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Exhibit

Exhibit 4.3

MATERION CORPORATION
2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF MAY 3, 2017)

		
	1.
	Purpose.  The purpose of this Plan is to (a) attract and retain officers, other key employees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) to provide such persons with incentives and rewards for performance or service, and (c) to promote equity participation by the officers, key employees and consultants of the Company, thereby reinforcing a mutuality of interest with other shareholders, permitting officers, key employees and consultants to share in the Company’s growth.

		
	2.
	Definitions.  As used in this Plan:

		
	(a)
	“Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan, including a Free-standing Appreciation Right and a Tandem Appreciation Right.

		
	(b)
	“Base Price” means the price to be used as the basis for determining the Spread upon the exercise of a Free-standing Appreciation Right.

		
	(c)
	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

		
	(d)
	A “Change in Control” of the Company, for purposes of awards granted under this Plan on or after May 4, 2011, shall mean, unless otherwise determined by the Committee:

		
	(i)
	The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of voting securities of the Company where such acquisition causes such Person to own (X) 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”) without the approval of the Incumbent Board as defined in (ii) below or (Y) 35% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities of the Company with the approval of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to result in a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company that is approved by the Incumbent Board (as defined in subsection (ii), below), (B) any acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, (D) any acquisition by any Person pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) below, or (E) any acquisition by, or other Business Combination (as defined in (iii) below) with, a person or group of which employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company control a greater than 25% interest (a “MBO”) but only if the Participant who holds the award in question is one of those employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company that are participating in the MBO; provided, further, that if any Person’s beneficial ownership of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities reaches or exceeds 30% or 35%, as the case may be, as a result of a transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above, and such Person subsequently acquires beneficial ownership of additional voting securities of the Company, such subsequent acquisition shall be treated as an acquisition that causes such Person to own 30% or 35% or more, as the case may be, of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities; and provided, further, that if at least a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board determines in good faith that a Person has acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities inadvertently, and such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares so that such Person beneficially owns (within the meanings of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) less than 30% of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, then no Change in Control shall have occurred as a result of such Person’s acquisition; or

		
	(ii)
	individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) (as modified by this clause (ii)) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

		
	(iii)
	the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation, or other transaction (a “Business Combination”) excluding, however, such a Business Combination pursuant to which (A) the individuals and entities who were the ultimate beneficial owners of voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 65% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly (X) 30% or more, if such Business Combination is approved by the Incumbent Board or (Y) 35% or more, if such Business Combination is not approved by the Incumbent Board, of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

		
	(iv)
	approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company except pursuant to a Business Combination described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii), above.

		
	(e)
	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

		
	(f)
	“Committee” means the committee described in Section 10(a) of this Plan.

		
	(g)
	“Common Shares” means (i) Common Shares, without par value, of the Company and (ii) any security into which Common Shares may be converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 11 of this Plan.

		
	(h)
	“Company” means Materion Corporation, an Ohio corporation, and its successors.

		
	(i)
	“Date of Grant” means the date specified by the Committee on which a grant of Performance Restricted Shares, Performance Shares or Performance Units, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights or a grant or sale of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall become effective, which shall not be earlier than the date on which the Committee takes action with respect thereto.

		
	(j)
	“Designated Subsidiary” means a subsidiary that is (i) not a corporation or (ii) a corporation in which at the time the Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, less than 80 percent of the total combined voting power represented by all classes of stock issued by such corporation.

		
	(k)
	“Detrimental Activity” means any wrongdoing or misconduct as defined by the Committee in an Evidence of Award.

		
	(l)
	“Evidence of Award” means an agreement, certificate, resolution or other type or form of writing or other evidence approved by the Committee which sets forth the terms and conditions of the award granted under this Plan.  An Evidence of Award may be in any electronic medium, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.

		
	(m)
	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time.

		
	(n)
	“Free-standing Appreciation Right” means an Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan that is not granted in tandem with an Option Right.

		
	(o)
	“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option Right that is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

		
	(p)
	“Management Objectives” means the measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Restricted Shares, Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units or dividend equivalents.  Management Objectives may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of one or more of the Subsidiaries, divisions, departments, regions, functions or other organizational units within the Company or its Subsidiaries.  The Management Objectives may be relative to the performance of one or more other companies or subsidiaries, divisions, departments, regions, functions or other organizational units within such other companies, and may be made relative to an index or one or more of the performance objectives themselves.  The Committee may grant awards subject to Management Objectives that are either Qualified Performance-based Awards or are not Qualified Performance-based Awards.  The Management Objectives applicable to any Qualified Performance-based Award shall be based on one or more, or a combination, of the following criteria (including relative or growth achievement regarding such criteria):

		
	(i)
	Profits (e.g., operating profit or income, EBIT, EBT, net income, earnings per share, residual or economic earnings);

		
	(ii)
	Cash Flow (e.g., EBITDA, operating cash flow, total cash flow, free cash flow, residual cash flow or cash flow return on investment);

		
	(iii)
	Returns (e.g., profits or cash flow returns on: assets, invested capital, net capital employed, and equity);

		
	(iv)
	Working Capital (e.g., working capital divided by sales, days’ sales outstanding, days’ sales inventory, and days’ sales in payables, total inventory, total receivables, inventory turns or any combination thereof);

		
	(v)
	Margins (e.g., operating profit, EBITDA or gross profit divided by revenues or value-added revenues);

		
	(vi)
	Liquidity Measures (e.g., debt-to-debt-plus-equity, debt-to-capital, debt-to-EBITDA, total debt ratio, EBITDA multiple);

		
	(vii)
	Sales, Value-added Sales, Sales Growth, Cost Initiative and Stock Price Metrics (e.g., revenues, revenue growth, new product sales growth, new product value-added sales growth, value-added sales, growth in value-added sales, stock price appreciation, total return to shareholders, sales and administrative costs divided by sales, sales and administrative costs divided by value-added sales, sales per employee, value-added sales per employee, cost targets, expense or debt reduction levels or any combination thereof); and

		
	(viii)
	Strategic Initiative Key Deliverable Metrics (e.g., product development, strategic partnering, research and development, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and information technology, increase in yield and productivity and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures).

In the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award, each Management Objective will be objectively determinable to the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and to the extent consistent with Code Section 162(m), will exclude the effects of certain designated items identified at the time of grant.  Management Objectives that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or financial metrics that are based on, or able to be derived from GAAP, and may be adjusted when established (or to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, at any time thereafter) to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP.  If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Management Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or the acceptable levels of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable, except in the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award (other than in connection with a Participant’s death or disability or a Change in Control) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.
		
	(q)
	“Market Value per Share” means, as of any particular date, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the per share closing price of a Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the day such determination is being made or, if there was no closing price reported on such day, on the next day on which such a closing price was reported; or if the Common Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the day as of which the determination is being made, the amount determined by the Committee to be the fair market value of a Common Share on such day.  The Committee is authorized to adopt another fair market value pricing method, provided such method is stated in the Evidence of Award, and is in compliance with the fair market value pricing rules set forth in Section 409A of the Code.

		
	(r)
	“Non-qualified Option” means an Option Right that is not intended to qualify as a Tax-qualified Option.

		
	(s)
	“Optionee” means the person so designated in an Evidence of Award evidencing an outstanding Option Right.

		
	(t)
	“Option Price” means the purchase price payable upon the exercise of an Option Right.

		
	(u)
	“Option Right” means the right to purchase Common Shares from the Company upon the exercise of a Non-qualified Option or a Tax-qualified Option granted pursuant to Section 7 of this Plan.

		
	(v)
	“Participant” means a person who is selected by the Committee to receive benefits under this Plan and (i) is at that time an officer, including without limitation an officer who may also be a member of the Board, or other salaried employee or consultant of the Company or a Subsidiary or (ii) has agreed to commence serving in any of such capacities, within 90 days of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that Qualified Performance-based Awards may only be granted to officers and other key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The term “Participant” shall also include any person who is determined by the Committee to provide services to the Company or a Subsidiary that are substantially equivalent to those typically provided by an employee (provided that any such person, or such consultant, satisfies the Form S-8 definition of an “employee”).

		
	(w)
	“Performance Period” means, in respect of a Performance Share or Performance Unit, a period of time established pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan within which the Management Objectives relating thereto are to be achieved.

		
	(x)
	“Performance Restricted Shares” means Common Shares granted pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan as to which neither substantial risk of forfeiture nor the restrictions on transfer referred to in such Section 4 has expired.

		
	(y)
	“Performance Share” means a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of one Common Share and is awarded pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan.

		
	(z)
	“Performance Unit” means a bookkeeping entry that records a unit equivalent to $1.00 or such other value as is determined by the Committee and is awarded pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan.

		
	(aa)
	“Plan” means the Materion Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated as of May 3, 2017), as may be further amended from time to time.

		
	(bb)
	“Qualified Performance-based Award” means any award of Performance Shares, Performance Units, Performance Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units, or portion of such award, that is intended to satisfy the requirements for “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(cc)
	“Restricted Stock” means Common Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the restrictions on transfer referred to in such Section 6 has expired.  Restricted Stock is not subject to Management Objectives specified by the Committee.

		
	(dd)
	“Restriction Period” means the period of time during which Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions under Section 9 of this Plan.

		
	(ee)
	“Restricted Stock Units” means an award pursuant to Section 9 of this Plan of the right to receive cash, Common Shares or any combination thereof at the end of a specified Restriction Period.

		
	(ff)
	“Spread” means, in the case of a Free-standing Appreciation Right, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date when any such right is exercised exceeds the Base Price specified in such right or, in the case of a Tandem Appreciation Right, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date when any such right is exercised exceeds the Option Price specified in the related Option Right.

		
	(gg)
	“Subsidiary” means a corporation, company or other entity (i) at least 50 percent of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or securities (as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association), but at least 50 percent of whose ownership interest representing the right generally to make decisions for such other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company except that for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which at the time the Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power represented by all classes of stock issued by such corporation.

		
	(hh)
	“Tandem Appreciation Right” means an Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan that is granted in tandem with an Option Right.

		
	(ii)
	“Tax-qualified Option” means an Option Right that is intended to qualify under particular provisions of the Code, including without limitation an Incentive Stock Option.

		
	3.
	Shares Available Under this Plan.

		
	(a)
	Maximum Shares Available Under Plan.

		
	(i)
	Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of this Plan, the number of Common Shares that may be issued or transferred (A) upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, (B) as Restricted Stock or Performance Restricted Shares and released from substantial risks of forfeiture thereof, (C) in payment of Restricted Stock Units, (D) in payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units that have been earned, or (E) in payment of dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under this Plan will not exceed in the aggregate 4,450,000 Common Shares (1,250,000 of which were approved by shareholders of the Company in 2006, 800,000 of which were approved by shareholders of the Company in 2011, 1,200,000 of which were approved by shareholders of the Company in 2014 and 1,200,000 of which will be added upon approval by shareholders of the Company in 2017), plus any Common Shares relating to awards that expire or are forfeited, canceled or settled in cash under this Plan.  Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing.

		
	(ii)
	Each Common Share issued or transferred pursuant to an award of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights will reduce the aggregate Plan limit described above in Section 3(a)(i) by one Common Share.  Each Common Share issued or transferred (and in the case of Performance Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock, released from all substantial risk of forfeiture) pursuant to an award other than Option Rights or Appreciation Rights shall reduce the aggregate Plan limit described above in Section 3(a)(i) by (A) one Common Share if issued or transferred pursuant to an award granted prior to May 4, 2011, and (B) 1.3 Common Shares if issued or transferred pursuant to an award granted on or after May 4, 2011.  Any Common Shares that again become available for issuance pursuant to this Section 3 shall be added back to the aggregate Plan limit in the same manner such shares were originally deducted from the aggregate plan limit pursuant to this Section 3(a)(ii).

		
	(iii)
	Subject to the share-counting rules provided in Section 3(a)(ii) and in this Section 3(a)(iii), the Common Shares covered by an award granted under this Plan shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant and, therefore, the total number of Common Shares available under this Plan as of a given date shall not be reduced by any Common Shares relating to prior awards that have expired or have been forfeited or canceled.  Upon payment in cash of the benefit provided by any award granted under this Plan, any Common Shares that were covered by that award will be available for issue or transfer hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: (A) if Common Shares are tendered or otherwise used in payment of the Option Price of an Option Right, the total number of shares covered by the Option Right being exercised shall count against the aggregate Plan limit described above; (B) Common Shares withheld by the Company, tendered or otherwise used to satisfy the tax withholding obligation (1) shall count against the aggregate Plan limit described above prior to May 7, 2014 and (2) with respect only to awards other than Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, shall be added back (but only to the extent such withholding did not exceed minimum amounts of taxes required to be withheld) to the aggregate Plan limit described above on and after May 7, 2014 through May 6, 2024; (C) the number of Common Shares that are repurchased by the Company with Option Right proceeds shall not increase the aggregate Plan limit described above; and (D) the number of Common Shares covered by an Appreciation Right, to the extent that it is exercised and settled in Common Shares, whether or not all Common Shares covered by the award are actually issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Appreciation Right, shall be considered issued or transferred pursuant to this Plan.

		
	(b)
	Incentive Stock Option Limit.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3, or elsewhere in this Plan, to the contrary and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares actually issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 4,450,000.

		
	(c)
	Individual Participant Limits.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3, or elsewhere in this Plan, to the contrary and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan:

		
	(i)
	No Participant shall be granted Qualified Performance-based Awards of Restricted Stock Units, Performance Restricted Shares and/or Performance Shares, in the aggregate, for more than 200,000 Common Shares during any calendar year;

		
	(ii)
	No Participant shall be granted in any calendar year a Qualified Performance-based Award of Performance Units having an aggregate maximum value as of their respective Dates of Grant in excess of $2,500,000; and

		
	(iii)
	No Participant shall be granted Option Rights and/or Appreciation Rights, in the aggregate, for more than 200,000, Common Shares during any calendar year.

