Document:

Exhibit 10.28

 

AMENDED
AND RESTATED DECLARATION

 

OF
TRUST

 

VINEYARD
STATUTORY TRUST VI

 

Dated as
of May 18, 2004

 

 

ARTICLE
I

 

INTERPRETATION
AND DEFINITIONS

 

	
      SECTION
      1.1.
	
      Definitions
	
      1

ARTICLE
II

 

ORGANIZATION

 

	
      SECTION
      2.1.
	
      Name
	
      8

	
      SECTION
      2.2.
	
      Office
	
      8

	
      SECTION
      2.3.
	
      Purpose
	
      8

	
      SECTION
      2.4.
	
      Authority
	
      9

	
      SECTION
      2.5.
	
      Title
      to Property of the Trust
	
      9

	
      SECTION
      2.6.
	
      Powers
      and Duties of the Trustees and the Administrators
	
      9

	
      SECTION
      2.7.
	
      Prohibition
      of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees
	
      14

	
      SECTION
      2.8.
	
      Powers
      and Duties of the Institutional Trustee
	
      14

	
      SECTION
      2.9.
	
      Certain
      Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustees and the
      Administrators
	
      16

	
      SECTION
      2.10.
	
      Certain
      Rights of Institutional Trustee
	
      18

	
      SECTION
      2.11.
	
      Delaware
      Trustee
	
      20

	
      SECTION
      2.12.
	
      Execution
      of Documents
	
      20

	
      SECTION
      2.13.
	
      Not
      Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
	
      20

	
      SECTION
      2.14.
	
      Duration
      of Trust
	
      21

	
      SECTION
      2.15.
	
      Mergers
	
      21

ARTICLE
III

 

SPONSOR

 

	
      SECTION
      3.1.
	
      Sponsor's
      Purchase of Common Securities
	
      23

	
      SECTION
      3.2.
	
      Responsibilities
      of the Sponsor
	
      23

ARTICLE
IV

 

TRUSTEES
AND ADMINISTRATORS

 

	
      SECTION
      4.1.
	
      Number
      of Trustees
	
      23

	
      SECTION
      4.2.
	
      Delaware
      Trustee
	
      23

	
      SECTION
      4.3.
	
      Institutional
      Trustee; Eligibility
	
      24

	
      SECTION
      4.4.
	
      Certain
      Qualifications of the Delaware Trustee Generally
	
      24

	
      SECTION
      4.5.
	
      Administrators
	
      24

	
      SECTION
      4.6.
	
      Initial
      Delaware Trustee
	
      25

	
      SECTION
      4.7.
	
      Appointment,
      Removal and Resignation of the Trustees and the
    Administrators
	
      25

	
      SECTION
      4.8.
	
      Vacancies
      Among Trustees
	
      27

	
      SECTION
      4.9.
	
      Effect
      of Vacancies
	
      27

	
      SECTION
      4.10.
	
      Meetings
      of the Trustees and the Administrators
	
      27

	
      SECTION
      4.11.
	
      Delegation
      of Power
	
      27

	
      SECTION
      4.12.
	
      Merger,
      Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
	
      28

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ARTICLE
V

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

	
      SECTION
      5.1.
	
      Distributions
	
      28

ARTICLE
VI

 

ISSUANCE
OF SECURITIES

 

	
      SECTION
      6.1.
	
      General
      Provisions Regarding Securities
	
      28

	
      SECTION
      6.2.
	
      Paying
      Agent, Transfer Agent, Calculation Agent and Registrar
	
      29

	
      SECTION
      6.3.
	
      Form
      and Dating
	
      30

	
      SECTION
      6.4.
	
      Mutilated,
      Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates
	
      30

	
      SECTION
      6.5.
	
      Temporary
      Securities
	
      31

	
      SECTION
      6.6.
	
      Cancellation
	
      31

	
      SECTION
      6.7.
	
      Rights
      of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults
	
      31

ARTICLE
VII

 

DISSOLUTION
AND TERMINATION OF TRUST

 

	
      SECTION
      7.1.
	
      Dissolution
      and Termination of Trust
	
      33

ARTICLE
VIII

 

TRANSFER
OF INTERESTS

 

	
      SECTION
      8.1.
	
      General
	
      34

	
      SECTION
      8.2.
	
      Transfer
      Procedures and Restrictions
	
      35

	
      SECTION
      8.3.
	
      Deemed
      Security Holders
	
      38

ARTICLE
IX

 

LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS

 

	
      SECTION
      9.1.
	
      Liability
	
      38

	
      SECTION
      9.2.
	
      Exculpation
	
      38

	
      SECTION
      9.3.
	
      Fiduciary
      Duty
	
      39

	
      SECTION
      9.4.
	
      Indemnification
	
      39

	
      SECTION
      9.5.
	
      Outside
      Businesses
	
      42

	
      SECTION
      9.6.
	
      Compensation;
      Fee
	
      43

ARTICLE
X

 

ACCOUNTING

 

	
      SECTION
      10.1.
	
      Fiscal
      Year
	
      43

	
      SECTION
      10.2.
	
      Certain
      Accounting Matters
	
      43

	
      SECTION
      10.3.
	
      Banking
	
      44

	
      SECTION
      10.4.
	
      Withholding
	
      44

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ARTICLE
XI

 

AMENDMENTS
AND MEETINGS

 

	
      SECTION
      11.1.
	
      Amendments
	
      45

	
      SECTION
      11.2.
	
      Meetings
      of the Holders of the Securities; Action by Written
Consent
	
      47

ARTICLE
XII

 

REPRESENTATIONS
OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE

 

	
      SECTION
      12.1.
	
      Representations
      and Warranties of Institutional Trustee
	
      48

	
      SECTION
      12.2.
	
      Representations
      and Warranties of Delaware Trustee
	
      49

ARTICLE
XIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

	
      SECTION
      13.1.
	
      Notices
	
      50

	
      SECTION
      13.2.
	
      Governing
      Law
	
      51

	
      SECTION
      13.3.
	
      Submission
      to Jurisdiction
	
      51

	
      SECTION
      13.4.
	
      Intention
      of the Parties
	
      52

	
      SECTION
      13.5.
	
      Headings
	
      52

	
      SECTION
      13.6.
	
      Successors
      and Assigns
	
      52

	
      SECTION
      13.7.
	
      Partial
      Enforceability
	
      52

	
      SECTION
      13.8.
	
      Counterparts
	
      52

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ANNEXES
AND EXHIBITS

 

	
      ANNEX

       
	
      Terms
      of TP Securities and Common Securities

       

	
      EXHIBIT
      A-1

       
	
      Form
      of Capital Security Certificate

	
      EXHIBIT
      A-2

       
	
      Form
      of Common Security Certificate

       

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AMENDED
AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST

 

OF

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

 

May 18,
2004

 

AMENDED
AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST (this "Declaration"), dated and effective as
of May 18, 2004, by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Administrators (as
defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined herein) and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (as defined
herein) to be issued pursuant to this Declaration.

 

WHEREAS,
certain of the Trustees, the Administrators and the Sponsor established Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI (the "Trust"), a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust
Act (as defined herein), pursuant to a Declaration of Trust, dated as of May 14,
2004 (the "Original Declaration"), and a Certificate of Trust filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 2004, for the sole
purpose of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds
thereof in the Debentures (as defined herein) of the Debenture Issuer (as
defined herein) in connection with the issuance of the Capital Securities (as
defined herein);

 

WHEREAS,
as of the date hereof, no interests in the assets of the Trust have been issued;
and

 

WHEREAS,
all of the Trustees, the Administrators and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original
Declaration.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to continue the Trust as
a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Act and that this Declaration
constitutes the governing instrument of such statutory trust, and that all
assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust for the benefit of the
holders, from time to time, of the securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions
of this Declaration, and, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, amend and
restate in its entirety the Original Declaration and agree as
follows:

 

ARTICLE
I  

 

INTERPRETATION
AND DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION
1.1.   Definitions. Unless
the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)  capitalized
terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the preamble above or
elsewhere herein have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section
1.1 or, if not defined in this Section 1.1 or elsewhere herein, in the
Indenture;

 

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(b)  a term
defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;

 

(c)  all
references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this Declaration as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

 

(d)  all
references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and Annexes and Exhibits
are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and Exhibits to this Declaration
unless otherwise specified;

 

(e)  a term
defined in the Trust Indenture Act (as defined herein) has the same meaning when
used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration or unless
the context otherwise requires; and

 

(f)  a
reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

"Additional
Interest" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06 of the
Indenture.

 

"Administrative
Action" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

 

"Administrators"
means each of Norman A. Morales and Gordon Fong, solely in such Person's
capacity as Administrator of the Trust continued hereunder and not in such
Person's individual capacity, or such Administrator's successor in interest in
such capacity, or any successor appointed as herein provided.

 

"Affiliate"
has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act or
any successor rule thereunder.

 

"Authorized
Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized to bind such
Person.

 

"Bankruptcy
Event" means, with respect to any Person:

 

(a) a court
having jurisdiction in the premises enters a decree or order for relief in
respect of such Person in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appoints a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar
official of such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or orders
the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree, appointment or
order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
or

 

(b) such
Person commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect, consents to the entry of an order
for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consents to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of such Person of any
substantial part of its property, or makes any general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or fails generally to pay its debts as they become
due.

 

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"Business
Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking
institutions in Wilmington, Delaware or New York City or the city of the
Corporate Trust Office are permitted or required by any applicable law or
executive order to close.

 

"Calculation
Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture.

 

"Capital
Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).

 

"Capital
Securities Purchase Agreement" means the Capital Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of May 14, 2004 among the Trust, the Sponsor and Alesco Preferred
Funding IV, Ltd..

 

"Capital
Security Certificate" means a definitive Certificate registered in the name of
the Holder representing a Capital Security substantially in the form of Exhibit
A 1.

 

"Capital
Treatment Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex
I.

 

"Certificate"
means any certificate evidencing Securities.

 

"Certificate
of Trust" means the certificate of trust filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware with respect to the Trust, as amended and restated from
time to time.

 

"Closing
Date" means the date of execution and delivery of this Declaration.

 

"Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any
successor legislation.

 

"Commission"
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

"Common
Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).

 

"Common
Security Certificate" means a definitive Certificate registered in the name of
the Holder representing a Common Security substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-2.

 

"Company
Indemnified Person" means (a) any Administrator; (b) any Affiliate of any
Administrator; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, representatives or agents of any Administrator; or (d) any officer,
employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.

 

"Corporate
Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional Trustee at which the
corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee shall, at any particular
time, be principally administered, which office shall at all times be located in
the United States and at the date of execution of this Declaration is located at
600 Travis Street, 50th Floor,
Houston, TX 77002, Attn: Institutional Trust Services - Vineyard Statutory Trust
VI.

 

"Coupon
Rate" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(a) of Annex I.

 

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"Covered
Person" means: (a) any Administrator, officer, director, shareholder, partner,
member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's
Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.

 

"Debenture
Issuer" means Vineyard National Bancorp, a bank holding company incorporated in
California, in its capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the
Indenture.

 

"Debenture
Trustee" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as
trustee under the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and
thereafter means such successor trustee.

 

"Debentures"
means the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due July 23, 2034 to be issued by
the Debenture Issuer under the Indenture.

 

"Deferred
Interest" means any interest on the Debentures that would have been overdue and
unpaid for more than one Distribution Payment Date but for the imposition of an
Extension Period, and the interest that shall accrue (to the extent that the
payment of such interest is legally enforceable) on such interest at the Coupon
Rate applicable during such Extension Period, compounded quarterly from the date
on which such Deferred Interest would otherwise have been due and payable until
paid or made available for payment.

 

"Definitive
Capital Securities" means any Capital Securities in definitive form issued by
the Trust.

 

"Delaware
Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

"Direct
Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e).

 

"Distribution"
means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities in accordance with Section
5.1.

 

"Distribution
Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(e) of Annex
I.

 

"Distribution
Payment Period" means the period from and including a Distribution Payment Date,
or in the case of the first Distribution Payment Period, the original date of
issuance of the Securities, to, but excluding, the next succeeding Distribution
Payment Date or, in the case of the last Distribution Payment Period, the
Redemption Date, Special Redemption Date or Maturity Date (each as defined in
the Indenture), as the case may be, for the related Debentures.

 

"Event of
Default" means the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default.

 

"Exchange
Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.

 

"Extension
Period" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(e) of Annex I.

 

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"Fiduciary
Indemnified Person" shall mean each of the Institutional Trustee (including in
its individual capacity), the Delaware Trustee (including in its individual
capacity), any Affiliate of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
and any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees,
representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee.

 

"Fiscal
Year" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

"Guarantee"
means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, of the Sponsor (the
“Guarantor”) in respect of the Capital Securities.

 

"Holder"
means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a Security is registered
on the register maintained by or on behalf of the Registrar, such Person being a
beneficial owner within the meaning of the Statutory Trust Act.

 

"Indemnified
Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary Indemnified
Person.

 

"Indenture"
means the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Debenture Issuer
and the Debenture Trustee, and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to
which the Debentures are to be issued.

 

"Indenture
Event of Default" means an "Event of Default" as defined in the
Indenture.

 

"Institutional
Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in
Section 4.3.

 

"Investment
Company" means an investment company as defined in the Investment Company
Act.

 

"Investment
Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to
time, or any successor legislation.

 

"Investment
Company Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex
I.

 

"Legal
Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e).

 

"LIBOR"
means the London Interbank Offered Rate for U.S. Dollar deposits in Europe as
determined by the Calculation Agent according to paragraph 2(b) of Annex
I.

 

"LIBOR
Banking Day" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b)(1) of Annex
I.

 

"LIBOR
Business Day" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b)(1) of Annex
I.

 

"LIBOR
Determination Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b)(1) of Annex
I.

 

"Liquidation"
has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I.

 

"Liquidation
Distribution" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I.

 

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"Majority
in liquidation amount of the Securities" means Holders of outstanding Securities
voting together as a single class or, as the context may require, Holders of
outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities
voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.

 

"Notice"
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11 of the Indenture.

 

"Officers'
Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two
Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Declaration shall include:

 

(a) a
statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

 

(b) a brief
statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken
by each officer in rendering the Officers' Certificate;

 

(c) a
statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as,
in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and

 

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

 

"Paying
Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

"Payment
Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

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

 

"Placement
Agreement" means the Placement Agreement relating to the offering and sale of
Capital Securities.

 

"PORTAL"
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(i)(E).

 

"Property
Account" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).

 

"Pro
Rata" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 8 of Annex I.

 

"QIB"
means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined under Rule 144A.

 

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"Quorum"
means a majority of the Administrators or, if there are only two Administrators,
both of them.

 

"Redemption/Distribution
Notice" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(e) of
Annex I.

 

"Redemption
Price" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 

 

"Registrar"
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

"Relevant
Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).

 

"Responsible
Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional Trustee, any officer within
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee with direct
responsibility for the administration of this Declaration, including any
vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any secretary, any assistant
secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or other
officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

"Restricted
Securities Legend" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c). 

 

"Rule
144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

"Rule
3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act. 

 

"Rule
3a-7" means Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act. 

 

"Securities"
means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities, as
applicable.

 

"Securities
Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any
successor legislation.

 

"Sponsor"
means Vineyard National Bancorp, a bank holding company that is a U.S. Person
incorporated in California, or any successor entity in a merger, consolidation
or amalgamation that is a U.S. Person, in its capacity as sponsor of the
Trust.

 

"Statutory
Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code §
3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor
legislation.

 

"Successor
Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(e).

 

"Successor
Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(b).

 

"Successor
Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(b).

 

"Successor
Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(b).

 

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"Super
Majority" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(b) of Annex I.

 

"Tax
Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

 

"10% in
liquidation amount of the Securities" means Holders of outstanding Securities
voting together as a single class or, as the context may require, Holders of
outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities
voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of 10% or more of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Securities of the relevant class.

 

"Transfer
Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

"Trust
Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from
time-to-time, or any successor legislation.

 

"Trustee"
or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a trustee, so
long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the terms
hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or
Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.

 

"Trust
Property" means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit in, or owing to, the
Property Account and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect of the foregoing and
any other property and assets for the time being held or deemed to be held by
the Institutional Trustee pursuant to the trusts of this
Declaration.

 

"U.S.
Person" means a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.

 

ARTICLE
II  

 

ORGANIZATION

 

SECTION
2.1.   Name. The
Trust is named "Vineyard Statutory Trust VI," as such name may be modified from
time to time by the Administrators following written notice to the Institutional
Trustee and the Holders of the Securities. The Trust's activities may be
conducted under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the
Administrators.

 

SECTION
2.2.   Office. The
address of the principal office of the Trust, which shall be in a state of the
United States or the District of Columbia, is 8105 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine,
CA 92618. On ten Business Days' written notice to the Institutional Trustee and
the Holders of the Securities, the Administrators may designate another
principal office, which shall be in a state of the United States or the District
of Columbia.

 

SECTION
2.3.   Purpose. The
exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell the
Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust, (b) to invest the gross proceeds from such sale to acquire the
Debentures, (c) to facilitate direct investment in the assets of the Trust
through issuance of the Common Securities and the Capital Securities and
(d) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other
activities incidental thereto that are deemed necessary or advisable by the
Institutional Trustee, including, without limitation, those activities specified
in this Declaration. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt or reinvest
proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or otherwise
undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause the Trust
not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor
trust.

 

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SECTION
2.4.   Authority. Except
as specifically provided in this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall
have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by a Trustee on behalf of the Trust and in accordance with such
Trustee's powers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In
dealing with the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be
required to inquire into the authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust.
Persons dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power
and authority of the Trustees as set forth in this Declaration. The
Administrators shall have only those ministerial duties set forth herein with
respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust and are not intended to be
trustees or fiduciaries with respect to the Trust or the Holders. The
Institutional Trustee shall have the right, but shall not be obligated except as
provided in Section 2.6, to perform those duties assigned to the
Administrators.

 

SECTION
2.5.   Title
to Property of the Trust. Except
as provided in Section 2.6(g) and Section 2.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Property Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title
to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not
have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.

 

SECTION
2.6.   Powers
and Duties of the Trustees and the Administrators.

