Document:

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Exhibit 10.1

 
 

Collateral Agreement

among

U.S. BANCORP,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent,

Securities Intermediary and Securities Registrar

and

USB CAPITAL IX,

acting through Wilmington Trust Company,

as Property Trustee

Dated as of March 17, 2006

 

 

 

Table of Contents

Page

ARTICLE I

Definitions

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01

	 	Definitions
	 	 	1	 

ARTICLE II

Pledge

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01

	 	Pledge
	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.02

	 	Control
	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.03

	 	Termination
	 	 	7	 

ARTICLE III

Control

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01

	 	Establishment of Collateral Account
	 	 	7	 
	Section 3.02

	 	Treatment as Financial Assets
	 	 	8	 
	Section 3.03

	 	Sole Control by Collateral Agent
	 	 	8	 
	Section 3.04

	 	Securities Intermediary’s Location
	 	 	8	 
	Section 3.05

	 	No Other Claims
	 	 	9	 
	Section 3.06

	 	Investment and Release
	 	 	9	 
	Section 3.07

	 	No Other Agreements
	 	 	9	 
	Section 3.08

	 	Powers Coupled with an Interest
	 	 	9	 
	Section 3.09

	 	Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off
	 	 	9	 

ARTICLE IV

Custody

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01

	 	Appointment
	 	 	9	 
	Section 4.02

	 	Custody
	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.03

	 	Termination of Custody Account
	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.04

	 	Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off
	 	 	10	 

ARTICLE V

Distributions on Collateral and Custody Notes

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01

	 	Interest on Notes
	 	 	10	 
	Section 5.02

	 	Payments Following Termination Event
	 	 	10	 
	Section 5.03

	 	Payments Prior to or on Stock Purchase Date
	 	 	11	 
	Section 5.04

	 	Payments to Property Trustee
	 	 	11	 
	Section 5.05

	 	Assets Not Properly Released
	 	 	12	 

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ARTICLE VI

Initial Deposit; Exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for
Stripped ITS and Capital ITS; Reinvestment of Proceeds of Pledged Treasury Securities

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01

	 	Initial Deposit of Notes
	 	 	12	 
	Section 6.02

	 	Exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for Stripped ITS
and Capital ITS
	 	 	12	 
	Section 6.03

	 	Exchange of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for Normal ITS and Qualifying
Treasury Securities
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.04

	 	Termination Event
	 	 	14	 
	Section 6.05

	 	Reinvestment of Proceeds of Pledged Treasury Securities
	 	 	15	 
	Section 6.06

	 	Application of Proceeds in Settlement of Stock Purchase Contracts
	 	 	16	 

ARTICLE VII

Voting Rights –– Notes

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01

	 	Voting Rights
	 	 	16	 

ARTICLE VIII

Rights and Remedies

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01

	 	Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent
	 	 	17	 
	Section 8.02

	 	Remarketing; Contingent Exchange Elections by Holder of Normal ITS
	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.03

	 	Contingent Disposition Election by Holder of Capital ITS
	 	 	19	 

ARTICLE IX

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01

	 	Representations and Warranties
	 	 	20	 
	Section 9.02

	 	Covenants
	 	 	20	 

ARTICLE X

The Collateral Agent, The Custodial Agent, The Securities Intermediary
and The Securities Registrar

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01

	 	Appointment, Powers and Immunities
	 	 	21	 
	Section 10.02

	 	Instructions of the Company
	 	 	22	 
	Section 10.03

	 	Reliance by Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent, Securities
Intermediary and Securities Registrar	 	 	22	 
	Section 10.04

	 	Certain Rights
	 	 	23	 
	Section 10.05

	 	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
	 	 	24	 
	Section 10.06

	 	Rights in Other Capacities
	 	 	24	 

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	Section 10.07

	 	Non-reliance on Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent and Securities Registrar
	 	 	25	 
	Section 10.08

	 	Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	25	 
	Section 10.09

	 	Failure to Act
	 	 	26	 
	Section 10.10

	 	Resignation of Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent and Securities Registrar
	 	 	26	 
	Section 10.11

	 	Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor
	 	 	28	 
	Section 10.12

	 	Survival
	 	 	28	 
	Section 10.13

	 	Exculpation
	 	 	28	 
	Section 10.14

	 	Statements and Confirmations
	 	 	28	 
	Section 10.15

	 	Tax Allocations
	 	 	28	 

ARTICLE XI

Amendment

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01

	 	Amendment
	 	 	29	 
	Section 11.02

	 	Execution of Amendments
	 	 	29	 

ARTICLE XII

Miscellaneous

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01

	 	No Waiver
	 	 	29	 
	Section 12.02

	 	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury
	 	 	30	 
	Section 12.03

	 	Notices
	 	 	30	 
	Section 12.04

	 	Successors and Assigns
	 	 	30	 
	Section 12.05

	 	Severability
	 	 	30	 
	Section 12.06

	 	Expenses, Etc.
	 	 	31	 
	Section 12.07

	 	Security Interest Absolute
	 	 	31	 
	Section 12.08

	 	Notice of Termination Event
	 	 	32	 
	Section 12.09

	 	Incorporation by Reference
	 	 	32	 
	Section 12.10

	 	No Recourse
	 	 	32	 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Normal ITS Certificate

Exhibit B – Form of Stripped ITS Certificate

Exhibit C – Form of Capital ITS Certificate

SCHEDULES

Schedule I – Reference Dealers

Schedule II – Contact Persons for Confirmation

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          Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, among U.S. Bancorp, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association organized under the laws of the United States (“USBNA”), as collateral agent (in such
capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), as Custodial Agent (in such capacity, the “Custodial Agent”), as
securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) with respect to the
Collateral Account (in such capacity, the “Securities Intermediary”), and as securities registrar
with respect to the Trust Preferred Securities (in such capacity, the “Securities Registrar”), and
USB Capital IX, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), acting through Wilmington
Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Property Trustee on behalf of the
Trust (in such capacity, the “Property Trustee”).

Recitals

          The Company and the Trust (acting through the Property Trustee) are parties to the Stock
Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as modified and supplemented and in
effect from time to time, the “Stock Purchase Contract Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company
has agreed to issue stock purchase contracts, having a liquidation amount of $100,000 per contract
(each, a “Stock Purchase Contract”) to the Trust.

          Each Stock Purchase Contract requires the Company to issue and sell, and the Property Trustee
(on behalf of the Trust) to purchase, on the Stock Purchase Date (as defined in the Stock Purchase
Contract Agreement), for an amount equal to $100,000 (the “Purchase Price”), one share of the
Company’s Series A Non Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100,000 liquidation preference per
share (the “Preferred Stock”).

          Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and the Stock Purchase
Contracts, the Trust acting through the Property Trustee is required to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to grant the pledge provided herein of the Collateral to secure the Obligations (as
defined herein) and to appoint the Custodial Agent to establish and maintain the Custody Account
(as defined herein).

          Now, therefore, this Collateral Agreement witnesseth: For and in consideration of the
agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Collateral Agent, the
Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Securities Registrar and the Trust mutually agree
as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

     Section 1.01 Definitions.

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

     (a) The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and
include the plural as well as the singular, and nouns and pronouns of the masculine gender include
the feminine and neuter genders.

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     (b) The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision and
references to any Article, Section or other subdivision are references to an Article, Section or
other subdivision of this Agreement.

     (c) The following terms that are defined in the UCC shall have the meanings set forth therein:
“certificated security,” “control,” “financial asset,” “financing statement,” “entitlement order,”
“securities account,” “security entitlement” and “funds-transfer system”.

     (d) Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
the Trust Agreement.

     (e) The following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.01(e):

          “Address for Notices” has the meaning specified in Section 12.03.

          “Agreement” means this Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.

          “Cash” means any coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender
for payment of public and private debts.

          “Collateral” means the collective reference to:

     (1) the Collateral Account and all investment property and other financial
assets from time to time credited to the Collateral Account and all security
entitlements with respect thereto, including, without limitation, (A) the Notes,
other than any Notes that are Transferred to (x) the Custodial Agent in accordance
with Section 6.02 upon the Exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities
for Stripped ITS and Capital ITS pursuant to Sections 5.13(a)(i), (b) and (c) of the
Trust Agreement from time to time or (y) the Remarketing Agent or the Custody
Account in accordance with Section 8.02(b) upon a Successful Remarketing and (B) any
Qualifying Treasury Securities and security entitlements thereto delivered from time
to time upon the exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for
Stripped ITS and Capital ITS pursuant to Sections 5.13(a)(i), (b) and (c) of the
Trust Agreement and in accordance with Section 6.02;

     (2) all Qualifying Treasury Securities and security entitlements thereto
purchased by the Collateral Agent with the Proceeds of Qualifying Treasury
Securities pursuant to Section 6.05;

     (3) the U.S. Bank Deposit pursuant to Section 6.06;

     (4) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (whether such Proceeds arise before or
after the commencement of any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or other similar law, by or against the Trust, as pledgor or with respect to the
pledgor); and

     (5) all powers and rights now owned or hereafter acquired under or with respect
to the Collateral.

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          “Collateral Account” means the securities account of USBNA, as Collateral Agent, maintained by
the Securities Intermediary and designated “U.S. Bank National Association,” as Collateral Agent of
U.S. Bancorp, as pledgee of USB Capital IX, acting through Wilmington Trust Company, as Property
Trustee.”

          “Collateral Agent” means the Person named as the “Collateral Agent” in the first paragraph of
this Agreement until a successor Collateral Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Collateral Agent” shall mean such Person or any
subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

          “Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Agreement
until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Stock
Purchase Contract Agreement, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor.

          “Custodial Agent” means the Person named as the “Custodial Agent” in the first paragraph of
this Agreement until a successor Custodial Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Custodial Agent” shall mean such Person or any
subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

          “Custody Account” means the securities account of USBNA, as Custodial Agent, designated “U.S.
Bank National Association,” as Custodial Agent for USB Capital IX.”

          “Custody Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.

          “Exchange” means an exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for Stripped ITS
and Capital ITS pursuant to Section 5.13(b) of the Trust Agreement and Section 6.02 or an exchange
of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities pursuant to
Section 5.13(d) of the Trust Agreement and Section 6.03.

          “Final Dealer” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05(a).

          “Indemnities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(b).

          “Loss” (and collectively, “Losses”) has the meaning specified in Section 10.08(b).

          “Market Disruption Event” means (i) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in
New York declared by the relevant authorities or (ii) any material disruption of the U.S.
government securities market or U.S. federal funds-transfer systems, written notification of which
shall have been given to the Collateral Agent by any of the Administrative Trustees.

          “Notes” means the Remarketable Junior Subordinated Notes due 2042 of the Company issued
pursuant to the Indenture.

          “Notice of Contingent Disposition Election” means a Notice of Contingent Disposition Election
substantially in the form set forth on the reverse side of the form of Capital ITS Certificate, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

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          “Notice of Contingent Exchange Election” means a Notice of Contingent Exchange Election
substantially in the form set forth on the reverse side of the form of Normal ITS Certificate, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

          “Obligations” means all obligations and liabilities of the Trust and the Property Trustee on
behalf of the Trust under each Stock Purchase Contract, the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and
this Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith,
in each case whether on account of principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest
accruing before and after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Property Trustee or the Trust,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding),
fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Company or the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary that
are required to be paid by the Trust pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).

          “Permitted Investments” means any one of the following, in each case maturing on the Business
Day following the date of acquisition:

     (1) any evidence of indebtedness with an original maturity of 365 days or less
issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States of America
or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of
the United States of America is pledged in support of the timely payment thereof or
such indebtedness constitutes a general obligation of it);

     (2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances with an original maturity
of 365 days or less of any institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve
System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500 million at the time of deposit (and which may include the Collateral Agent);

     (3) investments with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any Person
that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a bank referred to in clause (2);

     (4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to
marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States of America or issued by any agency thereof and backed as to timely payment by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America;

     (5) investments in commercial paper, other than commercial paper issued by the
Company or its Affiliates, of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof, which commercial paper has a rating
at the time of purchase at least equal to “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services (“S&P”) or at least equal to “P-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
(“Moody’s”); and

     (6) investments in money market funds (including, but not limited to, money
market funds managed by the Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of the Collateral
Agent) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, rated in the
highest applicable rating category by S&P or Moody’s.

          “Pledge” means the lien and security interest created by this Agreement.

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          “Pledged Notes” means each Note deposited with the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.01
or delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.03, until such time as it is released
from the Pledge and delivered to the Custodial Agent pursuant to Section 6.02 or to the Remarketing
Agent or the Custody Account pursuant to Section 8.02(b).

          “Pledged Treasury Securities” means Qualifying Treasury Securities from time to time credited
to the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 6.02 and not then released from the Pledge pursuant
to Section 6.03, together with all Qualifying Treasury Securities purchased from time to time by
the Collateral Agent with the Proceeds of maturing Pledged Treasury Securities pursuant to Section
6.05.

          “Preferred Stock” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.

          “Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and includes,
without limitation, all interest, dividends, Cash, instruments, securities, financial assets and
other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed upon the sale (including, without
limitation, the Remarketing), exchange, collection or disposition of any financial assets from time
to time held in the Collateral Account.

          “Property Trustee” means the Person named as the “Property Trustee” in the first paragraph of
this Agreement until a successor Property Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Trust Agreement, and thereafter “Property Trustee” shall mean such Person or any
subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

          “Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.

          “Recombination Notice and Request” means a Recombination Notice and Request substantially in
the form set forth on the reverse side of the forms of Stripped ITS Certificate and Capital ITS
Certificate, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits B and C respectively.