		
	(d)
	Exclusion from Certain Restrictions.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, up to 5% of the maximum number of Common Shares provided for in Section 3(a)(i) above may be used for awards granted under Sections 4 through 10 of this Plan that do not comply with the applicable three-year minimum vesting requirements set forth in Sections 6(c) and 9(d) of this Plan and the applicable one-year minimum vesting requirements of Sections 4(b), 5(b) and 9(b) of this Plan.

		
	4.
	Performance Restricted Shares.  The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize grants to Participants of Performance Restricted Shares.  Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Each grant or sale shall constitute an immediate transfer of the ownership of Common Shares to the Participant in consideration of the performance of services, entitling such Participant to dividend (subject to Section 4(f) below), voting and other ownership rights, subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer hereinafter referred to.

		
	(b)
	Any grant of Performance Restricted Shares shall specify Management Objectives which, if achieved, will result in termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to such Performance Restricted Shares and each grant may specify in respect of the specified Management Objectives a minimum acceptable level of achievement and may set forth a formula for determining the number of Performance Restricted Shares on which restrictions will terminate if performance is at or above the minimum level, but falls short of full achievement, of the specified Management Objectives; provided, however, that no such termination shall occur sooner than after one year, except that the performance period with respect to an award of Performance Restricted Shares may be subject to earlier termination or other modification, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company; provided, further, that no award of Performance Restricted Shares intended to be a Qualified Performance-based Award will provide for such early termination of restrictions (other than in connection with the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.  The grant of a Qualified Performance-based Award of Performance Restricted Shares shall specify that, before the termination or early termination of restrictions applicable to such Performance Restricted Shares, the Committee must determine that the Management Objectives have been satisfied.

		
	(c)
	Each grant may be made without payment of additional consideration from the Participant.

		
	(d)
	Each grant shall provide that the Performance Restricted Shares covered thereby shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code for a period to be determined by the Committee on the Date of Grant, and any grant may provide for the earlier termination of such period and remove all such restrictions, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company, provided, however, that no award of Performance Restricted Shares intended to be a Qualified Performance-based Award will provide for such early termination of restrictions (other than in connection with the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(e)
	Each grant shall provide that, during or after the period for which such substantial risk of forfeiture is to continue, the transferability of the Performance Restricted Shares shall be prohibited or restricted in the manner and to the extent prescribed by the Committee on the Date of Grant.  Such restrictions may include without limitation rights of repurchase or first refusal in the Company or provisions subjecting the Performance Restricted Shares to a continuing substantial risk of forfeiture in the hands of any transferee.

		
	(f)
	Any grant shall require that any or all dividends or other distributions paid on the Performance Restricted Shares during the period of such restrictions be automatically sequestered.  Such distribution may be reinvested on an immediate or deferred basis in additional Common Shares, which may be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying award or such other restrictions as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that dividends or other distributions on Performance Restricted Shares shall be deferred until and paid contingent upon the earning of the Performance Restricted Shares to which such dividends or other distributions relate.

		
	(g)
	Each grant of Performance Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.  Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, (i) all certificates representing Performance Restricted Shares, together with a stock power that shall be endorsed in blank by the Participant with respect to the Performance Restricted Shares, shall be held in custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon lapse or (ii) all Performance Restricted Shares shall be held at the Company’s transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Performance Restricted Shares.

		
	5.
	Performance Shares and Performance Units.  The Committee may also, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize grants of Performance Shares and Performance Units that shall become payable to the Participant subject to the achievement of specified Management Objectives during the Performance Period.  Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Each grant shall specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units to which it pertains, which may be subject to adjustment to reflect changes in compensation or other factors; provided, however, that no such adjustment will be made in the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units (other than in connection with the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(b)
	The Performance Period with respect to each Performance Share or Performance Unit will be such period of time (not less than one year) as shall be determined by the Committee, and may be subject to earlier termination or other modification, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company; provided, however, that no such adjustment will be made in the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award (other than in connection with the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.  In such event, the Evidence of Award will specify the time and terms of delivery.

		
	(c)
	Each grant shall specify the Management Objectives that are to be achieved by the Participant and each grant may specify in respect of the specified Management Objectives a minimum acceptable level of achievement below which no payment will be made and may set forth a formula for determining the amount of any payment to be made if performance is at or above the minimum acceptable level, but falls short of full achievement of the specified Management Objective.  The grant of a Qualified Performance-based Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall specify that, before the Performance Shares or Performance Units will be earned and paid, the Committee must determine that the Management Objectives have been satisfied.

		
	(d)
	Each grant shall specify the time and manner of payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units that shall have been earned, and any grant may specify that any such amount may be paid by the Company in cash, Common Shares, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or any combination thereof and may either grant to the Participant or reserve to the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives.

		
	(e)
	Any grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee at the Date of Grant.

		
	(f)
	The Committee may, at the Date of Grant of Performance Shares, provide for the payment of dividend equivalents to the holder thereof, either in cash or in additional Common Shares, subject in all cases to payment on a contingent basis based on the Participant’s earning of the Performance Shares with respect to which such dividend equivalents are paid.

		
	(g)
	Each grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.

		
	6.
	Restricted Stock.  The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, also authorize the grant or sale to Participants of Restricted Stock.  Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Each grant shall constitute an immediate transfer of the ownership of Common Shares to the Participant in consideration of the performance of services, entitling such Participant to dividend, voting and other ownership rights, subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer hereinafter referred to and the other terms of this Plan.

		
	(b)
	Each grant or sale may be made without payment of additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by such Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share at the Date of Grant.

		
	(c)
	Each grant or sale shall provide that the Restricted Stock covered thereby shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code for a period of at least three years, except that the restrictions may be removed ratably during the three-year period as determined by the Committee.  Any grant may provide for the earlier termination of such period and remove all such restrictions, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company.

		
	(d)
	Each grant or sale shall provide that, during or after the period for which such substantial risk of forfeiture is to continue, the transferability of the Restricted Stock shall be prohibited or restricted in the manner and to the extent prescribed by the Committee on the Date of Grant.  Such restrictions may include, without limitation, rights of repurchase or first refusal by the Company or provisions subjecting the Restricted Stock to a continuing substantial risk of forfeiture in the hands of any transferee.

		
	(e)
	Any grant or sale may require that any or all dividends or other distributions paid on the Restricted Stock during the period of such restrictions be automatically sequestered; provided, however, that dividends or other distributions on Restricted Stock shall be deferred until and paid contingent upon the earning of the Restricted Stock to which such dividends or other distributions relate.

		
	(f)
	Each grant of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.  Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, (i) all certificates representing Restricted Stock, together with a stock power that shall be endorsed in blank by the Participant with respect to the Restricted Stock, shall be held in custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon lapse, or (ii) Restricted Stock shall be held at the Company’s transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Restricted Stock.

		
	7.
	Option Rights.  The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize grants to Participants of Option Rights.  Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Each grant of Option Rights shall specify the number of Common Shares to which it pertains.

		
	(b)
	Each grant shall specify an Option Price per Common Share, which (subject to Section 23 of this Plan) shall be equal to or greater than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.

		
	(c)
	Each grant shall specify the form of consideration to be paid in satisfaction of the Option Price and the manner of payment of such consideration, which may include:

		
	(i)
	cash in the form of currency or check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds;

		
	(ii)
	the actual or constructive transfer to the Company of non-forfeitable, unrestricted Common Shares, which are already owned by the Optionee and having a value at the time of exercise that is equal to the Option Price;

		
	(iii)
	subject to any conditions or limitations established by the Committee, a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will withhold Common Shares that would otherwise be issued upon exercise (it being understood that, solely for purposes of determining the number of treasury shares held by the Company, the Common Shares so withheld shall not be treated as issued and acquired by the Company upon such exercise);

		
	(iv)
	any other legal consideration that the Committee may deem appropriate, including without limitation any form of consideration authorized under Section 7(d) below, on such basis as the Committee may determine in accordance with this Plan; or

		
	(v)
	any combination of the foregoing.

		
	(d)
	To the extent permitted by law, any grant may provide for deferred payment of the Option Price from the proceeds of sale through a bank or broker of some or all of the Common Shares to which the exercise relates.

		
	(e)
	Successive grants may be made to the same Optionee regardless of whether any Option Rights previously granted to the Optionee remain unexercised.

		
	(f)
	Each grant shall specify the period or periods of continuous employment of the Optionee by the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Option Rights or installments thereof shall become exercisable.  A grant of Option Rights may provide for the earlier exercise of the Option Rights, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company.  

		
	(g)
	Any grant of Option Rights may specify Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition of the exercise of such rights.  

		
	(h)
	Option Rights granted under this Plan may be (i) options that are intended to qualify under particular provisions of the Code, including without limitation Incentive Stock Options, (ii) options that are not intended to so qualify or (iii) combinations of the foregoing.  Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who, on the date of the grant, are officers or other key employees of the Company or any Subsidiary who must meet the definition of “employees” under Section 3401(c) of the Code.

		
	(i)
	The exercise of an Option Right will result in the cancellation on a share-for-share basis of any Tandem Appreciation Right authorized under Section 8 of this Plan.

		
	(j)
	No Option Right granted pursuant to this Section 7 may be exercised more than seven years from the Date of Grant.  Subject to this limit, the Committee may cause Option Rights to continue to be exercisable after termination of employment of the Participant under circumstances specified by the Committee.

		
	(k)
	Option Rights granted under this Plan may not provide for any dividends or dividend equivalents thereon.

		
	(l)
	Each grant of Option Rights shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.

		
	8.
	Appreciation Rights.  The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, also authorize grants to Participants of Appreciation Rights.  An Appreciation Right shall be a right of the Participant to receive from the Company an amount, which shall be determined by the Committee and shall be expressed as a percentage (not exceeding 100%) of the Spread at the time of the exercise of such right.  An Appreciation Right awarded in relation to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted concurrently with such Incentive Stock Option.  Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of an Appreciation Right may be paid by the Company in cash, Common Shares or any combination thereof and may either grant to the Participant or reserve to the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives.

		
	(b)
	Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of an Appreciation Right shall not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant.

		
	(c)
	Any grant may specify (i) a waiting period or periods before Appreciation Rights shall become exercisable and (ii) permissible dates or periods on or during which Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable.

		
	(d)
	Each grant will specify the period or periods of continuous service by the Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary that is necessary before the Appreciation Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable.  Any grant may specify that an Appreciation Right may be exercised earlier, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company. 

		
	(e)
	Any grant of Appreciation Rights may specify Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition of the exercise of such rights.

		
	(f)
	Each grant shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall describe the subject Appreciation Rights, identify any related Option Rights, state that the Appreciation Rights are subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and contain such other terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.

		
	(g)
	No Appreciation Right granted under this Plan may be exercised more than seven years from the Date of Grant.

		
	(h)
	Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan may not provide for any dividends or dividend equivalents thereon.

		
	(i)
	Regarding Tandem Appreciation Rights only:

		
	(i)
	Each grant shall provide that a Tandem Appreciation Right may be exercised only at a time when the related Option Right (or any similar right granted under any other plan of the Company) is also exercisable and the Spread is positive and by surrender of the related Option Right (or such other right) for cancellation.

		
	(ii)
	The Option Price of the related Option Right shall (subject to Section 23 of this Plan) be equal to or greater than the Market Value Per Share on the Date of Grant.

		
	(j)
	Regarding Free-standing Appreciation Rights only:

		
	(i)
	Each grant shall specify in respect of each Free-standing Appreciation Right a Base Price per Common Share, which (subject to Section 23 of this Plan) shall be equal to or greater than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant; and

		
	(ii)
	Successive grants may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Free-standing Appreciation Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised.

		
	9.
	Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, also authorize grants or sales of Restricted Stock Units to Participants.  Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

		
	(a)
	Each grant or sale shall constitute the agreement by the Company to deliver Common Shares, cash or a combination thereof to the Participant in the future in consideration of the performance of services, subject to the fulfillment during the Restriction Period of such conditions (which may include the achievement of Management Objectives) as the Committee may specify.

		
	(b)
	If a grant or sale of Restricted Stock Units specifies that the Restriction Period will terminate subject to the achievement of Management Objectives, such Restriction Period may not terminate sooner than after one year.  Each grant may specify in respect of such Management Objectives a minimum acceptable level of achievement and may set forth a formula for determining the number of Restricted Stock Units which restriction will terminate if performance is at or above the minimum level, but falls short of full achievement of the specified Management Objectives.  The grant of Qualified Performance-based Awards of Restricted Stock Units shall specify that, before the termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Units, the Committee must determine that the Management Objectives have been satisfied.

		
	(c)
	Each grant or sale may be made without additional consideration from the Participant or in consideration of a payment by the Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.

		
	(d)
	If the Restriction Period lapses only by the passage of time rather than the achievement of Management Objectives, each grant or sale shall provide that the Restricted Stock Units covered thereby shall be subject to a Restriction Period of not less than three years, except that a grant or sale may provide that the Restriction Period shall expire ratably during the three-year period as determined by the Committee.