 

(a)  The
Trustees and the Administrators shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in
accordance with the terms of this Declaration. Subject to the limitations set
forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, and in accordance with the following
provisions (i) and (ii), the Administrators and, at the direction of the
Administrators, the Trustees, shall have the authority to enter into all
transactions and agreements determined by the Administrators to be appropriate
in exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the
Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may be, under this Declaration, and
to perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including without limitation, the
following:

 

(i)  Each
Administrator shall have the power, duty and authority, and is hereby
authorized, to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following
matters:

 

(A)  the
issuance and sale of the Securities;

 

(B)  to
acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
provided, however, that the Administrators shall cause legal title to the
Debentures to be held of record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders;

 

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(C)  to cause
the Trust to enter into, and to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the
Trust, such agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the
purposes and function of the Trust, including agreements with the Paying Agent,
a Debenture subscription agreement between the Trust and the Sponsor and a
Common Securities subscription agreement between the Trust and the
Sponsor;

 

(D)  ensuring
compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky
laws;

 

(E)  if and at
such time determined solely by the Sponsor at the request of the Holders,
assisting in the designation of the Capital Securities for trading in the
Private Offering, Resales and Trading through the Automatic Linkages ("PORTAL")
system if available;

 

(F)  the
sending of notices (other than notices of default) and other information
regarding the Securities and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with
this Declaration, including notice of any notice received from the Debenture
Issuer of its election to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by
extending the interest payment period under the Indenture;

 

(G)  the
appointment of a Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with
this Declaration;

 

(H)  execution
and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Declaration;

 

(I)  execution
and delivery of closing certificates pursuant to the Placement Agreement and the
application for a taxpayer identification number;

 

(J)  unless
otherwise determined by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Securities or as otherwise required by the Statutory Trust Act, to execute on
behalf of the Trust (either acting alone or together with any or all of the
Administrators) any documents that the Administrators have the power to execute
pursuant to this Declaration;

 

(K)  the
taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Sponsor or an
Administrator may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give
effect to the terms of this Declaration for the benefit of the Holders (without
consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular
Holder);

 

(L)  to
establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that
require a record date be established, including Distributions, voting rights,
redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to the Holders of
Capital Securities and Holders of Common Securities as to such actions and
applicable record dates;

 

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(M)  to duly
prepare and file on behalf of the Trust all applicable tax returns and tax
information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the
Trust;

 

(N)  to
negotiate the terms of, and the execution and delivery of, the Placement
Agreement and the Capital Securities Purchase Agreement related thereto,
providing for the sale of the Capital Securities;

 

(O)  to employ
or otherwise engage employees, agents (who may be designated as officers with
titles), managers, contractors, advisors, attorneys and consultants and pay
reasonable compensation for such services;

 

(P)  to incur
expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the purposes of
the Trust;

 

(Q)  to give
the certificate required by § 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act to the
Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be executed by an Administrator;
and

 

(R)  to take
all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the
continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges
as a statutory trust under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than the State
of Delaware) in which such existence is necessary to protect the limited
liability of the Holders of the Capital Securities or to enable the Trust to
effect the purposes for which the Trust was created.

 

(ii)  As among
the Trustees and the Administrators, the Institutional Trustee shall have the
power, duty and authority, and is hereby authorized, to act on behalf of the
Trust with respect to the following matters:

 

(A)  the
establishment of the Property Account;

 

(B)  the
receipt of the Debentures;

 

(C)  the
collection of interest, principal and any other payments made in respect of the
Debentures in the Property Account;

 

(D)  the
distribution through the Paying Agent of amounts owed to the Holders in respect
of the Securities;

 

(E)  the
exercise of all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the
Debentures;

 

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(F)  the
sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Securities and
the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this Declaration;

 

(G)  the
distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this
Declaration;

 

(H)  to the
extent provided in this Declaration, the winding up of the affairs of and
liquidation of the Trust;

 

(I)  after any
Event of Default (of which the Institutional Trustee has knowledge (as provided
in Section 2.10(m) hereof)) (provided, that
such Event of Default is not by or with respect to the Institutional Trustee),
the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Institutional
Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect
to the terms of this Declaration and protect and conserve the Trust Property for
the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any such
action on any particular Holder);

 

(J)  to take
all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the
continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges
as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware to protect the
limited liability of the Holders of the Capital Securities or to enable the
Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was created; and

 

(K)  to
undertake any actions set forth in § 317(a) of the Trust Indenture
Act.

 

(iii)  The
Institutional Trustee shall have the power and authority, and is hereby
authorized, to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to any of the duties,
liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrators set forth in Section
2.6(a)(i)(E) and (F) herein but shall not have a duty to do any such act unless
specifically requested to do so in writing by the Sponsor, and shall then be
fully protected in acting pursuant to such written request; and in the event of
a conflict between the action of the Administrators and the action of the
Institutional Trustee, the action of the Institutional Trustee shall
prevail.

 

(b)  So long
as this Declaration remains in effect, the Trust (or the Trustees or
Administrators acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not undertake any business,
activities or transaction except as expressly provided herein or contemplated
hereby. In particular, neither the Trustees nor the Administrators may cause the
Trust to (i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not authorized
by this Declaration, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge,
set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or interests therein,
including to Holders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action
that would cause (or in the case of the Institutional Trustee, to the actual
knowledge of a Responsible Officer would cause) the Trust to fail or cease to
qualify as a "grantor trust" for United States federal income tax purposes, (iv)
incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt or (v) take or
consent to any action that would result in the placement of a lien on any of the
Trust Property. The Institutional Trustee shall, at the sole cost and expense of
the Trust, defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any
lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the Trust or the
Holders in their capacity as Holders.

 

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(c)  In
connection with the issuance and sale of the Capital Securities, the Sponsor
shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Trust with respect to, or
effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any actions taken by the
Sponsor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this Declaration
are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):

 

(i)  the
taking of any action necessary to obtain an exemption from the Securities
Act;

 

(ii)  the
determination of the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify or
register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and the determination of
any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by or on behalf of
the Trust, and the advisement of and direction to the Trustees of actions they
must take on behalf of the Trust, and the preparation for execution and filing
of any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust or on behalf of the
Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States in connection with the sale of the Capital
Securities; and

 

(iii)  the
taking of any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the
foregoing activities.

 

(d)  Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Administrators, the Institutional Trustee
and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities are
authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and to operate the
Trust so that (i) the Trust will not be deemed to be an Investment Company (in
the case of the Institutional Trustee, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible
Officer), and (ii) the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes (in the case of the Institutional
Trustee, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer) and (iii) the Trust
will not take any action inconsistent with the treatment of the Debentures as
indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax
purposes (in the case of the Institutional Trustee, to the actual knowledge of a
Responsible Officer). In this connection, the Institutional Trustee, the
Administrators and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable
laws or this Declaration, as amended from time to time, that each of the
Institutional Trustee, the Administrators and such Holders determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes, even if such action
adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Capital
Securities.

 

(e)  All
expenses incurred by the Administrators or the Trustees pursuant to this Section
2.6 shall be reimbursed by the Sponsor, and the Trustees shall have no
obligations with respect to such expenses.

 

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(f)  The
assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property.

 

(g)  Legal
title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Institutional
Trustee (in its capacity as such) and shall be held and administered by the
Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the Trust in accordance with this
Declaration.

 

(h)  If the
Institutional Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any
right or remedy under this Declaration and such proceeding has been discontinued
or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the
Institutional Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the
Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to
their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the
Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such
proceeding had been instituted.

 

SECTION
2.7.   Prohibition
of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees. The
Trust shall not, and the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators shall not,
and the Administrators shall cause the Trust not to, engage in any activity
other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the
Trust shall not, and the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators shall not
cause the Trust to:

 

(a)  invest
any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Debentures, but shall
distribute all such proceeds to Holders of the Securities pursuant to the terms
of this Declaration and of the Securities;

 

(b)  acquire
any assets other than as expressly provided herein;

 

(c)  possess
Trust Property for other than a Trust purpose;

 

(d)  make any
loans or incur any indebtedness other than loans represented by the
Debentures;

 

(e)  possess
any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust Property or the
terms of the Securities;

 

(f)  issue any
securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interest
in, the Trust other than the Securities; or

 

(g)  other
than as provided in this Declaration (including Annex I), (i) direct the time,
method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Debenture
Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that is
waivable under the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul any
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable,
or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture
or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless the Trust shall
have received a written opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the
effect that such amendment, modification or termination will not cause the Trust
to cease to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes.

 

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SECTION
2.8.   Powers
and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.

 

(a)  The legal
title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of record in the name of the
Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Trust. The right, title
and interest of the Institutional Trustee to the Debentures shall vest
automatically in each Person who may hereafter be appointed as Institutional
Trustee in accordance with Section 4.7. Such vesting and cessation of title
shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the
Debentures have been executed and delivered.

 

(b)  The
Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in the
Debentures to the Administrators or to the Delaware Trustee.

 

(c)  The
Institutional Trustee shall:

 

(i)  establish
and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the "Property
Account") in the United States (as defined in Treasury Regulations §
301.7701-7), in the name of and under the exclusive control of the Institutional
Trustee, and maintained in the Institutional Trustee's trust department, on
behalf of the Holders of the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of
funds made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee,
deposit such funds into the Property Account and make payments to the Holders of
the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the Property
Account in accordance with Section 5.1. Funds in the Property Account shall be
held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this
Declaration;

 

(ii)  engage in
such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
redemption of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities to the extent the
Debentures are redeemed or mature; and

 

(iii)  upon
written notice of distribution issued by the Administrators in accordance with
the terms of the Securities, engage in such ministerial activities as shall be
necessary or appropriate to effect the distribution of the Debentures to Holders
of Securities upon the occurrence of certain circumstances pursuant to the terms
of the Securities.

 

(d)  The
Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform such duties as may be
specifically required of the Institutional Trustee pursuant to the terms of the
Securities.

 

(e)  The
Institutional Trustee may bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate,
resort to legal action with respect to, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of
or against, the Trust (a "Legal Action") which arise out of or in connection
with an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee has actual knowledge or the Institutional Trustee's duties and
obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act; provided,
however, that if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is
attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or premium,
if any, on or principal of the Debentures on the date such interest, premium, if
any, or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the
redemption date), then a Holder of the Capital Securities may directly institute
a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such Holder of the principal of or
premium, if any, or interest on the Debentures having a principal amount equal
to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder (a
"Direct Action") on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, the rights of the Holders of
the Common Securities will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of the
Capital Securities to the extent of any payment made by the Debenture Issuer to
such Holder of the Capital Securities in such Direct Action; provided,
however, that a
Holder of the Common Securities may exercise such right of subrogation only if
no Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has occurred and is
continuing.

 

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(f)  The
Institutional Trustee shall continue to serve as a Trustee until
either:

 

(i)  the Trust
has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the liquidation distributed
to the Holders of the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities and
this Declaration (including Annex I) and the certificate of cancellation
referenced in Section 7.1(b) has been filed; or

 

(ii)  a
Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has accepted that
appointment in accordance with Section 4.7.

 

(g)  The
Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise all of the rights,
powers and privileges of a holder of the Debentures under the Indenture and, if
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee may, for
the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as holder of the
Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to this Declaration
(including Annex I) and the terms of the Securities.

 

(h)  The
Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this Section 2.8 in
a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out
in Section 2.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take any action that is
inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section
2.3.

 

SECTION
2.9.   Certain
Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustees and the
Administrators.

 

(a)  The
Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default (of which
the Institutional Trustee has knowledge (as provided in Section 2.10(m) hereof))
and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall
undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration against
the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default (of which the
Institutional Trustee has knowledge (as provided in Section 2.10(m) hereof)),
has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.8), the
Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the conduct of his or her own affairs.

 

(b)  The
duties and responsibilities of the Trustees and the Administrators shall be as
provided by this Declaration and, in the case of the Institutional Trustee, by
the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Declaration shall require any Trustee or Administrator to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every
provision of this Declaration relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of or affording protection to the Trustees or the Administrators shall be
subject to the provisions of this Article. Nothing in this Declaration shall be
construed to release a Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its
own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith.
Nothing in this Declaration shall be construed to release an Administrator from
liability for its own gross negligent action, its own gross negligent failure to
act, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith. To the extent that, at law or
in equity, a Trustee or an Administrator has duties and liabilities relating to
the Trust or to the Holders, such Trustee or Administrator shall not be liable
to the Trust or to any Holder for such Trustee's or Administrator's good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the
Administrators or the Trustees otherwise existing at law or in equity, are
agreed by the Sponsor and the Holders to replace such other duties and
liabilities of the Administrators or the Trustees.

 

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(c)  All
payments made by the Institutional Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the
Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds from the Trust
Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient revenue or
proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Institutional Trustee or a Paying
Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder, by its
acceptance of a Security, agrees that it will look solely to the revenue and
proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally available for
distribution to it as herein provided and that the Trustees and the
Administrators are not personally liable to it for any amount distributable in
respect of any Security or for any other liability in respect of any Security.
This Section 2.9(c) does not limit the liability of the Trustees expressly set
forth elsewhere in this Declaration or, in the case of the Institutional
Trustee, in the Trust Indenture Act.

 

(d)  No
provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve the Institutional
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith with respect to matters that
are within the authority of the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration,
except that:

 

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

 

(ii)  the
Institutional 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 liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities or the Common Securities, as applicable, relating to the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;

 

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(iii)  the
Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and
physical preservation of the Debentures and the Property Account shall be to
deal with such property in a similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals
with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections and
limitations on liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee under this
Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;

 

(iv)  the
Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received
by it except as it may otherwise agree in writing with the Sponsor; and money
held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held
by it except in relation to the Property Account maintained by the Institutional
Trustee pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise
required by law; and

 

(v)  the
Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by
the Administrators or the Sponsor with their respective duties under this
Declaration, nor shall the Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or
misconduct of the Administrators or the Sponsor.

 

SECTION
2.10.   Certain
Rights of Institutional Trustee. Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.9.

 

(a)  the
Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall fully be protected in
acting or refraining from acting in good faith upon any resolution, written
opinion of counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder or
transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper
or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or
presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(b)  if (i) in
performing its duties under this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee is
required to decide between alternative courses of action, (ii) in construing any
of the provisions of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee finds the same
ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein, or (iii)
the Institutional Trustee is unsure of the application of any provision of this
Declaration, then, except as to any matter as to which the Holders of Capital
Securities are entitled to vote under the terms of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee may deliver a notice to the Sponsor requesting the
Sponsor's opinion as to the course of action to be taken and the Institutional
Trustee shall take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the
Institutional Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem advisable and in the
best interests of the Holders, in which event the Institutional Trustee shall
have no liability except for its own negligence or willful
misconduct;

 

(c)  any
direction or act of the Sponsor or the Administrators contemplated by this
Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers'
Certificate;

 

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(d)  whenever
in the administration of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall deem
it desirable that a matter be proved or established before undertaking,
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (unless
other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad
faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate
which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor
or the Administrators;

 

(e)  the
Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation
statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any rerecording,
refiling or reregistration thereof;

 

(f)  the
Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection (which counsel
may be counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates) and the advice of such
counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
reliance thereon and in accordance with such advice; the Institutional Trustee
shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the
administration of this Declaration from any court of competent
jurisdiction;

 

(g)  the
Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the request or direction of any of
the Holders pursuant to this Declaration, unless such Holders shall have offered
to the Institutional Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction; provided, that
nothing contained in this Section 2.10(g) shall be taken to relieve the
Institutional Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (of which the
Institutional Trustee has knowledge (as provided in Section 2.10(m) hereof))
that has not been cured or waived, of its obligation to exercise the rights and
powers vested in it by this Declaration;

 

(h)  the
Institutional 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, debenture,
note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, unless
requested in writing to do so by one or more Holders, but the Institutional
Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit;

 

(i)  the
Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or
attorneys and the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of, any such
agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

 

(j)  whenever
in the administration of this Declaration the Institutional Trustee shall deem
it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or
right or taking any other action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may
request instructions from the Holders of the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities, which instructions may be given only by the Holders of the same
proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities as would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the
terms of the Common Securities and the Capital Securities in respect of such
remedy, right or action, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or
taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall
be fully protected in acting in accordance with such instructions;

 

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(k)  except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee
shall not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under
the provisions of this Declaration;

 

(l)  when the
Institutional Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with a
Bankruptcy Event, such expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel)
and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any bankruptcy law or law relating to creditors rights
generally;

 

(m)  the
Institutional Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of an Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge
of such event or the Institutional Trustee receives written notice of such event
from any Holder, except with respect to an Event of Default pursuant to Sections
5.01(a) or 5.01(b) of the Indenture (other than an Event of Default resulting
from the default in the payment of Additional Interest or premium, if any, if
the Institutional Trustee does not have actual knowledge or written notice that
such payment is due and payable), of which the Institutional Trustee shall be
deemed to have knowledge;

 

(n)  any
action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the
Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the signature of the Institutional
Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any
such action and no third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority
of the Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be conclusively
evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's taking such action;
and

 

(o)  no
provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation
on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right,
power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in
which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee shall be
unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any
such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No
permissive power or authority available to the Institutional Trustee shall be
construed to be a duty.

 

SECTION
2.11.   Delaware
Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than Section 4.2,
the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the
Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of any of the
Trustees or the Administrators described in this Declaration (except as may be
required under the Statutory Trust Act). Except as set forth in Section 4.2, the
Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the sole and limited purpose of
fulfilling the requirements of § 3807 of the Statutory Trust Act.

 

SECTION
2.12.   Execution
of Documents. Unless
otherwise determined in writing by the Institutional Trustee, and except as
otherwise required by the Statutory Trust Act, the Institutional Trustee, or any
one or more of the Administrators, as the case may be, is authorized to execute
and deliver on behalf of the Trust any documents, agreements, instruments or
certificates that the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may be, have
the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.

 

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SECTION
2.13.   Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The
recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall be taken as the
statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for
their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or
condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration, the
Debentures or the Securities.

 

SECTION
2.14.   Duration
of Trust. The
Trust, unless dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof, shall
have existence for thirty-five (35) years from the Closing Date.

 

SECTION
2.15.   Mergers.

 

(a)  The Trust
may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any corporation or other Person, except as described in this Section 2.15 and
except with respect to the distribution of Debentures to Holders of Securities
pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(iv) of the Declaration or Section 4 of Annex
I.

