Paying Agent and Note Registrar Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Note Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Note Registrar upon written notice thereto. The Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Note Registrar or co-registrar.
THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIANS AND THE ISSUER SECTION 5.1
Paying Agent and Registrar Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
Note Registrar and Paying Agent The Issuer will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Note Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Note Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange (the “Note Register”). The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Note Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Note Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Note Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Note Registrar. The Issuer initially appoints the DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Note Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. The Issuer will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or its Subsidiary) will have no further liability for the money. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Liability of Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent All provisions affording protection or rights to or limiting the liability of the Owner Trustee, including the provisions of this Agreement permitting the Owner Trustee to resign, merge or consolidate, shall inure as well to the Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent.
Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent; Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust (a) The Company may appoint one or more Registrars and one or more Paying Agents, and the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent, in which case each reference in this Indenture to the Trustee in respect of the obligations of the Trustee to be performed by that Agent will be deemed to be references to the Agent. The Company may act as Registrar or (except for purposes of Article 8)
Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.
Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency where Notes may be transferred or exchanged (the “Transfer Agent”) and an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent” and references to the Paying Agent shall include the Principal Paying Agent). The Registrar and the Transfer Agent will maintain a register reflecting ownership of definitive registered Notes outstanding from time to time and will make payments on and facilitate transfers of definitive registered Notes on behalf of the Company. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars, one or more transfer agents and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, the term “Transfer Agent” includes any additional transfer agent and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change the Paying Agent, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent without prior notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Paying Agent or co-Registrar not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent. The Company initially appoints (i) the office of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch in London, located at Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, as Principal Paying Agent (the “Principal Paying Agent”) and (ii) the office of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., located at 0, xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, L-1115 Luxembourg, as Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Notes and as agent for services of notices and demands in connection with the Notes and each hereby accepts such appointment. If and for so long as the Notes are listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the rules of the Irish Stock Exchange so require, the Company shall maintain a Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent in Ireland. If the Notes are listed on any other securities exchange, the Company shall satisfy any requirement of such securities exchange as to Paying Agents, Registrars and Transfer Agents. If and for so long as the Notes are listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the rules of such exchange so require, the Company shall publish a notice of any change of Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent in a newspaper having a general circulation in Ireland or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, posted on the website of the Irish Stock Exchange at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx or otherwise in accordance with the requirements of the rules of the Irish Stock Exchange.
Trustee, Paying Agent and Security Registrar May Hold Securities The Trustee, subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, or any paying agent or Security Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, paying agent or Security Registrar.
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar, Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