		
	(e)
	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, any grant or sale of Restricted Stock Units may provide for the earlier lapse or other modification of the Restriction Period, including in the event of the retirement, death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company; provided, however, that no award of Restricted Stock Units intended to be a Qualified Performance-based Award will provide for such early lapse or modification of the Restriction Period (other than in connection with the death or disability of the Participant or a Change in Control) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(f)
	During the Restriction Period, the Participant shall not have any right to transfer any rights under the subject award, shall not have any rights of ownership in the Common Shares deliverable upon payment of the Restricted Stock Units and shall not have any right to vote them, but the Committee may on or after the Date of Grant authorize the payment of dividend equivalents on such Restricted Stock Units, either in cash or in additional Common Shares; provided, however, that any dividends or other distributions with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall be deferred until and paid contingent upon the earning of the Restricted Stock Units to which such dividends or other distributions relate.

		
	(g)
	Each grant or sale shall specify the time and manner of payment of Restricted Stock Units that have been earned.  Any grant or sale may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may be paid by the Company in cash, in Common Shares or in any combination thereof and may either grant to the Participant or retain by the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives.

		
	(h)
	Each grant or sale shall be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan.

		
	10.
	Administration of the Plan.

		
	(a)
	This Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board.  The Committee may from time to time delegate all or any part of its authority under this Plan to a subcommittee thereof.  To the extent of any such delegation, references in this Plan to the Committee will be deemed to be references to such subcommittee.

		
	(b)
	The interpretation and construction, including any action to correct defects and supply omission and correct administrative errors, by the Committee of any provision of this Plan or any Evidence of Award (or related documents) and any determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of this Plan or any such agreement, notification or document, shall be final and conclusive.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any such action taken or determination made in good faith.  In addition, the Committee is authorized to take any action it determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate subject only to the express limitations contained in this Plan, and no authorization in any Plan section or other provision of this Plan is intended or may be deemed to constitute a limitation on the authority of the Committee.

		
	(c)
	The Committee may suspend the right to exercise Option Rights or Appreciation Rights during any blackout period that is necessary or desirable to comply with the requirements of applicable laws and/or to extend the award exercise period in a manner consistent with applicable law.

		
	(d)
	To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate to one or more officers of the Company or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee, the subcommittee, or any person to whom duties or powers have been delegated as aforesaid, may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee, the subcommittee or such person may have under this Plan.  To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of awards granted under this Plan. In no event shall any such delegation of authority be permitted with respect to awards to any person who is an officer, director, or more than 10% “beneficial owner” of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or to any Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to likely become, a "covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor provision).

		
	11.
	Adjustments.  The Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments in the (a) number of Common Shares covered by outstanding Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares and Performance Units granted hereunder, (b) prices per share applicable to such Option Rights and Appreciation Rights, (c) kind of shares (including shares of another issuer) covered thereby, and (d) in other award terms, as the Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, determines is equitably required in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants that otherwise would result from (x) any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, (y) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, spin-out, split-off, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities or (z) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.  Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event or in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding awards under this Plan such alternative consideration (including cash), if any, as it may, in good faith, determine to be equitable under the circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all awards so replaced in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.  In addition, for each Option Right or Appreciation Right with an Option Price or Base Price greater than the consideration offered in connection with any such transaction or event or Change in Control, the Committee may in its sole discretion elect to cancel such Option Right or Appreciation Right without any payment to the person holding such Option Right or Appreciation Right.  Moreover, the Committee may on or after the Date of Grant provide in the agreement evidencing any award under this Plan that the holder of the award may elect to receive an equivalent award in respect of securities of the surviving entity of any merger, consolidation or other transaction or event having a similar effect, or the Committee may provide that the holder will automatically be entitled to receive such an equivalent award.  The Committee shall also make or provide for such adjustments in the numbers and kind of shares specified in Section 3 of this Plan as the Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, determines is appropriate to reflect any transaction or event described in this Section 11; provided, however, that any such adjustment to the number specified in Section 3(a)(i) and 3(b) will be made only if and to the extent that such adjustment would not cause any option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option to fail to so qualify.  This Section 11 shall not be construed to permit the re-pricing of any Option Rights in the absence of any of the circumstances described above in contravention of Section 19(b) hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 11 to awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (ii) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 11 of this Plan to awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the awards either continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) the Committee shall not have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to this Section 11 of this Plan to the extent that the existence of such authority would cause an award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code to be subject thereto.

		
	12.
	Detrimental Activity and Recapture Provisions.  Any Evidence of Award may provide for the cancellation or forfeiture of an award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any gain related to an award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee from time to time, if a Participant, either (a) during employment or other service with the Company or a Subsidiary or (b) within a specified period after termination of such employment or service, shall engage in any Detrimental Activity.  In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any Evidence of Award may also provide for the cancellation or forfeiture of an award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any Common Shares issued under and/or any other benefit related to an award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be required by the Committee or under Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Common Shares may be traded.

		
	13.
	Participation by Employees of Designated Subsidiaries.  As a condition to the effectiveness of any grant or award to be made hereunder to a Participant who is an employee of a Designated Subsidiary, whether or not such Participant is also employed by the Company or another Subsidiary, the Board may require such Designated Subsidiary to agree to transfer to such employee (when, as and if provided for under this Plan, and any applicable Agreement entered into with any such employee pursuant to this Plan) the Common Shares that would otherwise be delivered by the Company, upon receipt by such Designated Subsidiary of any consideration then otherwise payable by such Participant to the Company.  Any such award shall be evidenced by an agreement between the Participant and the Designated Subsidiary, in lieu of the Company, on terms consistent with this Plan and approved by the Board and such Designated Subsidiary.  All such Common Shares so delivered by or to a Designated Subsidiary shall be treated as if they had been delivered by or to the Company for purposes of Section 3 of this Plan, and all references to the Company in this Plan shall be deemed to refer to such Designated Subsidiary, except for purposes of the definition of “Board” and except in other cases where the context otherwise requires.

		
	14.
	Non-U.S.  Participants.  In order to facilitate the making of any grant or combination of grants under this Plan, the Committee may provide for such special terms for awards to Participants who are foreign nationals or who are employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or Designated Subsidiary outside of the United States of America or who provide services to the Company under an agreement with a foreign nation or agency, as the Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom.  Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan (including, without limitation, sub-plans) as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and the Secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such document as having been approved and adopted in the same manner as this Plan.  No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements, however, shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as then in effect unless this Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the shareholders of the Company.

15.Transferability.
		
	(a)
	Except as provided in Section 15(c) below, no Option Right or Appreciation Right or other derivative security granted under this Plan may be transferred by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and in no event shall any award granted under this Plan be transferred for value.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Option Rights and Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan may not be exercised during a Participant’s lifetime except by the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity, by his guardian or legal representative acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Participant under state law and court supervision.

		
	(b)
	The Committee may specify at the Date of Grant, that all or any part of the Common Shares that are (i) to be issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, or in payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units or upon the termination of the Restriction Period applicable to Restricted Stock Units, or (ii) no longer subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restriction on transfer referred to in Sections 4 and 6 of this Plan, shall be subject to further restrictions upon transfer.

		
	(c)
	The Committee may determine that Option Rights (other than Incentive Stock Options) and Appreciation Rights may be transferable by a Participant, without payment of consideration therefore by the transferee, only to any one or more members of the Participant’s immediate family; provided, however, that (i) no such transfer shall be effective unless reasonable prior notice thereof is delivered to the Company and such transfer is thereafter effected in accordance with any terms and conditions that shall have been made applicable thereto by the Company or the Committee and (ii) any such transferee shall be subject to the same terms and conditions hereunder as the Participant.  For the purposes of this Section 15(c), the term “immediate family” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.

		
	16.
	Withholding Taxes.  To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other amounts in connection with any payment made or benefit realized by a Participant or other person under this Plan, and the amounts available to the Company for the withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the receipt of any such payment or the realization of any such benefit that the Participant or such other person make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of any taxes or other amounts required to be withheld.  At the discretion of the Committee, any such arrangements may without limitation include relinquishment of a portion of any such payment or benefit.  Participants shall also make such arrangements as the Company may require for the payment of any withholding tax obligation that may arise in connection with the disposition of Common Shares acquired upon the exercise of Option Rights.  In no event will the market value of the Common Shares to be withheld and delivered pursuant to this Section to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (a) an additional amount can be withheld or delivered, and not result in adverse accounting or other consequences as reasonably determined by the Committee (it being understood that the failure of such reasonable determination to be correct shall not constitute a violation of the terms of this Plan), and (b) it is permitted by the Committee.

		
	17.
	Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

		
	(a)
	To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any grants made hereunder comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Participants.  This Plan and any grants made hereunder shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent.  Any reference in this Plan to Section 409A of the Code will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S.  Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

		
	(b)
	Neither a Participant nor any of a Participant’s creditors or beneficiaries shall have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable under this Plan and grants hereunder to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment.  Except as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable to a Participant or for a Participant’s benefit under this Plan and grants hereunder may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by a Participant to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

		
	(c)
	If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), (i) the Participant shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii) the Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it, without interest, on the tenth business day of the seventh month after such separation from service. 

		
	(d)
	Solely with respect to any award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and that is payable on account of a Change in Control (including any installments or stream of payments that are accelerated on account of a Change in Control), a Change in Control shall occur only if such event also constitutes a “change in the ownership,” “change in effective control,” and/or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets” of the Company as those terms are defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5), but only to the extent necessary to establish a time and form of payment that complies with Section 409A of the Code, without altering the definition of Change in Control for any purpose in respect of such award.

		
	(e)
	Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan and grants hereunder to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A of the Code, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Plan and grants hereunder as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.  In any case, a Participant shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on a Participant or for a Participant’s account in connection with this Plan and grants hereunder (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

		
	18.
	Effective Date.  The Materion Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan first became effective on May 2, 2006, the date it was approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Materion Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated as of May 4, 2011) first became effective on May 4, 2011, the date it was approved by the Company’s shareholders and the Materion Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated as of May 7, 2014) first became effective as of May 7, 2014, the date it was approved by the Company’s shareholders.  This Plan shall be effective as of May 3, 2017 or such other date on which it is approved by the Company’s shareholders.

		
	19.
	Amendments.

		
	(a)
	The Board may at any time and from time to time amend this Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that if an amendment to this Plan (i) would materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under this Plan, (ii) would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under this Plan, (iii) would materially modify the requirements for participation in this Plan or (iv) must otherwise be approved by the shareholders of the Company in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the principal national securities exchange upon which the Common Shares are traded or quoted, then, such amendment will be subject to shareholder approval and will not be effective unless and until such approval has been obtained.

		
	(b)
	Except in connection with a corporate transaction or event described in Section 11 of this Plan, the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the Option Price of outstanding Option Rights or the Base Price of outstanding Appreciation Rights, or cancel outstanding Option Rights or Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other awards or Option Rights or Appreciation Rights with an Option Price or Base Price, as applicable, that is less than the Option Price of the original Option Rights or Base Price of the original Appreciation Rights, as applicable, without shareholder approval.  This Section 19(b) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Option Rights and Appreciation Rights and will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 11 of this Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, this Section 19(b) may not be amended without approval by the Company’s shareholders.

		
	(c)
	If permitted by Section 409A of the Code and Section 162(m) of the Code, but subject to Section 19(d) hereof, in case of termination of employment including by reason of the death, disability or normal or early retirement of a Participant who holds an Option Right or Appreciation Right not immediately exercisable in full, or any Performance Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock as to which the substantial risk of forfeiture or the prohibition or restriction on transfer has not lapsed, or any Restricted Stock Units as to which the Restriction Period has not been completed, or any Performance Shares or Performance Units which have not been fully earned, or in the case of a Change in Control of the Company or similar transaction or event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which such Option Right or Appreciation Right may be exercised or the time at which such substantial risk of forfeiture or prohibition or restriction on transfer will lapse or the time when such Restriction Period will end or the time at which such Performance Shares or Performance Units will be deemed to have been fully earned or may waive any other limitation or requirement under any such award, except in the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(d)
	Subject to Section 19(c) hereof, the Committee may amend the terms of any award theretofore granted under this Plan prospectively or retroactively, except in the case of a Qualified Performance-based Award (other than in connection with the Participant’s death or disability, or a Change in Control of the Company) where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.  In such case, the Committee will not make any modification of the Management Objectives or the level or levels of achievement with respect to such Qualified Performance-based Award.  Subject to Section 11 above, no such amendment shall impair the rights of any Participant without his or her consent.  The Committee may, in its discretion, terminate this Plan at any time.  Termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants or their successors under any awards outstanding hereunder and not exercised in full on the date of termination.

		
	20.
	Termination of the Plan.  No further awards shall be granted under this Plan after May 2, 2027, ten years from the date on which this Plan is expected to be approved by the shareholders of the Company, but all grants made on or prior to such date will continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of this Plan.

		
	21.
	Governing Law.  This Plan and all grants and awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio.

		
	22.
	Miscellaneous Provisions.

		
	(a)
	The Company shall not be required to issue any fractional Common Shares pursuant to this Plan.  The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions or for the settlement of fractions in cash.

		
	(b)
	This Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or other service at any time.

		
	(c)
	Except with respect to Section 22(e), to the extent that any provision of this Plan would prevent any Option Right that was intended to qualify as a Tax-qualified Option from qualifying as such, that provision shall be null and void with respect to such Option Right.  Such provision, however, will remain in effect for other Option Rights and there will be no further effect on any provision of this Plan.

		
	(d)
	No award under this Plan may be exercised by the holder thereof if such exercise, and the receipt of cash or stock thereunder, would be, in the opinion of counsel selected by the Committee, contrary to law or the regulations of any duly constituted authority having jurisdiction over this Plan.

		
	(e)
	Leave of absence approved by a duly constituted officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be considered interruption or termination of service of any employee for any purposes of this Plan or awards granted hereunder, except that no awards may be granted to an employee while he or she is on a leave of absence.

		
	(f)
	No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares subject to awards granted to him or her under this Plan prior to the date as of which he or she is actually recorded as the holder of such shares upon the stock records of the Company.

		
	(g)
	The Committee may condition the grant of any award or combination of awards authorized under this Plan on the surrender or deferral by the Participant of his or her right to receive a cash bonus or other compensation otherwise payable by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Participant.

		
	(h)
	Except with respect to Option Rights and Appreciation Rights, the Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance of Common Shares under this Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for purposes of this Plan and which are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  The Committee also may provide that deferred issuances and settlements include the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferral amounts.

		
	(i)
	If any provision of this Plan is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify this Plan or any award under any law deemed applicable by the Board, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to applicable laws or, in the discretion of the Board, it shall be stricken and the remainder of this Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

		
	23.
	Stock-based Awards in Substitution for Stock Options or Other Awards Granted by Other Company.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary:

		
	(a)
	Awards may be granted under this Plan in substitution for or in conversion of, or in connection with an assumption of, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock or stock-based awards held by awardees of an entity engaging in a corporate acquisition or merger transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary.  Any conversion, substitution or assumption will be effective as of the close of the merger or acquisition, and, to the extent applicable, will be conducted in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.  The awards so granted may reflect the original terms of the awards being assumed or substituted or converted for and need not comply with other specific terms of this Plan, and may account for Common Shares substituted for the securities covered by the original awards and the number of shares subject to the original awards, as well as any exercise or purchase prices applicable to the original awards, adjusted to account for differences in stock prices in connection with the transaction.

		
	(b)
	In the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary merges has shares available under a pre-existing plan previously approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or merger, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, to reflect such acquisition or merger) may be used for awards made after such acquisition or merger under this Plan; provided, however, that awards using such available shares may not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan absent the acquisition or merger, and may only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to such acquisition or merger.

		
	(c)
	Any Common Shares that are issued or transferred by, or that are subject to any awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company under Sections 23(a) or 23(b) above will not reduce the Common Shares available for issuance or transfer under this Plan or otherwise count against the limits contained in Section 3 of this Plan.  In addition, no Common Shares that are issued or transferred by, or that are subject to any awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company under Sections 23(a) or 23(b) of this Plan will be added to the aggregate plan limit contained in Section 3 of this Plan.Exhibit 4.3

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

 

and

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,

 

as guarantor

 

and

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

 

as Trustee

 

SUBORDINATED INDENTURE

 

Dated as of                         

 

 

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Article One
    	
 
    
	
Definitions and   Other Provisions of General Application
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 101.
    	
Definitions
    	
1
    
	
Section 102.
    	
Compliance Certificates   and Opinions
    	
10
    
	
Section 103.
    	
Form of Documents   Delivered to Trustee
    	
11
    
	
Section 104.
    	
Acts of Holders; Record   Dates
    	
11
    
	
Section 105.
    	
Notices, Etc., to   Trustee, Company and Subsidiary Guarantor
    	
14
    
	
Section 106.
    	
Notice to Holders;   Waiver
    	
14
    
	
Section 107.
    	
Conflict with Trust   Indenture Act
    	
15
    
	
Section 108.
    	
Effect of Headings and   Table of Contents
    	
15
    
	
Section 109.
    	
Successors and Assigns
    	
15
    
	
Section 110.
    	
Separability Clause
    	
15
    
	
Section 111.
    	
Benefits of Indenture
    	
15
    
	
Section 112.
    	
Governing Law; Waiver   of Jury Trial
    	
15
    
	
Section 113.
    	
Legal Holidays
    	
16
    
	
Section 114.
    	
Computations
    	
16
    
	
Section 115.
    	
Force Majeure
    	
16
    
	
Section 116.
    	
Tax Matters
    	
16
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Two
    	
 
    
	
Security Forms
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 201.
    	
Forms Generally
    	
17
    
	
Section 202.
    	
Form of Legend for   Global Securities
    	
17
    
	
Section 203.
    	
Form of Trustee’s   Certificate of Authentication
    	
18
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Three
    	
 
    
	
The Securities
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 301.
    	
Title; Terms
    	
19
    
	
Section 302.
    	
Denominations
    	
22
    
	
Section 303.
    	
Execution,   Authentication, Delivery and Dating
    	
22
    
	
Section 304.
    	
Temporary Securities
    	
24
    
	
Section 305.
    	
Registration;   Registration of Transfer and Exchange
    	
24
    
	
Section 306.
    	
Mutilated, Destroyed,   Lost and Stolen Securities
    	
27
    
	
Section 307.
    	
Payment of Interest;   Interest Rights Preserved
    	
28
    
	
Section 308.
    	
Persons Deemed Owners
    	
29
    
	
Section 309.
    	
Cancellation
    	
29
    
	
Section 310.
    	
Computation of Interest
    	
30
    

 

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Section 311.
    	
CUSIP or ISIN Numbers
    	
30
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Four
    	
 
    
	
Satisfaction and   Discharge
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 401.
    	
Satisfaction and   Discharge of Indenture
    	
30
    
	
Section 402.
    	
Application of Trust   Money
    	
32
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Five
    	
 
    
	
Remedies
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 501.
    	
Events of Default
    	
32
    
	
Section 502.
    	
Acceleration of   Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
    	
33
    
	
Section 503.
    	
Collection of   Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
    	
35
    
	
Section 504.
    	
Trustee May File   Proofs of Claim
    	
36
    
	
Section 505.
    	
Trustee   May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities
    	
37
    
	
Section 506.
    	
Application of Money   Collected
    	
37
    
	
Section 507.
    	
Limitation on Suits
    	
37
    
	
Section 508.
    	
Unconditional Right of   Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
    	
38
    
	
Section 509.
    	
Restoration of Rights   and Remedies
    	
38
    
	
Section 510.
    	
Rights and Remedies   Cumulative
    	
39
    
	
Section 511.
    	
Delay or Omission Not   Waiver
    	
39
    
	
Section 512.
    	
Control by Holders
    	
39
    
	
Section 513.
    	
Waiver of Past Defaults
    	
40
    
	
Section 514.
    	
Undertaking for Costs
    	
40
    
	
Section 515.
    	
Waiver of Usury, Stay   or Extension Laws
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Six
    	
 
    
	
The Trustee
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 601.
    	
Certain Duties and   Responsibilities
    	
41
    
	
Section 602.
    	
Notice of Defaults
    	
42
    
	
Section 603.
    	
Certain Rights of   Trustee
    	
42
    
	
Section 604.
    	
Not Responsible for   Recitals or Issuance of Securities
    	
44
    
	
Section 605.
    	
May Hold   Securities
    	
45
    
	
Section 606.
    	
Money Held in Trust
    	
45
    
	
Section 607.
    	
Compensation and   Reimbursement
    	
45
    
	
Section 608.
    	
Disqualification;   Conflicting Interests
    	
46
    
				

 

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Section 609.
    	
Corporate Trustee   Required; Eligibility
    	
46
    
	
Section 610.
    	
Resignation and   Removal; Appointment of Successor
    	
47
    
	
Section 611.
    	
Acceptance of   Appointment by Successor
    	
48
    
	
Section 612.
    	
Merger, Conversion,   Consolidation or Succession to Business
    	
49
    
	
Section 613.
    	
Preferential Collection   of Claims Against Company
    	
50
    
	
Section 614.
    	
Appointment of   Authenticating Agent
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Seven
    	
 
    
	
Holders’ Lists   and Reports by Trustee and Company
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 701.
    	
Company to Furnish   Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders
    	
52
    
	
Section 702.
    	
Preservation of   Information; Communications to Holders
    	
52
    
	
Section 703.
    	
Reports by Trustee
    	
52
    
	
Section 704.
    	
Reports by Company
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Eight
    	
 
    
	
Consolidation,   Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 801.
    	
Company May Consolidate,   Etc., Only on Certain Terms
    	
54
    
	
Section 802.
    	
Successor Corporation   Substituted
    	
55
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Nine
    	
 
    
	
Supplemental   Indentures
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 901.
    	
Supplemental Indentures   Without Consent of Holders
    	
55
    
	
Section 902.
    	
Supplemental Indentures   With Consent of Holders
    	
57
    
	
Section 903.
    	
Execution of   Supplemental Indentures
    	
58
    
	
Section 904.
    	
Effect of Supplemental   Indentures
    	
59
    
	
Section 905.
    	
Conformity with Trust   Indenture Act
    	
59
    
	
Section 906.
    	
Reference in Securities   to Supplemental Indentures
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Ten
    	
 
    
	
Covenants
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1001.
    	
Payment of Principal,   Premium and Interest
    	
59
    
	
Section 1002.
    	
Maintenance of Office   or Agency
    	
59
    
	
Section 1003.
    	
Money for Securities   Payments to Be Held in Trust
    	
60
    
	
Section 1004.
    	
Statement by Officers   as to Default
    	
61
    
				

 

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Section 1005.
    	
Existence
    	
61
    
	
Section 1006.
    	
Payment of Taxes
    	
62
    
	
Section 1007.
    	
Limitation on Liens
    	
62
    
	
Section 1008.
    	
Waiver of Certain   Covenants
    	
62
    
	
Section 1009.
    	
Calculation of Original   Issue Discount
    	
62
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Eleven
    	
 
    
	
Redemption of   Securities
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1101.
    	
Company’s Right of   Redemption
    	
63
    
	
Section 1102.
    	
Applicability of   Article
    	
63
    
	
Section 1103.
    	
Election to Redeem; Notice   to Trustee
    	
63
    
	
Section 1104.
    	
Selection by Trustee of   Securities to Be Redeemed
    	
64
    
	
Section 1105.
    	
Notice of Redemption
    	
64
    
	
Section 1106.
    	
Deposit of Redemption   Price
    	
65
    
	
Section 1107.
    	
Securities Payable on   Redemption Date
    	
65
    
	
Section 1108.
    	
Securities Redeemed in   Part
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Twelve
    	
 
    
	
Subordination of   Securities
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1201.
    	
Securities Subordinate   to Senior Indebtedness of the Company
    	
66
    
	
Section 1202.
    	
Payment Over of   Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.
    	
66
    
	
Section 1203.
    	
Prior   Payment to Senior Indebtedness of the Company Upon Acceleration of Securities
    	
68
    
	
Section 1204.
    	
No Payment When Senior   Indebtedness of the Company in Default
    	
68
    
	
Section 1205.
    	
Payment Permitted If No   Default
    	
69
    
	
Section 1206.
    	
Subrogation to Rights   of Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company
    	
70
    
	
Section 1207.
    	
Provisions Solely to   Define Relative Rights
    	
70
    
	
Section 1208.
    	
Trustee to Effectuate   Subordination
    	
71
    
	
Section 1209.
    	
No Waiver of   Subordination Provisions
    	
71
    
	
Section 1210.
    	
Notice to Trustee
    	
71
    
	
Section 1211.
    	
Reliance on Judicial   Order of Certificate of Liquidating Agent or Other Notices
    	
71
    
	
Section 1212.
    	
Trustee Not Fiduciary   for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company
    	
72
    
	
Section 1213.
    	
Rights   of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company; Preservation of   Trustee’s Rights
    	
72
    
	
Section 1214.
    	
Article Applicable   to Paying Agents
    	
73
    
				

 

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Section 1215.
    	
Certain Conversions or   Exchanges Deemed Payment
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Thirteen
    	
 
    
	
Subordination of   Subsidiary Guarantee
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1301.
    	
Subsidiary   Guarantee Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor
    	
73
    
	
Section 1302.
    	
Payment Over of   Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.
    	
73
    
	
Section 1303.
    	
Prior   Payment to Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor Upon Acceleration of   Securities
    	
75
    
	
Section 1304.
    	
No Payment When Senior   Indebtedness of Subsidiary Guarantor in Default
    	
75
    
	
Section 1305.
    	
Payment Permitted If No   Default
    	
76
    
	
Section 1306.
    	
Subrogation to Rights   of Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor
    	
77
    
	
Section 1307.
    	
Provisions Solely to   Define Relative Rights
    	
77
    
	
Section 1308.
    	
Trustee to Effectuate   Subordination
    	
78
    
	
Section 1309.
    	
No Waiver of   Subordination Provisions
    	
78
    
	
Section 1310.
    	
Notice to Trustee
    	
78
    
	
Section 1311.
    	
Reliance on Judicial   Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent or Other Notices
    	
78
    
	
Section 1312.
    	
Trustee Not Fiduciary   for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor
    	
79
    
	
Section 1313.
    	
Rights   of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor;   Preservation of Trustee’s Rights
    	
79
    
	
Section 1314.
    	
Article Applicable   to Paying Agents
    	
80
    
	
Section 1315.
    	
Certain Conversions or   Exchanges Deemed Payment
    	
80
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Article Fourteen
    	
 
    
	
Defeasance and   Covenant Defeasance
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1401.
    	
Company’s Option to   Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
    	
80
    
	
Section 1402.
    	
Defeasance and   Discharge
    	
80
    
	
Section 1403.
    	
Covenant Defeasance
    	
81
    
	
Section 1404.
    	
Conditions to Defeasance   or Covenant Defeasance
    	
81
    
	
Section 1405.
    	
Deposited   Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous   Provisions
    	
83
    
	
Section 1406.
    	
Reinstatement
    	
84
    
	
Section 1407.
    	
