 or 4.02.
Section 12.09 Article XII Applicable to Paying Agents.The term Trustee as used in this Article XII, shall (unless the context otherwise requires)
be construed as extending to and including the Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all
intents and purposes as if the Paying Agent were named in this Article XII in addition to in place
of the Trustee; provided, however, that Sections 12.06 and 12.08 shall not apply to the Company or
any Affiliate of the Company if it or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.
ARTICLE XIII
Conversion
Section 13.01 Conversion Privilege. In the event that this Article XIII is specified to be applicable to a series of Securities
pursuant to Section 3.01, the Holder of a Security of such series shall have the right, at such
Holders option, to convert, in accordance with the terms of such series of Securities and this
Article XIII, all or any part (in a denomination of, unless otherwise specified in a Board
Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to Securities of such series, $1,000 in
principal amount or any integral multiple thereof) of such Security into shares of Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities specified in such Board Resolution or any indenture supplement hereto
at any time or, as to any Securities called for redemption, at any time prior to the time and date
fixed for such redemption (unless the Company shall default in the
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payment of the Redemption Price, in which case such right shall not terminate at such time and date).
Section 13.02 Conversion Procedure; Rescission of Conversion; Conversion Price; Fractional
Shares. (a) Each Security to which this Article is applicable shall be convertible at the office
of the Conversion Agent, and at such other place or places, if any, specified in a Board Resolution
with respect to the Securities of such series, into fully paid and nonassessable shares (calculated
to the nearest 1/100th of a share) of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. The Securities
will be converted into shares of Common Stock or such other Marketable Securities at the Conversion
Price therefor. No payment or adjustment shall be made in respect of dividends on the Common Stock
or such other Marketable Securities, or accrued interest on a converted Security except as
described in Section 13.09. The Company may, but shall not be required, in connection with any
conversion of Securities, to issue a fraction of a share of Common Stock or of such other
Marketable Security, and, if the Company shall determine not to issue any such fraction, the
Company shall, subject to Section 13.03(4), make a cash payment (calculated to the nearest cent)
equal to such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock or such other Marketable
Security on the last Trading Day prior to the date of conversion.
(b) Before any Holder of a Security shall be entitled to convert the same into Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities, such Holder shall surrender such Security duly endorsed to the Company
or in blank, at the office of the Conversion Agent or at such other place or places, if any,
specified in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the Securities of
such series, and shall give written notice to the Company at said office or place that he elects to
convert the same and shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Securities to be
converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which he wishes the certificate or certificates
for Common Stock or for such other Marketable Securities to be issued; provided, however, that no
Security or portion thereof shall be accepted for conversion unless the principal amount of such
Security or such portion, when added to the principal amount of all other Securities or portions
thereof then being surrendered by the Holder thereof for conversion, exceeds the then effective
Conversion Price with respect thereto. If more than one Security shall be surrendered for
conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock or such other
Marketable Securities which shall be deliverable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent
permitted thereby) so surrendered. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, the Company will, as
soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at said office or place to such Holder of a
Security, or to his nominee or nominees, certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock
or other Marketable Security to which he shall be entitled as aforesaid, together, subject to the
last sentence of paragraph (a) above, with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share to which he
would otherwise be entitled. The Company shall not be required to deliver certificates for shares
of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities while the stock transfer books for such stock or the
transfer books for such Marketable Securities, as the case may be, or the Security Register are
duly closed for any purpose, but certificates for shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities
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shall be issued and delivered as soon as practicable after the opening of such books or Security Register. A Security shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of
business on the date of the surrender of such Security for conversion as provided above, and the
person or persons entitled to receive the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities issuable upon
such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record Holder or Holders of such Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities as of the close of business on such date. In case any
Security shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Securities so
surrendered, without charge to such Holder (subject to the provisions of Section 13.08), a new
Security or Securities in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
unconverted portion of the surrendered Security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event the Company shall
have rescinded a redemption of Securities pursuant to Section 11.09 hereof, any Holder of
Securities that shall have surrendered Securities for conversion following the day on which notice
of the subsequently rescinded redemption shall have been given but prior to the later of (a) the
close of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date on which public announcement of the
rescission of such redemption shall have been made and (b) the date of the mailing of the notice of
rescission required by Section 11.09 hereof (a Converting Holder) may rescind the
conversion of such Securities surrendered for conversion by (i) properly completing a form
prescribed by the Company and mailed to Holders of Securities (including Converting Holders) with
the Companys notice of rescission, which form shall provide for the certification by any
Converting Holder rescinding a conversion on behalf of any beneficial owner (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of Securities that the beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of such Rule) of such Securities shall not have changed from the date on which
such Securities were surrendered for conversion to the date of such certification and
(ii) delivering such form to the Company no later than the close of business on that date which is
fifteen Trading Days following the date of the mailing of the Companys notice of rescission. The
delivery of such form by a Converting Holder shall be accompanied by (x) any certificates
representing shares of Common Stock or other securities issued to such Converting Holder upon a
conversion of Securities that shall be rescinded by the proper delivery of such form (the
Surrendered Securities), (y) any securities, evidences of indebtedness or assets (other
than cash) distributed by the Company to such Converting Holder by reason of such Converting Holder
being a record holder of Surrendered Securities and (z) payment in New York Clearing House funds or
other funds acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the sum of (I) any cash such Converting
Holder may have received in lieu of the issuance of fractional Surrendered Securities and (II) any
cash paid or payable by the Company to such Converting Holder by reason of such Converting Holder
being a record holder of Surrendered Securities. Upon receipt by the Company of any such form
properly completed by a Converting Holder and any certificates, securities, evidences of
indebtedness, assets or cash payments required to be returned by such Converting Holder to the
Company as set forth above, the Company shall instruct the transfer agent or agents for shares of
Common Stock or other securities to cancel any certificates representing Surrendered Securities
(which Surrendered
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Securities shall be deposited in the treasury of the Company) and shall instruct
the Registrar to reissue certificates representing Securities to such Converting Holder (which
Securities shall be deemed to have been outstanding at all times during the period following their
surrender for conversion). The Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in no event more
than five Trading Days following the receipt of any such properly completed form and any such
certificates, securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets or cash payments required to be so
returned, pay to the Holder of Securities surrendered to the Company pursuant to a rescinded
conversion or as otherwise directed by such Holder any interest paid or other payment made to
Holders of Securities during the period from the time such Securities shall have been surrendered
for conversion to the rescission of such conversion. All questions as to the validity, form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any form submitted to the Company to
rescind the conversion of Securities, including questions as to the proper completion or execution
of any such form or any certification contained therein, shall be resolved by the Company, whose
determination shall be final and binding.
Section 13.03 Adjustment of Conversion Price for Common Stock or Marketable Securities. The Conversion Price with respect to any Security which is convertible into Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(1) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, (i) pay a dividend in shares of its Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities, (ii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities into a smaller number of shares or securities, (iii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or (iv) issue by
reclassification of its shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities any shares of
stock or other Marketable Securities of the Company, then the Conversion Price in effect
immediately before such action shall be adjusted so that the Holders of such Securities,
upon conversion thereof into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities immediately
following such event, shall be entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares of capital
stock of the Company or other Marketable Securities which they would have owned or been
entitled to receive upon or by reason of such event if such Securities had been converted
immediately before the record date (or, if no record date, the effective date) for such
event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 13.03(1) shall become effective
retroactively immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution
and shall become effective retroactively immediately after the effective date in the case
of a subdivision, combination or reclassification. For the purposes of this
Section 13.03(1), each Holder of Securities shall be deemed to have failed to exercise any
right to elect the kind or amount of securities receivable upon the payment of any such
dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification (provided that if the kind or amount
of securities receivable upon such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification
is not the same for each nonelecting share, then the kind and amount of securities or other
property receivable upon such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification for each nonelecting
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share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the
nonelecting shares).
(2) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, issue rights or warrants to all holders of shares of its Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities entitling them (for a period expiring within 45 days
after the record date for such issuance) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities (or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock
or other Marketable Securities) at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of
the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities at such record date (treating the price per
share of the securities convertible into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities as
equal to (x) the sum of (i) the price for a unit of the security convertible into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities plus (ii) any additional consideration initially
payable upon the conversion of such security into Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities divided by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities initially underlying such convertible security), the Conversion Price with
respect to such Securities shall be adjusted so that it shall equal the price determined by
dividing the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date of issuance of such
rights or warrants by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities outstanding on the date of issuance of such
rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities
so offered are initially convertible), and the denominator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities outstanding on the date of issuance
of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares or securities which the aggregate
offering price of the total number of shares or securities so offered for subscription or
purchase (or the aggregate purchase price of the convertible securities so offered plus the
aggregate amount of any additional consideration initially payable upon conversion of such
Securities into Common Stock or other Marketable Securities) would purchase at such Current
Market Price of the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. Such adjustment shall
become effective retroactively immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants.
(3) In case the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of such
Securities are outstanding, distribute to all holders of shares of its Common Stock or
other Marketable Securities (including any such distribution made in connection with a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and the Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of its
indebtedness, securities or assets (excluding (i) regular periodic cash dividends in
amounts, if any, determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, (ii) in dividends
payable in shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities for which adjustment is
made under Section 13.03(1) or (iii) rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
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securities of the Company (excluding those referred to in Section 13.03(2)), then in each
such case the Conversion Price with respect to such Securities shall be adjusted so that it
shall equal the price determined by dividing the Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the date of such distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
Current Market Price of the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities on the record date
referred to below, and the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price of the
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities less the then fair market value (as determined
by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the
portion of the cash or assets or evidences of indebtedness or securities so distributed or
of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to one share of Common Stock or one
other Marketable Security (provided that such denominator shall never be less than 1.0);
provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made with respect to any distribution of
rights to purchase securities of the Company if a Holder of Securities would otherwise be
entitled to receive such rights upon conversion at any time of such Securities into Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities unless such rights are subsequently redeemed by the
Company, in which case such redemption shall be treated for purposes of this Section as a
dividend on the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities. Such adjustment shall become
effective retroactively immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders or holders of Marketable Securities entitled to receive such distribution; and
in the event that such distribution is not so made, the Conversion Price shall again be
adjusted to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not
been fixed.
(4) The Company shall be entitled to make such additional adjustments in the
Conversion Price, in addition to those required by subsections 13.03(1), 13.03(2) and
13.03(3), as shall be necessary in order that any dividend or distribution of Common Stock
or other Marketable Securities, any subdivision, reclassification or combination of shares
of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or any issuance of rights or warrants
referred to above shall not be taxable to the holders of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities for United States Federal income tax purposes.
(5) In any case in which this Section 13.03 shall require that any adjustment be made
effective as of or retroactively immediately following a record date, the Company may elect
to defer (but only for five Trading Days following the filing of the statement referred to
in Section 13.05) issuing to the Holder of any Securities converted after such record date
the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company or other Marketable
Securities issuable upon such conversion over and above the shares of Common Stock and
other capital stock of the Company or other Marketable Securities issuable upon such
conversion on the basis of the Conversion Price prior to adjustment; provided, however,
that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument
evidencing such Holders right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the
event requiring such adjustment.
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(6) All calculations under this Section 13.03 shall be made to the nearest cent or
one-hundredth of a share or security, with one-half cent and.005 of a share, respectively,
being rounded upward. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 13.03, the
Company shall not be required to make any adjustment of the Conversion Price unless such
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of such price. Any lesser
adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the
next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried
forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 1% in such price. Any
adjustments under this Section 13.03 shall be made successively whenever an event requiring
such an adjustment occurs.
(7) In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 13.03, the Holder of any Security thereafter surrendered for conversion shall
become entitled to receive any shares of stock of or other Marketable Securities of the
Company other than shares of Common Stock or Marketable Securities into which the
Securities originally were convertible, the Conversion Price of such other shares or
Marketable Securities so receivable upon conversion of any such Security shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the provisions with respect to Common Stock and Marketable Securities
contained in subparagraphs (1) through (6) of this Section 13.03, and the provision of
Sections 13.01, 13.02 and 13.04 through 13.09 with respect to the Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities shall apply on like or similar terms to any such other shares or
Marketable Securities and the determination of the Board of Directors as to any such
adjustment shall be conclusive.
(8) No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section (i) if the effect thereof
would be to reduce the Conversion Price below the par value (if any) of the Common Stock or
other Marketable Security, if any, or (ii) subject to Section 13.03(5) hereof, with respect
to any Security that is converted prior to the time such adjustment otherwise would be
made.
Section 13.04 Consolidation or Merger of the Company. In case of either (a) any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, other
than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving or continuing corporation and
which does not result in a reclassification of, or change (other than a change in par value or from
par value to no par value or from no par value to par value, as a result of a subdivision or
combination) in, outstanding shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or (b) any sale
or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company to another
Person, then each Security then Outstanding shall be convertible from and after such merger,
consolidation, sale or conveyance of property and assets into the kind and amount of shares of
stock or other securities and property (including cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger,
sale or conveyance by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities into which such Securities would have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, subject to adjustments
which shall be as
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nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this
Article XIII (and assuming such holder of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities failed to
exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other
property (including cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance (provided
that, if the kind or amount of securities, cash or other property (including cash) receivable upon
such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance is not the same for each nonelecting share, then the
kind and amount of securities, cash or other property (including cash) receivable upon such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance for each nonelecting share, shall be deemed to be the
kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the nonelecting shares or securities)).
The Company shall not enter into any of the transactions referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the
preceding sentence unless effective provision shall be made so as to give effect to the provisions
set forth in this Section 13.04. The provisions of this Section 13.04 shall apply similarly to
successive consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances.
Section 13.05 Notice of Adjustment. Whenever an adjustment in the Conversion Price with respect to a series of Securities is
required:
(1) the Company shall forthwith place on file with the Trustee and any Conversion
Agent for such Securities a certificate of the Treasurer of the Company, stating the
adjusted Conversion Price determined as provided herein and setting forth in reasonable
detail such facts as shall be necessary to show the reason for and the manner of computing
such adjustment, such certificate to be conclusive evidence that the adjustment is correct;
and
(2) a notice stating that the Conversion Price has been adjusted and setting forth the
adjusted Conversion Price shall forthwith be mailed, first class postage prepaid, by the
Company to the Holders of record of such Outstanding Securities.
Section 13.06 Notice in Certain Events. In case:
(1) of a consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which
approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or conveyance to
another person or entity or group of persons or entities acting in concert as a
partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of all or substantially all of the
property and assets of the Company; or
(2) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company; or
(3) of any action triggering an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this
Article XIII;
then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Agent for the
applicable Securities, and shall cause to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of
record of applicable Securities, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the applicable
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date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the
purpose of any distribution or grant of rights or warrants triggering an adjustment to the
Conversion Price pursuant to this Article XIII, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of
which the holders of record of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities entitled to such
distribution, rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which any
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up
triggering an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Article XIII is expected to
become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of
the proceedings described in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this Section.