          “Reference Dealer” means each of the U.S. government securities dealers listed on Schedule I
hereto (including any successor thereto) and any other U.S. government securities dealers
designated by the Collateral Agent (it being understood that the Collateral Agent may, but shall
not be obligated, to designate any one or more such other U.S. government securities dealers);
provided that if at any time fewer than three of the entities named on Schedule I are active U.S.
government securities dealers and approved counterparties of USBNA, any of the Administrative
Trustees may designate an additional U.S. government securities dealer as a Reference Dealer.

          “Remarketing” has the meaning specified in the Indenture.

          “Roll Date” means, with respect to any Additional Distribution Date, the latest date prior to
such Additional Distribution Date that is a maturity date of Qualifying Treasury Securities held in
the Collateral Account.

          “Securities Intermediary” means the Person named as the “Securities Intermediary” in the first
paragraph of this Agreement until a successor Securities Intermediary shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Securities Intermediary”
shall mean such Person or any subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

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          “Securities Registrar” means the Person named as the “Securities Registrar” in the first
paragraph of this Agreement until a successor Securities Registrar shall have been appointed by the
Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Trust Agreement, and thereafter “Securities
Registrar” shall mean such Person or any subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to the
Trust Agreement by the Company.

          “Stock Purchase Contract” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.

          “Stock Purchase Contract Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this
Agreement.

          “Stripping Notice and Request” means a Stripping Notice and Request substantially in the form
set forth on the reverse side of the form of Normal ITS Certificate, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A.

          “Successful” has the meaning specified in the Indenture.

          “Termination Event” has the meaning specified in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement.

          “Trade Date” means, with respect to each Roll Date, the Business Day immediately preceding
such Roll Date.

          “Trades” means the Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry System maintained by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York pursuant to the Trades Regulations.

          “Trades Regulations” means the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury,
published at 31 C.F.R. Part 357, as amended from time to time. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
terms defined in the Trades Regulations are used herein as therein defined.

          “Transfer” means (i) in the case of certificated securities in registered form, delivery as
provided in Section 8-301(a) of the UCC, endorsed to the transferee or in blank by an effective
endorsement, (ii) in the case of Qualifying Treasury Securities, registration of the transferee as
the owner of such Qualifying Treasury Securities on Trades and (iii) in the case of security
entitlements, including, without limitation, security entitlements with respect to Qualifying
Treasury Securities, a securities intermediary indicating by book entry that such security
entitlement has been credited to the transferee’s securities account.

          “Trust” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

          “Trust Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
among the Company, as Depositor, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Administrative
Trustees (each as named therein), and the several Holders (as defined therein).

          “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to
time.

          “U.S. Bank Deposit” has the meaning specified in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement.

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          “USBNA” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

          “Value” means, with respect to any item of Collateral on any date, as to (1) Cash, the face
amount thereof, (2) Notes, the aggregate principal amount thereof and (3) Qualifying Treasury
Securities, the aggregate principal amount thereof.

ARTICLE II

Pledge

     Section 2.01 Pledge.

          The Trust (acting through the Property Trustee) hereby pledges and grants to the Collateral
Agent, as agent of and for the benefit of the Company, a continuing first priority security
interest in and to, and a lien upon and right of set-off against, all of such Person’s right, title
and interest in and to the Collateral to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance
when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations. The
Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the
Collateral afforded a secured party by the UCC, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other
rights, remedies and recourses afforded to the Collateral Agent by this Agreement.

     Section 2.02 Control.

          The Collateral Agent shall have control of the Collateral Account pursuant to the provisions
of Article III.

     Section 2.03 Termination.

          This Agreement and the Pledge created hereby shall terminate upon the satisfaction of the
Obligations. Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent from the Company of notice of such termination,
the Collateral Agent shall, except as otherwise provided herein, Transfer and instruct the
Securities Intermediary to Transfer the Collateral to or upon the order of the Property Trustee,
free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

ARTICLE III

Control

     Section 3.01 Establishment of Collateral Account.

          The Securities Intermediary hereby confirms that:

     (a) the Securities Intermediary has established the Collateral Account;

     (b) the Collateral Account is a securities account;

     (c) subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Securities Intermediary shall identify in its
records the Collateral Agent as the entitlement holder entitled to exercise the rights that
comprise any financial asset credited to the Collateral Account;

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     (d) all property delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Agreement or the
Stock Purchase Contract Agreement, including any Permitted Investments purchased by the Securities
Intermediary from the Proceeds of any Collateral, will be credited promptly to the Collateral
Account; and

     (e) all securities or other property underlying any financial assets credited to the
Collateral Account shall be (i) registered in the name of the Property Trustee and indorsed to the
Securities Intermediary or in blank, (ii) registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary or
the Collateral Agent or (iii) credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the
Securities Intermediary. In no case will any financial asset credited to the Collateral Account be
registered in the name of the Property Trustee or specially indorsed to the Property Trustee unless
such financial asset has been further indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank.

     Section 3.02 Treatment as Financial Assets.

          Each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or
Cash) credited to the Collateral Account shall be treated as a financial asset.

     Section 3.03 Sole Control by Collateral Agent.

          Except as provided in Section 8.01, at all times prior to the termination of the Pledge, the
Collateral Agent shall have sole control of the Collateral Account, and the Securities Intermediary
shall take instructions and directions with respect to the Collateral Account solely from the
Collateral Agent. If at any time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an entitlement order
issued by the Collateral Agent and relating to the Collateral Account, the Securities Intermediary
shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Property Trustee or any
other Person. Except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement, until termination of the Pledge,
the Securities Intermediary will not comply with any entitlement orders issued by the Property
Trustee.

          The Trust hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and the Company,
with full power of substitution, as the Trust’s attorney-in-fact to take on behalf of, and in the
name, place and stead of the Trust and the Holders, any action necessary or desirable to perfect
and to keep perfected the security interest in the Collateral referred to in Section 2.01. The
grant of such power-of-attorney shall not be deemed to require of the Collateral Agent any specific
duties or obligations not otherwise expressly assumed by the Collateral Agent hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or Securities Intermediary be
responsible for the preparation or filing of any financing or continuation statements in the
appropriate jurisdictions or responsible for maintenance or perfection of any security interest
hereunder.

     Section 3.04 Securities Intermediary’s Location.

          The Collateral Account, and the rights and obligations of the Securities Intermediary, the
Collateral Agent and the Property Trustee with respect thereto, shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York. Regardless of any provision in any other agreement, for purposes of the UCC,
New York shall be deemed to be the Securities Intermediary’s jurisdiction.

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     Section 3.05 No Other Claims.

          Except for the claims and interest of the Collateral Agent and of the Trust in the Collateral
Account, the Securities Intermediary (without having conducted any investigation) does not know of
any claim to, or interest in, the Collateral Account or in any financial asset credited thereto. If
any Person asserts any lien, encumbrance or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment,
judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against the Collateral Account or in
any financial asset carried therein, the Securities Intermediary will promptly notify the
Collateral Agent and the Property Trustee.

     Section 3.06 Investment and Release.

          All Proceeds of financial assets from time to time deposited in the Collateral Account shall
be invested and reinvested as provided in this Agreement. At no time prior to termination of the
Pledge with respect to any particular property shall such property be released from the Collateral
Account except in accordance with this Agreement or upon written instructions of the Collateral
Agent.

     Section 3.07 No Other Agreements.

          The Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and prior to the termination of the Pledge
will not enter into, any agreement with any other Person relating to the Collateral Account or any
financial assets credited thereto, including, without limitation, any agreement to comply with
entitlement orders of any Person other than the Collateral Agent.

     Section 3.08 Powers Coupled with an Interest.

          The rights and powers granted in this Article III to the Collateral Agent have been granted in
order to perfect its security interests in the Collateral Account, are powers coupled with an
interest and will be affected neither by the bankruptcy of the Property Trustee or the Trust nor by
the lapse of time. The obligations of the Securities Intermediary under this Article III shall
continue in effect until the termination of the Pledge with respect to any and all Collateral.

     Section 3.09 Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off.

          The Securities Intermediary waives any security interest, lien or right to make deductions or
set-offs that it may now have or hereafter acquire in or with respect to the Collateral Account,
any financial asset credited thereto or any security entitlement in respect thereof. Neither the
financial assets credited to the Collateral Account nor the security entitlements in respect
thereof will be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien or any other right in favor of any
person other than the Company.

ARTICLE IV

Custody

     Section 4.01 Appointment.

          The Trust hereby appoints the Custodial Agent as Custodial Agent of the Trust to hold all of
the Notes that are property of the Trust, other than the Pledged Notes (collectively, the “Custody

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Notes”), for the benefit of the Trust and for the purposes set forth herein, and the Custodial
Agent hereby accepts such appointment under the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     Section 4.02 Custody.

          The Custodial Agent will hold the Custody Notes in the Custody Account. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Custodial Agent shall segregate on its books and records the assets of the Trust from
assets held by the Custodial Agent for other customers (including the Collateral) or for the
Custodial Agent itself. The Custodial Agent shall only have the obligations expressly set forth
herein and shall have no responsibility for monitoring compliance with the Trust Agreement, the
Stock Purchase Agreement or any other agreement in connection therewith. The Custodial Agent shall
accept the Transfer of Notes from the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 6.02,
deliver Notes to the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 6.03 and deliver Notes
to the Remarketing Agent on the Remarketing Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.03.

     Section 4.03 Termination of Custody Account.

          Upon receipt by the Custodial Agent from the Company of notice of termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 2.03, the Custodial Agent shall deliver the Custody Notes to the
Property Trustee.

     Section 4.04 Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off.

          The Custodial Agent waives any security interest, lien or right to make deductions or set-offs
that it may now have or hereafter acquire in or with respect to the Custodial Agent, any financial
asset credited thereto or any security entitlement in respect thereof. Neither the financial
assets credited to the Custody Account nor the security entitlements in respect thereof will be
subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien or any other right in favor of any Person other than
the Trust.

ARTICLE V

Distributions on Collateral and 
Custody Notes

     Section 5.01 Interest on Notes.

     (a) The Collateral Agent shall transfer all interest received from time to time by the
Collateral Agent on account of the Pledged Notes to the Paying Agent.

     (b) The Custodial Agent shall transfer all interest received from time to time by the
Custodial Agent on account of the Custody Notes to the Paying Agent.

     Section 5.02 Payments Following Termination Event.

          Following a Termination Event, written notice of which the Collateral Agent or the Custodial
Agent, as the case may be, shall have received from the Company, the Property Trustee or any of the
Administrative Trustees,

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     (a) the Collateral Agent shall cause the Securities Intermediary to Transfer (i) the Pledged
Notes, (ii) the Pledged Treasury Securities and (iii) any Permitted Investments, including in each
case any and all payments of principal or interest it receives in respect thereof, to the Property
Trustee or its designee, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby; and

     (b) the Custodial Agent shall Transfer the Custody Notes and any and all payments of principal
or interest it receives in respect thereof to the Property Trustee or its designee.

     Section 5.03 Payments Prior to or on Stock Purchase Date.

     (a) Except as provided in Section 5.03(c) and Section 6.05, if the Collateral Agent or the
Custodial Agent, as the case may be, shall not have received from the Company, the Property Trustee
or any of the Administrative Trustees notice of any Termination Event, all payments of principal
received by the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary in respect of (i) the Pledged Notes
and (ii) the Pledged Treasury Securities shall be held until the Stock Purchase Date and an amount
thereof equal to the Purchase Price under the Stock Purchase Contracts shall be transferred to the
Company on the Stock Purchase Date as provided in Section 2.2 of the Stock Purchase Contract
Agreement in satisfaction of the Trust’s obligation to pay such Purchase Price. Any balance
remaining in the Collateral Account shall be released from the Pledge and Transferred to the Paying
Agent, free and clear of the Pledge created thereby. The Company shall instruct the Collateral
Agent in writing as to the Permitted Investments in which any payments received under this Section
5.03(a) (which, for purpose of confirmation, includes the excess Proceeds received under Section
6.05(b)) shall be invested; provided that if the Company fails to deliver such instructions by
10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the day such payments are received by the Collateral Agent, the
Collateral Agent shall invest such payments in the Permitted Investments as described in clause (6)
of the definition of Permitted Investments. The Collateral Agent shall have no liability in
respect of losses incurred as a result of the failure of the Company to provide timely written
investment direction. The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on any written direction and
shall bear no liability for any loss or other damage based on acting or omitting to act under this
Section 5.03 (which, for purpose of confirmation, includes acting or omitting to act under Section
6.05(b) in respect of excess Proceeds referred to therein) pursuant to any direction of the Company
or any investment in Permitted Investments as described in clause (6) of the definition of
Permitted Investments as provided herein and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Securities
Intermediary shall in any way be liable for the selection of Permitted Investments or by reason of
any insufficiency in the Collateral Account resulting from any loss on any Permitted Investment
included therein.

     (b) All payments of principal received by the Custodial Agent in respect of the Custody Notes
shall be transferred to the Paying Agent.

     (c) All payments of principal received by the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary
in respect of (1) the Pledged Notes and (2) the Pledged Treasury Securities or security
entitlements thereto, that, in each case, have been released from the Pledge pursuant hereto (other
than Pledged Notes that upon such release shall have become Custody Notes in accordance with
Section 6.03) shall be transferred to or in accordance with the written instructions of the Paying
Agent.

     Section 5.04 Payments to Property Trustee.

          The Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to deliver payments to the Paying Agent or the Property Trustee as provided hereunder to the

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following account established by the Paying Agent or the Property Trustee, for
credit to U.S. Bank National Association, ABA#091000022, A/C#180121167365, for further credit to
793126000, Ref: USB Capital IX, Attn: Beverly A. Freeney, not later than 12:00 P.M. (New York
City time) on the Business Day it receives such payment; provided that if such payment is required
to be made on a day that is not a Business Day or after 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on a
Business Day, then it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such payment to the
Paying Agent or the Property Trustee no later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the next
succeeding Business Day.