Qualifying Trustee
    	
84
    
				

 

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Exhibit A:   Form of Security
    	
 
    
				

 

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CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS INDENTURE RELATING
 TO SECTIONS 310 THROUGH 318,
 INCLUSIVE OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939:

 

	
TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION
    	
 
    	
INDENTURE SECTION
    
	
SECTION 310(a)(1)
    	
 
    	
609, 610
    
	
(a)(2)
    	
 
    	
609
    
	
(a)(3)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(a)(4)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(a)(5)
    	
 
    	
609
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
608, 610
    
	
SECTION 311(a)
    	
 
    	
613
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
613
    
	
SECTION 312(a)
    	
 
    	
701, 702
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
702
    
	
(c)
    	
 
    	
702
    
	
SECTION 313(a)
    	
 
    	
703
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
703
    
	
(c)
    	
 
    	
703
    
	
(d)
    	
 
    	
703
    
	
SECTION 314(a)
    	
 
    	
704
    
	
(a)(4)
    	
 
    	
101, 1004
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(c)(1)
    	
 
    	
102
    
	
(c)(2)
    	
 
    	
102
    
	
(c)(3)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(d)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(e)
    	
 
    	
102
    
	
SECTION 315(a)
    	
 
    	
601
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
602
    
	
(c)
    	
 
    	
601
    
	
(d)
    	
 
    	
601
    
	
(e)
    	
 
    	
514
    
	
SECTION 316(a)
    	
 
    	
101
    
	
(a)(1)(a)
    	
 
    	
502, 512
    
	
(a)(1)(b)
    	
 
    	
513
    
	
(a)(2)
    	
 
    	
NOT APPLICABLE
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
508
    
	
(c)
    	
 
    	
104
    
	
SECTION 317(a)(1)
    	
 
    	
503
    
	
(a)(2)
    	
 
    	
504
    

 

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(b)
    	
 
    	
1003
    
	
SECTION 318(a)
    	
 
    	
107
    

 

NOTE: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 

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SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated as of              , between PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company,” as such term is further defined herein), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa, as guarantor (herein called the “Subsidiary Guarantor,” as such term is further defined herein), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” as such term is further defined herein).

 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR

 

Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Company’s unsecured subordinated debt securities in one or more series (the “Securities”) of substantially the tenor hereinafter provided, and, if applicable, the guarantee thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantor, on an unsecured subordinated basis subject to the limitations hereinafter provided, and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and all things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and, if applicable, any guarantee, the valid obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantor, and to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and, to the extent applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of a series thereof, as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

 

Section 101.                             Definitions.  For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

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

 

 

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

 

(3)                                 all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the time of such computation; provided, that when two or more principles are so generally accepted, it shall mean that set of principles consistent with those in use by the Company;

 

(4)                                 unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and

 

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

 

“Act” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

 

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

“Applicable Law” has the meaning specified in Section 116.

 

“Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, any duly authorized committee of that board or any officer of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, delegated the power of either the board of directors of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, or any duly authorized committee of that board.

 

2

 

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

 

“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which (i) banking institutions in New York, New York or Des Moines, Iowa, or (ii) the Corporate Trust Office or (iii) any Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

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

 

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

 

“Company Request” and “Company Order” mean, respectively, a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by (i) its Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President or any other person duly authorized from time to time by the Company or its Board of Directors and (ii) its Treasurer, any Associate Treasurer, any Director, Corporate Treasury, its Controller, its Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any other person duly authorized from time to time by the Company or its Board of Directors, and delivered to the Trustee or, with respect to Company Requests and Company Orders delivered pursuant to Sections 303, 304, 305 and 603, any other employee of the Company named in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

 

“corporation” means a corporation, association, company, joint stock company or business trust.

 

“Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1403.

 

3

 

“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307.

 

“Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1402.

 

“Depositary” means the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated by the Company under Section 301 to act as depositary for any series of Securities with respect to such series (or any successor to such clearing agency).

 

“Dollar” means the currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

“Event of Default,” unless otherwise specified with respect to Securities of a series pursuant to Section 301, has the meaning specified in Section 501.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

“Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 104.

 

“Foreign Currency” means any currency issued by (1) the government of one or more countries other than the United States of America or (2) any recognized confederation or association of such governments that is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

“Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of a series of Securities issued to the Depositary or its nominee for such series, and registered in the name of such Depositary or its nominee and bearing the legend set forth in Section 202.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.

 

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

 

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Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

 

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest due on indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, which is (i) indebtedness for money borrowed, and (ii) any amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications and refundings of any such indebtedness.  For the purposes of this definition, “indebtedness for money borrowed” means (a) any obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, such Person for the repayment of borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other written instruments, (b) any obligation of, or any such obligation guaranteed by, such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar written instruments, including obligations assumed or incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses (provided, however, that the deferred purchase price of any property, assets or business shall not be considered Indebtedness if the purchase price thereof is payable in full within 90 days from the date on which such indebtedness was created), and (c) any obligations of such Person as lessee under leases required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee under generally accepted accounting principles.  Indebtedness does not include trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, and shall include the terms of each particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means as to each series of Securities the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Securities.

 

“Interest Rate” means the rate of interest specified or determined as specified in each Security as being the rate of interest payable on such Security.

 

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

“Junior Subordinated Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 1202.

 

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“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance.

 

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

 

“Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).

 

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by (i) the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President, and (ii) the Treasurer, any Associate Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, and delivered to the Trustee.  One of the officers signing an Officers’ Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable.

 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for (and an employee of) the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable.

 

“Original Issue Date” means the date of issuance specified as such in each Security.

 

“Original Issue Discount Security” means any security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.

 

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

 

(i)                                     Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

 

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

 

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(iii)                               Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by Holders in whose hands such Securities are valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company;

 

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 301, and (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent of the principal amount, determined in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301 on the date of the original issuance of such Security (or, n the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B) above, the principal amount determined pursuant to such Clause) of such Security and (D) Securities beneficially owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in conclusively relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.  Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

 

“Paying Agent” means the Trustee or any other Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

 

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

 

“Place of Payment” means, with respect to the Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 301.

 

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“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

 

“Proceeding” has the meaning specified in Section 1202.

 

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

 

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

 

“Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of a series means, unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Securities of a series, the date which is fifteen days next preceding such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day).

 

“Responsible Officer” shall mean any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

“Restricted Subsidiary” means Principal Life Insurance Company and any other Subsidiary which is incorporated in any State of the United States or in the District of Columbia and which is a regulated insurance company principally engaged in one or more of the life, annuity, property and casualty insurance businesses, provided that no such Subsidiary, other than Principal Life Insurance Company, shall be a Restricted Subsidiary if (i) the total assets of such Subsidiary are less than 10% of the total assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (including such Subsidiary), in each case as set forth on the most recent fiscal year-end balance sheets of such Subsidiary and the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, respectively, and computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or (ii) in the judgment of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, such Subsidiary is not material to the financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

“Securities” or “Security” means any debt securities or debt security, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

“Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.

 

“Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Indebtedness (of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable), whether incurred on or prior to the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding or pursuant to the terms established pursuant to Section 301 hereof, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as applicable, or to other Indebtedness which is pari passu with, or junior or otherwise subordinated to, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as applicable.

 

“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.

 

“Stated Maturity” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable and, in the case of such principal or installment of principal or interest, as such date may be extended or shortened as provided pursuant to the terms of such Security.

 

“Subsidiary” means a corporation, partnership or other entity of which, at the time of determination, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock or equivalent interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.  For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

 

“Subsidiary Guarantee” when used with respect to the Securities of or within any series, means a guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantor, on an unsecured subordinated basis, of the obligations of the Company under the Securities, which guarantee may be included in an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto or in a separate agreement pursuant to such indenture supplemental hereto; provided, however, that the Subsidiary Guarantor may guarantee, on an unsecured subordinated basis, only obligations of the Company under non-convertible Securities.

 

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“Subsidiary Guarantor” means the Person named as the “Subsidiary Guarantor” in the first paragraph of this instrument and its successors and assigns.

 

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

 

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and, if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that series.

 

“Vice President” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any officer with a title of “Vice President”, “Senior Vice President” or “Executive Vice President”.

 

Section 102.                             Compliance Certificates and Opinions.  Upon any application or request by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act.  Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture.  In the case of an application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

 

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificates provided pursuant to Section 1004) shall include:

 

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

 

(2)                                 a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(3)                                 a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

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

 

Section 103.                             Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.  In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

 

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous.  Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers, or other management employee of the Company or any Subsidiary stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company or such Subsidiary, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

 

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

 

Section 104.                             Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

 

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

 

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be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive and may be relied upon by the Trustee, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and any agent of the Trustee, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)                                 The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof.  Where such execution is by a Person acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

 

(c)                                  The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient and in accordance with such reasonable rules as the Trustee may determine.

 

(d)                                 The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.

 

(e)                                  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

(f)                                   The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities, provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph.  If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date (as defined below) by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on such record date.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by

 

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Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken.  Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.

 

The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration, or any rescission or annulment of any such declaration, referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512.  If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on such record date.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken.  Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.

 

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date.  If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.  Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of

 

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which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.

 

The provisions of this Section 104 regarding record date procedures are subject in their entirety to the record date procedures set forth in Sections 502 and 512.

 

Section 105.                             Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Subsidiary Guarantor.  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:

 

(1)                                 the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company or by the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed to or with the Trustee in writing at its Corporate Trust Office;

 

(2)                                 the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company, Attention: General Counsel; or

 

(3)                                 the Subsidiary Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the Subsidiary Guarantor addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Subsidiary Guarantor, Attention:  [General Counsel].

 

None of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee shall be deemed to have received any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders unless given, furnished or filed as provided in this Section 105.

 

Section 106.                             Notice to Holders; Waiver.  Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice.  In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.  Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.  Waivers of notice by

 

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Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the written approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

 

Section 107.                             Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.  If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control.  If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

 

Section 108.                             Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.  The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

Section 109.                             Successors and Assigns.  All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 110.                             Separability Clause.  In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 111.                             Benefits of Indenture.  Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent and their successors and assigns, and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

Section 112.                             Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.  This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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Section 113.                             Legal Holidays.  In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Maturity or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Maturity or Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Maturity or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, if such payment is made or duly provided for on the next succeeding Business Day, except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

Section 114.                             Computations.  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the certificate or opinion of any independent firm of public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of any computation made under the provisions of this Indenture.  The Company shall furnish to the Trustee upon its request a copy of any such certificate or opinion.

 

Section 115.                             Force Majeure.  In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

Section 116.                             Tax Matters.  In order to assist the Trustee with its compliance with Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations thereunder (as in effect from time to time, collectively, the “Applicable Law”), resulting from the Company’s issuance of the Securities, the Company agrees (i) for so long as Securities of any series are represented by definitive Securities other than a Global Security registered in the name of a Depositary, to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to the Trustee information, upon the Trustee’s reasonable request, which information is in the possession of the Company in the ordinary course of business, and relates to such definitive Securities, for the purpose of assisting the Trustee in determining whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Trustee, the

 

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Company or the Guarantor to make any “gross up” payment or similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect of which amounts are so withheld or deducted.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

Security Forms

 

Section 201.                             Forms Generally.  The Securities of each series shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate provisions as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with applicable tax laws or the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof.  If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 with respect to the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

 

The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in this Article.

 

The definitive Securities shall be printed, typewritten or produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

The Securities of each series will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities.  Each such Global Security shall represent such of the Outstanding Securities of such series as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities of such series from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amounts of Outstanding Securities of such series represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate.  The Global Security or Securities evidencing the Securities of a series (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor) shall bear the legend indicated in Section 202.

 

Section 202.                             Form of Legend for Global Securities.  Every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall, in addition to the provisions contained in Exhibit A, bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

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UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF DTC OR A NOMINEE THEREOF.  THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR SUCH NOMINEE, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

Section 203.                             Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.  The Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

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

 

	
 
    	
The Bank of New York   Mellon Trust
   Company, N.A., as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorized Signatory
    

 

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Dated:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

The Securities

 

Section 301.                             Title; Terms.  The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

 

The Securities may be issued in one or more series.  There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of a series:

 

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

 

(2)                                 the limit, if any, upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1108 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect;

 

(3)                                 the Stated Maturity or Maturities on which the principal of the Securities of such series is payable or the method of determination thereof;

 

(4)                                 the rate or rates, if any, at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest or the method of determining such rate or rates, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable, the right, if any, of the Company to defer or extend an Interest Payment Date, the Regular Record Date (if other than as defined in this Indenture) for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date and the dates from which interest shall accrue and the method of determining these dates;

 

(5)                                 the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series shall be payable, the place or places where the Securities of such series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, and the place or places where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made;

 

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(6)                                 the period or periods within or the date or dates on which, if any, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of such series may be redeemed or prepaid, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

 

(7)                                 the obligation or the right, if any, of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, to redeem, repay or purchase the Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which and the other terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

(8)                                 the denominations in which any Securities of such series shall be issuable, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

 

(9)                                 if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in Dollars for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101;

 

(10)                          the additions, modifications or deletions, if any, in the Events of Default or covenants of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor set forth herein with respect to the Securities of such series;

 

(11)                          if other than the full principal amount thereof, the portion, or method of determining the portion, of the principal amount of Securities of such series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof;

 

(12)                          the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of the Securities of such series in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons;

 

(13)                          whether the amount of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of such series may be determined with reference to any index, formula, or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and, in such case, the manner in which such amounts will be determined, including for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101;

 

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(14)                          the issuance of a temporary Global Security representing all of the Securities of such series and the terms upon which such temporary Global Security may be exchanged for definitive Securities of such series;

 

(15)                          whether the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the identity of the Depositary for such Global Securities and the terms and conditions upon which such Global Securities may be exchanged for certificated debt securities if other than as set forth in Section 305;

