Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
BETWEEN
AND
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2006
4.75% CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE 2066
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 |
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Definition of Terms |
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ARTICLE II |
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TERMS OF THE DEBENTURES |
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Section 2.1 |
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Designation and Principal Amount |
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Section 2.2 |
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Issue Date; Maturity |
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Section 2.3 |
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Place of Payment and Surrender for Registration of Transfer |
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Section 2.4 |
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Registered Securities; Form; Denominations; Depositary |
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Section 2.5 |
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Interest |
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Section 2.6 |
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Optional Deferral of Interest |
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Section 2.7 |
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Mandatory Deferral of Interest |
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Section 2.8 |
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Deferral of Interest in General |
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Section 2.9 |
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Right to Optional Redemption by the Company |
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Section 2.10 |
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Scheduled Maturity |
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Section 2.11 |
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Events of Default |
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Section 2.12 |
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Covenant Breaches |
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Section 2.13 |
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Designation of Depositary |
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Section 2.14 |
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Definitive Form of Debentures |
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Section 2.15 |
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Conversion Rights |
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Section 2.16 |
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Exercise of Conversion Right; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends |
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Section 2.17 |
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Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares |
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Section 2.18 |
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Conversion Rate |
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Section 2.19 |
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Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale |
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Section 2.20 |
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Taxes on Shares Issued |
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Section 2.21 |
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Reservation of Shares, Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance with Governmental |
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Requirements; Listing of Common Stock |
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Section 2.22 |
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Conversion-Related Notices by the Company |
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Section 2.23 |
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Settlement Upon Conversion |
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Section 2.24 |
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Change-of-Control Make-Whole |
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Section 2.25 |
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Modification of Indenture |
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Section 2.26 |
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Modification or Amendment of Certificate of Designations |
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Section 2.27 |
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Sinking Fund |
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Section 2.28 |
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Tax Treatment |
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Section 2.29 |
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Defeasance |
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Section 2.30 |
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Execution |
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ARTICLE III |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 3.1 |
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Limitation on Payments |
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Section 3.2 |
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Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism |
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Section 3.3 |
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Obligation to Sell Qualifying Capital Securities |
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Section 3.4 |
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Covenant Against Amending Capital Replacement Covenant |
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ARTICLE IV |
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SUBORDINATION |
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Section 4.1 |
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Senior Indebtedness |
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Section 4.2 |
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Subordination |
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ARTICLE V |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 5.1 |
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Ratification of Indenture |
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Section 5.2 |
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Governing Law |
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Section 5.3 |
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Severability |
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Section 5.4 |
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Counterparts |
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Exhibit A |
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Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
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Exhibit B |
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Form of Debenture |
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ii
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 20, 2006 (this “
First Supplemental
Indenture”), between
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company”) and U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “
Trustee”), supplementing the Subordinated Indenture,
dated as of December 20, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee (the “
Base Indenture,” together
with this
First Supplemental Indenture, the “
Indenture”).
WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance
from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
(hereinafter generally called the “Securities,” and individually, a “Security”) to be issued in one
or more series as may be determined by the Company under the Base Indenture from time to time, in
an unlimited aggregate principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the
Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this
First Supplemental Indenture, the Company desires to
provide for the establishment of a new series of Securities to be known as the “4.75% Convertible
Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066” (the “
Debentures”), the form and substance of such
Debentures and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be as set forth in the Indenture;
WHEREAS all requirements necessary to make this
First Supplemental Indenture a valid
instrument in accordance with its terms (and to make the Debentures, when duly executed by the
Company and duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid and enforceable obligations
of the Company) have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this
First Supplemental
Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects.
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Debentures by the Holders
thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportional benefit of all
Holders of Debentures, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definition of Terms.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term not defined herein that is defined in the Base Indenture has the same meaning when
used herein as is given thereto in the Base Indenture;
(c) definitions made herein in the singular also apply to the term defined as used in the
plural and vice versa;
(d) unless otherwise specified, any reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or
Article of this First Supplemental Indenture;
(e) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation; and
(f) the following terms have the following meanings:
“Accounts Receivable Securitization Program” means the accounts receivable securitization
program pursuant to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
30, 2005, by and among the Company and the Seller and the Sub-Servicers named therein, Market
Street Funding Corporation, as Issuer, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrator, as
modified, amended, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid or refinanced from time to
time (whether with the original issuer, administrator or other agents, arrangers and counterparties
or otherwise).
“Additional Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24.
“Adjusted Debt” at the end of any fiscal quarter means (i) long-term debt and short-term debt,
including any junior subordinated debt, but excluding any Preferred Stock, as reported on the
Company’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the notes thereto, as of the final day
of such fiscal quarter, plus (ii) seven times Annual Rent Expense, plus (iii) the amount sold under
the Company’s Accounts Receivable Securitization Program during such fiscal quarter.
“Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any fiscal quarter, (i) quarterly net income or net loss, plus
(ii) quarterly tax expense, plus (iii) Adjusted Interest, plus (iv) quarterly depreciation and
amortization, each as reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP,
or the notes thereto, for such fiscal quarter.
“Adjusted Interest” means, for any fiscal quarter, (i) quarterly debt interest expense plus
(ii) the quarterly cost of sale associated with sales of accounts receivable under the Accounts
Receivable Securitization Program during that fiscal quarter and (iii) quarterly debt
extinguishment expense if not otherwise included in quarterly debt interest expense, each as
reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the notes thereto,
for such fiscal quarter. For the avoidance of doubt, Adjusted Interest shall include the amount of
any accrued and unpaid Deferred Interest, whether optionally or mandatorily deferred.
“Alternative Payment Mechanism” means, with respect to any securities, that such securities or
related transaction agreements include (1) a Limitation on Distributions in Bankruptcy Provision
and (2) a provision to the effect that, upon the occurrence of certain events specified in such
securities or related transaction agreements, the Company:
(a) shall (i) sell, or use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell, its Common
Stock, rights to purchase Common Stock and/or Qualifying Preferred Stock, unless a
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Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing, in an amount such that the net
proceeds of such sale are equal to at least the amount of accumulated and unpaid deferred
Distributions on such securities (including any compounded amounts thereon) and (ii) apply
the proceeds to pay such deferred Distributions; and
(b) shall not, beginning on the occurrence of any of such specified events and so long
as such failure continues until, but excluding, the End Date, pay any accumulated and unpaid
deferred Distributions on such securities to the extent such Distributions exceed the net
proceeds of such sale;
provided that the aggregate net proceeds from the issuance or sale of Qualifying Preferred Stock
that may be used to pay deferred Distributions shall not exceed 25% of the initial aggregate
liquidation preference or principal amount of the Qualifying Capital Securities; and, provided,
further that the number of shares of any Common Stock that may be issued or sold, together with the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying any rights to purchase Common Stock that may be issued
or sold, to pay deferred Distributions attributable to the first five years of any deferral period
(including compounded amounts thereon), may be limited to an amount equal to 2% of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding contemporaneously with the date of such issuance or sale.
“Annual Rent Expense” means the Company’s annual rent expense for its most recently completed
fiscal year, as reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the
notes thereto, for such fiscal year.
“APM Eligible Proceeds” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the net proceeds
(after underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, commissions or discounts and other expenses
relating to the issuance or sale) the Company has received during the six-month period prior to the
APM Notice Date relating to such Interest Payment Date from the issuance or sale of Qualifying
Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock to Persons that are not Subsidiaries.
“APM Notice Date” means a date no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days in advance of
any Interest Payment Date on which the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.2(l) hereof, or, in the event that the Company does not deliver an Officers’
Certificate to the Trustee on or prior to the tenth Business Day immediately preceding any Interest
Payment Date, the tenth Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Available for Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f).
“Base Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Binding Capital Replacement Covenant” means, with respect to any securities, a capital
replacement covenant substantially similar to the Capital Replacement Covenant, but with immediate
effect rather than applying only from a date subsequent to the issuance of such securities.
“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture.
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“
Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions or trust companies located in
New York City are authorized or obligated
by law to close.
“Capital Replacement Covenant” means the Capital Replacement Covenant, dated as of the date
hereof, of the Company, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with its
terms.
“Capital Replacement Intention Disclosure” means, with respect to any securities, that the
Company has publicly stated its intention, either in the prospectus or other offering document
under which such securities were initially offered for sale or in filings with the Commission made
by the Company under the Exchange Act prior to or contemporaneously with the issuance of such
securities, that the Company shall repay, redeem or repurchase such securities only if it has
received an amount of net proceeds at least equal to the applicable payment, redemption or
repurchase price of such securities from the issuance of securities that are as, or more,
equity-like than such securities, within six months prior to the applicable payment, redemption or
repurchase date.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to
any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
(b) the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution;
(c) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or
consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s voting stock (measured by
voting power rather than number of shares), excluding any transaction in which the voting
stock that comes to be beneficially owned by such person as a result of the transaction is
voting stock newly issued in connection with, or for the purpose of, the transaction; or
(d) the first day on which a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors are not
Continuing Directors.
“Closing Sale Price” of any share of Common Stock or any other security on any
Trading Day means the closing sale price of such Common Stock or other security (or, if no closing
sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices or, if more than one
in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such
date as reported in composite transactions for the NYSE or on the principal United States
securities exchange or interdealer quotation system as is used for purposes of measuring Trading
Days pursuant to the definition of “Trading Day” set forth in this Section 1.1.
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If during a period applicable for calculating Closing Sale Price, a distribution, subdivision,
combination or other transaction or event occurs that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate
pursuant to Section 2.18 of the First Supplemental Indenture and the relevant Ex-Dividend Date is
not the second Trading Day immediately prior to the related Record Date or date fixed for the
determination of the shareholders entitled to receive a distribution, Closing Sale Price shall be
calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Company to appropriately reflect the
impact of such distribution, subdivision or combination on the price of the Common Stock during
such period.
“Common Stock” means common stock of the Company. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.18,
however, shares issuable on conversion of Debentures shall include only shares of the class
designated as common stock of the Company at the date of this First Supplemental Indenture (namely,
the Common Stock, par value $.01) or shares of any class or classes resulting from any
reclassification or reclassifications thereof; provided that if at any time there shall be more
than one such resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable on conversion shall
be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from
all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from
all such reclassifications.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Compounded Interest” means additional interest on any accrued and unpaid interest to the
extent permitted by applicable law, at the Debenture Interest Rate compounded semi-annually.
“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Company’s
Board of Directors who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date or (ii) was
nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election.
“Controlled Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 50% of the voting stock.
“Conversion Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16.
“Conversion Price” means, on any day, $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate in effect on that
day.
“Conversion Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18.
“Conversion Reference Period” means:
(i) for Debentures that are converted (1) in accordance with Section 2.15(a)(ii) or (2)
during the period beginning on the 20th Trading Day prior to December 15, 2041, the 20
consecutive Trading Days beginning on the third Trading Day following (x) the Redemption
Date or (y) December 15, 2041, as the case may be; and
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(ii) in all other instances, the 20 consecutive Trading Days beginning on the third
Trading Day following the Conversion Date.
“Conversion Value” means the average of the products for each of the days in the Conversion
Reference Period of:
(i) the Conversion Rate in effect for such day, taking into account Additional Shares,
if any, under the circumstances described in Section 2.24; multiplied by
(ii) the Volume-Weighted Average Price per share of the Company’s Common Stock for such
day.
“Corporate Trust Office” of the Trustee means for purposes of surrender for registration of
transfer, exchange or conversion of Debentures, the office of the Trustee located at 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, and for all other purposes, the office of the Trustee
at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
“Covenant Breach” means a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty
of the Company in this Indenture (other than an Event of Default as defined in Section 2.11(a)
hereof or a covenant or warranty that has been included solely for the benefit of Securities of
another series), and a continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there
has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company
and the Trustee by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures, a
written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that
such notice is a “Notice of Default.”
“Current Market Price” of the Company’s Common Stock means, for any day, the average of the
Closing Sale Price per share of the Company’s Common Stock for each of the five consecutive Trading
Days ending on the earlier of the day in question and the day before the Ex-Dividend Date with
respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation.
“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Debentures in global form, or
any successor entity thereto.
“Daily Share Amount” means, for a given Trading Day, the amount obtained by (a) multiplying
the Volume-Weighted Average Price for such day by the Conversion Rate applicable on such day, (b)
subtracting 1,000 from the resulting product and (c) dividing the resulting difference by 20 times
the Volume-Weighted Average Price for such day; provided, however, that the Daily Share Amount
shall in no case be less than zero.
“Debenture Interest Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Debentures” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Debt Exchangeable for Equity” means any security or combination of securities that:
(a) gives the holder a beneficial interest in (i) the Most Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities of the Company that are Non-Cash Cumulative and (ii) a stock purchase
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contract that shall result in the holder of the security acquiring a beneficial
interest in Qualifying Preferred Stock;
(b) includes a remarketing feature pursuant to which the Most Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities of the Company are remarketed to new investors within five years from the date of
issuance of the security (or combination of securities) or earlier in the event of an early
settlement event based on one or more financial tests or other express terms set forth in
the terms of such securities or related transaction agreements;
(c) provides for the proceeds raised in the remarketing to be used to satisfy the
holder’s payment obligations (if not otherwise fulfilled) in respect of the required
purchase of Qualifying Preferred Stock under the stock purchase contract interest referenced
above;
(d) includes a Binding Capital Replacement Covenant; provided that such Binding Capital
Replacement Covenant shall apply to such security (or combination of securities) and to any
such Qualifying Preferred Stock and shall not include Debt Exchangeable for Equity in the
definition of “qualifying capital securities” (as defined in such Binding Capital
Replacement Covenant); and
(e) includes a provision defining a failed remarketing and specifying that the
consequences of a failed remarketing will be that such Qualifying Preferred Stock will be
acquired in exchange for the Most Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
“Deferred Interest” means Mandatorily Deferred Interest or Optionally Deferred Interest, as
the context may require.
“Depositary” means the U.S. Depositary (as defined in the Base Indenture) with respect to the
Debentures.
“Distributions” means, as to any security or combination of securities, dividends, interest
payments or other income distributions to the holders thereof that are not Subsidiaries of the
Company.
“Dividend Threshold Amount” means $0.06 per quarter, appropriately adjusted from time to time
to take into account the occurrence, on or before the date of determination, of any event that
would require an adjustment pursuant to Section 2.18 and to account for any change in the frequency
of payment of the Company’s regular dividend. Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted, the
Dividend Threshold Amount shall be adjusted by multiplying such Dividend Threshold Amount by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate prior to adjustment and the denominator of
which is the Conversion Rate following such adjustment.
“
DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a
New York corporation, and its successors.
“Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(b).
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“End Date” means, with respect to any securities, the earliest to occur of:
(a) the Company’s failure to pay Distributions (including, without limitation, all
deferred and accumulated amounts) in full for 10 years;
(b) any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, insolvency, receivership
or proceeding under any bankruptcy law with respect to the Company;
(c) an event of default and acceleration with respect to such securities; and
(d) the final maturity of such securities.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
“Exchange Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“Exchange Property Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(c).
“Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the Company’s Common Stock trades on the
applicable exchange or in the applicable market, ““regular way”,” without the right to receive a
relevant issuance or distribution.
“Ex-Dividend Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Extension Period” means an Optional Extension Period or a Mandatory Extension Period or a
combination thereof.
“Fair Market Value” means the amount which a willing buyer would pay a willing seller in an
arm’s-length transaction, as conclusively determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
“Final Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“First Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Foregone Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(e).
“GAAP” means, at any date or for any period, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as
in effect on such date or for such period, except as provided in Section 2.7(c).
“Global Debenture” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any fiscal quarter, the sum of (a) four times the
Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal quarter and (b) one-third of the Company’s Annual Rent
Expense, divided by the sum of (x) four times the Company’s Adjusted Interest for such fiscal
quarter and (y) one-third of the Company’s Annual Rent Expense.
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“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Interest Payment Period” means any semi-annual period during which interest accrues pursuant
to this Indenture.
“Issue Date” means December 20, 2006.
“Leverage Ratio” means, for any fiscal quarter, the Company’s Adjusted Debt at the end of such
fiscal quarter divided by the sum of (a) four times the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal
quarter and (b) the Company’s Annual Rent Expense.
“Limitation on Distributions in Bankruptcy Provision” means, with respect to any securities,
provisions in the terms thereof or of the related transaction agreements that, upon any
liquidation, dissolution, winding up or reorganization, or in connection with any insolvency,
receivership or proceeding under any bankruptcy law with respect to the Company, limit the claim of
the holders of such securities (other than Non-Cumulative preferred stock) for Distributions (or in
the case of securities containing a Mandatory Trigger Provision, Distributions that accumulate
during a period in which the Company fails to satisfy one or more financial tests set forth in the
terms of such securities or related transaction agreements) to:
(a) in the case of securities not permitting the issuance and sale of Qualifying
Preferred Stock pursuant to an Alternative Payment Mechanism, 25% of the principal amount of
such securities then outstanding; or
(b) in all other cases, two years of accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including
any compounded amounts thereon).
“Mandatorily Deferred Interest” means all interest deferred pursuant to Section 2.7, as then
accrued and unpaid, together with Compounded Interest thereon.
“Mandatory Extension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Mandatory Trigger Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Mandatory Trigger Provision” means, with respect to any securities, provisions in the terms
thereof or of the related transaction agreements that:
(a) (i) include an Alternative Payment Mechanism that becomes effective within two
years of a failure to satisfy one or more financial tests set forth in the terms of such
securities or related transaction agreements or (ii) in the case of Non-Cumulative Preferred
Stock, include provisions that, beginning on the occurrence of the failure to satisfy any of
such financial tests and so long as such failure continues until, but excluding, the End
Date, prohibit the issuer of such securities from paying any deferred Distributions in an
amount exceeding the net proceeds of the sale of Common Stock, rights to purchase Common
Stock or Qualifying Preferred Stock; and
(b) in the case of securities other than Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, prohibit the
Company from repurchasing any of its Common Stock prior to the date six
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months after the issuer applies the net proceeds of the sales described in clause (a)
to pay such unpaid deferred Distributions in full.
No remedy other than Permitted Remedies shall arise by the terms of such securities or related
transaction agreements in favor of the holders of such securities as a result of the issuer’s
failure to pay Distributions because of the Mandatory Trigger Provision or as a result of the
issuer’s exercise of its right under an Optional Deferral Provision until Distributions have been
deferred for one or more distribution periods for at least 10 years.
“Market Disruption Event” means the occurrence or existence of any of the following events or
sets of circumstances:
(i) the Company may not issue Relevant Securities without obtaining the consent
or approval of a regulatory body (including, without limitation, any securities
exchange) or governmental authority, and the Company has used commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain such consent or approval but such consent or approval
has not been obtained;
(ii) the Company does not have sufficient Common Stock Available for Issuance
in respect of Qualifying Warrants or sufficient Qualifying Preferred Stock Available
for Issuance to raise sufficient proceeds to pay the interest payments on the
Convertible Debentures and accumulated dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock
and the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent or
approval of its stockholders to increase the amount of its authorized Common Stock
or Qualifying Preferred Stock but such consent or approval has not been obtained;
provided that the Market Disruption Event described in this clause (ii) shall not
relieve the Company of its obligation to issue the number of shares of Qualifying
Preferred Stock that are Available for Issuance or Qualifying Warrants in respect of
which the Company has Common Stock Available for Issuance, and to apply the proceeds
thereof in partial payment of Deferred Interest as provided in Section 3.2(i);
(iii) trading in securities generally or Common Stock or Preferred Stock on the
principal exchange on which the Common Stock or Preferred Stock is then listed and
traded (as of the date hereof, in the case of the Common Stock, the NYSE) has been
suspended or the settlement of such trading generally has been materially disrupted;
(iv) (a) (1) the United States has become engaged in hostilities, (2) there has
been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or (3) there has been
a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (b) there has
occurred any material adverse change in (1) domestic or international economic,
political or financial conditions (including from terrorist activities) or (2) the
effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States
that, in any of the circumstances described in clauses (a) or (b) of this clause,
materially disrupts trading in securities generally on the NYSE or any other
national securities exchange on which the Common Stock or Preferred
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Stock is then listed or traded or trading in, or the issuance and sale of,
Qualifying Warrants and Qualifying Preferred Stock;
(v) a material disruption has occurred or a banking moratorium has been
declared in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services;
(vi) minimum or maximum prices have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices of
securities are required on the NYSE or by the Commission or another governmental
authority which, in either case, materially disrupts or otherwise has a material
adverse effect on trading in, or the issuance and sale of, Relevant Securities; or
(vii) an event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the offering
document for the offer and sale of Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock
would, in the Company’s judgment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading and either (1) the disclosure of that event at
such time, in the Company’s judgment, would have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business or (2) the disclosure relates to a previously undisclosed
proposed or pending material development or business transaction, the disclosure of
which would impede the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction, provided
that no single suspension period contemplated by this clause (vii) shall exceed 90
consecutive days and multiple suspension periods contemplated by this subsection may
not exceed an aggregate of 180 days in any 12-month period.
“Most Junior Subordinated Debt Securities” mean debt securities that rank upon a liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company junior to all of the Company’s other long-term
indebtedness for money borrowed (other than the Company’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed
from time to time outstanding that by its terms ranks pari passu with such securities) and pari
passu with the claims of the Company’s trade creditors.
“Net Share Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a)
“Net Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“Non-Cash Cumulative” means, with respect to any securities, that the securities include:
(a) an Optional Deferral Provision; and
(b) an Alternative Payment Mechanism that becomes effective after the issuer of such
securities has deferred Distributions on such securities for up to five years.
“Non-Cumulative” means, with respect to any securities, that either (a) the issuer thereof may
elect not to make any number of periodic distributions or interest payments without any remedy
arising under the terms of the securities or related agreements in favor of the holders,
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other than Permitted Remedies or (b) except for purposes of the definition of “Qualifying
Preferred Stock,” such securities are Non-Cash Cumulative.
“Non-Stock Change of Control” means any Change of Control described by clause (a) or (c) under
the definition of “Change of Control,” other than a transaction in which at least 90% of the
consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments pursuant to
dissenters’ appraisal rights, for the Company’s Common Stock consists of common stock traded on a
U.S. national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system (or which will be so traded or
quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such Change of Control).
“
NYSE” mean the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Optional Deferral Provision” means, with respect to any securities, a provision in the terms
thereof or of the related transaction agreements that permits the issuer of such securities to, in
its sole discretion, defer in whole or in part payment of Distributions on such securities for up
to 10 years, without any remedy other than Permitted Remedies.
“Optional Extension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
“Optionally Deferred Interest” means all interest deferred pursuant to Section 2.6, as then
accrued and unpaid, together with Compounded Interest thereon.
“Outstanding” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture.
“Parity Debt Securities” means debt securities that rank pari passu with the Debentures.
“Parity Guarantees” means guarantees that rank pari passu with the Debentures.
“Par Redemption Amount” means a cash redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the
Debentures to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, including any Compounded Interest, to,
but not including, the Redemption Date.