     Section 5.05 Assets Not Properly Released.

          If the Paying Agent or the Property Trustee shall receive any principal payments on account of
financial assets credited to the Collateral Account and not released therefrom in accordance with
this Agreement, the Paying Agent or the Property Trustee shall hold the same as trustee of an
express trust for the benefit of the Company and, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate of the
Company so directing, promptly deliver the same to the Securities Intermediary for credit to the
Collateral Account or to the Company for application to the Obligations, and the Paying Agent or
the Property Trustee shall acquire no right, title or interest in any such payments of principal
amounts so received. Neither the Paying Agent nor the Property Trustee shall have any liability
under this Section 5.05 unless and until it has been notified in writing that such payment was
delivered to it erroneously and nor shall it have any liability for any action taken, suffered or
omitted to be taken prior to its receipt of such notice.

ARTICLE VI

Initial Deposit; Exchange of Normal ITS and 
Qualifying Treasury Securities for Stripped ITS and Capital ITS; Reinvestment of Proceeds of
Pledged Treasury Securities

     Section 6.01 Initial Deposit of Notes.

     (a) Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Property
Trustee shall Transfer to the Securities Intermediary, for credit to the Collateral Account, Notes
having an aggregate principal amount of $1,251,000,000.

     (b) The Collateral Agent shall, at any time or from time to time, at the written request of
the Company, cause any or all securities or other property underlying any financial assets credited
to the Collateral Account to be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, the
Collateral Agent or their respective nominees; provided that unless any Event of Default (as
defined in the Trust Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, and in respect of which the
Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Property Trustee or the Administrative
Trustees, the Collateral Agent agrees not to cause any Notes to be so re-registered.

     Section 6.02 Exchange of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS.

     (a) On each occasion on which a Holder of Normal ITS exercises its rights pursuant to Sections
5.13(a)(i), (b) and (c) of the Trust Agreement to exchange Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury
Securities for Stripped ITS and Capital ITS by, during any Exchange Period:

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     (i) depositing with the Collateral Agent the treasury security that is the Qualifying
Treasury Security on the date of deposit, in the principal amount of $1,000 for each Normal
ITS being Exchanged;

     (ii) Transferring the Normal ITS being Exchanged to the Securities Registrar; and

     (iii) delivering a duly executed and completed Stripping Notice and Request to the
Securities Registrar and Collateral Agent (x) stating that the Holder has deposited the
appropriate Qualifying Treasury Securities with the Collateral Agent for deposit in the
Collateral Account, (y) stating that the Holder is Transferring the related Normal ITS to
the Securities Registrar in connection with an Exchange of such Normal ITS and Qualifying
Treasury Securities for a Like Amount of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS, and (z) requesting
the delivery to the Holder of such Stripped ITS and Capital ITS,

the Collateral Agent shall, upon the deposit and Transfer pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) and
receipt of the notice and request referred to in clause (iii), (w) be deemed to accept the
Qualifying Treasury Securities deposited pursuant to clause (i) as Collateral subject to the
Pledge, (x) release Pledged Notes of a Like Amount from the Pledge, (y) Transfer such Pledged Notes
to the Custodial Account free and clear of the Company’s security interest therein, and (z) confirm
to the Property Trustee in writing that such release and Transfer has occurred. The Custodial
Agent shall continue to hold such Notes as Custody Notes pursuant to Article IV.

     (b) The Securities Registrar, pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 5.11 of the
Trust Agreement dealing with increasing and decreasing the number of Trust Preferred Securities
evidenced by Book-Entry Trust Preferred Securities Certificates, shall cancel the number of Normal
ITS Transferred pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and deliver a Like Amount of Stripped ITS and Capital
ITS to the Holder, all by making appropriate notations on the Book-Entry Trust Preferred Securities
Certificates of the appropriate Class.

     (c) The substitution of Qualifying Treasury Securities, or security entitlements thereto, for
financial assets held in the Collateral Account pursuant to this Section 6.02, shall not constitute
a novation of the security interest created hereby.

     Section 6.03 Exchange of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury
Securities.

     (a) On each occasion on which a Holder of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS exercises its rights
pursuant to Sections 5.13(d) of the Trust Agreement to exchange Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for
Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities by, during any Exchange Period, Transferring the
Stripped ITS and the Capital ITS being Exchanged to the Securities Registrar and delivering a duly
executed and completed Recombination Notice and Request to the Securities Registrar and Collateral
Agent (x) stating that the Holder is Transferring the related Stripped ITS and Capital ITS to the
Securities Registrar in connection with the Exchange of such Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for a
Like Amount of each of Normal ITS and Pledged Treasury Securities, (y) requesting the Collateral
Agent to release from the Pledge and deliver to the Holder Pledged Treasury Securities in a
principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of each of the Stripped ITS and Capital ITS being
exchanged, and (z) requesting the Securities Registrar to deliver to the Holder Normal ITS of a
Like Amount.

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     (b) Upon the Transfer pursuant to Section 6.03(a) and receipt of the notice and request
referred to in Section 6.03(a):

     (i) the Custodial Agent will Transfer a Like Amount of Notes from the Custody Account
to the Collateral Account in substitution for such Pledged Treasury Securities;

     (ii) the Collateral Agent will be deemed to accept the Notes Transferred by the
Custodial Agent pursuant to clause (i) as Collateral subject to the Pledge;

     (iii) the Collateral Agent will release Pledged Treasury Securities of a Like Amount
from the Pledge and deliver such Qualifying Treasury Securities to the Holder free and clear
of the Company’s security interest therein, and confirm in writing to the Property Trustee
that such release and Transfer has occurred; and

     (iv) the Securities Registrar, pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 5.11
of the Trust Agreement dealing with increasing and decreasing the number of Trust Preferred
Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Trust Preferred Securities Certificates, shall cancel the
number of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a) and deliver a
Like Amount of Normal ITS to the Holder, all by making appropriate notations on the
Book-Entry Trust Preferred Securities Certificates of the appropriate Class.

     (c) The substitution of Notes for financial assets held in the Collateral Account pursuant to
this Section 6.03, shall not constitute a novation of the security interest created hereby.

     Section 6.04 Termination Event.

     (a) Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice from the Company, the Property
Trustee or any of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust that a Termination Event has occurred,
the Collateral Agent shall release all Collateral from the Pledge and shall promptly instruct the
Securities Intermediary to Transfer:

	 	(i)	 	any Pledged Notes;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Proceeds of the U.S. Bank Deposit; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any Pledged Treasury Securities,

          to the Property Trustee, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

     (b) If such Termination Event shall result from the Company’s becoming a debtor under the
Bankruptcy Code, and if the Collateral Agent shall for any reason fail promptly to effectuate the
release and Transfer of all Pledged Notes, Pledged Treasury Securities, Permitted Investments, the
U.S. Bank Deposit and Proceeds of any of the foregoing, as the case may be, as provided by this
Section 6.04, the Property Trustee or any of the Administrative Trustees shall:

     (i) use its best efforts to obtain an opinion of a nationally recognized law firm to
the effect that, notwithstanding the Company being the debtor in such a bankruptcy case, the
Collateral Agent will not be prohibited from releasing or Transferring the Collateral as
provided in this Section 6.04 and shall deliver or cause to be delivered such opinion to the
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within ten calendar days after the occurrence of such Termination Event, and if (A) the
Property Trustee or any of the Administrative Trustees shall be unable to obtain such
opinion within ten calendar days after the occurrence of such Termination Event or (B) the
Collateral Agent shall continue, after delivery of such opinion, to refuse to effectuate the
release and Transfer of all Pledged Notes, Pledged Treasury Securities, Permitted
Investments, the U.S. Bank Deposit and Proceeds of any of the foregoing, as the case may be,
as provided in this Section 6.04, then the Property Trustee shall within fifteen calendar
days after the occurrence of such Termination Event commence an action or proceeding in the
court having jurisdiction of the Company’s case under the Bankruptcy Code seeking an order
requiring the Collateral Agent to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Pledged Notes,
Pledged Treasury Securities, Permitted Investments, the U.S. Bank Deposit and Proceeds of
any of the foregoing, or as the case may be, as provided by this Section 6.04; or

     (ii) commence an action or proceeding like that described in Section 6.04(b)(i) hereof
within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event.

     Section 6.05 Reinvestment of Proceeds of Pledged Treasury Securities.

     (a) At or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Trade Date, the Collateral Agent shall
select at least three Reference Dealers (including at least three Reference Dealers named on
Schedule I hereto or named by any of the Administrative Trustees as replacements therefor who are
approved counterparties of USBNA) and request each of them to provide a commitment (which may be
oral if promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile or e-mail), satisfactory in form to the
Collateral Agent, to the effect that if selected as the Final Dealer, such Reference Dealer shall
sell to the Collateral Agent, for delivery against payment on the immediately succeeding Roll Date,
an aggregate principal amount of the U.S. treasury security that is the Qualifying Treasury
Security on such Roll Date equal to the aggregate principal amount of Qualifying Treasury
Securities held in the Collateral Account on such Trade Date. If the Collateral Agent shall have
received at least two firm offers, it shall select the lowest offer and the Reference Dealer
providing the lowest offer shall be the “Final Dealer”; provided that if two or more Reference
Dealers have provided identical lowest offers, the Collateral Agent shall select any of these
Reference Dealers as the Final Dealer in its absolute discretion. The Final Dealer shall be
obligated to sell to the Collateral Agent, for Cash on the Roll Date, the aggregate principal
amount of the U.S. treasury security specified in such offer. If the Collateral Agent determines
that (i) a Market Disruption Event has occurred or (ii) fewer than two Reference Dealers have
provided firm offers in a timely manner meeting the foregoing requirements, the steps contemplated
above shall be taken on each succeeding Business Day on which the Collateral Agent determines that
no Market Disruption Event has occurred until at least two Reference Dealers have provided such
offers, except that the Collateral Agent shall request offers from the Reference Dealers for same
day settlement. The Collateral Agent shall use reasonable care in administering the foregoing
procedures and shall have no liability in connection therewith to the Trust, the Property Trustee,
the Company or any other Person in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. All
determinations regarding whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred shall be made by the
Collateral Agent in its sole discretion.

     (b) On each Roll Date (or, if no Final Dealer shall have been selected on the Trade Date, on
the date that the Final Dealer is selected), the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Securities
Intermediary to apply the Proceeds of the U.S. treasury securities held in the Collateral Account
to the purchase price of the Qualifying Treasury Securities, which shall be deposited in the
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excess of such Proceeds over the purchase price of the Qualifying Treasury Securities to
purchase Permitted Investments for deposit in the Collateral Account.

     (c) On each Additional Distribution Date, if the Qualifying Treasury Securities shall have
been purchased and deposited in the Collateral Account, the Collateral Agent shall liquidate the
Permitted Investments in the Collateral Account and direct the Securities Intermediary to pay the
Proceeds to the Payment Account.

     Section 6.06 Application of Proceeds in Settlement of Stock Purchase Contracts.

     (a) The Trust (acting through the Property Trustee) agrees to pay the purchase price under the
Stock Purchase Contracts on the Stock Purchase Date from the Proceeds of the Qualifying Treasury
Securities held in the Collateral Account and the U.S. Bank Deposit (or in the circumstances set
forth in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement, by assignment thereof). Without receiving any
further instruction from the Property Trustee, the Collateral Agent shall, in settlement of such
Stock Purchase Contracts on the Stock Purchase Date, (i) instruct the Securities Intermediary to
remit Proceeds of the Qualifying Treasury Securities to the Company and (ii) instruct U.S. Bank
National Association to pay the Proceeds of the U.S. Bank Deposit to the Company in an amount equal
to the excess of the Purchase Price over the amount of the Proceeds of the Qualifying Treasury
Securities.

     (b) In the event of a Failed Remarketing, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Company, will, at the written instruction of the Company, deliver or dispose of the Pledged Notes
in accordance with the Company’s written instructions to satisfy in full, from any such disposition
or retention, the obligations of the Trust to pay the purchase price for the shares of Preferred
Stock to be issued under the Stock Purchase Contracts to the extent not paid from the Proceeds of
the Qualifying Treasury Securities held in the Collateral Account.

     (c) Thereafter, the Collateral Agent shall promptly remit the Proceeds of the Qualifying
Treasury Securities held in the Collateral Account in excess of the aggregate purchase price for
the shares of Preferred Stock to be issued under such Stock Purchase Contracts to the Property
Trustee.

ARTICLE VII

Voting Rights –– Notes

     Section 7.01 Voting Rights.

          The Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust may, subject to the Trust Agreement, exercise, or
refrain from exercising, any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Notes or
any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and in
accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, however, that the
Property Trustee shall not exercise or shall not refrain from exercising such right with respect to
any Notes, if, in the reasonable judgment of the Property Trustee, such action would impair or
otherwise have a material adverse effect on the value of all or any of the Notes; and provided,
further, that the Property Trustee shall give the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Custodial
Agent, at least five Business Days’ prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to
exercise, or its reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right. Upon receipt of any
notices and other communications in respect of any Notes, including notice of any meeting at which
holders of the Notes are entitled to vote or solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of
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reasonable efforts to send promptly to the Property Trustee such notice or communication, and
as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a written request therefor from the Property
Trustee, execute and deliver to the Property Trustee such proxies and other instruments in respect
of such Notes (in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent,
as the case may be) as are prepared by the Company and delivered to the Property Trustee with
respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE VIII

Rights and Remedies

     Section 8.01 Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent.

     (a) In addition to the rights and remedies specified in Section 6.04 or otherwise available at
law or in equity, after an event of default (as specified in Section 8.01(b)) hereunder, the
Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a
secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC is in effect in the jurisdiction where the
rights and remedies are asserted) and the Trades Regulations and such additional rights and
remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where
any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, such remedies may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (1) retention of
the Pledged Notes or the Pledged Treasury Securities in full satisfaction of the Trust’s or the
Property Trustee’s obligations under the Stock Purchase Contracts and the Stock Purchase Contract
Agreement or (2) sale of the Pledged Notes or the Pledged Treasury Securities in one or more public
or private sales as permitted by applicable law.