 

(16)                          the appointment of any Paying Agent or Agents for the Securities of such series;

 

(17)                          the terms and conditions of any right or obligation on the part of the Company, or any option on the part of the Holders, to convert or exchange Securities of such series into cash or any other securities or property of the Company or any other Person, including the conversion price and the conversion period, and the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange;

 

(18)                          the relative degree, if any, to which the Securities of such series shall be senior to or be subordinated to other series of Securities in right of payment, whether such other series of Securities are Outstanding or not;

 

(19)                          whether and under what circumstances any or all of the provisions of this Indenture relating to the subordination of the Securities (including the provisions of Article Twelve), or different subordination provisions, including a different definition of “Senior Indebtedness” from what is set forth in Section 101 will apply or cease to apply to Securities of such series;

 

(20)                          provisions granting special rights to holders of the Securities of such series upon the occurrence of specific events;

 

(21)                          if applicable, that the Securities of such series, in whole or any specified part, shall not be defeasible pursuant to Section 1402 or Section 1403 or either of such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;

 

(22)                          any special tax considerations of the Securities of such series, including any provisions for Original Issue Discount Securities, if offered;

 

(23)                          any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of the Securities of such series to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;

 

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(24)                          the provisions of this Indenture, if any, that shall not apply to the Securities of such series;

 

(25)                          provided the Securities of such series are non-convertible, whether the Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee, on an unsecured subordinated basis, the obligations of the Company under the Securities of such series and if so, the specific terms and form of such Subsidiary Guarantee or Subsidiary Guarantees, any related modifications, amendments, supplements or deletions of any of the terms of this Indenture, and a statement that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be an “obligor” as such term is defined in and solely for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act and shall be required to comply with those provisions of this Indenture compliance with which is required by an “obligor” under the Trust Indenture Act; and

 

(26)                          any other terms of the Securities of such series or any related Subsidiary Guarantee (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, but may modify, amend, supplement or delete any of the terms of this Indenture with respect to such series), including any terms which may be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Securities of such series;

 

provided, that if the Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Securities of a series, such matters shall be established in one or more indenture supplements hereto to which the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee shall be a party.

 

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided herein or in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers’ Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

 

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

 

Section 302.                             Denominations.  The Securities of each series shall be in registered form without coupons and shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiples thereof, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301.

 

Section 303.                             Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.  The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman, President, Chief Executive

 

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Officer or any Vice President.  The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

 

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signature of an individual who was at any time a proper officer of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Company Order otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such Company Order is delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

 

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Minor typographical and other minor errors in the text of any Security shall not affect the validity and enforceability of such Security if it has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.

 

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities with respect to each series of Securities that (i) shall represent an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the initially issued Securities of such series, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or

 

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pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially in the form required in Section 202.

 

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities under this Section if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines in good faith that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders.

 

The Depositary must, at all times while it serves as such Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable statute or regulation.  Neither the Trustee nor any agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

 

Section 304.                             Temporary Securities.  Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, typewritten or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities of any series in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay.  After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment without charge to the Holder.  Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms as such temporary Securities.  Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities.

 

Section 305.                             Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.  The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers and exchanges of Securities.  The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.

 

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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and of a like tenor and aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented thereby, a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of such Depositary, or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary, or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or nominee of such successor Depositary.

 

At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities, of the same series of any authorized denominations, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency.  Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

If at any time the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary or if at any time the Depositary shall cease to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act as provided in Section 303, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary.  If a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities, will authenticate and make available for delivery, individual Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing the Securities in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

 

The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion (subject to the procedures of the Depositary) determine that individual Securities issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities.  In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities, will authenticate and make available for delivery, individual Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing the Securities in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

 

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The Depositary may surrender a Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and such Depositary.  Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, without service charge:

 

(1)                                 to each Person specified by such Depositary a new individual Security or Securities of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and

 

(2)                                 to such Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of individual Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

 

Upon the exchange of a Global Security for individual Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee.  Individual Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.  The Trustee shall make available for delivery such individual Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

 

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

 

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

 

No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1108 not involving any transfer.

 

Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be required, pursuant to the provisions of this Section:  (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the day of

 

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the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption of Securities pursuant to Article Eleven and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing of notice of redemption or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, any portion thereof that is not redeemed.

 

Section 306.                             Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.  If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee together with such security or indemnity as may be required by the Company or the Trustee to save each of them harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same issue and series, of like tenor and principal amount, having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and bearing the same Interest Rate as such mutilated Security, and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 307.                             Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.  Interest on any Security of any series which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest in respect of Securities of such series.  The initial payment of interest on any Security of any series which is issued between a Regular Record Date and the related Interest Payment Date shall be payable as provided in such Security or in the Board Resolution pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the related series of Securities.

 

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

 

(1)                                 The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series in respect of which interest is in default (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner.  The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided.  Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Security of such series at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date.  Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the

 

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close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

 

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

 

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

 

Section 308.                             Persons Deemed Owners.  The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security or any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee of such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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

 

Section 309.                             Cancellation.  All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee, and any such Securities and Securities surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly cancelled by it.  The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee.  No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as

 

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expressly permitted by this Indenture.  All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed by the Trustee in accordance with its customary procedures or as directed by a Company Order, and the Trustee shall deliver to the Company a certificate evidencing the disposition of the cancelled Securities upon its request therefor.  Acquisition by the Company of any Security shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Security unless and until the same is delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 310.                             Computation of Interest.  Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Section 311.                             CUSIP or ISIN Numbers.  The Company, in issuing the Securities, may use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.  The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers.

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

Section 401.                             Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.  This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of a series (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for) and the Trustee at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such Securities, when:

 

(1)                                 either

 

(A)                               all such Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

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(B)                               all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:

 

(i)                                     have become due and payable, or

 

(ii)                                  will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year of the date of deposit, or

 

(iii)                               are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

 

and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds:  (A) money; (B) Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money; or (C) a combination thereof, in each case in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; provided, that the Trustee shall have the right (but not the obligation) to require the Company to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification, or other evidence satisfactory to the Trustee, as to the sufficiency of deposits made by the Company pursuant to this Section;

 

(2)                                 the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to such Securities; and

 

(3)                                 the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such Securities have been complied with.

 

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 401 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

 

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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607 and the preceding paragraph, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money and/or Government Obligations shall have been deposited with the Trustee  pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

 

Section 402.                             Application of Trust Money.  Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 and all proceeds of such Government Obligations and the interest thereon, shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities of the applicable series and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money and Government Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee.

 

Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 401 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee or in the opinion of such other Persons delivered to the Trustee as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which may be the same opinion delivered to the Trustee under Section 401(1)(B)), are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of the applicable series.

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

Remedies

 

Section 501.                             Events of Default.  Unless otherwise specified with respect to Securities of a series pursuant to Section 301, “Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to the Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1)                                 default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days; or

 

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(2)                                 default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Security of that series at its Maturity; or

 

(3)                                 default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

 

(4)                                 the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

 

(5)                                 the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be adjudicated bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or

 

(6)                                 any other Event of Default specified with respect to Securities of that series as contemplated in Section 301.

 

Section 502.                             Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.  If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or Section 501(5)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal

 

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amount (or, if the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of and accrued but unpaid interest on all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) and interest shall become immediately due and payable on such Securities.  If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or Section 501(5) with respect to Securities of a series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of and accrued but unpaid interest on (subject to any limitation thereon applicable to such series) all the Securities of such series shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.  The payment of principal and interest due as a result of the acceleration of the Securities of a series pursuant to this Section shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article 12.

 

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

 

(1)                                 the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

 

(A)                               all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,

 

(B)                               the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates borne by such Securities,

 

(C)                               to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates borne by or prescribed therefor in such Securities, and

 

(D)                               all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, disbursements, advances and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

 

(2)                                 all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal (or a specified portion of the principal) of

 

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and interest on Securities of that series which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.

 

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Upon receipt by the Trustee of written notice declaring such an acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such notice.  The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that, unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect.  Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to a written notice which has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 502.

 

Section 503.                             Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.  The Company covenants that if:

 

(1)                                 default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

 

(2)                                 default is made in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Security of such series at the Maturity thereof,

 

the Company will, upon demand of the Holder of a Security of such series, or, if directed by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series, the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal, including any sinking fund payment or analogous obligations (and premium, if any) and interest, including, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and premium if any) and on any overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable

 

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compensation, disbursements, advances and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Holder of a Security of such series or, if directed by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series, wherever situated.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

 

Section 504.                             Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities, including the Subsidiary Guarantor), its property or its creditors:

 

(a)                                 the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

 

(i)                                     to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding, and

 

(ii)                                  in particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same in accordance with Section 506; and

 

(b)                                 any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee for distribution in accordance with Section 506, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, disbursements, advances and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

 

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No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee.

 

Section 505.                             Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.  All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, disbursements, advances and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

 

Section 506.                             Application of Money Collected.  Any money or property collected or to be applied by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money or property on account of principal or premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

FIRST:  To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;

 

SECOND:  Subject to Article Twelve, to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon such series of Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such series of Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, respectively; and

 

THIRD:  To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company, its successors or assigns or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

Section 507.                             Limitation on Suits.  No Holder of any Securities of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

 

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(1)                                 such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;

 

(2)                                 the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

 

(3)                                 such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

 

(4)                                 the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

 

(5)                                 no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

 

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders), or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

 

Section 508.                             Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 509.                             Restoration of Rights and Remedies.  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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Section 510.                             Rights and Remedies Cumulative.  Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

Section 511.                             Delay or Omission Not Waiver.  No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.  Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

Section 512.                             Control by Holders.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:

 

(1)                                 such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, involve the Trustee in personal liability or be unduly prejudicial to the Holders of the Securities not joining in the action; and

 

(2)                                 the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

 

Upon receipt by the Trustee of any written notice directing the time, method or place of conducting any such proceeding or exercising any such trust or power, with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such notice.  The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that, unless the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have joined in such notice prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such notice shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect.  Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new notice identical to a

 

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notice which has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 512.

 

Section 513.                             Waiver of Past Defaults.  The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default:

 

(1)                                 in the payment of the principal of, (or premium, if any) or interest on, any Security of such series; or

 

(2)                                 in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

 

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 514.                             Undertaking for Costs.  All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any such party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided, that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company or by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date).

 

Section 515.                             Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.  Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so), that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this

 

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Indenture; and each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

The Trustee

 

Section 601.                             Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

 

(a)                                 Except during the continuance of an Event of Default,

 

(i)                                     the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(ii)                                  in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(b)                                 In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

 

(c)                                  No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that

 

(i)                                     this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;

 

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

 

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(iii)                               the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, determined as provided in Sections 101, 104 and 512, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series; and

 

(iv)                              no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

(d)                                 Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

Section 602.                             Notice of Defaults.  If a default occurs hereunder with respect to the Securities of a series, the Trustee within 90 days of such default, subject to the provisions of Section 603(9), shall give the Holders of such Securities notice of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(3) with respect to such Securities, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof; and provided, further, that the Trustee may withhold notice to the Holders, of any default with respect to Securities of a series (except any default of the character specified in Section 501(1) and (2)), if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of the notice is in the interest of the Holders of such Securities.  For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series.

 

Section 603.                             Certain Rights of Trustee.  Subject to the provisions of Section 601:

 

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

 

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resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

 

(3)                                 whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers’ Certificate and may at its discretion secure such further evidence deemed necessary or advisable, but shall in no case be bound to secure the same;

 

(4)                                 the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or 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;

 

(5)                                 the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

 

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

 

(7)                                 the Trustee’s immunities and protections from liability and its rights to compensation and indemnification in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture shall extend to the Trustee’s officers, directors, agents and employees and its services as Paying Agent, Security Registrar or any other role assumed by the Trustee hereunder or to which it has been appointed with respect to the Securities issued hereunder.  Such immunities and protections and right to indemnification, together with the Trustee’s right to compensation, shall survive the Trustee’s resignation or removal and final payment of the Securities;

 

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(9)                                 the Trustee shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of any “default” or Event of Default hereunder except (i) during any period it is serving as Paying Agent for the Securities of a series, any Event of Default pursuant to Section 501(1) or (2), or (ii) any default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer shall have received written notification from the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series with respect to which such default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or obtained “actual knowledge.”  The term “actual knowledge” as used herein shall mean the actual fact or statement of knowing by a Responsible Officer without independent investigation with respect thereto.  The term “default” as used in this Section 603 shall mean any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of a series;

 

(10)                          the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture (other than the payment of debt service on the Securities from moneys furnished to it pursuant hereto), whether at the request or direction of the Holders or any other Person, pursuant to this Indenture or otherwise, unless it shall have been offered indemnity or security satisfactory to it against the fees, advances, costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in connection with the exercise of any such rights or powers;

 

(11)                          in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; and

 

(12)                          the Trustee may request that the Company 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 Indenture, 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.

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein contained, (i) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by any officer of the Trustee and (ii) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it believes the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

Section 604.                             Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.  The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of

 

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authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness.  The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.  Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

 

Section 605.                             May Hold Securities.  The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

 

Section 606.                             Money Held in Trust.  Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.  The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as agreed with the Company herein or otherwise.

 

Section 607.                             Compensation and Reimbursement.  Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor agree:

 

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

 

(2)                                 except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture and incurred or made without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of it or of its agents or attorneys (including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of its agents or attorneys);

 

(3)                                 to jointly and severally indemnify each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section; and

 

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(4)                                 without limiting any rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, that when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or Section 501(5), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

 

Section 608.                             Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.  If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.  To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series, or by virtue of being a Trustee under this Indenture and under (i) the Senior Indenture dated as of October 11, 2006 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee, (ii) the Senior Indenture dated as of May 21, 2009 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee or (iii) the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 7, 2015 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

 

Section 609.                             Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.  The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.  The Trustee shall (i) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and (iv) be subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.  If such corporation files reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so filed.  If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.  If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article Six.  Neither the Company nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company shall serve as Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder.