 

(b)  The Trust
may, with the consent of the Administrators (which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld) and without the consent of the Institutional Trustee, the
Delaware Trustee or the Holders of the Capital Securities, consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease
its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to a
trust organized as such under the laws of any state; provided,
that:

 

(i)  if the
Trust is not the survivor, such successor entity (the "Successor Entity")
either:

 

(A)  expressly
assumes all of the obligations of the Trust under the Securities;
or

 

(B)  substitutes
for the Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the
Securities (the "Successor Securities") so that the Successor Securities rank
the same as the Securities rank with respect to Distributions and payments upon
Liquidation, redemption and otherwise;

 

(ii)  the
Sponsor expressly appoints, as the holder of the Capital Securities, a trustee
of the Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee;

 

(iii)  the
Capital Securities or any Successor Securities (excluding any securities
substituted for the Common Securities) are listed or quoted, or any Successor
Securities will be listed or quoted upon notification of issuance, on any
national securities exchange or with another organization on which the Capital
Securities are then listed or quoted, if any;

 

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(iv)  such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
does not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to be
downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, if the
Capital Securities are then rated;

 

(v)  such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders
of the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect
(other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders' interests in the
Successor Entity as a result of such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement);

 

(vi)  such
Successor Entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the
Trust;

 

(vii)  prior to
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease, the Trust has received a written opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect
that:

 

(A)  such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders
of the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect
(other than with respect to any dilution of the Holders' interests in the
Successor Entity);

 

(B)  following
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be required to register
as an Investment Company; and

 

(C)  following
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be classified as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes;

 

(viii)  the
Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor Entity under the Successor
Securities to the same extent provided by the Guarantee, the Debentures and this
Declaration; and

 

(ix)  prior to
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease, the Institutional Trustee shall have received an Officers' Certificate of
the Administrators and an opinion of counsel, each to the effect that all
conditions precedent of this paragraph (b) to such transaction have been
satisfied.

 

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(c)  Notwithstanding
Section 2.15(b), the Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of 100%
in liquidation amount of the Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or
into, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to, any other Person or permit
any other Person to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it
if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer
or lease would cause the Trust or Successor Entity to be classified as other
than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

ARTICLE
III  

 

SPONSOR

 

SECTION
3.1.   Sponsor's
Purchase of Common Securities. On the
Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities issued by
the Trust, in an amount at least equal to 3% of the capital of the Trust, at the
same time as the Capital Securities are sold.

 

SECTION
3.2.   Responsibilities
of the Sponsor. In
connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the Sponsor shall
have the exclusive right and responsibility and sole decision to engage in, or
direct the Administrators to engage in, the following activities:

 

(a)  to
determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register
for sale of all or part of the Capital Securities and to do any and all such
acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise the Trust
of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any documents to
be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable
in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such States;

 

(b)  to
prepare for filing and request the Administrators to cause the filing by the
Trust, as may be appropriate, of an application to the PORTAL system, for
listing or quotation upon notice of issuance of any Capital Securities, as
requested by the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Capital Securities; and

 

(c)  to
negotiate the terms of and/or execute and deliver on behalf of the Trust, the
Placement Agreement and other related agreements providing for the sale of the
Capital Securities.

 

ARTICLE
IV  

 

TRUSTEES
AND ADMINISTRATORS

 

SECTION
4.1.   Number
of Trustees. The
number of Trustees initially shall be two, and:

 

(a)  at any
time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor may, by written
instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees; and

 

(b)  after the
issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may be increased or decreased
by vote of the Holder of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holder of the Common
Securities; provided,
however, that
there shall be a Delaware Trustee if required by Section 4.2; and there shall
always be one Trustee who shall be the Institutional Trustee, and such Trustee
may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it meets the applicable requirements, in
which case Section 2.11 shall have no application to such entity in its capacity
as Institutional Trustee.

 

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SECTION
4.2.   Delaware
Trustee. If
required by the Statutory Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee") shall
be:

 

(a)  a natural
person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or

 

(b)  if not a
natural person, an entity which is organized under the laws of the United States
or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, has its principal place of
business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements of
applicable law, including §3807 of the Statutory Trust Act.

 

SECTION
4.3.   Institutional
Trustee; Eligibility.

 

(a)  There
shall at all times be one Trustee which shall act as Institutional Trustee which
shall:

 

(i)  not be an
Affiliate of the Sponsor;

 

(ii)  not offer
or provide credit or credit enhancement to the Trust; and

 

(iii)  be a
banking corporation or national association organized and doing business under
the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or of the District
of Columbia and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
having 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 or
District of Columbia authority. If such corporation or national association
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then
for the purposes of this Section 4.3(a)(iii), the combined capital and surplus
of such corporation or national association shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published.

 

(b)  If at any
time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under
Section 4.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner
and with the effect set forth in Section 4.7.

 

(c)  If the
Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the
meaning of § 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Institutional Trustee shall
either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner
provided by, and subject to this Declaration.

 

(d)  The
initial Institutional Trustee shall be JPMorgan Chase Bank.

 

SECTION
4.4.   Certain
Qualifications of the Delaware Trustee Generally. The
Delaware Trustee shall be a U.S. Person and either a natural person who is at
least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more
Authorized Officers.

 

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SECTION
4.5.   Administrators. Each
Administrator shall be a U.S. Person. 

 

There
shall at all times be at least one Administrator. Except where a requirement for
action by a specific number of Administrators is expressly set forth in this
Declaration and except with respect to any action the taking of which is the
subject of a meeting of the Administrators, any action required or permitted to
be taken by the Administrators may be taken by, and any power of the
Administrators may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such
Administrator acting alone.

 

SECTION
4.6.   Initial
Delaware Trustee. The
initial Delaware Trustee shall be Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National
Association.

 

SECTION
4.7.   Appointment,
Removal and Resignation of the Trustees and the Administrators.

 

(a)  No
resignation or removal of any Trustee (the "Relevant Trustee") and no
appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become
effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in
accordance with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.7.

 

(b)  Subject
to Section 4.7(a), a Relevant Trustee may resign at any time by giving written
notice thereof to the Holders of the Securities and by appointing a successor
Relevant Trustee, except in the case of the Delaware Trustee's successor which
shall be appointed by Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities. Upon the resignation of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee shall appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons
meeting the eligibility requirements their expenses and charges to serve as the
successor Institutional Trustee on a form provided by the Administrators, and
selecting the Person who agrees to the lowest reasonable expense and charges
(the "Successor Institutional Trustee"). If the instrument of acceptance by the
successor Relevant Trustee required by this Section 4.7 shall not have been
delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice
of resignation or delivery of the instrument of removal, the Relevant Trustee
may petition, at the expense of the Trust, any federal, state or District of
Columbia court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Relevant Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Relevant Trustee. The Institutional
Trustee shall have no liability for the selection of such successor pursuant to
this Section 4.7.

 

(c)  Unless an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Trustee may be
removed at any time by an act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount
of the Common Securities. If any Trustee shall be so removed, the Holders of the
Common Securities, by act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities delivered to the Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint
a successor Relevant Trustee, and such successor Trustee shall comply with the
applicable requirements of this Section 4.7. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
or both of them, may be removed by the act of the Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee
(in its individual capacity and on behalf of the Trust). If any Trustee shall be
so removed, the Holders of Capital Securities, by act of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding
delivered to the Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant
Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Trustee shall comply with the applicable
requirements of this Section 4.7. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall have
been so appointed by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by this
Section 4.7 within 30 days after delivery of an instrument of removal, the
Relevant Trustee or any Holder who has been a Holder of the Securities for at
least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any federal, state or District of Columbia court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee. Such court may
thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint
a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees.

 

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(d)  The
Institutional Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
a Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders and to the
Sponsor. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Relevant Trustee
and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Institutional
Trustee.

 

(e)  Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision of this Declaration, in the event a
Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or is adjudged by a court to have
become incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death,
incompetence or incapacity may be filled by the Institutional Trustee (provided
the Institutional Trustee satisfies the requirements of a Delaware Trustee as
set forth in Section 4.2) following the procedures in this Section 4.7 (with the
successor being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement for a
Delaware Trustee set forth in this Declaration) (the "Successor Delaware
Trustee").

 

(f)  In case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring
Relevant Trustee and each successor Relevant Trustee with respect to the
Securities shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein each successor
Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and
duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee with respect to the Securities and the
Trust and (b) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Declaration
as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the
Trust by more than one Relevant Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein
or in such amendment shall constitute such Relevant Trustees co-trustees and
upon the execution and delivery of such amendment the resignation or removal of
the retiring Relevant Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Relevant Trustee, without any further act, deed
or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and
duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee; but, on request of the Trust or any
successor Relevant Trustee, such retiring Relevant Trustee shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Relevant Trustee all Trust Property, all
proceeds thereof and money held by such retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Securities and the Trust subject to the payment of all unpaid
fees, expenses and indemnities of such retiring Relevant Trustee.

 

(g)  No
Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be.

 

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(h)  The
Holders of the Capital Securities will have no right to vote to appoint, remove
or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the
Holders of the Common Securities.

 

(i)  Any
successor Delaware Trustee shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware identifying the name and
principal place of business of such Delaware Trustee in the State of
Delaware.

 

SECTION
4.8.   Vacancies
Among Trustees. If a
Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of Trustees is not
reduced pursuant to Section 4.1, or if the number of Trustees is increased
pursuant to Section 4.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution certifying the
existence of such vacancy by the Trustees or, if there are more than two, a
majority of the Trustees shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such
vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with
Section 4.7.

 

SECTION
4.9.   Effect
of Vacancies. The
death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation,
incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate
to dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust or terminate this Declaration.
Whenever a vacancy in the number of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is
filled by the appointment of a Trustee in accordance with Section 4.7, the
Institutional Trustee shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and
shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this
Declaration.

 

SECTION
4.10.   Meetings
of the Trustees and the Administrators.
Meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators shall be held from time to time
upon the call of any Trustee or Administrator, as applicable. Regular meetings
of the Trustees and the Administrators, respectively, may be in person in the
United States or by telephone, at a place (if applicable) and time fixed by
resolution of the Trustees or the Administrators, as applicable. Notice of any
in-person meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators shall be hand delivered
or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by
overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of any
telephonic meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators or any committee
thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by
facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before
a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and
anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by
telephone) of a Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be, at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except where a Trustee or an
Administrator, as the case may be, attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has
not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in this
Declaration, any action of the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may
be, may be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Trustees or the
Administrators present (whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote
with respect to such matter; provided, that,
in the case of the Administrators, a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by
the unanimous written consent of the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case
may be. Meetings of the Trustees and the Administrators together shall be held
from time to time upon the call of any Trustee or Administrator.

 

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SECTION
4.11.   Delegation
of Power.

 

(a)  Any
Trustee or any Administrator, as the case may be, may, by power of attorney
consistent with applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the
age of 21 that is a U.S. Person his or her power for the purpose of executing
any documents, instruments or other writings contemplated in Section
2.6.

 

(b)  The
Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their number
or to any officer of the Trust that is a U.S. Person, the doing of such things
and the execution of such instruments or other writings either in the name of
the Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise as the Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.

 

SECTION
4.12.   Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any
Person into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case
maybe, may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated, or
any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be a
party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust
business of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may
be, shall be the successor of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or
any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided such Person
shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article and, provided,
further, that such Person shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as contemplated in Section
4.7(i).

 

ARTICLE
V  

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

SECTION
5.1.   Distributions. Holders
shall receive Distributions in accordance with the applicable terms of the
relevant Holder's Securities. Distributions shall be made on the Capital
Securities and the Common Securities in accordance with the preferences set
forth in their respective terms. If and to the extent that the Debenture Issuer
makes a payment of interest (including any Additional Interest or Deferred
Interest) or premium, if any, on and/or principal on the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment Amount"),
the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds are
available in the Property Account for that purpose, to make a distribution (a
"Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders. For the avoidance of doubt,
funds in the Property Account shall not be distributed to Holders to the extent
of any taxes payable by the Trust, in the case of withholding taxes, as
determined by the Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent and, in the case of
taxes other than withholding tax taxes, as determined by the Administrators in a
written notice to the Institutional Trustee.

 

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ARTICLE
VI  

 

ISSUANCE
OF SECURITIES

 

SECTION
6.1.   General
Provisions Regarding Securities.

 

(a)  The
Administrators shall on behalf of the Trust issue one series of capital
securities, evidenced by a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1,
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Capital Securities"), and
one series of common securities, evidenced by a certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-2, representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of the Trust and having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the "Common
Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the
assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities and the Common Securities.
The Capital Securities rank pari
passu and
payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that,
where an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders
of the Common Securities to payment in respect of Distributions and payments
upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to
payment of the Holders of the Capital Securities.

 

(b)  The
Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by one or more
Administrators. Such signature shall be the facsimile or manual signature of any
Administrator. In case any Administrator of the Trust who shall have signed any
of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrator before the Certificates
so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Administrator. Any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such
person who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be an
Administrator of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery
of the Declaration any such person was not such an Administrator. A Capital
Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an
Authorized Officer of the Institutional Trustee. Such signature shall be
conclusive evidence that the Capital Security has been authenticated under this
Declaration. Upon written order of the Trust signed by one Administrator, the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate the Capital Securities for original
issue. The Institutional Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that is a
U.S. Person acceptable to the Trust to authenticate the Capital Securities. A
Common Security need not be so authenticated and shall be valid upon execution
by one or more Administrators.

 

(c)  The
consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall
constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a
loan to the Trust.

 

(d)  Upon
issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration, the Securities so
issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and
each Holder thereof shall be entitled to the benefits provided by this
Declaration.

 

(e)  Every
Person, by virtue of having become a Holder in accordance with the terms of this
Declaration, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms
of, and shall be bound by, this Declaration and the Guarantee.

 

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SECTION
6.2.   Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent, Calculation Agent and Registrar.

 

(a)  The Trust
shall maintain in New York, New York, an office or agency where the Securities
may be presented for payment (the "Paying Agent"), and an office or agency where
Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange (the
"Transfer Agent"). The Trustee hereby appoints the Institutional Trustee as
Paying Agent and Transfer Agent at ITS Unit Trust Window, 4 New York Plaza,
Ground Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: ITS (Houston) - Vineyard Statutory
Trust VI. The Trust shall also keep or cause to be kept a register for the
purpose of registering Securities and transfers and exchanges of Securities,
such register to be held by a registrar (the "Registrar"). The Administrators
may appoint the Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent, and may
appoint one or more additional Paying Agents, one or more co-Registrars, or one
or more co-Transfer Agents in such other locations as it shall determine. The
term "Paying Agent" includes any additional Paying Agent, the term "Registrar"
includes any additional Registrar or co-Registrar and the term "Transfer Agent"
includes any additional Transfer Agent or co-Transfer Agent. The Administrators
may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar at any time without
prior notice to any Holder. The Administrators shall notify the Institutional
Trustee of the name and address of any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and
Registrar not a party to this Declaration. The Administrators hereby initially
appoint the Institutional Trustee to act as Registrar for the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities at its Corporate Trust Office. The Institutional
Trustee or any of its Affiliates in the United States may act as Paying Agent,
Transfer Agent or Registrar.

 

(b)  The Trust
shall also appoint a Calculation Agent, which shall determine the Coupon Rate in
accordance with the terms of the Securities. The Trust initially appoints the
Institutional Trustee as Calculation Agent.

 

SECTION
6.3.   Form
and Dating.

 

(a)  The
Capital Securities and the Institutional Trustee's certificate of authentication
thereon shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, and the Common
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, each of which is
hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Declaration.
Certificates may be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced
in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrators, as
conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof. The Certificates may have
letters, numbers, notations or other marks of identification or designation and
such legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to
which the Trust is subject, if any, or usage (provided, that any such notation,
legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Sponsor). The Trust at the
direction of the Sponsor shall furnish any such legend not contained in Exhibit
A-1 to the Institutional Trustee in writing. Each Capital Security shall be
dated the date of its authentication. The terms and provisions of the Securities
set forth in Annex I and the forms of Securities set forth in Exhibits A-1 and
A-2 are part of the terms of this Declaration and to the extent applicable, the
Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrators and the Sponsor,
by their execution and delivery of this Declaration, expressly agree to such
terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. Capital Securities will be issued
only in blocks having a stated liquidation amount of not less than $100,000 and
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(b)  The
Capital Securities sold by the Trust to the initial purchasers pursuant to the
Placement Agreement and the Capital Securities Purchase Agreement shall be
issued in definitive form, registered in the name of the Holder thereof, without
coupons and with the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

SECTION
6.4.   Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Registrar, or
if the Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of any Certificate; and (b) there shall be delivered to the
Registrar, the Administrators and the Institutional Trustee such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of them harmless; then, in the
absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, an Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall execute (and in the
case of a Capital Security Certificate, the Institutional Trustee shall
authenticate) and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination.
In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 6.4,
the Registrar or the Administrators may require the payment of a sum sufficient
to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall
constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the relevant
Securities, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

SECTION
6.5.   Temporary
Securities. Until
definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Administrators may prepare
and, in the case of the Capital Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall
authenticate, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially
in form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Administrators
consider appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the
Administrators shall prepare and, in the case of the Capital Securities, the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for
temporary Securities.

 

SECTION
6.6.   Cancellation. The
Administrators at any time may deliver Securities to the Registrar for
cancellation. The Registrar shall forward to the Institutional Trustee any
Securities surrendered to it for registration of transfer, redemption or
payment. The Institutional Trustee shall promptly cancel all Securities
surrendered for registration of transfer, payment, replacement or cancellation
and shall dispose of such canceled Securities in accordance with its standard
procedures or otherwise as the Administrators direct. The Administrators may not
issue new Securities to replace Securities that have been paid or that have been
delivered to the Institutional Trustee for cancellation.

 

SECTION
6.7.   Rights
of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults.

 

(a)  The legal
title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the Institutional Trustee
(in its capacity as such) in accordance with Section 2.6(g), and the Holders
shall not have any right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial
interest in the assets of the Trust conferred by their Securities and they shall
have no right to call for any partition or division of property, profits or
rights of the Trust except as described below. The Securities shall be personal
property giving only the rights specifically set forth therein and in this
Declaration. The Securities shall have no, and the issuance of the Securities
shall not be subject to, preemptive or other similar rights and when issued and
delivered to Holders against payment of the purchase price therefor, the
Securities will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust.

 

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(b)  For so
long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if, upon an Indenture Event
of Default, the Debenture Trustee fails or the holders of not less than 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding Debentures fail to declare the principal of
all of the Debentures to be immediately due and payable, the Holders of not less
than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding
shall have the right to make such declaration by a notice in writing to the
Institutional Trustee, the Sponsor and the Debenture Trustee.