     (b) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the
Collateral Agent, in the event the Company is unable to make payments from amounts transferred or
transferable to the Company on account of the principal payments of any Pledged Treasury Securities
as provided in Article V, in satisfaction of the Obligations of the Trust under the Stock Purchase
Contracts, the inability to make such payments shall constitute an event of default hereunder and
the Collateral Agent shall have and may exercise, with reference to such Pledged Treasury
Securities any and all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC and
the Trades Regulations after default by a debtor, and as otherwise granted herein or under any
other law.

     (c) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the
Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to receive and collect all
payments of (i) the principal amount of, and any interest on, the Pledged Notes and (ii) the
principal amount of, and any interest on, the Pledged Treasury Securities, subject, in each case,
to the provisions of Article V, and as otherwise granted herein.

     (d) The Property Trustee agrees that, from time to time, upon the written request of the
Company or the Collateral Agent (acting upon the request of the Company), the Property Trustee
shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Company
or the Collateral Agent (acting upon the request of the Company) may reasonably request in order to
maintain the Pledge, and the perfection and priority thereof, and to confirm the rights of the
Collateral Agent hereunder; provided that, in no event shall the Property Trustee be responsible
for the preparation (other than execution upon the request of the Company) or filing of any
financing or continuation statements. In the absence of bad faith, the Property Trustee shall have
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Agent (acting upon the request of the Company) for executing any documents or taking any such
acts requested by the Company or the Collateral Agent (acting upon the request of the Company)
hereunder.

     Section 8.02 Remarketing; Contingent Exchange Elections by Holder of Normal ITS.

     (a) In the event a Holder of Normal ITS exercises its rights pursuant to Sections 5.14(a)(i),
(b) and (e) of the Trust Agreement to contingently exchange Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury
Securities for Stripped ITS and Capital ITS in connection with any Remarketing by,

     (i) during the period that commences with the Collateral Agent’s and the Securities
Registrar’s opening of normal business hours on the tenth Business Day immediately preceding
a Remarketing Date and ending at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day
immediately preceding such Remarketing Date, Transferring the Normal ITS that are the
subject of such Contingent Exchange Election to the Securities Registrar, accompanied by a
duly executed and completed Notice of Contingent Exchange Election; and

     (ii) not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day
immediately preceding the Remarketing Date, depositing with the Collateral Agent the
treasury security that is the Qualifying Treasury Security on the date of deposit, in the
amount of $1,000 for each Normal ITS that is subject to the Contingent Exchange Election,

the Collateral Agent shall, upon the Transfer and receipt of the duly executed and completed Notice
of Contingent Exchange Election pursuant to clause (i) and the deposit referred to in clause (ii),
notify the Remarketing Agent not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Business Day
immediately preceding each Remarketing Date of the aggregate principal amount of Pledged Notes with
respect to which elections have been validly made pursuant to this Section 8.02(a).

     (b) Upon the receipt of notice from the Remarketing Agent that the Remarketing has been
Successful, on the Remarketing Settlement Date,

     (i) the Collateral Agent shall (A) instruct the Securities Intermediary to release from
the Pledge and deliver to the Remarketing Agent the Pledged Notes for which no election has
been validly made pursuant to Section 8.02(a), free and clear of the Company’s security
interest therein, against delivery by the Remarketing Agent of Qualifying Treasury
Securities purchased with the net Proceeds of the sale of such Pledged Notes in the
Remarketing for deposit in the Collateral Account, (B) instruct the Securities Intermediary
to release from the Pledge and (C) Transfer to the Custody Account the Pledged Notes for
which an election has been validly made pursuant to Section 8.02(a), free and clear of the
Company’s security interest therein, upon delivery by the Collateral Agent to the Securities
Intermediary for deposit into the Collateral Account the Qualifying Treasury Securities to
be deposited in connection with such elections, and confirm to the Property Trustee in
writing that such instructions have been delivered;

     (ii) the Securities Intermediary will (A) release the Pledged Notes from the Pledge,
Transfer such Pledged Notes, free and clear of the Pledge, (x) to the Remarketing Agent in
the case of Pledged Notes for which no election has been validly made pursuant to Section
8.02(a) and (y) to the Custody Account in the case of Pledged Notes for which an election
has been validly made pursuant to Section 8.02(a), (B) deposit in the Collateral Account as
Pledged Treasury Securities the Qualifying Treasury Securities deposited with the Collateral
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pursuant to Section 8.02(a) or delivered by the Remarketing Agent and (C) confirm to
the Property Trustee in writing that such release, Transfer and deposit have occurred;

     (iii) the Custodial Agent shall hold such Notes delivered to it pursuant to clause
(ii)(y) of this Section 8.02(b) in the Custody Account; and

     (iv) the Securities Registrar shall cancel the number of Normal ITS Transferred
pursuant to Section 8.02(a) and deliver a Like Amount of Capital ITS and Stripped ITS to the
Holder in accordance with the procedures provided for in Section 5.14 of the Trust
Agreement.

     (c) Upon the receipt of notice from the Remarketing Agent that the Remarketing has not been
Successful:

     (i) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Remarketing, the Collateral Agent will
deliver back to such Holder the Qualifying Treasury Securities delivered by such Holder to
the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.02(a); and

     (ii) the Securities Registrar will disregard the delivery by such Holder of Normal ITS
pursuant to Section 8.02(a), with the consequence that such Holder shall be deemed to
continue to hold such Normal ITS.

     (d) The substitution of Qualifying Treasury Securities, or security entitlements thereto, for
financial assets held in the Collateral Account pursuant to this Section 8.02, shall not constitute
a novation of the security interest created hereby.

     Section 8.03 Contingent Disposition Election by Holder of Capital ITS.

     (a) In the event a Holder of Capital ITS exercises its rights pursuant to Sections
5.14(a)(ii), (b), (f) and (g) of the Trust Agreement to contingently dispose of Capital ITS in
connection with any Remarketing by, during the period that commences with the Custodial Agent’s and
Securities Registrar’s opening of normal business hours on the tenth Business Day immediately
preceding a Remarketing Date and ending at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the second Business
Day immediately preceding such Remarketing Date, Transferring the Capital ITS that are the subject
of such Contingent Disposition Election to the Securities Registrar and delivering a duly completed
Notice of Contingent Disposition Election to the Securities Registrar and Custodial Agent, the
Custodial Agent shall, upon such Transfer and receipt of such notice, notify the Remarketing Agent
not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding each
Remarketing Date of the aggregate principal amount of Custody Notes with respect to which elections
have been validly made pursuant to this Section 8.03(a).

     (b) If the Custodial Agent is notified by the Remarketing Agent that the related Remarketing
is Successful:

     (i) the Securities Registrar shall cancel the number of Capital ITS Transferred
pursuant to Section 8.03(a) in accordance with the procedures provided for in Section 5.11
of the Trustee Agreement;

     (ii) the Custodial Agent shall deliver Custody Notes in the aggregate principal amount
with respect to which elections have been validly made pursuant to Section 8.03(a) to the
Remarketing Agent on the Remarketing Settlement Date; and

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     (iii) on or promptly after the Remarketing Settlement Date, the Custodial Agent will
pay to the Property Trustee the net Proceeds of the Custody Notes received from the
Remarketing Agent.

     (c) If the Custodial Agent is notified by the Property Trustee or the Remarketing Agent that
the related Remarketing is not Successful, the Securities Registrar will disregard the delivery by
such Holder of Capital ITS pursuant to Section 8.03(a), with the consequence that such Holder shall
continue to hold such Capital ITS.

     (d) None of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the
Securities Registrar, the Property Trustee, the Company or the Remarketing Agent shall be obligated
in any case to provide funds to make payment upon tender of Notes for Remarketing.

ARTICLE IX

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

     Section 9.01 Representations and Warranties.

     The Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral
Agent that:

     (a) the Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust has the power to grant a security interest in
and lien on the Collateral; and

     (b) the Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral
and, in the case of Collateral delivered in physical form, is the sole holder of such Collateral
and is the sole beneficial owner of, or has the right to Transfer, the Collateral it Transfers to
the Collateral Agent for credit to the Collateral Account, free and clear of any security interest,
lien, encumbrance, call, liability to pay money or other restriction other than the security
interest and lien granted under Article II hereof.

     Section 9.02 Covenants.

     The Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust hereby covenants to the Collateral Agent that for
so long as the Collateral remains subject to the Pledge:

     (a) it will not create or purport to create or allow to subsist any mortgage, charge, lien,
pledge or any other security interest whatsoever over the Collateral or any part of it other than
pursuant to this Agreement; and

     (b) it will not sell or otherwise dispose (or attempt to dispose) of the Collateral or any
part of it except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE X

The Collateral Agent, The Custodial Agent, The Securities Intermediary 

and The Securities Registrar

     It is hereby agreed as follows:

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     Section 10.01 Appointment, Powers and Immunities.

          The Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall act as agents for the Company
hereunder with such powers as are specifically vested in the Collateral Agent or the Securities
Intermediary, as the case may be, by the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agent and the
Securities Intermediary owe no duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to any other Person except as
provided by applicable law. The Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar shall act as agents
for the Property Trustee hereunder with such powers as are specifically vested in the Custodial
Agent or the Securities Registrar, as the case may be, by the terms of this Agreement and, in the
case of the Securities Registrar, the Trust Agreement and the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar owe no duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to any other Person except as provided by
applicable law. The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the
Securities Registrar shall:

     (a) have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be inferred from this Agreement against the Collateral
Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Securities Registrar, nor shall the
Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Securities Registrar be
bound by the provisions of any agreement by any party hereto beyond the specific terms hereof;

     (b) not be responsible for any recitals contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate or
other document referred to or provided for in, or received by it under, this Agreement, the Trust
Preferred Securities or the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement, or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as against
the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar, as the case may be), the
Trust Preferred Securities, any Collateral or the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or any other
document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for any failure by the Company or any
other Person (except the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar, as the case may be) to perform any of its obligations thereunder or hereunder
or for the validity, perfection, enforceability, priority or, except as expressly required hereby,
maintenance of any security interest created hereunder;

     (c) not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection efforts or proceedings
hereunder (except pursuant to directions furnished under Section 10.02, subject to Section 10.08);

     (d) not be responsible for the exercise of any of the rights and remedies (at the direction of
the Property Trustee or the Holders of the ITS, or otherwise) upon a default or event of default
under the indenture;

     (e) not be responsible for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder
or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or in connection
herewith or therewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct; and

     (f) not be required to advise any party as to selling or retaining, or taking or refraining
from taking any action with respect to, any securities or other property deposited hereunder.

          Subject to the foregoing, during the term of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the
Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and Securities Registrar shall take all reasonable
action in connection with the safekeeping and preservation of the Collateral and the Custody Notes
hereunder as determined by industry standards.

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          No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar to expend or risk its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder. In no
event shall the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar be liable for any amount in excess of the Value of the Collateral and the
Custody Notes.

     Section 10.02 Instructions of the Company.

          The Company shall have the right, by one or more written instruments executed and delivered to
the Collateral Agent, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for the
realization of any right or remedy available to the Collateral Agent, or of exercising any power
conferred on the Collateral Agent, or to direct the taking or refraining from taking of any action
authorized by this Agreement; provided that (i) such direction shall not conflict with the
provisions of any law or of this Agreement or involve the Collateral Agent in personal liability
and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall be indemnified as provided herein. Nothing contained in this
Section 10.02 shall impair the right of the Collateral Agent in its discretion to take any action
or omit to take any action which it deems proper and which is not inconsistent with such direction.
None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar has any obligation or
responsibility for determining the necessity of filing or to file or monitor the filing of UCC
financing statements or other UCC statements.

     Section 10.03 Reliance by Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent, Securities Intermediary and
Securities Registrar.

          Each of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon any certification, order,
judgment, opinion, notice or other written or telephonic communication (including, without
limitation, any thereof by e-mail or similar electronic means, telecopy, telex or facsimile)
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person
or Persons (without being required to determine the correctness of any fact stated therein). Each
of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar may consult with legal counsel or other experts of its selection and the advice, opinions
and statements of such legal counsel and other experts and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and
complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. As to any matters not expressly provided for by
this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, suffering, or in refraining
from acting, hereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Company or the Property Trustee
in accordance with this Agreement. In the event any instructions are given (other than in writing
at the time of the execution of the Agreement), whether in writing, by telecopier or otherwise, the
Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar are
authorized to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to the person or
persons designated on Schedule II hereto, and the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar may rely upon the confirmations of anyone
purporting to be the Person or Persons so designated. The persons and telephone numbers for
call-backs may be changed only in writing actually received and acknowledged by the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar.

          It is understood that the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent
and the Securities Registrar in any funds transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or

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similar identifying numbers provided by the Company or the Property Trustee to identify (i)
the beneficiary, (ii) the beneficiary’s bank, or (iii) an intermediary bank. The Collateral Agent,
the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar may apply any of the
deposited funds for any payment order it executes using any such identifying number, even where its
use may result in a Person other than the beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a
bank other than the beneficiary’s bank, or an intermediary bank, designated by the Company or the
Property Trustee; provided that payment is made and confirmed to the account as specified by the
Company or the Property Trustee, as the case may be.

     Section 10.04 Certain Rights.

     (a) Whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Agreement the Collateral Agent,
the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar shall deem it
necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or
omitting to take any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar, be deemed to
be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by one of the Company’s officers,
and delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar and such certificate, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar,
shall be full warrant to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or
the Securities Registrar for any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them under the
provisions of this Agreement in reliance thereon.

