EXHIBIT 4.16


 


DEPOMED,
INC.


Issuer


 


AND


 


[                        ]


Trustee


 


INDENTURE


 


Dated
as of               ,
200  


 


Subordinated
Debt Securities


 





















 


TABLE
OF CONTENTS


 


	
  ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 1.1

  	
  DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE II ISSUE,
  DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.1

  	
  DESIGNATION AND
  TERMS OF SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.2

  	
  FORM OF
  SECURITIES AND TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.3

  	
  DENOMINATIONS:
  PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.4

  	
  EXECUTION AND
  AUTHENTICATIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.5

  	
  REGISTRATION OF
  TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.6

  	
  TEMPORARY SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.7

  	
  MUTILATED,
  DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.8

  	
  CANCELLATION

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.9

  	
  BENEFITS OF INDENTURE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.10

  	
  AUTHENTICATING AGENT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.11

  	
  GLOBAL SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE III
  REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.1

  	
  REDEMPTION

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.2

  	
  NOTICE OF REDEMPTION

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.3

  	
  PAYMENT UPON
  REDEMPTION

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.4

  	
  SINKING FUND

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.5

  	
  SATISFACTION OF
  SINKING FUND PAYMENTS WITH SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.6

  	
  REDEMPTION OF
  SECURITIES FOR SINKING FUND

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IV COVENANTS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.1

  	
  PAYMENT OF
  PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.2

  	
  MAINTENANCE OF
  OFFICE OR AGENCY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.3

  	
  PAYING AGENTS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.4

  	
  APPOINTMENT TO FILL
  VACANCY IN OFFICE OF TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.5

  	
  COMPLIANCE WITH
  CONSOLIDATION PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE V SECURITYHOLDERS’
  LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 5.1

  	
  COMPANY TO FURNISH
  TRUSTEE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 5.2

  	
  PRESERVATION OF
  INFORMATION; COMMUNICATIONS WITH SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 5.3

  	
  REPORTS BY THE COMPANY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 5.4

  	
  REPORTS BY THE TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VI REMEDIES
  OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.1

  	
  EVENTS OF DEFAULT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.2

  	
  COLLECTION OF
  INDEBTEDNESS AND SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.3

  	
  APPLICATION OF
  MONEYS COLLECTED

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.4

  	
  LIMITATION ON SUITS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.5

  	
  RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
  CUMULATIVE; DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.6

  	
  CONTROL BY
  SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.7

  	
  UNDERTAKING TO PAY
  COSTS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VII CONCERNING
  THE TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.1

  	
  CERTAIN DUTIES AND
  RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.2

  	
  CERTAIN RIGHTS OF
  TRUSTEE

  	
   

  



 


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  SECTION 7.3

  	
  TRUSTEE NOT
  RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OR SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.4

  	
  MAY HOLD SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.5

  	
  MONEYS HELD IN TRUST

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.6

  	
  COMPENSATION AND
  REIMBURSEMENT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.7

  	
  RELIANCE ON
  OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.8

  	
  DISQUALIFICATION;
  CONFLICTING INTERESTS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.9

  	
  CORPORATE TRUSTEE
  REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.10

  	
  RESIGNATION AND
  REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.11

  	
  ACCEPTANCE OF
  APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.12

  	
  MERGER, CONVERSION,
  CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.13

  	
  PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION
  OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 7.14

  	
  NOTICE OF DEFAULT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VIII
  CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 8.1

  	
  EVIDENCE OF ACTION
  BY SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 8.2

  	
  PROOF OF EXECUTION
  BY SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 8.3

  	
  WHO MAY BE
  DEEMED OWNERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 8.4

  	
  CERTAIN SECURITIES
  OWNED BY COMPANY DISREGARDED

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 8.5

  	
  ACTIONS BINDING ON
  FUTURE SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL
  INDENTURES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 9.1

  	
  SUPPLEMENTAL
  INDENTURES WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 9.2

  	
  SUPPLEMENTAL
  INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF SECURITYHOLDERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 9.3

  	
  EFFECT OF
  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 9.4

  	
  SECURITIES AFFECTED
  BY SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 9.5

  	
  EXECUTION OF
  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE X SUCCESSOR
  ENTITY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 10.1

  	
  COMPANY
  MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 10.2

  	
  SUCCESSOR ENTITY
  SUBSTITUTED

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 10.3

  	
  EVIDENCE OF
  CONSOLIDATION, ETC. TO TRUSTEE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE XI SATISFACTION
  AND DISCHARGE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 11.1

  	
  SATISFACTION AND
  DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 11.2

  	
  DISCHARGE OF
  OBLIGATIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 11.3

  	
  DEPOSITED MONEYS TO
  BE HELD IN TRUST

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 11.4

  	
  PAYMENT OF MONEYS
  HELD BY PAYING AGENTS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 11.5

  	
  REPAYMENT TO COMPANY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE XII IMMUNITY
  OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 12.1

  	
  NO RECOURSE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS
  PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.1

  	
  EFFECT ON
  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.2

  	
  ACTIONS BY SUCCESSOR

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.3

  	
  SURRENDER OF
  COMPANY POWERS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.4

  	
  NOTICES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.5

  	
  GOVERNING LAW

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.6

  	
  TREATMENT OF
  SECURITIES AS DEBT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.7

  	
  COMPLIANCE
  CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.8

  	
  PAYMENTS ON
  BUSINESS DAYS

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.9

  	
  CONFLICT WITH TRUST
  INDENTURE ACT

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.10

  	
  COUNTERPARTS

  	
   

  



 


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  SECTION 13.11

  	
  SEPARABILITY

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 13.12

  	
  COMPLIANCE
  CERTIFICATES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE XIV
  SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 14.1

  	
  SUBORDINATION TERMS

  	
   

  



 


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INDENTURE


 


INDENTURE, dated as of                    
   , 200  , among DEPOMED, INC., a California
corporation (the “Company”), and                                     ,
as trustee (the “Trustee”):


 


WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance of subordinated debt securities (hereinafter referred
to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be
issued from time to time in one or more series as in this Indenture provided,
as registered Securities without coupons, to be authenticated by the
certificate of the Trustee;


 


WHEREAS, to provide the terms and conditions upon
which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company
has duly authorized the execution of this Indenture; and


 


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


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually
covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the
holders of Securities:


 


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS


 


SECTION 1.1  DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.


 


The terms defined in this Section (except as in
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this
Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective
meanings specified in this Section and shall include the plural as well as
the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that are by reference in such Act
defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as herein or any
indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of
the execution of this instrument.


 


“Authenticating Agent” means an authenticating agent
with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 2.10.


 


“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.


 


“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of
the Company or any duly authorized committee of such Board.


 


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


 


“Business Day” means, with respect to any series of
Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or state banking institutions
in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, are authorized or obligated
by law, executive order or regulation to close.


 


“Certificate” means a certificate signed by the
chairman of the Board of Directors, any principal executive officer, any chief
executive officer, any president, any senior vice president, any vice
president, any principal financial officer or any principal accounting officer,
any treasurer or any assistant treasurer, any controller or any assistant
controller, any secretary or any assistant secretary of the Company. The
Certificate need not comply with the provisions of Section 13.7.