 

(c)  At any
time after a declaration of acceleration of maturity of the Debentures has been
made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been
obtained by the Debenture Trustee as provided in the Indenture, if the
Institutional Trustee, subject to the provisions hereof, fails to annul any such
declaration and waive such default, the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, by written notice to the
Institutional Trustee, the Sponsor and the Debenture Trustee, may rescind and
annul such declaration and its consequences if:

 

(i)  the
Sponsor has paid or deposited with the Debenture Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay

 

(A)  all
overdue installments of interest on all of the Debentures;

 

(B)  any
accrued Deferred Interest on all of the Debentures;

 

(C)  all
payments on any Debentures that have become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration and interest and Deferred Interest thereon at the
rate borne by the Debentures; and

 

(D)  all sums
paid or advanced by the Debenture Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable
compensation, documented expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debenture
Trustee and the Institutional Trustee, their agents and counsel;
and

 

(ii)  all
Events of Default with respect to the Debentures, other than the non-payment of
the principal of or premium, if any, on the Debentures that has become due
solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section
5.07 of the Indenture.

 

(d)  The
Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive
any past default or Event of Default, except a default or Event of Default in
the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest (unless such default
or Event of Default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured
installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has
been deposited with the Debenture Trustee) or a default or Event of Default in
respect of a covenant or provision that under the Indenture cannot be modified
or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Debenture. No
such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.

 

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(e)  Upon
receipt by the Institutional Trustee of written notice declaring such an
acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of any part of the
Capital Securities, a record date shall be established for determining Holders
of outstanding Capital Securities entitled to join in such notice, which record
date shall be at the close of business on the day the Institutional Trustee
receives such notice. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice,
whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided,
that, unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as
the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite
percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day that is 90 days after
such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and
annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action by
any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall
prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such
90-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration, or
rescission and annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to a
written notice that has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding
sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 6.7.

 

(f)  Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 6.7, the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of
all the Capital Securities, waive any past default or Event of Default and its
consequences. Upon such waiver, any such default or Event of Default shall cease
to exist, and any default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair
any right consequent thereon.

 

ARTICLE
VII  

 

DISSOLUTION
AND TERMINATION OF TRUST

 

SECTION
7.1.   Dissolution
and Termination of Trust.

 

(a)  The Trust
shall dissolve on the first to occur of

 

(i)  unless
earlier dissolved, on May 18, 2039, the expiration of the term of the
Trust;

 

(ii)  a
Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Sponsor, the Trust or the Debenture
Issuer;

 

(iii)  (other
than in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction not
prohibited by the Indenture, this Declaration or the Guarantee, as the case may
be) the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to
the Sponsor or upon the revocation of the charter of the Sponsor and the
expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation without a reinstatement
thereof;

 

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(iv)  the
distribution of all of the Debentures to the Holders of the Securities, upon
exercise of the right of the Holders of all of the outstanding Common Securities
to dissolve the Trust as provided in Annex I hereto;

 

(v)  the entry
of a decree of judicial dissolution of any Holder of the Common Securities, the
Sponsor, the Trust or the Debenture Issuer;

 

(vi)  when all
of the Securities shall have been called for redemption and the amounts
necessary for redemption thereof shall have been paid to the Holders in
accordance with the terms of the Securities; or

 

(vii)  before
the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all of the Trustees and the
Sponsor.

 

(b)  As soon
as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section
7.1(a), and after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as
required by applicable law, including Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Act,
and subject to the terms set forth in Annex I, the Delaware Trustee, when
notified in writing of the completion of the winding up of the Trust in
accordance with the Statutory Trust Act, shall terminate the Trust by filing, at
the expense of the Sponsor, a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware.

 

(c)  The
provisions of Section 2.9 and Article IX shall survive the termination of the
Trust.

 

ARTICLE
VIII  

 

TRANSFER
OF INTERESTS

 

SECTION
8.1.   General.

 

(a)  Subject
to Section 6.4 and Section 8.1(c), when Capital Securities are presented to the
Registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal
number of Capital Securities represented by different Certificates, the
Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if the requirements
provided for herein for such transactions are met. To permit registrations of
transfers and exchanges, the Trust shall issue and the Institutional Trustee
shall authenticate Capital Securities at the Registrar's request.

 

(b)  Upon
issuance of the Common Securities, the Sponsor shall acquire and retain
beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities and, for so long as the
Securities remain outstanding, the Sponsor shall maintain 100% ownership of the
Common Securities; provided, however, that any permitted successor of the
Sponsor under the Indenture that is a U.S. Person may succeed to the Sponsor's
ownership of the Common Securities.

 

(c)  Capital
Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in the terms of the
Capital Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
transfer or purported transfer of any Security not made in accordance with this
Declaration shall be null and void and will be deemed to be of no legal effect
whatsoever and any such transferee shall be deemed not to be the holder of such
Capital Securities for any purpose, including but not limited to the receipt of
Distributions on such Capital Securities, and such transferee shall be deemed to
have no interest whatsoever in such Capital Securities.

 

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(d)  The
Registrar shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of
Securities, which will be effected without charge but only upon payment (with
such indemnity as the Registrar may require) in respect of any tax or other
governmental charges that may be imposed in relation to it. Upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Securities, the Registrar shall cause one or
more new Securities to be issued in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees. Any Security issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange
pursuant to the terms of this Declaration shall evidence the same Security and
shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Declaration as the Security
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Security
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by
the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Security
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Institutional
Trustee pursuant to Section 6.6. A transferee of a Security shall be entitled to
the rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt
by such transferee of a Security. By acceptance of a Security, each transferee
shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.

 

(e)  Neither
the Trust nor the Registrar shall be required (i) to issue, register the
transfer of, or exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption
and ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant
notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of the
Securities to be redeemed, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any
Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

SECTION
8.2.   Transfer
Procedures and Restrictions.

 

(a)  The
Capital Securities shall bear the Restricted Securities Legend (as defined
below), which shall not be removed unless there is delivered to the Trust such
satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Administrators and the Institutional Trustee, as may be
reasonably required by the Trust or the Institutional Trustee, that neither the
legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure
that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of the Securities Act or that
such Securities are not "restricted" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Institutional
Trustee, at the written direction of the Administrators, shall authenticate and
deliver Capital Securities that do not bear the Restricted Securities Legend
(other then the legend contemplated by Section 8.(d)).

 

(b)  When
Capital Securities are presented to the Registrar (x) to register the transfer
of such Capital Securities, or (y) to exchange such Capital Securities for an
equal number of Capital Securities represented by different Certificates, the
Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its
reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided,
however, that
the Capital Securities surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrators, the Institutional Trustee
and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing.

 

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(c)  Except as
permitted by Section 8.2(a), each Capital Security shall bear a legend (the
"Restricted Securities Legend") in substantially the following
form:

 

THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN
MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE
TRUST, (B) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A
PERSON THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO A "NON U.S. PERSON" IN AN "OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION" PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D)
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT TO AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a) (1), (2),
(3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY
FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR," FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION
WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO
ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT, SUBJECT TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER'S AND THE TRUST'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH
OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO
EACH OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, A
COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE TRUST. THE HOLDER
OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE
FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS
THAT IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY UNLESS
SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND
WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR
OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (EACH A "PLAN"), OR AN ENTITY
WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON OF ANY PLAN'S INVESTMENT
IN THE ENTITY AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR
HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTION RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR
ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY IS NOT
PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY
INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING
THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS
APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT
RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE
EXEMPTION.

 

IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE WILL DELIVER TO THE
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE
REQUIRED BY THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST TO CONFIRM THAT THE
TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

THIS
SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING A
LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS
THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN A BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION
AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT
WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER
OF THIS SECURITY FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SECURITY, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THIS SECURITY.

 

(d)  Capital
Securities may only be transferred in minimum blocks of $100,000 aggregate
liquidation amount (100 Capital Securities) and multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof. Any attempted transfer of Capital Securities in a block having an
aggregate liquidation amount of less than $100,000 shall be deemed to be void
and of no legal effect whatsoever. Any such purported transferee shall be deemed
not to be a Holder of such Capital Securities for any purpose, including, but
not limited to, the receipt of Distributions on such Capital Securities, and
such purported transferee shall be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in such
Capital Securities. 

 

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(e)  Each
party hereto understands and hereby agrees that the Initial Purchaser is
intended solely to be an interim holder of the Capital Securities and is
purchasing such securities to facilitate consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and in the documents ancillary hereto. Notwithstanding any
provision in this Declaration to the contrary, the Initial Purchaser shall have
the right upon notice (a "Transfer Notice") to the Institutional Trustee and the
Sponsor to transfer title in and to the Capital Securities; provided the
Initial Purchaser shall take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfer is
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and rules
promulgated thereunder. Any Transfer Notice delivered to the Institutional
Trustee and Sponsor pursuant to the preceding sentence shall indicate the
aggregate liquidation amount of Capital Securities being transferred, the name
and address of the transferee thereof (the "Transferee") and the date of such
transfer. Notwithstanding any provision in this Declaration to the contrary, the
transfer by the Initial Purchaser of title in and to the Capital Securities
pursuant to a Transfer Notice shall not be subject to any requirement relating
to Opinions of Counsel, Certificates of Transfer or any other Opinion or
Certificate applicable to transfers hereunder and relating to Capital
Securities.

 

SECTION
8.3.   Deemed
Security Holders. The
Trust, the Administrators, the Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or
the Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be
registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of such
Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for purposes
of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust, the
Administrators, the Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the
Registrar shall have actual or other notice thereof.

 

ARTICLE
IX  

 

LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS

 

OF
SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS

 

SECTION
9.1.   Liability.

 

(a)  Except as
expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Guarantee and the terms of the
Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:

 

(i)  personally
liable for the return of any portion of the capital contributions (or any return
thereon) of the Holders of the Securities which shall be made solely from assets
of the Trust; and

 

(ii)  required
to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of the Securities any deficit upon
dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.

 

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(b)  The
Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of the debts and
obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the Securities) to the
extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.

 

(c)  Except to
the extent provided in Section 9.1(b), and pursuant to § 3803(a) of the
Statutory Trust Act, the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to the same
limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.

 

SECTION
9.2.   Exculpation.

 

(a)  No
Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or
otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person (other than an Administrator) shall be liable for any such
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence
or willful misconduct or bad faith with respect to such acts or omissions and
except that an Administrator shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Administrator's gross negligence or willful
misconduct or bad faith with respect to such acts or omissions.

 

(b)  An
Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the
records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements
presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person
reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert
competence and, if selected by such Indemnified Person, has been selected by
such Indemnified Person with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Trust,
including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and
amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses or any other facts pertinent
to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of
Securities might properly be paid.

 

SECTION
9.3.   Fiduciary
Duty.

 

(a)  To the
extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including
fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other
Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration shall not be
liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance
on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration, to
the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified
Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on
the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Indemnified
Person.

 

(b)  Whenever
in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or required to make a
decision:

 

(i)  in its
"discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the Indemnified Person shall
be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its
own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to
any interest of or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person;
or

 

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(ii)  in its
"good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified Person shall act
under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different
standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law.

 

SECTION
9.4.   Indemnification.

 

(a) (i) The
Sponsor shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Indemnified
Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was an
Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by such Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such Person
acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified
Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such Person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe
that such conduct was unlawful.

 

(ii) The
Sponsor shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Indemnified
Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Trust
to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such Person is or
was an Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if such Person acted in good faith
and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Indemnified
Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust, unless and only to
the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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(iii) To the
extent that an Indemnified Person shall be successful on the merits or otherwise
(including dismissal of an action without prejudice or the settlement of an
action without admission of liability) in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a), or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such Person shall be indemnified,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection
therewith.

 

(iv) Any
indemnification of an Administrator under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 9.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Sponsor only as
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the
Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because such Person has met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (A) by the Administrators by a majority vote of a
Quorum consisting of such Administrators who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (B) if such a Quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a Quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (C) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.

 

(v) To the
fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a) shall be paid by the Sponsor in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt
of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Person is not entitled to
be indemnified by the Sponsor as authorized in this Section 9.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Sponsor if a
determination is reasonably and promptly made (1) in the case of a Company
Indemnified Person (A) by the Administrators by a majority vote of a Quorum of
disinterested Administrators, (B) if such a Quorum is not obtainable, or, even
if obtainable, if a Quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (C) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts known to the Administrators,
counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time such determination is made,
such Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such Person
either believed to be opposed to or did not believe to be in the best interests
of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Indemnified
Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful, or
(2) in the case of a Fiduciary Indemnified Person, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion that, based upon the facts known to the counsel at the time
such determination is made, such Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a
manner that such Indemnified Person either believed to be opposed to or did not
believe to be in the best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any
criminal proceeding, that such Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable
cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be
made (i) to a Company Indemnified Person in instances where the Administrators,
independent legal counsel or the Common Security Holder reasonably determine
that such Person deliberately breached such Person's duty to the Trust or its
Common or Capital Security Holders or (ii) to a Fiduciary Indemnified Person in
instances where independent legal counsel promptly and reasonably determines in
a written opinion that such Person deliberately breached such Person's duty to
the Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders.

 

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(b) The
Sponsor shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each
Indemnified Person from and against any and all loss, damage, liability, tax
(other than taxes based on the income of such Indemnified Person), penalty,
expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by such Indemnified
Person arising out of or in connection with or by reason of the creation,
administration or termination of the Trust, or any act or omission of such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration, except that no
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss,
damage, liability, tax, penalty, expense or claim incurred by such Indemnified
Person by reason of negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith with respect to
such acts or omissions.

 

(c) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
the other paragraphs of this Section 9.4 shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking indemnification and advancement of expenses
may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors of the Sponsor or Capital Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise,
both as to action in such Person's official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office. All rights to indemnification under this
Section 9.4 shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Sponsor and
each Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this
Section 9.4 is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 9.4 shall
not affect any rights or obligations then existing.

 

(d) The
Sponsor or the Trust may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Person
who is or was an Indemnified Person against any liability asserted against such
Person and incurred by such Person in any such capacity, or arising out of such
Person's status as such, whether or not the Sponsor would have the power to
indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this
Section 9.4.

 

(e) For
purposes of this Section 9.4, references to "the Trust" shall include, in
addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent entity (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that
any Person who is or was a director, trustee, officer or employee of such
constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another entity,
shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section 9.4 with
respect to the resulting or surviving entity as such Person would have with
respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had
continued.

 

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(f) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Section 9.4 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a Person who has ceased to be an Indemnified Person and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
Person.

 

(g) The
provisions of this Section 9.4 shall survive the termination of this Declaration
or the earlier resignation or removal of the Institutional Trustee. The
obligations of the Sponsor under this Section 9.4 to compensate and indemnify
the Trustees and to pay or reimburse the Trustees for expenses, disbursements
and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder. 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 Trustees as such, except funds held
in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Capital Securities,
provided, that
the Sponsor is the holder of the Common Securities.

 

SECTION
9.5.   Outside
Businesses. Any
Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee
(subject to Section 4.3(c)) may engage in or possess an interest in other
business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others,
similar or dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the
Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and
to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the
pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust,
shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. None of any Covered Person, the
Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to
present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such
opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by
the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account
(individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such
particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware
Trustee and the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any
financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor,
or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or
body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its
Affiliates.

 

SECTION
9.6.   Compensation;
Fee.

 

(a)  Subject
to the provisions set forth in the Fee Agreement between the Institutional
Trustee, Cohen Bros. & Company and the Company of even date herewith, the
Sponsor agrees:

 

(i)  to pay to
the Trustees from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by
them hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time (which
compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the
compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and

 

(ii)  except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustees upon request for
all reasonable, documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made
by the Trustees in accordance with any provision of this Declaration (including
the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their
respective agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance
attributable to their negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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(b)  The
provisions of this Section 9.6 shall survive the dissolution of the Trust and
the termination of this Declaration and the removal or resignation of any
Trustee.

 

ARTICLE
X  

 

ACCOUNTING

 

SECTION
10.1.   Fiscal
Year. The
fiscal year (the "Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar year, or such
other year as is required by the Code.

 

SECTION
10.2.   Certain
Accounting Matters.

 

(a)  At all
times during the existence of the Trust, the Administrators shall keep, or cause
to be kept at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as defined
for purposes of Treasury Regulations § 301.7701-7, full books of account,
records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail each
transaction of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the
accrual method of accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied.

 

(b)  The
Administrators shall either (i) cause each Form 10-K and Form 10-Q prepared by
the Sponsor and filed with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act to
be delivered to each Holder of Securities, within 90 days after the filing of
each Form 10-K and within 30 days after the filing of each Form 10-Q or (ii)
cause to be prepared at the principal office of the Trust in the United States,
as defined for purposes of Treasury Regulations § 301.7701-7, and delivered
to each of the Holders of Securities, within 90 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust, annual financial statements of the Trust, including a
balance sheet of the Trust as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related
statements of income or loss.

 

(c)  The
Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared and delivered to each of the
Holders of Securities Form 1099 or such other annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Administrators shall endeavor
to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year
of the Trust.

 

(d)  The
Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared in the United States, as defined
for purposes of Treasury Regulations § 301.7701-7, and filed an annual United
States federal income tax return on a Form 1041 or such other form required by
United States federal income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns
required to be filed by the Administrators on behalf of the Trust with any state
or local taxing authority.

 

SECTION
10.3.   Banking. The
Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the United States, as defined
for purposes of Treasury Regulations § 301.7701-7, in the name and for the sole
benefit of the Trust; provided,
however, that
all payments of funds in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional
Trustee shall be made directly to the Property Account and no other funds of the
Trust shall be deposited in the Property Account. The sole signatories for such
accounts (including the Property Account) shall be designated by the
Institutional Trustee.

 

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SECTION
10.4.   Withholding. The
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent and the Administrators shall comply
with all withholding requirements under United States federal, state and local
law. As a condition to the payment of any principal of or interest on any Debt
Security without the imposition of withholding tax, the Institutional Trustee or
any Paying Agent shall require the previous delivery of properly completed and
signed applicable U.S. federal income tax certifications (generally, an Internal
Revenue Service Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person
that is a "United States person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of
the Code or an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (or applicable successor form)
in the case of a person that is not a "United States person" within the meaning
of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and any other certification acceptable to it
to enable the Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent and the Trustee to
determine their respective duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or
other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold in respect of
such Debt Security or the holder of such Debt Security under any present or
future law or regulation of the United States or any political subdivision
thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other
requirements under any such law or regulation. The Administrators shall file
required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from
withholding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld
with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent is required to withhold and pay over
any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions or allocations to any
Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a Distribution to the Holder
in the amount of the withholding. In the event of any claimed overwithholding,
Holders shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If
the amount required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions
made, the Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent may reduce subsequent
Distributions by the amount of such withholding.