“Permitted Remedies” means, with respect to any securities, one or more of the following
remedies:
(a) rights in favor of the holders of such securities permitting such holders to elect
one or more directors of the Company (including any such rights required by the listing
requirements of any stock or securities exchange on which such securities may be listed or
traded);
(b) complete or partial prohibitions on the Company paying Distributions on or
repurchasing Common Stock or other securities that rank pari passu with or junior as to
Distributions to such securities for so long as Distributions on such securities, including
unpaid Distributions, remain unpaid; and
(c) provisions obliging the Company to cause, or use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause, such unpaid Distributions to be paid in full pursuant to an Alternative Payment
Mechanism.
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“Perpetual Preferred Stock” means the Company’s Perpetual Preferred Stock issued pursuant to
the Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations.
“Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations” means the Company’s Certificate of
Designations of Perpetual Preferred Stock, as adopted by the Pricing Committee of the Company’s
Board of Directors on December 19, 2006 and attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Preferred Stock” means preferred stock of the Company.
“Preferred Stock Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)
“QCS Proceeds” means, with respect to any Repayment Date, the net proceeds (after
underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, commissions or discounts and other expenses relating to
the issuance or sale) the Company has received during the six-month period prior to the related
Repayment Notice Date from the issuance or sale of Qualifying Capital Securities to Persons that
are not Subsidiaries.
“Qualifying Capital Securities” means securities that, in the determination of the Company’s
Board of Directors reasonably construing the definitions and other terms of the Capital Replacement
Covenant, satisfy one of the following descriptions:
(a) Debt Exchangeable for Equity; or
(b) any Preferred Stock or Most Junior Subordinated Debt Securities issued by the
Company that meet one of the following criteria:
(i) (A) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years with Capital
Replacement Intention Disclosure and (B) have an Optional Deferral Provision;
(ii) (A) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and (B) are
Non-Cumulative;
(iii) (A) have a maturity of at least 40 years and are subject to a Binding
Capital Replacement Covenant and (B) have an Optional Deferral Provision;
(iv) (A) have a maturity of at least 40 years with Capital Replacement
Intention Disclosure and (B) are Non-Cumulative;
(v) (A) have a maturity of at least 40 years and (B) have a Mandatory Trigger
Provision and an Optional Deferral Provision; or
(vii) (A) have a maturity of at least 25 years and are subject to a Binding
Capital Replacement Covenant and (B) are Non-Cumulative.
Any of the foregoing Qualifying Capital Securities may be convertible or exchangeable at any
time in whole or in part at the option of the issuer or the holder thereof into one or more other
securities so long as such other securities also qualify as Qualifying Capital Securities.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any securities or combinations of securities, if issued by the
Company to any of its Subsidiaries without the contemporaneous issuance of a security or
combination of securities that otherwise would satisfy the definition of “Qualifying Capital
Securities” by the Subsidiary to a Person other than a Subsidiary of the Company, shall not qualify
as Qualifying Capital Securities.
“Qualifying Preferred Stock” means perpetual Preferred Stock of the Company (or depositary
shares representing interests in such Preferred Stock) that (a) is Non-Cumulative without regard to
clause (b) of the definition thereof and (b) (i) is non-callable, (ii) is subject to a Binding
Capital Replacement Covenant or (iii) has Capital Replacement Intention Disclosure and includes
provisions that, beginning on the occurrence of the failure to satisfy one or more financial tests
set forth in the terms of such security or related transaction agreements and so long as such
failure continues until, but excluding, the End Date, prohibit the issuer of such security from
paying any deferred Distributions in an amount exceeding the net proceeds of the sale of Common
Stock, rights to purchase Common Stock or Qualifying Preferred Stock.
“Qualifying Warrants” means warrants to purchase Common Stock (i) that have an exercise price
per share greater than the most recent Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock as of the date of
issuance thereof and (ii) that the Company is not entitled to redeem for cash and the holders of
which are not entitled to require the Company to repurchase for cash in any circumstances.
“Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event
in which the holders of Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other
property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted
into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is
fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).
“Redemption Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture.
“Regular Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d).
“Relevant Securities” means Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock in the case of
the Company’s obligation to pay interest by selling Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred
Stock as described in Section 3.2, or Qualifying Capital Securities as described in Section 2.10.
“Repayment Date” means the Scheduled Maturity Date and each Interest Payment Date thereafter
and prior to conversion of the Debentures until the Company shall have repaid or redeemed all of
the Debentures or the Debentures shall have been converted.
“Repayment Notice Date” means a date no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days in
advance of any Repayment Date on which the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 2.10(d) hereof, or, in the event that the Company does not deliver an Officers’
Certificate to the Trustee on or prior to the tenth Business Day immediately preceding any
Repayment Date, the tenth Business Day immediately preceding such Repayment Date.
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“Scheduled Maturity Date” means December 15, 2041.
“Securities” or “Security” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Senior Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Stock Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(b).
“
Trading Day” in respect of the Common Stock or any other security means any day on which the
NYSE or, if such Common Stock or other security is not listed on the NYSE, the principal U.S. stock
exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such Common Stock or other security is listed,
admitted for trading or quoted, is open for trading or, if such Common Stock or other security is
not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, any Business Day. If such Common Stock or other
security is so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, Trading Days only include those days that
have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (
New York City time) or the then standard closing time
for regular trading on the relevant exchange or interdealer quotation system and do not include any
day on which any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price
exceeding limits permitted by the NYSE or otherwise) in such security or in any options, contracts
or future contracts relating thereto, occurs or exists for more than one half hour in the aggregate
if such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m. (
New York City time)
on such day.
“
Trading Price” means, on any date of determination, for each $1,000 principal amount of
Debentures, the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 principal amount of
Debentures obtained by the Trustee for $2,000,000 principal amount of the Debentures at
approximately 3:30 p.m.,
New York City time, on such determination date from three independent
nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company, provided that if three such bids
cannot reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of
the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Trustee,
this one bid shall be used; and provided further that, if the Trustee cannot reasonably obtain at
least one bid for $2,000,000 principal amount of Debentures from a nationally recognized securities
dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures shall be deemed to be less
than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on such determination date
and the Conversion Rate then in effect.
“Trading Price Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a)(iii).
“Trigger Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
“Trigger Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(e).
“Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“
Volume-Weighted Average Price” per share of the Company’s Common Stock, on any Trading Day,
means the volume-weighted average price on the NYSE or, if the Company’s Common Stock is not listed
on the NYSE, on the principal U.S. stock exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the
Company’s Common Stock is then traded, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (
New York City time) on that
Trading Day as displayed by Bloomberg (under the
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heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page BTU <equity> AQR in respect of the period
from (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (
New York City time) on such Trading Day) (or if such volume-weighted
average price is not available, the market value of one share on such Trading Day as the Company’s
Board of Directors determines in good faith using a volume-weighted method).
“Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(a).
“Warrant Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
ARTICLE II
TERMS OF THE DEBENTURES
Pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, the Debentures are hereby established with the
following terms and other provisions:
Section 2.1 Designation and Principal Amount.
(a) There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated the “4.75% Convertible Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2066,” in the initial aggregate principal amount of $732,500,000.
(b) The Company may, from time to time, subject to compliance with any other applicable
provisions of this Indenture but without the consent of the Holders of Debentures, create and issue
pursuant to this Indenture an unlimited principal amount of additional Debentures (in excess of any
amounts theretofore issued) having the same terms and conditions as those of the other Outstanding
Debentures, except that any such additional Debentures (i) may have a different issue date and
issue price from other Outstanding Debentures and (ii) may have a different date from which
interest shall accrue and amount of interest payable on the first Interest Payment Date after
issuance than other Outstanding Debentures. Such additional Debentures shall constitute part of
the same series of Debentures hereunder.
Section 2.2 Issue Date; Maturity. The Debentures shall mature on December 15, 2066
(the “Final Maturity Date”), except in the case of (a) a prior redemption, (b) prior repayment
pursuant to Section 2.10, (c) prior conversion pursuant to Section 2.15 and Section 2.16 or (d) the
occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default as a result of which the Debentures are
accelerated prior to maturity.
Section 2.3
Place of Payment and Surrender for Registration of Transfer. Payment of
principal of and interest on the Debentures shall be made, the transfer of Debentures will be
registrable and Debentures will be exchangeable for Debentures of other denominations of a like
aggregate principal amount at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose,
initially the Corporate Trust Office. Payment of any principal and interest on Debentures issued
as Global Debentures shall be payable by the Company through the Paying Agent to the Depositary in
immediately available funds. At the Company’s option, interest on Debentures issued in physical
form may be payable (i) by a U.S. dollar check drawn on a bank in The City of
New York mailed to
the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
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Security Register, or (ii) upon application to the Security Registrar not later than 10 days
before the Interest Payment Date by a Holder of Debentures having an aggregate principal amount in
excess of $2,000,000, by wire transfer in immediately available funds, which application shall
remain in effect until the Holder of Debentures notifies, in writing, the Security Registrar to the
contrary.
Section 2.4 Registered Securities; Form; Denominations; Depositary.
(a) The Debentures shall be issued in fully registered form as registered Securities and shall
be initially issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Debentures (the “Global
Debentures”), in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The Debentures shall not be issuable in bearer
form. The terms and provisions contained in the Global Debentures shall constitute, and are hereby
expressly made, a part of the Indenture, and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of the Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
(b) The Debentures shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples thereof.
Section 2.5 Interest.
(a) The Debentures will accrue interest at a rate per annum of 4.75% (the “Debenture Interest
Rate”) of the principal amount of $1,000 per Debenture, payable, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.6, Section 2.7 and Section 2.8, semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of
each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on June 15, 2007.
(i) The amount of interest payable for any Interest Payment Period will be
computed as follows:
(1) for any full Interest Payment Period, on the basis of a 360-day year of 12
30-day months;
(2) for any period shorter than a full Interest Payment Period, on the basis of
30-day months; and
(3) for any period shorter than a 30-day month, on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed in that period.
(ii) In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment
of the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date shall be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay.
(b) Interest will accrue and compound semi-annually at the Debenture Interest Rate from and
including the date of initial issuance or the last Interest Payment Date in respect of which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, as applicable, to but excluding the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date on which the interest is actually paid, Conversion Date or Redemption Date,
or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be.
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(c) Interest not paid on any Interest Payment Date, including any interest deferred during any
Extension Period, will accrue and compound semi-annually at the Debenture Interest Rate, to the
extent permitted by applicable law. Subject to Section 2.5(a)(ii), such interest shall accrue and
compound to the date that it is actually paid.
(d) For so long as the Debentures are held in book-entry-only form, interest shall be paid on
each Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name a given Debenture is registered in the
Security Register at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the last Business Day prior to the Interest
Payment Date (each such date a “
Regular Record Date”). In the event that the Debentures are no
longer held in book-entry-only form or are not represented by Global Securities, the Company may
select different Regular Record Dates, which must each be at least 15 Business Days before the
relevant Interest Payment Dates.
Section 2.6 Optional Deferral of Interest.
(a) Subject to Section 2.8 and Section 3.2, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, and as long as no Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred and no Mandatory Extension
Period caused thereby is continuing, the Company shall have the right at any time and from time to
time, to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the Interest Payment Period on
the Debentures for a period not exceeding 10 years, in the aggregate, following the Interest
Payment Date on which interest was deferred (an “Optional Extension Period”). During an Optional
Extension Period, Deferred Interest on the Debentures shall not be due and payable, except to the
extent of APM Eligible Proceeds available pursuant to Section 2.10(e), if applicable, but will
continue to accrue and compound semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law, at the
Debenture Interest Rate.
(b) If a Mandatory Trigger Event occurs on or after commencement of an Optional Extension
Period, the Optional Extension Period shall be deemed suspended for so long as the Mandatory
Extension Period is continuing and the provisions of Section 2.7 shall apply. Upon the termination
of such Mandatory Extension Period, the Optional Extension Period will continue.
(c) An Optional Extension Period shall terminate on such date as all accrued and unpaid
interest, together with Compounded Interest, if any, has been paid by the Company, provided that in
no event shall an Optional Extension Period (regardless of whether a Mandatory Extension Period
causes the extension of such Optional Extension Period) extend beyond the date which is 10 years
following the commencement of the Optional Extension Period, beyond the Redemption Date or beyond
the Final Maturity Date of the Debentures. Upon termination of an Optional Extension Period, the
Company may commence a new Optional Extension Period, subject to the other conditions in this
Section 2.6, there being no limit to the number of such new Optional Extension Periods the Company
may elect.
(d) During an Optional Extension Period, the Company shall be subject to the covenants set
forth in Section 3.1.
(e) The Company shall give written notice of its election to defer payments of interest on the
Debentures for an Optional Extension Period, which such notice shall be irrevocable, at
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least 15 and not more than 60 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date during such
Optional Extension Period as follows:
(i) by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Holders of
Debentures; or
(ii) as to any Global Debenture registered in the name of DTC or its nominee,
by e-mail, fax, or any other manner as agreed to by the Company and the Holders of
any such Global Debenture.
A copy of any such notice to Holders of Debentures or Global Debentures, if given by the
Company, shall be mailed or delivered to the Trustee at the same time.
(f) The Company shall give written notice to the Holders of Debentures, with a copy to the
Trustee, of its election to terminate an Optional Extension Period at least 15 days but not more
than 60 days prior to the Interest Payment Date upon which the Optional Extension Period shall
terminate and all Deferred Interest shall be paid.
Section 2.7 Mandatory Deferral of Interest.
(a) Subject to Section 2.8 and Section 3.2, if and to the extent that a Mandatory Trigger
Event has occurred and is continuing as of any Trigger Determination Date, and regardless of the
election by the Company prior thereto to optionally defer interest payments pursuant to Section
2.6, the Company shall be required to defer payments of interest on the Debentures beginning on the
Interest Payment Date immediately following such Trigger Determination Date, thereby extending the
Interest Payment Period on the Debentures until (but not including) the first subsequent Interest
Payment Date for which no Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred as of the Trigger Determination Date
applicable to such Interest Payment Date, but in any event for a period not extending beyond the
date which is 10 years following commencement of the applicable Extension Period (a “Mandatory
Extension Period”). During a Mandatory Extension Period, Deferred Interest on the Debentures shall
not be due and payable, except to the extent of APM Eligible Proceeds available pursuant to Section
2.10(e), but will continue to accrue and compound semi-annually, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, at the Debenture Interest Rate.
(b) “Mandatory Trigger Event” with respect to each Interest Payment Date means a determination
by the Company that both of the following conditions exist as of the day that is the
30th day prior to such Interest Payment Date (or, in the event that such date is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) (a “Trigger Determination Date”):
(i) The Leverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed fiscal
quarters was equal to or greater than 6.0; and
(ii) The Interest Coverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed
fiscal quarters was less than or equal to 2.0.
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The Mandatory Extension Period shall continue until either (or both) of the conditions in
clauses (i) and (ii) above no longer exists as of the Trigger Determination Date applicable to any
subsequent Interest Payment Date.
For purposes of determining whether a Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred on any relevant
Trigger Determination Date, any accrued but unpaid Optionally Deferred Interest will be counted as
if it had been paid in cash.
(c) If, because of a change in GAAP that, considered cumulatively with any other such changes,
results in a change in an accounting principle or a restatement, the Company’s Leverage Ratio or
Interest Coverage Ratio is higher or lower than it would have been absent such change, then, for
purposes of the calculations described in clauses (b)(i) and (ii) of this Section 2.7, commencing
with the fiscal quarter for which such change in GAAP becomes effective, such Leverage Ratio or
Interest Coverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such change
had not occurred.
(d) During a Mandatory Extension Period, the Company shall be subject to the covenants set
forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2.
(e) By acquiring a Debenture or an interest therein, each Holder or beneficial owner of a
Debenture, as the case may be, agrees that in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or
receivership, whether voluntary or not, prior to the Final Maturity Date or redemption, repayment
pursuant to Section 2.10 or conversion of the Debentures, any unpaid Mandatorily Deferred Interest,
or Compounded Interest on Mandatorily Deferred Interest, in excess of the amount of such interest
that is equal to two years of accrued and unpaid interest (including Compounded Interest on the two
earliest years of Mandatorily Deferred Interest) on the Debentures (the “Foregone Interest”) shall
not be due and payable and no such Holder or beneficial owner will have any claim for, and thus any
right to receive, such Foregone Interest; provided that such limitation shall not reduce the
amounts holders of Senior Indebtedness would have been entitled to receive in the absence thereof.
(f) By not later than the 15th day prior to each Interest Payment Date for which the Interest
Payment Period is being extended by reason of a Mandatory Trigger Event, the Company shall give
notice of such Mandatory Extension Period as follows:
(i) by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Holders of Debentures; or
(ii) as to any Global Debenture registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, by
e-mail, fax, or any other manner as agreed to by the Company and the Holders of any Global
Debenture.
Such notice shall state that a Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred and that interest payments
will be paid only in accordance with the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism or will
be deferred and shall set forth:
(i) the Leverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed fiscal
quarters; and
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(ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed
fiscal quarters.
A copy of any such notice to Holders of Debentures, if given by the Company, shall be mailed
or delivered to the Trustee at the same time.
(g) The Company shall give written notice to the Holders of Debentures, with a copy to the
Trustee, of termination of a Mandatory Extension Period at least 15 days but not more than 60 days
prior to the Interest Payment Date upon which the Mandatory Extension Period shall terminate and
all Deferred Interest shall be paid.
Section 2.8 Deferral of Interest in General.
(a) Any Deferred Interest will in all events be due and payable upon the Final Maturity Date,
subject, in the case of Foregone Interest, to Section 2.7(e).
(b) At the termination of any Extension Period, the Company shall pay all Deferred Interest
then accrued and unpaid, together with Compounded Interest, on the Interest Payment Date on which
such Extension Period terminates. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 2.6(f) or
Section 2.7(g) hereof, an Extension Period will be deemed to terminate upon any redemption or upon
any acceleration of the Final Maturity Date.
(c) In no event shall any Extension Period (i) exceed 10 consecutive years following the first
Interest Payment Date on which any interest payment was deferred pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section
2.7, (ii) unless Deferred Interest is satisfied using the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement
Mechanism, end on a date other than an Interest Payment Date, (iii) extend beyond the Redemption
Date, or (iv) extend beyond the Final Maturity Date. For purposes of determining compliance with
the foregoing limitation on any Extension Period, (x) only when all Deferred Interest has been paid
shall any Extension Period end; and (y) after the commencement of an Extension Period, the period
from the first Interest Payment Date for which interest is deferred pursuant to Section 2.6 or
Section 2.7 and ending on the date on which all Deferred Interest, including Compounded Interest,
is paid in full, shall be included for purposes of calculating the length of an Extension Period.
Section 2.9 Right to Optional Redemption by the Company.
(a) The Debentures will not be subject to redemption prior to December 20, 2011. Subject to
clauses (c) and (d) below, the Debentures are subject to redemption, at the option of the Company,
in whole or in part, (i) between December 20, 2011 and December 19, 2036, at any time at which the
Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in the 30 consecutive Trading
Day period ending on the date one Trading Day prior to the day the Company gives a notice of
redemption is greater than 130% of the Conversion Price applicable to the relevant Trading Day and
(ii) on or after December 20, 2036 at any time, in each case at a redemption price in cash equal to
the Par Redemption Amount.
(b) Any such redemption shall be governed by Article 11 of the Base Indenture.
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(c) The Company may not redeem any Debentures unless all accrued and unpaid interest on all
Outstanding Debentures, including Deferred Interest, if any, has been paid in full for all Interest
Payment Periods terminating on or prior to the Redemption Date.
(d) If any Perpetual Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Company may not optionally redeem any
Debentures unless it first gives irrevocable notice of redemption, pursuant to Section 7 of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations, of the Perpetual Preferred Stock in whole
or, if the redemption of the Debentures is in part, in the same proportion as the redemption of the
Debentures. For the avoidance of doubt, this restriction does not apply to the Company’s
obligation to repay the Debentures at the Scheduled Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof.
(e) Each notice that the Debentures are being redeemed pursuant to the Indenture, shall, in
addition to setting forth the information required pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Base Indenture,
state that the Debentures are being optionally redeemed pursuant to the Indenture and set forth the
facts permitting such redemption and, if less than all outstanding Debentures are to be redeemed,
to the extent that the Debentures are not all held in global form, shall identify the particular
Debentures to be redeemed.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.02 of the Base Indenture, if the Debentures
are held in book-entry form through DTC, the Company may give notice of redemption in any manner
permitted by DTC, with a copy to the Trustee.
(g) Any notice of redemption, once given by the Company, shall be irrevocable.
(h) If the Par Redemption Amount in respect of any Debentures called for redemption is not
paid on the Redemption Date, such amount shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date
at the Debenture Interest Rate compounded semiannually.
Section 2.10 Scheduled Maturity.
(a) On each Repayment Date, the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on,
all then Outstanding Debentures shall be payable in full, provided that in the event the Company
has delivered an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with clause
(d) of this Section 2.10 in connection with such Repayment Date, (A) the amounts of principal and
interest in respect of the Debentures that the Company is obligated to pay on such Repayment
Date, if any, shall be the amounts set forth in the notice of repayment accompanying such
Officers’ Certificate and (B) such amounts of principal and interest in respect of the Debentures
shall be due and payable on such Repayment Date pursuant to this Section 2.10. In the event that
the Company does not deliver an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee on or prior to the tenth
Business Day immediately preceding any Repayment Date, the entire principal of, and all accrued
and unpaid interest on, all Outstanding Debentures shall be due and payable on such Repayment
Date.
(b) The principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Outstanding Debentures shall
be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.
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(c) The obligation of the Company to repay the Debentures pursuant to this Section 2.10 on any
date prior to the Final Maturity Date shall be subject to (A) its obligations under Article
Fourteen of the Base Indenture as amended by this First Supplemental Indenture to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and (B) its obligations under Section 2.7 with respect to the payment of
Mandatorily Deferred Interest.
(d) The Company shall, if it has not raised sufficient QCS Proceeds in connection with any
Repayment Date to repay principal and interest on all then Outstanding Debentures in full, deliver
an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee (who shall forward such certificate to each Holder of
Debentures as soon as practicable) no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days in advance of
such Repayment Date stating the amount of QCS Proceeds, if any, raised in connection with such
Repayment Date. Each Officers’ Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (d), unless no
principal amount of Debentures is to be repaid on the applicable Repayment Date, shall be
accompanied by a notice of repayment pursuant to Section 2.10(h) setting forth the amounts of
interest and principal in respect of the Debentures that the Company will repay on such Repayment
Date, which amounts shall be equal to or greater than the amount of QCS Proceeds to be applied
thereto pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 2.10.