 


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“Company” means DEPOMED, INC., a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, and, subject
to the provisions of Article X, shall also include its successors and
assigns.


 


“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                                ;
Attention:                       ,
except that whenever a provision herein refers to an office or agency of the
Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, such office is
located, at the date hereof, at                              ,
Attn:                            .


 


“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee,
liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.


 


“Default” means any event, act or condition that with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.


 


“Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any
series for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be
issued as a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York,
another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be
designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.1 or 2.11.


 


“Event of Default” means, with respect to Securities
of a particular series, any event specified in Section 6.1, continued for
the period of time, if any, therein designated.


 


“Global Security” means, with respect to any series of
Securities, a Security executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to
the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance
with the Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee.


 


“Governmental Obligations” means securities that are (a) direct
obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full
faith and credit is pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States
of America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith
and credit obligation by the United States of America that, in either case, are
not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also
include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any such
Governmental Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on
any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the
holder of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required
by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount
payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by
the custodian in respect of the Governmental Obligation or the specific payment
of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such
depositary receipt.


 


“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.


 


“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 in accordance with the terms
hereof.


 


“Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any
installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date
specified in such Security or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture
supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an
installment of interest with respect to Securities of that series is due and
payable.


 


“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by
a chief executive officer, a president, a senior vice president or a vice
president and by the chief financial officer or the treasurer or an assistant
treasurer or the controller or an assistant controller or the secretary or an
assistant secretary of the Company that is delivered to the Trustee in
accordance with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the
statements provided for in Section 13.7, if and to the extent required by
the provisions thereof.


 


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“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing
subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may be an employee of or
counsel for the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with
the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for
in Section 13.7, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.


 


“Outstanding”, when used with reference to Securities
of any series, means, subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, as of any
particular time, all Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or any paying agent, or delivered to the
Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or that have previously been
canceled; (b) Securities or portions thereof for the payment or redemption
of which moneys or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall have
been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than
the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying agent); provided, however,
that if such Securities or portions of such Securities are to be redeemed prior
to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as in Article III
provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for
giving such notice; and (c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for
which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to
the terms of Section 2.7.


 


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


 


“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security
means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as
that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this
definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.7 in
lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.


 


“Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the
Trustee means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, or to
whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.


 


“Securities” means the debt Securities authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture.


 


“Securityholder”, “holder of Securities”, “registered
holder”, or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or
names a particular Security shall be registered on the books of the Company
kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.


 


“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any
corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time
be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its
Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
general partnership, joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of
whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time be owned
by such Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and
one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited partnership of which
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner.


 


“Trustee” means [                                         ],
and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall also include its
successors and assigns, and, if at any time there is more than one Person
acting in such capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The
term “Trustee” as used with respect to a particular series of the Securities
shall mean the trustee with respect to that series.


 


“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended.


 


“Voting Stock”, as applied to stock of any Person,
means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity
interest (however designated) in such Person having ordinary voting power for
the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person,
other than shares, interests, participations or other equivalents having such
power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.


 


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ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES


 


SECTION 2.1  DESIGNATION AND TERMS OF SECURITIES.


 


(a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities
that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The
Securities may be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate principal
amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant
to a Board Resolution or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental
hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, there shall
be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
hereto:


 


(1) the title of the
Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that series
from all other Securities);


 


(2) any limit upon
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that series);


 


(3) the date or
dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable, any
original issue discount that may apply to the Securities of that series upon
their issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of
payment;


 


(4) the rate or
rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner
of calculation of such rate or rates, if any;


 


(5) the date or
dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on
which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination of such
Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the
determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such Interest
Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such record dates;


 


(6) the right, if
any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;


 


(7) the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions
upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at
the option of the Company;


 


(8) the obligation,
if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant
to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, or analogous provisions (including
payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) 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 the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to
such obligation;


 


(9) the form of the
Securities of the series including the form of the Certificate of
Authentication for such series;


 


(10) if other than
denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be
issuable;


 


(11) any and all other
terms (including terms, to the extent applicable, relating to any auction or
remarketing of the Securities of that series and any security for the
obligations of the Company with respect to such Securities) with respect to
such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture,
as amended by any supplemental indenture) including any terms which may be
required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable
in connection with the marketing of Securities of that series;


 


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(12) whether the
Securities are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms and
the identity of the Depositary for such series;


 


(13) whether the
Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock
or other securities of the Company or any other Person and, if so, the terms
and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or
exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how
it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the
Company’s option or the holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, and
the applicable conversion or exchange period;


 


(14) if other than the
principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of
the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the
maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.1;


 


(15) any additional or
different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which may include, among
other restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s ability or the ability of the
Company’s Subsidiaries to:  incur
additional indebtedness; issue additional securities; create liens; pay
dividends or make distributions in respect of their capital stock; redeem
capital stock; place restrictions on such Subsidiaries placing restrictions on
their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make
investments or other restricted payments; sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
enter into sale-leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with
stockholders and affiliates; issue or sell stock of their Subsidiaries; or
effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include,
among other financial covenants, financial covenants that require the Company
and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed charge,
cash flow-based or asset-based ratios) provided for with respect to the
Securities of the series;


 


(16) if other than
dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of the series are
denominated (including, but not limited to, foreign currency);


 


(17) the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which the Company shall pay amounts in addition to the
stated interest, premium, if any and principal amounts of the Securities of the
series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for federal
tax purposes;


 


(18) any restrictions on
transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series; and


 


(19) the subordination
terms of the Securities of the series.


 


All Securities of any one series shall be
substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise
be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution or in any indentures
supplemental hereto.


 


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


 


Securities of any particular series may be issued at
various times, with different dates on which the principal or any installment
of principal is payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different
methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on
which such interest may be payable and with different redemption dates.


 


SECTION 2.2  FORM OF SECURITIES AND TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE.


 


The Securities of any series and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be
substantially of the tenor and purport as set forth in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officers’ Certificate, and they may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are
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as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto
or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which
Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.


 


SECTION 2.3
DENOMINATIONS: PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT.


 


The Securities shall be issuable as registered
Securities and in the denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or
any integral multiple thereof, subject to Section 2.1(10). The Securities
of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate
specified with respect to that series. The principal of and the interest on the
Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of redemption
thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the
United States of America that at the time is legal tender for public and
private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that
purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York. Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the
Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve
30-day months.


 


The interest installment on any Security that is
payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name
said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
close of business on the regular record date for such interest installment. In
the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called
for redemption and the redemption date is subsequent to a regular record date
with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment
Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of
such Security as provided in Section 3.3.


 


Any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for
Securities of the same series (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular
record date by virtue of having been such holder; and such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or
clause (2) below:


 


(1) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted
Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names 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 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 satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of
the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause
provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment
of such Defaulted Interest which shall not be 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 each Securityholder at his or her address as it
appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined), 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.