 

ARTICLE
XI  

 

AMENDMENTS
AND MEETINGS

 

SECTION
11.1.   Amendments.

 

(a)  Except as
otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any applicable terms of the
Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a written instrument
approved and executed by:

 

(i)  the
Institutional Trustee,

 

(ii)  if the
amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the
Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee,

 

(iii)  if the
amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the
Administrators, the Administrators, and

 

(iv)  the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities.

 

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(b)  Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article XI, no amendment shall be made, and any such
purported amendment shall be void and ineffective:

 

(i)  unless
the Institutional Trustee shall have first received

 

(A)  an
Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment
is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the
terms of the Securities); and

 

(B)  an
opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor or the Trust) that such
amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration
(including the terms of the Securities) and that all conditions precedent to the
execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied; or

 

(ii)  if the
result of such amendment would be to

 

(A)  cause the
Trust to cease to be classified for purposes of United States federal income
taxation as a grantor trust;

 

(B)  reduce or
otherwise adversely affect the powers of the Institutional Trustee in
contravention of the Trust Indenture Act;

 

(C)  cause the
Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company required to be registered under
the Investment Company Act; or

 

(D)  cause the
Debenture Issuer to be unable to treat an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount
of the Capital Securities as "Tier 1 Capital" for purposes of the capital
adequacy guidelines of (x) the Federal Reserve (or, if the Debenture Issuer
is not a bank holding company, such guidelines or policies applied to the
Debenture Issuer as if the Debenture Issuer were subject to such guidelines of
policies) or of (y) any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over
the Debenture Issuer.

 

(c)  Except as
provided in Section 11.1(d), (e) or (g), no amendment shall be made, and any
such purported amendment shall be void and ineffective, unless the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities shall have consented to
such amendment.

 

(d)  In
addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this Declaration, without
the consent of each affected Holder, this Declaration may not be amended to (i)
change the amount or timing of any Distribution on the Securities or any
redemption or liquidation provisions applicable to the Securities or otherwise
adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required to be made in respect
of the Securities as of a specified date or (ii) restrict the right of a Holder
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such
date.

 

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(e)  Sections 9.1(b)
and 9.1(c) and this Section 11.1 shall not be amended without the consent of all
of the Holders of the Securities.

 

(f)  The
rights of the Holders of the Capital Securities and Common Securities, as
applicable, under Article IV to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint
and remove, Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities or Common Securities,
as applicable.

 

(g)  Subject
to Section 11.1(a)(ii), this Declaration may be amended by the Institutional
Trustee and the Holder of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities without the consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities
to:

 

(i)  cure any
ambiguity;

 

(ii)  correct
or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration;

 

(iii)  add to
the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor; or

 

(iv)  modify,
eliminate or add to any provision of this Declaration to such extent as may be
necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, to ensure that the Trust
will be classified for United States federal income tax purposes at all times as
a grantor trust and will not be required to register as an Investment Company
under the Investment Company Act (including without limitation to conform to any
change in Rule 3a-5, Rule 3a-7 or any other applicable rule under the Investment
Company Act or written change in interpretation or application thereof by any
legislative body, court, government agency or regulatory authority) which
amendment does not have a material adverse effect on the right, preferences or
privileges of the Holders of Securities;

 

provided,
however, that no
such modification, elimination or addition referred to in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) shall adversely affect the powers, preferences or rights of
Holders of Capital Securities.

 

SECTION
11.2.   Meetings
of the Holders of the Securities; Action by Written Consent.

 

(a)  Meetings
of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called at any time by the
Administrators (or as provided in the terms of the Securities) to consider and
act on any matter on which Holders of such class of Securities are entitled to
act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of the Securities or the
rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed or
admitted for trading, if any. The Administrators shall call a meeting of the
Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of not less than 10%
in liquidation amount of such class of Securities. Such direction shall be given
by delivering to the Administrators one or more notices in a writing stating
that the signing Holders of the Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating
the general or specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any
Holders of the Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the
Certificates held by the Holders of the Securities exercising the right to call
a meeting and only those Securities represented by such Certificates shall be
counted for purposes of determining whether the required percentage set forth in
the second sentence of this paragraph has been met.

 

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(b)  Except to
the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the Securities, the following
provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of the Securities:

 

(i)  notice of
any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of the Securities having a
right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more than 60 days before the date
of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of the
Securities is permitted or required under this Declaration or the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed or admitted for
trading, if any, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of the
Holders of the Securities. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the
Holders of the Securities may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing
setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Holders of the Securities
owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of the
Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice
of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of the
Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The
Administrators may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Holders of
the Securities for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be
returned to the Trust within the time specified by the
Administrators;

 

(ii)  each
Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for it by proxy on all
matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to participate, including
waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. No proxy
shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless
otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure
of the Holder of the Securities executing it. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall
be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to
proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a
Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a
Delaware corporation; each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Administrators or by such other Person that the Administrators
may designate; and

 

(iii)  unless
the Statutory Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of the Securities, the
Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock exchange on which the
Capital Securities are then listed for trading, if any, otherwise provides, the
Administrators, in their sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions
relating to meetings of Holders of Securities, including notice of the time,
place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any
Holders of the Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without
a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in
person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such
right to vote; provided,
however, that
each meeting shall be conducted in the United States (as that term is defined in
Treasury Regulations § 301.7701-7).

 

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ARTICLE
XII  

 

REPRESENTATIONS
OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE

 

AND
DELAWARE TRUSTEE

 

SECTION
12.1.   Representations
and Warranties of Institutional Trustee. The
Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to
the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor
Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at
the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance of its appointment
as Institutional Trustee, that:

 

(a)  the
Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation or national association with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New York or the United States of America, respectively,
with trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and
perform its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration;

 

(b)  the
Institutional Trustee has a combined capital and surplus of at least fifty
million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000);

 

(c)  the
Institutional Trustee is not an affiliate of the Sponsor, nor does the
Institutional Trustee offer or provide credit or credit enhancement to the
Trust;

 

(d)  the
execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional Trustee of this
Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Institutional Trustee. This Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by
the Institutional Trustee, and under Delaware law (excluding any securities
laws) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and other similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity
and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(e)  the
execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by the Institutional
Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the charter or by-laws
of the Institutional Trustee; and

 

(f)  no
consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any
state or federal banking authority governing the trust powers of the
Institutional Trustee is required for the execution, delivery or performance by
the Institutional Trustee of this Declaration.

 

SECTION
12.2.   Representations
and Warranties of Delaware Trustee. The
Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the
Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor
Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the
time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its appointment as
Delaware Trustee that:

 

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(a)  if it is
not a natural person, the Delaware Trustee has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware;

 

(b)  if it is
not a natural person, the execution, delivery and performance by the Delaware
Trustee of this Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Delaware Trustee. This Declaration has been duly
executed and delivered by the Delaware Trustee, and under Delaware law
(excluding any securities laws) constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to
general principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(c)  if it is
not a natural person, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Declaration by the Delaware Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a
breach of the articles of association or by-laws of the Delaware
Trustee;

 

(d)  it has
trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform
its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration;

 

(e)  no
consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any
state or federal banking authority governing the trust powers of the Delaware
Trustee is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware
Trustee of this Declaration; and

 

(f)  if the
Delaware Trustee is a natural person, it is a resident of the State of
Delaware.

 

ARTICLE
XIII  

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION
13.1.   Notices. All
notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly signed by the
party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied (which telecopy
shall be followed by notice delivered or mailed by first class mail) or mailed
by first class mail, as follows:

 

(a)  if given
to the Trust, in care of the Administrators at the Trust's mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as the Trust may give notice of to the
Holders of the Securities):

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

c/o
Vineyard National Bancorp

8105
Irvine Center Drive

Irvine,
CA 92618

Attention:
Gordon Fong

Telecopy:
(949) 785-0726

Telephone:
(949) 271-5117

 

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(b)  if given
to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set forth below (or such other
address as the Delaware Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the
Securities):

 

Chase
Manhattan Bank USA, National Association

 

500
Stanton Christiana Rd., FL3/OPS4

 

Newark,
DE 19713

 

Attn:
Institutional Trust Services

 

Telecopy:
302-552-6280

 

Telephone:
302-552-6279

 

(c)  if given
to the Institutional Trustee, at the Institutional Trustee's mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may give notice
of to the Holders of the Securities):

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank

600
Travis Street, 50th
Floor

Houston,
TX 77002

Attention:
Institutional Trust Services

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

Telecopy:
713-216-2101

Telephone:
713-216-4781

(d)  if given
to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing address of the Sponsor
set forth below (or such other address as the Holder of the Common Securities
may give notice of to the Trust):

 

Vineyard
National Bancorp

8105
Irvine Center Drive

Irvine,
CA 92618

Attention:
Gordon Fong

Telecopy:
(949) 785-0726

Telephone:
(949) 271-5117

 

(e)  if given
to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the
Trust.

 

All such
notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied
with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except
that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered
because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other
document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or
inability to deliver.

 

SECTION
13.2.   Governing
Law. This
Declaration and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware
and all rights, obligations and remedies shall be governed by such laws without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws of the State of Delaware or any
other jurisdiction that would call for the application of the law of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

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SECTION
13.3.   Submission
to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)  Each of
the parties hereto agrees that any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
based upon this Declaration, or the transactions contemplated hereby, may be
instituted in any of the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough
of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and further agrees to submit to the
jurisdiction of Delaware, and to any actions that are instituted in state or
Federal court in Wilmington, Delaware and any competent court in the place of
its corporate domicile in respect of actions brought against it as a defendant.
In addition, each such party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and
irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in
any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and irrevocably waives
any right to which it may be entitled on account of its place of corporate
domicile. Each such party hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Declaration
or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each such party agrees that final
judgment in any proceedings brought in such a court shall be conclusive and
binding upon it and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which it
is subject by a suit upon such judgment.

 

(b)  Each of
the Sponsor, the Trustees, the Administrators and the Holder of the Common
Securities irrevocably consents to the service of process on it in any such
suit, action or proceeding by the mailing thereof by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, to it at its address given in or pursuant to Section 13.1
hereof.

 

(c)  To the
extent permitted by law, nothing herein contained shall preclude any party from
effecting service of process in any lawful manner or from bringing any suit,
action or proceeding in respect of this Declaration in any other state, country
or place.

 

SECTION
13.4.   Intention
of the Parties. It is
the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this
Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of the
parties.

 

SECTION
13.5.   Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of reference
only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any provision
hereof.

 

SECTION
13.6.   Successors
and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred to,
the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and all
covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
whether or not so expressed.

 

SECTION
13.7.   Partial
Enforceability. If any
provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to any
Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected
thereby.

 

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SECTION
13.8.   Counterparts. This
Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this
Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the
Trustees and Administrators to any of such counterpart signature pages. All of
such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall
have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single
signature page.

 

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Declaration to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

CHASE
MANHATTAN BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as
Delaware Trustee

 

 

 

By:________________________________       

Name:___________________________       

Title:____________________________      

 

JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK,

 

as
Institutional Trustee

 

 

 

By:________________________________       

Name:___________________________       

Title:____________________________      

 
    

 

VINEYARD
NATIONAL BANCORP,

as
Sponsor

By:______________________________       

Name:_________________________       

Title:__________________________      

By:______________________________       

Administrator

By:______________________________       

Administrator

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ANNEX
I

 

TERMS
OF

 

CAPITAL
SECURITIES AND

 

COMMON
SECURITIES

 

Pursuant
to Section 6.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of May
18, 2004 (as amended from time to time, the "Declaration"), the designation,
rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of
the Capital Securities and the Common Securities are set out below (each
capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning set forth in the
Declaration):

 

1.  Designation
and Number.

 

(a)  Capital
Securities. 12,000 Capital Securities of Vineyard Statutory Trust VI (the
"Trust"), with an aggregate stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets
of the Trust of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) and a stated liquidation
amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $1,000 per Capital Security,
are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only as the "TP
Securities" (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Security Certificates
evidencing the Capital Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions
therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform
to the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed,
if any.

 

(b)  Common
Securities. 372 Common Securities of the Trust (the "Common Securities") will be
evidenced by Common Security Certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions
therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice. In the
absence of an Event of Default, the Common Securities will have an aggregate
stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of Three
Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Dollars ($372,000) and a stated liquidation amount
with respect to the assets of the Trust of $1,000 per Common
Security.

 

2.  Distributions.

 

(a)  Distributions
payable on each Security will be payable at a variable per annum rate of
interest, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR, as determined on the LIBOR
Determination Date for such Distribution Payment Period, plus 2.85% (the "Coupon
Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Security (provided,
however, that the Coupon Rate for any Distribution Payment Period may not exceed
the highest rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by
United States law of general applicability), such Coupon Rate being the rate of
interest payable on the Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee.
Except as set forth below in respect of an Extension Period, Distributions in
arrears for more than one quarterly period will bear interest thereon compounded
quarterly at the applicable Coupon Rate for each such quarterly period (to the
extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes cash distributions, any such compounded distributions and any
Additional Interest payable on the Debentures unless otherwise stated. A
Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of
the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the
Institutional Trustee has funds legally available in the Property Account
therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any Distribution Payment
Period will be computed for any full quarterly Distribution Payment Period on
the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the
relevant Distribution period; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of a
Special Event redemption pursuant to paragraph 4(a) below the amounts payable
pursuant to this Declaration shall be calculated as set forth in the definition
of Special Redemption Price.

 

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(b)  LIBOR
shall be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following
provisions:

 

(1)  On the
second LIBOR Business Day (provided, that on
such day commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign
currency deposits) in London (a "LIBOR Banking Day"), and otherwise the next
preceding LIBOR Business Day that is also a LIBOR Banking Day) prior to January
23, April 23, July 23 and October 23 (or, with respect to the first Distribution
Payment Period, on May 18, 2004), (each such day, a "LIBOR Determination Date")
for such Distribution Payment Period), the Calculation Agent shall obtain the
rate for three-month U.S. Dollar deposits in Europe, which appears on Telerate
Page 3750 (as defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association,
Inc. 2000 Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Definitions) or such other page as
may replace such Telerate Page 3750 on the Moneyline Telerate, Inc. service (or
such other service or services as may be nominated by the British Banker's
Association as the information vendor for the purpose of displaying London
interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits), as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on such LIBOR Determination Date, and the rate so obtained shall be LIBOR
for such Distribution Payment Period. "LIBOR Business Day" means any day that is
not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in
The City of New York or Wilmington, Delaware are authorized or obligated by law
or executive order to be closed. If such rate is superseded on Telerate Page
3750 by a corrected rate before 12:00 noon (London time) on the same LIBOR
Determination Date, the corrected rate as so substituted will be the applicable
LIBOR for that Distribution Payment Period.

 

(2)  If, on
any LIBOR Determination Date, such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750 or
such other page as may replace such Telerate Page 3750 on the Moneyline
Telerate, Inc. service (or such other service or services as may be nominated by
the British Banker's Association as the information vendor for the purpose of
displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits), the
Calculation Agent shall determine the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations
of the Reference Banks (as defined below) to leading banks in the London
Interbank market for three-month U.S. Dollar deposits in Europe (in an amount
determined by the Calculation Agent) by reference to requests for quotations as
of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the LIBOR Determination Date made
by the Calculation Agent to the Reference Banks. If, on any LIBOR Determination
Date, at least two of the Reference Banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall
equal the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If, on any LIBOR Determination
Date, only one or none of the Reference Banks provide such a quotation, LIBOR
shall be deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations that at
least two leading banks in the City of New York (as selected by the Calculation
Agent) are quoting on the relevant LIBOR Determination Date for three-month U.S.
Dollar deposits in Europe at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) (in an
amount determined by the Calculation Agent). As used herein, "Reference Banks"
means four major banks in the London Interbank market selected by the
Calculation Agent.

 

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(3)  If the
Calculation Agent is required but is unable to determine a rate in accordance
with at least one of the procedures provided above, LIBOR for the applicable
Distribution Payment Period shall be LIBOR in effect for the immediate preceding
Distribution Payment Period.

 

(c)  All
percentages resulting from any calculations on the Securities will be rounded,
if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward (e.g., 9.876545% (or
..09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)), and all dollar amounts used
in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent (with
one-half cent being rounded upward).

 

(d)  On each
LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent shall notify, in writing, the
Sponsor and the Paying Agent of the applicable Coupon Rate in effect for the
related Distribution Payment Period. The Calculation Agent shall, upon the
request of the Holder of any Securities, provide the Coupon Rate then in effect.
All calculations made by the Calculation Agent in the absence of manifest error
shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Sponsor and the Holders
of the Securities. The Paying Agent shall be entitled to rely on information
received from the Calculation Agent or the Sponsor as to the Coupon Rate. The
Sponsor shall, from time to time, provide any necessary information to the
Paying Agent relating to any original issue discount and interest on the
Securities that is included in any payment and reportable for taxable income
calculation purposes.

 

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(e)  Distributions
on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from the date of original
issuance, and will be payable, subject to extension of Distribution payment
periods as described herein, quarterly in arrears on January 23, April 23, July
23 and October 23 of each year, commencing July 23, 2004 (each, a "Distribution
Payment Date"). Subject to prior submission of Notice (as defined in the
Indenture), the Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest distribution
period for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods (each, an "Extension Period")
at any time and from time to time on the Debentures, subject to the conditions
described below, during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and
payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and payable). During any
Extension Period, interest will continue to accrue on the Debentures, and
interest on such accrued interest (such accrued interest and interest thereon
referred to herein as "Deferred Interest") will accrue at an annual rate equal
to the Coupon Rate in effect for each such Extension Period, compounded
quarterly from the date such Deferred Interest would have been payable were it
not for the Extension Period, to the extent permitted by law. No Extension
Period may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At the end of
any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer shall pay all Deferred Interest
then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures; provided,
however, that no
Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date; and provided,
further, that,
during any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may not (i) declare or
pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Debenture Issuer's capital stock
or (ii) make any payment of principal or premium or interest on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Debenture Issuer that rank
pari
passu in all
respects with or junior in interest to the Debentures or (iii) make any payment
under any guarantees of the Debenture Issuer that rank in all respects
pari
passu with or
junior in interest to the Guarantee (other than (a) repurchases, redemptions or
other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Debenture Issuer (A) in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of one or more employees, officers,
directors or consultants, (B) in connection with a dividend reinvestment or
stockholder stock purchase plan or (C) in connection with the issuance of
capital stock of the Debenture Issuer (or securities convertible into or
exercisable for such capital stock), as consideration in an acquisition
transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (b) as a
result of any exchange, reclassification, combination or conversion of any class
or series of the Debenture Issuer's capital stock (or any capital stock of a
subsidiary of the Debenture Issuer) for any class or series of the Debenture
Issuer's capital stock or of any class or series of the Debenture Issuer's
indebtedness for any class or series of the Debenture Issuer's capital stock,
(c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Debenture Issuer's
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) any declaration of a
dividend in connection with any stockholder's rights plan, or the issuance of
rights, stock or other property under any stockholder's rights plan, or the
redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (e) any dividend in the
form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the
stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the
same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari
passu with or
junior to such stock). Prior to the termination of any Extension Period, the
Debenture Issuer may further extend such period; provided, that
such period together with all such previous and further consecutive extensions
thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods, or extend beyond the
Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment
of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest
shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof,
but Deferred Interest shall accrue upon each installment of interest that would
otherwise have been due and payable during such Extension Period until such
installment is paid. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall
be paid on the date that the related Extension Period terminates, or, if such
date is not a Distribution Payment Date, on the immediately following
Distribution Payment Date, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the
books and records of the Trust on the record date immediately preceding such
date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after
giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds
legally available for the payment of such distributions in the Property Account
of the Trust. The Trust's funds available for Distribution to the Holders of the
Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The
payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by the
Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee.

