Exhibit 4.6
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Between
CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
(as Guarantor)
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(as Trustee)
Dated as of
_________________, 1997
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of
Trust Indenture Act Section of
of 1939, as amended Guarantee Agreement
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310(a) ................................................ 4.01(a)
310(b) ................................................ 4.01(c), 2.08
310(c) ................................................ Inapplicable
311(a) ................................................ 2.02(b)
311(b) ................................................ 2.02(b)
311(c) ................................................ Inapplicable
312(a) ................................................ 2.02(a)
312(b) ................................................ 2.02(b)
313(a) ................................................ 2.03
313(b) ................................................ 2.03
313(c) ................................................ 2.03
313(d) ................................................ 2.03
314(a) ................................................ 2.04
314(b) ................................................ Inapplicable
314(c) ................................................ 2.05
314(d) ................................................ Inapplicable
314(e) ................................................ 1.01, 2.05,
3.02
314(f) ................................................ 2.01, 3.02
315(a) ................................................ 3.01(d)
315(b) ................................................ 2.07
315(c) ................................................ 3.01(c)
315(d) ................................................ 3.01(d)
316(a) ................................................ 1.01, 2.06,
5.04
316(b) ................................................ 5.03, 5.04
316(c) ................................................ 8.02
317(a) ................................................ Inapplicable
317(b) ................................................ Inapplicable
318(a) ................................................ 2.01(b)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Guarantee
Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Definitions
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions................................................. 2
ARTICLE II
Trust Indenture Act
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SECTION 2.01. Trust Indenture Act; Application............................ 6
SECTION 2.02. List of Holders............................................. 6
SECTION 2.03. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee............................ 7
SECTION 2.04. Periodic Reports to Guarantee
Trustee.................................................. 7
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions
Precedent................................................ 7
SECTION 2.06. Events of Default; Waiver................................... 7
SECTION 2.07. Event of Default; Notice.................................... 8
SECTION 2.08. Conflicting Interests....................................... 8
ARTICLE III
Powers, Duties and Rights of the Guarantee Trustee
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SECTION 3.01. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee
Trustee.................................................. 8
SECTION 3.02. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee......................... 8
SECTION 3.03. Indemnity................................................... 12
SECTION 3.04. Expenses.................................................... 12
ARTICLE IV
Guarantee Trustee
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SECTION 4.01. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility................................ 13
SECTION 4.02. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of
the Guarantee Trustee.................................... 13
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ARTICLE V
Guarantee
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SECTION 5.01. Guarantee................................................... 14
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Notice and Demand................................. 14
SECTION 5.03. Obligations Not Affected.................................... 14
SECTION 5.04. Rights of Holders........................................... 16
SECTION 5.05. Guarantee of Payment........................................ 16
SECTION 5.06. Subrogation................................................. 16
SECTION 5.07. Independent Obligations..................................... 16
ARTICLE VI
Covenants and Subordination
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SECTION 6.01. Subordination............................................... 17
SECTION 6.02. Pari Passu Guarantees....................................... 17
ARTICLE VII
Termination
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SECTION 7.01. Termination................................................. 17
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 8.01. Successors and Assigns...................................... 17
SECTION 8.02. Amendments.................................................. 18
SECTION 8.03. Notices..................................................... 18
SECTION 8.04. Benefit..................................................... 19
SECTION 8.05. Interpretation.............................................. 19
SECTION 8.06. Governing Law............................................... 20
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of ________________, 1997,
executed and delivered by CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC., a bank
holding company (the "Guarantor") having its principal office at
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 00000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 23261-
7602, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as
trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders
(as defined herein) from time to time of the Trust Securities (as
defined herein) of CENTRAL FIDELITY CAPITAL TRUST I, a Delaware
statutory business trust (the "Issuer").