 


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


 


Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or
one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series
of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the term “regular record
date” as used in this Section with respect to a series of Securities and
any Interest Payment Date for such series shall mean either the fifteenth day
of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date
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a month, or the last day
of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date
established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if
such Interest Payment Date is the fifteenth day of a month, whether or not such
date is a Business Day.


 


Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section,
each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the
rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such
other Security.


 


SECTION 2.4
EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATIONS.


 


The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the
Company by its chief executive officer, or one of its presidents, or one of its
senior vice presidents, or one of its vice presidents, or its chief financial
officer, or its chief legal officer, or its treasurer, or one of its assistant
treasurers, or its controller or one of its assistant controllers, or its
secretary, or one of its assistant secretaries, under its corporate seal
attested by its secretary or one of its assistant secretaries. Signatures may
be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.


 


The Company may use the facsimile signature of any
Person who shall have been a chief executive officer, president, senior vice
president or vice president thereof, chief financial officer, chief legal
officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, controller or assistant controller,
secretary or assistant secretary thereof, notwithstanding the fact that at the
time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such
Person shall have ceased to be such an officer of the Company. The seal of the
Company may be in the form of a facsimile of such seal and may be impressed,
affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities. The Securities
may contain such notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication by the Trustee.


 


A Security shall not be valid until authenticated
manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating
Agent. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so
authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the
holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. At any time and from time
to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may
deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a written order of the Company for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities, signed by a chief executive
officer, president, senior vice president or any vice president, chief
financial officer, chief legal officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer,
controller or assistant controller, and its secretary or any assistant
secretary, and the Trustee in accordance with such written order shall
authenticate and deliver such Securities.


 


In authenticating such Securities and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such
Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1)
shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the form and terms thereof have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture.


 


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


 


SECTION 2.5
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.


 


(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged
upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for
such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, for
other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and for a like
aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax
or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in this
Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company
shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or agency shall
deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that
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(b) The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept,
at its office or agency designated for such purpose in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City and State of New York, or such other location designated by
the Company, a register or registers (herein referred to as the “Security
Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and the transfers of
Securities as in this Article provided and which at all reasonable times
shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of
registering Securities and transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be
appointed as authorized by Board Resolution (the “Security Registrar”).


 


Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at the
office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, the Company shall
execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver
in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of
the same series as the Security presented for a like aggregate principal
amount.


 


All Securities presented or surrendered for exchange
or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied
(if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or
the Security Registrar, duly executed by the registered holder or by such
holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.


 


(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1
pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, no
service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of
Securities, or issue of new Securities in case of partial redemption of any
series, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 2.6, Section 3.3(b) and Section 9.4 not
involving any transfer.


 


(d) The Company shall not be required (i) to
issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a
notice of redemption of less than all the Outstanding Securities of the same
series and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or portions
thereof called for redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such
Securities being redeemed in part. The provisions of this Section 2.5 are,
with respect to any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.


 


SECTION 2.6 TEMPORARY
SECURITIES.


 


Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of
any series, the Company may execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any
authorized denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in
the form of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, but
with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for
temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary
Security of any series shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by
the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and
with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without unnecessary
delay the Company will execute and will furnish definitive Securities of such
series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may be
surrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office
or agency of the Company designated for the purpose in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City and State of New York, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange for such temporary
Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such
series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive
Securities need not be executed and furnished until further notice from the
Company. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall be entitled
to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such
series authenticated and delivered hereunder.


 


SECTION 2.7
MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN SECURITIES.


 


In case any temporary or definitive Security shall
become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the
next succeeding sentence) shall execute, and upon the Company’s request the
Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security
of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in
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substitution for the
Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a
substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in
every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to
the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of the applicant’s Security and of the ownership thereof. The
Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Security and deliver the same
upon the written request or authorization of any officer of the Company. Upon
the issuance of any substituted Security, 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.


 


In case any Security that has matured or is about to
mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may,
instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize the payment of the
same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security) if
the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee
such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, and, in
case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company
and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the
ownership thereof.


 


Every replacement Security issued pursuant to the
provisions of this Section shall constitute an additional contractual
obligation of the Company whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be 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. All
Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the
foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or
statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the
replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without
their surrender.


 


SECTION 2.8 CANCELLATION.


 


All Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment,
redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the
Company or any paying agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or,
if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities
shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly required or permitted by
any of the provisions of this Indenture. On request of the Company at the time
of such surrender, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company canceled Securities
held by the Trustee. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose of
canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures and deliver a certificate
of disposition to the Company. If the Company shall otherwise acquire any of
the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or
satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and
until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.


 


SECTION 2.9 BENEFITS
OF INDENTURE.


 


Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities,
express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other
than the parties hereto and the holders of the Securities (and, with respect to
the provisions of Article XIV, the holders of any indebtedness of the
Company to which the Securities of any series are subordinated) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under
any covenant, condition or provision herein contained; all such covenants,
conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and
of the holders of the Securities (and, with respect to the provisions of Article XIV,
the holders of any indebtedness of the Company to which the Securities of any
series are subordinated).


 


SECTION 2.10
AUTHENTICATING AGENT.


 


So long as any of the Securities of any series remain
Outstanding there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of
Securities which the Trustee shall have the right to appoint. Said
Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to
authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, transfer or
partial redemption thereof, and 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. All references in this
Indenture to the authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to
include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each
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corporation that has a
combined capital and surplus, as most recently reported or determined by it,
sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in
which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise
authorized under such laws to conduct such business and is subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time any
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with these
provisions, it shall resign immediately.


 


Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by
giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The
Trustee may at any time (and upon request by the Company shall) terminate the
agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to
such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon resignation, termination or
cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint
an eligible successor Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any
successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.


 


SECTION 2.11 GLOBAL
SECURITIES.


 


(a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 2.1
that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a Global
Security, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance
with Section 2.4, authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall
represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii) shall
be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (iii) shall be
delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s
instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: “Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11 of the Indenture,
this Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another
nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such
successor Depositary.”


 


(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5,
the Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part
and in the manner provided in Section 2.5, only to another nominee of the
Depositary for such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series
selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor
Depositary.


 


(c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of
the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue
as Depositary for such series or if at any time the Depositary for such series
shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or
other applicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such
series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company
receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, or
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company has
received a request from the Depositary, this Section 2.11 shall no longer
be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute,
and subject to Section 2.4, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the
Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in
authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global
Security. In addition, the Company may at any time determine that the
Securities of any series shall no longer be represented by a Global Security
and that the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall no longer apply to the
Securities of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject
to Section 2.4, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate
evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver the
Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in
authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such
Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities
in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, the
Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive
registered form issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.11(c) shall
be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the
Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants
or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such
Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons in whose names such
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ARTICLE III


REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS


 


SECTION 3.1 REDEMPTION.


 


The Company may redeem the Securities of any series
issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms
established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.


