SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST
EXHIBIT (d)(3)
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST (this “Second Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of
December ___, 2005, is by and between XXXXX XXXXXXXX MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY, a Maryland corporation
(the “Issuer”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association duly
organized and operating under the laws of the United States of America (together with its
successors, the “Trustee”), as trustee hereunder (all capitalized terms used in these preambles,
recitals and granting clauses shall have the same meanings assigned thereto in Article I hereof);
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer has previously entered into an Indenture of Trust, dated as of March 28,
2005 (the “Original Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has previously entered into a Supplemental Indenture of Trust, dated as of
March 28, 2005 (the “First Supplemental Indenture,”
and together with the Original Indenture and this Second Supplemental
Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with the issuance of
$85,000,000 of its auction rate senior notes, Series A, $85,000,000 of its auction rate senior
notes, Series B and $90,000,000 of its auction rate senior notes, Series C;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to enter into this Second Supplemental Indenture in order to issue
Series E Notes pursuant to the terms of the Original Indenture, including Section 3.1 thereof;
WHEREAS, the Issuer represents that it has been formed and is validly existing as a Maryland
corporation and that by proper action it has duly authorized the issuance of [$ ] of
its auction rate senior notes, Series E (the “Series E Notes”) and it has by proper action
authorized the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Series E Notes constitute Securities as defined in the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Trustee has agreed to accept the trusts herein contained upon the terms herein
set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND USE OF PHRASES
DEFINITIONS AND USE OF PHRASES
SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS. All words and phrases defined in Article I of the Indenture shall
have the same meaning in this Second Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise appears in this
Article. In addition, the following terms have the following meanings in this Second Supplemental
Indenture unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“‘AA’ COMPOSITE COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE” on any date means (i) the interest equivalent of the
30-day rate, in the case of a Rate Period which is a Standard Rate Period or shorter, or the
180-day rate, in the case of all other Rate Periods on commercial paper on behalf of issuers whose
corporate bonds are rated “AA” by S&P, or the equivalent of such rating by another nationally
recognized rating agency, as announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such date; or (ii) if the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York does not make available such a rate, then the arithmetic average of the interest
equivalent of such rates on commercial paper placed on behalf of such issuers, as quoted on a
discount basis or otherwise by the Commercial Paper Dealers to the Auction Agent for the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such date (rounded to the next highest .001 of
1%). If any Commercial Paper Dealer does not quote a rate required to determine the “AA” Composite
Commercial Paper Rate, such rate shall be determined on the basis of the quotations (or quotation)
furnished by the remaining Commercial Paper Dealers (or Dealer), if any, or, if there are no such
Commercial Paper Dealers, by the Auction Agent. For purposes of this definition, (A) “Commercial
Paper Dealers” shall mean (1) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.; (2) in lieu of any thereof, its respective
Affiliate or successor; and (3) in the event that any of the foregoing shall cease to quote rates
for commercial paper of issuers of the sort described above, in substitution therefor, a nationally
recognized dealer in commercial paper of such issuers then making such quotations selected by the
Corporation, and (B) “interest equivalent” of a rate stated on a discount basis for commercial
paper of a given number of days’ maturity shall mean a number equal to the quotient (rounded upward
to the next higher one-thousandth of 1%) of (1) such rate expressed as a decimal, divided by (2)
the difference between (x) 1.00 and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the product of
such rate expressed as a decimal, multiplied by the number of days in which such commercial paper
shall mature and the denominator of which shall be 360.
“AFFILIATE” means any person controlled by, in control of or under common control with the
Issuer; provided that no Broker-Dealer controlled by, in control of or under common control with
the Issuer shall be deemed to be an Affiliate nor shall any corporation or any person controlled
by, in control of or under common control with such corporation one of the directors or executive
officers of which is also a Director of the Issuer be deemed to be an Affiliate solely because such
director or executive officer is also a Director of the Issuer.
“AGENT MEMBER” means a member of or participant in the Securities Depository that will act on
behalf of a Bidder.
“ALL HOLD RATE” means 80% of the “AA” Composite Commercial Paper Rate.
“APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE” means the percentage associated with the lower of the credit ratings
assigned to the Series E Notes by Moody’s or Fitch, as follows:
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| Moody’s | Fitch | Applicable | ||||
| Credit Rating | Credit Rating | Percentage | ||||
Aa3 or above
|
AA- or above | 200 | % | |||
A3 to A1
|
A- to A+ | 250 | % | |||
Baa3 to Baa1
|
BBB- to BBB+ | 275 | % | |||
Below Baa3
|
Below BBB- | 300 | % | |||
“APPLICABLE RATE” means, with respect to Series E Notes for each Rate Period (i) if
Sufficient Clearing Bids exist for the Auction in respect thereof, the Winning Bid Rate, (ii) if
Sufficient Clearing Bids do not exist for the Auction in respect thereof, the Maximum Rate, (iii)
in the case where all the Series E Notes are the subject of Hold Orders for the Auction in respect
thereof, the All Hold Rate, and (iv) if an Auction is not held for any reason (including the
circumstance where there is no Auction Agent or Broker-Dealer), the Maximum Rate.
“AUCTION” means each periodic operation of the procedures set forth in Appendix A.
“AUCTION AGENT” means The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, unless and until
another commercial bank, trust company, or other financial institution appointed by a resolution of
the Board of Directors enters into an agreement with the Issuer to follow the Auction Procedures
for the purpose of determining the Applicable Rate.
“AUCTION DATE” means the first Business Day next preceding the first day of a Rate Period for
Series E Notes.
“AUCTION PROCEDURES” means the procedures for conducting Auctions set forth in Appendix A
hereto.
“AUTHORIZED DENOMINATIONS” means $25,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
“BENEFICIAL OWNER,” with respect to Series E Notes, means a customer of a Broker-Dealer who is
listed on the records of that Broker-Dealer as a holder of Series E Notes.
“BID” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“BIDDER” shall have the meaning in Appendix A hereto; provided, however, that neither the
Issuer nor any affiliate thereof shall be permitted to be a Bidder in an Auction, except that any
Broker-Dealer that is an affiliate of the Issuer may be a Bidder in an Auction, but only if the
Orders placed by such Broker-Dealer are not for its own account.
“BOARD OF DIRECTORS” or “BOARD” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any duly
authorized committee thereof as permitted by applicable law.
“BROKER-DEALER” means any broker-dealer or broker-dealers, or other entity permitted by law to
perform the functions required of a Broker-Dealer by the Auction Procedures, that has been selected
by the Issuer and has entered into a Broker-Dealer Agreement that remains effective.
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“BROKER-DEALER AGREEMENT” means an agreement among the Auction Agent and a Broker-Dealer,
pursuant to which such Broker-Dealer agrees to follow the Auction Procedures.
“BUSINESS DAY” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and which
is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the City of New York, New York or the City
of Los Angeles, California are authorized or obligated by law to close.
“CODE” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“COMMERCIAL PAPER DEALERS” has the meaning set forth in the definition of AA Composite
Commercial Paper Rate.
“COMMISSION” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“DEFAULT RATE” means the Reference Rate multiplied by three (3).
“DEPOSIT SECURITIES” means cash and any obligations or securities, including short term money
market instruments that are Eligible Assets, rated at least AAA, A-2 or SP-2 by Fitch, except that,
such obligations or securities shall be considered “Deposit Securities” only if they are also rated
at least P-2 by Moody’s.
“DISCOUNT FACTOR” means the Moody’s Discount Factor (if Xxxxx’x is then rating the Series E
Notes), Fitch Discount Factor (if Fitch is then rating the Series E Notes) or an Other Rating
Agency Discount Factor, whichever is applicable.
“DISCOUNTED VALUE” means the quotient of the Market Value of an Eligible Asset divided by the
applicable Discount Factor, provided that with respect to an Eligible Asset that is currently
callable, Discounted Value will be equal to the quotient as calculated above or the call price,
whichever is lower, and that with respect to an Eligible Asset that is prepayable, Discounted Value
will be equal to the quotient as calculated above or the par value, whichever is lower.
“ELIGIBLE ASSETS” means Moody’s Eligible Assets or Fitch’s Eligible Assets (if Moody’s or
Fitch are then rating the Series E Notes) and/or Other Rating Agency Eligible Assets, whichever is
applicable.
“EXISTING HOLDER,” with respect to Series E Notes , shall mean a Broker-Dealer that is listed
on the records of the Auction Agent as a holder of Series E Notes.
“FITCH” means Fitch Ratings and its successors at law.
“FITCH DISCOUNT FACTOR” means the discount factors set forth in the Fitch Guidelines for use
in calculating the Discounted Value of the Issuer’s assets in connection with Fitch’s ratings of
Series E Notes.
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“FITCH ELIGIBLE ASSET” means assets of the Issuer set forth in the Fitch Guidelines as
eligible for inclusion in calculating the Discounted Value of the Issuer’s assets in connection
with Fitch’s ratings of Series E Notes.
“FITCH GUIDELINES” mean the guidelines provided by Fitch, as may be amended from time to time,
in connection with Fitch’s ratings of Series E Notes.
“HOLD ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“HOLDER” means the registered holder of notes of Series E Notes as the same appears on the
books or records of the Issuer.