(e) QCS Proceeds shall be applied by the Company first, to pay Mandatorily Deferred Interest
(to the extent that such QCS Proceeds are also APM Eligible Proceeds), second, to pay Optionally
Deferred Interest (provided that if such payment is to be made following the date that is five
years following the first Interest Payment Date as of which the Company commenced an Optional
Extension Period (as may be extended by any Mandatory Extension Period occurring within such
Optional Extension Period), only to the extent that such QCS Proceeds are also APM Eligible
Proceeds), third, to pay current interest to the extent not paid from other sources, and fourth, to
pay the principal of the Debentures, subject to a minimum principal amount of $5 million to be
repaid on any Repayment Date; provided that if the Company is obligated to sell Qualifying Capital
Securities and apply the net proceeds to payments of principal of or interest on any other
outstanding securities that rank pari passu with the Debentures, then on any date and for any
period the amount of APM Eligible Proceeds received by the Company from those sales and available
for such payments shall be applied to the Debentures and those other equal-ranking securities pro
rata in accordance with their respective outstanding principal amounts.
(f) If less than all the Debentures are to be repaid on any Repayment Date, the particular
Debentures to be repaid shall be selected prior to such Repayment Date by the Trustee, from the
Outstanding Debentures not previously repaid or called for redemption, by lot or such other method
as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for
redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Debentures, provided that the portion of the
principal amount of any Debentures not repaid shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall
not be less than the minimum authorized denomination of $1,000) for such Debentures.
(g) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Debentures selected for
partial repayment and the principal amount thereof to be repaid. For all purposes hereof, unless
the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the repayment of Debentures shall
relate, in the case of any Debentures repaid or to be repaid only in part, to the
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portion of the principal amount of such Debentures which has been or is to be repaid. If the
Company shall so direct in writing, Debentures registered in the name of the Company, any Affiliate
or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be included in the Debentures selected for repayment.
(h) Notice of repayment shall be given by the Company by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
mailed not earlier than the 15th Business Day, and not later than the tenth Business Day, prior to
the Repayment Date, to each Holder of Debentures to be repaid, at the address of such Holder as it
appears in the Securities Register, with a copy to the Trustee. Each notice of repayment shall
identify the Debentures to be repaid (including CUSIP number, if a CUSIP number has been assigned
to the Debentures) and shall state:
(i) the Repayment Date;
(ii) the payment amount and the manner of its calculation;
(iii) that the Debentures are being paid pursuant to the Indenture;
(iv) if less than all Outstanding Debentures are to be paid, the identification
(and, in the case of partial repayment, the respective principal amounts) of the
particular Debentures to be paid;
(v) that on the Repayment Date, the principal amount of the Debentures to be
paid shall become due and payable upon each such Debenture or portion thereof, and
that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date; and
(vi) the place or places where such Debentures are to be surrendered for
payment of the principal amount thereof.
Notice of repayment shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in
the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable. The notice if mailed in the
manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the
Holder receives such notice. In any case, a failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in
the notice to the Holder of any Debentures designated for repayment as a whole or in part shall not
affect the validity of the proceedings for the repayment of any other Debentures.
(i) Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Repayment Date specified in the notice of
repayment given as provided in Section 2.10(h), the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an
amount of money sufficient to pay the principal amount of, and any accrued interest (including
Deferred Interest and Compounded Interest) on, all the Debentures which are to be repaid on that
date.
(j) If any notice of repayment has been given as provided in Section 2.10(h), the Debentures
or portion of the Debentures with respect to which such notice has been given shall become due and
payable on the date and at the place or places stated in such notice. On presentation and
surrender of such Debentures at a place of payment in said notice specified, the said securities or
the specified portions thereof shall be paid by the Company at their principal
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amount, together with accrued interest (including any Deferred Interest and Compounded
Interest) to the Repayment Date.
(k) Upon presentation of any Debentures repaid in part only, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder thereof, at the expense of
the Company, new Debentures, of authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the portion of the Debentures not repaid and so presented and having the same original issue date
and terms. If a Global Debenture is so surrendered, such new Debenture shall also be a new Global
Debenture. If any Global Debenture is repaid in part only, and the Depositary so permits, the
Trustee or a custodian at the direction of the Trustee shall make a notation on such Global
Debenture as to the reduction in the principal amount in lieu of new Debentures being authenticated
and delivered.
(l) If any Debentures called for repayment shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof, the
principal of such Debentures shall, until paid, bear interest from the Repayment Date at the
Debenture Interest Rate.
Section 2.11 Events of Default.
(a) The Base Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented with respect to the Debentures as
follows: An “Event of Default” with respect to the Debentures shall mean (and the following shall
replace in their entirety the provisions of clauses (a) through (f) of Section 5.01 of the Base
Indenture with respect to the Debentures (except to the extent referred to below with respect to
clause (e)):
(i) default for 30 calendar days in the payment of any interest on the
Debentures, including any Compounded Interest, when it becomes due and payable under
the Indenture; provided, however, that the deferral of interest during an Extension
Period satisfying Section 2.6 or Section 2.7, as applicable, and Section 2.8, as
applicable, hereof shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest;
(ii) deferral of interest on the Debentures, due to a mandatory deferral or
optional deferral, or combination thereof, that continues for 10 consecutive years
after the date on which the Company began the deferral of interest without all
Deferred Interest, including any Compounded Interest, having been paid in full on or
prior to the day that is 30 days after the date that is 10 years after the
commencement of such deferral;
(iii) default in the payment of the principal of the Debentures when due; or
(iv) an Event of Default as set forth in clause (e) of Section 5.01 of the Base
Indenture.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article Five of the Base Indenture,
in the event of a default pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(iv) prior to the Final Maturity Date or
redemption, repayment pursuant to Section 2.10 or conversion of the Debentures no
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Holder or beneficial owner of a Debenture, as the case may be, shall have any claim for, or
right to receive, any Foregone Interest and any Foregone Interest shall not be due and payable.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, (A) the use of sources of funding other than the Warrant and
Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism to fund (i) interest payments during a Mandatory Extension
Period or (ii) payments of Optionally Deferred Interest following the date that is five years (as
may be extended by any Mandatory Extension Period occurring within an Optional Extension Period)
following the first Interest Payment Date as of which the Company commenced an Optional Extension
Period or (B) the failure of the Company to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell
Qualifying Capital Securities pursuant to Section 3.3 or to apply QCS Proceeds pursuant to Section
2.10(e), shall, in neither case, be an Event of Default hereunder, but shall constitute a Covenant
Breach hereunder.
Section 2.12 Covenant Breaches. The Base Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented
with respect to the Debentures as follows:
(a) Section 5.05 is amended in its entirety as follows: “No Holder of a 4.75% Convertible
Junior Subordinated Debenture (a “Debenture”) shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of
any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law
upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or
for any other remedy hereunder, unless (i) (A) such Holder previously shall have given to the
Trustee written notice of default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, with a
copy to the Company, or (B) the Trustee shall have previously given notice of such default to the
Company, (ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then
Outstanding, or a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then Outstanding, in the
case of a Covenant Breach (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture hereto, dated as of
December 20, 2006), shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit
or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee as it may require against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, (iii) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of
such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding during such 90-day period, and (iv) during such 90-day period no
direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then Outstanding (or such
amount as shall have acted at a meeting pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture), it being
understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Debenture with every
other Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner
whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or
prejudice the rights of any other Holder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or
preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all such Holders.
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, however, the right of any Holder of
any Debenture to receive payment of the principal of, and interest on, such Debenture, on or after
the respective due dates expressed in such Debenture or to receive any consideration due to such
Holder upon any conversion of Debentures, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any
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such payment on or after such respective dates or for the enforcement of the Company’s
obligation to deliver conversion consideration when due shall not be impaired or affected without
the written consent of such Holder.”
(b) Section 5.06 is amended in its entirety as follows: “If an Event of Default with respect
to the Debentures occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect
and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of the Debentures by such appropriate judicial
proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights,
whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of
the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
If a Covenant Breach with respect to the Debentures occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights by such appropriate judicial
proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights,
whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of
the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. If a Covenant
Breach with respect to the Debentures occurs and is continuing, and then only if the Trustee is
directed by Holders of Debentures pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.08 hereof and, if so
requested by the Trustee, an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it is granted by the Holders, the
Trustee shall proceed to protect and enforce the rights of the Holders of the Debentures by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as such Holders shall so direct to protect and enforce any such
rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in
aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.”
(c) Section 5.08 is amended in its entirety as follows: “The Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct
the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee,
or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Debentures; provided,
however, that (subject to the provisions of Section 6.01) the Trustee shall have the right to
decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the
action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall
determine that the action or proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Subject to Section 5.02, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Debentures at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Debentures waive any
past Covenant Breach, default or Event of Default described in Section 5.01, or any other Event of
Default for such series specified in the terms thereof as contemplated by Section 3.01, and its
consequences except a default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, any of the
Debentures or a default in respect of a provision of this Indenture that, under Section 9.02,
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of each Debenture affected by such
modification or amendment. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the
Debentures shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Covenant Breach, default or Event of Default or
impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Covenant Breach, default or Event of Default
hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.08, said Covenant Breach, default
or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Debentures and this Indenture be deemed to have
been cured and to be not continuing.”
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(d) The final sentence of Section 6.02 is amended in its entirety as follows: “For the purpose
of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, a Covenant Breach or Event of Default.”
(e) The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that in the case of any failure to deliver
consideration deliverable in respect of any conversion (other than a conversion upon notice of
redemption or in connection with a Non-Stock Change of Control), monetary damages would not be
adequate and hereby specify specific performance as the remedy for any such failure.
Section 2.13 Designation of Depositary. Initially, the Depositary for the Debentures
will be DTC. The Global Debentures will be registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee, initially Cede & Co., and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or a custodian
appointed by the Depositary for crediting to the accounts of its participants.
Section 2.14 Definitive Form of Debentures. The Debentures shall be issued in
definitive form only under the limited circumstances set forth in Section 3.07 of the Base
Indenture.
Section 2.15 Conversion Rights.
(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, on or prior to
December 15, 2041 (or, if that is not a Trading Day, the first Trading Day thereafter), the Holder
of any Debenture not previously redeemed shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert
such Holder’s Debenture, or any portion thereof with an aggregate principal amount that is a
multiple of $1,000, into, as provided herein, cash, Perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or a
combination thereof, at the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, by surrender of the
Debenture so to be converted in whole or in part, together with any required funds, under the
circumstances and in the manner described in this Section 2.15 and Section 2.16; provided, however,
that at any time prior to the close of business on December 15, 2036, Holders may convert their
Debentures only during the periods and under the conditions specified in clauses (i) through (v)
below:
(i) during any calendar quarter commencing after the Issue Date, and only
during such calendar quarter, if the Closing Sale Price per share of the Common
Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days
ending on the last Trading Day of the preceding calendar quarter exceeds 140% of the
then applicable Conversion Price;
(ii) at any time after the Company has issued a notice of redemption of the
Debentures pursuant to Article 11 of the Base Indenture and Section 2.9 hereof until
5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on the last Business Day preceding the Redemption
Date;
(iii) during the 10 Trading Days immediately following any
five-consecutive-Trading-Day period in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal
amount of the Debentures for each day of such five-consecutive-Trading-Day period is
determined, after a request to conduct such measurement, to be less than 98% of the
product of the Closing Sale Price per share of the Company’s
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Common Stock and the Conversion Rate in effect on each such Trading Day (the
“Trading Price Condition”);
(iv) if a Change of Control occurs, at any time beginning on the Effective Date
of such Change of Control and until and including the date which is 35 calendar days
after such Effective Date; or
(v) if (A) the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of
Common Stock rights or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase, for a
period expiring within 60 calendar days of the Record Date for the determination of
the shareholders entitled to receive such distribution, shares of Common Stock, at a
price per share less than the average of the Closing Sale Price per share of the
Common Stock for five consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but not
including, the date of first public announcement of such distribution, or (B) the
Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, cash, debt
securities (or other evidence of indebtedness) or other assets (excluding dividends
or distributions described in Sections 2.18(b) or (d) and the amount of cash
dividends not in excess of the Dividend Threshold Amount per share of Common Stock
per calendar quarter), which distribution, together with all other such
distributions within the preceding 12 months, has a per share Fair Market Value
exceeding 20% of the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Company’s Common
Stock for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately
preceding, but not including, the date of the first public announcement for such
distribution, then, in either case, the Holders shall have the right to convert
Debentures at any time on and after the date that the Company gives notice to the
Holders of such distribution, which shall be not less than 25 Trading Days prior to
the Ex-Dividend Time for such distribution, until the earlier of 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding, but not including, the
Ex-Dividend Time or the date the Company publicly announces that such distribution
will not take place; provided that a Holder of Debentures may not convert its
Debentures pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(v) if the Holder will otherwise
participate in such distribution without conversion as a result of holding the
Debentures.
Debentures and portions of Debentures that are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 2.9 shall
cease to be convertible by the Holder thereof at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the Company defaults in the payment of the
redemption price.
The Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) shall, upon the request of,
and on behalf of, the Company, determine whether the Debentures shall be convertible as a result of
the occurrence of an event specified in clause (iii) above and, if the Debentures shall be so
convertible, the Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly
deliver to the Company and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not the conversion agent) written notice
thereof.
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The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial conversion agent. The Trustee may resign from
its appointment as conversion agent at any time and the Company shall then appoint a new conversion
agent. The Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) shall have no obligation
to determine the Trading Price under Section 2.15(a)(iii) unless the Company has requested that the
Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) make such a determination. The
Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless so requested in writing by a Holder
that provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal
amount of Debentures would be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price per share of
the Company’s Common Stock and the Conversion Rate then in effect. If a Holder submits such a
request, the Company shall instruct the Trustee (or other conversion agent) to determine the
Trading Price of the Debentures beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading
Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures is greater than or equal to
98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price per share of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate
then in effect for five consecutive Trading Days. If, at any point after the Trading Price
Condition has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures is greater than
98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price per share of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate
then in effect, the Company shall notify the Holders of Debentures.
The right to convert Debentures will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 15,
2041 (or, if that is not a Trading Day, the first Trading Day thereafter).
“Ex-Dividend Time” means, with respect to any distribution on shares of Common Stock, the
first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade “regular way” on the principal securities
exchange or market on which the shares of Common Stock are then traded without the right to receive
such issuance or distribution.
(b) Whenever the Debentures shall become convertible pursuant to this Section 2.15, the
Company or, at the Company’s request, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company,
shall notify the Holders of the event triggering such convertibility in the manner provided in
Section 17.02 and Section 17.03 of the Base Indenture, and the Company shall also publicly announce
such information and publish it on the Company’s Internet site or otherwise publicly disclose it.
(c) A Holder of Debentures is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Common Stock or
Perpetual Preferred Stock until such Holder has converted his Debentures and received upon
conversion thereof shares of Common Stock or perpetual Preferred Stock.
To the extent that the cash, Perpetual Preferred Stock or Common Stock received by a Holder of
Debentures upon the conversion of the Debentures is subject to U.S. withholding tax and such cash,
Perpetual Preferred Stock or Common Stock is not sufficient to comply with the Company’s U.S.
withholding obligations with respect to these amounts, the Company may, to the extent required by
law, recoup or set-off such liability against any payments subsequently made with respect to such
Perpetual Preferred Stock or Common Stock, including, but not limited to, any actual cash dividends
or distributions subsequently made with respect to such Perpetual Preferred Stock or Common Stock.
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Section 2.16 Exercise of Conversion Right; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends.
(a) In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any Debenture in certificated
form, the Company must receive at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose
in The City of New York pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture or, at the option of the
Holder of such Debenture, the Corporate Trust Office, such Debenture with the original or facsimile
of the form entitled “Conversion Notice” on the reverse thereof, duly completed and manually
signed, together with such Debenture duly endorsed for transfer, accompanied by the funds, if any,
required by this Section 2.16. Such notice shall also state the name or names (with address or
addresses) in which the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock or Perpetual
Preferred Stock which shall be issuable on such conversion shall be issued, and shall be
accompanied by transfer or similar taxes, if required pursuant to Section 2.20.
(b) In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any interest in a Global
Debenture, the beneficial owner must arrange for its broker, dealer or other DTC participant to
complete, or cause to be completed, the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the
Depositary’s book-entry conversion program; deliver, or cause to be delivered, by book-entry
delivery an interest in such Global Debenture; furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents if required by the Company or the Trustee or conversion agent; and pay the funds, if any,
required by this Section 2.16 and any transfer taxes if required pursuant to Section 2.20.
(c) If the Company is required to issue shares of Common Stock or Perpetual Preferred Stock
upon settlement in accordance with Section 2.23, as promptly as practicable after satisfaction of
the requirements for conversion set forth herein and in no event later than three Business Days
after the final day of the related Conversion Reference Period, the Company shall issue and shall
deliver to such Holder at the office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant
to Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture, (i) the number of full shares of Common Stock or Perpetual
Preferred Stock (if any) issuable upon the conversion of such Debenture or portion thereof as
determined by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.23; provided that in the
case of Debentures submitted for conversion in connection with a Non-Stock Change of Control
pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(iv) on or after the Record Date for receiving distributions in
connection with the Non-Stock Change of Control, or if earlier, the Effective Date, the Conversion
Value pursuant to Section 2.23 shall be determined based on the kind and amount of cash, securities
and other assets or property that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
Conversion Rate would have owned or been entitled to receive in such transaction; and provided,
further that if the determination date is the Record Date, the Holder shall receive the Conversion
Value on the Effective Date, and (ii) a check or cash in respect of any fractional interest in
respect of a share of Common Stock arising upon such conversion, calculated by the Company as
provided in Section 2.17. The date on which all requirements for conversion set forth herein are
satisfied being is herein referred to as the “Conversion Date.”
(d) The Person in whose name any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall
be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have become on the last Trading Day of the
Conversion Reference Period the holder of record of the shares represented thereby. All
anti-dilution adjustments to the Conversion Rate and determinations as to
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entitlement to interest thereon shall be carried out through that date in respect of the
Debentures converted and upon that date the Holder will no longer be a Holder of such Debentures.
(e) If the last Trading Day of the Conversion Reference Period applicable to conversion of any
Debenture falls after a Regular Record Date but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date,
interest thereon shall be payable to the holder of record on such Regular Record Date. However,
any Debenture or portion thereof surrendered for conversion during the period from 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the Record Date for any Interest Payment Date to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the Business Day preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date shall be accompanied by payment,
in immediately available funds or other funds acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the
interest payable by the Company on such Interest Payment Date on the principal amount being
converted; provided that no such payment need be made (1) if a Holder converts its Debentures in
connection with a redemption and the Company has specified a Redemption Date that would, if it were
the Conversion Date for any Debentures, result in the last Trading Day of the Conversion Reference
Period for those Debentures falling after a Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding
Interest Payment Date, (2) if a Holder converts its Debentures in connection with a Non-Stock
Change of Control and the final date upon which Debentures may be converted to qualify for receipt
of the related Additional Shares would, if it were the Conversion Date for any Debentures, result
in the last Trading Day of the Conversion Reference Period for those Debentures falling after a
Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (3) to the extent of any
overdue or deferred interest, including any Compounded Interest, if any overdue or deferred
interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Debenture or (4) if Holder converts
its Debentures following the last Record Date prior to December 15, 2041. Except as otherwise
provided herein, no payment or other adjustment shall be made for dividends on any shares issued
upon the conversion of such Debenture hereunder. Accrued interest, if any, to the date of
conversion not paid in cash is deemed to be paid in full with the Perpetual Preferred Stock, cash
or shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion, rather than cancelled, extinguished or
forfeited. For purposes of this clause (e), all days that are, on any Conversion Date, scheduled
to be Trading Days shall constitute Trading Days without regard to whether, due to a market
disruption or otherwise, such days ultimately fail to meet the definition of “Trading Day” herein.
Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Debenture, the Trustee (or other conversion
agent appointed by the Company), or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee (or other
conversion agent appointed by the Company), shall make a notation on such Global Debenture as to
the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of any conversions of Debentures effected through any conversion agent other than the
Trustee.
In case any Debenture of a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial
conversion, and subject to Section 3.03 of the Base Indenture, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Debenture so surrendered, without
charge to the Holder, a new Debenture or Debentures in authorized denominations in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Debenture.
Section 2.17 Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of
Common Stock or scrip certificates representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
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conversion of Debentures. If more than one Debenture shall be surrendered for conversion at
one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares that shall be issuable upon conversion shall
be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures (or specified portions
thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of stock would be
issuable upon the conversion of any Debenture or Debentures, the Company shall make an adjustment
and payment therefor in cash to the Holder of Debentures at a price equal to the Closing Sale Price
on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.
Section 2.18 Conversion Rate.
(a) The Conversion Rate (the “Conversion Rate”) for the Debentures is 16.1421 shares of Common
Stock per each $1,000 principal amount of the Debentures, subject to adjustment as provided in this
Section 2.18.
(b) In case the Company shall hereafter pay a dividend or make a distribution to all or
substantially all holders of its outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion
Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the
Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the date following the date fixed for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution by a
fraction,
(i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for the determination
of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution plus the
total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or other
distribution; and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination,
such increase to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following
the date fixed for such determination. For the purpose of this clause (b), the number of shares of
Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company.
The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in
the treasury of the Company. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this clause
(b) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the
Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been
declared.
(c) In case the Company shall issue to all or substantially all holders of its outstanding
shares of Common Stock rights or warrants entitling them (for a period expiring within 60 calendar
days after the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or
warrants) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the
average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Company’s Common Stock on the five consecutive Trading
Days immediately preceding the date of the first public announcement of such issuance of rights or
warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall
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equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to
the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants by a
fraction,
(i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive
such rights or warrants plus the total number of additional shares of Common Stock
offered for subscription or purchase, and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants plus the
number of shares that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so
offered would purchase at Current Market Price for the five consecutive Trading Days
immediately preceding the first public announcement of the issuance of such rights
or warrants.
Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights or warrants are issued,
and shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date
fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants; provided that
no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made if the Holder shall otherwise participate in
such distribution without conversion as a result of holding the Debentures. To the extent that
shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights or warrants, the
Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the
adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of
only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In determining whether any rights or
warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the
Current Market Price, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common
Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights
or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such
consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.
If the rights provided for in the Company’s stockholder rights agreement dated July 24, 2002
or in any future rights plan adopted by the Company have separated from the shares of Common Stock
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement so that the
holders of the Debentures would not be entitled to receive any rights in respect of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Debentures, if any, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted as
provided in Section 2.18(e).
(d) In case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of
shares of Common Stock or combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion
Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision
or combination becomes effective shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined
by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or combination
by a fraction,
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(i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding after, and solely as a result of, such subdivision or combination, and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding prior to such subdivision or combination,
such increase or reduction, as the case may be, to become effective immediately after the opening
of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision or combination becomes
effective.
