General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue one class of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities. (b) The terms of the Securities shall be set forth in the Terms and Conditions and shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. Such Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification of, the other provisions of this Agreement: (1) the designation of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities; (2) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms); (3) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation; (4) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable; (5) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; (6) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable; (7) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be served; (8) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled to redeem or purchase any of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased; (9) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple; (10) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable; (11) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement; (12) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable; (13) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election; (14) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable; (15) the title and amount of the Debentures to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities; (16) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and (17) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant. (c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor. (d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust. (e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), non-assessable. (f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Agreement. (g) The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Dte Energy Co), Trust Agreement (Dte Energy Co), Trust Agreement (Dte Energy Co)
General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue one class of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The terms of the Securities shall be set forth in the Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions and shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. executed by each of the Administrative Trustees. Such Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification of, the other provisions of this Agreement:
(1) the designation of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities;
(2) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms);
(3) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation;
(4) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable;
(5) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable;
(7) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be served;
(8) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled to redeem or purchase any of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(9) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple;
(10) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(11) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement;
(12) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable;
(13) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election;
(14) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(15) the title and amount of the Debentures and any Other Documents to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
(16) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and
(17) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant.
(c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), non-assessable.
(f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Agreement.
(g) . The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Detroit Edison Trust I), Trust Agreement (Dte Energy Co), Trust Agreement (Dte Energy Co)
General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, shall on behalf of the Trust, Trust issue one class of preferred securities Preferred Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions Annex I (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions Annex I (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The terms of the Preferred Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be set forth made Pro Rata (as defined in Annex I hereto) with the Terms Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default has occurred and Conditions and shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. Such Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification ofis continuing, the other provisions rights of this Agreement:
(1) the designation Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities;
(2) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms);
(3) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation;
(4) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable;
(5) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable;
(7) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are subordinated to the Securities and this Agreement may be served;
(8) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled rights to redeem or purchase any payment of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(9) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple;
(10) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(11) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement;
(12) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable;
(13) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election;
(14) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(15) the title and amount of the Debentures to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
(16) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and
(17) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant.
(c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(ed) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Trust Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), and non-assessable.
(fe) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Trust Agreement.
(g) The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (New South Capital Trust I), Trust Agreement (New South Capital Trust I)
General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, shall on behalf of the Trust, Trust issue one class of preferred securities Preferred Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions Annex I (the "Trust “Preferred Securities"”) and one class of common securities Common Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions Annex I (the "“Common Securities"”). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The terms of the Preferred Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be set forth made Pro Rata (as defined in Annex I hereto) with the Terms Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default has occurred and Conditions and shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. Such Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification ofis continuing, the other provisions rights of this Agreement:
(1) the designation Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities;
(2) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms);
(3) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation;
(4) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable;
(5) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable;
(7) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, prepayment and otherwise are subordinated to the Securities and this Agreement may be served;
(8) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled rights to redeem or purchase any payment of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(9) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple;
(10) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(11) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement;
(12) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable;
(13) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election;
(14) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(15) the title and amount of the Debentures to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
(16) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and
(17) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant.
(c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(ed) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Trust Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), and non-assessable.
(fe) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Trust Agreement.
(g) The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Nexity Financial Corp), Trust Agreement (Waccamaw Bankshares Inc)
General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue one class of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The terms of the Securities shall be established by the Sponsor and set forth in the Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions and shall be executed by each of the Administrative Trustees, attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. Such Terms A and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification of, the other provisions of this Agreement:
(1) the designation of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities;
(2) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms);
(3) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation;
(4) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable;
(5) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable;
(7) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be served;
(8) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled to redeem or purchase any of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(9) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple;
(10) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(11) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement;
(12) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable;
(13) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election;
(14) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(15) the title and amount of the Debentures and any Other Documents to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
(16) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and
(17) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant.
(c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), non-assessable.
(f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Agreement.
(g) The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Apache Trust Ii)
General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue one class of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The terms of the Securities shall be established by the Sponsor and set forth in the Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions and shall be executed by each of the Administrative Trustees, attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. Such Terms A and Conditions are incorporated herein by reference reference, and shall set forth the following to the extent not provided by, or in lieu or modification of, the other provisions of this Agreement:
(1i) the designation of the Trust Preferred Securities and the designation of the Common Securities;
(2ii) any limit upon the number and/or aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities to be executed and delivered under this Agreement (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such class pursuant to Section 9.2, 9.7 or 9.8, upon repayment or redemption in part of any Security or upon surrender in part of any Security for conversion or exchange into other securities pursuant to its terms);
(3iii) the amounts payable out of the assets of the Trust to, and any other rights of the Holders upon, the liquidation of the Trust and any provisions for the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust, including the obligation, if any, of the Sponsor, the Trust or any other party to liquidate the Trust and any terms and conditions of such liquidation;
(4iv) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the liquidation amount and premium, if any, of the Securities are distributable;
(5v) the rate or rates at which income on the Trust Property shall be distributed to Holders, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such income shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, on which such income shall be payable, including any deferral provisions, and the record date or dates, if any, for the income payable on the Securities on any such income payment date, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of income on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(6vi) whether the Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which and upon which distributions will accumulate and be payable;
(7vii) whether, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the distributions on the Securities may be made, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption, repayment, conversion or upon maturity, and notices or demands to or upon the Trust in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be served;
(8) viii) whether the Trust is obligated or entitled to redeem or purchase any of such Securities at its option, pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof or otherwise, and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing, auction or other secondary sales of Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(9ix) the denominations in which the Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple;
(10x) whether the Securities will be convertible into and/or exchangeable for other securities or property or both, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which the Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(11xi) any voting rights granted to the Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities in addition to or in lieu of the voting rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement;
(12xii) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which cash distributions on the Securities shall be payable;
(13xiii) if cash distributions with respect to the Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Trust or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a currency other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency in which the Securities are stated to be payable and the currency in which the Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election;
(14xiv) whether any distributions may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(15xv) the title and amount of the Debentures and any Other Documents to be acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the Securities;
(16xvi) the ranking of the Trust Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; and
(17xvii) any other rights, preferences, restrictions, limitations or conditions relative to the Trust Preferred Securities or the Common Securities permitted by Delaware law and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Agreement, including any Events of Default or covenants of any of the parties hereto, in respect of the Securities, provided no covenant in this Agreement may be modified without the consent of the party giving such covenant.
(c) The Certificates shall be in the forms prepared by the Sponsor and signed on behalf of the Trust by at least one Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case any Administrative Trustee who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Agreement any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, as evidenced by such individual's execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustee that signs such Certificates may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that a Trust Preferred Security Certificate has been authenticated under this Agreement. Each Trust Preferred Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Property Trustee. Each Common Security Certificate shall be dated the date it is executed by an Administrative Trustee. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates, provided the aggregate liquidation amount or number of the Trust Preferred Securities shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, of Trust Preferred Securities designated in the Terms and Conditions, as such liquidation amount or number, as the case may be, may be reduced by redemptions, repayments, exchanges, conversions or liquidating distributions. The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Preferred Security Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Agreement to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Agreement, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and, subject to Section 10.1(b), non-assessable.
(f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Agreement.
(g) The Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Apache Corp)