Section 13.07 Company to Reserve Stock or other Marketable Securities; Registration;
Listing. (a) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights,
out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities, for the
purpose of effecting the conversion of the Securities, such number of its duly authorized shares of
Common Stock or number or principal amount of other Marketable Securities as shall from time to
time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all applicable outstanding Securities into such
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities at any time (assuming that, at the time of the
computation of such number of shares or securities, all such Securities would be held by a single
Holder); provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall preclude the Company from
satisfying its obligations in respect of the conversion of the Securities by delivery of purchased
shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities which are held in the treasury of the
Company. The Company shall from time to time, in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the authorized amount of the Common
Stock or other Marketable Securities to be increased if the aggregate of the authorized amount of
the Common Stock or other Marketable Securities remaining unissued and the issued shares of such
Common Stock or other Marketable Securities in its treasury (other than any such shares reserved
for issuance in any other connection) shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of all
Securities.
(b) If any shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities which would be issuable upon
conversion of Securities hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority before such shares or securities may be issued
upon such conversion, the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to
cause such shares or securities to be duly registered or approved, as the case may be. The Company
will endeavor to list the shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities required to be
delivered upon conversion of the Securities prior to such delivery upon the principal national
securities exchange upon which the outstanding Common Stock or other Marketable Securities is
listed at the time of such delivery.
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Section 13.08 Taxes on Conversion. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes
that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other
Marketable Securities on conversion of Securities pursuant hereto. The Company shall not, however,
be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities or the portion, if any,
of the Securities which are not so converted in a name other than that in which the Securities so
converted were registered, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person
requesting such issue has paid to the Company the amount of such tax or has established to the
satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
Section 13.09 Conversion After Record Date. If any Securities are surrendered for conversion subsequent to the record date preceding an
Interest Payment Date but on or prior to such Interest Payment Date (except Securities called for
redemption on a Redemption Date between such record date and Interest Payment Date), the Holder of
such Securities at the close of business on such record date shall be entitled to receive the
interest payable on such securities on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion
thereof. Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any
record date next preceding any Interest Payment Date to the opening of business on such Interest
Payment Date shall (except in the case of Securities which have been called for redemption on a
Redemption Date within such period) be accompanied by payment in New York Clearing House funds or
other funds acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest
Payment Date on the Securities being surrendered for conversion. Except as provided in this
Section 13.09, no adjustments in respect of payments of interest on Securities surrendered for
conversion or any dividends or distributions or interest on the Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities issued upon conversion shall be made upon the conversion of any Securities.
Section 13.10 Corporate Action Regarding Par Value of Common Stock. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the applicable Conversion
Price below the then par value (if any) of the shares of Common Stock or other Marketable
Securities deliverable upon conversion of the Securities, the Company will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its
counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock or other Marketable Securities at such adjusted Conversion
Price.
Section 13.11 Company Determination Final. Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors must make pursuant to this
Article is conclusive.
Section 13.12 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee has no duty to determine when an adjustment under this Article should be made,
how it should be made or what it should be. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity
or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of Securities. The Trustee shall not
be responsible for the Companys failure to comply with this Article. Each Conversion
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Agent other than the Company shall have the same protection under this Section as the Trustee.
ARTICLE XIV
Guarantees
Section 14.01 Guarantees. Any series of Securities may be guaranteed by one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Company
or other Persons. The terms and the form of any such Guarantee will be established in the manner
contemplated by Section 3.01 for the particular series of Securities. Each Guarantor, as primary
obligor and not merely as surety, will fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, on a
subordinated basis, to each Holder of Securities (including each Holder of Securities issued under
the Indenture after the date of this Indenture) and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns
(i) the full and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Securities when due, whether
at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of the
Company under this Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee) and the Securities and (ii) the
full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the
Company under this Indenture and the Securities. The obligations of each Guarantor under any such
Guarantee will be junior and subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness of such
Guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as the Securities are subordinated to the
Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
(a) Each of the Guarantors further agrees to waive presentment to, demand of payment from and
protest to the Company or any other Person, and also waives diligence, notice of acceptance of its
Guarantee, presentment, demand for payment, notice of protest for nonpayment, the filing of claims
with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company or any other Person and any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company or any other Person. The obligations of the Guarantors shall
not be affected by any failure or policy on the part of the Trustee to exercise any right or remedy
under this Indenture or the Securities of any series.
(b) The obligation of each Guarantor to make any payment hereunder may be satisfied by causing
the Company or any other Person to make such payment. If any Holder of any Security or the Trustee
is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or any Guarantor, or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to any of the Company or any
Guarantor, any amount paid by any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee of such
Guarantor, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(c) Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder of Securities in enforcing any of
their respective rights under its Guarantees.