(e) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all or substantially
all holders of Common Stock shares of any class of capital stock of the Company, assets (including
shares of any Subsidiary or business unit of the Company), debt securities or rights to purchase
the Company’s securities (excluding any rights described in clause (c) above and any cash dividends
or other cash distributions), then, in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be increased by
multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date with respect to such distribution by a
fraction,
(i) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price of the Company’s
Common Stock on such Record Date; and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price of the
Company’s Common Stock on such Record Date less the Fair Market Value (as determined
by the Company’s Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive, and
described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) on the Record Date of the
portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock,
such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day
following such Record Date; provided that if the then Fair Market Value (as so determined) of the
portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the
Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock on the Record Date, in lieu of the foregoing
adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder shall have the right to receive
upon conversion the amount of assets such Holder would have received had such Holder converted each
Debenture prior to the Record Date. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the
Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if
such dividend or distribution had not been declared. If the Board of Directors determines the Fair
Market Value of any distribution for purposes of this Section 2.18(e) by reference to the actual or
when-issued trading market for any securities, it must, in doing so, consider the prices in such
market over the same period used in computing the Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock
on the applicable Record Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the dividend or distribution requiring an adjustment
pursuant to this clause (e) consists of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity
interests, of a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, then the Conversion Rate shall be
increased by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date with respect to such
distribution by a fraction,
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(i) the numerator of which shall be (x) the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the
Company’s Common Stock for the 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading
Day after the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution on the NYSE or the principal U.S. stock
exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock then listed or
quoted, plus (y) the market value distributed per share of the Company’s Common Stock based
upon the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the security distributed for the 10 Trading
Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Date for such
distribution on the NYSE or the principal U.S. stock exchange or interdealer quotation
system on which such security is then listed or quoted and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the
Company’s Common Stock for the 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading
Day after the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution on the NYSE or the principal U.S. stock
exchange or interdealer quotation system on which Company’s Common Stock is then listed or
quoted.
Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the
holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either
initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a
specified event or events (a “Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of
Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of
Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 2.18(e)
(and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 2.18(e) shall be required) until the
occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to
have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate
shall be made under this Section 2.18(e). If any such right or warrant, including any such
existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events,
upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different
securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and
each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new
rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights or
warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any
distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event
(of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for
purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under
this Section 2.18(e) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have
been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be
readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger
Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption
or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or
warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common
Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or
warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the
Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
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No adjustment of the Conversion Rate shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18(e) in respect
of rights or warrants distributed or deemed distributed on any Trigger Event to the extent that
such rights or warrants are actually distributed, or reserved by the Company for distribution to
Holders of the Debentures upon conversion by such Holders of Debentures to Common Stock, unless
such rights or warrants have become separated from the Common Stock in accordance with the
provisions of the relevant agreement such that the Holders would not thereafter be entitled to
receive such rights or warrants in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Debentures. In such circumstances an adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made with respect
to Debentures then outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18(e) (to the extent required thereby) upon
the separation of the rights or warrants from the Common Stock.
For purposes of this Section 2.18(e) and Sections 2.18(b) and (c), any dividend or
distribution to which this Section 2.18(e) is applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock,
or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or both), shall be
deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of indebtedness, assets or
shares of capital stock other than such shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants (and any
Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 2.18(e) with respect to such dividend or
distribution shall then be made) immediately followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such
shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants (and any further Conversion Rate adjustment
required by Sections 2.18 (b) and (c) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be
made), except (A) the Record Date of such dividend or distribution shall be substituted as “the
date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or other
distribution”, “the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such
rights or warrants” and “the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of Sections
2.18(b) and (c) and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall
not be deemed “outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination”
within the meaning of Section 2.18(b).
(f) In case the Company shall distribute to all or substantially all holders of its shares of
Common Stock, cash (excluding (x) any distributions described in Section 2.18(g) or (y) any
dividend or distribution in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up),
then the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by
multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend
Date for such distribution on the NYSE or the principal U.S. stock exchange or interdealer
quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted by a fraction,
(i) the numerator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per share
of Common Stock on such date, less the Dividend Threshold Amount; and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per
share of Common Stock on such date, less the amount of the distribution per share of
Common Stock,
such adjustment to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the Ex-Dividend
Date for such distribution, provided that if the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to
one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market Price of
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one share of Common Stock on the Record Date, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate
provision shall be made so that each Holder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the
amount of cash such Holder would have received had such Holder converted each Debenture prior to
the Record Date. In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Conversion Rate shall
again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or
distribution had not been declared.
(g) In case the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, at any time or from time to time,
while any of the Debentures are outstanding, distribute cash or other consideration in respect of a
tender offer or exchange offer made by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for all or any
portion of the Common Stock of the Company, where the sum (such sum, the “aggregate amount” for
purposes of this Section 2.18(g)) of the amount of such cash distributed and the Fair Market Value
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and
set forth in a Board Resolution), as of the expiration date of the tender offer or exchange offer
(the last date on which shares of Common Stock can be tendered or exchanged), of such other
consideration distributed, each per share of Common Stock purchased or exchanged, pursuant to such
tender offer or exchange offer as of the expiration date of the tender offer or exchange offer
(such purchased or exchanged shares of Common Stock, the “purchased shares” for purposes of this
Section 2.18(g)) exceeds the Closing Sale Price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the
Trading Day immediately following the expiration date of such tender offer or exchange offer, then,
and in each case, immediately after the close of business on such date, the Conversion Rate shall
be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in
effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the
expiration date of such tender offer or exchange offer by a fraction,
(i) the numerator of which is equal to the sum of (A) the aggregate amount and
(B) the product of (I) an amount equal to (1) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of the expiration date of the tender offer or exchange offer, less
(2) the purchased shares and (II) the Closing Sale Price per share of the Company’s
Common Stock on the first Trading Day immediately following the expiration date of
the tender offer or exchange offer; and
(ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the product of (A) the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the expiration date of the tender offer
or exchange offer (including all purchased shares) and (B) the Closing Sale Price
per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the first Trading Day immediately
following the expiration date of the tender offer or exchange offer.
An adjustment, if any, to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 2.18(g) shall become
effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the second Trading Day immediately
following the expiration date of the tender offer or exchange offer. In the event that the Company
or a Subsidiary is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer
or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law
from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate
shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate which
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would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as
set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this Section 2.18(g) to any tender offer
or exchange offer would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made
for such tender offer or exchange offer under this Section 2.18(g).
(h) The Company may make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required
by Section 2.18(b)-(g) as the Board of Directors considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish any
income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock resulting from any
dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such
for income tax purposes.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company from time to time may increase the
Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of time if the period is at least 20 Business Days,
the increase is irrevocable during the period and the Board of Directors shall have made a
determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company, which determination
shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence,
the Company shall mail to Holders of record of the Debentures, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice
of the increase, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during
which it shall be in effect.
(i) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would
require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) in such rate; provided that any
adjustments that by reason of this Section 2.18(i) are not required to be made shall be carried
forward and the Company shall make such carry-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the
aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, within one year of the first such adjustment carry-forward,
upon any redemption, upon a Change of Control or on the Final Maturity Date. All calculations
under this Section 2.18 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent or to
the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share, as the case may be. No adjustment need be
made for rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to a Company plan for reinvestment of dividends
or interest or for any issuance of Common Stock or convertible or exchangeable securities or rights
to purchase Common Stock or convertible or exchangeable securities.
(j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly
file with the Trustee and any conversion agent other than the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the
facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have
received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any
adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume that the last Conversion Rate of which it has
knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall
prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion
Rate and the date on which such adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such
adjustment of the Conversion Rate to the Holder of each Debenture at its last address appearing on
the Security Register, within 20 calendar days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such
notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
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(k) In any case in which this Section 2.18 provides that an adjustment shall become effective
immediately after (1) a Record Date for an event, (2) the date fixed for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive a dividend or distribution pursuant to Section 2.18(b), (3) a date
fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive rights or warrants pursuant to
Section 2.18(c), or (4) the expiration time for any tender or exchange offer pursuant to Section
2.18(g), (each, an “adjustment determination date” for purposes of this Section 2.18(k)), the
Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of the applicable “adjustment event” (as
hereinafter defined) (x) issuing to the Holder of any Debenture converted after such adjustment
determination date and before the occurrence of such adjustment event, the additional shares of
Common Stock or other securities issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required
by such adjustment event over and above the cash and, if applicable, Common Stock issuable upon
such conversion before giving effect to such adjustment and (y) paying to such Holder any amount in
cash in lieu of any fractional shares. For purposes of this Section 2.18(k), the term “adjustment
event” shall mean:
(i) in any case referred to in clause (1) hereof, the occurrence of such event,
(ii) in any case referred to in clause (2) hereof, the date any such dividend
or distribution is paid or made,
(iii) in any case referred to in clause (3) hereof, the date of expiration of
such rights or warrants, and
(iv) in any case referred to in clause (4) hereof, the date a sale or exchange
of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer is consummated and becomes
irrevocable.
(l) For purposes of this Section 2.18, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time
outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares
issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.
The Company shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in
the treasury of the Company.
(m) No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18 if the
Holders of the Debentures may participate in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to
adjustment pursuant to this Section 2.18.
(n) In respect of the settlement of any conversion in accordance with Section 2.23, all
adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall be made for each day in the
applicable Conversion Reference Period.
Section 2.19 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
(a) In the event of:
(i) any reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
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(ii) any consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or combination of the
Company with another Person, or
(iii) any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the properties and
assets of the Company to any other Person
as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive capital stock, other
securities or other property or assets (including cash) with respect to or in exchange for such
Common Stock, then the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall
execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act
as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing for the conversion
and settlement of Debentures as set forth in this Indenture. Such supplemental indenture shall
provide for adjustments, which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments provided for in Section 2.18.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.23, the Conversion Value in respect of any
Debentures tendered for conversion on or after the 20th Trading Day immediately preceding the
effective date of any such transaction shall be calculated in accordance with the definition of
Conversion Value herein, except that for each of the Trading Days in the Conversion Reference
Period on or after the effective date for such transaction, the relevant daily value will equal the
daily value of the Exchange Property pertaining to such Debentures. For these purposes, “Exchange
Property” means the kind and amount of shares of capital stock, other securities or other property
or assets (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
binding share exchange, combination, sale or conveyance by a holder of Common Stock holding,
immediately prior to the transaction, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion
Rate (plus Additional Shares, to the extent that the holder is entitled to Additional Shares in
accordance with Section 2.24 upon conversion) then in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to
the extent holders of our Common Stock are permitted to elect the form of consideration to be
received in such transaction, the Exchange Property will be deemed for all purposes under this
Section 2.19 to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by
holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election or, if a majority of holders that
affirmatively make an election choose a single option, the types and amounts received by those
majority electing holders.
(c) For the purpose of determining the value of any Exchange Property (“Exchange Property
Value”):
(i) Any shares of common stock of the successor or purchasing corporation or
any other corporation that are included in the Exchange Property shall be valued as
set forth in Section 2.23 as if such shares were “Common Stock” using the procedures
set forth in the definition of “Closing Sale Price” in Section 1.1; and
(ii) Any other property (other than cash) included in the Exchange Property
shall be valued in good faith by the Board of Directors or by a NYSE member firm
selected by the Board of Directors.
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(d) The Company shall in all cases deliver conversion consideration to Holders of Debentures
converted as provided in Section 2.23, except that, in the case of any transaction described by
Section 2.19(a) the effective date of which is on or before the last day of the Conversion
Reference Period, instead of delivering any Net Shares otherwise deliverable under Section 2.23,
the Company shall deliver an amount of Exchange Property that a holder of Common Stock holding,
immediately prior to the transaction, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Net Shares
would receive as a result of the transaction. If the Exchange Property includes more than one kind
of property, the amount of Exchange Property of each kind to be delivered shall be in the
proportion that the Exchange Property Value of such kind of Exchange Property bears to the Exchange
Property Value of all the Exchange Property. If the foregoing calculations would require the
Company to deliver a fractional share or unit of Exchange Property to a holder of Debentures being
converted, the Company shall deliver cash in lieu of such fractional share or unit based on its
Exchange Property Value.
(e) The Company shall cause notice of the execution of the supplemental indenture referred to
in Section 2.19(a) to be mailed to each holder of Debentures, at its address appearing on the
Security Register provided for in Section 3.05 of the Base Indenture, within 20 calendar days after
execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such
supplemental indenture.
(f) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales and conveyances.
(g) If this Section 2.19 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 2.18 shall not apply.
Section 2.20 Taxes on Shares Issued. The issue of stock certificates, if any, on
conversion of Debentures shall be made without charge to the converting Holder for any documentary,
stamp or similar issue or transfer tax in respect of the issue thereof. The Company shall not,
however, be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved
in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other than that of the holder of any Debenture
converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such stock certificate
unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue thereof shall have paid to the Company
the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax
has been paid.
Section 2.21 Reservation of Shares, Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance with Governmental
Requirements; Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights,
out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common
Stock to provide for the conversion of the Debentures as required by this Indenture from time to
time as such Debentures are presented for conversion.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate to an
amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value, if any, of the
shares of Common Stock issuable, if any, upon conversion of the Debentures, the Company will take
all corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in
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order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such
adjusted Conversion Rate.
The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of
Debentures will upon issue be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes,
liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of
conversion of Debentures hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental
authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion,
the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, to the extent then permitted by
the rules and interpretations of the Commission (or any successor thereto), endeavor to secure such
registration or approval, as the case may be.
The Company further covenants that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on NYSE or
any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will, if
permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and keep listed, so
long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures; provided that if the rules of such
exchange or automated quotation system permit the Company to defer the listing of such Common Stock
until the first conversion of the Debentures in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture,
the Company covenants to list such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures in
accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.
Section 2.22 Conversion-Related Notices by the Company.
(a) In case:
(i) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its
Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to
Section 2.18;
(ii) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or
substantially all of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any share of any class or any other rights or warrants;
(iii) of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the
Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or
a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to
par value) or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for
which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company;
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the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be mailed to each Holder of Debentures
at its address appearing on the Security Register, as promptly as possible but in any event at
least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the
date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights or
warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of
record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the
date on which such reclassification, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is
expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of
Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or
validity of such dividend, distribution, rights or warrants, reclassification, reorganization,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
(b) The Company shall notify Holders and the Trustee as promptly as practicable following the
date the Company publicly announces any Change of Control transaction but, to the extent
practicable, in no event less than 25 Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such
transaction.
(c) The Company shall notify Holders at least 25 Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date
for any distribution described by Section 2.15(a)(v).
Section 2.23 Settlement Upon Conversion.
(a) If conversion occurs pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(ii) or in connection with a Non-Stock
Change of Control, with respect to each $1,000 principal amount of Debentures surrendered for
conversion, the Company shall deliver:
(i) $1,000 in cash;
(ii) a cash payment in the amount of any Deferred Interest, including
Compounded Interest, on such Debentures as of the last day of the Conversion
Reference Period;
(iii) if the Conversion Value of the Debentures to be converted is greater than
$1,000, the number of whole shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Net Shares”)
represented by the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each of the Trading Days in
the Conversion Reference Period (the “Net Share Amount”); and
(iv) if Net Shares are deliverable, cash, in lieu of any fractional shares
represented by the Net Share Amount.
(b) If conversion occurs other than pursuant to pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(ii) or in
connection with a Non-Stock Change of Control, with respect to each $1,000 principal amount of
Debentures surrendered for conversion, the Company shall deliver the following conversion
consideration:
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(i) shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of
$1,000, having initial accumulated dividends equal to the amount of any Deferred
Interest, including Compounded Interest, on such Debentures as of the last day of
the Conversion Reference Period;
(ii) if the Conversion Value of such Debentures is greater than $1,000, the Net
Shares; and
(iii) if Net Shares are deliverable, cash, in lieu of any fractional shares
represented by the Net Share Amount.
(c) If, upon a Change of Control other than a Non-Stock Change of Control, a Holder of
Debentures notifies the Company and the Trustee that it has elected to convert its Debentures and
simultaneously have such Perpetual Preferred Stock remarketed pursuant to Section 10 of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations, the Company shall not deliver Perpetual
Preferred Stock to the Holder in accordance with Section 2.23(b), but instead shall deliver such
Perpetual Preferred Stock to the remarketing agent appointed in accordance with the Perpetual
Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations. Such delivery shall be made by the Company in time to
enable the remarketing agent to settle any successful remarketing of such Perpetual Preferred
Stock, even if such delivery must occur prior to the otherwise applicable settlement date for the
conversion.
Section 2.24 Change-of-Control Make-Whole.
(a) If a Non-Stock Change of Control occurs, the Effective Date of which is on or prior to
December 20, 2036, and a Holder elects to convert Debentures in connection with such Non-Stock
Change of Control, the Company shall increase the applicable Conversion Rate for the Debentures
surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the
“Additional Shares”) determined as set forth in clause (e) below. A conversion of Debentures shall
be deemed to be “in connection with” a Non-Stock Change of Control if the notice of conversion of
the Debentures is received by the conversion agent from and including the Effective Date of the
Non-Stock Change of Control transaction up to and including the date that is 35 days after such
date.
(b) The number of Additional Shares will be determined by reference to the table in clause (e)
below and is based on the date on which the Non-Stock Change of Control becomes effective (the
“Effective Date”) and the price paid per share of the Company’s Common Stock in the Non-Stock
Change of Control transaction (the “Stock Price”). If holders of the Common Stock receive only
cash in the Non-Stock Change of Control Transaction, the Stock Price will equal the cash amount
paid per share. In all other cases, the Stock Price will equal the average of the Closing Sale
Prices of the Common Stock over the five-Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the Effective Date.
(c) The Stock Prices set forth in the first row of the table below shall be adjusted as of any
date on which the Conversion Rate of the Debentures is adjusted pursuant to Section 2.18 (but not
for any increase to the Conversion Rate for a Non-Stock Change of Control pursuant to this Section
2.24). The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the prices per share applicable
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immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is
the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment
and (ii) the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted.
(d) The number of Additional Shares will be adjusted in the same manner and for the same
events as the Conversion Rate of the Debentures is adjusted pursuant to Section 2.18.
(e) The following table sets forth the Stock Price and number of Additional Shares issuable
per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures:
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Stock Price |
Effective Date |
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$44.25 |
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$50.00 |
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$61.95 |
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$70.00 |
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$80.00 |
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$90.00 |
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$100.00 |
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$150.00 |
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$200.00 |
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$250.00 |
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$300.00 |
December 20, 2006 |
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6.4567 |
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5.3046 |
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3.7514 |
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3.0841 |
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2.4995 |
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2.0869 |
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1.7842 |
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1.0135 |
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0.6903 |
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0.5082 |
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0.3898 |
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December 15, 2007 |
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6.4567 |
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5.0169 |
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3.4396 |
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2.7747 |
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2.2044 |
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1.8121 |
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1.5315 |
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0.8524 |
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0.5813 |
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0.4298 |
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0.3311 |
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December 15, 2008 |
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6.4567 |
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4.6806 |
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3.0657 |
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2.4003 |
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1.8461 |
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1.4792 |
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1.2272 |
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0.6639 |
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0.4544 |
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0.3377 |
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0.2613 |
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December 15, 2009 |
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6.4567 |
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4.3532 |
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2.6590 |
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1.9771 |
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1.4323 |
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1.0938 |
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0.8770 |
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0.4565 |
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0.3154 |
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0.2358 |
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0.1832 |
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December 15, 2010 |
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6.4567 |
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4.1037 |
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2.2414 |
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1.4958 |
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0.9368 |
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0.6315 |
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0.4667 |
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0.2344 |
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0.1649 |
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0.1239 |
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0.0966 |
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December 15, 2011 |
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6.4567 |
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4.0340 |
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1.9783 |
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0.9928 |
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0.0443 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2012 |
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6.4567 |
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4.0195 |
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1.9700 |
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0.9883 |
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0.0441 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2013 |
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6.4567 |
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4.0074 |
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1.9627 |
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0.9843 |
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0.0439 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2014 |
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6.4567 |
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3.9967 |
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1.9557 |
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0.9803 |
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0.0437 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2015 |
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6.4567 |
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3.9896 |
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1.9504 |
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0.9772 |
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0.0436 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2016 |
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6.4567 |
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3.9853 |
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1.9448 |
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0.9730 |
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0.0433 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2021 |
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6.4567 |
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4.0519 |
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1.9726 |
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0.9859 |
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0.0439 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2026 |
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6.4567 |
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4.1903 |
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2.0336 |
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1.0147 |
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0.0451 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 15, 2031 |
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6.4567 |
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4.3221 |
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2.0831 |
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1.0360 |
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0.0459 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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December 20, 2036 |
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6.4567 |
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4.4722 |
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2.1236 |
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1.0508 |
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0.0464 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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(f) If the exact Stock Price and Effective Date are not set forth on the table above,
then:
(i) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table or the
Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional
Shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of
Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the two dates,
as applicable, based on a 365-day year.
(ii) If the Stock Price is more than $300, subject to adjustment, the number of
Additional Shares will be zero.
(iii) If the Stock Price is less than $44.25, subject to adjustment, the number
of Additional Shares will be zero.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the total number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of a Debenture (after giving effect to any Additional
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Shares issuable pursuant to this Section 2.24) exceed 22.5988 per $1,000 principal amount of
Debentures, subject to adjustment in the same manner and for the same events as the Conversion Rate
may be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.18.
Section 2.25 Modification of Indenture. (a) Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture is
hereby amended in its entirety with respect to the Debentures as follows:
“Without the consent of any Holder, the Company, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an
indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following
purposes: (a) to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company, or
successive successions and the assumption by the successor corporation of the
covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company hereunder and the Debentures;
or (b) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security
for the Debentures any property or assets which the Company may desire; or (c) to
add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions or
conditions for the protection of the Holders of all or any series of Debentures (and
if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Debentures
stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of
such series) as the Board of Directors of the Company and the Trustee shall consider
to be for the protection of the Holders of such Debentures, and to make the
occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any of such
additional covenants, restrictions or conditions a default or an Event of Default
permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this
Indenture as herein set forth; provided, however, that in respect of any such
additional covenant, restriction or condition such supplemental indenture may
provide for a particular period of grace after default (which period may be shorter
or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an
immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies available to the
Trustee upon such default; or (d) to provide for the issuance under this Indenture
of Debentures in coupon form (including Debentures registrable as to principal only)
and to provide for exchangeability of such Debentures with the Debentures issued
hereunder in fully registered form and to make all appropriate changes for such
purpose; or (e) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
contained herein or in any supplemental indenture that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental
indenture; or (f) to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions
arising under this Indenture that shall not adversely affect the interests of any
Holder in any material respect; or (g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of
appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Debentures of one
or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as
shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11; or
(h) to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or (i) to
comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or (j) to add or
modify any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising
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under this Indenture which the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary or
desirable; provided, however, that such action pursuant to this clause (j) does not,
in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by
a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, adversely affect the interests of any Holder of
Debentures in any material respect; or (k) to modify the covenants or Events of
Default solely in respect of, or add new covenants or Events of Default that apply
solely to, Debentures not Outstanding on the date of such supplemental indenture; or
(l) to provide for Guarantees of the Debentures of any series and/or to specify the
ranking of the obligations of each Guarantor under its respective Guarantee.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company and the Guarantors, if
any, in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further
appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept
the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder,
but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any
such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be
executed by the Company, the Guarantors, if any, and the Trustee, without the
consent of the Holders of any of the Debentures at the time Outstanding,
notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.”
Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended in its entirety with respect to the
Debentures as follows: “With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 1.02) of the Holders of
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures, the Company,
when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter
into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any
supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this
Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders
of the Debentures; provided, however, that, no such supplemental indenture shall, without the
consent of the Holder of each Debenture affected, (i) change the Scheduled Maturity Date or the
Final Maturity Date, (ii) change the date of any interest payment due upon the Debentures; (iii)
reduce the principal amount of, or the interest on, the Debentures; (iv) adversely affect the
rights of the Holders to convert the Debentures; (v) reduce the amount of or change the form of
consideration due to Holders of the Debentures upon their conversion thereof; (vi) change the
currency of payment of the Debentures to a currency other than U.S. dollars; (vii) impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on the Debentures or adversely affect the
right of payment, if any, at the option of the Holder; or (viii) reduce the percentage of holders
necessary to modify or amend the Indenture or to waive any past default.
Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution
of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent
of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution
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of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in
its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such
consent shall approve the substance thereof.”
Section 2.26 Modification or Amendment of Certificate of Designations. So long as no
shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock are outstanding, unless a greater percentage shall then be
required by applicable law, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote or written consent
of the Holders of at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures:
(i) authorize or issue any series or class of Senior Shares (as defined in the
Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations) or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for Senior Shares;
(ii) amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in a manner that would alter
or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of Perpetual Preferred
Stock so as to affect them adversely; or
(iii) consummate a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation or other entity, the sole purpose of which is to effect a change in the terms of
the Perpetual Preferred Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.26, the Company may, before any shares
of Perpetual Preferred Stock are outstanding, modify the terms of the Perpetual Preferred Stock
Certificate of Designations without the consent of any Holder of Debentures to (i) evidence the
succession of any person to the obligations of the Company; (ii) add to the covenants in the
Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations for the benefit of holders of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock or to surrender any of the rights or powers of the Company with respect to the
Perpetual Preferred Stock; or (iii) cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
contained in the Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision contained therein.
Section 2.27 Sinking Fund. The provisions contained in Article 12 of the Base
Indenture shall not apply to the Debentures.
Section 2.28 Tax Treatment. Except with respect to withholding on payments of
interest to non-U.S. Holders, the Company agrees, and by acquiring an interest in a Debenture each
beneficial owner of a Debenture agrees, to treat the Debentures as indebtedness for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
Section 2.29 Defeasance. Article 13 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the
Debentures.
Section 2.30 Execution. At least one Officer shall sign the Debentures for the
Company by manual or facsimile signature.
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ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Section 3.1 Limitation on Payments. During any Extension Period and until such time
as all accrued but unpaid interest, together with any Compounded Interest thereon, is paid in full,
the Company shall not (and shall not permit any Controlled Subsidiary to):
(a) declare or pay any dividends on, make distributions regarding, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company,
other than:
(i) purchases of the Company’s capital stock in connection with employee or
agent benefit plans or under any dividend reinvestment plan;
(ii) purchases or repurchases of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant
to a contractually binding requirement to buy stock existing prior to the
commencement of the Extension Period, including under a contractually binding stock
repurchase plan;
(iii) in connection with the reclassification of any class or series of the
Company’s capital stock, or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the
Company’s capital stock for or into another class or series of the Company’s capital
stock, in each case where the resulting capital stock ranks pari passu with or
junior to the capital stock so reclassified, exchanged or converted;
(iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s capital
stock in connection with the conversion or exchange provisions of that capital stock
or the security being converted or exchanged;
(v) dividends or distributions in the form of the Company’s capital stock or
rights to acquire the Company’s capital stock, where the dividend stock or stock
underlying the dividend rights is the same class as the stock on which the dividend
is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock;
(vi) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
shareholders’ rights plan, or issuances of capital stock under any such plan in the
future, or redemptions or repurchases of any rights outstanding under a
shareholders’ rights plan;
(vii) acquisitions of the Company’s capital stock previously issued in
connection with acquisitions of businesses made by the Company (which acquisitions
are made by the Company in connection with the satisfaction of indemnification
obligations of the sellers of such businesses);
(viii) the payment of any dividend during an Optional or Mandatory Extension
Period within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date
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of declaration no Optional Extension Period was in effect and no Mandatory
Trigger Event has occurred; or
(ix) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of
any of the Company’s capital stock in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds
of the substantially concurrent sale, other than to a Controlled Subsidiary, of
other of the Company’s capital stock that ranks pari passu with or junior to the
subject capital stock.
(b) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, or pay, repurchase
or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company that rank pari passu with or junior to the
Debentures, other than (i) any payment, repurchase or redemption in respect of Parity Debt
Securities made ratably and in proportion to the respective amounts of (1) accrued and unpaid
amounts on such Parity Debt Securities, on the one hand, and (2) accrued and unpaid amounts on the
Debentures, on the other hand, or (ii) the exchange or conversion of one class or series of such
debt securities for or into another class or series of the Company’s Securities, in each case if
the resulting securities rank pari passu with or junior to the securities so exchanged or
converted; or
(c) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt
securities of any Subsidiary, if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior to the Debentures,
other than any payment in respect of Parity Guarantees made ratably and in proportion to the
respective amounts of (1) accrued and unpaid amounts on such Parity Guarantees, on the one hand,
and (2) accrued and unpaid amounts on the Debentures, on the other hand.
Section 3.2 Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism.
(a) Commencing at the date (i) on which a Mandatory Trigger Event occurs or (ii) that is five
years (as may be extended as provided in Section 2.6(b)) following the first Interest Payment Date
as of which the Company elected to commence an Optional Extension Period (the “APM Commencement
Date”), the Company shall issue and sell Qualifying Warrants and Qualifying Preferred Stock to
third parties that are not Subsidiaries of the Company (the “Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement
Mechanism”) resulting in APM Eligible Proceeds at least equal to the amount of accrued but unpaid
interest, together with any Compounded Interest thereon, then due on the Debentures (including any
Deferred Interest), and shall apply such APM Eligible Proceeds to the payment of such accrued but
unpaid interest, provided that the Company shall not be required to sell Qualifying Warrants or
Qualifying Preferred Stock during the occurrence and continuation of a Market Disruption Event and
provided further that (x) the Company shall not be required to sell additional Qualifying Warrants
to the extent that the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying Qualifying
Warrants sold pursuant to this Section 3.2 or Section 11 of the Perpetual Preferred Stock
Certificate of Designations would exceed 84,000,000 shares in the aggregate (the “Warrant Cap”) and
(y) the Company shall not sell additional Qualifying Preferred Stock to the extent that the
aggregate liquidation preference assigned to all such Qualifying Preferred Stock sold pursuant to
this Section 3.2 or Section 11 of the Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations would
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exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures at the time of their original
issuance (the “Preferred Stock Cap”).
If the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall have been changed
into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of any stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of
shares or other similar transaction, then the Warrant Cap shall be correspondingly adjusted.
(b) The obligations described in Section 3.2(a) shall be excused due to the occurrence and
continuation of a Market Disruption Event in respect of any Interest Payment Date only if the
Company shall have provided to the Trustee no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days prior
to such Interest Payment Date an Officers’ Certificate stating that (i) a Market Disruption Event
was existing after the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date and (ii) either (A) the Market
Disruption Event continued for the entire period from the Business Day immediately following the
preceding Interest Payment Date to the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such
Officers’ Certificate is provided or (B) the Market Disruption Event continued for only part of
such period but the Company was unable to raise sufficient APM Eligible Proceeds during the rest of
that period to pay all accrued and unpaid interest due on the Interest Payment Date with respect to
which such Officers’ Certificate is being delivered; and to the extent that the Company has raised
some but not all APM Eligible Proceeds necessary to pay all Deferred Interest (including Compounded
Interest thereon) on any Interest Payment Date pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) and subject to the
Warrant Cap and the Preferred Stock Cap, such APM Eligible Proceeds shall be applied in accordance
with Section 3.2(f).
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Market Disruption Event, or to the
extent the Warrant Cap or the Preferred Stock Cap applies, the Company may continue to defer
payments of interest, but in no event to a date later than (i) 10 consecutive years after the first
date on which interest payments were deferred pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section 2.7, (ii) the
Final Maturity Date, or (iii) the date of an Event of Default.
(d) Mandatorily Deferred Interest (or Optionally Deferred Interest that has been accrued for
five years (excluding the duration of any Mandatory Extension Period within the relevant Optional
Extension Period)) on the Debentures may only be satisfied using APM Eligible Proceeds until the
Final Maturity Date or the date that is 10 years after the date on which interest was first
deferred for purposes of the relevant Extension Period or on any date as of which an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, on which dates such interest obligation may be satisfied
with cash from any source and without regard to the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement
Mechanism.
(e) The Company shall be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to seek shareholder
consent to increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as the case
may be, if such consent is required to avoid a Market Disruption Event. Qualifying Preferred Stock
“Available for Issuance,” shall be determined at any time, by (i) deducting from the number of the
Company’s authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock the maximum number of such shares that
can be issued under existing reservations and commitments under which the Company is able to
determine such maximum number and (ii) allocating remaining authorized shares of preferred stock on
a pro rata basis, or such other
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basis as the Company determines is appropriate, the remaining available shares to the Warrant
and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism and to any other similar commitment that is of an
indeterminate nature and under which the Company is then required to issue shares. Common Stock
“Available for Issuance” shall be determined at any time by subtracting from the number of the
Company’s authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock the number of those shares of Common Stock
that the Company is unable to issue due to their reservation for other purposes.
(f) APM Eligible Proceeds shall be applied, first, to pay Mandatorily Deferred Interest,
second, to pay Optionally Deferred Interest and third, to pay current interest to the extent not
paid from other sources; provided that if the Company is obligated to sell Qualifying Warrants or
Qualifying Preferred Stock and apply the net proceeds to payments of principal of or interest on
any other securities that rank pari passu with the Debentures, then on any date and for any period
the amount of APM Eligible Proceeds received by the Company from those sales and available for such
payments shall be applied to the Debentures and those other equal-ranking securities pro rata in
accordance with their respective outstanding principal amounts. In the event that APM Eligible
Proceeds are not sufficient to satisfy the full amount of Deferred Interest, such APM Eligible
Proceeds shall be paid to the Holders of the Debentures on a pro rata basis.
(g) The Company shall be permitted to modify the definition of “Available for Issuance” as
applied to the Qualifying Preferred Stock without the consent of Holders of the Debentures,
provided that (i) the Company has determined, in the Company’s reasonable discretion, that such
modification is not materially adverse to such Holders and (ii) the rating agencies then rating the
Debentures confirm the then current ratings of the Debentures.
(h) If no Mandatory Extension Period is continuing and prior to a Trigger Determination Date
the Company determines that, based on its most recent publicly available financial statements, a
Mandatory Trigger Event will occur on such Trigger Determination Date, the Company shall commence
good faith efforts, reasonably promptly following such determination, to commence the sale of
Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock, subject to the occurrence of a Market Disruption
Event (as well as the Warrant Cap and the Preferred Stock Cap, if applicable), to raise the funds
necessary to make the next interest payment on the Debentures.
(i) Neither the Warrant Cap nor the Preferred Stock Cap shall relieve the Company of its
obligation to issue the number of Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock that the
Company can issue without breach thereof and to apply the proceeds thereof in partial payment of
Deferred Interest.
(j) If any Extension Period lasts longer than one year, the Company shall not repurchase any
Qualifying Warrants or any Qualifying Preferred Stock sold, at any time, pursuant to the Warrant
and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism, or any Common Stock, until the first anniversary of the
date on which all Deferred Interest and accumulated dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock have
been paid or cancelled.
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(k) The Company shall, if it will not be permitted to make any payment of interest that would
otherwise be due as a result of the failure to receive sufficient APM Eligible Proceeds, deliver an
Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee (who shall forward such certificate to each Holder of
Debentures as soon as practicable) no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days in advance of
such Interest Payment Date, stating the amount of APM Eligible Proceeds, if any, raised in
connection with such Interest Payment Date.
Section 3.3 Obligation to Sell Qualifying Capital Securities.
(a) So long as any Debentures remain Outstanding, the Company shall use “commercially
reasonable efforts” (as defined in clause (b) below), subject to a Market Disruption Event, to
raise sufficient QCS Proceeds during the six-month period ending on each Repayment Notice Date to
repay all then Outstanding Debentures in full.
(b) For purposes of this Section 3.3, “commercially reasonable efforts” to sell Qualifying
Capital Securities means commercially reasonable efforts to complete the offer and sale of
Qualifying Capital Securities to Persons other than Subsidiaries in public offerings or private
placements. The Company shall not be considered to have made commercially reasonable efforts to
effect a sale of Qualifying Capital Securities if it determines not to pursue or complete such sale
due to pricing, coupon, dividend rate or dilution considerations.
(c) The obligations described in Section 3.3(a) shall be excused due to the occurrence and
continuation of a Market Disruption Event in respect of any Repayment Date only if the Company
shall have provided to the Trustee no more than 15 and no less than 10 Business Days prior to such
Repayment Date an Officers’ Certificate stating that (i) a Market Disruption Event was existing
after the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date and (ii) either (A) the Market Disruption
Event continued for the entire six-month period ending on the Repayment Notice Date immediately
preceding the date on which such Officers’ Certificate is provided or (B) the Market Disruption
Event continued for only part of such period but the Company was unable to raise sufficient QCS
Proceeds during the rest of that period to repay all then Outstanding Debentures in full; and to
the extent that the Company has raised some but not all QCS Proceeds necessary to repay all then
Outstanding Debentures in full pursuant to this Section 3.3, such QCS Proceeds shall be applied in
accordance with Section 2.10(e).
Section 3.4 Covenant Against Amending Capital Replacement Covenant. The Company shall
not modify or amend the Capital Replacement Covenant to impose additional restrictions on the type
or amount of Qualifying Capital Securities that the Company may include for purposes of determining
when repayment, redemption or repurchase of the Debentures is permitted under the Capital
Replacement Covenant, except with the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 1.02 of the Base
Indenture) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Debentures. Except as aforesaid, the Company may modify or amend the Capital Replacement Covenant
without the consent of the Holders of the Debentures.
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ARTICLE IV
SUBORDINATION
Section 4.1 Senior Indebtedness. The definition of “Senior Indebtedness” in Section
1.01 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended in its entirety with respect to the Debentures as
follows:
“Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on:
(a) all indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of the issuance of the
Debentures or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, which is for money borrowed, or which is
evidenced by a note, bond, indenture or similar instrument;
(b) all of the Company’s obligations under leases required or permitted to be capitalized
under GAAP;
(c) all of the Company’s reimbursement obligations with respect to any letter of credit,
banker’s acceptance, security purchase facility or similar credit transactions;
(d) all of the Company’s conditional sales agreements or agreements or obligations to pay
deferred purchase prices, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(e) all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above of another
Person, the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable for as obligor, guarantor or
otherwise; and
(f) amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions, deferrals and refundings of any of the
above types of indebtedness.
Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and to be entitled to the
benefits of the subordination provisions of the Indenture irrespective of any amendment,
modification or waiver of any term of the Senior Indebtedness, or any extension or renewal of the
Senior Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Senior
Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade accounts payable or indebtedness incurred for the purchase
of goods, materials or property, or for services obtained in the ordinary course of business or for
other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any indebtedness which by its
terms is expressly made pari passu with or subordinated to the Debentures or (iii) obligations of
the Company owed to its Subsidiaries.”
Section 4.2 Subordination. Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture is hereby amended
with respect to the Debentures as follows:
(a) Section 14.01 of the Base Indenture is amended in its entirety as follows: “The Company
agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Debenture agrees, that the payment of all obligations owing
in respect of the Debentures is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner
provided in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior
Indebtedness of the Company and that the subordination is for the benefit of
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and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. All provisions of this Article
Fourteen shall be subject to Section 14.12.”
(b) Section 14.03 of the Base Indenture is amended in its entirety as follows: “No payment on
account of principal or interest on the Debentures shall be made if, at the time of such payment or
immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) the Company defaults in the payment of any principal
of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness when the same becomes due and
payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or declaration or otherwise or (ii)
an event of default occurs with respect to any Senior Indebtedness permitting the holders thereof
to accelerate the maturity thereof and written notice of such event of default (requesting that
payments on the Debentures cease) is given to the Company by the holders of Senior Indebtedness,
and such event of default shall not have been cured or waived or shall not have ceased to exist;
provided, however, that if the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to which the default relates have
not declared such Senior Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable within 180 days after the
occurrence of such default (or have declared such Senior Indebtedness to be immediately due and
payable and within such period have rescinded such declaration of acceleration), then the Company
shall resume making any and all required payments in respect of the Debentures (including any
missed payments), and provided further that this clause shall in no event prevent Holders from
receiving Permitted Junior Securities or limit the rights of Holders to convert their Debentures
into Perpetual Preferred Stock and Common Stock (but not cash).”
(c) Section 14.04 of the Base Indenture is deleted.
(d) Section 14.05 of the Base Indenture is amended in its entirety as follows: “In the event
that any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character not permitted by
this Article 14, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Trustee or the
Holders of Debentures before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, or provision made for such
payment, in accordance with its terms, at a time when a responsible officer of the Trustee or such
Holder has actual knowledge that such payment should not have been made to it, such payment or
distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and, upon written request, shall be paid
over or delivered to, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their agents or representatives,
or to the Trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any
of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for
application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to
pay all such Senior Indebtedness in full in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.”
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Ratification of Indenture. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and
amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, is ratified and confirmed, and this First
Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture with respect to the Debentures
(but not any other series of Securities issued pursuant to the Base Indenture) in the
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manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. If any provision of this First
Supplemental Indenture is inconsistent with a provision of the Base Indenture, the terms of this
First Supplemental Indenture shall control with respect to the Debentures (but not any other series
of Securities issued pursuant to the Base Indenture).
Section 5.2 Governing Law. This First Supplemental Indenture and the Debentures shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 5.3 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
First Supplemental Indenture, the Base Indenture or the Debentures shall for any reason be held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, of the
Base Indenture or of the Debentures, but this First Supplemental Indenture, the Base Indenture and
the Debentures shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had
never been contained herein or therein.
Section 5.4 Counterparts. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in
counterparts each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
(pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware (the “
Company”), hereby certifies that the following resolutions of
the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company were duly adopted on December 19,
2006, and authorized the creation and issue of up to 750,000 shares of multiple series of preferred
stock that are referred to collectively as the Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share,
and stated the designations, rights, preferences, privileges and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions of such shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock as follows:
2. Designation.
One series of Preferred Stock is hereby designated as the Series B-1 Perpetual Preferred
Stock, such series to consist of 742,001 shares, and 7,999 further series of Preferred Stock are
hereby designated as the Series B-2 through Series B-8,000 Perpetual Preferred Stock, each such
series to consist initially of one share (the Series B-1 Perpetual Preferred Stock through Series
B-8,000 Perpetual Preferred Stock, the “Perpetual Preferred Stock”). Shares of Perpetual Preferred
Stock shall be issuable upon conversion of the Company’s 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated
Debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) at the option of the holders of the Convertible
Debentures in accordance with the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2006,
between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “First Supplemental
Indenture”). Shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock issued on the date of the first such conversion
shall be Series B-1 Perpetual Preferred Stock. Shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock issued on any
date thereafter shall be of the same series as the most recently issued shares of Perpetual
Preferred Stock unless such shares shall, upon issuance, have Accumulated Dividends (as hereinafter
defined) in an amount different than the amount of then Accumulated Dividends on such most recently
issued series, in which case the shares issued on such date shall be shares of the next sequential
series of Perpetual Preferred Stock.
The number of authorized shares of any series of Perpetual Preferred Stock may be increased or
decreased (but not below the number that, together with the number of authorized shares of all
other series of the Perpetual Preferred Stock, would be below the sum of (x) the quotient of the
aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures then issued and outstanding divided by
$1,000, plus (y) the number of shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock then outstanding) by further
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors. No such reduction shall affect the due
authorization of any issued and outstanding shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock. It is the
intention of the Company to file a certificate of increase to increase or a certificate of
elimination to reduce the authorized number of shares of the appropriate series of Perpetual
Preferred Stock, and to file a corresponding certificate of decrease to reduce or a
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certificate of increase to increase the authorized number of shares of the Series B-1
Perpetual Preferred Stock, if necessary, in connection with the conversion of any Convertible
Debenture into shares of any series of Perpetual Preferred Stock.
The Perpetual Preferred Stock shall have a liquidation preference (the “Liquidation
Preference”) of U.S.$1,000 per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock.
3. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Accounts Receivable Securitization Program” means the accounts receivable securitization
program pursuant to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
30, 2005, by and among the Company and the Seller and the Sub-Servicers named therein, Market
Street Funding Corporation, as Issuer, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrator, as
modified, amended, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid or refinanced from time to
time (whether with the original issuer, administrator or other agents, arrangers and counterparties
or otherwise), such purchase agreement and any other document referred to herein to be made
available to any stockholder of the Company upon request.
“Accumulated Dividends” means, subject to Section 4(i), dividends provided for by Section 4(a)
hereof that have not been declared or that have been declared but have not been paid, plus
dividends described in Section 4(e).
“Adjusted Debt” at the end of any fiscal quarter means (i) long-term debt and short-term debt,
including any junior subordinated debt, but excluding any Preferred Stock, as reported on the
Company’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the notes thereto, as of the final day
of such fiscal quarter, plus (ii) seven times Annual Rent Expense, plus (iii) the amount sold under
the Company’s Accounts Receivable Securitization Program during such fiscal quarter, details of
each such calculation to be made available to any stockholder of the Company upon request.
“Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any fiscal quarter, (i) quarterly net income or net loss, plus
(ii) quarterly tax expense, plus (iii) Adjusted Interest, plus (iv) quarterly depreciation and
amortization, each as reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP,
or the notes thereto, for such fiscal quarter.
“Adjusted Interest” means, for any fiscal quarter, (i) quarterly debt interest expense plus
(ii) the quarterly cost of sale associated with sales of accounts receivable under the Accounts
Receivable Securitization Program during that fiscal quarter and (iii) quarterly debt
extinguishment expense if not otherwise included in quarterly debt interest expense, each as
reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the notes thereto,
for such fiscal quarter. For the avoidance of doubt, Adjusted Interest shall include the amount of
any accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Debentures.
“Agent Members” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.
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“Annual Rent Expense” means the Company’s annual rent expense for its most recently completed
fiscal year, as reported in the Company’s income statement prepared in accordance with GAAP, or the
notes thereto, for such fiscal year.
“APM Eligible Proceeds” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the net proceeds
(after underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, commissions or discounts and other expenses
relating to the issuance or sale) the Company has received during the six-month period prior to
such Dividend Payment Date from the issuance or sale of Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred
Stock to Persons that are not Subsidiaries, less any portion of such net proceeds that has been
used by the Company to pay deferred interest on the Convertible Debentures or previously been used
to pay Accumulated Dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock.
“Appointing Preferred Shares” mean any other series or class of Parity Shares upon which
rights similar to the Appointing Rights have been conferred and are exercisable.
“Appointing Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(d).
“Available for Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(c).
“Binding Capital Replacement Covenant” means, with respect to any securities, a capital
replacement covenant substantially similar to the capital replacement covenant applicable to the
Convertible Debentures, but with immediate effect rather than applying only from a date subsequent
to the issuance of such securities.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or, to the extent permitted
by law, any duly authorized committee of that board or any director or directors and/or officer or
officers of the Company to whom that board or committee shall have duly delegated its authority.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions or trust companies located in New York City are authorized or obligated
by law to close.
“Capital Replacement Intention Disclosure” means, with respect to any securities, that the
Company has publicly stated its intention, either in the prospectus or other offering document
under which such securities were initially offered for sale or in filings with the Commission made
by the Company under the Exchange Act prior to or contemporaneously with the issuance of such
securities, that the Company shall pay, redeem or repurchase such securities only if it has
received an amount of net proceeds at least equal to the applicable payment, redemption or
repurchase price of such securities from the issuance of securities that are as, or more,
equity-like than such securities, within six months prior to the applicable payment, redemption or
repurchase date.
“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase,
warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible
into such equity.
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“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by
way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, to any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act);
(ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or
dissolution;
(iii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above)
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s
voting stock (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), excluding any
transaction in which the voting stock that comes to be beneficially owned by such
person as a result of the transaction is voting stock newly issued in connection
with, or for the purpose of, the transaction; or
(iv) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of
Directors are not Continuing Directors.
“Closing Sale Price” means the closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on the NYSE or
on the principal U.S. stock exchange or interdealer quotation system as is used for purposes of
measuring Trading Days in accordance with the definition below (or if no closing sale price is
reported, the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices or, if more than one in either
case, the average of the closing bid and the closing ask prices).
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, or any other
series or class of shares resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such Common
Stock consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result
of a subdivision, combination, merger, consolidation or similar transaction in which the Company is
a constituent corporation.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
“Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Company’s
Board of Directors who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on December 20, 2006 or (ii) was
nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election.
“Convertible Debentures” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1 and “Convertible
Debenture” means a Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $1,000.
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“Depositary” means, with respect to Perpetual Preferred Stock issuable in whole or in part in
the form of one or more Global Perpetual Preferred Shares, a clearing agency registered under
Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is designated to act as depositary for such Perpetual
Preferred Stock, and initially shall be DTC.
“Distribution” means, as to any security or combination of securities, dividends, interest
payments or other income distributions to the holders thereof that are not Subsidiaries of the
Company.
“Dividend Payment Date” means June 15 and December 15 of each year, except that, in connection
with any remarketing, the Dividend Payment Dates may be reset such that dividends are payable on a
quarterly basis instead of a semiannual basis. In that event, Dividend Payment Date shall mean
March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year.
“Dividend Period” means the period from and including a Dividend Payment Date to, but
excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period for any shares
of Perpetual Preferred Stock shall commence on and include the Issue Date for such shares, and
shall end on and exclude the first Dividend Payment Date following such Issue Date.
“Dividend Rate” means (i) prior to the Reset Effective Date, the Initial Rate and (ii) on and
after the Reset Effective Date, the Reset Rate.
“Dividend Record Date” means, with respect to each Dividend Payment Date, 5:00 p.m. (New York
City time) on the day immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, and its successors.
“Effective Date” means the date on which a Change of Control becomes effective.
“End Date” means, with respect to any securities, the earliest to occur of:
(a) the Company’s failure to pay Distributions (including, without limitation, all
deferred and accumulated amounts) in full for 10 years;
(b) any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, insolvency, receivership
or proceeding under any bankruptcy law with respect to the Company;
(c) an event of default and acceleration with respect to such securities; and
(d) the final maturity of such securities.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Final Failed Remarketing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10(f).
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“Final Remarketing Date” means the 21st Trading Day after the last day of the
Remarketing Election Period.
“First Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.
“Foregone Dividends” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(i).
“GAAP” means, at any date or for any period, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as
in effect on such date or for such period, except as provided in the definition of “Mandatory
Trigger Event” below.
“Global Perpetual Preferred Shares” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.
“Holder” means the Person in whose name a share of Perpetual Preferred Stock is registered on
the Registrar’s books.
“Initial Rate” means 3.0875% per annum.
“Initial Remarketing Date” means the sixth Trading Day after the last day of the Remarketing
Election Period.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any fiscal quarter, the sum of (a) four times the
Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal quarter and (b) one-third of the Company’s Annual Rent
Expense, divided by the sum of (x) four times the Company’s Adjusted Interest for such fiscal
quarter and (y) one-third of the Company’s Annual Rent Expense.
“Issue Date,” with respect to any shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock, means the date on which
such shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock are first issued following the conversion of Convertible
Debentures.
“Junior Shares” means the Common Stock, the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock and each other series or class of stock established after the date hereof, the terms of which
do not expressly provide that such series or class ranks senior to or on a parity with the
Perpetual Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution of the Company.
“Leverage Ratio” means, for any fiscal quarter, the Company’s Adjusted Debt at the end of such
fiscal quarter divided by the sum of (a) four times the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal
quarter and (b) the Company’s Annual Rent Expense.
“Liquidation Distribution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).
“Liquidation Preference” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.
“London Banking Day” means a day on which commercial banks are open for business, including
dealings in United States dollars, in London.
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“Mandatory Extension Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(g).
“Mandatory Redemption Date” means the third Business Day after the Company gives notice of its
election to terminate a Remarketing.
“Mandatory Trigger Event” means a determination by the Company that both of the following
conditions exist as of the day that is the 30th day prior to any Dividend Payment Date
(or, in the event that such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) (a
“Trigger Determination Date”):
(i) The Leverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed fiscal
quarters has been equal to or greater than 6.0; and
(ii) The Interest Coverage Ratio for each of the three most recently completed
fiscal quarters has been less than or equal to 2.0.
The Mandatory Trigger Event shall continue until either (or both) of the conditions in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) above no longer exists as of the Trigger Determination Date applicable to
any subsequent Dividend Payment Date.
For purposes of determining whether a Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred on any relevant
Trigger Determination Date, any interest that has been optionally deferred on the Convertible
Debentures in accordance with the terms thereof shall be counted as if it had been paid in cash.
If, because of a change in GAAP that, considered cumulatively with any other such changes,
results in a change in an accounting principle or a restatement, the Company’s Leverage Ratio or
Interest Coverage Ratio is higher or lower than it would have been absent such change, then, for
purposes of the calculations described in (i) and (ii) of this definition, commencing with the
fiscal quarter for which such change in GAAP becomes effective, such Leverage Ratio or Interest
Coverage Ratio, respectively, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such change had not
occurred.
“Market Disruption Event” means the occurrence or existence of any of the following events or
sets of circumstances:
(iii) the Company may not issue Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred
Stock without obtaining the consent or approval of a regulatory body (including,
without limitation, any securities exchange) or governmental authority, and the
Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent or approval
but such consent or approval has not been obtained;
(iv) the Company does not have sufficient Common Stock Available for Issuance
in respect of Qualifying Warrants or sufficient Qualifying Preferred Stock Available
for Issuance to raise sufficient proceeds to pay the interest payments on the
Convertible Debentures and Accumulated Dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock
and the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent or
approval of its shareholders to increase the xxxxxx
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of its authorized Common Stock or Qualifying Preferred Stock but such consent
or approval has not been obtained; provided that the Market Disruption Event
described in this clause (ii) shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to
issue the number of shares of Qualifying Preferred Stock that are Available for
Issuance or Qualifying Warrants in respect of which the Company has Common Stock
Available for Issuance, and to apply the proceeds thereof in partial payment of
Accumulated Dividends as provided in Section 11(d);
(v) trading in securities generally or Common Stock or Preferred Stock on the
principal exchange on which the Common Stock or Preferred Stock is then listed and
traded (as of the date hereof, the NYSE) has been suspended or the settlement of
such trading generally has been materially disrupted;
(vi) (a) (1) the United States has become engaged in hostilities, (2) there has
been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or (3) there has been
a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (b) there has
occurred any material adverse change in (1) domestic or international economic,
political or financial conditions (including from terrorist activities) or (2) the
effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States
that, in any of the circumstances described in clauses (a) or (b) of this clause,
materially disrupts trading in securities generally on the NYSE or any other
national securities exchange on which the Common Stock or Preferred Stock is then
listed or traded or on trading in, or the issuance and sale of, Qualifying Warrants
and Qualifying Preferred Stock;
(vii) a material disruption has occurred or a banking moratorium has been
declared in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services;
(viii) minimum or maximum prices have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices
of securities are required on the NYSE or by the Commission or other governmental
authority which, in either case, materially disrupts or otherwise has a material
adverse effect on trading in, or the issuance and sale of, Qualifying Warrants and
Qualifying Preferred Stock; or
(ix) an event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the offering
document for the offer and sale of Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock
would, in the Company’s judgment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading and either (1) the disclosure of that event at
such time, in the Company’s judgment, would have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business or (2) the disclosure relates to a previously undisclosed
proposed or pending material development or business transaction, the disclosure of
which would impede the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction, provided
that no single suspension period contemplated by this clause (vii) shall exceed 90
consecutive days and multiple
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suspension periods contemplated by this subsection may not exceed an aggregate
of 180 days in any 12-month period.
“Moneyline Telerate Page 3750” means the display on Moneyline Telerate (or any successor
service) on such page (or any other page as may replace such page on such service) for the purpose
of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars.
“Non-payment” means the time period beginning when full dividends on any shares of Perpetual
Preferred Stock shall have not been declared and paid for 20 consecutive Dividend Periods, or,
after any Successful Remarketing or any Final Failed Remarketing, any six Dividend Periods, whether
or not consecutive, and continuing until such date as all Accumulated Dividends on all Perpetual
Preferred Stock are paid in full or the shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock are no longer
outstanding.
“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary of the Company.
“Optional Redemption Date” means, in the case of any redemption pursuant to paragraph (b) or
paragraph (c) of Section 7, the date specified as the redemption date in the required notice of
redemption. In the case of a redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock required under the First
Supplemental Indenture in order to effectuate a redemption of Convertible Debentures, the
aforementioned date specified as the redemption date in the required notice of redemption of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock must be the 30th Business Day after the date on which the
Company issues a written notice announcing the redemption of Convertible Debentures.
“Parity Shares” means any series or class of the Company’s stock established after the date
hereof, the terms of which expressly provide that such series or class shall rank on a parity with
the Perpetual Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution of the Company.
“Paying Agent” initially means American Stock Transfer and Trust Company. The Company may, in
its sole discretion, remove the Paying Agent with 10 calendar days prior notice to the Paying
Agent, provided that the Company shall appoint a successor Paying Agent who shall accept such
appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal.
“Perpetual Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability
company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Preference Share Director” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(d).
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“Preferred Stock” means preferred stock of the Company.
“Preferred Stock Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
“Qualifying Preferred Stock” means non-cumulative perpetual Preferred Stock (or depository
shares representing interests in such Preferred Stock) that (i) is not callable, (ii) is subject to
a Binding Capital Replacement Covenant or (iii) has Capital Replacement Intention Disclosure and
includes provisions that, beginning on the occurrence of the failure to satisfy one or more
financial tests set forth in the terms of such security or related transaction agreements and, so
long as such failure continues, until, but excluding, the End Date, prohibit the Company from
paying any deferred Distributions in an amount exceeding the net proceeds of the sale of Common
Stock, rights to purchase Common Stock or Qualifying Preferred Stock.
“Qualifying Warrants” means warrants to purchase the Company’s Common Stock (i) that have an
exercise price per share greater than the most recent Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock as of
their date of issuance and (ii) that the Company is not entitled to redeem for cash and the holders
of which are not entitled to require the Company to repurchase for cash in any circumstances.
“Redemption Date” means an Optional Redemption Date or a Mandatory Redemption Date.
“Redemption Price” means U.S.$1,000 in cash per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock.
“Register” means the stock ledger of issued shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock maintained by
the Registrar.
“Registrar” initially means American Stock Transfer and Trust Company. The Company may, in
its sole discretion, remove the Registrar with 10 calendar days’ prior notice to the Registrar,
provided that the Company shall appoint a successor Registrar who shall accept such appointment
prior to the effectiveness of such removal.
“Remarketing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10(a).
“Remarketing Agent” means the nationally recognized securities dealer selected by the Company
as the remarketing agent, including any successor remarketing agents selected by the Company.
“Remarketing Agreement” means the agreement governing the Remarketing that shall be entered
into by the Company and the Remarketing Agent at or prior to the commencement of the Remarketing,
which agreement shall provide that the Remarketing Agent shall incur no liability to the Company or
to any Holder of the Perpetual Preferred Stock in its individual capacity or as Remarketing Agent
for any action or failure to act in connection with the Remarketing or otherwise, except as a
result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, and pursuant to the terms of which
agreement the Company shall agree to indemnify the Remarketing Agent against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to payments that the
Remarketing Agent may be required to make, arising out of or in connection with its duties under
the agreement. The Remarketing Agreement
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will provide that the Remarketing Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties and
obligations thereunder; provided, however, that no such resignation will become effective until the
Company has appointed at least one nationally recognized broker-dealer as successor Remarketing
Agent and such successor Remarketing Agent has entered into a remarketing agreement with the
Company. In such case, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a
successor Remarketing Agent and to enter into a remarketing agreement with such person or entity as
soon as reasonably practicable. Holders of Perpetual Preferred Stock will be third-party
beneficiaries of the Remarketing Agreement, to the extent a Final Failed Remarketing occurs as a
result of the Company’s failure to perform its obligations under the Remarketing Agreement.
“Remarketing Date” means each of the Initial Remarketing Date, the Second Remarketing Date,
the Third Remarketing Date and the Final Remarketing Date.
“Remarketing Election Period” means the period beginning at 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
the Business Day immediately following the Remarketing Notice Date and ending at 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the tenth Business Day immediately following the Remarketing Notice Date;
provided, however, that such time period may be adjusted by the Company to facilitate compliance
with applicable law.
“Remarketing Notice Date” means the earlier of (i) the fifth Business Day after December 15,
2046 and (ii) the fifth Business Day after the Effective Date of the first occurrence of a Change
of Control.
“Remarketing Settlement Date” means the third Business Day immediately following the related
Remarketing Date.
“Reset Effective Date” means the third Business Day immediately following a Successful
Remarketing or a Final Failed Remarketing, as the case may be.
“Reset Rate” means:
(i) in the case of a Successful Remarketing, (a) for each series of Perpetual Preferred
Stock, issued on or prior to the Reset Effective Date, the rate per annum (rounded to the
nearest one-thousandth (0.001) of one percent per annum) which the Remarketing Agent has
determined, in its reasonable judgment, is the lowest fixed annual rate enabling it to
remarket all of the Perpetual Preferred Stock of such series tendered for sale in the
Remarketing at a price equal to at least the sum of (x) 100% of the $1,000 Liquidation
Preference per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered, (y) an amount equal to any
Accumulated Dividends, and (z) the remarketing agent fee provided for in the Remarketing
Agreement per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Company may
determine to reset the Dividend Rate to a floating annual rate based on 3-Month LIBOR that
the Remarketing Agent determines, in its reasonable judgment, is the lowest such floating
rate that will enable it to so remarket the Perpetual Preferred Stock, so long as the
determination to use a floating rate is not, in the reasonable judgment of the Remarketing
Agent, likely to adversely affect the ability of the Remarketing Agent to remarket the
Perpetual Preferred Stock; and (b) for each series
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of Perpetual Preferred Stock, issued after the Reset Effective Date, a rate determined
by the Remarketing Agent to be the rate that would have resulted in a successful remarketing
of such series at the time of the Remarketing; and
(ii) in the case of a Final Failed Remarketing, a floating rate per annum equal to
3-Month LIBOR plus 400 basis points;
provided, however, that the Reset Rate shall in no event be less than the Initial Rate or exceed
the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.
“Second Remarketing Date” means the eleventh Trading Day after the last day of the Remarketing
Election Period.
“Senior Shares” means each series or class of the Company’s stock established after the date
hereof, the terms of which expressly provide that such series or class shall rank senior to the
Perpetual Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution of the Company.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation, association or other
business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more
Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner
of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which
are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof). For the
purposes of this definition only, “voting stock” means stock which ordinarily has voting power for
the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior series or class of
stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.
“Successful Remarketing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10(e).
“Third Remarketing Date” means the 16th Trading Day following the last day of the
Remarketing Election Period.
“3-Month LIBOR” means, with respect to the second London Banking Day prior to the Reset
Effective Date:
(i) the rate for 3-month deposits in United States dollars commencing on the Reset
Effective Date, as that rate appears on Moneyline Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on the determination date, unless fewer than two such offered rates so appear;
(ii) if fewer than two offered rates appear, or no rate appears, as the case may be, on
the determination date on Moneyline Telerate Page 3750, the rate calculated by the
Remarketing Agent based on at least two offered quotations after requesting the principal
London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market to
provide the Remarketing Agent with its offered quotations for deposits in United States
dollars for the period of three months commencing on the Reset Effective Date, to prime
banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on that
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date and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in
United States dollars in that market at that time;
(iii) if fewer than two offered quotations referred to in clause (ii) are provided as
requested, the rate calculated by the Remarketing Agent as the arithmetic mean of the rates
quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the determination date by three
major banks in New York City selected by the Remarketing Agent for loans in United States
dollars to leading European banks for a period of three months and in a principal amount
that is representative for a single transaction in United States dollars in that market at
that time; or
(iv) if the banks so selected by the Remarketing Agent are not quoting as described in
clause (iii), 3-Month LIBOR as it has been most recently determined in accordance with these
provisions and, if 3-Month LIBOR has not been previously determined, the existing Dividend
Rate on the Perpetual Preferred Stock.
“Trading Day” means any day on which the NYSE or, if the Company’s Common Stock is not listed
on the NYSE, the principal U.S. stock exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the
Company’s Common Stock is listed, admitted for trading or quoted, is open for trading or, if the
Company’s Common Stock is not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, any Business Day. If the
Company’s Common Stock is so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, Trading Days only include
those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) or the then
standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or interdealer quotation system
and do not include any day on which any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of
movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the NYSE or otherwise) in the Company’s Common
Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Company’s Common Stock,
occurs or exists for more than one half hour in the aggregate if such suspension or limitation
occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such day.
“Transfer Agent” initially means American Stock Transfer and Trust Company. The Company may,
in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent with 10 days prior notice to the Transfer Agent;
provided that the Company shall appoint a successor Transfer Agent who shall accept such
appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal.
“Trigger Determination Date” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of Mandatory
Trigger Event above.
“Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 11(a).
“Warrant Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
4. Ranking. The Perpetual Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights or
rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, rank (a) senior to all
Junior Shares, including, without limitation, Common Stock, (b) on a parity with all Parity Shares,
(c) junior to any Senior Shares and (d) junior to all of the Company’s existing and future debt
obligations.
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5. Dividend Rights.
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The Holders of outstanding shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive dividends, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors
out of funds legally available for that purpose under Delaware law, at the Dividend
Rate as applied to the Liquidation Preference. Dividends on shares of Perpetual
Preferred Stock shall accumulate from their Issue Date and, when, as and if
declared by the Board of Directors, shall be payable semi-annually or, in
connection with any Remarketing, quarterly, in cash on a cumulative basis on each
Dividend Payment Date out of funds legally available therefor. If any Dividend
Payment Date is not a Business Day, then dividends shall be payable on the first
Business Day following such Dividend Payment Date, without accrual to the actual
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Dividends shall be paid to the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred Stock
on the applicable Dividend Record Date. The Dividend Record Date shall apply
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Dividends payable on the Perpetual Preferred Stock on each Dividend
Payment Date shall be computed (1) for any full Dividend Period, on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months and (2) for any period shorter than a full
Dividend Period, on the basis of 30-day months and, for periods less than a 30-day
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Dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be cumulative. |
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Any Perpetual Preferred Stock issued upon any conversion of Convertible
Debentures in respect of which interest payments have been deferred shall, at the
time of its issuance, have Accumulated Dividends equal to the amount of such
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So long as any shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock remain outstanding,
unless the full dividends for the most recently ended Dividend Period on all
outstanding Perpetual Preferred Stock and Parity Shares and the full dividends for
all prior Dividend Periods on all outstanding Perpetual Preferred Stock and all
cumulative Parity Shares have been declared and paid (or declared and a sum
sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for payment): (i) no dividend
whatsoever shall be declared or paid on the Junior Shares or Parity Shares; and
(ii) no Junior Shares or Parity Shares shall be purchased, redeemed or otherwise
acquired for consideration by the Company, directly or indirectly, in each case
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(1) purchases of the Company’s Capital Stock in connection with employee or
agent benefit plans or under any dividend reinvestment plan;
(2) purchases or repurchases of the Company’s Capital Stock pursuant to any
contractually binding requirement to buy stock existing prior to the first
scheduled dividend declaration date upon which a dividend was not declared,
including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan;
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(3) in connection with the reclassification of any series or class of the
Company’s Capital Stock, or the exchange or conversion of one series or class of
the Company’s Capital Stock for or into another series or class of the Company’s
Capital Stock, in each case if the resulting Capital Stock ranks equal or junior
to the Capital Stock so reclassified, exchanged or converted;
(4) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s Capital
Stock in connection with the conversion or exchange provisions of that Capital
Stock or the security being converted or exchanged;
(5) dividends or distributions in the form of the Company’s Capital Stock or
rights to acquire the Company’s Capital Stock, to the extent that the dividend
stock or stock underlying the dividend rights is the same series or class as the
stock on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equal to or junior to such
stock;
(6) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
shareholders’ rights plan, or issuances of Capital Stock under any such plan in
the future, or redemptions or repurchases of any rights outstanding under a
shareholders’ rights plan;
(7) acquisitions of the Company’s Capital Stock previously issued in connection
with acquisitions of businesses made by the Company (which acquisitions are made
by the Company in connection with the satisfaction of indemnification
obligations of the sellers of such businesses);
(8) the payment of any dividend during a Mandatory Extension Period within 60
days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration no
Accumulated Dividends existed and the Mandatory Trigger Event related to the
Mandatory Extension Period had not yet occurred; or
(9) dividends paid on Parity Shares to the extent that dividends are paid on a
proportionate or pro rata basis (based on accumulated dividends per share of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock and such Parity Shares) on the Perpetual Preferred
Stock and such Parity Shares.
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During any period in which a Mandatory Trigger Event exists (a
“Mandatory Extension Period”), the Company shall be prohibited from declaring
dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock other than those paid using funds
obtained through the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism described in
Section 11 hereof. |
(h) While a Mandatory Trigger Event exists or at any time after the Company has failed to
declare and pay dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock for a period of five consecutive years,
and until the Mandatory Trigger Event ends or all Accumulated Dividends have been paid in full, as
the case may be, the Company shall be obligated to use the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement
Mechanism described in Section 11 hereof to raise funds to pay all Accumulated Dividends through
the most recent Dividend Payment Date and shall, subject to
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Section 11(e) hereof, declare dividends using APM Eligible Proceeds raised thereby, out of
funds legally available therefor.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, in the event of the Company’s
bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership, whether voluntary or not, Holders of Perpetual Preferred
Stock shall have no claim to Accumulated Dividends that accumulated while a Mandatory Trigger Event
occurred and was continuing, to the extent the amount of such Accumulated Dividends exceeds two
years of dividends on the Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Foregone Dividends”), and the amount of
Accumulated Dividends on any outstanding series of Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be reduced by
the amount of the Foregone Dividends on such series.
6. Voting Rights.
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The Perpetual Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as
provided in this Section 5 and as required by Delaware law from time to time. |
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So long as any shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock remain outstanding,
unless a greater percentage shall then be required by applicable law, the Company
shall not, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders of at
least 66-2/3% of the aggregate Liquidation Preference of all series of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock then outstanding: |
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authorize or issue any series or class of Senior Shares
(or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Senior Shares); |
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amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
in a manner that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special
rights of the shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock so as to affect them
adversely; or |
(iii) consummate a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or
other entity, the sole purpose of which is to effect a change in the terms of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may (i) create, authorize, increase the authorized amount
of, or issue any series or class of Parity Shares or Junior Shares, and (ii) increase or decrease
the number of authorized shares of any series of Perpetual Preferred Stock in accordance with
Section 1 hereof, in each case without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders of
the Perpetual Preferred Stock, and in taking such actions the Company shall not be deemed to have
materially adversely affected the specified rights, preferences or privileges of the Holders of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock.
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So long as any shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock remain outstanding,
noncompliance in any particular instance with any provision of this Certificate of
Designations may be waived, in each case with the affirmative vote or written
consent of the Holders of at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate Liquidation Preference
of all series of the Perpetual Preferred Stock then outstanding. In the event any
provision is so waived, no Holder of the Perpetual Preferred Stock shall have such
right. |
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Whenever a Non-payment shall occur, the Holders of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock then outstanding and all series of Appointing Preferred Shares then
outstanding, acting together as a single series or class, shall be entitled to the
appointment of a total of two additional members to the Board of Directors (each, a
“Preference Share Director”) (the “Appointing Rights”); provided that the
appointment of any such directors shall not cause the Company to violate the
corporate governance requirement of the NYSE as applied to United States issuers
(or any other securities exchange or automated quotation system on which securities
of the Company may be then listed) that listed companies must have a majority of
independent directors; and provided, further, that in no event shall the Holders of
the Perpetual Preferred Stock be entitled pursuant to this paragraph to appointment
rights in respect of more than two directors in the aggregate. In the event of a
Non-payment, the number of members of the Board of Directors shall automatically
increase by two. The Preference Share Directors shall be elected by the Holders of
at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation preference of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock and any Appointing Preferred Shares voting together as a single
class at a special meeting called at the written request of any Holder of Perpetual
Preferred Stock or Appointing Preferred Shares (the Company being required to call
such meeting within 35 days of the date of such request if the Non-payment
continues, failing which any Holder may call such meeting) by notice mailed to all
Holders of Perpetual Preferred Stock and Appointing Preferred Shares. Whether a
majority of our Perpetual Preferred Stock and any Appointing Preferred Shares have
been affirmatively voted in favor of an appointment shall be determined by
reference to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Perpetual Preferred Stock
and any Appointing Preferred Shares affirmatively voted at the meeting called to
exercise the Appointing Rights. |
The Board of Directors shall determine which class or classes, as applicable, of directors the
Preference Share Directors shall be a part of and shall allocate the Preference Share Directors to
the class or classes, as applicable, having the longest terms of office remaining at the time of
such appointment. Each Preference Share Director shall be entitled to one vote per director on any
matter.
So long as a Non-payment shall continue, any vacancy in the office of a Preference Share
Director (other than prior to the initial appointment of Preference Share Directors after a
Non-payment) may be filled by the vacating Preference Share Director or, if no designation is made,
pursuant to an exercise of the Appointing Rights of the Holders of at least a majority of the
aggregate liquidation preference of the Perpetual Preferred Stock then outstanding and any other
Appointing Preferred Shares then outstanding, acting together as a single class.
At the conclusion of any Non-payment, the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be
divested of the Appointing Rights (subject to revesting of the Appointing Rights in the event of
any future Non-payment) and, if and when the Appointing Rights of the Holders of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock shall have ceased, the term of the Preference Share Directors (notwithstanding the
class of directors such Preference Share Directors shall be a part of) shall terminate forthwith
and the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall automatically be reduced by
two.
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7. Liquidation Rights.
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In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive and to be paid out of the assets of the Company
available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of all
indebtedness, after satisfaction of the liquidation preference of any Senior Shares
of the Company and before any payment or distribution shall be made on the Common
Stock or any other Junior Shares, the Liquidation Preference plus an amount equal
to Accumulated Dividends, if any, and undeclared dividends to the date fixed for
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, less Foregone Dividends, if any
(collectively, the “Liquidation Distribution”). |
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After the payment to the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred Stock of
the Liquidation Distribution to which such Holders are entitled as provided for in
this Section 6, the Holders of Perpetual Preferred Stock as such shall have no
right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company. |
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If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution of the Company, the amounts payable with respect to the Perpetual
Preferred Stock and any Parity Shares are not paid in full upon such liquidation,
winding-up or dissolution, the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred Stock and of such
Parity Shares shall share equally and ratably in any such distribution of assets of
the Company in proportion to the full respective liquidation preferences and
accumulated dividends to which they are entitled upon such liquidation. |
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Neither the sale, assignment, transfer or lease of all or substantially
all the assets or business of the Company nor the merger or consolidation of the
Company into or with any other person shall be deemed to be a voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for
the purposes of this Section 6. |
8. Redemption.
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The Company must redeem the Perpetual Preferred Stock, in whole but not
in part, at the Redemption Price, plus an amount equal to any Accumulated
Dividends, out of funds legally available for that purpose under Delaware law, if
the Company elects to terminate a Remarketing on any day prior to a Remarketing
Date. The Company must give a written notice of redemption pursuant to this
paragraph by first class mail, postage prepaid to the Holders of the Perpetual
Preferred Stock at their addresses set forth in the Register on the date that the
Company elects to terminate the Remarketing; provided however, that, in each case,
if the Perpetual Preferred Stock is held as Global Perpetual Preferred Shares
deposited with or on behalf of DTC, the Company may give such notice of redemption
in any manner permitted by DTC. |
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The Company may, at any time, redeem the Perpetual Preferred Stock, in
whole but not in part, at the Redemption Price, plus an amount equal to any
Accumulated Dividends, out of funds legally available for that purpose under
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to this paragraph by first class mail, postage prepaid to the Holders of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock at their addresses set forth in the Register at least 30
days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption; provided
however, that, in each case, if the Perpetual Preferred Stock is held as Global
Perpetual Preferred Shares deposited with or on behalf of DTC, the Company may give
such notice of redemption in any manner permitted by DTC. |
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If the Convertible Debentures are then outstanding and are redeemable
in accordance with the terms thereof, the Company may, at any time, redeem the
Perpetual Preferred Stock, in part, at the Redemption Price, plus an amount equal
to any Accumulated Dividends, out of funds legally available for that purpose under
Delaware law, pro rata (as to the outstanding Perpetual Preferred Stock and as to
each series thereof), by lot or by other equitable method, if the Company
concurrently redeems the Convertible Debentures in the same proportion as the
Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Company must give a written notice of redemption
pursuant to this paragraph by first class mail, postage prepaid to the Holders of
the Perpetual Preferred Stock at their addresses set forth in the Register at least
30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption; provided
however, that, in each case, if the Perpetual Preferred Stock is held as Global
Perpetual Preferred Shares deposited with or on behalf of DTC, the Company may give
such notice of redemption in any manner permitted by DTC. |
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A notice of redemption shall state: |
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the Redemption Date; |
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the number of shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock to be
redeemed; |
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the CUSIP, ISIN or similar number or numbers of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock to be redeemed; |
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the Redemption Price and the amount of Accumulated
Dividends, if any; and |
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if certificated Perpetual Preferred Stock has been
issued, the place or places where Holders may surrender certificates
evidencing the Perpetual Preferred Stock for payment of the Redemption
Price plus an amount equal to Accumulated Dividends, if any. |
Any notice made as provided in this paragraph shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given, whether or not a Holder receives such notice, but failure duly to give such notice, or any
defect in such notice or in the mailing of such notice, to any holder of Perpetual Preferred Stock
designated for redemption shall not affect the redemption of any other shares of Perpetual
Preferred Stock.
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On or prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the
Paying Agent an amount in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the
aggregate Redemption Price plus an amount equal to any Accumulated Dividends;
provided that if such payment is deposited on the Redemption Date, it must be
received by the Paying Agent by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption
Date. |
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An amount equal to the Redemption Price and an amount equal to any Accumulated
Dividends shall be paid to the Holders promptly following the later of (i) the
Redemption Date and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or surrender of the
certificate(s) evidencing such Perpetual Preferred Stock to the Paying Agent, as
applicable. |
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If notice of redemption has been duly given and the Paying Agent holds,
on or before the Redemption Date, immediately available funds sufficient to pay the
aggregate Redemption Price plus an amount equal to any Accumulated Dividends, then
as of the Redemption Date: |
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dividends shall cease to be payable on such Perpetual
Preferred Stock; |
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all such Perpetual Preferred Stock shall no longer be
deemed outstanding; and |
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all rights with respect to such Perpetual Preferred
Stock shall cease and terminate, except only the right of the Holders to
receive an amount equal to the Redemption Price plus an amount equal to any
Accumulated Dividends out of funds legally available for that purpose. |
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In connection with a Remarketing, the Company may determine optional
redemption provisions to become applicable to the Perpetual Preferred Stock
following the Remarketing; provided, however, that such provisions are not, in the
reasonable judgment of the Remarketing Agent, likely to adversely affect the
Remarketing. Following a Remarketing, the shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock
shall be redeemable at the option of the Company out of funds legally available
therefor upon such terms determined by the Board of Directors prior to the
Remarketing and set forth in the notice required by Section 10(c). |
9. Maturity.
The Perpetual Preferred Stock has no stated maturity.
10. Remarketing Triggers and Notice.
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The Company shall give notice to the Holders of the Perpetual Preferred
Stock on the Remarketing Notice Date, which notice must state the circumstances
under which the notice is given pursuant to the definition of Remarketing Notice
Date herein, and that such Holders of Perpetual Preferred Stock may, during the
Remarketing Election Period, elect to tender such Perpetual Preferred Stock for
sale in a Remarketing, which shall be commenced on the date that is the Initial
Remarketing Date if the Company does not elect to redeem the Perpetual Preferred
Stock prior to such date. |
11. Remarketing.
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After December 15, 2046 or earlier upon the first occurrence of a
Change of Control at a time when shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock are
outstanding, the Holders shall be entitled to tender their Perpetual Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, for sale in a remarketing as described below (a
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that do not submit a notice of election during the Remarketing Election Period in
accordance with Section 10(b) may not participate in the Remarketing. |
If none of the Holders of Perpetual Preferred Stock elects to tender their Perpetual
Preferred Stock for sale in a Remarketing during the Remarketing Election Period, the Dividend
Rate shall not be reset, and shall continue to equal the Initial Rate.
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To tender for sale in a Remarketing Perpetual Preferred Stock held as a
beneficial interest in Global Perpetual Preferred Shares deposited with or on
behalf of DTC, a Holder must deliver, during the Remarketing Election Period, to
DTC, the appropriate instruction form to submit a notice of election to tender for
sale in a Remarketing to the Company. In the case of a Remarketing upon a Change
of Control, to tender for sale in such Remarketing Perpetual Preferred Stock that
is to be received upon settlement of a conversion of Convertible Debentures being
converted in connection with the Change of Control, the Holder must deliver, during
the Remarketing Election Period, to the Transfer Agent, a notice of election,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto. Any notice of election
submitted shall be irrevocable and may not be conditioned upon the level at which
the Reset Rate is established in the Remarketing. |
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Promptly after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the last day of the
Remarketing Election Period, the Company shall, based on the notices of election
received by it prior to such time, determine those shares of Perpetual Preferred
Stock that are eligible for Remarketing and immediately provide DTC (or any
successor clearing agency) and the Remarketing Agent with a notice of Remarketing,
setting forth: |
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the total number of shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock
to be tendered for sale in the Remarketing; |
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the Initial Remarketing Date; |
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whether the Perpetual Preferred Stock will be
remarketed at a fixed or floating rate; |
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any revised optional redemption provisions that will
apply to the Perpetual Preferred Stock effective as of the Remarketing
Settlement Date; and |
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the changes, if any, to the method of dividend payment
that will apply to the Perpetual Preferred Stock effective as of the
Remarketing Settlement Date. |
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On the Initial Remarketing Date, the Remarketing Agent shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to remarket each series of Perpetual Preferred
Stock (including any Perpetual Preferred Stock issued upon conversion of
Convertible Debentures for purposes of Remarketing in connection with a Change of
Control) at the lowest fixed rate per annum (unless the Company has determined to
remarket at a floating rate based on 3-Month LIBOR that the Remarketing Agent
determines, in its reasonable judgment, is the lowest such floating rate that will
enable it to so remarket the Perpetual Preferred Stock, provided that such
determination to remarket at a floating rate does not, in the reasonable judgment
of the Remarketing Agent, adversely affect the Remarketing) that enables it to
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such series tendered for sale at a price, per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock,
equal to at least the sum of (x) 100% of the $1,000 Liquidation Preference per share
of Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered, (y) an amount equal to any Accumulated
Dividends, and (z) the remarketing agent fee provided for in the Remarketing
Agreement per share of Perpetual Preferred Stock. If the Remarketing Agent cannot
remarket all the Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale on the Initial
Remarketing Date at such a price, then no Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be sold
and the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to do so on
the Second Remarketing Date. If the Remarketing Agent cannot remarket all the
Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale on the Second Remarketing Date at such a
price, then no Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be sold and the Remarketing Agent
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to do so on the Third Remarketing
Date. If the Remarketing Agent cannot remarket all the Perpetual Preferred Stock
tendered for sale on the Third Remarketing Date at such a price, then no Perpetual
Preferred Stock shall be sold and the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to do so on the Final Remarketing Date. In no event shall the
Remarketing Agent remarket the Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale at a
fixed rate per annum that is lower than the Initial Rate or exceeds the maximum rate
permitted by applicable law. If on the Final Remarketing Date the Remarketing Agent
cannot remarket all the Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale at such a price,
then no Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be sold. |
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If, on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York city time) on a Remarketing
Date, as a result of efforts described in Section 10(d), the Remarketing Agent
determines that it is able to remarket all Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for
sale, a successful Remarketing (a “Successful Remarketing”) shall have occurred. |
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If, as of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Final Remarketing Date,
the Remarketing Agent is unable to remarket all Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered
for sale, (i) a final failed Remarketing (the “Final Failed Remarketing”) shall be
deemed to have occurred, (ii) the Remarketing Agent shall determine the Reset Rate
in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of that term herein (subject to
the last proviso in that definition); and (iii) the Remarketing Agent shall so
advise by telephone or e-mail DTC and the Company by approximately 4:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on the Final Remarketing Date. |
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By approximately 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Remarketing Date,
the Remarketing Agent shall advise, by telephone or e-mail (i) each DTC participant
or record holder that is purchasing or selling Perpetual Preferred Stock in the
Remarketing and the Company of whether a Successful Remarketing has occurred and if
so, the Reset Rate determined in the Remarketing and the number of shares of
remarketed Perpetual Preferred Stock sold; (ii) each purchaser of remarketed
Perpetual Preferred Stock (or the DTC participant thereof) of the Reset Rate and
the number of shares of remarketed Perpetual Preferred Stock such purchaser is to
purchase; and (iii) each purchaser to give instructions to its DTC participant to
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against delivery of the remarketed Perpetual Preferred Stock purchased through the
facilities of the DTC participant. |
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The Company shall cause a notice of the Reset Rate to be communicated
to Holders through DTC and published on the Company’s corporate Internet site on
the third Business Day immediately following the Final Remarketing Date. |
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The Company must use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a
Remarketing. If the Company does not effect a Remarketing, a Final Failed
Remarketing shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company may elect to terminate a Remarketing on any day prior to a Remarketing Date
by giving notice of such termination to DTC and the Remarketing Agent; provided,
however, that if the Company so elects to terminate a Remarketing, it must redeem
the Perpetual Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 hereof. |
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The right of each holder of Perpetual Preferred Stock or Convertible
Debentures convertible into Perpetual Preferred Stock to have Perpetual Preferred
Stock tendered for sale in a Remarketing shall be limited to the extent that: |
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the Remarketing Agent conducts a Remarketing in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 10; |
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the Remarketing Agent is able to find a purchaser or
purchasers for tendered Perpetual Preferred Stock at the Reset Rate; and |
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such purchaser or purchasers deliver the purchase
price of the remarketed Perpetual Preferred Stock to the Remarketing Agent. |
The Remarketing Agent shall not be obligated to purchase, but shall not be prohibited from
purchasing, any of the Perpetual Preferred Stock that would otherwise remain unsold in the
Remarketing. Neither the Company nor the Remarketing Agent shall be obligated in any case to
provide funds to make payment for the Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale.
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All Global Perpetual Preferred Shares tendered for sale in a
Remarketing shall be automatically delivered to the account of the Remarketing
Agent through the facilities of DTC against payment of the purchase price for such
Perpetual Preferred Stock on the Remarketing Settlement Date. |
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The Company may elect to effect a Remarketing settlement only if the
Perpetual Preferred Stock, at the time if effects a Remarketing settlement, is
issued solely in global, fully registered form to DTC. A Remarketing shall be
terminated and shall not be consummated if, after the Company has initiated a
remarketing but prior to the related Remarketing Settlement Date, the Perpetual
Preferred Stock is no longer issued solely in global, fully registered form to DTC,
in which case the Company must redeem the Perpetual Preferred Stock pursuant to
Section 7 hereof. |
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The Company shall be liable for, and shall pay, any and all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the Remarketing. |
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12. Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism
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Commencing at the date (i) on which a Mandatory Trigger Event occurs or
(ii) that is five years following the last date on which the Company paid dividends
on the Perpetual Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 4 hereof, and
continuing until the Mandatory Trigger Event ends or all Accumulated Dividends have
been paid in full through the most recent Dividend Payment Date, as the case may
be, the Company shall issue and sell Qualifying Warrants and Qualifying Preferred
Stock to third parties that are not Subsidiaries of the Company (the “Warrant and
Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism”) in amounts sufficient to result in APM
Eligible Proceeds at least equal to the amount of Accumulated Dividends through the
most recent Dividend Payment Date, and shall apply such APM Eligible Proceeds to
the payment of such Accumulated Dividends to the extent that the payment of
dividends is consistent with Delaware law; provided that the Company shall not be
required to sell Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock during the
occurrence and continuation of a Market Disruption Event and, provided, further,
that (x) the Company shall not be required to sell additional Qualifying Warrants
to the extent that the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying
Qualifying Warrants sold pursuant to this Section 11 and pursuant to the First
Supplemental Indenture would exceed 84,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment as
provided in paragraph (b) below) in the aggregate (the “Warrant Cap”) and (y) the
Company shall not sell additional Qualifying Preferred Stock to the extent that the
aggregate liquidation preference assigned to all such Qualifying Preferred Stock
sold pursuant to this Section 11 and pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture
would exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures at
the time of their original issuance (the “Preferred Stock Cap”). |
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If the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock
shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class by
reason of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification,
recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or other similar
transaction, then the Warrant Cap will be correspondingly adjusted. |
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Subject to the fiduciary duties of its directors, the Company shall be
required to use commercially reasonable efforts to seek shareholder consent to
increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as the
case may be, if such consent is required to avoid a Market Disruption Event.
Qualifying Preferred Stock “Available for Issuance” shall be determined at any time
by (i) deducting from the number of the Company’s authorized and unissued shares of
Preferred Stock the maximum number of such shares that can be issued under existing
reservations and commitments under which the Company is able to determine such
maximum number and (ii) allocating remaining authorized shares of Preferred Stock
on a pro rata basis, or such other basis as the Company determines is appropriate,
to the Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism and to any other similar
reservation or commitment that is of an indeterminate nature and under which the
Company is then required to issue shares. Common Stock “Available for Issuance”
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Common Stock the number of those shares of Common Stock that the Company is unable
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Neither the Warrant Cap nor the Preferred Stock Cap shall relieve the
Company of its obligation to issue the number of Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying
Preferred Stock that the Company can issue without breach thereof and to apply the
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Dividends only after all deferred interest on the Convertible Debentures, including
compounded interest thereon, is paid in full. |
(f) If the Company has outstanding Parity Shares under the terms of which the Company is
obligated to sell Qualifying Warrants or Qualifying Preferred Stock and apply the net proceeds
to payment of accumulated dividends thereon, then on any date and for any period the amount of
net proceeds received by us from such sales and available for payment of Accumulated Dividends
will be applied to the Perpetual Preferred Stock and such Parity Shares on a pro rata basis in
accordance with the amount of respective accumulated dividends thereon.
13. Currency of Payments.
Any cash payments with respect to the Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be paid in United States
dollars in immediately available funds.
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one or more fully registered global certificates (“Global Perpetual Preferred
Shares”), each as set forth on the form of Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate
attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a
part of this Certificate of Designations. Each Global Perpetual Preferred Share
certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage
(provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to
the Company). The Global Perpetual Preferred Shares shall be deposited on behalf
of the holders of the Perpetual Preferred Stock represented thereby with the
Registrar, as custodian for DTC (or with such other custodian as DTC may direct),
and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, duly executed by the
Company and countersigned by the Registrar as hereinafter provided. The aggregate
number of shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock represented by Global Perpetual
Preferred Shares may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments
made on the records of the Registrar and DTC or its nominee as hereinafter
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In the event Global Perpetual Preferred Shares are deposited with or on behalf of DTC, the
Company shall execute, and the Registrar shall countersign and deliver, initially one or more
Global Perpetual Preferred Shares certificates that (a) shall be registered in the name of Cede &
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Co. or another nominee of the Depositary and (b) shall be delivered by the Registrar to DTC
or, pursuant to DTC’s instructions, held by the Registrar as custodian for DTC. Members of, or
participants in, DTC (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Certificate of Designations
with respect to any Global Perpetual Preferred Shares held on their behalf by DTC or by the
Registrar as the custodian of DTC or under such Global Perpetual Preferred Shares, and DTC may be
treated by the Company, the Registrar and any agent of the Company or the Registrar as the absolute
owner of such Global Perpetual Preferred Shares for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Registrar or any agent of the Company or
the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization
furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and its Agent Members, the operation of customary
practices of DTC governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any
Global Perpetual Preferred Shares.