“LIBOR” on any Auction Date, means (i) the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for the
designated Dividend Period, which appears on display page 3750 of Moneyline’s Telerate Service
(“Telerate Page 3750”) (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or such other
service as may be selected by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. or its successors) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on
the day that is the London Business Day on the Auction Date or, if the Auction Date is not a London
Business Day, the London Business Day preceding the Auction Date (the “LIBOR Determination Date”),
or (ii) if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750 or such other page as may replace such
Telerate Page 3750, (A) Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. shall determine the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations
of the reference banks to leading banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars
for the designated Dividend Period in an amount determined by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. by reference to
requests for quotations as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date made by
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. to the reference banks, (B) if at least two of the reference banks provide such
quotations, LIBOR shall equal such arithmetic mean of such quotations, (C) if only one or none of
the reference banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall be deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the
offered quotations that leading banks in The City of New York selected by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (after
obtaining the Company’s approval) are quoting on the relevant LIBOR Determination Date for deposits
in U.S. dollars for the designated Dividend Period in an amount determined by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (after
obtaining the Company’s approval) that is representative of a single transaction in such market at
such time by reference to the principal London offices of leading banks in the London interbank
market; provided, however, that if Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. is not a Broker-Dealer or does not quote a rate
required to determine the LIBOR, the LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the quotation or
quotations furnished by any other Broker-Dealer selected by the Company to provide such rate or
rates not being supplied by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.; provided further, that if Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and/or a
substitute Broker-Dealer are required but unable to determine a rate in accordance with at least
one of the procedures provided above, the LIBOR shall be the most recently determinable LIBOR. If
the number of Dividend Period days shall be (i) 7 or more but fewer than 21 days, such rate shall
be the seven-day LIBOR rate; (ii) 21 or more but fewer than 49 days, such rate shall be one-month
LIBOR rate; (iii) 49 or more but fewer than 77 days, such rate shall be the two-month LIBOR rate;
(iv) 77 or more but fewer than 112 days, such rate shall be the three-month LIBOR rate; (v) 112 or
more but fewer than 140 days, such rate shall be the four-month LIBOR rate; (vi) 140 or more but
fewer that 168 days, such rate shall be the five-month LIBOR rate; (vii) 168 or more but fewer 189
days, such rate shall be the six-month LIBOR rate; (viii) 189 or more but fewer than 217 days, such
rate shall be the seven-month LIBOR rate; (ix) 217 or more but fewer than 252 days, such rate shall
be the eight-month LIBOR rate; (x) 252 or more
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but fewer than 287 days, such rate shall be the nine-month LIBOR rate; (xi) 287 or more but
fewer than 315 days, such rate shall be the ten-month LIBOR rate; (xii) 315 or more but fewer than
343 days, such rate shall be the eleven-month LIBOR rate; and (xiii) 343 or more days but fewer
than 365 days, such rate shall be the twelve-month LIBOR rate.
“MARKET VALUE” means the market value of an asset of the Issuer determined as follows: For
equity securities, the value obtained from readily available market quotations. If an equity
security is not traded on an exchange or not available from a Board-approved pricing service, the
value obtained from written broker-dealer quotations. For fixed-income securities, the value
obtained from readily available market quotations based on the last updated sale price or the value
obtained from a pricing service or the value obtained from a written broker-dealer quotation from a
dealer who has made a market in the security. “Market Value” for other securities will mean the
value obtained pursuant to the Issuer’s valuation procedures. If the market value of a security
cannot be obtained, or the Issuer’s investment adviser determines that the value of a security as
so obtained does not represent the fair value of a security, fair value for that security shall be
determined pursuant to the methodologies established by the Board of Directors.
“MAXIMUM RATE” means, on any date on which the Applicable Rate is determined, the rate equal
to the Applicable Percentage of the Reference Rate, subject to upward but not downward adjustment
in the discretion of the Board of Directors after consultation with the Broker-Dealers, provided
that immediately following any such increase the Issuer would be in compliance with the Senior
Notes Basic Maintenance Amount.
“MINIMUM RATE” means, on any Auction Date with respect to a Rate Period shorter than or equal
to the Standard Rate Period, 70% of the AA Composite Commercial Paper Rate at the close of business
on the Business Day next preceding such Auction Date. There shall be no Minimum Rate on any Auction
Date with respect to a Rate Period of more than the Standard Rate Period.
“MOODY’S” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors at
law.
“MOODY’S DISCOUNT FACTOR” means the discount factors set forth in the Moody’s Guidelines for
use in calculating the Discounted Value of the Issuer’s assets in connection with Moody’s ratings
of Series E Notes.
“MOODY’S ELIGIBLE ASSETS” means assets of the Issuer set forth in the Moody’s Guidelines as
eligible for inclusion in calculating the Discounted Value of the Issuer’s assets in connection
with Moody’s ratings of Series E Notes.
“MOODY’S GUIDELINES” mean the guidelines provided by Moody’s, as may be amended from time to
time, in connection with Moody’s ratings of Series E Notes.
“1940 ACT” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“1940 ACT SENIOR NOTES ASSET COVERAGE” means asset coverage, as determined in accordance with
Section 18(h) of the 1940 Act, of at least 300% with respect to all
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outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness of the Issuer, including all
Outstanding Series E Notes (or such other asset coverage as may in the future be specified in or
under the 1940 Act as the minimum asset coverage for senior securities representing indebtedness of
a closed-end investment company as a condition of declaring dividends on its common shares),
determined on the basis of values calculated as of a time within 48 hours next preceding the time
of such determination.
“NOTES”
means the Series E Notes and Securities of the Issuer ranking on a parity with the Series E Notes that may be
issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture.
“ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“ORIGINAL
ISSUE DATE” means, with respect to the Series E Notes,
December ___, 2005.
“OTHER RATING AGENCY” means each rating agency, if any, other than Moody’s or Fitch then
providing a rating for the Series E Notes pursuant to the request of the Issuer.
“OTHER RATING AGENCY DISCOUNT FACTOR” means the discount factors set forth in the Other Rating
Agency Guidelines of each Other Rating Agency for use in calculating the Discounted Value of the
Issuer’s assets in connection with the Other Rating Agency’s rating of Series E Notes.
“OTHER RATING AGENCY ELIGIBLE ASSETS” means assets of the Issuer set forth in the Other Rating
Agency Guidelines of each Other Rating Agency as eligible for inclusion in calculating the
Discounted Value of the Issuer’s assets in connection with the Other Rating Agency’s rating of
Series E Notes.
“OTHER RATING AGENCY GUIDELINES” mean the guidelines provided by each Other Rating Agency, as
may be amended from time to time, in connection with the Other Rating Agency’s rating of Series E
Notes.
“OUTSTANDING” means, as of any date, Notes theretofore issued by the Issuer except,
without duplication, (i) any Notes theretofore canceled, redeemed or repurchased by the
Issuer, or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or with respect to which the Issuer has given
notice of redemption and irrevocably deposited with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to redeem
such Notes and (ii) any Notes represented by any certificate in lieu of which a
new certificate has been executed and delivered by the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A)
in connection with any Auction, any Notes as to which the Issuer or any person known to
the Auction Agent (based on information provided to the Auction Agent in writing and without any
duty of inquiry) to be an Affiliate of the Issuer shall be the Existing Holder thereof shall be
disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding; and (B) for purposes of determining the Senior Notes
Basic Maintenance Amount, Notes held by the Issuer shall be disregarded and not deemed
Outstanding but Notes held by any Affiliate of the Issuer shall be deemed Outstanding.
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“PAYING AGENT” means The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association,
unless and until another entity appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors enters into an
agreement with the Issuer to serve as paying agent, transfer agent, registrar, and redemption agent
with respect to the Series E Notes, which Paying Agent may be the same as the Trustee or the
Auction Agent.
“PERSON” means and includes an individual, a partnership, a trust, a company, an
unincorporated association, a joint venture or other entity or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“POTENTIAL BENEFICIAL OWNER,” with respect to Series E Notes, shall mean a customer of a
Broker-Dealer that is not a Beneficial Owner of Series E Notes but that wishes to purchase Series E
Notes, or that is a Beneficial Owner of Series E Notes that wishes to purchase additional Series E
Notes.
“POTENTIAL HOLDER,” with respect to Series E Notes, shall mean a Broker-Dealer (or any such
other person as may be permitted by the Company) that is not an Existing Holder of Series E Notes
or that is an Existing Holder of Series E Notes that wishes to become the Existing Holder of
additional Series E Notes.
“RATE PERIOD” means, with respect to Series E Notes, the period commencing on the Original
Issue Date thereof and ending on the date specified for Series E Notes on the Original Issue Date
thereof and thereafter, the period commencing on the day following each Rate Period and ending on
the day established for Series E Notes by the Issuer.
“RATING AGENCY” means each of Fitch (if Fitch is then rating Series E Notes), Moody’s (if
Xxxxx’x is then rating Series E Notes) and any Other Rating Agency.
“RATING AGENCY GUIDELINES” mean Fitch Guidelines (if Fitch is then rating Series E Notes),
Moody’s Guidelines (if Xxxxx’x is then rating Series E Notes) and any Other Rating Agency
Guidelines.
“REFERENCE RATE” means, with respect to the determination of the Maximum Rate and Default
Rate, the greater of (i) the applicable AA Composite Commercial Paper Rate (for a Rate Period of
fewer than 184 days) or the applicable Treasury Index Rate (for a Rate Period of 184 days or more),
or (ii) the applicable LIBOR rate.