WHEREAS pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
"Declaration of Trust"), dated as of April 23, 1997, among the Trustees named
therein, the Guarantor, as Depositor, and the Holders from time to time of
undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
issued $100,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of its floating rate Capital
Trust Pass-through Securities, Liquidation Amount $1,000 per security (the "Old
Capital Securities"), and $3,093,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of its Common
Securities, Liquidation Amount $1,000 per security (the "Common Securities"),
representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the
Issuer and having the terms set forth in the Declaration of Trust in a
transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Act");
WHEREAS the Old Capital Securities and the Common Securities were
issued by the Issuer and the proceeds thereof were used by the Issuer to
purchase $103,093,000 aggregate principal amount of the floating rate Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities, due April 15, 2027 (the "Old Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities") of the Guarantor, which have been exchanged for $103,093,000
aggregate principal amount of the floating rate Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, Series A, due April 15, 2027 of the Guarantor (the "New Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities", and together with the Old Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities, collectively the "Junior Subordinated Debt Securities"), which
New Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be held by The Bank of New York, as
Property Trustee under the Declaration of Trust, as trust assets;
WHEREAS as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Old Capital
Securities and the Common Securities the Guarantor desired irrevocably and
unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth herein, to pay to the Holders
the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Guarantor and the Issuer agreed to conduct an exchange
offer pursuant to which the Old Capital Securities would be exchanged for up to
$100,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Issuer's floating rate Capital
Trust Pass-through Securities, Series A, Liquidation Amount $1,000 per security
(the "New Capital Securities", and together with the Old Capital Securities,
collectively the "Capital Securities") of the Issuer representing identical
preferred individual beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer that have
been registered under the Act and the Guarantor agreed to exchange its guarantee
of the Old Capital Securities and Common Securities for a guarantee of the New
Capital Securities registered under the Act and Common Securities (the Capital
Securities and the Common Securities collectively referred to herein as the
"Trust Securities"); and
WHEREAS, the guarantees provided by this Guarantee Agreement with
respect to the New Capital Securities have been registered under the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of Old
Capital Securities and Common Securities, which purchase the Guarantor agreed
shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee
Agreement for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Trust
Securities.
ARTICLE I
Definitions
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Guarantee Agreement, the
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terms set forth below shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following meanings. Capitalized or otherwise defined terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Declaration of Trust as in effect on the date hereof.
"Act" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of this
Guarantee Agreement.
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"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person; provided, however, that an Affiliate of the
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Guarantor shall not be deemed to include the Issuer. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Capital Securities" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals
of this Guarantee Agreement.
"Common Securities" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals
of this Guarantee Agreement.
"Declaration of Trust" shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however,
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that, except with respect to a default in payment of any Guarantee Payments, the
Guarantor shall have received notice of default and shall not have cured such
default within 60 days after receipt of such notice; provided, further, that no
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Event of Default shall occur unless an Event of Default (as defined in the
Indenture or the Declaration of Trust) shall have occurred and be continuing.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Trust Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by or on behalf of the Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid
Distributions required to be paid on the Trust Securities, to the extent the
Issuer shall have funds on hand available therefor at such time, (ii) the
redemption price, including all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of
redemption (the "Redemption Price"), with respect to the Trust Securities called
for redemption by the Issuer to the extent the Issuer shall have funds on hand
available therefor at such time, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary
termination, winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer, unless Junior Subordinated
Debt Securities are distributed to the Holders or all of the Capital Securities
are redeemed, the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the Liquidation Amount of
$1,000 per Trust Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Trust
Securities to the date of payment to the extent the Issuer shall have funds on
hand
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available to make such payment at such time and (b) the amount of assets of the
Issuer remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the
Issuer after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer as required
by applicable law (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution"). If an Event
of Default under the Declaration of Trust has occurred and is continuing, no
Guarantee Payments with respect to the Common Securities or any guarantee
payment under any Other Guarantees (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to
Common Securities of any other Central Fidelity Capital Trust (as defined in the
Indenture), if any, shall be made until the Holders of Capital Securities shall
be paid in full the Guarantee Payments to which they are entitled under this
Guarantee. Subordination of Guarantee Payments on the Common Securities
following such an Event of Default under the Declaration of Trust shall be
analogous to the subordination of the Common Securities provided for in Section
4.03 of the Declaration of Trust.
"Guarantee Trustee" means The Bank of New York, until a Successor
Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant
to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement and thereafter means each such
Successor Guarantee Trustee.