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In any such case, the Global Perpetual Preferred Shares shall be exchanged in whole for
certificated Perpetual Preferred Stock in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal
aggregate liquidation preference (unless the Company determines otherwise in accordance with
applicable law). Certificated Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be registered in the name or names
of the Person or Persons specified by DTC in a written instrument to the Registrar.
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Company by manual or facsimile signature. If the Officer whose signature is on a
Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the
Registrar countersigns the Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate, the Perpetual
Preferred Stock certificate shall be valid nevertheless. |
A Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of
the Registrar signs the Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate by manual or facsimile signature.
The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate has been
countersigned under this Certificate of Designations.
15. Registration; Transfer.
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Global Perpetual Preferred Shares remain outstanding and are held by or on behalf
of the Depositary, transfers of Global Perpetual Preferred Shares, in whole or in
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transfers of such Global Perpetual Preferred Shares in whole, but not in part, to
nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor’s
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16. Calculations and Determinations in Respect of Perpetual Preferred Stock.
The Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for in respect of the
Perpetual Preferred Stock, including, but not limited to, the determination of the dividends
payable on the Perpetual Preferred Stock. Any calculations made in good faith and without manifest
error shall be final and binding on Holders. The Company or its agents shall be required to
deliver to the Paying Agent a schedule of its calculations and determinations and the Paying Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy of such calculations without independent verification.
The Paying Agent shall forward such calculations and any determinations made under this Certificate
of Designations to any Holder upon the request of the Holder.
17. Severability.
In the event any provision of this Certificate of Designations shall be invalid, unenforceable
or illegal, then, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the validity, enforceability
and legality of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and
the unaffected terms shall be the terms of the Perpetual Preferred Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed and
attested by the undersigned this December 19, 2006.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
SERIES B PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK
FACE OF SECURITY
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO. HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS REFERRED TO BELOW.
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER SHALL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT
SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE
TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.]1
The Shares of Series B-1 through B-8,000 Perpetual Preferred Stock are subject to certain
restrictions on transfer and ownership set forth in the Certificate of Designations, a copy of
which will be furnished by the Company without charge to each stockholder who so requests.
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CUSIP NO.:[ ]
Series B Perpetual Preferred Stock
(par value $0.01 per share)
(liquidation preference $1,000 per share)
of
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company”), hereby certifies that [ ]
2 (the “
Holder”) is the registered owner of or such number as is indicated in the
records of the Registrar and the Depositary]
3 fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Series B-1 through Series B-8,000 Perpetual Preferred Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
(liquidation preference $1,000 per share) (the “
Perpetual Preferred Stock”) issued by the Company.
The Perpetual Preferred Stock is transferable on the books and records of the Registrar, in person
or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper
form for transfer. The powers, designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and
other terms and provisions of the Perpetual Preferred Stock represented hereby are issued and shall
in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations dated December 19,
2006, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “
Certificate of Designations”).
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate
of Designations. The Company will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to a Holder
without charge upon written request to the Company at its principal place of business.
Reference is hereby made to select provisions of the Perpetual Preferred Stock set forth on
the reverse hereof, and to the Certificate of Designations, which select provisions and the
Certificate of Designations shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this
place.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is
entitled to the benefits thereunder. Unless the Registrar has properly countersigned, this
Perpetual Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of
Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this certificate this day of
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REGISTRAR’S COUNTERSIGNATURE
These are shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate
of Designations.
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REVERSE OF SECURITY
Dividends on each share of Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be payable at a rate per annum set
forth on the face hereof or as provided in the Certificate of Designations out of funds legally
available therefor.
The Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be mandatorily redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the
manner and in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations. The
Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or, in certain
circumstances, in part, in each case in the manner and accordance with the terms set forth in the
Certificate of Designations. The Perpetual Preferred Stock shall be subject to a Remarketing in
the manner and accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
The Company will furnish without charge to each holder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each
series or class of share capital and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights.
All Perpetual Preferred Stock tendered for sale in a Remarketing shall be automatically
delivered to the account of the Remarketing Agent through the facilities of DTC against payment of
the purchase price for such Perpetual Preferred Stock on the Remarketing Settlement Date.
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the Perpetual Preferred Stock
evidenced hereby to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)
(Insert address and zip code of assignee) and irrevocably appoints:
agent to transfer the Perpetual Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer
Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:
Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate)
Signature Guarantee:
(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker,
savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion
Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer
Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.)
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO TENDER PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK
FOR SALE IN A REMARKETING
[ l ], as Transfer Agent
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Telecopy: [ l ]
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The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably notifies you in accordance with Section 10(b) of the
Certificate of Designations of the Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”;
unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Certificate of Designations are used herein
as defined therein), that (i) it is a Holder of the Company’s 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated
Debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) that it has surrendered for conversion in connection with
a Change of Control and that pursuant to such conversion it shall become a Holder of Perpetual
Preferred Stock, and (ii) it is electing to tender for sale in the Remarketing Perpetual Preferred
Stock.
Date:
Signature:
Guarantee:
Please print name and address of Registered Holder:
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EXHIBIT B
[Form of Face of Debenture]
[THIS DEBENTURE IS A GLOBAL DEBENTURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE
“DEPOSITARY”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS DEBENTURE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEBENTURES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER
OF THIS DEBENTURE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY
SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED
UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS DEBENTURE IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR DEBENTURES IN DEFINITIVE FORM.
UNLESS (A) THIS DEBENTURE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
PEABODY
ENERGY CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, (B) ANY
DEBENTURE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITARY AND (C) ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY, AND EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN.]
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4.75% CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE DUE 2066
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
This Debenture is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
(the “Debentures”), all issued under and pursuant to an indenture (the “Base Indenture”) dated as
of December 20, 2006, duly executed and delivered by PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture, as
hereinafter referred to), and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by
the First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of December 20, 2006 (the “First Supplemental
Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the
Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a
description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Debentures.
The
Company, for value received, hereby promises to pay to
or its
registered assigns, the principal sum of U.S. Dollars ($
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the Final Maturity Date of the Debentures, subject to the Company’s obligation in certain
circumstances to make all or part of such payment earlier in accordance with Section 2.10 of the
First Supplemental Indenture and subject to the further condition that the Debentures may be
earlier redeemed by the Company pursuant to Section 2.9 of the First Supplemental Indenture or
converted by the Holders thereof pursuant to Section 2.15 and Section 2.16 of the First
Supplemental Indenture.
Subject to Section 2.5, Section 2.6, Section 2.7 and Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental
Indenture, Interest Payment Dates shall be June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15, 2007.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debenture set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth here.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized officer.
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[Form of Reverse of Debenture]
4.75% CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE DUE 2066
To the extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that any rights or other provisions
of this Debenture differ from or are inconsistent with those contained in the Indenture, then the
Indenture shall control. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
1. Interest. Peabody Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (including any successor
corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, the “Company”), promises to pay interest
on the principal amount of this Debenture at the Debenture Interest Rate (as defined below) from
December 20, 2006 to the Final Maturity Date or such earlier date as this Debenture is paid in
accordance with Section 2.10 of the First Supplemental Indenture, redeemed in accordance with
Section 2.9 of the First Supplemental Indenture or converted in accordance with Section 2.15 and
Section 2.16 of the First Supplemental Indenture.
Subject to Section 2.5, Section 2.6, Section 2.7 and Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental
Indenture, this Debenture will accrue interest at a rate per annum of 4.75% of the principal amount
hereof (the “Debenture Interest Rate”), payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15
of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on June 15, 2007. Interest not paid on
any Interest Payment Date, including any interest deferred during any Extension Period, will accrue
and compound semi-annually at the Debenture Interest Rate, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, as provided in the Indenture. Subject to Section 2.5(a)(ii) of the First Supplemental
Indenture, such interest will accrue and compound to the date that it is actually paid.
The amount of interest on this Debenture payable for any Interest Payment Date shall be
computed (i) for any full Interest Payment Period, on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months, (ii) for any period shorter than a full Interest Payment Period, on the basis of 30-day
months and (iii) for any period shorter than a 30-day month, on the basis of the actual number of
days elapsed in that period.
2. Method of Payment. For so long as the Debenture is held in book-entry-only form, interest
shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name the Debenture is registered
in the Security Register at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last Business Day prior to the
Interest Payment Date (each such date a “Regular Record Date”). In the event that the Debenture is
no longer held in book-entry-only form or is not represented by Global Securities, the Company may
select different Regular Record Dates, which must each be at least 15 Business Days before the
relevant Interest Payment Date.
Payment of principal of and interest on the Debenture shall be made, the transfer of the
Debenture will be registrable and the Debenture will be exchangeable for Debentures of other
denominations of a like principal amount at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such
purpose, initially the Corporate Trust Office. Payment of any principal and interest on Debentures
issued as Global Debentures[, including this Debenture,]2 shall be payable by the
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Company through the Paying Agent to the Depositary in immediately available funds. At the
Company’s option, interest on Debentures issued in physical form may be payable (i) by a U.S.
dollar check drawn on a bank in The City of New York mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or (ii) upon application to the
Security Registrar not later than 10 days before the Interest Payment Date by a Holder of
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2,000,000, by wire transfer in
immediately available funds, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder of
Debentures notifies, in writing, the Security Registrar to the contrary.
3. Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association,
the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The
Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without notice to any Holder.
The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. Indenture. The terms of this Debenture include those stated in the Indenture and those
made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (“TIA”).
This Debenture is subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA
for a statement of all such terms. To the extent any provision of this Debenture conflicts with
the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be
controlling. This Debenture is an obligation of the Company.
5. Optional Deferral of Interest. Subject to Section 2.8 and Section 3.2 of the First
Supplemental Indenture, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and as long
as no Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred and no Mandatory Extension Period caused thereby is
continuing, the Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time, to defer payments
of interest on this Debenture by extending the Interest Payment Period on the Debenture for a
period not exceeding 10 years, in the aggregate, following the Interest Payment Date on which
interest was deferred (an “Optional Extension Period”). During an Optional Extension Period,
Deferred Interest on this Debenture shall not be due and payable, except to the extent of APM
Eligible Proceeds available pursuant to Section 2.10(e) of the First Supplemental Indenture, if
applicable, but will continue to accrue and compound semi-annually, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, at the Debenture Interest Rate.
If a Mandatory Trigger Event occurs on or after commencement of an Optional Extension Period,
the Optional Extension Period shall be deemed suspended for so long as the Mandatory Extension
Period is continuing and the provisions of Section 2.7 of the First Supplemental Indenture shall
apply. Upon the termination of such Mandatory Extension Period, the Optional Extension Period will
continue.
An Optional Extension Period shall terminate on such date as all accrued and unpaid interest,
together with Compounded Interest, if any, has been paid by the Company, provided that in no event
shall an Optional Extension Period (regardless of whether a Mandatory Extension Period causes the
extension of such Optional Extension Period) extend beyond the date which is 10 years following the
commencement of the Optional Extension Period, beyond the Redemption Date or beyond the Final
Maturity Date of this Debenture. Upon termination of an Optional Extension Period, the Company may
commence a new Optional Extension Period,
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subject to the other conditions in Section 2.6 of the First Supplemental Indenture, there
being no limit to the number of such new Optional Extension Periods the Company may elect.
During an Optional Extension Period, the Company shall be subject to the covenants set forth
in Section 3.1 of the First Supplemental Indenture.
(b) 6. Mandatory Deferral of Interest. Subject to Section 2.8 and Section 3.2 of the First
Supplemental Indenture, if and to the extent that a Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred and is
continuing as of any Trigger Determination Date, and regardless of the election by the Company
prior thereto to optionally defer interest payments pursuant to Section 2.6 of the First
Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall be required to defer payments of interest on this
Debenture beginning on the Interest Payment Date immediately following such Trigger Determination
Date, thereby extending the Interest Payment Period on the Debenture until (but not including) the
first subsequent Interest Payment Date for which no Mandatory Trigger Event has occurred as of the
Trigger Determination Date applicable to such Interest Payment Date, but in any event for a period
not extending beyond the date which is 10 years following commencement of the applicable Extension
Period (a “Mandatory Extension Period”). During a Mandatory Extension Period, Deferred Interest on
this Debenture shall not be due and payable, except to the extent of APM Eligible Proceeds
available pursuant to Section 2.10(e) of the First Supplemental Indenture, but will continue to
accrue and compound semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law, at the Debenture
Interest Rate.
(c) During a Mandatory Extension Period, the Company shall be subject to the covenants set
forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 of the First Supplemental Indenture.
By acquiring this Debenture or an interest herein, each Holder or beneficial owner of the
Debenture, as the case may be, agrees that in the event of a default pursuant to Section
2.11(a)(iv) of the First Supplemental Indenture prior to the Final Maturity Date or redemption,
repayment pursuant to Section 2.10 of the First Supplemental Indenture or conversion of the
Debenture, any unpaid Mandatorily Deferred Interest, or Compounded Interest on Mandatorily Deferred
Interest, in excess of the amount of such interest that is equal to two years of accrued and unpaid
interest (including Compounded Interest on the two earliest years of Mandatorily Deferred Interest)
on the Debenture (the “Foregone Interest”) shall not be due and payable and no such Holder or
beneficial owner will have any claim for, and thus any right to receive, such Foregone Interest;
provided that such limitation shall not reduce the amounts holders of Senior Indebtedness would
have been entitled to receive in the absence thereof.
(d) 7. Deferral of Interest in General. Any Deferred Interest will in all events be due and
payable upon the Final Maturity Date, subject, in the case of Foregone Interest, to Section 2.7(e)
of the First Supplemental Indenture.
(e) At the termination of any Extension Period, the Company shall pay all Deferred Interest
then accrued and unpaid, together with Compounded Interest, on the Interest Payment Date on which
such Extension Period terminates. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 2.6(f) or
Section 2.7(g) of the First Supplemental Indenture, an Extension Period will be deemed to
terminate upon any redemption or upon any acceleration of the Final Maturity Date.
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In no event shall any Extension Period (i) exceed 10 consecutive years following the first
Interest Payment Date on which any interest payment was deferred pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section
2.7 of the First Supplemental Indenture, (ii) unless Deferred Interest is satisfied using the
Warrant and Preferred Stock Settlement Mechanism, end on a date other than an Interest Payment
Date, (iii) extend beyond the Redemption Date, or (iv) extend beyond the Final Maturity Date. For
purposes of determining compliance with the foregoing limitation on any Extension Period, (x) only
when all Deferred Interest has been paid shall any Extension Period end; and (y) after the
commencement of an Extension Period, the period from the first Interest Payment Date for which
interest is deferred pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section 2.7 of the First Supplemental Indenture and
ending on the date on which all Deferred Interest, including Compounded Interest, is paid in full,
shall be included for purposes of calculating the length of an Extension Period.
(f) 8. Optional Right of Redemption. Subject to certain conditions specified in Section 2.9
of the First Supplemental Indenture, the Company may redeem this Debenture at the option of the
Company, in whole or in part, (i) between December 20, 2011 and December 19, 2036, at any time at
which the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in the 30 consecutive
Trading Day period ending on the date one Trading Day prior to the day the Company gives a notice
of redemption is greater than 130% of the Conversion Price applicable to the relevant Trading Day
and (ii) on or after December 20, 2036 at any time, in each case at a redemption price in cash
equal to the Par Redemption Amount.
(g) 9. Notice of Redemption. Each notice that this Debenture is being redeemed pursuant to
the Indenture, shall, in addition to setting forth the information required pursuant to Section
11.02 of the Base Indenture, state that the Debenture is being redeemed pursuant to the Indenture
and set forth the facts permitting such redemption and, if less than all outstanding Debentures are
to be redeemed, to the extent that the Debentures are not all held in global form, shall identify
the particular Debentures to be redeemed.
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.02 of the Base Indenture, if this Debenture
is held in book-entry form through DTC, the Company may give notice of redemption in any manner
permitted by DTC. Any notice of redemption, once given by the Company, shall be irrevocable.
(i) 10. No Sinking Fund. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the securities.
(j) 11. Scheduled Maturity. To the extent that this Debenture remains Outstanding, on each
Repayment Date, the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, this Debenture
shall be payable in full, provided that in the event the Company has delivered an Officers’
Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with clause (d) of Section 2.10 of the
First Supplemental Indenture in connection with such Repayment Date, (A) the amounts of principal
and interest in respect of the Debenture that the Company is obligated to pay on such Repayment
Date, if any, shall be the amounts set forth in the notice of repayment accompanying such
Officers’ Certificate and (B) such amounts of principal and interest in respect of the Debenture
shall be due and payable on such Repayment Date pursuant to Section 2.10 of the First
Supplemental Indenture. In the event that the Company does not
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deliver an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee on or prior to the tenth Business Day
immediately preceding any Repayment Date, the entire principal of, and all accrued and unpaid
interest on, this Debenture shall be due and payable on such Repayment Date.
(k) To the extent that this Debenture remains Outstanding, the principal of, and all accrued
and unpaid interest on, this Debenture shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.
(l) The obligation of the Company to repay the Debenture pursuant to Section 2.10 of the First
Supplemental Indenture on any date prior to the Final Maturity Date shall be subject to (A) its
obligations under Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture as amended by the First Supplemental
Indenture to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and (B) its obligations under Section 2.7 of the
First Supplemental Indenture with respect to the payment of Mandatorily Deferred Interest.
(m) 12. Conversion. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, on
or prior to December 15, 2041 (or, if that is not a Trading Day, the first Trading Day thereafter),
any Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert such Holder’s interest in this
Debenture, or any portion thereof with an aggregate principal amount that is a multiple of $1,000,
into, as provided in the First Supplemental Indenture, cash, Perpetual Preferred Stock, Common
Stock or a combination thereof, at the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, by
surrender of the interest in this Debenture so to be converted in whole or in part, together with
any required funds, under the circumstances and in the manner described in Section 2.15 and Section
2.16 of the First Supplemental Indenture; provided, however, that at any time prior to the close of
business on December 15, 2036, conversion rights may only be exercised during the periods and under
the conditions specified in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.15(a) of the First Supplemental
Indenture:
The right to convert this Debenture will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December
15, 2041 (or, if that is not a Trading Day, the first Trading Day thereafter).
(n) Debentures and portions of Debentures that are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 2.9 of
the First Supplemental Indenture shall cease to be convertible by the Holder thereof at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City Time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the
Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price.
(o) Whenever this Debenture shall become convertible pursuant to Section 2.15 of the First
Supplemental Indenture, the Company or, at the Company’s request, the Trustee in the name and at
the expense of the Company, shall notify the Holders of the event triggering such convertibility in
the manner provided in Section 17.02 and Section 17.03 of the Base Indenture, and the Company shall
also publicly announce such information and publish it on the Company’s Internet site or otherwise
publicly disclose it.
13. Denomination, Transfer and Exchange. The Debentures are only in fully registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations herein and therein set forth, Debentures so
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issued are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debentures of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this
Debenture is transferable by the registered Holder hereof on the Security Register of the Company,
upon surrender of this Debenture for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the
Trustee accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company or the Trustee, duly executed by the registered Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debentures of authorized denominations and for
the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No
service charge will be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto.
14. Subordination. The payment of principal of and interest on this Debenture is, to the
extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, subordinated and subject in right of payment to
the prior payment in full of all amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and
this Debenture is issued subject to such subordination provisions contained in the Indenture. Each
Holder of this Debenture, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such
provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on such Holder’s behalf to take such action as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the
Trustee such Holder’s attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
15. Amendments and Supplements. The Indenture provides for amendments, supplements and
waivers with respect to the Indenture as set forth in Article Nine and Section 10.08 of the Base
Indenture, as supplemented by Section 2.25 of the First Supplemental Indenture.
16. Covenants. The Indenture specifies covenants of the Company with respect to the
Debentures, as set forth in Article Ten of the Base Indenture as supplemented by Article III of the
First Supplemental Indenture.
17. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of this Debenture shall be treated as its
owner for all purposes.
18. Modification of Indenture. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 1.02 of
the Base Indenture) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Debentures, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may
from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the
Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any
of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner
or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debentures; provided, however, that, no
such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Debenture affected,
(i) change the Scheduled Maturity Date or the Final Maturity Date, (ii) change the date of any
interest payment due upon the Debentures; (iii) reduce the principal amount of, or the interest on,
the Debentures; (iv) adversely affect the rights of the
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Holders to convert the Debentures; (v) reduce the amount of or change the form of
consideration due to Holders of the Debentures upon their conversion thereof; (vi) change the
currency of payment of the Debentures to a currency other than U.S. dollars; (vii) impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on the Debentures or adversely affect the
right of repayment, if any, at the option of the Holder; or (viii) reduce the percentage of holders
necessary to modify or amend the Indenture or to waive any past default.
(p) 19. Events of Default and Covenant Defaults. Subject to the provisions of Article Five
of the Base Indenture and Section 2.11 of the First Supplemental Indenture, each of the following
events shall be an Event of Default with respect to this Debenture, giving rise to a right in
Holders hereof, subject to Section 5.02 of the Base Indenture, to declare the principal amount of
this Debenture plus accrued and unpaid interest to be due and payable immediately:
(i) default for 30 calendar days in the payment of any interest on the
Debenture, including any Compounded Interest, when it becomes due and payable under
the Indenture; provided, however, that the deferral of interest during an Extension
Period satisfying Section 2.6 or Section 2.7 of the First Supplemental Indenture, as
applicable, and Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental Indenture, as applicable,
shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest;
(ii) deferral of interest on the Debenture, due to a mandatory deferral or
optional deferral, or combination thereof, that continues for 10 consecutive years
after the date on which the Company began the deferral of interest without all
Deferred Interest, including any Compounded Interest, having been paid in full on or
prior to the day that is 30 days after the date that is 10 years after the
commencement of such deferral;
(iii) default in the payment of the principal of the Debenture when due; or
(iv) an Event of Default as set forth in clause (e) of Section 5.01 of the Base
Indenture.
The Indenture provides for Covenant Defaults and remedies relating thereto with respect to the
Debentures as set forth in Article Five of the Base Indenture as supplemented by Section 2.12 of
the First Supplemental Indenture.
20. Tax Treatment. Except with respect to withholding on payments of interest to non-U.S.
Holders, the Company agrees, and by acquiring an interest in a Debenture each beneficial owner of a
Debenture agrees, to treat the Debenture as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
21. Governing Law. The Indenture and this Debenture shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York
22. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may
make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its
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Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the
Trustee.
23. No Recourse Against Others. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal
of, or the interest on, this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect
hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer
or director, past, present or future, as such, of the Company or of any successor corporation,
whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part
of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.
24. Authentication. This Debenture shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
25. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and
U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
26. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the
Debentures and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to
Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the
Debentures or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers placed thereon.
27. Copies of Indenture. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Peabody Energy Corporation
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
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Assignment Form
To assign this Debenture, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Debenture to
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or other tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint as agent to transfer this Debenture on the books of the
Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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requirements include membership or participation in the Security
Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other
“signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in
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[SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL DEBENTURE
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Debenture for an interest in another Global
Debenture or for a definitive Debenture, or exchanges of a part of another Global Debenture or
definitive Debenture for an interest in this Global Debenture, have been made:
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