“SECURITIES ACT” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“SECURITIES DEPOSITORY” means The Depository Trust Company and its successors and assigns or
any successor securities depository selected by the Issuer that agrees to follow the procedures
required to be followed by such securities depository in connection with the Series E Notes.
“SELL ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
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“SENIOR NOTES BASIC MAINTENANCE AMOUNT” as of any Valuation Date has the meaning set forth in
the Rating Agency Guidelines.
“SERIES E NOTES” means the Series E Notes or any other Notes hereinafter designated as the
Series E Notes.
“SPECIAL RATE PERIOD” means a Rate Period that is not a Standard Rate Period.
“SPECIFIC REDEMPTION PROVISIONS” means, with respect to any Special Rate Period of more than
one year, either, or any combination of a period (a “Non-Call Period”) determined by the Board of
Directors after consultation with the Broker-Dealers, during which the Series E Notes subject to
such Special Rate Period are not subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer consisting of a
number of whole years as determined by the Board of Directors after consultation with the
Broker-Dealers, during each year of which the Series E Notes subject to such Special Rate Period
shall be redeemable at the Issuer’s option and/or in connection with any mandatory redemption at a
price equal to the principal amount plus accumulated but unpaid interest plus a premium expressed
as a percentage or percentages of $25,000 or expressed as a formula using specified variables as
determined by the Board of Directors after consultation with the Broker-Dealers.
“STANDARD
RATE PERIOD” means a Rate Period of seven (7) days for the Series E Notes.
“STATED MATURITY” with respect to Series E Notes, [___], 2045.
“SUBMISSION DEADLINE” means 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard time, on any Auction Date or such
other time on any Auction Date by which Broker-Dealers are required to submit Orders to the Auction
Agent as specified by the Auction Agent from time to time.
“SUBMITTED BID” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“SUBMITTED HOLD ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“SUBMITTED ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“SUBMITTED SELL ORDER” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“SUFFICIENT CLEARING BIDS” shall have the meaning specified in Appendix A hereto.
“TREASURY INDEX RATE” means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable U.S.
Treasury fixed interest rate securities having the same number of 30-day periods to maturity as the
length of the applicable Rate Period, determined, to the extent necessary, by linear interpolation
based upon the yield for such securities having the next shorter and next longer number of 30-day
periods to maturity treating all Rate Periods with a length
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greater than the longest maturity for such securities as having a length equal to such longest
maturity, in all cases based upon data set forth in the most recent weekly statistical release
published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (currently in H.15(519));
provided, however, if the most recent such statistical release shall not have been published during
the 15 days preceding the date of computation, the foregoing computations shall be based upon the
average of comparable data as quoted to the Issuer by at least three recognized dealers in U.S.
Government securities selected by the Issuer.
“TRUSTEE” means The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. or such other person who is named as
a trustee pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
“VALUATION
DATE” means every seven (7) days for the Series E Notes, or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day; provided, however, that the first
Valuation Date may occur on any other date established by the Company; provided, further, however,
that such first Valuation Date shall be not more than ten (10) days from
the date on which Series E Notes initially are issued.
SECTION 1.02 INTERPRETATION. References to sections, subsections, clauses, sub-clauses,
paragraphs and subparagraphs are to such sections, subsections, clauses, sub-clauses, paragraphs
and subparagraphs contained in this Second Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be, unless
specifically identified otherwise.
Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender. Words importing persons
include firms, associations and corporations. Words importing the singular number include the
plural number and vice versa. Additional terms are defined in the body of this Second Supplemental
Indenture and the Appendices hereto.
In the event that any term or provision contained herein with respect to the Series E Notes
shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the
terms and provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall govern.
ARTICLE II.
NOTE DETAILS, FORM OF NOTES, REDEMPTION OF NOTES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS OF NOTES
NOTE DETAILS, FORM OF NOTES, REDEMPTION OF NOTES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS OF NOTES
SECTION 2.01 GENERAL TERMS.
(a) Designation: Series E: A series of Notes having an aggregate principal amount of
[$ ], is designated “Series E Notes.” The principal amount of the Series E Notes shall
be due and payable at the Stated Maturity. The initial Rate Period for Series E Notes shall be the
period from and including the Original Issue Date thereof to and
including December ___, 2005. The
Series E Notes shall have an Applicable Rate for the initial Rate Period equal to [___%] per annum
and an initial Interest Payment Date of December ___, 2005. Thereafter, the Applicable Rate shall be
determined in accordance with the Auction Procedures set forth in Appendix A hereto, until the
Stated Maturity. The Series E Notes shall have such other terms and conditions as are set forth
herein. The Series E Notes shall constitute a separate series of Notes of the Issuer.
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(b) Subject to Section 2.03(i) hereof, the Board of Directors of the Issuer may, in the
future, without further consent of the holders of the Series E Notes (“Holders”) or the holders of
shares of beneficial interest of the Issuer, authorize an increase in the aggregate principal
amount of an Series E Notes.
(c) The global securities representing Series E Notes, as described in paragraph (d) below,
shall be in substantially the form set forth in Appendix B hereto, with such appropriate
insertions, notations, legends and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture
or any supplemental indenture. The Series E Notes and the rights and duties of the Issuer, the
Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Holders thereof (and of the Securities of any other series), shall
be subject to and governed by the Indenture (including as it has been amended and supplemented by
this Second Supplemental Indenture and as it may be hereafter amended or supplemented by any
supplemental indenture thereto pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof) insofar as the
Indenture shall be applicable.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Series E Notes in the form of one global
note shall be registered in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee and ownership
thereof shall be maintained in book-entry form by the Securities Depository for the account of the
Agent Members. Initially, each global note shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the
nominee of The Depository Trust Company. The global notes may be transferred, in whole but not in
part, only to the Securities Depository or a nominee of the Securities Depository or to a successor
Securities Depository selected or approved by the Issuer or to a nominee of such successor
Securities Depository. Each global note shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
“Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, this global note may be transferred, in whole but
not in part, only to another nominee of the Securities Depository (as defined in the Indenture) or
to a successor Securities Depository or to a nominee of a successor Securities Depository.”
SECTION 2.02 INTEREST.
(a) The Holders of any Series E Notes will bear interest on their Series E Notes at the
Applicable Rate, determined as set forth in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.02, and no more,
payable on the respective dates determined as set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 2.02.
Interest on the Outstanding Series E Notes of any series issued on the Original Issue Date shall
accrue from the Original Issue Date.
(b) (i) Interest shall be payable on Series E Notes, with respect to any Rate Period on the
first Business Day following the last day of such Rate Period; provided, however, if the Rate
Period is greater than 30 days then on a monthly basis on the first Business Day of each month
within such Rate Period and on the Business Day following the last day of such Rate Period (the
“Interest Payment Date”).
(ii) The Issuer shall pay to the Paying Agent not later than 3:00 p.m., City of New York time
(12:00 noon City of Los Angeles time) on the Business Day next preceding each Interest Payment Date
for Series E Notes, an aggregate amount of funds available on the next Business Day in the City of
New York, New York, equal to the interest to
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be paid to all Holders of such Series E Notes on such Interest Payment Date. The Issuer shall
not be required to establish any reserves for the payment of interest.
(iii) All moneys paid to the Paying Agent for the payment of interest shall be held in trust
for the payment of such interest by the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Holders specified in
subparagraph (b)(iv) of this Section 2.02. Any moneys paid to the Paying Agent in accordance with
the foregoing but not applied by the Paying Agent to the payment of interest, including interest
earned on such moneys, will, to the extent permitted by law, be repaid to the Issuer at the end of
90 days from the date on which such moneys were to have been so applied.
(iv) Each interest payment on Series E Notes shall be paid on the Interest Payment Date
therefor to the Holders of that series as their names appear on the security ledger or security
records of the Issuer on the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the “Regular
Record Date”). Interest in arrears for any past Rate Period may be paid at any time, without
reference to any regular Interest Payment Date, to the Holders as their names appear on the books
or records of the Issuer on such date, not exceeding 15 days preceding the payment date thereof,
as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. No interest will be payable in respect of any Interest
Payment or payments which may be in arrears.
(c) (i) The interest rate on Outstanding Series E Notes during the period from and after the
Original Issue Date to and including the last day of the initial Rate Period therefor shall be
equal to the rate per annum set forth under Section 2.01(a) above. For each subsequent Rate Period
with respect to the Series E Notes Outstanding thereafter, the interest rate shall be equal to the
rate per annum that results from an Auction; provided, however, that if an Auction for any
subsequent Rate Period of Series E Notes is not held for any reason or if Sufficient Clearing Bids
have not been made in an Auction (other than as a result of all Series E Notes being the subject of
Submitted Hold Orders), then the interest rate on Series E Notes for any such Rate Period shall be
the Maximum Rate (except (i) during a Default Period when the interest rate shall be the Default
Rate, as set forth in Section 2.02(c)(ii) below). The All Hold Rate will apply automatically
following an Auction in which all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject (or are deemed to
be subject) to Hold Orders. The rate per annum at which interest is payable on Series E Notes as
determined pursuant to this Section 2(c)(i) shall be the “Applicable Rate.”