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(d) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
aggregate amount of each of the Guarantees shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be
guaranteed by the relevant Guarantor without rendering the relevant Guarantee under this Indenture
voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 5.1
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
September 1, 2009
Dana Holding Corporation
3939 Technology Drive
Maumee, Ohio 43697
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) of
Dana Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), filed today with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), and the
rules and regulations thereunder (the Rules), you have asked us to furnish our opinion as to the
legality of the securities being registered under the Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement relates to the registration under the Act of the following securities of the Company
(together, the Securities):
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and subordinated debt securities (the Company Subordinated Debt Securities
and, together with the Company Senior Debt Securities, the Company Debt
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shares of preferred stock (including shares issued upon
conversion of the Company Debt Securities or upon the exercise of warrants or
purchase contracts) of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the Company
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conversion or exchange of the Company Debt Securities or Company Preferred
Stock or upon the exercise of warrants, rights or purchase contracts) of the
Company, par value $0.01 per share (the Company Common Stock); |
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shares of Company Preferred Stock evidenced by depositary receipts (the
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sell Company Debt Securities, Company Preferred Stock, Company Common Stock,
Depositary Shares, Company Warrants or government securities (the Company
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Debt Securities, Company Preferred Stock, Company Common Stock, Company
Depositary Shares, Company Warrants, Company Purchase Contracts or debt
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The Securities are being registered for offering and sale from time to time as provided by
Rule 415 under the Act.
The Company Senior Debt Securities are to be issued under an indenture to be entered into by
and among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Company Senior Debt
Indenture). The Company Subordinated Debt Securities are to be issued under an indenture to be
entered into by and among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Company
Subordinated Debt Indenture and, together with the Company Senior Debt Indenture, the Company
Indentures).
The Company Depositary Shares are to be issued under deposit agreements, each between the
Company and a depositary to be identified in the applicable agreement (each, a Depositary
Agreement). The Company Warrants are to be issued under warrant agreements, each between the
Company and a warrant agent to be identified in the applicable agreement (each, a Warrant
Agreement). The Company Rights are to be issued under rights agent agreements, each between the
Company and a rights agent to be identified in the applicable agreement (each, a Rights Agent
Agreement). The Company Purchase Contracts will be issued under purchase contract agreements,
each between the Company and a purchase contract agent to be identified in the applicable agreement
(each, a Purchase Contract Agreement). The Company Units are to be issued under unit agreements,
each between the Company and a unit agent to be identified in the applicable agreement (each, a
Unit Agreement).
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In connection with the furnishing of this opinion, we have examined original, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents:
1. the Registration Statement; and
2. the forms of Company Senior Debt Indenture and Company Subordinate Debt Indenture
(including the form of Securities included therein) attached as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to the
Registration Statement.
In addition, we have examined (i) such corporate records of the Company as we have considered
appropriate, including a copy of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, and by-laws, as
amended, of the Company, and copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Company and
(ii) such other certificates, agreements and documents as we deemed relevant and necessary as a
basis for the opinions expressed below. We have also relied upon the factual matters contained in
the representations and warranties of the Company made in the documents reviewed by us and upon
certificates of public officials and the officers of the Company.
In our examination of the documents referred to above, we have assumed, without independent
investigation, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have
executed any of the documents reviewed by us, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified,
photostatic, reproduced or conformed copies of valid existing agreements or other documents, the
authenticity of all such latter documents and that the statements regarding matters of fact in the
certificates, records, agreements, instruments and documents that we have examined are accurate and
complete.
We have also assumed, without independent investigation, that (i) the Indentures will be duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the parties to them in substantially the forms filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement, (ii) each of the Depositary Agreements, the Warrant
Agreements, the Rights Agent Agreements, the Purchase Contract Agreements, the Unit Agreements and
any other agreement entered into, or officers certificates or board resolutions delivered, in
connection with the issuance of the Securities will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the parties to such agreements (such agreements and documents, together with the Indentures, are
referred to collectively as the Operative Agreements), (iii) each Operative Agreement, when so
authorized, executed and delivered, will be a valid and legally binding obligation of the parties
thereto (other than the Company), (iv) the Company Depositary Shares, the Company Warrants, the
Company Rights, the Company Purchase Contracts, the Company Units and any related Operative
Agreements will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, (v) in the case of Company
Purchase Contracts or Company Units consisting at least in part of debt obligations of third
parties, such debt obligations at all relevant times constitute the valid and legally binding
obligations of the issuers thereof enforceable against the issuers thereof in accordance with their
terms, and (vi) the execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Agreements and the
Securities and
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issuance of the Securities do not conflict with or constitute a breach of the terms of any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is subject or violate applicable law or contravene any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Company.
With respect to the Securities of a particular series or issuance, we have assumed that (i)
the issuance, sale, number or amount, as the case may be, and terms of the Securities to be offered
from time to time will be duly authorized and established, in accordance with the organizational
documents of the Company, the laws of the State of New York and its jurisdiction of incorporation,
and any applicable Operative Agreement, (ii) prior to the issuance of a series of Company Preferred
Stock, an appropriate certificate of designation or board resolution relating to such series of
Company Preferred Stock will have been duly authorized by the Company and filed with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, (iii) the Securities will be duly authorized, executed, issued and delivered
by the Company, and, in the case of Company Debt Securities, Company Depositary Shares, Company
Warrants, Company Rights, Company Purchase Contracts and Company Units, duly authenticated or
delivered by the applicable trustee or agent, in each case, against payment by the purchaser at the
agreed-upon consideration, and (iv) the Securities will be issued and delivered as contemplated by
the Registration Statement and the applicable prospectus supplement.
Based upon the above, and subject to the stated assumptions, exceptions and qualifications, we
are of the opinion that:
1. When the specific terms of a particular issuance of Company Debt Securities (including any
Company Debt Securities duly issued upon exercise, exchange or conversion of any Security in
accordance with its terms) have been duly authorized by the Company and such Company Debt
Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered, and, if applicable, upon
exercise, exchange or conversion of any Security in accordance with its terms, such Company Debt
Securities will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms.
2.
Upon due authorization by the Company of the issuance and sale of shares of a series of
Company Preferred Stock, and, if applicable, upon exercise, exchange or conversion of any Security
in accordance with its terms, such shares of Company Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.
3. Upon due authorization by the Company of the issuance and sale of shares of Company Common
Stock, and, if applicable, upon exercise, exchange or conversion of any Security in accordance with
its terms, such shares of Company Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
4. When any Company Depositary Shares evidenced by depositary receipts are issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of a Depositary Agreement against the deposit of duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
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shares of Company Preferred Stock, such Company Depositary Shares will entitle the holders
thereof to the rights specified in the Depositary Agreement.
5. When the specific terms of a particular issuance of Company Warrants have been duly
authorized by the Company and such Company Warrants have been duly executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered, such Company Warrants will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
6. When the specific terms of a particular issuance of Company Rights have been duly
authorized by the Company and such Company Rights have been duly executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered, such Company Rights will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
7. When any Company Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Company, such Company Purchase Contracts will be valid and legally binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
8. When any Company Units have been duly authorized, issued and delivered by the Company, such
Company Units will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms.
The opinions expressed above at to enforceability may be subject to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) requirements that a
claim with respect to any Securities in denominations other than in United States dollars (or a
judgment denominated other than into United States dollars in respect of the claim) be converted
into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined by applicable law.
The opinions expressed above are limited to the laws of the State of New York and the Delaware
General Corporation Law. Our opinion is rendered only with respect to the laws, and the rules,
regulations and orders under those laws, that are currently in effect.
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We hereby consent to use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to
the use of our name under the heading Legal Matters contained in the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required by the Act or the Rules.
Very truly yours,
/s/
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
exv12w1
Exhibit 12.1
Dana Holding Corporation and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
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Dana (1) |
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Prior Dana (1) |
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Six Months |
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Eleven Months |
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One Month |
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Ended |
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Ended |
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Ended |
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Year Ended |
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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January 31, |
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December 31, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing
operations before adjustment for
non-controlling interests or income
(loss) from equity investees |
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(189 |
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(549 |
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914 |
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(387 |
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(286 |
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Dividends from equity investees |
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1 |
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12 |
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2 |
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Adjusted earnings |
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(188 |
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(537 |
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914 |
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(385 |
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(568 |
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Interest expense |
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72 |
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142 |
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8 |
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105 |
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115 |
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168 |
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206 |
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12 |
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28 |
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3 |
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39 |
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46 |
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51 |
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64 |
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Total fixed charges |
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84 |
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170 |
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11 |
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144 |
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161 |
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219 |
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270 |
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Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing
operations before adjustment for
non-controlling interests or income
(loss) from equity investees, plus
dividends from equity investees and
fixed charges |
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(104 |
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(367 |
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925 |
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(241 |
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(407 |
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105 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2) |
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85.1 |
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Preferred dividend requirements (3) |
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16 |
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29 |
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Ratio of pre-tax loss to net loss (4) |
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1.00 |
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1.00 |
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Preferred dividend factor |
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16 |
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29 |
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Total fixed charges |
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84 |
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170 |
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Total fixed charges and preferred
dividends |
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100 |
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199 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
and preferred dividends (5) |
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As a result of the emergence from operating under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on January 31, 2008, Dana Holding Corporation (Dana) is the successor registrant
to Dana Corporation (Prior Dana) pursuant to Rule 12g-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The eleven months ended December 31, 2008 and the one month ended January 31, 2008 are
distinct reporting periods, and the information shown for Prior Dana is not comparable to the
information shown for Dana. |
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Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $188 million in the six months ended
June 30, 2009, by $537 million in the eleven months ended
December 31, 2008 and by $385, $568,
$283 and $165 million in the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. |
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Our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock were issued in connection with our
emergence from bankruptcy on January 31, 2008. |
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Dana reported pre-tax losses for the six months ended June
30, 2009 and the eleven months ended December 31, 2008; accordingly,
the preferred dividend factors for those periods equal the preferred
dividend requirements. |
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Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges and
preferred dividends by $204 million in
the six months ended June 30, 2009 and by $566 million in the eleven months ended December 31,
2008. |
exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3
of Dana Holding Corporation (Dana) of our report dated March 16,
2009, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements as it relates to
the effects of the change in reportable segments, the effects of the
change in accounting for inventories and the effects of the change in non controlling interest
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is
September 1, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedule and
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Dana Holding Corporation at December 31, 2008 and for the period from February 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and of our
report dated March 16, 2009, except with
respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements as it relates to the effects of the
change in reportable segments and the effects of the change in non
controlling interest discussed in Note 1 to
the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is September 1, 2009, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Dana Corporation (Prior Dana)
at December 31, 2007 and for the period from January 1, 2008 through January 31, 2008 and
for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, which appear in Danas Current Report on Form
8-K dated September 1, 2009. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in
the Prospectus which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Toledo, Ohio
September 1, 2009
exv24w1
Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned, a director or officer of Dana Holding Corporation (Dana) appoints
Marc S. Levin, Robert W. Spencer, Jr., and M. Jean Hardman, and each or any one of them, as his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Dana and various of its subsidiaries, relating to the shelf registration
of securities of Dana as approved by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Dana, and any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary,
appropriate or advisable to enable Dana to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and other federal
and state securities laws, and to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney shall be effective as of August 27, 2009, and shall end automatically
as to each undersigned upon the termination of his service as a director and/or officer of Dana
Holding Corporation.
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/s/ John M. Devine
John M. Devine
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Executive Chairman; Director
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ James E. Sweetnam
James E. Sweetnam
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President and Chief Executive
Officer; Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ James A. Yost
James A. Yost
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Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ Richard J. Dyer
Richard J. Dyer
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Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
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August 27, 2009 |
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Vice Chairman; Director
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Director
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/s/ Terrence J. Keating
Terrence J. Keating
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Director
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ Mark A. Schulz
Mark A. Schulz
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Director
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ David P. Trucano
David P. Trucano
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Director
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ Keith E. Wandell
Keith E. Wandell
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Director
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August 27, 2009 |
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/s/ Jerome B. York
Jerome B. York
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Director
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August 27, 2009 |
EX-24.2
Exhibit 24.2
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
ASSISTANT SECRETARYS CERTIFICATE
I, Robert W. Spencer, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Dana Holding Corporation (the Company) hereby
certify that Annex A is a true and complete copy of resolutions (the Resolutions) duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on August 28, 2009 at which a
quorum was present and acting throughout; the Resolutions have not been amended, modified or
rescinded and remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Company.
Dated: September 1, 2009
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/s/ Robert W. Spencer, Jr.
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Assistant Secretary |
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ANNEX A
DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUGUST 28, 2009
RESOLUTION: APPROVING SHELF REGISTRATION
WHEREAS, Dana Holding Corporation (Dana) proposes to have flexibility, from time
to time, to issue securities in the form of preferred stock; common stock; senior
and/or subordinated bonds, debentures and/or notes; depositary shares; warrants;
rights; purchase contracts; units; and other capital securities (collectively
Securities) up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of
$500 Million; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest of
Dana to grant limited authority to management to prepare the necessary documentation
and filings to issue Securities upon prior approval of a Securities issuance(s) by
the Board of Directors.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that any one of the Executive Chairman; President and
Chief Executive Officer of Dana; Chief Financial Officer; General Counsel; Secretary
or other officer of Dana designated by any of these named officers of Dana (each an
Authorized Officer) hereby are, and each is individually, authorized and
empowered, in his, her or their discretion, with the advice of counsel, to prepare,
execute and file, or cause to be prepared, executed and filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and any other applicable government agency or
authority, pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended (the
Act) and the rules and regulations thereunder, any registration statement (each a
Registration Statement) with respect to the issuance of any of the Securities (any
actual issuance of Securities to be previously approved by the Board of Directors),
and any amendments or supplements to each such Registration Statement, and any
prospectuses or other documents as they or any one of them deem necessary or
desirable, and to make any other filings with the SEC or with any other government
agency or authority as they or any one of them deem necessary or desirable for the
issuance of any of the Securities;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that any Registration Statement shall be substantially in the form
presented to the Board of Directors of Dana for signature, with such changes thereto
that one or more of the Authorized Officers may approve, such approval to be
conclusively evidenced by the execution thereof by any such Authorized Officer or by
any other officer or officers acting at the direction of an Authorized Officer;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that all fees charged by applicable federal or state regulatory
agencies in making the required investigation regarding any application or filing
related to the Securities are to be paid by Dana in accordance with applicable
provisions of law;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that if any state securities administrator shall require a
prescribed form of resolutions to be adopted by the Board of Directors in connection
with the Securities, each such resolution shall be deemed to be adopted by the Board
of Directors, subject to any revisions, insertions or additions that the Secretary
or any Assistant Secretary jointly or severally deems necessary or appropriate, and
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Dana shall be, and each of them hereby
is, authorized and directed to prepare and certify the adoption of any such
resolutions, together with any applicable revisions, insertions or additions
thereto, as though they were presented to and adopted by the Board of Directors on
the date the certification is signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary and to
insert such resolutions in the minute book of Dana;
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that any one or more of the Authorized Officers and any other
officer or officers acting at the direction of an Authorized Officer hereby are, and
each is individually, authorized and empowered to do or cause to be done any and all
further acts and things to execute and deliver any and all agreements, documents,
papers, certificates and instruments as, with the advice of counsel, they deem
necessary or desirable in their sole discretion to carry into effect the purpose and
intent of these resolutions, the approval of all such documents to be conclusively
evidenced by the execution thereof;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that to the extent that any act, action, filing, undertaking,
execution or delivery contemplated by these resolutions has been previously
accomplished, the same is hereby ratified, confirmed, accepted, approved and adopted
by the Board of Directors of Dana;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that any resolutions inconsistent with the foregoing or with any
action of any officer pursuant to the foregoing are hereby modified or rescinded so
as to be consistent herewith and therewith;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that these resolutions shall continue in existence until modified
or terminated; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Dana hereby is
authorized to amend these resolutions to correct them for any scriveners or other
errors, to provide clarification thereof or to ensure technical compliance with
applicable law, order or regulation, and such resolutions are hereby deemed adopted
in haec verba with the same force and effect as if set forth herein at length and
that copies thereof be filed with the records of Dana.
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exv25w1
Exhibit 25.1
securities and exchange commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of
a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
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800 Nicollet Mall |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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55402 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Richard Prokosch
U.S. Bank National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 495-3918
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Dana Holding Corporation
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
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Delaware
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26-1531856 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3939 Technology Drive |
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Maumee, Ohio
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43697 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Senior Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
FORM T-1
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Item 1. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject. |
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Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. |
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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Item 2. |
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AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
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Items 3-15 |
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Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the
obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
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Item 16. |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
eligibility and qualification. |
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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
business.* |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers.* |
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A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.** |
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A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
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The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
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7. |
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Report of Condition of the Trustee as of June 30, 2009 published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
attached as Exhibit 7. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on
S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration
Number 333-145601 filed on August 21, 2007. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of
the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul,
State of Minnesota on the 28th of August, 2009.
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Richard Prokosch |
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Vice President |
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By: |
/s/ Raymond Haverstock
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Raymond Haverstock |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: August 28, 2009
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Richard Prokosch |
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Vice President |
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By: |
/s/ Raymond Haverstock
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Raymond Haverstock |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 6/30/2009
($000s)
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6/30/2009 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Balances Due From
Depository Institutions |
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$ |
6,526,915 |
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Securities |
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38,971,863 |
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Federal Funds |
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3,558,381 |
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Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
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180,342,925 |
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Fixed Assets |
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4,176,818 |
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Intangible Assets |
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12,451,763 |
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Other Assets |
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14,416,029 |
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Total Assets |
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260,444,694 |
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Liabilities |
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Deposits |
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174,406,310 |
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Fed Funds |
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11,988,123 |
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Treasury Demand Notes |
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0 |
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Trading Liabilities |
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385,470 |
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Other Borrowed Money |
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34,999,265 |
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Acceptances |
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0 |
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Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
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7,779,967 |
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Other Liabilities |
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6,530,991 |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
236,090,126 |
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Equity |
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Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
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$ |
1,647,451 |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
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18,200 |
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Surplus |
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12,642,020 |
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Undivided Profits |
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10,046,897 |
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Total Equity Capital |
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24,354,568 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
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$ |
260,444,694 |
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To the best of the undersigneds determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial
information is true and correct.
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U.S. Bank National Association
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Vice President |
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Date: August 28, 2009
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Exhibit 25.2
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of
a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
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800 Nicollet Mall |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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55402 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Richard Prokosch
U.S. Bank National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 495-3918
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Dana Holding Corporation
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
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Delaware
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26-1531856 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3939 Technology Drive |
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Maumee, Ohio
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43697 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
FORM T-1
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Item 1. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
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a) |
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject. |
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Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. |
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b) |
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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Item 2. |
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AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe
each such affiliation. |
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Items 3-15 |
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Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the
obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
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Item 16. |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
eligibility and qualification. |
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1. |
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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
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2. |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
business.* |
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3. |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers.* |
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4. |
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A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.** |
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5. |
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A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
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6. |
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The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
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7. |
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Report of Condition of the Trustee as of June 30, 2009 published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
attached as Exhibit 7. |
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* |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on
S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005. |
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** |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration
Number 333-145601 filed on August 21, 2007. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of
the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul,
State of Minnesota on the 28th of August, 2009.
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Richard Prokosch |
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Vice President |
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By: |
/s/ Raymond Haverstock
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Raymond Haverstock |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: August 28, 2009
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Richard Prokosch |
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Vice President |
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By: |
/s/ Raymond Haverstock
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Raymond Haverstock |
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Vice President |
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4
Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 6/30/2009
($000s)
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6/30/2009 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Balances Due From
Depository Institutions |
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$ |
6,526,915 |
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Securities |
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38,971,863 |
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Federal Funds |
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3,558,381 |
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Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
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180,342,925 |
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Fixed Assets |
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4,176,818 |
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Intangible Assets |
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12,451,763 |
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Other Assets |
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14,416,029 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
260,444,694 |
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Liabilities |
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Deposits |
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$ |
174,406,310 |
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Fed Funds |
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11,988,123 |
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Treasury Demand Notes |
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0 |
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Trading Liabilities |
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385,470 |
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Other Borrowed Money |
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34,999,265 |
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Acceptances |
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0 |
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Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
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7,779,967 |
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Other Liabilities |
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6,530,991 |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
236,090,126 |
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Equity |
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Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
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$ |
1,647,451 |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
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18,200 |
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Surplus |
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12,642,020 |
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Undivided Profits |
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10,046,897 |
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Total Equity Capital |
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$ |
24,354,568 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
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$ |
260,444,694 |
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To the best of the undersigneds determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial
information is true and correct.
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|
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U.S. Bank National Association
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By: |
/s/ Richard Prokosch
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Vice President |
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Date: August 28, 2009
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