     (b) The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar 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,
entitlement order, approval or other paper or document.

     (c) None of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar shall be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of
its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by
circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God,
earthquakes, fires, floods, terrorism, wars, civil or military disturbances, sabotage, epidemics,
riots, interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or
communication services, accidents, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority and
governmental action.

     (d) The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities
Registrar may request that the Company and the Property Trustee each deliver an Officers’
Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such
time to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement, which Officers’ Certificate may be
signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as
so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

     (e) The permissive right of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent and the Securities Registrar to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated in this
Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

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     (f) None of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith, unless it shall
have been grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

     (g) The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar shall have no liability whatsoever for the action or inaction of any Clearing Agency or
any book-entry system thereof. In no event shall any Clearing Agency or any book-entry system
thereof be deemed an agent or subcustodian of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar. Unless and until Definitive Trust Preferred
Securities Certificates have been issued to Owners pursuant to Section 5.15 of the Trust Agreement,
the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar
shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Agreement (including
the receipt or transfer of any funds hereunder) as the Holder of the Trust Preferred Securities,
shall have no obligation to the Owners and the rights of the Owners shall be exercised only through
the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreement between such
Owners and the Trust or the Clearing Agency Participants. The provisions of Sections 5.6 and 5.11
of the Trust Agreement are hereby made applicable to the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar, mutatis mutandis, as if they were
the Securities Registrar as referred to therein.

     (h) The Securities Registrar shall also have all of the rights, privileges, protections,
immunities and benefits given to the Securities Registrar under the Trust Agreement, including its
right to be indemnified. In the event of any conflict between any of the provisions of the Trust
Agreement and this Agreement with respect to any of such rights, privileges, protections,
immunities and benefits, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control and supersede
such other provisions.

     Section 10.05 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

          Any Person into which the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent
and the Securities Registrar may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or
any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent,
the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar shall be the
successor of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto except where an instrument of transfer
or assignment is required by law to effect such succession, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.

     Section 10.06 Rights in Other Capacities.

          The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar and their Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to the Company) accept
deposits from, lend money to, make their investments in and generally engage in any kind of
banking, trust or other business with the Trust, any other Person interested herein and any Holder
of Trust Preferred Securities (and any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates) as if it
were not acting as the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar, as the case may be, and the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and their Affiliates may accept fees and other
consideration from the Trust, any other Person interested herein

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and any Holder of Trust Preferred Securities without having to account for the same to the
Company; provided that each of the Securities Registrar, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent and the Collateral Agent covenants and agrees with the Company that it shall not accept,
receive or permit there to be created in favor of itself and shall take no affirmative action to
permit there to be created in favor of any other Person, any security interest, lien or other
encumbrance of any kind in or upon the Collateral other than the lien created by the Pledge.

     Section 10.07 Non-reliance on Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent and Securities Registrar.

          None of the Securities Registrar, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Collateral Agent shall be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by
the Trust or any Holder of Trust Preferred Securities of this Agreement, the Stock Purchase
Contract Agreement, the Trust Preferred Securities or any other document referred to or provided
for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith or to inspect the properties or books
of the Trust or any Holder of Trust Preferred Securities. None of the Collateral Agent, the
Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar shall have any duty or
responsibility to provide the Company or the Property Trustee with any credit or other information
concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Trust or the Company or any Holder
of Trust Preferred Securities (or any of their respective Affiliates) that may come into the
possession of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar or any of their respective Affiliates.

     Section 10.08 Compensation and Indemnity.

          The Company agrees to:

     (a) pay the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the
Company and the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar, as the case may be, for all services rendered by them hereunder;

     (b) indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and each of their respective directors, officers, agents
and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), from and against any and all claims, liabilities,
losses, damages, fines, penalties and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
and taxes (other than those based upon, determined by or measured by the income of the Collateral
Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar) (collectively, “Losses” and individually,
a “Loss”) that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the Indemnitees or any of them
for or in respect of the Collateral Agent’s, the Securities Intermediary’s, the Custodial Agent’s
and the Securities Registrar’s (i) execution and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) following any
instructions or other directions upon which either the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar is entitled to rely pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; and

     (c) in addition to and not in limitation of clause (b) immediately above, indemnify and hold
the Indemnitees and each of them harmless from and against any and all Losses that may be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against, the Indemnitees or any of them in connection with or arising
out of the Collateral Agent’s, the Securities Intermediary’s, the Custodial Agent’s or the
Securities Registrar’s acceptance or performance of its powers and duties under this Agreement,
provided that any Indemnitee

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with respect to the specific Loss against which indemnification is sought under this clause
(c) has not acted with gross negligence or engaged in willful misconduct.

          The provisions of this Section 10.08 and Section 12.07 shall survive the resignation or
removal of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities
Registrar and the termination of this Agreement.

     Section 10.09 Failure to Act.

          In the event of (i) uncertainty on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar as to the application of any
provision in this Agreement or any other agreement relating to the transaction contemplated hereby
or (ii) any ambiguity in the provisions of this Agreement or any dispute between or conflicting
claims by or among the parties hereto or any other Person with respect to any funds or property
deposited hereunder, such Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities
Registrar in the case of (i) or each of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar in the case of (ii) shall be entitled, at its sole
option and after prompt written notice to the Company and the Trust, to refrain from taking any
action in respect of such uncertainty or ambiguous provision or to refuse to comply with any and
all claims, demands or instructions with respect to such property or funds so long as such dispute
or conflict shall continue, and the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent and the Securities Registrar shall not be or become liable in any way to any of the parties
hereto for its so refraining or refusal to comply with such conflicting claims, demands or
instructions. The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar shall be entitled to refuse to act until either:

     (a) such ambiguous provisions or conflicting or adverse claims or demands, as the case may be,
shall have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or settled by agreement
between the conflicting parties as evidenced in a writing satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the
Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar; or

     (b) the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities
Registrar shall have received security or an indemnity satisfactory to it sufficient to save it
harmless from and against any and all loss, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense which it
may incur by reason of its acting.

          The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities
Registrar may in addition elect to commence an interpleader action or seek other judicial relief or
orders as the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities
Registrar may deem necessary. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, none of
the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar
shall be required to take any action that it reasonably believes to be contrary to law or to the
terms of this Agreement, or which it reasonably believes would subject it or any of its officers,
employees or directors to liability.

     Section 10.10 Resignation of Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent
and Securities Registrar.

          Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent, Securities
Intermediary, Custodial Agent and Securities Registrar as provided below:

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     (i) the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Company and the
Property Trustee;

     (ii) the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar may be removed at any time by the Company; and

     (iii) if the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the
Securities Registrar fails to perform any of its material obligations hereunder in any
material respect for a period of not less than 20 days after receiving written notice of
such failure by the Property Trustee and such failure shall be continuing, the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar may be
removed by the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustees;

provided that any Person at any time acting as Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial
Agent or Securities Registrar may not resign or be removed in any one of those capacities without
the consent of each party to this Collateral Agreement unless it resigns or is removed in all such
capacities in which it is then acting. The Property Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of
any removal of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the
Securities Registrar pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 10.10. Upon any such resignation or
removal, the Company shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent, Securities
Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar, as the case may be, which shall not be an
Affiliate of the Trust. If no successor Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent
or Securities Registrar shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent’s, Securities Intermediary’s, Custodial Agent’s
or Securities Registrar’s giving of notice of resignation or the Company’s or the Property
Trustee’s giving notice of such removal, then the retiring or removed Collateral Agent, Securities
Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction, at the expense of the Company, for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent,
Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar. The Collateral Agent, the
Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar shall each be a bank or a
national banking association which has an office (or an agency office) in New York City with a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar hereunder by a
successor Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar, as
the case may be, such successor Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or
Securities Registrar, as the case may be, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary,
Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar, as the case may be, and the retiring Collateral Agent,
Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar, as the case may be, shall take
all appropriate action, subject to payment of any amounts then due and payable to it hereunder, to
transfer any money and property held by it hereunder (including the Collateral) to such successor.
The retiring Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar
shall, upon such succession, be discharged from its duties and obligations as Collateral Agent,
Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar hereunder. After any retiring
Collateral Agent’s, Securities Intermediary’s, Custodial Agent’s or Securities Registrar’s
resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or
Securities Registrar, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for its benefit in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Collateral
Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar. Any resignation or
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Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar hereunder, at a time when such Person is acting as
the Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, Custodial Agent or Securities Registrar, shall be
deemed for all purposes of this Agreement as the simultaneous resignation or removal of the
Collateral Agent, Securities Registrar or Custodial Agent, as the case may be.

     Section 10.11 Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor.

          The Collateral Agent shall have the right to appoint agents or advisors in connection with any
of its duties hereunder, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by, or in reliance upon the advice of, such agents or advisors selected in good
faith. The appointment of agents (which, for the purpose of this sentence, excludes legal counsel)
pursuant to this Section 10.11 shall be subject to prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

     Section 10.12 Survival.

          The provisions of this Article X and Section 12.06 shall survive termination of this Agreement
and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent or the Securities Registrar.

     Section 10.13 Exculpation.

          Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the
Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar or
their officers, directors, employees or agents be liable under this Agreement for indirect,
special, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not
limited to, lost profits, whether or not the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the
Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar, or
any of them and regardless of the form of action.

     Section 10.14 Statements and Confirmations.

          The Securities Intermediary will, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of same,
send copies of all statements, confirmations and other correspondence concerning the Collateral
Account and any financial assets credited thereto simultaneously to each of the Property Trustee
and the Collateral Agent at their addresses for notices under this Agreement. The Custodial Agent
will, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of same, send copies of all statements,
confirmations and other correspondence concerning the Custody Account and any financial assets
credited thereto to the Property Trustee at its address for notices under this Agreement.

     Section 10.15 Tax Allocations.

          The Administrative Trustees shall report all items of income, gain, expense and loss
recognized in the Collateral Account and the Custody Account, to the extent such reporting is
required by law, to the Internal Revenue Service authorities in the manner required by law. None of
the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar or
the Property Trustee shall have any tax reporting duties hereunder.

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ARTICLE
XI

Amendment

     Section 11.01 Amendment.

          The Company, when duly authorized by resolution of its Board of Directors, the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and the Property
Trustee on behalf of the Trust, at any time and from time to time, may amend this Agreement by a
written instrument, in form satisfactory to the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and the Property Trustee, as provided
under Section 6.1(c) of the Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to the
forms of ITS certificates attached as exhibits hereto shall be effective upon written notice
thereof from the Company without the consent of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent or the Securities Registrar setting forth the revised form or forms and
confirming that such revised form or forms have been duly adopted in accordance with the Trust
Agreement; provided that no such amendment that adversely affects the rights, duties or immunities
of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Securities
Registrar shall be effective against such adversely affected party without its consent.

     Section 11.02 Execution of Amendments.

          In executing any amendment permitted by this Article XI, the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and the Property Trustee shall be
entitled to receive and (subject to Section 8.3 of the Trust Agreement with respect to the Property
Trustee) shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an
Officers’ Certificate of the Company to the effect that all of the requirements of Section 6.1(c)
of the Trust Agreement in respect of such amendment have been met and/or satisfied. The Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and the Property
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects their own
respective rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

ARTICLE
XII

Miscellaneous

     Section 12.01 No Waiver.

          No failure on the part of the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar or any of their respective agents to exercise, and no
course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall operate a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Company, the
Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar or any
of their respective agents of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

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     Section 12.02 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury.

          This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York. The Company, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the
Securities Registrar and the Trust hereby submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York
(in each case sitting in New York County) for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, the Collateral
Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Registrar and the Trust
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that they may
now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and
any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     Section 12.03 Notices.

          All notices, requests, consents and other communications provided for herein (including,
without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers or consents under, this Agreement) shall be
given or made in writing (including, without limitation, by telecopy) delivered to the intended
recipient at the “Address for Notices” specified below its name on the signature pages hereof or,
as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the
other parties. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be
deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by telecopy or personally delivered or, in the case
of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.

     Section 12.04 Successors and Assigns.

          This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of
the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Securities
Registrar and the Trust.

          Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give any Person, other than the parties
hereto and their permitted successors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Agreement.

     Section 12.05 Severability.

          If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in
such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in order to give effect to the intentions of the
parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.

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     Section 12.06 Expenses, Etc.

          The Company agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the
Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar for:

     (a) all reasonable costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial
Agent and the Securities Registrar), in connection with (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution
and delivery or performance of this Agreement and (ii) any modification, supplement or waiver of
any of the terms of this Agreement;

     (b) all reasonable costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary,
the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with (i) any enforcement or proceedings resulting or
incurred in connection with causing the Trust or the Property Trustee to satisfy its obligations
under the Stock Purchase Contracts or the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and (ii) the
enforcement of this Section 12.06;

     (c) all transfer, stamp, documentary or other similar taxes, assessments or charges levied by
any governmental or revenue authority in respect of this Agreement or any other document referred
to herein and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and, subject to Section 10.01(b) and the last
sentence of Section 10.01, other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration,
recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated hereby;

     (d) all reasonable fees and expenses of any agent or advisor appointed by the Collateral Agent
and (except in the case of legal counsel) consented to by the Company under Section 10.11; and

     (e) any other out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Collateral Agent,
the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar in connection with
the performance of their duties hereunder.

     Section 12.07 Security Interest Absolute.

          All rights of the Collateral Agent and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of
the Trust from time to time hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

     (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any provision of the Stock Purchase Contracts or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

     (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term of, or any
increase in the amount of, all or any of the Obligations under the Stock Purchase Contracts, or any
other amendment or waiver of any term of, or any consent to any departure from any requirement of,
the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or any Stock Purchase Contract or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto; or

     (c) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
discharge of, a borrower, a guarantor or a pledgor.

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     Section 12.08 Notice of Termination Event.

          Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall deliver written notice to the
Property Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Registrar. Upon the
written request of the Collateral Agent or the Securities Registrar, the Company shall inform such
party whether or not a Termination Event has occurred.

     Section 12.09 Incorporation by Reference.

          In connection with its execution and performance hereunder the Property Trustee is entitled to
all rights, privileges, protections, immunities, benefits and indemnities provided to it under the
Trust Agreement.

     Section 12.10 No Recourse.

          It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or personally but solely as
Property Trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in
it, (b) each of the representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein made
on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, warranties,
covenants, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended for the
purpose of binding only the Trust, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any
liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either
expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the
parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no
circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any
indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement or any
other related documents.

* * * *

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

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          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	U.S. Bancorp	 	USB Capital IX
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 	By:	 	Wilmington Trust Company, not in its
	 	 	 	 	 	 	individual capacity but solely as Property
	 	 	/s/ Kenneth D. Nelson	 	 	 	Trustee
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Kenneth D. Nelson	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Patricia A. Evans
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Patricia A. Evans
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title: Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address for Notices:	 	Address for Notices:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	U.S. Bancorp	 	Wilmington Trust Company,
	800 Nicollet Mall	 	    as Property Trustee of
	Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402	 	    USB Capital IX
	Attention: Treasury Department	 	Rodney Square North
	Facsimile: (612) 303-1338	 	1100 North Market Street
	 	 	 	 	Wilmington, Delaware 19890-1600
	 	 	 	 	Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
	 	 	 	 	Facsimile: (302) 636-4140
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	U.S. Bank National Association,	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	as Collateral Agent, Securities	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Intermediary, Custodial Agent and	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Securities Registrar	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Beverly A. Freeney	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Beverly A. Freeney	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address for Notices:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	100 Wall Street, 16th Floor	 	 	 	 	 	 
	New York, New York 10005	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention: Beverly A. Freeney	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Facsimile: (212) 509-3384	 	 	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit A

FORM OF NORMAL ITS CERTIFICATE

     {For inclusion in Global Certificates only – THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN
THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
(OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

          UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY
(AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN.}

	 	 	 
	No.                                         

	 	Number of Normal ITS:                                         
	 

	 	CUSIP No.                                         

USB Capital IX

Normal ITS

          This
Normal ITS Certificate certifies that [  ]  is the
registered Holder of the number of Normal ITS set forth above {for inclusion in Global Certificates
only - or such other number of Normal ITS reflected in the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in
the Global Certificate attached hereto}. Each Normal ITS represents a beneficial interest in USB
Capital IX (the “Trust”), having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000. The Normal ITS 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 as provided in Section 5.4 of the
Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Normal ITS are set forth in, and this certificate
and the Normal ITS represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms
and provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of March 17,
2006, as the same may be amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”), including
the designation of the terms of the Normal ITS as set forth therein. The Holder is entitled to the
benefits of the Guarantee Agreement entered into by the Depositor and Wilmington Trust Company, as
Guarantee Trustee, dated as of March 17, 2006 (the “Guarantee Agreement”). All capitalized terms
used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set forth therein.

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          Section 5.13(b) of the Trust Agreement provides for the procedures pursuant to which Holders
of Normal ITS may exchange Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS and Section 5.14(d) of the Trust Agreement provides for the procedures pursuant to
which Holders of Normal ITS may elect to exchange Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for
Stripped ITS and Capital ITS in the event a Remarketing is Successful. The forms of Stripping
Notice and Request and Notice of Contingent Exchange Election required to be delivered in
connection therewith are printed on the reverse hereof.

          A copy of each of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement is available for inspection
at the offices of the Property Trustee.

          Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled
to the benefits thereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust acting through one of its Administrative Trustees has executed
this Normal ITS Certificate.

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	USB CAPITAL IX, acting through one of its
	 

	 	Administrative Trustees
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	 

	 

	 	   Name:
	Date:
	 	 

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ABBREVIATIONS

          The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:

	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN COM:

	 	as tenants in common	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT:

	 	                                         Custodian
	 	                                         (cust)(minor) Under
	 

	 	Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of	 	                                        
	 
	 	 	 	 
	TENANT:

	 	as tenants by the entireties	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	JT TEN:

	 	as joint tenants with right of survivors

	 	hip and not as tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D.

or other Identifying Number of Assignee)

(Please print or type name and address including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Normal ITS Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing attorney _________, to transfer said Normal ITS
Certificates on the books of U.S. Bancorp, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	Signature
	 

	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must
	 

	 	correspond with the name as it appears upon the
	 

	 	face of the within Normal ITS Certificates in every particular,
	 

	 	without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
	Signature Guarantee:
	 	 

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FORM OF STRIPPING NOTICE AND REQUEST

U.S. Bank National Association,

    as Collateral Agent and Securities Registrar

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

          Re:        Normal ITS of USB Capital IX

          The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you pursuant to Section 5.13(b) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, of USB Capital IX (the “Trust Agreement”),
among U.S. Bancorp, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several
Holders of the Trust Securities, and Section 6.02 of the Collateral Agreement, that the Holder:

     (i) is depositing the appropriate Qualifying Treasury Securities with U.S.
Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent, for deposit in the Collateral Account,

     (ii) is transferring the related Normal ITS to the Securities Registrar in
connection with an Exchange of such Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities for a Like
Amount of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS, and

     (iii) hereby requests the delivery to the Holder of such Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS.

          All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set
forth therein. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such
Exchange.

	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee:
	Please print name and address of
	 	 
	Registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name

	 	Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification
	 

	 	Number, if any
	 
	 	 
	Address
	 	 

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FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINGENT EXCHANGE ELECTION

U.S. Bank National Association,

   as Collateral Agent and Securities Registrar

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

          Re:        Normal ITS of USB Capital IX

          The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you pursuant to Section 5.14(d) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, of USB Capital IX (the “Trust Agreement”),
among U.S. Bancorp, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several
Holders of the Trust Securities, and Section 8.02 of the Collateral Agreement, that the Holder:

     (i) is depositing the appropriate Qualifying Treasury Securities with U.S.
Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent, for deposit in the Collateral Account,

     (ii) is transferring the related Normal ITS to the Securities Registrar in
connection with a Contingent Exchange Election of such Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury
Securities for a Like Amount of Stripped ITS and Capital ITS, and

     (iii) hereby requests the delivery to the Holder of such Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS if the upcoming Remarketing is Successful, it being understood that if such
Remarketing is not Successful, this Notice shall be disregarded and the Collateral Agent
shall return such Qualifying Treasury Securities to the Holder promptly after the
Remarketing.

          All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set
forth therein. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such
Contingent Exchange Election.

	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee:
	Please print name and address of
	 	 
	Registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name

	 	Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any
	 
	 	 
	Address
	 	 

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{TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES}

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

	 	 	 
	Amount of increase in	 	Amount of decrease in	 	 	Number of Normal ITS	 	 	 
	Number of Normal ITS	 	Number of Normal ITS	 	 	evidenced by this Global	 	 	Signature of authorized
	evidenced by this	 	evidenced by this Global	 	 	Certificate following such	 	 	signatory of Securities
	Global Certificate	 	Certificate	 	 	decrease or increase	 	 	Registrar

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Exhibit B

FORM OF STRIPPED ITS CERTIFICATE

          {For inclusion in Global Certificates only – THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN
THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
(OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

          UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY
(AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN.}

	 	 	 
	No.                     
	 	Number of Stripped ITS:                     
	 
	 	                      CUSIP
No.                    
	 

	 	 

USB Capital IX

Stripped ITS

          This
Stripped ITS Certificate certifies that
{        } is the
registered Holder of the number of Stripped ITS set forth above {for inclusion in Global
Certificates only - or such other number of Stripped ITS reflected in the Schedule of Increases and
Decreases in the Global Certificate attached hereto}. Each Stripped ITS represents a beneficial
interest in USB Capital IX (the “Trust”), having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000. The Stripped ITS
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 as provided in
Section 5.4 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Stripped ITS are set forth in, and
this certificate and the Stripped ITS represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be
subject to the terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated
as of March 17, 2006, as the same may be amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust
Agreement”), including the designation of the terms of the Stripped ITS as set forth therein. The
Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement entered into by the Depositor and
Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee, dated as of March 17, 2006 (the “Guarantee
Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the
meaning set forth therein.

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          Section 5.13(d) of the Trust Agreement provides for the procedures pursuant to which
Holders of Capital ITS and Stripped ITS may exchange them for Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury
Securities. The form of Recombination Notice required to be delivered in connection therewith is
printed on the reverse hereof.

          A copy of each of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement is available for inspection
at the offices of the Property Trustee.

          Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled
to the benefits thereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust acting through one of its Administrative Trustees has executed
this Stripped ITS Certificate.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	USB CAPITAL IX, acting through one of its
	 

	 	 	 	Administrative Trustees	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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ABBREVIATIONS

          The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:

	 	 	 
	TEN COM:

	 	as tenants in common
	 
	 	 
	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT:

	 	                    
                    Custodian                                        (cust)(minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
of                                        
	 
	 	 
	TENANT:

	 	as tenants by the entireties
	 
	 	 
	JT TEN:

	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D.

or other Identifying Number of Assignee)

(Please print or type name and address including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Stripped ITS Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing attorney
                                        ,to transfer said Stripped ITS
Certificates on the books of U.S. Bancorp, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	Signature
	 

	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the
name as it appears upon the face of the within Stripped ITS
Certificates in every particular, without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatsoever.
	 
	 	 
	Signature Guarantee:
	 	 

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FORM OF RECOMBINATION NOTICE AND REQUEST

U.S. Bank National Association,

   as Collateral Agent and Securities Registrar

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

          Re:       Stripped ITS and Capital ITS of USB Capital IX

          The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you pursuant to Section 5.13(d) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, of USB Capital IX (the “Trust Agreement”),
among U.S. Bancorp, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several
Holders of the Trust Securities, and Section 6.03 of the Collateral Agreement, that the Holder:

    (i) is transferring $                                        Liquidation Amount of Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS in connection with an Exchange of such Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for a Like
Amount of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities,

    (ii) hereby requests the Collateral Agent to release from the Pledge and
deliver to the Holder Pledged Treasury Securities in a principal amount equal to such
Liquidation Amount, and

    (iii) hereby requests the delivery to the Holder of such Normal ITS of a Like
Amount.

               All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set
forth therein. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such
Exchange.

	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee:
	Please print name and address of
Registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name

	 	Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
	 
	 	 
	Address
	 	 

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{TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES}

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount of increase in	 	Amount of decrease in	 	Number of Stripped ITS	 	 
	Number of Stripped ITS	 	Number of Stripped ITS	 	evidenced by this Global	 	Signature of authorized
	evidenced by this	 	evidenced by this Global	 	Certificate following such	 	signatory of Securities
	Global Certificate	 	Certificate	 	decrease or increase	 	Registrar
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit C

FORM OF CAPITAL ITS CERTIFICATE

          {For inclusion in Global Certificates only – THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN
THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
(OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

          UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY
(AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN.}

	 	 	 	 	 
	No.                     
	 	Number of Capital ITS:                     
	 
	 	                      CUSIP
No.                    

USB Capital IX

Capital ITS

          This Capital ITS Certificate certifies that {                                        } is the
registered Holder of the number of Capital ITS set forth above {for inclusion in Global
Certificates only - or such other number of Capital ITS reflected in the Schedule of Increases and
Decreases in the Global Certificate attached hereto}. Each Capital ITS represents a beneficial
interest in USB Capital IX (the “Trust”), having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000. The Capital ITS
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 as provided in
Section 5.4 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital ITS are set forth in, and
this certificate and the Capital ITS represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be
subject to the terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated
as of March 17, 2006, as the same may be amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust
Agreement”), including the designation of the terms of the Capital ITS as set forth therein. The
Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement entered into by the Depositor and
Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee, dated as of March 17, 2006 (the “Guarantee
Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the
meaning set forth therein.

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          Section 5.13(d) of the Trust Agreement provides for the procedures pursuant to which Holders
of Capital ITS and Stripped ITS may exchange them for Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities
and Section 5.14(f) of the Trust Agreement provides for the procedures pursuant to which Holders of
Capital ITS may elect to dispose of Capital ITS in the event a Remarketing is Successful. The
forms of Recombination Notice and Request and Notice of Contingent Disposition Election required to
be delivered in connection therewith are printed on the reverse hereof.

          A copy of each of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement is available for inspection
at the offices of the Property Trustee.

          Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled
to the benefits thereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust acting through one of its Administrative Trustees has executed
this Capital ITS Certificate.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	USB CAPITAL IX, acting through one of its
	 

	 	 	 	Administrative Trustees	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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ABBREVIATIONS

          The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:

	 	 	 
	TEN COM:

	 	as tenants in common
	 
	 	 
	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT:

	 	                                        
Custodian                                         
(cust)(minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of
                                        
                                        
                                        

	 
	 	 
	TENANT:

	 	as tenants by the entireties
	 
	 	 
	JT TEN:

	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common

          Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D.

or other Identifying Number of Assignee)

(Please print or type name and address including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Capital ITS Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing attorney                                         
to transfer said Capital ITS
Certificates on the books of U.S. Bancorp, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	Signature
	 

	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the
name as it appears upon the face of the within Capital ITS
Certificates in every particular, without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatsoever.