(ii) Subject to the cure provisions below, a “Default Period” with respect to Series E Notes
will commence on any date the Issuer fails to deposit irrevocably in trust in same-day funds, with
the Paying Agent by 3:00 p.m., City of New York time (12:00 noon City of Los Angeles time), (A) the
full amount of any redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) payable on the date fixed for
redemption (the “Redemption Date”) (a “Redemption Default,” which shall constitute an Event of
Default pursuant to Section 5.1(7) of the Original Indenture) or (B) the full amount of any accrued
interest on Series E Notes payable on the Interest Payment Date (an “Interest Default” and together
with an Redemption Default, hereinafter referred to as “Default”). Subject to the cure provisions
of Section 2(c)(iii) below, a Default Period with respect to an Interest Default or a Redemption
Default shall end on the Business Day on which, by 3:00 p.m., City of New York time (12:00 noon
City of Los Angeles time), all unpaid interest and any unpaid Redemption Price shall have been
deposited irrevocably
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in trust in same-day funds with the Paying Agent. In the case of an Interest Default, the
Applicable Rate for each Rate Period commencing during a Default Period will be equal to the
Default Rate, and each subsequent Rate Period commencing after the beginning of a Default Period
shall be a Standard Rate Period; provided, however, that the commencement of a Default Period will
not by itself cause the commencement of a new Rate Period. No Auction shall be held during a
Default Period with respect to an Interest Default applicable to that Series E Notes. The Issuer
shall notify the Auction Agent in writing that a Default period is in effect.
(iii) No Default Period with respect to an Interest Default or Redemption Default shall be
deemed to commence if the amount of any interest or any Redemption Price due (if such default is
not solely due to the willful failure of the Issuer) is deposited irrevocably in trust, in same-day
funds with the Paying Agent by 3:00 p.m. New York City time (12:00 noon City of Los Angeles time)
within three Business Days after the applicable Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, together
with an amount equal to the Default Rate applied to the amount of such non-payment based on the
actual number of days comprising such period divided by 360. The Default Rate shall be equal to the
Reference Rate multiplied by three (3).
(iv) The amount of interest per Series E Note payable on each Interest Payment Date of each
Rate Period of less than one (1) year (or in respect of interest on another date in connection with
a redemption during such Rate Period) shall be computed by multiplying the Applicable Rate (or the
Default Rate) for such Rate Period (or a portion thereof) by a fraction, the numerator of which
will be the number of days in such Rate Period (or portion thereof) that such Series E Notes were
outstanding and for which the Applicable Rate or the Default Rate was applicable and the
denominator of which will be 360, multiplying the amount so obtained by $25,000, and rounding the
amount so obtained to the nearest cent. During any Rate Period of one (1) year or more, the amount
of interest per Series E Note payable on any Interest Payment Date (or in respect of interest on
another date in connection with a redemption during such Rate Period) shall be computed as
described in the preceding sentence.
(d) Any Interest Payment made on any Series E Notes shall first be credited against the
earliest accrued but unpaid interest due with respect thereto.
SECTION 2.03 REDEMPTION.
(a) (i) After the initial Rate Period, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.03 and to
the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and Maryland law, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem in
whole or in part out of funds legally available therefor Series E Notes herein designated as (A)
having a Rate Period of one year or less, on the Business Day after the last day of such Rate
Period by delivering a notice of redemption not less than 15 days and not more than 40 days prior
to the date fixed for such redemption, at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal
amount, plus an amount equal to accrued but unpaid interest thereon (whether or not earned) to the
date fixed for redemption (“Redemption Price”), or (B) having a Rate Period of more than one year,
on any Business Day prior to the end of the relevant Rate Period by delivering a notice of
redemption not less than 15 days and not more than 40 days prior to the date fixed for such
redemption, at the Redemption Price, plus a redemption premium, if any, determined by the Board of
Directors after consultation with the Broker-Dealers and set
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forth in any applicable Specific Redemption Provisions at the time of the designation of such
Rate Period as set forth in Section 2.04 hereof; provided, however, that during a Rate Period of
more than one year no Series E Notes will be subject to optional redemption except in accordance
with any Specific Redemption Provisions approved by the Board of Directors after consultation with
the Broker-Dealers at the time of the designation of such Rate Period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Issuer shall not give a notice of or effect any redemption pursuant to this Section
2.03(a)(i) unless, on the date on which the Issuer intends to give such notice and on the date of
redemption (a) the Issuer has available certain Deposit Securities with maturity or tender dates
not later than the day preceding the applicable redemption date and having a value not less than
the amount (including any applicable premium) due to Holders of Series E Notes by reason of the
redemption of such Series E Notes on such date fixed for the redemption and (b) the Issuer would
have Eligible Assets with an aggregate Discounted Value at least equal the Senior Notes Basic
Maintenance Amount immediately subsequent to such redemption, if such redemption were to occur on
such date, it being understood that the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section 2.03 shall be
applicable in such circumstances in the event the Issuer makes the deposit and takes the other
action required thereby.
(ii) If the Issuer fails to maintain, as of any Valuation Date, Eligible Assets with an
aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or, as of
the last Business Day of any month, the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage, and such failure is
not cured within ten Business Days following such Valuation Date in the case of a failure to
maintain the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or on the last Business Day of the following
month in the case of a failure to maintain the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage as of such last
Business Day (each an “Asset Coverage Cure Date”), the Series E Notes will be subject to mandatory
redemption out of funds legally available therefor. The aggregate principal amount of Series E
Notes to be redeemed in such circumstances will be equal to the lesser of (A) the minimum principal
amount of Series E Notes the redemption of which, if deemed to have occurred immediately prior to
the opening of business on the relevant Asset Coverage Cure Date, would result in the Issuer having
Eligible Assets with an aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Senior Notes Basic
Maintenance Amount, or sufficient to satisfy 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage, as the case may
be, in either case as of the relevant Asset Coverage Cure Date (provided that, if there is no such
minimum principal amount of Series E Notes the redemption of which would have such result, all
Series E Notes then Outstanding will be redeemed), and (B) the maximum principal amount of Series E
Notes that can be redeemed out of funds expected to be available therefor on the Mandatory
Redemption Date at the Mandatory Redemption Price set forth in subparagraph (a)(iii) of this
Section 2.03.
(iii) In determining the Series E Notes required to be redeemed in accordance with the
foregoing Section 2.03(a)(ii), the Issuer shall allocate the aggregate principal amount of Series E
Notes required to be redeemed to satisfy the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or the 1940 Act
Senior Notes Asset Coverage, as the case may be, pro rata among the Holders of Series E Notes in
proportion to the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes they hold, by lot or by such other
method as the Issuer shall deem equitable, subject to the further provisions of this subparagraph
(iii). The Issuer shall effect any required mandatory redemption pursuant to subparagraph (a)(ii)
of this Section 2.03 no later than 40 days after the Asset Coverage Cure Date (the “Mandatory
Redemption Date”), except that if the Issuer does not have funds legally available for the
redemption of, or is not otherwise legally permitted to
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redeem, the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes which would be required to be
redeemed by the Issuer under clause (A) of subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.03 if sufficient
funds were available, or the Issuer otherwise is unable to effect such redemption on or prior to
such Mandatory Redemption Date, the Issuer shall redeem those Series E Notes, and other Notes, on
the earliest practicable date on which the Issuer will have such funds available, upon notice
pursuant to Section 2.03(b) to record owners of the Series E Notes to be redeemed and the Paying
Agent. The Issuer will deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the specified
aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes with respect to a redemption required under
subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.03, by 1:00 p.m., New York City time (10:00 a.m. City of Los
Angeles time), of the Business Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Redemption Date. If fewer
than all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to this Section
2.03(a)(iii), the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro
rata from the Holders of such Series E Notes in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of
such Series E Note held by such Holders, by lot or by such other method as the Issuer shall deem
fair and equitable, subject, however, to the terms of any applicable Specific Redemption
Provisions. “Mandatory Redemption Price” means the Redemption Price plus (in the case of a Rate
Period of one year or more only) a redemption premium, if any, determined by the Board of Directors
after consultation with the Broker-Dealers and set forth in any applicable Specific Redemption
Provisions.