 

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Section 610.                             Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.  No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.

 

The Trustee may resign as Trustee at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company.  If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the resigning Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

The Trustee may be removed as Trustee hereunder at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.

 

If at any time an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the date a notice of removal is delivered to the Trustee, the Trustee being removed may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

If at any time:

 

(1)                                 the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months; or

 

(2)                                 the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder; or

 

(3)                                 the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

 

then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

 

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If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611.  If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.  If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and shall have accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, subject to Section 514, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.  Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

 

Section 611.                             Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

 

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

 

(b)                                 In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute

 

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and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

 

(c)                                  Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.

 

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

 

Section 612.                             Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.  Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.  In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver

 

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the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

 

Section 613.                             Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.  If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).

 

Section 614.                             Appointment of Authenticating Agent.  The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder.  Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent.  Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State, Territory or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.  If such Authenticating Agent files reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so filed.

 

If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

 

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor Authenticating Agent hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

 

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An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company.  The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company.  Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve.  Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.

 

No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

 

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time compensation for its services under this Section as agreed to in writing between the parties.

 

If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

 

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

 

	
 
    	
THE BANK OF NEW YORK   MELLON
   TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
As Authenticating Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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ARTICLE SEVEN

 

Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company

 

Section 701.                             Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.  The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:

 

(1)                                 semi-annually, not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such Regular Record Date; and

 

(2)                                 at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, that no such list need be provided in any case to the extent it would include names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.

 

Section 702.                             Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.  The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.  The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

 

The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Section 703.                             Reports by Trustee.  The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.  If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

 

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listed, with the Commission and with the Company.  The Company will notify the Trustee whenever any Securities are listed on any stock exchange and any delisting thereof.

 

Section 704.                             Reports by Company.  The Company shall:

 

(1)                                 file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company files the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then it shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations.  All reports, information and documents described in this Section 704(1) and filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system or any successor system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee.  The Company also shall at all times comply with the provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act;

 

(2)                                 file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and

 

(3)                                 transmit by mail, to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Clauses (1) and (2) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.

 

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

 

Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease

 

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

 

(a)                                 Subject to Section 801(c), the Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the Company shall not permit any Person to consolidate with or merge with or into the Company, unless:

 

(1)                                 the Company is the surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation; or

 

(2)                                 in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company, organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; and

 

(3)                                 immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and

 

(4)                                 the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

(b)                                 Subject to Section 801(c), any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of any such transaction shall be treated as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction.

 

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(1)                                 the direct or indirect conveyance, transfer or lease of all or any portion of the stock, assets or liabilities of any of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries to the Company or to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company; or

 

(2)                                 any recapitalization transaction, a change of control of the Company or a highly leveraged transaction unless such transaction or change of control is structured to include a merger or consolidation by the Company or the conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company’s assets substantially as an entirety.

 

Section 802.                             Successor Corporation Substituted.  Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of any lease, the Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities and may be dissolved and liquidated.

 

In case of any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

Supplemental Indentures

 

Section 901.                             Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.  Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and, if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto or, if applicable, into agreements supplemental hereto with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

 

(1)                                 to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or

 

(2)                                 to evidence the succession of another Person to the Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under any Subsidiary Guarantee (in either case with such

 

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changes herein and therein as may be necessary or advisable to reflect such Person’s legal status, if such Person is not a corporation); or

 

(3)                                 to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Trustee or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or

 

(4)                                 to provide for the issuance under this Indenture of Securities in bearer form (including securities registrable as to principal only) and to provide for exchangeability of such Securities for Securities issued hereunder in fully registered form, and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose; or

 

(5)                                 to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 201 or 301; or

 

(6)                                 to add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized principal amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication, and delivery of the Securities, as herein set forth; provided that no such indenture supplemental hereto shall apply to Securities that are then Outstanding, except in connection with any change in authorized principal amount contemplated by the proviso to Section 301(2); or

 

(7)                                 to add to the covenants of the Company or, if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor, for the benefit of the Holders of all Securities or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or, if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor, or to add to the rights of the Holders of any series of Securities; or

 

(8)                                 to add any additional Events of Default (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or

 

(9)                                 to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities; provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or

 

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(11)                          to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee pursuant to the requirements of Section 611(b); or

 

(12)                          to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein, in any Securities or in any Subsidiary Guarantee which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary and desirable, provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (12) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or

 

(13)                          to conform any provision hereof to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act or otherwise as necessary to comply with applicable law; or

 

(14)                          to modify the provisions in Article Twelve or Article Thirteen of this Indenture with respect to the subordination of Outstanding Securities of any series or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as applicable, in a manner not materially adverse to the Holders of such Securities; or

 

(15)                          to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect.

 

Section 902.                             Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.  With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture and, if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee may enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto to add to or to change or eliminate any provisions of a Subsidiary Guarantee; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:

 

(1)                                 change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest payable on, any Outstanding Security, or reduce the principal amount of or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon redemption or would be provable in

 

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bankruptcy, or adversely affect any right of repayment of the Holder of any Security or change the Place of Payment or the coin or currency in which, any Outstanding Security or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); or

 

(2)                                 reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences or reduce the quorum or voting requirements provided for in this Indenture; or

 

(3)                                 modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1008, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1008, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Section 611 and 901(8); or

 

(4)                                 modify the provisions of Article Twelve or Article Thirteen of this Indenture with respect to the subordination of Outstanding Securities of any series or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as applicable, in a manner materially adverse to the Holders of such Securities.

 

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture, or a supplemental agreement which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of a Subsidiary Guarantee, which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

 

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

 

Section 903.                             Execution of Supplemental Indentures.  In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an

 

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Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and that all conditions precedent have been complied with.  The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties, protections, privileges, indemnities, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 904.                             Effect of Supplemental Indentures.  Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

 

Section 905.                             Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.  Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

 

Section 906.                             Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.  Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture.  If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

Covenants

 

Section 1001.                      Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.  The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture.

 

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, the Company shall pay interest on overdue amounts at the rate set forth in the first paragraph of the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue interest at the same rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which interest on overdue interest shall accrue from the date such amounts became overdue.

 

Section 1002.                      Maintenance of Office or Agency.  The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and each other Place of Payment for any series, an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or

 

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surrendered for payment, and an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served.  The Company initially appoints the Trustee, acting through an affiliate of its Corporate Trust Office, as its agent for said purposes.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and each other Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

Section 1003.                      Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.  If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) and any interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or interest on any Securities, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, and (3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request

 

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of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

 

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

 

Any money or U.S. Government Obligation (including the proceeds thereof and the interest thereon) deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company at its option on Company Request (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) or (if then held by the Company) shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 1004.                      Statement by Officers as to Default.  The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate covering the preceding fiscal year, stating whether or not, to the best knowledge of the signers thereof, the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

 

Section 1005.                      Existence.  Subject to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of

 

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Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

 

Section 1006.                      Payment of Taxes.  The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies, which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment or governmental charge whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Securities.

 

Section 1007.                      Limitation on Liens.  The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to, create, issue, assume, incur, or guarantee or become liable with respect to indebtedness for money borrowed if such indebtedness is secured by a Lien on any present or future common stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (whether such shares of common stock are now owned or hereafter acquired) without in any such case making or causing to be made effective a provision (and the Company covenants that in any such case it shall make or cause to be made effective such provision) whereby the Securities, will be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such indebtedness or guarantee; it being understood that in such event the Company may also so secure any other such indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary entitled thereto, subject to any applicable priority of payment.

 

Section 1008.                      Waiver of Certain Covenants.  The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision, covenant or condition set forth in Section 801 or in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(10) or Section 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders or in any of Sections 1006 and 1007, with respect to the Securities of any series if before or after the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 1009.                      Calculation of Original Issue Discount.  The Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year (i) a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued

 

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on Outstanding Securities as of the end of such year and (ii) such other specific information relating to such original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

Redemption of Securities

 

Section 1101.                      Company’s Right of Redemption.  Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of a particular series, and notwithstanding any additional redemption rights that may be so specified, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of any series after their date of issuance in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, subject to the provisions of this Section 1101 and the other provisions of this Article Eleven.  Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of a particular series, the redemption price for any Security so redeemed shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities then Outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that installments of accrued and unpaid interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307, unless otherwise so specified.

 

Section 1102.                      Applicability of Article.  Redemption of Securities, as permitted or required by any form of Security issued pursuant to this Indenture or the documentation providing therefor, shall be made in accordance with such form of Security or documentation and this Article Eleven; provided, however, that if any provision of any such form of Security or documentation shall conflict with any provision of this Article, the provision of such form of Security or documentation shall govern.  Except as otherwise set forth in the form of Security for such series or such documentation, each Security shall be subject to partial redemption only in the amount of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000.

 

Section 1103.                      Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.  The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution.  In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of the Securities of a series, the Company shall, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed.  In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities, the

 

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Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.

 

Section 1104.                      Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed.  If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem fair and appropriate (subject to the procedures of the Depositary) and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.  If less than all the Securities of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

 

The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part.  In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. If the Company shall so direct, Securities registered in the name of the Company, any Affiliate or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be included in the Securities selected for redemption.

 

Section 1105.                      Notice of Redemption.  Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of a particular series, notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at its address appearing in the Security Register.  Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Securities.

 

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All notices of redemption shall state:

 

(1)                                 the Redemption Date;

 

(2)                                 the Redemption Price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof;

 

(3)                                 if less than all the Outstanding Securities consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed;

 

(4)                                 that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date;

 

(5)                                 the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and

 

(6)                                 the CUSIP numbers, if any.

 

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable; provided that, in the latter case, the Company will give the Trustee at least 10 days prior notice of the date of the giving of such notice. The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.  In any case, a failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.

 

Section 1106.                      Deposit of Redemption Price.  Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

 

Section 1107.                      Securities Payable on Redemption Date.  Notice of redemption having been given pursuant to Section 1105, the Securities to be so redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the

 

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Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear or accrue any interest.  Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with any accrued but unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of accrued and unpaid interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307, unless in connection with a Redemption Date falling on an Interest Payment Date, the Securities of the particular series provide that interest payable on an Interest Payment Date that is a Redemption Date shall be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.

 

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

 

Section 1108.                      Securities Redeemed in Part.  Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

Subordination of Securities

 

Section 1201.                      Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness of the Company.  The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on each and all of the Securities are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all amounts then due and payable in respect of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company. Each Holder, by its acceptance hereof, waives all notice of acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein by each holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions.

 

Section 1202.                      Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.  Upon any payment or distribution of assets to creditors upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any

 

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bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring or similar proceeding in connection with the Company’s insolvency or bankruptcy (each such event, if any, herein sometimes referred to as a “Proceeding”), the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled to receive payment in full of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Senior Indebtedness, or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive or retain any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (including any payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Indebtedness of the Company (including any series of the Securities) subordinated to the payment of the Securities, such payment or distribution being hereinafter referred to as a “Junior Subordinated Payment”), on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary and to that end the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled to receive, for application to the payment thereof, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Securities in any such Proceeding.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Holder of any Security shall have received any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, before all Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full or payment thereof is provided for in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, and if written notice thereof from the Company or any holder of such Senior Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such payment or distribution, have been received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment or distribution shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other Person making payment or distribution of assets of the Company for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.

 

For purposes of this Article only, the words “any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities” shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment which securities are subordinated in right of payment to all then outstanding Senior Indebtedness of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.  The consolidation of the Company with, or

 

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the merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the sale of all of its properties and assets or of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the sale of all of its properties and assets or of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article Eight shall not be deemed a Proceeding for the purposes of this Section if the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale all such properties and assets or such properties and assets substantially as an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, or sale comply with the conditions set forth in Article Eight.

 

Section 1203.                      Prior Payment to Senior Indebtedness of the Company Upon Acceleration of Securities.  In the event that any Securities are declared due and payable before their Stated Maturity, then and in such event the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company outstanding at the time such Securities so become due and payable shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due on or in respect of such Senior Indebtedness (including any amounts due upon acceleration), or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) by the Company on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such declaration of acceleration.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if written notice of such fact from the Company or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such payment, have been received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Company.

 

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 1202 would be applicable.

 

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principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness of the Company, or in the event that any Event of Default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall have occurred and be continuing and shall have resulted in such Senior Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, unless and until such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist and such acceleration shall have been rescinded or annulled, or (b) in the event any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such default in payment or such Event of Default, then no payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) shall be made by the Company on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting pursuant to Section 1202 or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such default in payment or Event of Default.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if written notice thereof from the Company or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such payment, have been received by the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Company.

 

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 1202 would be applicable.

 

Section 1205.                      Payment Permitted If No Default.  Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent (a) the Company, at any time except during the pendency of any Proceeding referred to in Section 1202 or under the conditions described in Sections 1203 and 1204, from making payments at any time of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, or (b) the application by the Trustee of any money or Government Obligations deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or the retention of such payment by the Holders, if, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such application by the Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee did not receive written notice from the Company or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) that such payment would have been prohibited by the provisions of this Article.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, money or Government Obligations held

 

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in trust pursuant to Section 402 shall not be subject to the claims of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company under this Article Twelve.