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FORM OF RECOMBINATION NOTICE AND REQUEST

U.S. Bank National Association

   as Collateral Agent and Securities Registrar

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

          Re:       Stripped ITS and Capital ITS USB Capital IX

          The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you pursuant to Section 5.13(d) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, of USB Capital IX (the “Trust Agreement”),
among U.S. Bancorp, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several
Holders of the Trust Securities, and Section 6.03(a) of the Collateral Agreement that the Holder:

          (i) is transferring $                                        
Liquidation Amount of Stripped ITS and
Capital ITS in connection with an Exchange of such Stripped ITS and Capital ITS for a Like
Amount of Normal ITS and Qualifying Treasury Securities,

          (ii) hereby requests the Collateral Agent to release from the Pledge and
deliver to the Holder Pledged Treasury Securities in a principal amount equal to such
Liquidation Amount, and

          (iii) hereby requests the delivery to the Holder of such Normal ITS of a Like
Amount.

          All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set
forth therein. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such
Exchange.

	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee:
	Please print name and address of
Registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name

	 	Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
	 
	 	 
	Address
	 	 

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FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINGENT DISPOSITION ELECTION

U.S. Bank National Association

   as Collateral Agent and Securities Registrar

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

          Re:       Normal ITS of USB Capital IX

          The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you pursuant to Section 5.14(f) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006, of USB Capital IX (the “Trust Agreement”),
among U.S. Bancorp, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several
Holders of the Trust Securities, and Section 8.03 of the Collateral Agreement, that the Holder:

          (i) is transferring                     
Capital ITS to the Securities Registrar, and

          (ii) hereby requests the payment to the Holder, if the upcoming Remarketing
is Successful, of an amount in cash for each such Capital ITS equal to the proceeds of the
sale of $1,000 principal amount of Notes, it being understood that if such Remarketing is
not Successful, this Notice shall be disregarded.

          All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Agreement have the meaning set
forth therein. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such
Contingent Exchange Election.

	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee:
	Please print name and address of
Registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name

	 	Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
	 
	 	 
	Address
	 	 

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{TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES}

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount of increase in	 	Amount of decrease in	 	Number of Capital ITS	 	 
	Number of Capital ITS	 	Number of Capital ITS	 	evidenced by this Global	 	Signature of authorized
	evidenced by this	 	evidenced by this Global	 	Certificate following such	 	signatory of Securities
	Global Certificate	 	Certificate	 	decrease or increase	 	Registrar
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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Schedule I

Reference Dealers

U.S. Bank National Association

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Lehman Brothers

Citigroup

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Schedule II

Contact Persons for Confirmation

	 	 	 
	Name	 	Phone Number
	Kenneth D. Nelson

	 	(612) 303-4159

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EXHIBIT 10.10

FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC.

2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

		
	1. 	
    Purpose. The purpose of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
    (the “Plan”) of Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.
    (the “Company”) is to increase shareholder value and
    to advance the interests of the Company by furnishing a variety
    of economic incentives (“Incentives”’) designed
    to attract, retain and motivate employees, certain key
    consultants and directors of the Company. Incentives may consist
    of opportunities to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock,
    $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common
    Stock”) on terms determined under this Plan.
	 
	2. 	
    Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the
    board of directors of the Company (the “Board of
    Directors”) or by a stock option or compensation committee
    (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors. The
    Committee shall consist of not less than two directors of the
    Company and shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of
    Directors. Each member of the Committee shall be (i) a
    “non-employee director” within the meaning of
    Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    (including the regulations promulgated thereunder, the
    “1934 Act”) (a “Non-Employee
    Director”), and (ii) shall be an “outside
    director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) under
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
    “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
    The Committee shall have complete authority to award Incentives
    under the Plan, to interpret the Plan, and to make any other
    determination which it believes necessary and advisable for the
    proper administration of the Plan. The Committee’s
    decisions and matters relating to the Plan shall be final and
    conclusive on the Company and its participants. If at any time
    there is no stock option or compensation committee, the term
    “Committee”, as used in the Plan, shall refer to the
    Board of Directors.
	 
	3. 	
    Eligible Participants. Officers of the Company, employees
    of the Company or its subsidiaries, members of the Board of
    Directors, and consultants or other independent contractors who
    provide services to the Company or its subsidiaries shall be
    eligible to receive Incentives under the Plan when designated by
    the Committee. Participants may be designated individually or by
    groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) as the
    Committee deems appropriate. Participation by officers of the
    Company or its subsidiaries and any performance objectives
    relating to such officers must be approved by the Committee.
    Participation by others and any performance objectives relating
    to others may be approved by groups or categories (for example,
    by pay grade) and authority to designate participants who are
    not officers and to set or modify such targets may be delegated.
	 
	4. 	
    Types of Incentives. Incentives under the Plan may be
    granted in any one or a combination of the following forms:
    (a) performance shares (section 6); (b) incentive
    stock options and non-statutory stock options (section 7);
    (c) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”)
    (section 8); (d) stock awards (section 9);
    (e) restricted stock (section 9).
	 
	5. 	
    Shares Subject to the Plan.

			
	 	5.1. 	
    Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in
    Section 10.6, the number of shares of Common Stock which
    may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed
    450,000 shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock that
    are issued under the Plan or are subject to outstanding
    Incentives will be applied to reduce the maximum number of
    shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under
    the Plan.
	 
	 	5.2. 	
    Cancellation. To the extent that cash in lieu of shares
    of Common Stock is delivered upon the exercise of a SAR pursuant
    to Section 8.4, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes
    of applying the limitation on the number of shares, to have
    issued the greater of the number of shares of Common Stock which
    it was entitled to issue upon such exercise or on the exercise
    of any related option. In the event that a stock option or SAR
    granted hereunder expires or is terminated or canceled
    unexercised as to any shares of Common Stock, such shares may
    again be issued under the Plan either pursuant to stock options,
    SARs or otherwise. In the event that shares of Common Stock

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    are issued as performance shares, restricted stock or pursuant
    to a stock award and thereafter are forfeited or reacquired by
    the Company pursuant to rights reserved upon issuance thereof,
    such forfeited and reacquired shares may again be issued under
    the Plan, either as performance shares, restricted stock,
    pursuant to stock awards or otherwise.
	 
	 	5.3. 	
    Type of Common Stock. Common Stock issued under the Plan
    in connection with stock options, SARs, performance shares,
    restricted stock or stock awards, may be authorized and unissued
    shares or treasury stock, as designated by the Committee.

		
	6. 	
    Performance Shares. A performance share consists of an
    award which shall be paid in shares of Common Stock, as
    described below. The grant of a performance share shall be
    subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems
    appropriate, including the following:

			
	 	6.1. 	
    Performance Objectives. Each performance share will be
    subject to performance objectives for the Company or one of its
    operating units to be achieved by the end of a specified period,
    which period shall be at least one year in length unless the
    Committee determines in its discretion that a shorter period is
    warranted. The number of performance shares granted shall be
    determined by the Committee and may be subject to such terms and
    conditions, as the Committee shall determine. If the performance
    objectives are achieved, each participant will be paid in shares
    of Common Stock. If such objectives are not met, each grant of
    performance shares may provide for lesser payments in accordance
    with formulas established in the award.
	 
	 	6.2. 	
    Not Shareholder. The grant of performance shares to a
    participant shall not create any rights in such participant as a
    shareholder of the Company, until the payment of shares of
    Common Stock with respect to an award.
	 
	 	6.3. 	
    No Adjustments. No adjustment shall be made in
    performance shares granted on account of cash dividends which
    may be paid or other rights which may be issued to the holders
    of Common Stock prior to the end of any period for which
    performance objectives were established.
	 
	 	6.4. 	
    Expiration of Performance Share. If any
    participant’s employment or consulting engagement with the
    Company is terminated for any reason other than normal
    retirement, death or disability prior to the achievement of the
    participant’s stated performance objectives, all of the
    participant’s rights for the performance shares shall
    expire and terminate unless otherwise determined by the
    Committee. In the event of termination of employment or
    consulting by reason of death, disability, or normal retirement,
    the Committee, in its own discretion may determine which
    portions, if any, of the performance shares should be paid to
    the participant.

		
	7. 	
    Stock Options. A stock option is a right to purchase
    shares of Common Stock from the Company. Each stock option
    granted by the Committee under this Plan shall be subject to the
    following terms and conditions:

			
	 	7.1. 	
    Price. The option price per share shall be determined by
    the Committee, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6;
    provided that the option price shall be not less than the Fair
    Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the
    date of grant.
	 
	 	7.2. 	
    Number. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to
    the option shall be determined by the Committee, subject to
    adjustment as provided in Section 10.6. The number of
    shares of Common Stock subject to a stock option shall be
    reduced in the same proportion that the holder thereof exercises
    a SAR if any SAR is granted in conjunction with or related to
    the stock option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall
    receive grants of Stock Options under the Plan that exceed
    75,000 shares during any one fiscal year of the Company.
	 
	 	7.3. 	
    Duration and Time for Exercise. Subject to earlier
    termination as provided in Section 10.4, the term of each
    stock option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not
    exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant. Each stock
    option shall become exercisable at such time or times during its
    term as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of
    grant, but shall not become exercisable more quickly than
    ratably over three years unless the Committee determines in its

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    discretion that a faster schedule is warranted. The Committee
    may accelerate the exercisability of any stock option. Subject
    to the foregoing and with the approval of the Committee, all or
    any part of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the
    right to purchase has accrued may be purchased by the Company at
    the time of such accrual or at any time or times thereafter
    during the term of the option at such price and on such terms as
    the Company and the optionee shall mutually agree; provided,
    however, that any shares so repurchased shall not be
    available for re-issuance under the Plan.
	 
	 	7.4. 	
    Manner of Exercise. A stock option may be exercised, in
    whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company,
    specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased
    and accompanied by the full purchase price for such shares. The
    option price shall be payable (a) in United States dollars
    upon exercise of the option and may be paid by cash, uncertified
    or certified check or bank draft; (b) at the discretion of
    the Committee, by delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment
    of all or any part of the option price, which shares shall be
    valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value on the date
    such option is exercised; or (c) at the discretion of the
    Committee, by instructing the Company to withhold from the
    shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock
    option shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of
    the exercise price and/or any related withholding tax
    obligations, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at
    the Fair Market Value or in such other manner as may be
    authorized from time to time by the Committee. The shares of
    Common Stock delivered by the participant pursuant to
    Section 6.4(b) must have been held by the participant for a
    period of not less than six months prior to the exercise of the
    option, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Prior to
    the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a
    stock option, a participant shall have no rights as a
    shareholder.
	 
	 	7.5. 	
    Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in the
    Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall
    apply to the grant of stock options which are intended to
    qualify as Incentive Stock Options (as such term is defined in
    Section 422 of the Code):

			
	 	  (a) 	
    The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the
    option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to
    which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time
    by any participant during any calendar year (under all of the
    Company’s plans) shall not exceed $100,000. The
    determination will be made by taking incentive stock options
    into account in the order in which they were granted. If such
    excess only applies to a portion of an Incentive Stock Option,
    the Committee, in its discretion, will designate which shares
    will be treated as shares to be acquired upon exercise of an
    Incentive Stock Option.
	 
	 	  (b) 	
    Any Incentive Stock Option certificate authorized under the Plan
    shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem
    advisable, but shall in all events be consistent with and
    contain all provisions required in order to qualify the options
    as Incentive Stock Options.
	 
	 	  (c) 	
    All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years
    from the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by
    Board of Directors or the date this Plan was approved by the
    shareholders.
	 
	 	  (d) 	
    Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall
    expire no later than 10 years after the date of grant.
	 
	 	  (e) 	
    The option price for Incentive Stock Options shall be not less
    than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the
    option on the date of grant.

			
	 	  (f) 	
    If Incentive Stock Options are granted to any participant who,
    at the time such option is granted, would own (within the
    meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more
    than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
    stock of the employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary
    corporation, (i) the option price for such Incentive Stock
    Options shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of
    the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant and
    (ii) such Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later
    than five years after the date of grant.

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	8. 	
    Stock Appreciation Rights. A SAR is a right to receive,
    without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common
    Stock, cash or any combination thereof, the amount of which is
    determined pursuant to the formula set forth in
    Section 8.4. A SAR may be granted (a) with respect to
    any stock option granted under this Plan, either concurrently
    with the grant of such stock option or at such later time as
    determined by the Committee (as to all or any portion of the
    shares of Common Stock subject to the stock option), or
    (b) alone, without reference to any related stock option.
    Each SAR granted by the Committee under this Plan shall be
    subject to the following terms and conditions:

			
	 	8.1. 	
    Number. Each SAR granted to any participant shall relate
    to such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined
    by the Committee, subject to adjustment as provided in
    Section 10.6. In the case of a SAR granted with respect to
    a stock option, the number of shares of Common Stock to which
    the SAR pertains shall be reduced in the same proportion that
    the holder of the option exercises the related stock option.
	 
	 	8.2. 	
    Duration. Subject to earlier termination as provided in
    Section 10.4, the term of each SAR shall be determined by
    the Committee but shall not exceed ten years and one day from
    the date of grant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee,
    each SAR shall become exercisable at such time or times, to such
    extent and upon such conditions as the stock option, if any, to
    which it relates is exercisable. The Committee may in its
    discretion accelerate the exercisability of any SAR.
	 
	 	8.3. 	
    Exercise. A SAR may be exercised, in whole or in part, by
    giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of
    SARs which the holder wishes to exercise. Upon receipt of such
    written notice, the Company shall, within 90 days
    thereafter, deliver to the exercising holder certificates for
    the shares of Common Stock or cash or both, as determined by the
    Committee, to which the holder is entitled pursuant to
    Section 8.4.
	 