 

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(f)  Distributions
on the Securities will be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the
books and records of the Registrar on the relevant record dates. The relevant
record dates shall be selected by the Administrators, which dates shall be 15
days before the relevant Distribution Payment Date. Distributions payable on any
Securities that are not punctually paid on any Distribution Payment Date, as a
result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to make a payment under the
Debentures, as the case may be, when due (taking into account any Extension
Period), will cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities
are registered on the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will
instead be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on
the special record date or other specified date determined in accordance with
the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any
Distribution Payment Date, other than on the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date
or the Special Redemption Date, falls on a day that is not a Business Day, then
any Distributions payable will be paid on, and such Distribution Payment Date
will be moved to, the next succeeding Business Day, and additional Distributions
will accrue for each day that such payment is delayed as a result thereof. If
the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date or the Special Redemption Date falls on a
day that is not a Business Day, then the principal, premium, if any, and/or
Distributions payable on such date will be paid on the next succeeding Business
Day, and no additional Distributions will accrue in respect of such payment made
on such next preceding Business Day.

 

(g)  In the
event that there is any money or other property held by or for the Trust that is
not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be distributed pro rata (as
defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.

 

3.  Liquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution. In the
event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Trust (each, a "Liquidation") other than in connection with a
redemption of the Debentures, the Holders of the Securities will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
the Securities, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust (to
the extent not satisfied by the Debenture Issuer), distributions equal to the
aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Security plus accrued
and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the
"Liquidation Distribution"), unless in connection with such Liquidation, the
Debentures in an aggregate stated principal amount equal to the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of such Securities, with an interest rate equal to the Coupon
Rate of, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the
accrued and unpaid Distributions on, and having the same record date as, such
Securities, after paying or making reasonable provision to pay all claims and
obligations of the Trust in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the Statutory
Trust Act, shall be distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the Holders of the
Securities in exchange for such Securities.

 

The
Sponsor, as the Holder of all of the Common Securities, has the right at any
time to, upon receipt of an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel that
Holders will not recognize any gain or loss for United States federal income tax
purposes as a result of the distribution Debentures, dissolve the Trust
(including without limitation upon the occurrence of a Tax Event, an Investment
Company Event or a Capital Treatment Event), subject to the receipt by the
Debenture Issuer of prior approval from any regulatory authority having
jurisdiction over the Sponsor that is primarily responsible for regulating the
activities of the Sponsor if such approval is then required under applicable
capital guidelines or policies of such regulatory authority, and, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, cause the Debentures to
be distributed to the Holders of the Securities on a Pro Rata basis in
accordance with the aggregate stated liquidation amount thereof.

 

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The Trust
shall dissolve on the first to occur of (i) May 18, 2039, the expiration of the
term of the Trust, (ii) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Sponsor, the
Trust or the Debenture Issuer, (iii) (other than in connection with a merger,
consolidation or similar transaction not prohibited by the Indenture, this
Declaration or the Guarantee, as the case may be) the filing of a certificate of
dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the Sponsor or upon the revocation
of the charter of the Sponsor and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof, (iv) the distribution to the Holders
of the Securities of the Debentures, upon exercise of the right of the Holder of
all of the outstanding Common Securities to dissolve the Trust as described
above, (v) the entry of a decree of a judicial dissolution of the Sponsor or the
Trust, or (vi) when all of the Securities shall have been called for redemption
and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have been paid to the
Holders in accordance with the terms of the Securities. As soon as practicable
after the dissolution of the Trust and upon completion of the winding up of the
Trust, the Trust shall terminate upon the filing of a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

If a
Liquidation of the Trust occurs as described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (v)
in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Trust shall be liquidated by the
Institutional Trustee of the Trust as expeditiously as such Trustee determines
to be possible by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors
of the Trust as provided by applicable law, to the Holders of the Securities,
the Debentures on a Pro Rata basis to the extent not satisfied by the Debenture
Issuer, unless such distribution is determined by the Institutional Trustee not
to be practical, in which event such Holders will be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Trust available for distribution to the Holders, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust to the extent not
satisfied by the Debenture Issuer, an amount equal to the Liquidation
Distribution. An early Liquidation of the Trust pursuant to clause (iv) of the
immediately preceding paragraph shall occur if the Institutional Trustee
determines that such Liquidation is possible by distributing, after satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors of Trust, to the Holders of the Securities on a Pro
Rata basis, the Debentures, and such distribution occurs.

 

If, upon
any such Liquidation, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part
because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate
Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the Trust on such
Capital Securities shall be paid to the Holders of the Securities on a Pro Rata
basis, except that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Capital Securities shall have a preference over the Common Securities with
regard to such distributions.

 

Upon any
such Liquidation of the Trust involving a distribution of the Debentures, if at
the time of such Liquidation, the Capital Securities were rated by at least one
nationally-recognized statistical rating organization, the Debenture Issuer will
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from at least one such or other rating
organization a rating for the Debentures.

 

After the
date for any distribution of the Debentures upon dissolution of the Trust, (i)
the Securities of the Trust will be deemed to be no longer outstanding, (ii) any
certificates representing the Capital Securities will be deemed to represent
undivided beneficial interests in such of the Debentures as have an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an
interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and bearing accrued and
unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, the Securities
until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or its agent for
transfer or reissuance (and until such certificates are so surrendered, no
payments of interest or principal shall be made to Holders of Securities in
respect of any payments due and payable under the Debentures) and (iii) all
rights of Holders of Securities under the Capital Securities or the Common
Securities, as applicable, shall cease, except the right of such Holders to
receive Debentures upon surrender of certificates representing such
Securities.

 

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4.  Redemption
and Distribution.

 

(a)  The
Debentures will mature on July 23, 2034. The Debentures may be redeemed by the
Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part, on any January 23, April 23, July 23 or
October 23 on or after July 23, 2009 at the Redemption Price, upon not less than
30 nor more than 60 days' notice to Holders of such Debentures. In addition,
upon the occurrence and continuation of a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event
or a Capital Treatment Event, the Debentures may be redeemed by the Debenture
Issuer in whole or in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence
of such Tax Event, Investment Company Event or Capital Treatment Event, as the
case may be (the "Special Redemption Date"), at the Special Redemption Price,
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice to Holders of the Debentures
so long as such Tax Event, Investment Company Event or Capital Treatment Event,
as the case may be, is continuing. In each case, the right of the Debenture
Issuer to redeem the Debentures is subject to the Debenture Issuer having
received prior approval from any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over
the Debenture Issuer, if such approval is then required under applicable capital
guidelines or policies of such regulatory authority.

 

"Tax
Event" means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an opinion of
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any
amendment to or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws
or any regulations thereunder of the United States or any political subdivision
or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official
administrative pronouncement (including any private letter ruling, technical
advice memorandum, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement) (an
"Administrative Action") or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws
or regulations, regardless of whether such Administrative Action or judicial
decision is issued to or in connection with a proceeding involving the Debenture
Issuer or the Trust and whether or not subject to review or appeal, which
amendment, clarification, change, Administrative Action or decision is enacted,
promulgated or announced, in each case on or after the date of original issuance
of the Debentures, there is more than an insubstantial risk that: (i) the Trust
is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to United
States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the
Debentures; (ii) interest payable by the Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is
not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by
the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax
purposes; or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such
opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes (including
withholding taxes), duties, assessments or other governmental
charges.

 

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"Investment
Company Event" means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an
opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result
of a change in law or regulation or written change in interpretation or
application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that
the Trust is or, within 90 days of the date of such opinion will be, considered
an "investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act, which change or prospective change becomes effective or would
become effective, as the case may be, on or after the date of the original
issuance of the Debentures.

 

"Capital
Treatment Event" means, if the Debenture Issuer is organized and existing under
the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia,
the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an Opinion of Counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment
to, or change in, the laws, rules or regulations of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof or therein, or any rules, guidelines or policies
of any applicable regulatory authority for the Debenture Issuer or (b) any
official or administrative pronouncement or action or decision interpreting or
applying such laws, rules or regulations, which amendment or change is effective
or which pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the date of
original issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an insubstantial risk
that, within 90 days of the receipt of such opinion, the aggregate Liquidation
Amount of the Capital Securities will not be eligible to be treated by the
Debenture Issuer as "Tier 1 Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for
purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve (or any
successor regulatory authority with jurisdiction over bank or financial holding
companies), as then in effect and applicable to the Debenture Issuer (or if the
Debenture Issuer is not a bank holding company, such guidelines applied to the
Debenture Issuer as if the Debenture Issuer were subject to such guidelines);
provided, however, that the inability of the Debenture Issuer to treat all or
any portion of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities as
Tier 1 Capital shall not constitute the basis for a Capital Treatment
Event, if such inability results from the Debenture Issuer having cumulative
preferred stock, minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries, or any other
class of security or interest which the Federal Reserve or OTS, as applicable,
may now or hereafter accord Tier 1 Capital treatment in excess of the
amount which may now or hereafter qualify for treatment as Tier 1 Capital
under applicable capital adequacy guidelines; provided further, however, that
the distribution of the Debentures in connection with the liquidation of the
Trust by the Debenture Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a Capital
Treatment Event unless such liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a
Tax Event or an Investment Company Event.

 

"Special
Event" means any of a Capital Treatment Event, a Tax Event or an Investment
Company Event.

 

"Special
Redemption Price" means, with respect to the redemption of any Debentures
following a Special Event, an amount in cash equal to 103.525% of the principal
amount of Debentures to be redeemed prior to July 23, 2005 and thereafter equal
to the percentage of the principal amount of the Debentures that is specified
below for the Special Redemption Date plus, in each case, unpaid interest
accrued thereon to the Special Redemption Date: 

 

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      Special
      Redemption During the

      12-Month
      Period Beginning July 23
	
      Percentage
      of Principal Amount

	 	 
	
      2005
	
      103.140%

	
      2006
	
      102.355%

	
      2007
	
      101.570%

	
      2008
	
      100.785%

	
      2009
      and thereafter
	
      100.000%

	 	 

"Redemption
Date" means the date fixed for the redemption of Capital Securities, which shall
be any January 23, April 23, July 23 or October 23 on or after July 23, 2009.

 

"Redemption
Price" means 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures being redeemed plus
accrued and unpaid interest on such Debentures to the Redemption Date.

 

(b)  Upon the
repayment in full at maturity or redemption in whole or in part of the
Debentures (other than following the distribution of the Debentures to the
Holders of the Securities), the proceeds from such repayment or payment shall
concurrently be applied to redeem Pro Rata at the applicable redemption price,
Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed; provided,
however, that
holders of such Securities shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice of such redemption (other than at the scheduled maturity of the
Debentures).

 

(c)  If fewer
than all the outstanding Securities are to be so redeemed, the Common Securities
and the Capital Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities
to be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(e)(ii) below.

 

(d)  The Trust
may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding Capital Securities unless all
accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all Capital Securities for
all quarterly Distribution periods terminating on or before the date of
redemption.

 

(e)  Redemption
or Distribution Procedures.

 

(i)  Notice of
any redemption of, or notice of distribution of the Debentures in exchange for,
the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution Notice") will be given by the Trust
by mail to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than
30 nor more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange
thereof which, in the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for
redemption of the Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of
redemption or exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this
Section 4(e)(i), a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on
the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to
Holders of such Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be
addressed to the Holders of such Securities at the address of each such Holder
appearing on the books and records of the Registrar. No defect in the
Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing thereof with respect to any
Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange proceedings with
respect to any other Holder.

 

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(ii)  In the
event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the
Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata from each Holder of Capital
Securities.

 

(iii)  If the
Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a Redemption/Distribution
Notice, which notice may only be issued if the Debentures are redeemed as set
out in this Section 4 (which notice will be irrevocable), then, provided, that
the Institutional Trustee has a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the
related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee
will, with respect to Book-Entry Capital Securities, on the Redemption Date,
irrevocably deposit with the Depositary for such Book-Entry Capital Securities,
to the extent available therefore, funds sufficient to pay the relevant
Redemption Price and will give such Depositary irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Owners of the Capital Securities.
With respect to Capital Securities that are not Book-Entry Capital Securities,
the Institutional Trustee will pay, to the extent available therefore, the
relevant Redemption Price to the Holders of such Securities by check mailed to
the address of each such Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust
on the redemption date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been
given and funds deposited as required, then immediately prior to the close of
business on the date of such deposit, Distributions will cease to accrue on the
Securities so called for redemption and all rights of Holders of such Securities
so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such
Securities to receive the applicable Redemption Price specified in Section 4(a).
If any date fixed for redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then
payment of any such Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the
next succeeding day that is a Business Day except that, if such Business Day
falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in respect
of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the
Trust or by the Debenture Issuer as guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee,
Distributions on such Securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable
rate from the original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which
case the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption
for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price. In the event of any redemption
of the Capital Securities issued by the Trust in part, the Trust shall not be
required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security during
a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection for
redemption of the Capital Securities and ending at the close of business on the
earliest date on which the relevant notice of redemption is deemed to have been
given to all Holders of the Capital Securities to be so redeemed or (ii)
register the transfer of or exchange any Capital Securities so selected for
redemption, in whole or in part, except for the unredeemed portion of any
Capital Securities being redeemed in part.

 

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(iv)  Redemption/Distribution
Notices shall be sent by the Trust (A) in respect of the Capital Securities, to
the Holders thereof, and (B) in respect of the Common Securities, to the Holder
thereof.

 

(v)  Subject
to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation, United
States federal securities laws), and provided, that
the acquiror is not the Holder of the Common Securities or the obligor under the
Indenture, the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries may at anytime and from time
to time purchase outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or
by private agreement.

 

5.  Voting
Rights - Capital Securities.

 

(a)  Except as
provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise required by law and the
Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will have no voting rights.
The Administrators are required to call a meeting of the Holders of the Capital
Securities if directed to do so by Holders of not less than 10% in liquidation
amount of the Capital Securities.

 

(b)  Subject
to the requirements of obtaining a tax opinion by the Institutional Trustee in
certain circumstances set forth in the last sentence of this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, voting
separately as a class, have the right to direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee,
or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under
the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional Trustee, as
holder of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available under the
Indenture as the holder of the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that is
waivable under the Indenture, (iii) exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the
Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent on behalf of all the Holders
of the Capital Securities to any amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required; provided,
however, that,
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of the holders of greater than a simple majority in principal amount of
Debentures (a "Super Majority") affected thereby, the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent or take such action at the written direction of the
Holders of not less than the proportion in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities outstanding which the relevant Super Majority represents of the
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. If the Institutional
Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures after the Holders of a
Majority or Super Majority, as the case may be, in liquidation amount of such
Capital Securities have so directed the Institutional Trustee, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, a Holder of the Capital Securities may institute a
legal proceeding directly against the Debenture Issuer to enforce the
Institutional Trustee's rights under the Debentures without first instituting
any legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other person or
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Debenture
Issuer to pay interest or premium, if any, on or principal of the Debentures on
the date such interest, premium, if any, on or principal is payable (or in the
case of redemption, the redemption date), then a Holder of record of the Capital
Securities may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment, on or
after the respective due dates specified in the Debentures, to such Holder
directly of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debentures
having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount
of the Capital Securities of such Holder. The Institutional Trustee shall notify
all Holders of the Capital Securities of any default actually known to the
Institutional Trustee with respect to the Debentures unless (x) such default has
been cured prior to the giving of such notice or (y) the Institutional Trustee
determines in good faith that the withholding of such notice is in the interest
of the Holders of such Capital Securities, except where the default relates to
the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Debentures. Such notice
shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also constitutes an Event of
Default hereunder. Except with respect to directing the time, method and place
of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any of the actions described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above unless the
Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that,
as a result of such action, the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

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In the
event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the Debentures
is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment, modification or
termination of the Indenture, the Institutional Trustee may request the written
direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to such amendment,
modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment,
modification or termination as directed by a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Securities voting together as a single class; provided,
however, that
where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of a Super
Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the written
direction of the Holders of not less than the proportion in liquidation amount
of such Securities outstanding which the relevant Super Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Institutional
Trustee shall not take any such action in accordance with the written directions
of the Holders of the Securities unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained
an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of such action, the
Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States
federal income tax purposes.

 

A waiver
of an Indenture Event of Default will constitute a waiver of the corresponding
Event of Default hereunder. Any required approval or direction of Holders of the
Capital Securities may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of the Capital
Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of the
Securities in the Trust or pursuant to written consent. The Institutional
Trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of the Capital
Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of
the Capital Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth
the following information (i) the date of such meeting or the date by which such
action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for
adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of such
matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents. No vote or consent of the Holders of the
Capital Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital
Securities or to distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration
and the terms of the Securities.

 

Notwithstanding
that Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to vote or consent under any
of the circumstances described above, any of the Capital Securities that are
owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor shall not entitle the
Holder thereof to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if such Capital Securities were not
outstanding.

 

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In no
event will Holders of the Capital Securities have the right to vote to appoint,
remove or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are vested exclusively
in the Sponsor as the Holder of all of the Common Securities of the Trust. Under
certain circumstances as more fully described in the Declaration, Holders of
Capital Securities have the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the
Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee.