 


SECTION 3.2 NOTICE
OF REDEMPTION.


 


(a) In case the Company shall desire to exercise
such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of
any series in accordance with any right the Company reserved for itself to do
so pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Company shall, or shall cause the
Trustee to, give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such
series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid, a notice of such
redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days before the date
fixed for redemption of that series to such holders at their last addresses as
they shall appear upon the Security Register, unless a shorter period is
specified in the Securities to be redeemed. Any notice that is mailed in the
manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given,
whether or not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure
duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series designated
for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other
Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of
Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company
shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance
with any such restriction.


 


Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date
fixed for redemption and the redemption price at which Securities of that
series are to be redeemed, and shall state that payment of the redemption price
of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the
Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, upon
presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interest accrued to the
date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice, that from
and after said date interest will cease to accrue and that the redemption is
for a sinking fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a
series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities of that
series to be redeemed in part shall specify the particular Securities to be so
redeemed.


 


In case any Security is to be redeemed in part only,
the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the
principal amount thereof to be redeemed, and shall state that on and after the
redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities
of such series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will
be issued.


 


(b) If less than all the Securities of a series
are to be redeemed, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice
in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal
amount of Securities of the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee
shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and
fair in its discretion and that may provide for the selection of a portion or
portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple
thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger
than $1,000, the Securities to be redeemed and shall thereafter promptly notify
the Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in
whole or in part. The Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by
delivery of instructions signed on its behalf by its chief executive officer,
president or any senior vice president or vice president, instruct the Trustee
or any paying agent to call all or any part of the Securities of a particular
series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the manner set forth
in this Section, such notice to be in the name of the Company or its own name
as the Trustee or such paying agent may deem advisable. In any case in which
notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such paying agent,
the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain
with, the Trustee or such paying agent, as the case may be, such Security
Register, transfer books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts
therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such paying agent to give any
notice by mail that may be required under the provisions of this Section.


 


SECTION 3.3 PAYMENT
UPON REDEMPTION.


 


(a) If the giving of notice of redemption shall
have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities
of the series to be redeemed specified in such notice shall become due and
payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable
redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for
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date fixed for
redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption
price and accrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion
thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date
fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, said
Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price for
such series, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for
redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an interest payment date,
the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to the
registered holder at the close of business on the applicable record date
pursuant to Section 2.3).


 


(b) Upon presentation of any Security of such
series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and the office or agency where the Security is
presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a
new Security of the same series of authorized denominations in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.


 


SECTION 3.4 SINKING FUND.


 


The provisions of Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 shall be
applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series,
except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 for
Securities of such series.


 


The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as
a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum
amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred
to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be
subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.5. Each sinking fund payment
shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for
by the terms of Securities of such series.


 


SECTION 3.5
SATISFACTION OF SINKING FUND PAYMENTS WITH SECURITIES.


 


The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding
Securities of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a
series that have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant
to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted
optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in
each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with
respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the
terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided
that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities
shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the
redemption price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation
of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be
reduced accordingly.


 


SECTION 3.6
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES FOR SINKING FUND.


 


Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund
payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing
sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of the series, the
portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting
Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.5 and the basis for such
credit and will, together with such Officers’ Certificate, deliver to the
Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each
such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be
redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.2
and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at
the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.2. Such
notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made
upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.3.


 


ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS


 


SECTION 4.1 PAYMENT
OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.


 


The Company will duly and punctually pay or cause to
be paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities
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respect to such
Securities. Payments of principal on the Securities may be made at the time
provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar
check drawn on and mailed to the address of the Securityholder entitled thereto
as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire
transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transfer to be made only to a
Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable
series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if such Securityholder shall have
furnished wire instructions to the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the
relevant payment date). Payments of interest on the Securities may be made at
the time provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by
U.S. dollar check mailed to the address of the Securityholder entitled thereto
as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire
transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transfer to be made only to a
Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable
series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if such Securityholder shall have
furnished wire instructions in writing to the Security Registrar and the
Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the relevant payment date).


 


SECTION 4.2
MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.


 


So long as any series of the Securities remain
Outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain an office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, with respect to each such series
and at such other location or locations as may be designated as provided in
this Section 4.2, where (i) Securities of that series may be
presented for payment, (ii) Securities of that series may be presented as
herein above authorized for registration of transfer and exchange, and (iii) notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and
this Indenture may be given or served, such designation to continue with
respect to such office or agency until the Company shall, by written notice
signed by any officer authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate and delivered
to the Trustee, designate some other office or agency for such purposes or any
of them. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required
office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof,
such presentations, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its
agent to receive all such presentations, notices and demands. The Company
initially appoints the corporate trust office of [                             ],
an affiliate of the Trustee, located in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New York as its paying agent with respect to the Securities.


 


SECTION 4.3 PAYING AGENTS.


 


 (a) If the
Company shall appoint one or more paying agents for all or any series of the
Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company will cause each such paying
agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent
shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section:


 


(1) that it will
hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series (whether such
sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor of such
Securities) in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto;


 


(2) that it will
give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor
of such Securities) to make any payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same shall be due
and payable;


 


(3) that it will, at
any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding
paragraph (a)(2) above, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith
pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent; and


 


(4) that it will
perform all other duties of paying agent as set forth in this Indenture.


 


(b) If the Company shall act as its own paying
agent with respect to any series of the Securities, it will on or before each
due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of
that series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay such principal (and premium,
if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities of that series until such
sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided
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failure (by it or any
other obligor on such Securities) to take such action. Whenever the Company
shall have one or more paying agents for any series of Securities, it will,
prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on
any Securities of that series, deposit with the 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, premium or interest, and (unless such paying agent is the Trustee)
the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of this action or failure so to
act.


 


(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to
the contrary, (i) the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section is
subject to the provisions of Section 11.5, and (ii) the Company may
at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or direct any paying agent to
pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such paying agent,
such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those
upon which such sums were held by the Company or such paying agent; and, upon
such payment by the Company or any paying agent to the Trustee, the Company or
such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to
such money.


 


SECTION 4.4
APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE OF TRUSTEE.


 


The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a
vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10,
a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.


 


SECTION 4.5
COMPLIANCE WITH CONSOLIDATION PROVISIONS.


 


The Company will not, while any of the Securities
remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either
case where the Company is not the survivor of such transaction, or sell or
convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the
provisions of Article X hereof are complied with.


 


ARTICLE V

SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE


 


SECTION 5.1 COMPANY
TO FURNISH TRUSTEE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to
the Trustee (a) on each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.3)
a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record
date, provided that the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to
furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect
from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company and (b) 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, in either case, no such list need be furnished for any
series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.


 


SECTION 5.2
PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION; COMMUNICATIONS WITH SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a
form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and
addresses of the holders of Securities contained in the most recent list
furnished to it as provided in Section 5.1 and as to the names and
addresses of holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Security Registrar (if acting in such capacity).


 


(b) The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to
it as provided in Section 5.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.