"Guarantor" shall have the meaning specified in the first recital of
this Guarantee Agreement.
"Holder" means a person in whose name a Trust Security or Trust
Securities is registered on the books and records of the Issuer; provided,
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however, that in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of
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Trust Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
"Holder" shall not include the Guarantor, the Guarantee Trustee, or any
Affiliate of the Guarantor or the Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of April
23, 1997, as supplemented and amended between the Guarantor and The Bank of New
York, as trustee, relating to the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities.
"Issuer" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of this
Guarantee Agreement.
"Junior Subordinated Debt Securities" shall have the meaning specified
in the recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
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"List of Holders" has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
"Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities" means, except as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by the Holder(s), of more than 50%
of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all then Outstanding Capital Securities.
"New Capital Securities" shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
"New Junior Subordinated Debt Securities" shall have the meaning
specified in the recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, President or a
Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Associate Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such
Person, and delivered to the Guarantee Trustee. Any Officers' Certificate
delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for
in this Guarantee Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) statement that each officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each officer, such
condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Old Capital Securities" shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
"Old Junior Subordinated Debt Securities" shall have the meaning
specified in the recitals of this Guarantee Agreement.
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"Responsible Officer" when used with respect to the Guarantee Trustee
means any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office, including any managing
director, vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer,
assistant secretary or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and having direct responsibility for the administration of this
Guarantee Agreement, and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Senior Debt" shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture.
"Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee
possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.01.
"Trust Securities" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE II
Trust Indenture Act
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SECTION 2.01. Trust Indenture Act; Application. (a) As a matter of
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contract, this Guarantee Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Guarantee Agreement and
shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee
Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310
to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall
control.
SECTION 2.02. List of Holders. (a) The Guarantor shall furnish or
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cause to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee (i) semiannually, not more than
15 days after May 15 and November 15 of each year, a list, in such form as the
Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders ("List of Holders") as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the
delivery thereof, and (ii) at such other times as the Guarantee Trustee may
request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Guarantor of any
such request, a List of Holders as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the
time such list is furnished, in each case to the extent such information is in
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the possession or control of the Guarantor and is not identical to a previously
supplied list of Holders or has not otherwise been received by the Guarantee
Trustee in its capacity as such. The Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of
Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
Section 311(a), Section 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.03. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee. Not later than the
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last calendar day in February of each calendar year, commencing with the last
calendar day in February 1998, the Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the
Holders such reports, if any, as are required by Section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of
Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.04. Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee. The
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Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee, the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Holders such documents, reports and information, if any, as
required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance
certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, in the form, in
the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The
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Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance
with such conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee Agreement
that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust
Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by any officer
pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.06. Events of Default; Waiver. The Holders of a Majority
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in Liquidation Amount of the Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders,
waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any
such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent therefrom.
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SECTION 2.07. Event of Default; Notice. (a) The Guarantee Trustee
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shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by
mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of
Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, unless such Events of Default have been
cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that, except in the case of a
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default in the payment of a Guarantee Payment, the Guarantee Trustee shall be
protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Board of Directors,
the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or a Responsible
Officer in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the
interests of the Holders.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of
any Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer charged with the
administration of the Declaration of Trust shall have received written notice of
such Event of Default.
SECTION 2.08. Conflicting Interests. The Declaration of Trust shall
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be deemed to be specifically described in this Guarantee Agreement for the
purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
Powers, Duties and Rights of the
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Guarantee Trustee
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SECTION 3.01. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee. (a) This
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Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of
the Holders, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee
Agreement to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights pursuant to
Section 5.04(iv) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such
Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee
Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall
automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, upon acceptance by such
Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment hereunder, and such vesting and
cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have
been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor
Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the
Holders.
