Registration, Transfers and Exchange. As long as any of the Bonds issued hereunder shall remain outstanding, the Trustee shall, on behalf of the Issuer, maintain and keep at the office of the Trustee, acting in its capacity as paying agent and registrar for Bonds, records for the payment of the principal of and interest on such Bonds, as in this Indenture provided, and for the registration and transfer of such Bonds, and shall also keep at said office of the Trustee books for such registration and transfer. The Issuer does hereby appoint the Trustee, and its successors in the trust from time to time, as its agent to maintain said office and agency at the office of the Trustee. Upon surrender for transfer of any fully registered Bond at the office of the Trustee with a written instrument of transfer or authorization for exchange, in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Trustee, duly executed by the Holder or the Holder's duly authorized attorney, and upon payment of any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more fully registered Bonds of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, interest rate and maturity; provided that until termination of the book-entry only system pursuant to Section 2.10, the Bonds may only be registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. Neither the Trustee nor any agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by DTC. The execution by the Issuer of any Bond of any denomination shall constitute full and due authorization of such denomination and the Trustee shall thereby be authorized to authenticate and deliver such Bond. Except as the right of exchange may be limited as to Bonds of any series, fully registered Bonds, upon surrender thereof at the office of the Trustee, may, at the option of the Holder thereof, be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of fully registered Bonds of the same series, maturity and interest rate of any authorized denominations. In all cases in which the privilege of exchanging Bonds or transferring fully registered Bonds is exercised, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. For every such exchange or transfer of Bonds, whether temporary or definitive, the ...