 


(c) Securityholders may communicate as provided
in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the
Securities, and, in connection with any such communications, the Trustee shall
satisfy its obligations under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act in accordance with the provisions of Section 312(b) of the Trust
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SECTION 5.3 REPORTS
BY THE COMPANY.


 


The Company covenants and agrees to provide a copy to
the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required to file the same with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of
the foregoing as the Securities and Exchange Commission may from time to time
by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company may be required to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.


 


SECTION 5.4 REPORTS
BY THE TRUSTEE.


 


(a) On or before May 1 in each year in which
any of the Securities are Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail,
first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and
addresses appear upon the Security Register, a brief report dated as of the
preceding May 1, if and to the extent required under Section 313(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act.


 


(b) The Trustee shall comply with Section 313(b) and
313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.


 


(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time
of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company,
with each securities exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so
listed) and also with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
agrees to notify the Trustee when any Securities become listed on any
securities exchange.


 


ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT


 


SECTION 6.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.


 


(a) Whenever used herein with respect to
Securities of a particular series, “Event of Default” means any one or more of
the following events that has occurred and is continuing:


 


(1) the Company
defaults in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the
Securities of that series, as and when the same shall become due and payable,
and such default continues for a period of 90 days; provided, however, that a
valid extension of an interest payment period by the Company in accordance with
the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default
in the payment of interest for this purpose;


 


(2) the Company
defaults in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the
Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable
whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any
payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to
that series; provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such
Securities in accordance with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto
shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any;


 


(3) the Company
fails to observe or perform any other of its covenants or agreements with
respect to that series contained in this Indenture or otherwise established
with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof
(other than a covenant or agreement that has been expressly included in this
Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than
such series) for a period of 90 days after the date on which written notice of
such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is
a “Notice of Default” hereunder, shall have been given to the Company by the
Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Company and the Trustee by
the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that
series at the time Outstanding;


 


(4) the Company
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a
voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against
it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a
Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property or (iv) makes
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(5) a court of
competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is
for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a
Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of its property or (iii) orders
the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in
effect for 90 days.


 


(b) In each and every such case (other than an
Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above), unless
the principal of all the Securities of that series shall have already become
due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding
hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
such Securityholders), may declare the principal of (and premium, if any, on)
and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities of that series to be due
and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become
and shall be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in
clause (4) or clause (5) above occurs, the principal of and accrued
and unpaid interest on all the Securities of that series shall automatically be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of
the Trustee or the holders of the Securities.


 


(c) At any time after the principal of (and
premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of that
series shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or
decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as
hereinafter provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a
sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the
Securities of that series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any
and all Securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by
acceleration (with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to
the extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue
installments of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of
that series to the date of such payment or deposit) and the amount payable to
the Trustee under Section 7.6, and (ii) any and all Events of Default
under the Indenture with respect to such series, other than the nonpayment of
principal on (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on
Securities of that series that shall not have become due by their terms, shall
have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.6.


 


No such rescission and annulment shall extend to or
shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.


 


(d) In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to
enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series under this Indenture
and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such
rescission or annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined
adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case, subject to any
determination in such proceedings, the Company and the Trustee shall be
restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all
rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee shall continue as
though no such proceedings had been taken.


 


SECTION 6.2
COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE.


 


(a) The Company covenants that (i) in case
it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the
Securities of a series, and such default shall have continued for a period of
90 Business Days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of a series when
the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the
Securities of a series or upon redemption or upon declaration or otherwise, or
in any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with
respect to that series as and when the same shall have become due and payable,
then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee, for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities of that series, the whole amount that
then shall have been become due and payable on all such Securities for
principal (and premium, if any) or interest, or both, as the case may be, with
interest upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent
that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue
installments of interest at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of
that series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be
sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, and the amount
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(b) If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts
forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an
express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or
proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and
unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final
decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company
or other obligor upon the Securities of that series and collect the moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law or equity out
of the property of the Company or other obligor upon the Securities of that
series, wherever situated.


 


(c) In case of any receivership, insolvency,
liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition
or judicial proceedings affecting the Company, or its creditors or property,
the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any
action therein that may be permitted by the court and shall (except as may be
otherwise provided by law) be entitled to file such proofs of claim and other
papers and documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the
claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities of such series allowed
for the entire amount due and payable by the Company under the Indenture at the
date of institution of such proceedings and for any additional amount that may
become due and payable by the Company after such date, and to collect and
receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim,
and to distribute the same after the deduction of the amount payable to the
Trustee under Section 7.6; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in
bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders of
Securities of such series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.6.


 


(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims
under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to
Securities of that series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the
possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or
other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or 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 payment to the Trustee
of any amounts due under Section 7.6, be for the ratable benefit of the
holders of the Securities of such series.


 


In case of an Event of Default hereunder, the Trustee
may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by
this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or
in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement
of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal
or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.


 


Nothing contained herein 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 of that series 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 6.3
APPLICATION OF MONEYS COLLECTED.


 


Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article with
respect to a particular series of Securities shall be applied in the following
order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the
distribution of such moneys on account of principal (or premium, if any) or
interest, upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation
thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if
fully paid:


 


FIRST: To the payment of reasonable costs and expenses
of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6;


 


SECOND: To the payment of all indebtedness of the
Company to which such series of Securities is subordinated to the extent
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THIRD: To the payment of the amounts then due and
unpaid upon Securities of such 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; and


 


FOURTH: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to
the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto.


 


SECTION 6.4
LIMITATION ON SUITS.


 


No holder of any Security of any series shall have any
right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute
any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with
respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or
for any other remedy hereunder, unless (i) such holder previously shall
have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the
continuance thereof with respect to the Securities of such series specifying
such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided; (ii) the holders of not
less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series
then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute
such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such
holder or holders shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity
as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred
therein or thereby; (iv) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding and (v) during such 90 day period, the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that series do not give
the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.


 


Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary or any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of
any Security to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in such Security (or in the case of redemption, on the
redemption date), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment
on or after such respective dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such holder and by accepting a Security
hereunder it is expressly understood, intended and covenanted by the taker and
holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker and holder
and the Trustee, that no one or more holders of Securities of such series shall
have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue or by availing of any
provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the
holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain
priority over or preference to any other such holder, or to enforce any right
under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal,
ratable and common benefit of all holders of Securities of such series. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every
Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given
either at law or in equity.


 


SECTION 6.5 RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE; DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER.


 


(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.7,
all powers and remedies given by this Article to the Trustee or to the
Securityholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and
not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the
holders of the Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the
performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this
Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.


 


(b) No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any
holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon
any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any
such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default
or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4,
every power and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or
the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall
be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.