(b) In the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Issuer will file a notice of
its intention to redeem with the Commission so as to provide at least the minimum notice required
under Rule 23c-2 under the 1940 Act or any successor provision. In addition, the Issuer shall
deliver a notice of redemption to the Auction Agent and the Trustee (the “Notice of Redemption”)
containing the information set forth below (i) in the case of an optional redemption pursuant to
subparagraph (a)(i) above, one Business Day prior to the giving of notice to the Holders and (ii)
in the case of a mandatory redemption pursuant to subparagraph (a)(ii) above, on or prior to the
30th day preceding the Mandatory Redemption Date. The Trustee will use its reasonable efforts to
provide notice to each Holder of Series E Notes called for redemption by electronic or other
reasonable means not later than the close of business on the Business Day immediately following the
day on which the Trustee determines the Series E Notes to be redeemed (or, during a Default Period
with respect to such Series E Notes, not later than the close of business on the Business Day
immediately following the day on which the Trustee receives Notice of Redemption from the Issuer)
The Trustee shall confirm such notice in writing not later than the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the date fixed for redemption by providing the Notice of Redemption to each
Holder of Series E Notes called for redemption, the Paying Agent (if different from the Trustee)
and the Securities Depository. Notice of Redemption will be addressed to the registered owners of
Series E Notes at their addresses appearing on the books or records of the Issuer. Such Notice of
Redemption will set forth (i) the date fixed for redemption, (ii) the principal amount and identity
of Series E Notes to be redeemed, (iii) the redemption price (specifying the amount of accrued
interest to be included therein and the amount of the redemption
premium, if any), (iv) that interest on the Series E Notes to be redeemed will
cease to accrue on such date fixed for redemption, and (v) the provision under which redemption
shall be made. No defect in the Notice of Redemption or in the transmittal or mailing thereof will
affect the validity of the redemption proceedings, except as required by applicable law. If fewer
than all Series E Notes held by any Holder are to be redeemed, the Notice of Redemption mailed to
such Holder shall also specify the principal amount of Series E Notes to be redeemed from such
Holder. If any
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Series E Notes in an Auction Rate Period are to be redeemed and those Series E Notes are held
by the Securities Depository, the Trustee shall include in the notice of redemption delivered to
the Securities Depository: (i) under an item entitled “Publication Date for Securities Depository
Purposes”, the Interest Payment Date prior to the redemption date, and (ii) an instruction to the
Securities Depository to (x) determine on such Publication Date after the Auction held on the
immediately preceding Auction Date has settled, the Holders whose Securities Depository positions
will be redeemed and the principal amount of such Series E Notes to be redeemed from each such
position (the “Securities Depository Redemption Information”), and (y) notify the Auction Agent
immediately after such determination of (A) the positions of the Holders in such Series E Notes
immediately prior to such Auction settlement, (B) the positions of the Holders in such Series E
Notes immediately following such Auction settlement and (C) the Securities Depository Redemption
Information. “Publication Date” shall mean three Business Days after the Auction Date next
preceding such Redemption Date.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.03, no Series E Notes
may be redeemed unless all interest on the Outstanding Series E Notes and all Outstanding Notes of the Issuer
ranking on a parity with the Series E Notes, have been or are being contemporaneously paid or set
aside for payment; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase or
acquisition of all Outstanding Series E Notes pursuant to the successful completion of an otherwise
lawful purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to, and accepted by, Holders of all
Outstanding Series E Notes.
(d) Upon the deposit of funds sufficient to redeem any Series E Notes with the Paying Agent
and the giving of the Notice of Redemption to the Trustee under paragraph (b) of this Section 2.03,
interest on such Series E Notes shall cease to accrue and such Series E Notes shall no longer be
deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose (including, without limitation, for purposes of
calculating whether the Issuer has maintained the requisite Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount
or the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage), and all rights of the holder of the Series E Notes so
called for redemption shall cease and terminate, except the right of such holder to receive the
redemption price specified herein, but without any interest or other additional amount. Such
redemption price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the nominee of the Securities Depository. The
Issuer shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent, promptly after the date fixed for
redemption, any cash deposited with the Paying Agent in excess of (i) the aggregate redemption
price of the Series E Notes called for redemption on such date and (ii) such other amounts, if any,
to which Holders of the Series E Notes called for redemption may be entitled. Any funds so
deposited that are unclaimed at the end of two years from such redemption date shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be paid to the Issuer, after which time the Holders of Series E Notes so called
for redemption may look only to the Issuer for payment of the redemption price and all other
amounts, if any, to which they may be entitled. The Issuer shall be entitled to receive, from time
to time after the date fixed for redemption, any interest earned on the funds so deposited.
(e) To the extent that any redemption for which Notice of Redemption has been given is not
made by reason of the absence of legally available funds therefor, or is otherwise prohibited, such
redemption shall be made as soon as practicable to the extent such funds become legally available
or such redemption is no longer otherwise prohibited. Failure to redeem any Series E Notes shall be
deemed to exist at any time after the date specified for
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redemption in a Notice of Redemption when the Issuer shall have failed, for any reason
whatsoever, to deposit in trust with the Paying Agent the redemption price with respect to any
Series E Notes for which such Notice of Redemption has been given. Notwithstanding the fact that
the Issuer may not have redeemed any Series E Notes for which a Notice of Redemption has been
given, interest may be paid on Series E Notes and shall include those Series E Notes for which
Notice of Redemption has been given but for which deposit of funds has not been made.
(f) All moneys paid to the Paying Agent for payment of the redemption price of any Series E
Notes called for redemption shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the benefit of holders
of Series E Notes to be redeemed.
(g) So long as any Series E Notes are held of record by the nominee of the Securities
Depository, the redemption price for such Series E Notes will be paid on the date fixed for
redemption to the nominee of the Securities Depository for distribution to Agent Members for
distribution to the persons for whom they are acting as agent.
(h) Except for the provisions described above, nothing contained herein limits any right of
the Issuer to purchase or otherwise acquire any Series E Notes outside of an Auction at any price,
whether higher or lower than the price that would be paid in connection with an optional or
mandatory redemption, so long as, at the time of any such purchase, there is no arrearage in the
payment of interest on, or the mandatory or optional redemption price with respect to, any Series E
Notes for which Notice of Redemption has been given and the Issuer is in compliance with the 1940
Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage and has Eligible Assets with an aggregate Discounted Value at least
equal to the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount after giving effect to such purchase or
acquisition on the date thereof. If fewer than all the Outstanding Series E Notes are redeemed or
otherwise acquired by the Issuer, the Issuer shall give notice of such transaction to the Trustee,
in accordance with the procedures agreed upon by the Board of Directors.
(i) The Board of Directors may, without further consent of the holders of the Series E Notes, the holders of other Notes
or the holders of shares of capital stock of the Issuer, authorize, create or issue any class or
series of Notes, including other Series E Notes, ranking prior to or on a parity with the Series E Notes to the extent permitted by
the 1940 Act, if, upon issuance, either (A) the net proceeds from the sale of such Notes (or such
portion thereof needed to redeem or repurchase the Outstanding Series E Notes) are deposited with
the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.03(d), Notice of Redemption as contemplated by Section
2.03(b) has been delivered prior thereto or is sent promptly thereafter, and such proceeds are used
to redeem all Outstanding Series E Notes or (B) the Issuer would meet the 1940 Act Senior Notes
Asset Coverage, the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount and the requirements of Section 2.08
hereof.
SECTION 2.04 DESIGNATION OF RATE PERIOD.
(a) The initial Rate Period for Series E Notes is as set forth under “Designation” above. The
Issuer will designate the duration of subsequent Rate Periods of Series E Notes; provided, however,
that no such designation is necessary for a Standard Rate Period and, provided further, that any
designation of a Special Rate Period shall be effective only if (i) notice thereof shall have been
given as provided herein, (ii) any failure to pay in a timely manner
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to the Trustee the full amount of any interest on, or the redemption price of, Series E Notes
shall have been cured as provided above, (iii) Sufficient Clearing Bids shall have existed in an
Auction held on the Auction Date immediately preceding the first day of such proposed Special Rate
Period, (iv) if the Issuer shall have mailed a Notice of Redemption with respect to any Series E
Notes, the redemption price with respect to such Series E Notes shall have been deposited with the
Paying Agent, and (v) in the case of the designation of a Special Rate Period, the Issuer has
confirmed that as of the Auction Date next preceding the first day of such Special Rate Period, it
has Eligible Assets with an aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Senior Notes Basic
Maintenance Amount, and the Issuer has consulted with the Broker-Dealers and has provided notice of
such designation and otherwise complied with the Rating Agency Guidelines.
(b) If the Issuer proposes to designate any Special Rate Period, not fewer than 7 (or two
Business Days in the event the duration of the Rate Period prior to such Special Rate Period is
fewer than 8 days) nor more than 30 Business Days prior to the first day of such Special Rate
Period, notice shall be (i) made by press release and (ii) communicated by the Issuer by telephonic
or other means to the Trustee and the Auction Agent and confirmed in writing promptly thereafter.
Each such notice shall state (A) that the Issuer proposes to exercise its option to designate a
succeeding Special Rate Period, specifying the first and last days thereof and (B) that the Issuer
will by 3:00 p.m., New York City time (12:00 noon City of Los Angeles time), on the second Business
Day next preceding the first day of such Special Rate Period, notify the Auction Agent and the
Trustee, who will promptly notify the Broker-Dealers, of either (x) its determination, subject to
certain conditions, to proceed with such Special Rate Period, subject to the terms of any Specific
Redemption Provisions, or (y) its determination not to proceed with such Special Rate Period, in
which latter event the succeeding Rate Period shall be a Standard Rate Period.
No later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time (12:00 noon City of Los Angeles time), on the second
Business Day next preceding the first day of any proposed Special Rate Period, the Issuer shall
deliver to the Auction Agent and Trustee, who will promptly deliver to the Broker-Dealers and
Existing Holders, either:
(i) a notice stating (A) that the Issuer has determined to designate the next succeeding Rate
Period as a Special Rate Period, specifying the first and last days thereof and (B) the terms of
any Specific Redemption Provisions; or
(ii) a notice stating that the Issuer has determined not to exercise its option to designate a
Special Rate Period.
If the Issuer fails to deliver either such notice with respect to any designation of any proposed
Special Rate Period to the Auction Agent or is unable to make the confirmation provided in clause
(v) of Paragraph (a) of this Section 2.04 by 3:00 p.m., New York City time (12:00 noon City of Los
Angeles time), on the second Business Day next preceding the first day of such proposed Special
Rate Period, the Issuer shall be deemed to have delivered a notice to the Auction Agent with
respect to such Rate Period to the effect set forth in clause (ii) above, thereby resulting in a
Standard Rate Period.
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SECTION 2.05 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Series E Notes may be transferred only (a) pursuant to
an order placed in an Auction, (b) to or through a Broker-Dealer or (c) to the Issuer or any
Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transfer other than pursuant to an Auction will not be
effective unless the selling Existing Holder or the Agent Member of such Existing Holder, in the
case of an Existing Holder whose Series E Notes are listed in its own name on the books of the
Auction Agent, or the Broker-Dealer or Agent Member of such Broker-Dealer, in the case of a
transfer between persons holding Series E Notes through different Broker-Dealers, advises the
Auction Agent of such transfer. The certificates representing the Series E Notes issued to the
Securities Depository will bear legends with respect to the restrictions described above and
stop-transfer instructions will be issued to the Transfer Agent and/or Registrar.
SECTION 2.06 1940 ACT SENIOR NOTES ASSET COVERAGE. The Issuer shall maintain, as of the last
Business Day of each month in which any Series E Notes are Outstanding, asset coverage with respect
to the Series E Notes which is equal to or greater than the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage;
provided, however, that Section 2.03(a)(ii) shall be the sole remedy in the event the Issuer fails
to do so.
SECTION 2.07 SENIOR NOTES BASIC MAINTENANCE AMOUNT. So long as the Series E Notes are
Outstanding and any Rating Agency is then rating the Series E Notes, the Issuer shall maintain, as
of each Valuation Date, Eligible Assets having an aggregate Discounted Value equal to or greater
than the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount; provided, however, that Section 2.03(a)(ii) shall
be the sole remedy in the event the Issuer fails to do so.
SECTION 2.08 CERTAIN OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
(a) For so long as any Series E Notes are Outstanding and any Rating Agency is then rating the
Series E Notes, the Issuer will not engage in certain proscribed transactions set forth in the
Rating Agency Guidelines, unless it has received written confirmation from each such Rating Agency
that proscribes the applicable transaction in its Rating Agency Guidelines that any such action
would not impair the rating then assigned by such Rating Agency to Series E Notes.
(b) For so long as any Series E Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer will not declare, pay or set
apart for payment any dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution paid in
shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase, common shares or other
shares of capital stock of the Issuer) upon any class of shares of capital stock of the Issuer,
unless, in every such case, immediately after such transaction, the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset
Coverage would be achieved after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution, or purchase
price, as the case may be; provided, however, that dividends may be declared upon any preferred
shares of capital stock of the Issuer if the Series E Notes and any other senior securities
representing indebtedness of the Issuer have an asset coverage of at least 200% at the time of
declaration thereof, after deducting the amount of such dividend.
(c) A declaration of a dividend or other distribution on or purchase or redemption of any
common or preferred shares of capital stock of the Issuer is prohibited (i) at
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any time that an Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, (ii) if
after giving effect to such declaration, the Issuer would not have Eligible Assets with an
aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or the 1940
Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage, or (iii) the Issuer has not redeemed the full amount of Series E
Notes required to be redeemed by any provisions for mandatory redemption contained herein.
SECTION 2.09 COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES FOR ASSET MAINTENANCE TESTS. For so long as any Series E
Notes are Outstanding and any Rating Agency is then rating such Series E Notes:
(a) As of each Valuation Date, the Issuer shall determine in accordance with the procedures
specified herein (i) the Market Value of each Eligible Asset owned by the Issuer on that date, (ii)
the Discounted Value of each such Eligible Asset using the Discount Factors, (iii) whether the
Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount is met as of that date, (iv) the value of the total assets of
the Issuer, less all liabilities, and (v) whether the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage is met
as of that date.
(b) Upon any failure to maintain the required Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or 1940
Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage on any Valuation Date, the Issuer may use reasonable commercial
efforts (including, without limitation, altering the composition of its portfolio, purchasing
Series E Notes outside of an Auction or in the event of a failure to file a Rating Agency
Certificate (as defined below) on a timely basis, submitting the requisite Rating Agency
Certificate) to re-attain (or certify in the case of a failure to file on a timely basis, as the
case may be) the required Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset
Coverage on or prior to the Asset Coverage Cure Date.
(c) Compliance with the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount and 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset
Coverage tests shall be determined with reference to those Series E Notes and other Notes which are deemed to be
Outstanding hereunder.
(d) The Issuer shall deliver to each Rating Agency which is then rating Series E Notes and any
other party specified in the Rating Agency Guidelines all certificates that are set forth in the
respective Rating Agency Guidelines regarding 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage, Senior Notes
Basic Maintenance Amount and/or related calculations at such times and containing such information
as set forth in the respective Rating Agency Guidelines (each, a “Rating Agency Certificate”).
(e) In the event that any Rating Agency Certificate is not delivered within the time periods
set forth in the Rating Agency Guidelines, the Issuer shall be deemed to have failed to maintain
the Senior Notes Basic Maintenance Amount or the 1940 Act Senior Notes Asset Coverage, as the case
may be, on such Valuation Date for purposes of Section 2.09(b). In the event that any Rating Agency
Certificate with respect to an applicable Asset Coverage Cure Date is not delivered within the time
periods set forth in the Rating Agency Guidelines, the Issuer shall be deemed to have failed to
have Eligible Assets with an aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Senior Notes Basic
Maintenance Amount or to meet the 1940 Senior Notes Asset Coverage, as the case may be, as of the
related Valuation Date, and
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such failure shall be deemed not to have been cured as of such Asset Coverage Cure Date for
purposes of the mandatory redemption provisions.
SECTION 2.10 DELIVERY OF NOTES. Upon the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental
Indenture, the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Trustee shall authenticate
the Series E Notes and deliver them to The Depository Trust Company and as hereinafter in this
Section provided. Prior to the delivery by the Trustee of any of the Series E Notes, there shall
have been filed with or delivered to the Trustee the following:
(a) A resolution duly adopted by the Issuer, certified by the Secretary or other Authorized
Officer thereof, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture and
the issuance of the Series E Notes.
(b) Duly executed copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture and a copy of the Indenture.
(c) Rating letters from each Rating Agency rating the Series E Notes.
(d) An opinion of Counsel pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 9.3 of the Original Indenture.
SECTION 2.11 TRUSTEE’S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE. The Trustee’s authentication certificate
upon the Series E Notes shall be substantially in the forms provided in Appendix C hereto. No
Series E Note shall be secured hereby or entitled to the benefit hereof, or shall be valid or
obligatory for any purpose, unless a certificate of authentication, substantially in such form, has
been duly executed by the Trustee; and such certificate of the Trustee upon any Series E Note shall
be conclusive evidence and the only competent evidence that such Series E Note has been
authenticated and delivered hereunder. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be deemed
to have been duly executed by it if manually signed by an authorized officer of the Trustee, but it
shall not be necessary that the same person sign the certificate of authentication on all of the
Series E Notes issued hereunder.
ARTICLE III.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 3.01 TRUSTEE AS AUCTION AGENT. The Trustee shall serve as Auction Agent unless and
until another commercial bank, trust company or other financial institution appointed by a
resolution of the Board of Directors enters into an agreement with the Issuer to serve as Auction
Agent.
SECTION 3.02 TRUSTEE AS PAYING AGENT. The Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent unless and until
another entity appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors enters into an agreement with
the Issuer to serve as Paying Agent.
SECTION 3.03 DATE OF EXECUTION. This Second Supplemental Indenture for convenience and for the
purpose of reference is dated as of December [___], 2005.
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SECTION 3.04 LAWS GOVERNING. It is the intent of the parties hereto that this Second
Supplemental Indenture shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The
parties agree that all actions and proceedings arising out of this Indenture or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the County of New York and, in connection with
any such action or proceeding, submit to the jurisdiction of, and venue in, such County. Each of
the parties hereto also irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim arising out of this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3.05 SEVERABILITY. Of any covenant, agreement, waiver, or part thereof in this Second
Supplemental Indenture contained be forbidden by any pertinent law or under any pertinent law be
effective to render this Second Supplemental Indenture invalid or unenforceable or to impair the
lien hereof, then each such covenant, agreement, waiver, or part thereof shall itself be and is
hereby declared to be wholly ineffective, and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be construed
as if the same were not included herein.
SECTION 3.06 EXHIBITS. The terms of the Exhibits attached to this Second Supplemental
Indenture are incorporated herein in all particulars.
ARTICLE IV.
APPLICABILITY OF INDENTURE
APPLICABILITY OF INDENTURE
The provisions of the Indenture are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed, except as
otherwise expressly modified by this Second Supplemental Indenture. The representations, warranties
and covenants contained in the Indenture (except as expressly modified herein) are hereby
reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein and made again as of the
date hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be executed in
its corporate name and behalf by the Secretary, and the Trustee, to evidence its acceptance of the
trusts hereby created, has caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be executed in its
corporate name and behalf, all in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
and the Issuer and the Trustee have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of the
date herein above first shown, although actually executed on the dates shown in the acknowledgments
hereafter appearing. The Issuer’s charter is on file with the State Department of Assessments and
Taxation of Maryland, and said officers of the Issuer have executed this Second Supplemental
Indenture as officers and not individually, and the obligations and rights set forth in this Second
Supplemental Indenture are not binding upon any such officers, or the Board of Directors or
shareholders of the Issuer, individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the
Issuer.
| XXXXX XXXXXXXX MLP INVESTMENT | ||||
| COMPANY | ||||
| By: | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST | ||||
| COMPANY, N.A. | ||||
| AS TRUSTEE | ||||
| By: | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
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APPENDIX A
AUCTION PROCEDURES
1. Orders.
(a) Prior to the Submission Deadline on each Auction Date for a Series E Notes:
| (i) | each Beneficial Owner of Series E Notes may submit to its Broker-Dealer information as to: |
| (A) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes, if any, held by such Beneficial Owner which such Beneficial Owner desires to continue to hold without regard to the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period; | ||
| (B) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes, if any, held by such Beneficial Owner which such Beneficial Owner offers to sell if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period of Series E Notes shall be less than the rate per annum specified by such Beneficial Owner; and/or | ||
| (C) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes, if any, held by such Beneficial Owner which such Beneficial Owner offers to sell without regard to the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period of Series E Notes; and |
| (ii) | one or more Broker-Dealers, using lists of Potential Beneficial Owners, shall in good faith for the purpose of conducting a competitive Auction in a commercially reasonable manner, contact Potential Beneficial Owners (by telephone or otherwise), including Persons that are not Beneficial Owners, on such lists to determine the principal amount of Series E Notes, if any, which each such Potential Beneficial Owner offers to purchase if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period of Series E Notes shall not be less than the rate per annum specified by such Potential Beneficial Owner. |
For the purposes hereof, the communication by a Beneficial Owner or Potential Beneficial Owner
to a Broker-Dealer, or by a Broker-Dealer to the Auction Agent, of information referred to in
clause (i) (A), (i) (B), (i) (C) or (ii) of this paragraph (a) is hereinafter referred to as an
“Order” and collectively as “Orders” and each Beneficial Owner and each Potential Beneficial Owner
placing an Order with a Broker-Dealer, and such Broker-Dealer placing an Order with the Auction
Agent, is hereinafter referred to as a “Bidder” and collectively as “Bidders”; an Order containing
the information referred to in clause (i)(A) of this paragraph (a) is hereinafter referred to as a
“Hold Order” and collectively as “Hold Orders”; an Order containing the information referred to in
clause (i)(B) or (ii) of this paragraph (a) is hereinafter referred to as a “Bid” and collectively
as “Bids”; and an Order containing the information
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referred to in clause (i)(C) of this paragraph (a) is hereinafter referred to as a “Sell
Order” and collectively as “Sell Orders.”
| (b) | (i) Bid by a Beneficial Owner or an Existing Holder of Series E Notes subject to an Auction on any Auction Date shall constitute an irrevocable offer to sell: |
| (A) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes specified in such Bid if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes determined on such Auction Date shall be less than the rate specified therein; | ||
| (B) | such principal amount or a lesser principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes to be determined as set forth in clause (iv) of paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Appendix A if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes determined on such Auction Date shall be equal to the rate specified therein; or | ||
| (C) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes specified in such Bid if the rate specified therein shall be higher than the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes, or such principal amount or a lesser principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes to be determined as set forth in clause (iii) of paragraph (b) of Section 4 of this Appendix A if the rate specified therein shall be higher than the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes and Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes do not exist. |
| (ii) | A Sell Order by a Beneficial Owner or an Existing Holder of Series E Notes subject to an Auction on any Auction Date shall constitute an irrevocable offer to sell: |
| (A) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes specified in such Sell Order; or | ||
| (B) | such principal amount or a lesser principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes as set forth in clause (iii) of paragraph (b) of Section 4 of this Appendix A if Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes do not exist; |
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a Broker-Dealer that is an Existing Holder with respect to Series E Notes
shall not be liable to any Person for failing to sell such Series E Notes pursuant to a Sell Order
described in the proviso to paragraph (c) of Section 2 of this Appendix A if (1) such Series E
Notes were transferred by the Beneficial Owner thereof without compliance by such Beneficial Owner
or its transferee Broker-Dealer (or other transferee person, if permitted by the Issuer) with the
provisions of the Indenture or (2) such Broker-Dealer has informed the Auction Agent pursuant to
the terms of its Broker-Dealer Agreement that, according to such Broker-Dealer’s records, such
Broker-Dealer believes it is not the Existing Holder of such Series E Notes.
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| (iii) | A Bid by a Potential Beneficial Owner or a Potential Beneficial Owner of Series E Notes subject to an Auction on any Auction Date shall constitute an irrevocable offer to purchase: |
| (A) | the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes specified in such Bid if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes determined on such Auction Date shall be higher than the rate specified therein; or | ||
| (B) | such principal amount or a lesser principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes as set forth in clause (v) of paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Appendix A if the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes determined on such Auction Date shall be equal to the rate specified therein. |
2. Submission of Orders by Broker-Dealers to Auction Agent.
| (a) | Each Broker-Dealer shall submit in writing to the Auction Agent prior to the Submission Deadline on each Auction Date all Orders for Series E Notes subject to an Auction on such Auction Date obtained by such Broker-Dealer, designating itself (unless otherwise permitted by the Issuer) as an Existing Holder in respect of Series E Notes subject to Orders submitted or deemed submitted to it by Beneficial Owners and as a Potential Holder in respect of Series E Notes subject to Orders submitted to it by Potential Beneficial Owners, and shall specify with respect to each such Order: |
| (i) | the name of the Bidder placing such Order (which shall be the Broker-Dealer unless otherwise permitted by the Issuer); | ||
| (ii) | the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes that are the subject of such Order; | ||
| (iii) | to the extent that such Bidder is an Existing Holder of Series E Notes: |
| (A) | the principal amount of Series E Notes, if any, subject to any Hold Order of such Existing Holder; | ||
| (B) | the principal amount of Series E Notes, if any, subject to any Bid of such Existing Holder and the rate specified in such Bid; and | ||
| (C) | the principal amount of Series E Notes, if any, subject to any Sell Order of such Existing Holder; and |
| (iv) | to the extent such Bidder is a Potential Holder of Series E Notes, the rate and principal amount of Series E Notes specified in such Potential Holder’s Bid. |
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| (b) | If any rate specified in any Bid contains more than three figures to the right of the decimal point, the Auction Agent shall round such rate up to the next highest one thousandth (.001) of 1%. | ||
| (c) | If an Order or Orders covering all of the Outstanding Series E Notes held by any Existing Holder is not submitted to the Auction Agent prior to the Submission Deadline, the Auction Agent shall deem a Hold Order to have been submitted by or on behalf of such Existing Holder covering the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder and not subject to Orders submitted to the Auction Agent; provided, however, that if an Order or Orders covering all of the Outstanding Series E Notes held by any Existing Holder is not submitted to the Auction Agent prior to the Submission Deadline for an Auction relating to a Special Rate Period consisting of more than 28 Rate Period Days, the Auction Agent shall deem a Sell Order to have been submitted by or on behalf of such Existing Holder covering the principal amount of outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder and not subject to Orders submitted to the Auction Agent. | ||
| (d) | If one or more Orders of an Existing Holder is submitted to the Auction Agent covering in the aggregate more than the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to an Auction held by such Existing Holder, such Orders shall be considered valid in the following order of priority: |
| (i) | all Hold Orders for Series E Notes shall be considered valid, but only up to and including in the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder, and if the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes subject to such Hold Orders exceeds the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder, the principal amount of Series E Notes subject to each such Hold Order shall be reduced pro rata to cover the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder; | ||
| (ii) | (A) any Bid for Series E Notes shall be considered valid up to and including the excess of the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to any Hold Orders referred to in clause (i) above; |
| (B) | subject to subclause (A), if more than one Bid of an Existing Holder for Series E Notes is submitted to the Auction Agent with the same rate and the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to such Bids is greater than such excess, such Bids shall be considered valid up to and including the amount of such excess, and the principal amount of Series E Notes subject to each Bid with the same rate shall be reduced pro rata to cover the principal amount of Series E Notes equal to such excess; | ||
| (C) | subject to subclauses (A) and (B), if more than one Bid of an Existing Holder for Series E Notes is submitted to the Auction |
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| Agent with different rates, such Bids shall be considered valid in the ascending order of their respective rates up to and including the amount of such excess; and | |||
| (D) | in any such event, the principal amount, if any, of such Outstanding Series E Notes subject to any portion of Bids considered not valid in whole or in part under this clause (ii) shall be treated as the subject of a Bid for Series E Notes by or on behalf of a Potential Holder at the rate therein specified; and |
| (iii) | all Sell Orders for Series E Notes shall be considered valid up to and including the excess of the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder over the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes subject to valid Hold Orders referred to in clause (i) above and valid Bids referred to in clause (ii) above. |
| (e) | If more than one Bid for one or more Series E Note is submitted to the Auction Agent by or on behalf of any Potential Holder, each such Bid submitted shall be a separate Bid with the rate and principal amount therein specified. | ||
| (f) | Any Order submitted by a Beneficial Owner or a Potential Beneficial Owner to its Broker-Dealer, or by a Broker-Dealer to the Auction Agent, prior to the Submission Deadline on any Auction Date, shall be irrevocable. |