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(c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Guarantee Agreement, and no implied covenants shall be read into this
Guarantee Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default
has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.06), the
Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by
this Guarantee Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its
exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be construed to
relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its
own negligent failure to act or its own wilful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing
or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee
Agreement, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for
the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set
forth in this Guarantee Agreement; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee
Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee
Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee
Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that
by any provision hereof or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically
required to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee
Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether
or not they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement;
(ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee,
unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee was
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negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was
made;
(iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount
of the Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this
Guarantee Agreement; and
(iv) no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require the Guarantee
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal
financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers if the Guarantee Trustee shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or
liability is not assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee Agreement
or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.02. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee. (a) Subject to the
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provisions of Section 3.01:
(i) The Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or
parties.
(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Guarantee Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by all Officers'
Certificate unless otherwise prescribed herein.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement, the
Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting to take any action
hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon
receipt of such request from the Guarantee Trustee, shall be promptly
delivered by the Guarantor.
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(iv) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with legal counsel, and the
advice or written opinion of such legal counsel with respect to legal
matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such legal
counsel may be legal counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and
may be one of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at
any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this
Guarantee Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(v) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement at the
request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided
to the Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees
and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying
with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may
be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided, that nothing contained in
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this Section 3.02(a)(v) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee,
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise
the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement.
(vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see
fit.
(vii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
its agents or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible
for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney
appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(viii) Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement the
Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A) may request
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instructions from the Holders, (B) may refrain from enforcing such remedy
or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received
and (C) shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with such
instructions.
(ix) the Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents or attorneys and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for
any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed
with due care by it hereunder.
(b) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to
impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or
acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it
in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Guarantee
Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law,
to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee
shall be construed to be a duty to act in accordance with such power and
authority.
SECTION 3.03. Indemnity. The Guarantor agrees to indemnify the
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Guarantee Trustee and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined
by the income of the Guarantee Trustee) incurred without negligence or bad faith
on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of this Guarantee Agreement, including the costs
and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection
with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The
Guarantee Trustee will not claim or exact any lien or charge on any Guarantee
Payments as a result of any amount due to it under this Guarantee Agreement.
This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Guarantee Agreement or the
resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee.
SECTION 3.04. Expenses. The Guarantor, as obligor on the Junior
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Subordinated Debt Securities, shall from time to time reimburse the Guarantee
Trustee for such expenses and costs incurred in connection with the performance
of its duties hereunder as shall be agreed to in writing from time to time by
the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee.
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ARTICLE IV
Guarantee Trustee
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SECTION 4.01. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility. (a) There shall at all
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times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act
to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000, and shall be a corporation meeting the requirements of Section
310(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. If such corporation publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the
supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section
and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and Surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published.
(b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible
to so act under Section 4.10(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign
in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.02(c).
(c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting
interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions
of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.02. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee
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Trustee. (a) Subject to Section 4.02(b), in the absence of the existence of an
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Event of Default, the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without
cause at any time by the Guarantor.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed until a Successor
Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by
written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to
the Guarantor.
(c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed hereunder shall hold office until
a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or
resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for
prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in
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writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which
resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by
such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and
accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.02 within 30 days after
delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the resigning
Guarantee Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Guarantor, any court of
competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee.
ARTICLE V
Guarantee
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SECTION 5.01. Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and
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unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments
(without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by or on behalf of the Issuer),
as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim
which the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to make a
Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by
the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the
Holders. The Guarantor shall give written notice to the Guarantee Trustee as
promptly as practicable in the event it makes any direct payment hereunder.
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby
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waives notice of acceptance of the Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to
which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to
require a proceeding first against the Guarantee Trustee, Issuer or any other
Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment,
notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.
SECTION 5.03. Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants,
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agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement shall in
no way be
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affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the
following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied
agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Trust Securities to
be performed or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any
portion of the Distributions (other than any extension of time for payment
of Distributions that results from the extension of any interest payment
period on the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities as so provided in the
Indenture), Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums
payable under the terms of the Trust Securities or the extension of time
for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Trust Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or
remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or
extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or
readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer
or any of the assets of the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Trust
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the
intent of this Section 5.03 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain the consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
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SECTION 5.04. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly
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acknowledges that: (i) this Guarantee Agreement will be deposited with the
Guarantee Trustee to be held for the benefit of the Holders; (ii) the Guarantee
Trustee has the right to enforce this Guarantee Agreement on behalf of the
Holders; (iii) the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Guarantee
Agreement or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee
under this Guarantee Agreement; and (iv) any Holder may institute a legal
proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under this
Guarantee Agreement, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Issuer or any other Person.