 


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SECTION 6.6 CONTROL
BY SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


The holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in
accordance with Section 8.4, 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 such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict
with any rule of law or with this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1,
the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the
Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or officers of the
Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject to the Trustee’s
duties under the Trust Indenture Act, would involve the Trustee in personal
liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the Securityholders not involved in
the proceeding. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of any series at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined
in accordance with Section 8.4, may on behalf of the holders of all of the
Securities of such series waive any past default in the performance of any of
the covenants contained herein or established pursuant to Section 2.1 with
respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of
the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Securities of
that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such
Securities otherwise than by acceleration (unless such default has been cured
and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal
and any premium has been deposited with the Trustee (in accordance with Section 6.1(c)).
Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby shall be deemed to be cured
for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders
of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their former positions
and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.


 


SECTION 6.7
UNDERTAKING TO PAY COSTS.


 


All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder
of any Securities by such holder’s 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, 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 more than 10% in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, 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 any Security of such series, on or after
the respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to
this Indenture.


 


ARTICLE VII


CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE


 


SECTION 7.1 CERTAIN
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE.


 


(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an
Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the
curing of all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of that series
that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform with respect to the
Securities of such series such duties and only such duties as are specifically
set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the
Trustee shall exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, 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.


 


(b) 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:


 


(i) prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series
and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect to
that series that may have occurred:


 


(A) the duties and
obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series
be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the
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respect to the Securities
of such series except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and


 


(B) in the absence
of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect to the
Securities of such series conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any 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 that 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 requirement of this Indenture;


 


(ii) the Trustee
shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;


 


(iii) 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 not less
than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding relating to the time, method and place of conducting any 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 that series; and


 


(iv) None of the
provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such
funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture
or adequate indemnity against such risk is not reasonably assured to it.


 


SECTION 7.2 CERTAIN
RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.


 


Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1:


 


(a) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected
in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
approval, bond, security 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, direction, order or demand of
the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board
Resolution or an instrument signed in the name of the Company by any authorized
officer of the Company (unless other evidence in respect thereof is
specifically prescribed herein);


 


(c) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the
written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and
complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or
suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;


 


(d) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the
request, order or direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to
the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein
shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default with respect to a series of the Securities (that has not
been cured or waived), to exercise with respect to Securities of that series
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and to 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;


 


(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to
be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by
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(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, consent, order,
approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, unless requested in
writing so to do by the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of the particular series affected thereby
(determined as provided in Section 8.4); provided, however, that if the
payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or
liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is,
in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the
security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require
reasonable indemnity against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition
to so proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be
paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company
upon demand; and


 


(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.


 


SECTION 7.3 TRUSTEE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OR SECURITIES.


 


(a) The recitals contained herein and in the
Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee
assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.


 


(b) The Trustee makes no representations as to
the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.


 


(c) The Trustee shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds
of such Securities, or for the use or application of any moneys paid over by
the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established
pursuant to Section 2.1, or for the use or application of any moneys
received by any paying agent other than the Trustee.


 


SECTION 7.4 MAY HOLD
SECURITIES.


 


The Trustee or any paying agent or Security Registrar,
in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, paying
agent or Security Registrar.


 


SECTION 7.5 MONEYS
HELD IN TRUST.


 


Subject to the provisions of Section 11.5, all
moneys 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 moneys received by it hereunder
except such as it may agree with the Company to pay thereon.


 


SECTION 7.6
COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.


 


(a) The Company covenants and agrees to pay to
the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such reasonable compensation
(which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the
compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as the Company and the Trustee
may from time to time agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the
execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of
any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon
its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or
made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture
(including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of
its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any such
expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith
and except as the Company and Trustee may from time to time agree in writing.
The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee (and its officers, agents,
directors and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss,
liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on the part of
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administration of this
trust, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against
any claim of liability in the premises.


 


(b) The obligations of the Company under this Section to
compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for
reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute indebtedness
of the Company to which the Securities are subordinated. Such additional
indebtedness shall be secured by a lien prior to that of the Securities upon
all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds
held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities.


 


SECTION 7.7 RELIANCE
ON OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATE.


 


Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1,
whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee
shall deem it reasonably necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or
established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take any action
hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the
part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an
Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the
absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant
to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it
under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.


 


SECTION 7.8
DISQUALIFICATION; CONFLICTING INTERESTS.


 


If the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting
interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, the Trustee and the Company shall in all respects comply with the
provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.


 


SECTION 7.9
CORPORATE TRUSTEE REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY.


 


There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to
the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation
or other Person permitted to act as trustee by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
having (or, in the case of a subsidiary of a bank holding company, its bank
holding company parent shall have) a combined capital and surplus of at least
fifty million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by federal, state, territorial, or District of Columbia authority.


 


If such corporation or other Person publishes reports
of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other Person shall
be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with the Company, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 7.10.


 


SECTION 7.10
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.


 


(a) The Trustee or any successor hereafter
appointed may at any time resign with respect to the Securities of one or more
series by giving written notice thereof to the Company and by transmitting
notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the
Securityholders of such series, as their names and addresses appear upon the
Security Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall
promptly appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series
by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of
Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning
Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall
have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the
mailing of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee with
respect to Securities of such series, or any Securityholder of that series who
has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months
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similarly situated,
petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court
may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe,
appoint a successor trustee.


 


(b) In case at any time any one of the following
shall occur:


 


(i) the Trustee shall
fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.8 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide
holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or


 


(ii) the Trustee
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.9
and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by
any such Securityholder; or


 


(iii) the Trustee
shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent,
or commence a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver of the Trustee or
of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall
take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the
purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; then, in any such case,
the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities and appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the
Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the
Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or any Securityholder
who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six
months may, on behalf of that holder and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and
the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such
notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and
appoint a successor trustee.


 


(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may at
any time remove the Trustee with respect to such series by so notifying the
Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee for such series
with the consent of the Company.


 


(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and
appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall become effective
upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.


 


(e) Any successor trustee appointed pursuant to
this Section may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or
more series or all of such series, and at any time there shall be only one
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.


 


SECTION 7.11
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR.


 


(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a
successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee
so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the
retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such
successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company or the successor trustee, such retiring
Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor trustee all the rights, powers, and trusts of
the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee
hereunder.


 


(b) 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 retiring Trustee and each successor trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an
indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor trustee shall accept such
appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be
necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each
successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring
Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the
appointment of such successor trustee relates, (ii) shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not
retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall
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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 supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees
co-trustees of the same trust, 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 and that no Trustee shall be responsible
for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder; and
upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation
or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent
provided therein, such retiring Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of
that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates
have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights and powers or for the
performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this
Indenture, and each such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates; but, on request of
the Company or any successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by
such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by such retiring
Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to
which the appointment of such successor trustee relates.


 


(c) 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 referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the
case may be.


 


(d) No successor trustee shall accept its
appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall
be qualified and eligible under this Article.


 


(e) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor
trustee as provided in this Section, the Company shall transmit notice of the
succession of such trustee hereunder by mail, first class postage prepaid, to
the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security
Register. If the Company fails to transmit such notice within ten days after
acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall
cause such notice to be transmitted at the expense of the Company.


 


SECTION 7.12 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 (including the administration of the
trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be qualified under the
provisions of Section 7.8 and eligible under the provisions of Section 7.9,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. 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 7.13
PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY.


 


The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) of
the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be
subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent
included therein.


 


SECTION 7.14 NOTICE OF DEFAULT


 


If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is
continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder in the
manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust
Indenture Act notice of the Default or Event of Default within 45 days after it
occurs, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided,
however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of
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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
interest of the Securityholders.


 


ARTICLE VIII


CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS


 


SECTION 8.1 EVIDENCE
OF ACTION BY SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the
holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of a particular series may take any action (including the making
of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the
taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such
action the holders of such majority or specified percentage of that series have
joined therein may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments
of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series in
person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing.


 


If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders
of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option, as evidenced by an
Officers’ Certificate, fix in advance a record date for such series for the
determination of Securityholders entitled to give such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the
Company shall have no obligation to do so. 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
Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be
deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes of determining whether
Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of that
series have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that
purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall be computed as of the
record date; provided, however, that no such authorization, agreement or
consent by such Securityholders 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.


 


SECTION 8.2 PROOF OF
EXECUTION BY SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, proof
of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not
require notarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any
Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following
manner:


 


(a) The fact and date of the execution by any
such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable
to the Trustee.


 


(b) The ownership of Securities shall be proved
by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security
Registrar thereof.


 


The Trustee may require such additional proof of any
matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.


 


SECTION 8.3 WHO MAY BE
DEEMED OWNERS.


 


Prior to the due presentment for registration of
transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any
Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name such Security
shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such
Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any
notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Security
Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal
of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.3) interest on such
Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee
nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice
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SECTION 8.4 CERTAIN
SECURITIES OWNED BY COMPANY DISREGARDED.


 


In determining whether the holders of the requisite
aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred
in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of
that series that are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the
Securities of that series or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under common control with the Company or any other obligor
on the Securities of that series shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the
purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any
such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that the
Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. The Securities so
owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for
the purposes of this Section, if the pledgee shall establish to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such
Securities and that the pledgee is not a Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the Company or any such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to such right,
any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full
protection to the Trustee.


 


SECTION 8.5 ACTIONS
BINDING ON FUTURE SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to
the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.1, of the taking of any action by
the holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection
with such action, any holder of a Security of that series that is shown by the
evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented
to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof
of holding as provided in Section 8.2, revoke such action so far as
concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the holder
of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all
future holders and owners of such Security, and of any Security issued in
exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof or in place thereof,
irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such
Security. Any action taken by the holders of the majority or percentage in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series specified
in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding
upon the Company, the Trustee and the holders of all the Securities of that
series.


 


ARTICLE IX


SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES


 


SECTION 9.1
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


In addition to any supplemental indenture otherwise
authorized by this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may from time to time
and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto
(which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in
effect), without the consent of the Securityholders, for one or more of the
following purposes:


 


(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect, or
inconsistency herein or in the Securities of any series;


 


(b) to comply with Article X;


 


(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in
addition to or in place of certificated Securities;


 


(d) to add to the covenants, restrictions,
conditions or provisions relating to the Company for the benefit of the holders
of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants, restrictions,
conditions or provisions are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities, stating that such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions
are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series), to make
the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such
additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an Event of
Default, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;


 


(e) to add to, delete from, or revise the
conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or
purposes of issue, authentication, and delivery of Securities, as herein set
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(f) to make any change that does not adversely
affect the rights of any Securityholder in any material respect;


 


(g) to provide for the issuance of and establish
the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series as provided
in Section 2.1, to establish the form of any certifications required to be
furnished pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or any series of Securities,
or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of Securities;


 


(h) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of
appointment hereunder by a successor trustee; or


 


(i) to comply with any requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor in connection with the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.


 


The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the
Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any
further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained,
but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental
indenture that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under
this Indenture or otherwise.


 


Any supplemental indenture authorized by the
provisions of this Section may be executed by the Company and the Trustee
without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time
Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.2.


 


SECTION 9.2
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF SECURITYHOLDERS.


 


With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.1)
of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures
at the time Outstanding, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution,
and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture
or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act as then in effect) for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this
Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner not
covered by Section 9.1 the rights of the holders of the Securities of such
series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental
indenture shall, without the consent of the holders of each Security then
Outstanding and affected thereby, (a) extend the fixed maturity of any Securities
of any series, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or
extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable
upon the redemption thereof or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such
supplemental indenture.


 


It shall not be necessary for the consent of the
Securityholders of any series affected thereby under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.


 


SECTION 9.3 EFFECT
OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.


 


Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.1, this
Indenture shall, with respect to such series, be and be deemed to be modified
and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of
rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee,
the Company and the holders of Securities of the series affected thereby shall
thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all
respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions
of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the
terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.


 


SECTION 9.4
SECURITIES AFFECTED BY SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.


 


Securities of any series affected by a supplemental
indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplemental
indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.1,
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upon which such series
may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If
the Company shall so determine, new Securities of that series so modified as to
conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this
Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the
Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the
Securities of that series then Outstanding.


 


SECTION 9.5
EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.


 


Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by its
Board Resolutions authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture,
and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of
Securityholders required to consent thereto as aforesaid, the Trustee shall
join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless
such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in
its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental
indenture. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, may
receive an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive
evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article is
authorized or permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Article and
that it is proper for the Trustee under the provisions of this Article to
join in the execution thereof; provided, however, that such Officers’
Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be provided in connection with the
execution of a supplemental indenture that establishes the terms of a series of
Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.


 


Promptly after the execution by the Company and the
Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this
Section, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, a
notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental
indenture, to the Securityholders of all series affected thereby as their names
and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Any failure of the Trustee to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.


 


ARTICLE X 

SUCCESSOR ENTITY


 


SECTION 10.1 COMPANY
MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC.


 


Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1
pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, nothing
contained in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the
Company with or into any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the
Company) or successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its
successor or successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of the Company or its
successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any
other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company or its successor
or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however,
the Company hereby covenants and agrees that, upon any such consolidation or
merger (in each case, if the Company is not the survivor of such transaction),
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, (a) the due and punctual
payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the
Securities of all series in accordance with the terms of each series, according
to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the
covenants and conditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or
established with respect to such series pursuant to Section 2.1 to be kept
or performed by the Company shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental
indenture (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, as
then in effect) reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee executed and
delivered to the Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into
which the Company shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have
acquired such property and (b) in the event that the Securities of any
series then Outstanding are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
common stock or other securities of the Company, such entity shall, by such
supplemental indenture, make provision so that the Securityholders of
Securities of that series shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon
conversion or exchange of such Securities the number of securities or property
to which a holder of the number of shares of common stock or other securities
of the Company deliverable upon conversion or exchange of those Securities
would have been entitled had such conversion or exchange occurred immediately
prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other
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SECTION 10.2
SUCCESSOR ENTITY SUBSTITUTED.