 

6.  Voting
Rights - Common Securities.

 

(a)  Except as
provided under Sections 6(b), 6(c) and 7 and as otherwise required by law and
the Declaration, the Common Securities will have no voting rights.

 

(b)  The
Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance with Article IV of
the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or replace any
Administrators.

 

(c)  Subject
to Section 6.7 of the Declaration and only after each Event of Default (if any)
with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived or otherwise
eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last sentence of
this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing the time, method, place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee,
or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waiving any past default and its consequences that are
waivable under the Indenture, or (iii) exercising any right to rescind or annul
a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable,
provided, however, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would
require a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent
or take such action at the written direction of the Holders of not less than the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant
Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding. Notwithstanding this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall
not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote or consent of
the Holders of the Capital Securities. Other than with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Institutional Trustee or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any action described in clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above, unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax
counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax
the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of
such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Declaration, to the fullest extent permitted by law any Holder of the Common
Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against any Person to
enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other
Person.

 

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Any
approval or direction of Holders of the Common Securities may be given at a
separate meeting of Holders of the Common Securities convened for such purpose,
at a meeting of all of the Holders of the Securities in the Trust or pursuant to
written consent. The Administrators will cause a notice of any meeting at which
Holders of the Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon
which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to
each Holder of the Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement
setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is
to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such
meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which
written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or
consents.

 

No vote
or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be required for the
Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute the Debentures in
accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the Securities.

 

7.  Amendments
to Declaration and Indenture.

 

(a)  In
addition to any requirements under Section 11.1 of the Declaration, if any
proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the Trustees otherwise
propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect the powers,
preferences or special rights of the Securities, whether by way of amendment to
the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the Liquidation of the Trust, other than
as described in Section 7.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding
Securities, voting together as a single class, will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities affected thereby; provided, however, if any
amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect
only the Capital Securities or only the Common Securities, then only the
affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such
amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a
Majority in liquidation amount of such class of Securities.

 

(b)  In the
event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the holder of the Debentures
is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment, modification or
termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall
request the written direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to
such amendment, modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such
amendment, modification, or termination as directed by a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Securities voting together as a single class; provided, however,
that where a consent under the Indenture would require a Super Majority, the
Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the written direction of the
Holders of not less than the proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities
which the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures outstanding.

 

(c)  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to the Declaration if
such amendment or modification would (i) cause the Trust to be classified for
purposes of United States federal income taxation as other than a grantor trust,
(ii) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the Institutional
Trustee or (iii) cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment company" which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act.

 

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(d)  Notwithstanding
any provision of the Declaration, the right of any Holder of the Capital
Securities to receive payment of distributions and other payments upon
redemption or otherwise, on or after their respective due dates, or to institute
a suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. For
the protection and enforcement of the foregoing provision, each and every Holder
of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to such relief as can be given
either at law or equity.

 

8.  Pro
Rata. A
reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment, distribution or
treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder of the
Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities held
by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of all
Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds available to make such
payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital Securities Pro Rata
according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities held by
the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Capital
Securities outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the
Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of the Common Securities Pro
Rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Common Securities held
by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all
Common Securities outstanding.

 

9.  Ranking. The
Capital Securities rank pari passu with, and payment thereon shall be made Pro
Rata with, the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
receive payment of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise are subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Capital
Securities with the result that no payment of any Distribution on, or Redemption
Price or Special Redemption Price of, any Common Security, and no other payment
on account of redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common Securities,
shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid
Distributions on all outstanding Capital Securities for all distribution periods
terminating on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the Redemption
Price or Special Redemption Price the full amount of such Redemption Price or
the Special Redemption Price on all outstanding Capital Securities then called
for redemption, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately
available to the Institutional Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in
full in cash of all Distributions on, or the Redemption Price or the Special
Redemption Price of, the Capital Securities then due and payable.

 

10.  Acceptance
of Guarantee and Indenture. Each
Holder of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities, by the acceptance of
such Securities, agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee, including the
subordination provisions therein and to the provisions of the
Indenture.

 

11.  No
Preemptive Rights. The
Holders of the Securities shall have no, and the issuance of the Securities is
not subject to, preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for any additional
securities.

 

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12.  Miscellaneous. These
terms constitute a part of the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of
the Declaration, the Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on
written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.

 

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EXHIBIT
A-1

 

FORM
OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE

 

[FORM OF
FACE OF SECURITY]

 

THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN
MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE
TRUST, (B) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A
PERSON THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO A "NON U.S. PERSON" IN AN "OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION" PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D)
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT TO AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a) (1), (2),
(3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY
FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR," FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION
WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO
ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT, SUBJECT TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER'S AND THE TRUST'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH
OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO
EACH OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, A
COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE TRUST. THE HOLDER
OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE
FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS
THAT IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY UNLESS
SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND
WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR
OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (EACH A "PLAN"), OR AN ENTITY
WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON OF ANY PLAN'S INVESTMENT
IN THE ENTITY AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR
HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTION RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR
ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY IS NOT
PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY
INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING
THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS
APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT
RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE
EXEMPTION.

 

IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES
WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

THIS
SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING A
LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS
THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN A BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION
AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT
WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER
OF THIS SECURITY FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SECURITY, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THIS SECURITY.

 

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Certificate
Number [P-001]   Number
of Capital Securities: 12,000

 

Certificate
Evidencing Capital Securities

 

of

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

 

TP
Securities

 

(liquidation
amount $1,000 per Capital Security)

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee for
the benefit of the Noteholders of Alesco Preferred Funding IV, Ltd. (the
"Holder"), is the registered owner of 12,000 capital securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust,
designated the TP Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Capital Security)
(the "Capital Securities"). Subject to the Declaration (as defined below), the
Capital Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in
person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate duly
endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The Capital Securities represented
hereby are issued pursuant to, and the designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital
Securities shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of May 18, 2004, among
Norman A. Morales and Gordon Fong, as Administrators, Chase Manhattan Bank USA,
National Association, as Delaware Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Institutional
Trustee, Vineyard National Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, including the
designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I to
the Declaration, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of
the Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of
the Declaration, the Guarantee, and the Indenture to the Holder without charge
upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of
business.

 

By
acceptance of this Security, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.

 

By
acceptance of this Security, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States
federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital
Securities as evidence of beneficial ownership in the Debentures.

 

This
Capital Security is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of
laws.

 

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has duly executed this certificate. 

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

 

 

 

By:___________________________________________        

 

Name:______________________________________       

 

Title:
Administrator

 

 

Dated:________________________________________      

 

CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is
one of the Capital Securities referred to in the within-mentioned
Declaration.

 

JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK,

not in
its individual capacity but solely as Institutional Trustee

By:_____________________________________________

  Authorized
Signatory

Dated:___________________________________________      

A-1-4

[FORM OF
REVERSE OF SECURITY]

 

Distributions
payable on each Capital Security will be payable at a variable per annum rate of
interest, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR (as defined in the Declaration) plus
2.85% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Capital
Security, such rate (provided, however, that the Coupon Rate for any
Distribution Payment Period may not exceed the highest rate permitted by New
York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general
applicability), such Coupon Rate being the rate of interest payable on the
Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for
more than one quarterly period will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly
at the then applicable Coupon Rate for each such quarterly period (to the extent
permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein includes
cash distributions, any such compounded distributions and any Additional
Interest payable on the Debentures unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is
payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures
held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee
has funds legally available in the Property Account therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full quarterly
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days
elapsed in the relevant Distribution Payment Period.

 

Except as
otherwise described below, Distributions on the Capital Securities will be
cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance and will be payable
quarterly in arrears on January 23, April 23, July 23 and October 23 of each
year, commencing on July 23, 2004 (each, a "Distribution Payment Date"). Upon
submission of Notice, the Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to
defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest
distribution period for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods (each, an
"Extension Period") at any time and from time to time on the Debentures, subject
to the conditions described below, during which Extension Period no interest
shall be due and payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and
payable). During any Extension Period, interest will continue to accrue on the
Debentures, and interest on such accrued interest (such accrued interest and
interest thereon referred to herein as "Deferred Interest") will accrue at an
annual rate equal to the Coupon Rate in effect for each such Extension Period,
compounded quarterly from the date such Deferred Interest would have been
payable were it not for the Extension Period, to the extent permitted by law. No
Extension Period may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At
the end of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer shall pay all
Deferred Interest then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures; provided,
however, that no
Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to the termination
of any Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further extend such period;
provided, that
such period together with all such previous and further consecutive extensions
thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods, or extend beyond the
Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment
of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension
Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest
(except any Additional Amounts that may be due and payable) shall be due and
payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but Deferred
Interest shall accrue upon each installment of interest that would otherwise
have been due and payable during such Extension Period until such installment is
paid. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on the
date that the related Extension Period terminates to Holders of the Securities
as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the record date
immediately preceding such date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on
the dates payable (after giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent
that the Trust has funds legally available for the payment of such distributions
in the Property Account of the Trust. The Trust's funds available for
Distribution to the Holders of the Securities will be limited to payments
received from the Debenture Issuer. The payment of Distributions out of moneys
held by the Trust is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the
Guarantee.

 

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The
Capital Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.

 

A-1-6

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security
Certificate to:

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

(Insert
assignee's social security or tax identification number)

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

(Insert
address and zip code of assignee),

 

and
irrevocably appoints           

as agent
to transfer this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The
agent may substitute another to act for it, him or her.

 

Date:__________________________     

 

Signature:______________________    

 

(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate)

 

Signature
Guarantee:1      

 

1
Signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" that is a
bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the
requirements of the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A-1-7

EXHIBIT
A-2

 

FORM
OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE

 

THIS
COMMON SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.

 

EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.1(b) OF THE DECLARATION (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED.

 

A-2-1

Certificate
Number [C-001]  Number of
Common Securities: 372

 

Certificate
Evidencing Common Securities

 

of

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Vineyard National Bancorp (the
"Holder") is the registered owner of 372 common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
(liquidation amount $1,000 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). The
Common Securities represented hereby are issued pursuant to, and the
designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Common Securities shall in all respects be subject to, the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated
as of May 18, 2004, among Norman A. Morales and Gordon Fong, as Administrators,
Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association, as Delaware Trustee, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, as Institutional Trustee, the Holder, as Sponsor, and the holders
from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust,
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I to the Declaration, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to the Holder without charge upon written request
to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.

 

As set
forth in the Declaration, when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the rights of Holders of Common Securities to payment in respect of
Distributions and payments upon Liquidation, redemption or otherwise are
subordinated to the rights of payment of Holders of the Capital
Securities.

 

By
acceptance of this Certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.

 

By
acceptance of this Certificate, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States
federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common
Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial ownership in the
Debentures.

 

This
Common Security is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of
laws.

 

 

A-2-2

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate May __,
2004.

 

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

By:__________________________________       

Name:____________________________       

Title:
Administrator

A-2-3

[FORM OF
REVERSE OF SECURITY]

 

Distributions
payable on each Common Security will be identical in amount to the Distributions
payable on each Capital Security, which is at a variable per annum rate of
interest, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR (as defined in the Declaration) plus
2.85% (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Capital
Security, such rate (provided, however, that the Coupon Rate for any
Distribution Payment Period may not exceed the highest rate permitted by New
York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general
applicability), such Coupon Rate being the rate of interest payable on the
Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for
more than one quarterly period will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly
at the then applicable Coupon Rate for each such quarterly period (to the extent
permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein includes
cash distributions, any such compounded distributions and any Additional
Interest payable on the Debentures unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is
payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures
held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee
has funds legally available in the Property Account therefor. The amount of
Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full quarterly
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days
elapsed in the relevant Distribution Payment Period.

 

Except as
otherwise described below, Distributions on the Common Securities will be
cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance and will be payable
quarterly in arrears on January 23, April 23, July 23 and October 23 of each
year, commencing on July 23, 2004 (each, a "Distribution Payment Date"). Upon
submission of Notice, the Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to
defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest
distribution period for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods (each, an
"Extension Period") at any time and from time to time on the Debentures, subject
to the conditions described below, during which Extension Period no interest
shall be due and payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and
payable). During any Extension Period, interest will continue to accrue on the
Debentures, and interest on such accrued interest (such accrued interest and
interest thereon referred to herein as "Deferred Interest") will accrue at an
annual rate equal to the Coupon Rate in effect for each such Extension Period,
compounded quarterly from the date such Deferred Interest would have been
payable were it not for the Extension Period, to the extent permitted by law. No
Extension Period may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At
the end of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer shall pay all
Deferred Interest then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures; provided, however,
that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to the
termination of any Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further extend
such period, provided, that such period together with all such previous and
further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly
periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and upon the payment of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture
Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the foregoing
requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest (except any Additional Interest
that may be due and payable) shall be due and payable during an Extension
Period, except at the end thereof, but Deferred Interest shall accrue upon each
installment of interest that would otherwise have been due and payable during
such Extension Period until such installment is paid. If Distributions are
deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on the date that the related
Extension Period terminates to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the
books and records of the Trust on the record date immediately preceding such
date.

 

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Distributions
on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after giving effect to any
Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds legally available for
the payment of such distributions in the Property Account of the Trust. The
Trust's funds legally available for Distribution to the Holders of the
Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The
payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by the
Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee.

 

The
Common Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.

A-2-5

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security Certificate
to:

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

 

(Insert
assignee's social security or tax identification number)

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

 

(Insert
address and zip code of assignee),

 

and
irrevocably appoints ________ as agent to transfer this Common Security
Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.

 

Date:_______________________________     

 

Signature:___________________________    

 

(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security
Certificate)

 

Signature
Guarantee:2 
_________________

 

2
Signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" that is a
bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union, meeting the
requirements of the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

A-2-6Exhibit 10.29

 

GUARANTEE
AGREEMENT

 

VINEYARD
NATIONAL BANCORP

 

Dated as
of May 18, 2004

 

ARTICLE
I

 

DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION

 

	
      SECTION
      1.1.

       
	
      Definitions
      and Interpretation

       
	
      1

       

ARTICLE
II

 

POWERS,
DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

 

	
      SECTION
      2.1.

       
	
      Powers
      and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee

       
	
      4

       

	
      SECTION
      2.2.

       
	
      Certain
      Rights of the Guarantee Trustee

       
	
      5

       

	
      SECTION
      2.3.

       
	
      Not
      Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee

       
	
      7

       

	
      SECTION
      2.4.

       
	
      Events
      of Default; Waiver

       
	
      7

       

	
      SECTION
      2.5.

       
	
      Events
      of Default; Notice

       
	
      8

       

ARTICLE
III

 

THE
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

 

	
      SECTION
      3.1.

       
	
      The
      Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility

       
	
      8

       

	
      SECTION
      3.2.

       
	
      Appointment,
      Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee Trustee

       
	
      9

       

ARTICLE
IV

 

GUARANTEE

 

	
      SECTION
      4.1.

       
	
      Guarantee

       
	
      9

       

	
      SECTION
      4.2.

       
	
      Waiver
      of Notice and Demand

       
	
      10

       

	
      SECTION
      4.3.

       
	
      Obligations
      Not Affected

       
	
      10

       

	
      SECTION
      4.4.

       
	
      Rights
      of Holders

       
	
      11

       

	
      SECTION
      4.5.

       
	
      Guarantee
      of Payment

       
	
      11

       

	
      SECTION
      4.6.

       
	
      Subrogation

       
	
      11

       

	
      SECTION
      4.7.

       
	
      Independent
      Obligations

       
	
      12

       

	
      SECTION
      4.8.

       
	
      Enforcement

       
	
      12

       

ARTICLE
V

 

LIMITATION
OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

 

	
      SECTION
      5.1.

       
	
      Limitation
      of Transactions

       
	
      12

       

	
      SECTION
      5.2.

       
	
      Ranking

       
	
      13

       

ARTICLE
VI

 

TERMINATION

 

	
      SECTION
      6.1.

       
	
      Termination

       
	
      13

       

ARTICLE
VII

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

	
      SECTION
      7.1.

       
	
      Exculpation

       
	
      14

       

	
      SECTION
      7.2.

       
	
      Indemnification

       
	
      14

       

	
      SECTION
      7.3.

       
	
      Compensation;
      Reimbursement of Expenses

       
	
      15

       

ARTICLE
VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

	
      SECTION
      8.1.

       
	
      Successors
      and Assigns

       
	
      16

       

	
      SECTION
      8.2.

       
	
      Amendments

       
	
      16

       

	
      SECTION
      8.3.

       
	
      Notices

       
	
      16

       

	
      SECTION
      8.4.

       
	
      Benefit

       
	
      17

       

	
      SECTION
      8.5.

       
	
      Governing
      Law

       
	
      17

       

	
      SECTION
      8.6.

       
	
      Counterparts

       
	
      17

       

GUARANTEE
AGREEMENT

 

This
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Guarantee"), dated as of May 18, 2004, is executed and
delivered by Vineyard National Bancorp, incorporated in California (the
"Guarantor"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for
the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital
Securities (as defined herein) of Vineyard Statutory Trust VI, a Delaware
statutory trust (the "Issuer").

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration"),
dated as of May 18, 2004, among the trustees named therein of the Issuer,
Vineyard National Bancorp, as sponsor, and the Holders from time to time of
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer is
issuing on the date hereof securities, having an aggregate liquidation amount of
up to $12,000,000, designated the TP Securities (the "Capital Securities");
and

 

WHEREAS,
as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital Securities, the Guarantor
desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth in
this Guarantee, to pay to the Holders of Capital Securities the Guarantee
Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of the Capital
Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee for the benefit of
the Holders.

 

ARTICLE
I  

 

DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION

 

	SECTION
      1.1.   	
      Definitions
      and Interpretation.

 

In this
Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)  capitalized
terms used in this Guarantee but not defined in the preamble above have the
respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;

 

(b)  a term
defined anywhere in this Guarantee has the same meaning throughout;

 

(c)  all
references to "the Guarantee" or "this Guarantee" are to this Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

 

(d)  all
references in this Guarantee to Articles and Sections are to Articles and
Sections of this Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;

 

(e)  terms
defined in the Declaration as of the date of execution of this Guarantee have
the same meanings when used in this Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this
Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and

 

1

(f)  a
reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

"Beneficiaries"
means any Person to whom the Issuer is or hereafter becomes indebted or
liable.

 

"Corporate
Trust Office" means the office of the Guarantee Trustee at which the corporate
trust business of the Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be
principally administered.