SECTION 5.05. Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee Agreement
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creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Guarantee Agreement
will not be discharged except by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full
(without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) or upon
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to Holders as provided in
the Declaration of Trust.
SECTION 5.06. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all
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(if any) rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid
to the Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement and shall have
the right to waive payment by the Issuer pursuant to Section 5.01; provided,
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however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by
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mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which
it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other
agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement,
if at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this
Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation
of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for
the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.
SECTION 5.07. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges
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that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer
with respect to the Trust Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the
terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event
referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.03 hereof.
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ARTICLE VI
Covenants and Subordination
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SECTION 6.01. Subordination. This Guarantee Agreement will
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constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt of the Guarantor, to the same
extent and in the same manner that the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities are
subordinated to Senior Debt pursuant to the Indenture, it being understood that
the terms of Article XIV of the Indenture shall apply to the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement as if (x) such Article XIV were set
forth herein in full and (y) such obligations were substituted for the term
"Securities" appearing in such Article XIV.
SECTION 6.02. Pari Passu Guarantees. This Guarantee Agreement shall
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rank pari passu with any similar guarantee agreements issued by the Guarantor on
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behalf of the holders of trust securities issued by a trust created by the
Guarantor similar to Central Fidelity Capital Trust I.
ARTICLE VII
Termination
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SECTION 7.01. Termination. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate
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and be of no further force and effect upon (i) full payment of the Redemption
Price of all Trust Securities, (ii) the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities to the Holders in exchange for all of the Trust Securities or (iii)
full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration of Trust
upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee
Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may
be, if at any time any Holder must repay any sums paid with respect to Trust
Securities or this Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 8.01. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements
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contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns,
receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the
benefit of the Holders then outstanding.
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Except in connection with a consolidation, merger or sale involving the
Guarantor that is permitted under Article VIII of the Indenture and pursuant to
which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the Guarantor's obligations
hereunder, the Guarantor shall not assign its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 8.02. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes which
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do not adversely affect the rights of the Holders in any material respect (in
which case no consent of the Holders will be required), this Guarantee Agreement
may only be amended with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities. The provisions of Article VI
of the Declaration of Trust concerning meetings of the Holders shall apply to
the giving of such approval.
SECTION 8.03. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication
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required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duty signed by
the party giving such notice, and delivered, telecopied (confirmed by delivery
of the original) or mailed by first class mail as follows:
(a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address set forth below or such
other address, facsimile number or to the attention of such other Person as
the Guarantor may give notice to the Holders:
CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary
(b) if given to the Issuer, in care of the Guarantee Trustee, at the
Issuer's (and the Guarantee Trustee's) address set forth below or such
other address as the Guarantee Trustee on behalf of the Issuer may give
notice to the Holders:
CENTRAL FIDELITY CAPITAL TRUST I
c/o CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary
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with a copy to:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(c) if given to the Guarantee Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(d) if given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and
records of the Issuer.
All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received
in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery
or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was
given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on
the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 8.04. Benefit. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the
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benefit of the Holders and is not separately transferable from the Trust
Securities.
SECTION 8.05. Interpretation. In this Guarantee Agreement, unless
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the context otherwise requires:
(a) capitalized terms used in this Guarantee Agreement but not defined
in the preamble hereto have the respective meanings assigned to them in
Section 1.01;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee Agreement has the same
meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Guarantee Agreement" or "this Guarantee
Agreement" are to this Guarantee Agreement as modified, supplemented or
amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Guarantee Agreement to Articles and
Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee Agreement unless
otherwise specified;
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(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise defined in this
Guarantee Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires;
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
and
(g) the masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall
include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.
SECTION 8.06 Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
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GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first
above written.
CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
by
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Guarantee Trustee
by
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Name:
Title:
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