 


(a) In case of any such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by the
successor entity by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the
Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the obligations set forth
under Section 10.1 on all of the Securities of all series Outstanding,
such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with
the same effect as if it had been named as the Company herein, and thereupon
the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and the Securities.


 


(b) In case of any such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, such changes in phraseology
and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be
issued as may be appropriate.


 


(c) Nothing contained in this Article shall
require any action by the Company in the case of a consolidation or merge of
any Person into the Company where the Company is the survivor of such
transaction, or the acquisition by the Company, by purchase or otherwise, of
all or any part of the property of any other Person (whether or not affiliated
with the Company).


 


SECTION 10.3
EVIDENCE OF CONSOLIDATION, ETC. TO TRUSTEE.


 


The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1,
may receive an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive
evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or
other disposition, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this
Article.


 


ARTICLE XI


SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE


 


SECTION 11.1
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE.


 


If at any time: (a) the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of a series
theretofore authenticated and not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(other than any Securities that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 and
Securities for whose payment money or Governmental Obligations have theretofore
been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and
thereupon repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 11.5);
or (b) all such Securities of a particular series not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or
are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be
called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit
or cause to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in
moneys or Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof, sufficient in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed
in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay at maturity
or upon redemption all Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, including principal (and premium, if any) and
interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for
redemption, as the case may be, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to
be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such series by the
Company then this Indenture shall thereupon cease to be of further effect with
respect to such series except for the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.5, 2.7,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 7.10, that shall survive until the date of maturity or
redemption date, as the case may be, and Sections 7.6 and 11.5, that shall
survive to such date and thereafter, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company
and at the cost and expense of the Company shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to
such series.


 


SECTION 11.2
DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATIONS.


 


If at any time all such Securities of a particular
series not heretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that have
not become due and payable as described in Section 11.1 shall have been
paid by the Company by depositing irrevocably with the Trustee as trust funds
moneys or an amount of Governmental Obligations sufficient to pay at maturity
or upon redemption all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered
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due to such date of
maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and if the Company
shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Company with respect to such series, then after the date such moneys or
Governmental Obligations, as the case may be, are deposited with the Trustee
the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to such series
shall cease to be of further effect except for the provisions of Sections 2.3,
2.5, 2.7, 4.01, 4.2, 4.03, 7.6, 7.10 and 11.5 hereof that shall survive until
such Securities shall mature and be paid.


 


Thereafter, Sections 7.6 and 11.5 shall survive.


 


SECTION 11.3
DEPOSITED MONEYS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.


 


All moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.1 or 11.2 shall be held in trust and shall
be available for payment as due, either directly or through any paying agent
(including the Company acting as its own paying agent), to the holders of the
particular series of Securities for the payment or redemption of which such
moneys or Governmental Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee.


 


SECTION 11.4 PAYMENT
OF MONEYS HELD BY PAYING AGENTS.


 


In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture all moneys or Governmental Obligations then held by any paying
agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon demand of the Company,
be paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from
all further liability with respect to such moneys or Governmental Obligations.


 


SECTION 11.5
REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.


 


Any moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited with
any paying agent or the Trustee, or then held by the Company, in trust for
payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of a
particular series that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the holders of
such Securities for at least two years after the date upon which the principal
of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Securities shall have respectively
become due and payable, or such other shorter period set forth in applicable
escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, shall be repaid to the Company
on May 31 of each year or upon the Company’s request or (if then held by
the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and thereupon the paying
agent and the Trustee shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such moneys or Governmental Obligations, and the holder of any of the
Securities entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as a general
creditor, look only to the Company for the payment thereof.


 


ARTICLE XII


IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS


 


SECTION 12.1 NO RECOURSE.


 


No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or
agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon
or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder,
officer or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of any
predecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or
any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this
Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate
obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or
is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, stockholders, officers or
directors as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby
authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements
contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom;
and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either
at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all
such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, officer
or director as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby
authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements
contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom,
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and released as a
condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and
the issuance of such Securities.


 


ARTICLE XIII


MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


 


SECTION 13.1 EFFECT
ON SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.


 


All the covenants, stipulations, promises and
agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.


 


SECTION 13.2 ACTIONS
BY SUCCESSOR.


 


Any act or proceeding by any provision of this
Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board,
committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with
like force and effect by the corresponding board, committee or officer of any
corporation that shall at the time be the lawful successor of the Company.


 


SECTION 13.3
SURRENDER OF COMPANY POWERS.


 


The Company by instrument in writing executed by
authority of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may surrender
any of the powers reserved to the Company, and thereupon such power so
surrendered shall terminate both as to the Company and as to any successor
corporation.


 


SECTION 13.4 NOTICES.


 


Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any
notice, request or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required
or permitted to be given, made or served by the Trustee or by the holders of
Securities or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or on the
Company may be given or served by being deposited in first class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company
with the Trustee), as follows: Depomed, Inc., 1360 O’Brien Drive, Menlo
Park, California 94025, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. Any notice,
election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder or by any
other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed
to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or made in
writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.


 


SECTION 13.5 GOVERNING LAW.


 


This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be
a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all
purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State, except
to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.


 


SECTION 13.6
TREATMENT OF SECURITIES AS DEBT.


 


It is intended that the Securities will be treated as
indebtedness and not as equity for federal income tax purposes. The provisions
of this Indenture shall be interpreted to further this intention.


 


SECTION 13.7
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS.


 


(a) Upon any application or demand by the Company
to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this
Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that all conditions 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 have
been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand
as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any
provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand,
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(b) Each certificate or opinion provided for in
this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant in this Indenture shall include (i) a statement that
the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or
condition; (ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such certificate or opinion are based; (iii) a statement that, in the
opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is
reasonably necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether
or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (iv) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.


 


SECTION 13.8
PAYMENTS ON BUSINESS DAYS.


 


Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1
pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in any
case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the
date of redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of
interest or principal (and premium, if any) may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of
maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such
nominal date.


 


SECTION 13.9
CONFLICT WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.


 


If and to the extent that any provision of this
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections
310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall
control.


 


SECTION 13.10 COUNTERPARTS.


 


This Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


SECTION 13.11 SEPARABILITY.


 


In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this
Indenture or of such Securities, but this Indenture and such Securities shall
be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never
been contained herein or therein.


 


SECTION 13.12
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES.


 


The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year during which any Securities of any
series were outstanding, an Officers’ Certificate stating whether or not the
signers know of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such
fiscal year. Such certificate shall contain a certification from the principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer
of the Company that a review has been conducted of the activities of the
Company and the Company’s performance under this Indenture and that the Company
has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For
purposes of this Section 13.12, such compliance shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under
this Indenture. If any of the officers of the Company signing such certificate
has knowledge of such a Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall
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ARTICLE XIV

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES


 


SECTION 14.1
SUBORDINATION TERMS.


 


The payment by the Company of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on any series of Securities issued hereunder
shall be subordinated to the extent set forth in an indenture supplemental
hereto relating to such Securities.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above
written.


 


	
   

  	
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