	 	8.4. 	
    Payment. Subject to the right of the Committee to deliver
    cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (which, as it pertains to
    officers and directors of the Company, shall comply with all
    requirements of the 1934 Act), the number of shares of
    Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise of a SAR
    shall be determined by dividing:

			
	 	  (a) 	
    the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is
    exercised multiplied by the amount of the appreciation in such
    shares (for this purpose, the “appreciation” shall be
    the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the shares of
    Common Stock subject to the SAR on the exercise date exceeds
    (1) in the case of a SAR related to a stock option, the
    purchase price of the shares of Common Stock under the stock
    option or (2) in the case of a SAR granted alone, without
    reference to a related stock option, an amount which shall be
    determined by the Committee at the time of grant, subject to
    adjustment under Section 10.6); by
	 
	 	  (b) 	
    the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise
    date.

		
	 	
    In lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a
    SAR, the Committee may elect to pay the holder of the SAR cash
    equal to the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of any or
    all of the shares which would otherwise be issuable. No
    fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the
    exercise of a SAR; instead, the holder of the SAR shall be
    entitled to receive a cash adjustment equal to the same fraction
    of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
    exercise date or to purchase the portion necessary to make a
    whole share at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

		
	9. 	
    Stock Awards and Restricted Stock. A stock award consists
    of the transfer by the Company to a participant of shares of
    Common Stock, without other payment therefor, as additional
    compensation for services to the Company. A share of restricted
    stock consists of shares of Common Stock which are sold or
    transferred by the Company to a participant at a price
    determined by the Committee (which price shall be at least equal
    to the minimum price required by applicable law for the issuance
    of a share of Common Stock) and subject to restrictions on their
    sale or other transfer by the participant. The transfer of Common

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     Stock pursuant to stock awards and the transfer and sale of
    restricted stock shall be subject to the following terms and
    conditions:

			
	 	  9.1. 	
    Number of Shares. The number of shares to be transferred
    or sold by the Company to a participant pursuant to a stock
    award or as restricted stock shall be determined by the
    Committee.
	 
	 	  9.2. 	
    Sale Price. The Committee shall determine the price, if
    any, at which shares of restricted stock shall be sold to a
    participant, which may vary from time to time and among
    participants and which may be below the Fair Market Value of
    such shares of Common Stock at the date of sale.
	 
	 	  9.3. 	
    Restrictions. All shares of restricted stock transferred
    or sold hereunder shall be subject to such restrictions as the
    Committee may determine which restrictions shall lapse over a
    period not less than three years from the date of grant as
    determined by the Committee, including, without limitation any
    or all of the following:

			
	 	    (a) 	
    a prohibition against the sale, transfer, pledge or other
    encumbrance of the shares of restricted stock, such prohibition
    to lapse at such time or times as the Committee shall determine
    (whether in annual or more frequent installments, at the time of
    the death, disability or retirement of the holder of such
    shares, or otherwise);
	 
	 	    (b) 	
    a requirement that the holder of shares of restricted stock
    forfeit, or (in the case of shares sold to a participant) resell
    back to the Company at his or her cost, all or a part of such
    shares in the event of termination of his or her employment or
    consulting engagement during any period in which such shares are
    subject to restrictions;
	 
	 	    (c) 	
    such other conditions or restrictions as the Committee may deem
    advisable.

			
	 	  9.4. 	
    Escrow. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed by
    the Committee pursuant to Section 9.3, the participant
    receiving restricted stock shall enter into an agreement with
    the Company setting forth the conditions of the grant. Shares of
    restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the
    participant and deposited, together with a stock power endorsed
    in blank, with the Company. Each such certificate shall bear a
    legend in substantially the following form:

			
	 	 	
     The transferability of this certificate and the shares of
    Common Stock represented by it are subject to the terms and
    conditions (including conditions of forfeiture) contained in the
    2005 Stock Incentive Plan of Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.
    (the “Company”), and an agreement entered into between
    the registered owner and the Company. A copy of the Plan and the
    agreement is on file in the office of the secretary of the
    Company.

			
	 	  9.5. 	
    End of Restrictions. Subject to Section 10.5, at the
    end of any time period during which the shares of restricted
    stock are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer,
    such shares will be delivered free of all restrictions to the
    participant or to the participant’s legal representative,
    beneficiary or heir.
	 
	 	  9.6. 	
    Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
    Plan, each participant receiving restricted stock shall have all
    the rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of stock
    during any period in which such shares are subject to forfeiture
    and restrictions on transfer, including without limitation, the
    right to vote such shares. Dividends paid in cash or property
    other than Common Stock with respect to shares of restricted
    stock shall be paid to the participant currently.

10. General.

			
	 	10.1. 	
    Effective Date. The Plan will become effective upon its
    approval by the Company’s shareholders. Unless approved by
    the shareholders within one year after the date of the
    Plan’s adoption by the Board of Directors, the Plan shall
    not be effective for any purpose.
	 
	 	10.2. 	
    Duration. The Plan shall remain in effect until all
    Incentives granted under the Plan have either been satisfied by
    the issuance of shares of Common Stock or the payment of cash or
    been terminated under the terms of the Plan and all restrictions
    imposed on shares of Common Stock in

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    connection with their issuance under the Plan have lapsed. No
    Incentives may be granted under the Plan after the tenth
    anniversary of the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders
    of the Company.
	 
	 	10.3. 	
    Non-transferability of Incentives. No stock option, SAR,
    restricted stock or performance award may be transferred,
    pledged or assigned by the holder thereof (except, in the event
    of the holder’s death, by will or the laws of descent and
    distribution to the limited extent provided in the Plan or the
    Incentive), or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order
    as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee
    Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder, and the
    Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted
    assignment of such rights by any participant. Notwithstanding
    the preceding sentence, stock options may be transferred by the
    holder thereof to Employee’s spouse, children,
    grandchildren or parents (collectively, the “Family
    Members”), to trusts for the benefit of Family Members, to
    partnerships or limited liability companies in which Family
    Members are the only partners or shareholders, or to entities
    exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
    Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
    amended. During a participant’s lifetime, a stock option
    may be exercised only by him or her, by his or her guardian or
    legal representative or by the transferees permitted by the
    preceding sentence.
	 
	 	10.4. 	
    Effect of Termination or Death. In the event that a
    participant ceases to be an employee of or consultant to the
    Company for any reason, including death or disability, any
    Incentives may be exercised or shall expire at such times as may
    be determined by the Committee.
	 
	 	10.5. 	
    Additional Condition. Notwithstanding anything in this
    Plan to the contrary: (a) the Company may, if it shall
    determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, at the time
    of award of any Incentive or the issuance of any shares of
    Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive, require the recipient of
    the Incentive, as a condition to the receipt thereof or to the
    receipt of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto, to
    deliver to the Company a written representation of present
    intention to acquire the Incentive or the shares of Common Stock
    issued pursuant thereto for his or her own account for
    investment and not for distribution; and (b) if at any time
    the Company further determines, in its sole discretion, that the
    listing, registration or qualification (or any updating of any
    such document) of any Incentive or the shares of Common Stock
    issuable pursuant thereto is necessary on any securities
    exchange or under any federal or state securities or blue sky
    law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental
    regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or
    in connection with the award of any Incentive, the issuance of
    shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, or the removal of any
    restrictions imposed on such shares, such Incentive shall not be
    awarded or such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or
    such restrictions shall not be removed, as the case may be, in
    whole or in part, unless such listing, registration,
    qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
    obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
	 
	 	10.6. 	
    Adjustment. In the event of any recapitalization, stock
    dividend, stock split, combination of shares or other change in
    the Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock then
    subject to the Plan, including shares subject to restrictions,
    options or achievements of performance shares, shall be adjusted
    in proportion to the change in outstanding shares of Common
    Stock. In the event of any such adjustments, the purchase price
    of any option, the performance objectives of any Incentive, and
    the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Incentive
    shall be adjusted as and to the extent appropriate, in the
    discretion of the Committee, to provide participants with the
    same relative rights before and after such adjustment.
	 
	 	10.7. 	
    Incentive Plans and Agreements. Except in the case of
    stock awards, the terms of each Incentive shall be stated in a
    plan or agreement approved by the Committee. The Committee may
    also determine to enter into agreements with holders of options
    to reclassify or convert certain outstanding options, within the
    terms of the Plan, as Incentive Stock Options or as
    non-statutory stock options and in order to eliminate SARs with
    respect to all or part of such options and any other previously
    issued options.

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	 	  10.8. 	
    Withholding.

			
	 	    (a) 	
    The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payments
    made under the Plan or to collect as a condition of payment, any
    taxes required by law to be withheld. At any time when a
    participant is required to pay to the Company an amount required
    to be withheld under applicable income tax laws in connection
    with a distribution of Common Stock or upon exercise of an
    option or SAR, the participant may satisfy this obligation in
    whole or in part by electing (the “Election”) to have
    the Company withhold from the distribution shares of Common
    Stock having a value up to the minimum amount of withholding
    taxes required to be collected on the transaction. The value of
    the shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market
    Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to
    be withheld shall be determined (“Tax Date”).
	 
	 	    (b) 	
    Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date. The Committee
    may disapprove of any Election, may suspend or terminate the
    right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any
    Incentive that the right to make Elections shall not apply to
    such Incentive. An Election is irrevocable.

			
	 	  10.9. 	
    No Continued Employment, Engagement or Right to Corporate
    Assets. No participant under the Plan shall have any right,
    because of his or her participation, to continue in the employ
    of the Company for any period of time or to any right to
    continue his or her present or any other rate of compensation.
    Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as giving an
    employee, a consultant, such persons’ beneficiaries or any
    other person any equity or interests of any kind in the assets
    of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary
    relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person.

			
	 	10.10. 	
    Deferral Permitted. Payment of cash or distribution of
    any shares of Common Stock to which a participant is entitled
    under any Incentive shall be made as provided in the Incentive.
    Payment may be deferred at the option of the participant if
    provided in the Incentive.
	 
	 	10.11. 	
    Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend or discontinue
    the Plan at any time. However, no such amendment or
    discontinuance shall adversely change or impair, without the
    consent of the recipient, an Incentive previously granted.
    Further, no such amendment shall, without approval of the
    shareholders of the Company, (a) increase the maximum
    number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued to all
    participants under the Plan, (b) change or expand the types
    of Incentives that may be granted under the Plan,
    (c) change the class of persons eligible to receive
    Incentives under the Plan, or (d) materially increase the
    benefits accruing to participants under the Plan.
	 
	 	10.12. 	
    Sale, Merger, Exchange or Liquidation. Unless otherwise
    provided in the agreement for an Incentive, in the event of an
    acquisition of the Company through the sale of substantially all
    of the Company’s assets or through a merger, exchange,
    reorganization or liquidation of the Company or a similar event
    as determined by the Committee (collectively a
    “transaction”), the Committee shall be authorized, in
    its sole discretion, to take any and all action it deems
    equitable under the circumstances, including but not limited to
    any one or more of the following:

			
	 	(1) 	
    providing that the Plan and all Incentives shall terminate and
    the holders of (i) all outstanding vested options shall
    receive, in lieu of any shares of Common Stock they would be
    entitled to receive under such options, such stock, securities
    or assets, including cash, as would have been paid to such
    participants if their options had been exercised and such
    participant had received Common Stock immediately prior to such
    transaction (with appropriate adjustment for the exercise price,
    if any), (ii) performance shares and/or SARs that entitle
    the participant to receive Common Stock shall receive, in lieu
    of any shares of Common Stock each participant was entitled to
    receive as of the date of the transaction pursuant to the terms
    of such Incentive, if any, such stock, securities or assets,
    including cash, as would have been paid to such participant if
    such Common Stock had been issued to and

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    held by the participant immediately prior to such transaction,
    and (iii) any Incentive under this Agreement which does not
    entitle the participant to receive Common Stock shall be
    equitably treated as determined by the Committee.

			
	 	    (2) 	
    providing that participants holding outstanding vested Common
    Stock based Incentives shall receive, with respect to each share
    of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Incentives as of the
    effective date of any such transaction, at the determination of
    the Committee, cash, securities or other property, or any
    combination thereof, in an amount equal to the excess, if any,
    of the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock on a date within
    ten days prior to the effective date of such transaction over
    the option price or other amount owed by a participant, if any,
    and that such Incentives shall be cancelled, including the
    cancellation without consideration of all options that have an
    exercise price below the per share value of the consideration
    received by the Company in the transaction.
	 
	 	    (3) 	
    providing that the Plan (or replacement plan) shall continue
    with respect to Incentives not cancelled or terminated as of the
    effective date of such transaction and provide to participants
    holding such Incentives the right to earn their respective
    Incentives on a substantially equivalent basis (taking into
    account the transaction and the number of shares or other equity
    issued by such successor entity) with respect to the equity of
    the entity succeeding the Company by reason of such transaction.
	 
	 	    (4) 	
    providing that all unvested, unearned or restricted Incentives,
    including but not limited to restricted stock for which
    restrictions have not lapsed as of the effective date of such
    transaction, shall be void and deemed terminated, or, in the
    alternative, for the acceleration or waiver of any vesting,
    earning or restrictions on any Incentive.

		
	 	
    The Board may restrict the rights of participants or the
    applicability of this Section 10.12 to the extent necessary
    to comply with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
    of 1934, the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable law
    or regulation. The grant of an Incentive award pursuant to the
    Plan shall not limit in any way the right or power of the
    Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations
    or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge,
    exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or
    transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

			
	 	  10.13. 	
    Definition of Fair Market Value. For purposes of this
    Plan, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common
    Stock at a specified date shall, unless otherwise expressly
    provided in this Plan, be the amount which the Committee or the
    Board of Directors determines in good faith to be 100% of the
    fair market value of such a share as of the date in question;
    provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if such
    shares are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or are
    quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Small-Cap Market
    (“Nasdaq”), then Fair Market Value shall be determined
    by reference to the last sale price of a share of Common Stock
    on such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq on the
    applicable date. If such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq
    is closed for trading on such date, or if the Common Stock does
    not trade on such date, then the last sale price used shall be
    the one on the date the Common Stock last traded on such
    U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq.

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