3. Determination of Sufficient Clearing Bids, Winning Bid Rate and Applicable Rate.
| (a) | Not earlier than the Submission Deadline on each Auction Date for Series E Notes, the Auction Agent shall assemble all valid Orders submitted or deemed submitted to it by the Broker-Dealers in respect of Series E Notes (each such Order as submitted or deemed submitted by a Broker-Dealer being hereinafter referred to individually as a “Submitted Hold Order,” a “Submitted Bid” or a “Submitted Sell Order,” as the case may be, or as a “Submitted Order” and collectively as “Submitted Hold Orders,” “Submitted Bids” or “Submitted Sell Orders,” as the case may be, or as “Submitted Orders”) and shall determine for the Series E Notes: |
| (i) | the excess of the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes over the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to Submitted Hold Orders (such excess being hereinafter referred to as the “Available Series E Notes”); | ||
| (ii) | from the Submitted Orders for Series E Notes whether: |
| (A) | the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to Submitted Bids of Potential Holders specifying one or more rates between the Minimum Rate (for Standard Rate Periods or less, only) and the Maximum Rate (for all Rate Periods) for Series E Notes; |
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exceeds or is equal to the sum of:
| (B) | the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to Submitted Bids of Existing Holders specifying one or more rates between the Minimum Rate (for Standard Rate Periods or less, only) and the Maximum Rate (for all Rate Periods) for Series E Notes; and | ||
| (C) | the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to Submitted Sell Orders (in the event such excess or such equality exists (other than because all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject to Submitted Hold Orders), such Submitted Bids in subclause (A) above being hereinafter referred to collectively as “Sufficient Clearing Bids” for Series E Notes); and |
| (iii) | if Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes exist, the lowest rate specified in such Submitted Bids (the “Winning Bid Rate” for Series E Notes) which if: |
| (A) | (I) each such Submitted Bid of Existing Holders specifying such lowest rate and (II) all other such Submitted Bids of Existing Holders specifying lower rates were rejected, thus entitling such Existing Holders to continue to hold the Series E Notes that are subject to such Submitted Bids; and | ||
| (B) | (I) each such Submitted Bid of Potential Holders specifying such lowest rate and (II) all other such Submitted Bids of Potential Holders specifying lower rates were accepted; |
would result in such Existing Holders described in subclause (A) above continuing to hold an
aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes which, when added to the aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes to be purchased by such Potential Holders described
in subclause (B) above, would equal not less than the Available Series E Notes.
| (b) | Promptly after the Auction Agent has made the determinations pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 3, the Auction Agent shall advise the Issuer of the Minimum Rate and Maximum Rate for the Series E Notes for which an Auction is being held on the Auction Date and, based on such determination, the Applicable Rate for Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period thereof as follows: |
| (i) | if Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes exist, that the Applicable Rate for all Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period thereof shall be equal to the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes so determined; | ||
| (ii) | if Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes do not exist (other than because all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject to Submitted Hold Orders), that the Applicable Rate for all Series E Notes for the next |
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| succeeding Rate Period thereof shall be equal to the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes; or | |||
| (iii) | if all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject to Submitted Hold Orders, that the Applicable Rate for all Series E Notes for the next succeeding Rate Period thereof shall be All Hold Rate. |
| 4. | Acceptance and Rejection of Submitted Bids and Submitted Sell Orders and Allocation of Series E Notes. Existing Holders shall continue to hold the Series E Notes that are subject to Submitted Hold Orders, and, based on the determinations made pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 3 of this Appendix A, the Submitted Bids and Submitted Sell Orders shall be accepted or rejected by the Auction Agent and the Auction Agent shall take such other action as set forth below: |
| (a) | If Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes have been made, all Submitted Sell Orders with respect to Series E Notes shall be accepted and, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 4, Submitted Bids with respect to Series E Notes shall be accepted or rejected as follows in the following order of priority and all other Submitted Bids with respect to Series E Notes shall be rejected: |
| (i) | Existing Holders’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is higher than the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes shall be accepted, thus requiring each such Existing Holder to sell the Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bids; | ||
| (ii) | Existing Holders’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is lower than the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes shall be rejected, thus entitling each such Existing Holder to continue to hold the Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bids; | ||
| (iii) | Potential Holders’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is lower than the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes shall be accepted; | ||
| (iv) | each Existing Holder’s Submitted Bid for Series E Notes specifying a rate that is equal to the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes shall be rejected, thus entitling such Existing Holder to continue to hold the Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bid, unless the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to all such Submitted Bids shall be greater than the principal amount of Series E Notes (“remaining Series E Notes”) in the excess of the Available Series E Notes over the principal amount of Series E Notes subject to Submitted Bids described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (a), in which event such Submitted Bid of such Existing Holder shall be rejected in part, and such Existing Holder shall be entitled to continue to hold Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bid, but only in an amount equal to the principal amount of |
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| Series E Notes obtained by multiplying the remaining principal amount by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder subject to such Submitted Bid and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bids made by all such Existing Holders that specified a rate equal to the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes; and | |||
| (v) | each Potential Holder’s Submitted Bid for aggregate principal amount of the Series E Notes specifying a rate that is equal to the Winning Bid Rate for aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes shall be accepted but only in an amount equal to the principal amount of Series E Notes obtained by multiplying the principal amount of Series E Notes in the excess of the Available Series E Notes over the principal amount of Series E Notes subject to Submitted Bids described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of this paragraph (a) by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bid and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bids made by all such Potential Holders that specified a rate equal to the Winning Bid Rate for Series E Notes. |
| (b) | If Sufficient Clearing Bids for Series E Notes have not been made (other than because all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject to Submitted Hold Orders), subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section 4, Submitted Orders for Series E Notes shall be accepted or rejected as follows in the following order of priority and all other Submitted Bids for Series E Notes shall be rejected: |
| (i) | Existing Holders’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is equal to or lower than the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes shall be rejected, thus entitling such Existing Holders to continue to hold the Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bids; | ||
| (ii) | Potential Holders’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is equal to or lower than the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes shall be accepted; and | ||
| (iii) | Each Existing Holder’s Submitted Bid for Series E Notes specifying any rate that is higher than the Maximum Rate for Series E Notes and the Submitted Sell Orders for Series E Notes of each Existing Holder shall be accepted, thus entitling each Existing Holder that submitted or on whose behalf was submitted any such Submitted Bid or Submitted Sell Order to sell the Series E Notes subject to such Submitted Bid or Submitted Sell Order, but in both cases only in an amount equal to the principal amount of Series E Notes obtained by multiplying the principal amount of Series E Notes subject to Submitted Bids described in clause (ii) of this paragraph (b) by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the principal amount of |
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| Outstanding Series E Notes held by such Existing Holder subject to such Submitted Bid or Submitted Sell Order and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Series E Notes subject to all such Submitted Bids and Submitted Sell Orders. |
| (c) | If all of the Outstanding Series E Notes are subject to Submitted Hold Orders, all Submitted Bids for Series E Notes shall be rejected. | ||
| (d) | If, as a result of the procedures described in clause (iv) or (v) of paragraph (a) or clause (iii) of paragraph (b) of this Section 4, any Existing Holder would be entitled or required to sell, or any Potential Holder would be entitled or required to purchase, less than an Authorized Denomination of Series E Notes on any Auction Date, the Auction Agent shall, in such manner as it shall determine in its sole discretion, round up or down the principal amount of Series E Notes to be purchased or sold by any Existing Holder or Potential Holder on such Auction Date as a result of such procedures so that the principal amount of Series E Notes so purchased or sold by each Existing Holder or Potential Holder on such Auction Date shall be equal to an Authorized Denomination. | ||
| (e) | If, as a result of the procedures described in clause (v) of paragraph (a) of this Section 4, any Potential Holder would be entitled or required to purchase less than an Authorized Denomination of Series E Notes on any Auction Date, the Auction Agent shall, in such manner as it shall determine in its sole discretion, allocate Series E Notes or purchase among Potential Holders so that only Series E Notes in Authorized Denominations are purchased on such Auction Date as a result of such procedures by any Potential Holder, even if such allocation results in one or more Potential Holders not purchasing Series E Notes on such Auction Date. | ||
| (f) | Based on the results of each Auction for Series E Notes, the Auction Agent shall determine the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes to be purchased and the aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes to be sold by Potential Holders and Existing Holders and, with respect to each Potential Holder and Existing Holder, to the extent that such aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes and such aggregate principal amount of Series E Notes to be sold differ, determine to which other Potential Holder(s) or Existing Holder(s) they shall deliver, or from which other Potential Holder(s) or Existing Holder(s) they shall receive, as the case may be, Series E Notes. Notwithstanding any provision of the Auction Procedures or the Settlement Procedures to the contrary, in the event an Existing Holder or Beneficial Owner of Series E Notes with respect to whom a Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid to the Auction Agent for such Series E Notes that was accepted in whole or in part, or submitted or is deemed to have submitted a Sell Order for such Series E Notes that was accepted in whole or in part, fails to instruct its Agent Member to deliver such Series E Notes against payment therefor, partial deliveries of Series E Notes that have been made in respect of Potential Holders’ or Potential Beneficial Owners’ Submitted Bids for Series E Notes that have been accepted in whole or in part shall constitute good delivery to such Potential Holders and Potential Beneficial Owners. |
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| (g) | Neither the Issuer nor the Auction Agent nor any affiliate of either shall have any responsibility or liability with respect to the failure of an Existing Holder, or a Potential Holder to deliver Series E Notes or to pay for Series E Notes sold or purchased pursuant to the Auction Procedures or otherwise. |
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APPENDIX B
FORM OF NOTES
Attached.
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APPENDIX C
FORM OF TRUSTEE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE
Attached.
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF Seal
AUTHENTICATION
AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities
of the series designated herein
and referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture.
of the series designated herein
and referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
December ___, 2005
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
AS TRUSTEE
AS TRUSTEE
By:
Authorized Signatory
Authorized Signatory
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