 

"Covered
Person" means any Holder of Capital Securities.

 

"Debentures"
means the junior subordinated debentures of Vineyard National Bancorp,
designated the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2034, held by the
Institutional Trustee (as defined in the Declaration) of the
Issuer.

 

"Event of
Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

"Guarantee
Payments" means the following payments or distributions, without duplication,
with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not paid or made by the
Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the
Declaration) which are required to be paid on such Capital Securities to the
extent the Issuer has funds available in the Property Account (as defined in the
Declaration) therefor at such time, (ii) the Redemption Price (as defined in the
Indenture) to the extent the Issuer has funds available in the Property Account
therefor at such time, with respect to any Capital Securities called for
redemption by the Issuer, (iii) the Special Redemption Price (as defined in the
Indenture) to the extent the Issuer has funds available in the Property Account
therefor at such time, with respect to Capital Securities called for redemption
upon the occurrence of a Special Event (as defined in the Indenture), and
(iv) upon a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to the Holders of the Capital Securities in exchange therefor as
provided in the Declaration), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation
amount and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to the
date of payment, to the extent the Issuer has funds available in the Property
Account therefor at such time, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer
remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer as required by
applicable law (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution").

 

"Guarantee
Trustee" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this
Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee
Trustee.

 

"Holder"
means any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any
Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in determining whether the holders
of the requisite percentage of Capital Securities have given any request,
notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or
any Affiliate of the Guarantor.

 

"Indemnified
Person" means the Guarantee Trustee (including in its individual capacity), any
Affiliate of the Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of
the Guarantee Trustee.

 

2

"Indenture"
means the Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2004, between the Guarantor and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee, and
any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be
issued to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.

 

"Liquidation
Distribution" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Guarantee
Payments" herein.

 

"Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities" means Holder(s) of outstanding
Capital Securities, voting together as a class, but separately from the holders
of Common Securities, of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount
(including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or
otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to, but excluding, the date
upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital Securities then
outstanding.

 

"Obligations"
means any costs, expenses or liabilities (but not including liabilities related
to taxes) of the Issuer, other than obligations of the Issuer to pay to holders
of any Trust Securities the amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of
the Trust Securities.

 

"Officer's
Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by one
Authorized Officer of such Person. Any Officer's Certificate delivered with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Guarantee shall include:

 

(a)  a
statement that each officer signing the Officer's Certificate has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

 

(b)  a brief
statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken
by each officer in rendering the Officer's Certificate;

 

(c)  a
statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as,
in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and

 

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

 

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

 

"Responsible
Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any officer within the
Corporate Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee with direct responsibility for
the administration of any matters relating to this Guarantee, including any vice
president, any assistant vice president, any secretary, any assistant secretary,
the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

3

"Successor
Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 3.1.

 

"Trust
Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities.

 

ARTICLE
II  

 

POWERS,
DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

 

	SECTION
      2.1.   	
      Powers
      and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.

 

(a)  This
Guarantee shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders
of the Capital Securities, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this
Guarantee to any Person except a Holder of Capital Securities exercising his or
her rights pursuant to Section 4.4(b) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as
Successor Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee
Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, and such
vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing
documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such
Successor Guarantee Trustee.

 

(b)  If an
Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities.

 

(c)  The
Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall
undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee against
the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not
been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.4(b)) and is actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall
exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee, and use
the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs.

 

(d)  No
provision of this Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the Guarantee 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 any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all
Events of Default that may have occurred:

 

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(A)  the
duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by
the express provisions of this Guarantee, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee;
and

 

(B)  in the
absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee
may 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 Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee; but
in the case of any such certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee
Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not on their face they conform to the requirements of this
Guarantee;

 

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

 

(iii)  the
Guarantee 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 written direction
of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee;
and

 

(iv)  no
provision of this Guarantee shall require the Guarantee 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 the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing
that the repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it under the terms
of this Guarantee, or security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the
Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it.

 

	SECTION
      2.2.   	
      Certain
      Rights of the Guarantee Trustee.

 

(a)  Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.1:

 

(i)  The
Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in acting
or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the
proper party or parties.

 

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(ii)  Any
direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Guarantee shall be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.

 

(iii)  Whenever,
in the administration of this Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or
omitting any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
request and conclusively rely upon an Officer's Certificate of the Guarantor
which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Guarantor.

 

(iv)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument or other writing (or any rerecording, refiling or
reregistration thereof).

 

(v)  The
Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or
opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.
Such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may
include any of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any
time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Guarantee from
any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vi)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder,
unless such Holder shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such security
and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the
costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might
be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such
reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided,
however, that
nothing contained in this Section 2.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the
Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation
to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee.

 

(vii)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee,
in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit.

 

(viii)  The
Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees,
custodians or attorneys, and the Guarantee 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.

 

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(ix)  Any
action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the
Holders of the Capital Securities, and the signature of the Guarantee Trustee or
its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action.
No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions
of this Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the
Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action.

 

(x)  Whenever
in the administration of this Guarantee the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it
desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right
or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A) may request
instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities, (B) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such
other action until such instructions are received and (C) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such
instructions.

 

(xi)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted
to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized
or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this
Guarantee.

 

(b)  No
provision of this Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on
the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power,
duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it
shall be illegal or in which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or
incompetent in accordance with applicable law to perform any such act or acts or
to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or
authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a
duty.

 

	SECTION
      2.3.   	
      Not
      Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.

 

The
recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the
Guarantor, and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for
their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee.

 

	SECTION
      2.4.   	
      Events
      of Default; Waiver.

 

(a)  An Event
of Default under this Guarantee will occur upon the failure of the Guarantor to
perform any of its payment or other obligations hereunder.

 

(b)  The
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities may,
voting or consenting as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and shall be deemed to
have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee, but no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

 

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	SECTION
      2.5.   	
      Events
      of Default; Notice.

 

(a)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of the
Capital Securities, notices of all Events of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have been
cured before the giving of such notice; provided,
however, that
the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines
that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.

 

(b)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default
unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the
Guarantor or a Holder of the Capital Securities, or a Responsible Officer of the
Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of this Guarantee shall have
actual knowledge thereof.

 

ARTICLE
III  

 

THE
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

 

	SECTION
      3.1.   	
      The
      Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility.

 

(a)  There
shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall:

 

(i)  not be an
Affiliate of the Guarantor; and

 

(ii)  be a
corporation or national association 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 Person authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 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
national association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred
to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 3.1(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation or national association shall be deemed
to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of
condition so published.

 

(b)  If at any
time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section
3.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with
the effect set forth in Section 3.2(c).

 

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(c)  If the
Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest' within the
meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee
shall either eliminate such interest or resign to the extent and in the manner
provided by, and subject to, this Guarantee.

 

	SECTION
      3.2.   	
      Appointment,
      Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee Trustee.

 

(a)  Subject
to Section 3.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without
cause at any time by the Guarantor except during an Event of
Default.

 

(b)  The
Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 3.2(a) until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment
by written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered
to the Guarantor.

 

(c)  The
Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor
Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation.
The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee
Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect
until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by an instrument in writing executed by such Successor Guarantee
Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee
Trustee.

 

(d)  If no
Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment
as provided in this Section 3.2 within 60 days after delivery of an instrument
of removal or resignation, the Guarantee Trustee resigning or being removed may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor
Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee.

 

(e)  No
Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any
Successor Guarantee Trustee.

 

(f)  Upon
termination of this Guarantee or removal or resignation of the Guarantee Trustee
pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Guarantor shall pay to the Guarantee Trustee
all amounts owing to the Guarantee Trustee under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 accrued to
the date of such termination, removal or resignation.

 

ARTICLE
IV  

 

GUARANTEE

 

	SECTION
      4.1.   	
      Guarantee.

 

(a)  The
Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the
Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any defense (except as defense of
payment by the Issuer), right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may
have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be
satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the
Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the
Holders.

 

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(b)  The
Guarantor hereby also agrees to assume any and all Obligations of the Issuer and
in the event any such Obligation is not so assumed, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees to each Beneficiary the full payment, when and as due, of any and all
Obligations to such Beneficiaries. This Guarantee is intended to be for the
Beneficiaries who have received notice hereof.

 

	SECTION
      4.2.   	
      Waiver
      of Notice and Demand.

 

The
Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee and of any
liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any
right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person
before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice
of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and
demands.

 

	SECTION
      4.3.   	
      Obligations
      Not Affected.

 

The
obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this
Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening
from time to time of any of the following:

 

(a)  the
release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or
observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or
condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed or observed by the
Issuer;

 

(b)  the
extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the
Distributions, Redemption Price, Special Redemption Price, Liquidation
Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities
or the extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under,
arising out of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities (other than an
extension of time for the payment of the Distributions, Redemption Price,
Special Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sums payable that
results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures or
any extension of the maturity date of the Debentures permitted by the
Indenture);

 

(c)  any
failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to
enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on
the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any action on
the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any
kind;

 

(d)  the
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral,
receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other
similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the
Issuer;

 

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(e)  any
invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital Securities;

 

(f)  the
settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred;
or

 

(g)  any other
circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.3
that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances.

 

There
shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of,
the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.

 

	SECTION
      4.4.   	
      Rights
      of Holders.

 

(a)  The
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Guarantee or to
direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee
under this Guarantee; provided,
however, that
(subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.2) the Guarantee Trustee shall have the right to
decline to follow any such direction if the Guarantee Trustee shall determine
that the actions so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not
taking part in such direction or if the Guarantee Trustee being advised by legal
counsel determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be
taken or if the Guarantee Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or
trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of directors or trustees
and/or Responsible Officers shall determine that the action or proceeding so
directed would involve the Guarantee Trustee in personal liability.

 

(b)  Any
Holder of Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under this Guarantee,
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee
Trustee or any other Person. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require
that any such action be brought first against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee
or any other Person before so proceeding directly against the
Guarantor.

 

	SECTION
      4.5.   	
      Guarantee
      of Payment.

 

This
Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.

 

	SECTION
      4.6.   	
      Subrogation.

 

The
Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders of Capital
Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by
the Guarantor under this Guarantee; provided,
however, that
the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by applicable provisions
of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may acquire by way
of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases
as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if, after giving effect to any such
payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee. If any amount
shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the
Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over
such amount to the Holders.

 

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	SECTION
      4.7.   	
      Independent
      Obligations.

 

The
Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital Securities and that the
Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee
Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence
of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section
4.3 hereof.

 

	SECTION
      4.8.   	
      Enforcement.

 

A
Beneficiary may enforce the Obligations of the Guarantor contained in
Section 4.1(b) directly against the Guarantor, and the Guarantor waives any
right or remedy to require that any action be brought against the Issuer or any
other person or entity before proceeding against the Guarantor.

 

The
Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights (if any) of any Beneficiary against
the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Beneficiaries by the Guarantor
under this Guarantee; provided,
however, that
the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by applicable provisions
of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights that it may acquire by way
of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases
as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if, after giving effect to such
payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee.

 

ARTICLE
V  

 

LIMITATION
OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

 

	SECTION
      5.1.   	
      Limitation
      of Transactions.

 

So long
as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if (a) there shall have occurred
and be continuing an Event of Default or (b) the Guarantor shall have selected
an Extension Period as provided in the Declaration and such period, or any
extension thereof, shall have commenced and be continuing, then the Guarantor
may not (x) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem,
purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the
Guarantor's capital stock or (y) make any payment of principal of or interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Guarantor that rank pari
passu in all
respects with or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (i) payments
under this Guarantee, (ii) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of
shares of capital stock of the Guarantor (A) in connection with any employment
contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of
one or more employees, officers, directors, or consultants, (B) in connection
with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or (C) in
connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Guarantor (or securities
convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock), as consideration in an
acquisition transaction entered into prior to the occurrence of the Event of
Default or the applicable Extension Period, (iii) as a result of any exchange,
reclassification, combination or conversion of any class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock (or any capital stock of a subsidiary of the
Guarantor) for any class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock or of any
class or series of the Guarantor's indebtedness for any class or series of the
Guarantor's capital stock, (iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares
of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged,
(v) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any stockholder's rights
plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any stockholder's
rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (vi)
any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the
dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or
other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or
ranks pari
passu with or
junior to such stock).

 

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	SECTION
      5.2.   	
      Ranking.

 

This
Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank
subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior
Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor. By their acceptance
thereof, each Holder of Capital Securities agrees to the foregoing provisions of
this Guarantee and the other terms set forth herein.

 

The right
of the Guarantor to participate in any distribution of assets of any of its
subsidiaries upon any such subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization or
otherwise is subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except
to the extent the Guarantor may itself be recognized as a creditor of that
subsidiary. Accordingly, the Guarantor's obligations under this Guarantee will
be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the
Guarantor's subsidiaries, and claimants should look only to the assets of the
Guarantor for payments thereunder. This Guarantee does not limit the incurrence
or issuance of other secured or unsecured debt of the Guarantor, including
Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, under any indenture or agreement that the
Guarantor may enter into in the future or otherwise.

 

ARTICLE
VI  

 

TERMINATION

 

	SECTION
      6.1.   	
      Termination.

 

This
Guarantee shall terminate as to the Capital Securities (i) upon full payment of
the Redemption Price or the Special Redemption Price, as the case may be, of all
Capital Securities then outstanding, (ii) upon the distribution of all of the
Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) upon full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon
dissolution of the Issuer. This Guarantee will continue to be effective or will
be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Capital
Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or
under this Guarantee.

 

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ARTICLE
VII  

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

	SECTION
      7.1.   	
      Exculpation.

 

(a)  No
Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or
otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of any act or omission of such Indemnified Person in good
faith in accordance with this Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified
Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on
such Indemnified Person by this Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified
Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of
such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such
acts or omissions.

 

(b)  An
Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the
records of the Issuer or the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Issuer or the Guarantor by any Person as
to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other
Person's professional or expert competence and who, if selected by such
Indemnified Person, has been selected with reasonable care by such Indemnified
Person, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value
and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to
Holders of Capital Securities might properly be paid.

 

	SECTION
      7.2.   	
      Indemnification.

 

(a)  The
Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold each
Indemnified Person harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim
or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Indemnified Person, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including but not limited to
the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of the
Indemnified Person defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the
Indemnified Person's powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as
set forth in this Section 7.2 shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Guarantee Trustee and the termination of this Guarantee.

 

(b)  Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this Section 7.2 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the Guarantor under this Section 7.2, notify the
Guarantor in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify
the Guarantor (i) will not relieve the Guarantor from liability under paragraph
(a) above unless and to the extent that the Guarantor did not otherwise learn of
such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the Guarantor of
substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the
Guarantor from any obligations to any Indemnified Person other than the
indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) above. The Guarantor shall
be entitled to appoint counsel of the Guarantor's choice at the Guarantor's
expense to represent the Indemnified Person in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the Guarantor shall not thereafter be
responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the
Indemnified Person or Persons except as set forth below); provided,
however, that
such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding
the Guarantor's election to appoint counsel to represent the Indemnified Person
in any action, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate
counsel (including local counsel), and the Guarantor shall bear the reasonable
fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel (and local counsel), if (i)
the use of counsel chosen by the Guarantor to represent the Indemnified Person
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the
Indemnified Person and the Guarantor and the Indemnified Person shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or
other Indemnified Persons which are different from or additional to those
available to the Guarantor, (iii) the Guarantor shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person
within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv)
the Guarantor shall authorize the Indemnified Person to employ separate counsel
at the expense of the Guarantor. The Guarantor will not, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Persons, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Persons are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or
consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

 

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	SECTION
      7.3.   	
      Compensation;
      Reimbursement of Expenses.

 

Other
than as provided in the Fee Agreement of even date herewith between Cohen Bros.
& Company, the Guarantee Trustee and Delaware Trustee (as defined in the
Declaration), the Guarantor agrees:

 

(a)  to pay to
the Guarantee Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services
rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall agree to from time to time (which
compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the
compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and

 

(b)  except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Guarantee Trustee upon
request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made
by it in accordance with any provision of this Guarantee (including the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct.

 

The
provisions of this Section 7.3 shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Guarantee Trustee and the termination of this Guarantee.

 

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ARTICLE
VIII  

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

	SECTION
      8.1.   	
      Successors
      and Assigns.

 

All
guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee shall bind the successors,
assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall
inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
Except in connection with any merger or consolidation of the Guarantor with or
into another entity or any sale, transfer or lease of the Guarantor's assets or
capital stock to another entity, in each case to the extent permitted under the
Indenture, the Guarantor may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations
under this Guarantee without the prior approval of the Holders of not less than
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities.

 

	SECTION
      8.2.   	
      Amendments.

 

Except
with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of Holders
of the Capital Securities in any material respect (in which case no consent of
Holders will be required), this Guarantee may be amended only with the prior
approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities. The provisions of the Declaration with respect to amendments
thereof shall apply equally with respect to amendments of the
Guarantee.

 

	SECTION
      8.3.   	
      Notices.

 

All
notices provided for in this Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the
party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first
class mail, as follows:

 

(a)  If given
to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth
below (or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the
Holders of the Capital Securities):

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank

600
Travis Street, 50th
Floor

Houston,
Texas 77002

Attention:
Institutional Trust Services

Vineyard
Statutory Trust VI

Telecopy:
(713) 216-2101

Telephone:
(713) 216-4181

(b)  If given
to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set forth below (or such
other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders of the Capital
Securities and to the Guarantee Trustee):

 

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Vineyard
National Bancorp

8105
Irvine Center Drive

Irvine,
CA 92618

Attention:
Gordon Fong

Telecopy:
(949) 785-0726

Telephone:
(949) 271-5117

(c)  If given
to any Holder of the Capital Securities, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Issuer.

 

All such
notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied
with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except
that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered
because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other
document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or
inability to deliver.

 

	SECTION
      8.4.   	
      Benefit.

 

This
Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities
and, subject to Section 2.1(a), is not separately transferable from the Capital
Securities.

 

	SECTION
      8.5.   	
      Governing
      Law.

 

THIS
GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF.

 

	SECTION
      8.6.   	
      Counterparts.

 

This
Guarantee may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this
Guarantee may be executed by the affixing of the signature of the Guarantor and
the Guarantee Trustee to any of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.

 

 

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THIS
GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

VINEYARD
NATIONAL BANCORP,

as
Guarantor

By:______________________________       

Name:____________________________      

Title:_____________________________      

JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, as Guarantee Trustee

By:__________________________________        

Name:________________________________       

Title:_________________________________      

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