 

Section 1206.                      Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company.  Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, or the provision for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of this Article (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to Senior Indebtedness of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities are subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness and is entitled to like rights of subrogation by reason of any payments or distributions made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness) to the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments and distributions of cash, property and securities applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Company until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full.  For purposes of such subrogation or assignment, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payments over pursuant to the provisions of this Article to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Company to or on account of such Senior Indebtedness.

 

Section 1207.                      Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.  The provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company on the other hand.  Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms; or (b) affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company; or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture including, without limitation, filing and voting claims in any Proceeding, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.

 

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Section 1208.                      Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.  Each Holder of a Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

Section 1209.                      No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.  No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.

 

Section 1210.                      Notice to Trustee.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Company or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or from any trustee, agent or representative therefor (whether or not the facts contained in such notice are true); provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any monies may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security), then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within three Business Days prior to such date.

 

Section 1211.                      Reliance on Judicial Order of Certificate of Liquidating Agent or Other Notices.  Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such Proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable

 

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thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.

 

The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or an agent or representative of such holder or a trustee under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness of the Company may have been issued) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of such Senior Indebtedness or such agent or representative or trustee on behalf of such holder.  In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article Twelve, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Company held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the right of such Person under this Article Twelve, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment or distribution.

 

Section 1212.                      Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company.  The Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.

 

With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to holders of such Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.

 

Section 1213.                      Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company; Preservation of Trustee’s Rights.  The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent of any of its rights as such holder.

 

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Section 1214.                      Article Applicable to Paying Agents.  In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee.

 

Section 1215.                      Certain Conversions or Exchanges Deemed Payment.  For the purposes of this Article only, (a) the issuance and delivery of junior securities upon conversion or exchange of Securities shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities, and (b) the payment, issuance or delivery of cash, property or securities (other than junior securities) upon conversion or exchange of a Security shall be deemed to constitute payment on account of the principal of such Security.  For the purposes of this Section, the term “junior securities” means (i) shares of any stock of any class of the Company and (ii) securities of the Company which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.

 

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Subordination of Subsidiary Guarantee

 

Section 1301.                      Subsidiary Guarantee Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor.  The Subsidiary Guarantor covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article, all payments pursuant to each and any Subsidiary Guarantee made by or on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantor are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all amounts then due and payable in respect of all Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor. Each Holder, by its acceptance hereof, waives all notice of acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein by each holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions.

 

Section 1302.                      Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.  Upon any payment or distribution of assets to creditors upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with the Subsidiary Guarantor’s insolvency or bankruptcy (each such event, if any, herein sometimes referred to as a “Proceeding”), the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to receive payment in full of principal of (and

 

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premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Senior Indebtedness, or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive or retain any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (including any payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor subordinated to the payment of any Subsidiary Guarantee, such payment or distribution being hereinafter referred to as a “Junior Subordinated Payment”), on account of any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary and to that end the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to receive, for application to the payment thereof, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantee in any such Proceeding.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Holder of any Security shall have received any payment or distribution of assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, before all Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor is paid in full or payment thereof is provided for in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, and if written notice thereof from the Subsidiary Guarantor or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such payment or distribution, have been received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment or distribution shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other Person making payment or distribution of assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Indebtedness in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

For purposes of this Article only, the words “any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities” shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Subsidiary Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Subsidiary Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment which securities are subordinated in right of payment to all then outstanding Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor to substantially the same extent as any Subsidiary Guarantee is so subordinated as provided in this Article.  The consolidation of the Subsidiary Guarantor with, or the merger of the Subsidiary Guarantor into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Subsidiary

 

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Guarantor following the sale of all of its properties and assets or of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Subsidiary Guarantor following the sale of all of its properties and assets or of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person shall not be deemed a Proceeding for the purposes of this Section if the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Subsidiary Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale all such properties and assets or such properties and assets substantially as an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, or sale comply with any conditions set forth any applicable supplemental indenture.

 

Section 1303.                      Prior Payment to Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor Upon Acceleration of Securities.  In the event that any Securities are declared due and payable before their Stated Maturity, then and in such event the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor outstanding at the time such Securities so become due and payable shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due on or in respect of such Senior Indebtedness (including any amounts due upon acceleration), or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) by the Subsidiary Guarantor on account of any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such declaration of acceleration.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subsidiary Guarantor shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if written notice of such fact from the Subsidiary Guarantor or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such payment, have been received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 1302 would be applicable.

 

Section 1304.                      No Payment When Senior Indebtedness of Subsidiary Guarantor in Default.  (a) In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary

 

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Guarantor, or in the event that any Event of Default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have occurred and be continuing and shall have resulted in such Senior Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, unless and until such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist and such acceleration shall have been rescinded or annulled, or (b) in the event any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such default in payment or such Event of Default, then no payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) shall be made by the Subsidiary Guarantor on account of any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting pursuant to Section 1302 or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such default in payment or event of default.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subsidiary Guarantor shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if written notice thereof from the Subsidiary Guarantor or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) shall, at least three Business Days or prior to the time of such payment, have been received by the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 1302 would be applicable.

 

Section 1305.                      Payment Permitted If No Default.  Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or any Subsidiary Guarantee shall prevent (a) the Subsidiary Guarantor, at any time except during the pendency of any Proceeding referred to in Section 1302 or under the conditions described in Section 1303 and Section 1304, from making payments at any time pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee, or (b) the application by the Trustee of any money or Government Obligations deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account of any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee or the retention of such payment by the Holders, if, at least three Business Days prior to the time of such application by the Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee did not receive written notice from the Subsidiary Guarantor or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor (or any trustee, agent or representative therefor) that such payment would have been prohibited

 

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by the provisions of this Article.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, money or Government Obligations held in trust pursuant to Section 402 or 1405 shall not be subject to the claims of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article Thirteen.

 

Section 1306.                      Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor.  Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor, or the provision for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of this Article (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor which by its express terms is subordinated to Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor to substantially the same extent as the Subsidiary Guarantee is subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness and is entitled to like rights of subrogation by reason of any payments or distributions made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness) to the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments and distributions of cash, property and securities applicable to such Senior Indebtedness until all payments due pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee shall be paid in full.  For purposes of such subrogation or assignment, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payments over, pursuant to the provisions of this Article, to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Subsidiary Guarantor, its creditors other than holders of its Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Subsidiary Guarantor to or on account of its Senior Indebtedness.

 

Section 1307.                      Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.  The provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor on the other hand.  Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities or in any Subsidiary Guarantee is intended to or shall (a) impair, as between the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Holders of the Securities, the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities any payment pursuant to any Subsidiary Guarantee as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with its terms; or (b) affect the relative rights against the Subsidiary Guarantor of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Subsidiary Guarantor other than their rights in relation to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor; or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee including, without limitation,

 

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filing and voting claims in any Proceeding, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor to receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.

 

Section 1308.                      Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.  Each Holder of a Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

Section 1309.                      No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.  No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Subsidiary Guarantor or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Subsidiary Guarantor with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee, regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.

 

Section 1310.                      Notice to Trustee.  The Subsidiary Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Subsidiary Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of any Subsidiary Guarantee.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provision of this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee, the Trustee shall not be charged with actual knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of any Subsidiary Guarantee, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Subsidiary Guarantor or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor or from any trustee, agent or representative therefor (whether or not the facts contained in such notice are true); provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any monies may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security), then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within three Business Days prior to such date.

 

Section 1311.                      Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent or Other Notices.  Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such Proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit

 

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of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor and other indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.

 

The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor (or an agent or representative of such holder or a trustee under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of such Senior Indebtedness or such agent or representative or trustee on behalf of such holder.  In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article Thirteen, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the right of such Person under this Article Thirteen, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment or distribution.

 

Section 1312.                      Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor.  The Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Subsidiary Guarantor or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.

 

With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to holders of such Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.

 

Section 1313.                      Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor; Preservation of Trustee’s Rights.  The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior

 

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Indebtedness, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent of any of its rights as such holder.

 

Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 607 or the second to last paragraphs of Sections 401 and 1405.

 

Section 1314.                      Article Applicable to Paying Agents.  In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee.

 

Section 1315.                      Certain Conversions or Exchanges Deemed Payment.  For the purposes of this Article only, (a) the issuance and delivery of junior securities upon conversion or exchange of Securities shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities, and (b) the payment, issuance or delivery of cash, property or securities (other than junior securities) upon conversion or exchange of a Security shall be deemed to constitute payment on account of the principal of such Security.  For the purposes of this Section, the term “junior securities” means (i) shares of any stock of any class of the Company and (ii) securities of the Company which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.

 

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

 

Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

Section 1401.                      Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.  The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1402 or Section 1403 applied to any Securities upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article.  Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution.

 

Section 1402.                      Defeasance and Discharge.  Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1404 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Defeasance”).  For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at

 

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the expense of the Company and upon Company Request, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

 

(1)                                 the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003;

 

(2)                                 the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, including but not limited to those enumerated under Sections 601, 603 and 607; and

 

(3)                                 this Article.

 

Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1403 applied to such Securities.

 

Section 1403.                      Covenant Defeasance.  Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities (1) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Section 801, Sections 1006 and 1007, and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(10) and Section 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities; and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3) (with respect to any of Section 801, Sections 1006 and 1007, and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 901(7)) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1405 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Covenant Defeasance”).  For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(3)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

 

Notwithstanding any Covenant Defeasance with respect to Section 801, any Person that would otherwise have been required to assume the obligations of the Company pursuant to said Section shall be required, as a condition to any merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease contemplated thereby, to assume the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Sections 401, 607 and 1405.

 

Section 1404.                      Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.  The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1402 or Section 1403 to any Securities:

 

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(1)                                 The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money, or (B) Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities due on or before the respective Stated Maturities or the Redemption Date, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities; provided that the Trustee shall have the right (but not the obligation) to require the Company to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification, or other evidence satisfactory to the Trustee, as to the sufficiency of deposits made by the Company pursuant to this Section.

 

(2)                                 In the event of an election to have Section 1402 apply to any Securities, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this instrument, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in the case of either (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.

 

(3)                                 In the event of an election to have Section 1403 apply to any Securities, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.

 

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Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 501(4) and (5), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).

 

(5)                                 Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any indenture or other agreement or instrument for borrowed money to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

 

(6)                                 Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under the Investment Company Act or exempt from registration thereunder.

 

(7)                                 If such Securities are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity (other than from mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments), notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made.

 

(8)                                 The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

Section 1405.                      Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.  Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof and the interest thereon) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1406, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 1404 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1404 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

 

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Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1404 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee or in the opinion of such other Persons delivered to the Trustee as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which may be the same opinion delivered to the Trustee under Section 1404(1)), are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

 

Section 1406.                      Reinstatement.  If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1402 or 1403 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1405 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

 

Section 1407.                      Qualifying Trustee.  Any trustee appointed pursuant to Section 1404 for the purpose of holding trust funds deposited pursuant to that Section shall be appointed under an agreement in form acceptable to the Trustee and shall provide to the Trustee a certificate of such trustee, upon which certificate the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely, that all conditions precedent provided for herein to the related Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.  In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any acts or omissions of said trustee.

 

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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.

 

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

 

	
 
    	
PRINCIPAL   FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PRINCIPAL   FINANCIAL SERVICES,
   INC., as guarantor
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST   COMPANY, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[SPECIMEN BOND]

 

(FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY)

 

[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — For purposes of Section 1271 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issue price of this security is    % of its principal amount and the Issue Date is               .]

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 
 [Title of Security]

 

CUSIP:                               

 

	
No.        
    	
 
    	
$                        
    

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [Insert if Global Security — Cede & Co.], or registered assigns, the principal sum of             Dollars on               [If the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — , and to pay interest thereon from               or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on            and            in each year, commencing           , at the rate of    % per annum, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made available for payment] [(If applicable insert — , and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of   % per annum on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue installment of interest)].

 

[If the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the date which is fifteen days (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the

 

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Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.]

 

[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of    % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for.  Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand.  Any such interest on any overdue principal that is not so paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of   % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for, and such interest shall also be payable on demand.]

 

The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinate and subject in right of payments to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto.  Each Holder of this Security by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on its behalf to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee its attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.  Each Holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Indebtedness, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions.

 

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert — any interest] on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert —; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register].

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

	
 
    	
PRINCIPAL   FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

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

 

	
 
    	
THE BANK OF NEW YORK   MELLON
   TRUST COMPANY, N.A., 
   as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorized Officer
    

 

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FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its            due 20   (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under a Subordinated Indenture, dated as of           as supplemented and amended from time to time by                 (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company, Principal Financial Services, Inc., as guarantor (herein called the “Subsidiary Guarantor”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.  This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable insert — limited in aggregate principal amount to $           ].

 

All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

[If applicable, insert — The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice by mail at any time [on or after                  ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company.  The Redemption Price for any Security so redeemed shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities then Outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest up to but not including the date fixed for redemption.  In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]

 

[Installments of accrued and unpaid interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of the Securities of this series, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms.]

 

The Indenture contains provisions for satisfaction, discharge and defeasance of the entire indebtedness on this security, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

 

[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.] [If the security is an Original Issue Discount Security, — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be

 

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declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.  Such amount shall be equal to — insert formula for determining the amount.

 

Upon payment of the amount of principal so declared due and payable [if applicable insert— and of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable)], all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]

 

[If the securities of this series are not guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, insert — The Subsidiary Guarantor shall not guarantee the obligations of the Company under this Security.] [If the securities of this series are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, insert — The Subsidiary Guarantor shall guarantee the obligations of the Company under this Security, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations provided in the Indenture.]

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected.  The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.  Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this

 

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series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $       and any integral multiple thereof.  As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE, THIS SECURITY OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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