Subordination of Debentures 48 Section 16.1. Agreement to Subordinate........................................48 Section 16.2. Default on Senior Debt, Subordinated Debt or Additional Senior Obligations..................................................49 Section 16.3.
Execution of Debentures The Debentures shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, President, one of its Managing Directors or one of its Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents. Only such Debentures as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form herein before recited, executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by the manual signature of an authorized signer, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent upon any Debenture executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Debenture so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Debentures shall cease to be such officer before the Debentures so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, or disposed of by the Company, such Debentures nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person who signed such Debentures had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Debenture may be signed on behalf of the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Debenture, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an officer. Every Debenture shall be dated the date of its authentication.
REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES Section 3.1. Redemption......................................................................... 16 Section 3.2. Special Event Redemption........................................................... 16 Section 3.3. Optional Redemption by the Company................................................. 17 Section 3.4.
Conversion of Debentures Section 16.01.
Form of Debentures The Debentures and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Debentures shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which is incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture. Any of the Debentures may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends and endorsements as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Debentures may be listed, or to conform to usage. Any Debenture in global form shall represent such of the outstanding Debentures as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Debentures from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Debentures represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Debenture in global form to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Debentures represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the holder of such Debentures in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal of and interest and premium, if any, on any Debenture in global form shall be made to the Debentureholder. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Debenture attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Conversion of Debenture This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
Payment of Debentures (a) The Company shall pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during an Extension Period and/or on or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or reorganization relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) on the Debentures on or prior to the dates and in the manner provided in such Debentures or pursuant to this Junior Indenture. An installment of principal, premium, if any, or interest shall be considered paid on the applicable due date if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Junior Indenture, money sufficient to pay all of such installment then due. With respect to any Debenture, the Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue installments of interest (including interest accruing during an Extension Period and/or on or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or reorganization relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding), to the extent lawful, at the rate per annum borne by such Debenture, compounded quarterly. Interest on overdue interest shall accrue from the date such amounts become overdue.
Form of Debenture The Debenture and the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the forms contained as Exhibit A to this Indenture, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
CONTROL BY DEBENTUREHOLDERS The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 10.4, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined in accordance with Section 10.4, may on behalf of the holders of all of the Debentures waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein and its consequences, except (i) a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on, any of the Debentures as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Debentures otherwise than by acceleration (unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal has been deposited with the Trustee (in accordance with Section 7.1(c)); (ii) a default in the covenants contained in Section 5.6; or (iii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each Outstanding Debenture affected; provided, however, that if the Debentures are held by the Trust or a trustee of the Trust, such waiver or modification to such waiver shall not be effective until the holders of a majority in liquidation preference of Trust Securities of the Trust shall have consented to such waiver or modification to such waiver; provided further, that if the consent of the holder of each Outstanding Debenture is required, such waiver shall not be effective until each holder of the Trust Securities of the Trust shall have consented to such waiver. Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Debentures shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Selection of Debentures to be Redeemed If less than all the outstanding Debentures of a series are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Debentures of such series to be redeemed by lot or by any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date from outstanding Debentures of such series not previously called for redemption. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Debentures called for redemption also apply to portions of Debentures called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Debentures or portions of Debentures to be redeemed.
