Consent of Securities Regulators to Amendment Except for amendments made under Part 3, the securities regulators with jurisdiction must approve any amendment to this Agreement and will apply mutual reliance principles in reviewing any amendments that are filed with them. Therefore, the consent of the Principal Regulator will evidence the consent of all securities regulators with jurisdiction.
Amendment of Section 10 1. Section 10.1 of the Note Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Amendment of Section 1.1 Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate locations according to alphabetical order, or by amending and restating existing definitions to read as indicated, as applicable:
Amendment of Section 9 05. In respect of the 2018 Notes only, the provisions of Section 9.05 of the Indenture are amended by deleting the text of such Section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “[intentionally omitted]”. Such provisions shall be deemed not to have been deleted in respect of the 2021 Notes.
Amendment of Section 8 15(b). Section 8.15(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Amendment of Section 7 2.10(f). Clause (iii) of Section 7.2.10(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to the following:
Amendment of Section 6 14. Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Amendment of Section 1 Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is supplemented to add the following definitions in the appropriate locations:
Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Securities Subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder or his or her agent or proxy may be, proved in the following manner: (1) The fact and date of the execution by any Holder of any instrument may be proved by the certificate of any notary public or other officer of any jurisdiction authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds or administer oaths that the person executing such instruments acknowledged to him or her the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution sworn to before any such notary or other such officer. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of the authority of the person executing the same. (2) The fact of the holding by any Holder of an Unregistered Security of any series, and the identifying number of such Security and the date of his or her holding the same, may be proved by the production of such Security or by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities dealer wherever situated satisfactory to the Trustee, if such certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. Each such certificate shall be dated and shall state that on the date thereof a Security of such series bearing a specified identifying number was deposited with or exhibited to such trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities dealer by the person named in such certificate. Any such certificate may be issued in respect of one or more Unregistered Securities of one or more series specified therein. The holding by the person named in any such certificate of any Unregistered Securities of any series specified therein shall be presumed to continue for a period of one year from the date of such certificate unless at the time of any determination of such holding (a) another certificate bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Securities shall be produced, or (b) the Securities of such series specified in such certificate shall be produced by some other person, or (c) the Securities of such series specified in such certificate shall have ceased to be Outstanding. Subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, the fact and date of the execution of any such instrument and the amount and numbers of Securities of any series held by the person so executing such instrument and the amount and numbers of any Security or Securities for such series may also be proven in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee for such series or in any other manner which the Trustee for such series may deem sufficient. (3) In the case of Registered Securities, the ownership of such Securities shall be proved by the Security register or by a certificate of the Security registrar. The Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Registered Securities of any series entitled to vote or consent to any action referred to in Section 7.1, which record date may be set at any time or from time to time by notice to the Trustee, for any date or dates (in the case of any adjournment or reconsideration) not more than 60 days nor less than five days prior to the proposed date of such vote or consent, and thereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, with respect to Registered Securities of any series, only Holders of Registered Securities of such series of record on such record date shall be entitled to so vote or give such consent or revoke such vote or consent.
Amendment of Section 2 9. Section 2.9 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: