Contract
This
Subordinated Note is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of the Depository named
below or a nominee of the Depository. This Subordinated Note is not exchangeable
for Subordinated Notes registered in the name of a Person other than the
Depository or its nominee except in the limited circumstances described herein
and in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Subordinated Note (other than
a
transfer of this Subordinated Note as a whole by the Depository to a nominee
of
the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another
nominee of the Depository) may be registered except in the limited circumstances
described herein.
Unless
this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of CDS Clearing
and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS" or the “Depository”) to Citigroup Inc. or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued in respect thereof is registered in the name of CDS & CO., or in such
other name as is requested by an authorized representative of CDS (and any
payment is made to CDS & CO. or to such other entity as is requested by an
authorized representative of CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered holder
hereof, CDS & CO., has an interest herein. This certificate is issued
pursuant to a Master Letter of Representations of Citigroup Inc. to CDS, as
such
letter may be replaced or amended from time to time.
The
Subordinated Notes are not savings accounts or deposits but are unsecured
obligations of Citigroup Inc. The Subordinated Notes are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
or by any other federal agency or instrumentality.
5.160%
Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due May 24,
2027
REGISTERED
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REGISTERED
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CUSIP:
172967 EB 3
ISIN:
XX000000 EB 37
Common
Code: 030171250
No.
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C$___________
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CITIGROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company", which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
CDS
& Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of C$_____________ on May
24, 2027, and until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment
to pay interest thereon (i) from and including May 24, 2007 or from the most
recent Interest Payment Date (as defined herein) to which interest has been
paid
or duly provided for, to but excluding May 24, 2022 (the “Fixed Rate Period”),
semi-annually in equal installments on the twenty-fourth day of May and November
of each year, commencing November 24, 2007, at a fixed rate of 5.160% per annum,
and (ii) from and including May 24, 2022 or from and including the most recent
Interest Payment Date thereafter to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for to but excluding May 24, 2027 or an earlier date of redemption
(the
“Floating Rate Period”), monthly, on the twenty-fourth day of each month,
beginning June 24, 2022 (each such semi-annual or monthly payment date, an
“Interest Payment Date”), at a rate per annum for each interest period equal to
one-month CDOR (as defined herein) plus 0.80%, as determined by Citibank, N.A.,
London office, as calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”), and reset monthly
as described herein. An interest period during the Floating Rate Period will
be
the period commencing on an Interest Payment Date and ending on the day
preceding the next following Interest Payment Date. The interest so payable,
and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as
provided in the Indenture, be paid pursuant to the instructions of the Person
in
whose name this Subordinated Note is registered at the close of business on
the
Record Date for such interest, which shall be (i) the May 9 and November 9
(whether or not a Business Day) next preceding each Interest Payment Date during
the Fixed Rate Period and (ii) the fifteenth day immediately preceding each
Interest Payment Date during the Floating Rate Period.
Any
such
interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to
be
payable to the holder on such Record Date and may either be paid pursuant to
the
instructions of the Person in whose name this Subordinated Note is registered
at
the close of business on a subsequent Record Date, such subsequent Record Date
to be not less than five days prior to the date of payment of such defaulted
interest, notice whereof shall be given to holders of Subordinated Notes of
this
series not less than 15 days prior to such subsequent Record Date, or be paid
at
any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements
of
any securities exchange on which the Subordinated Notes of this series may
be
listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more
fully provided in the Indenture.
During
the Fixed Rate Period, interest will be payable semi-annually in equal
installments and, in the case of any period other than a full semi-annual
period, interest hereon during the Fixed Rate Period will be calculated on
the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days or (in the
case of a leap year) 366 days. Interest hereon during the Floating Rate Period
will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a
year
of 365 days or (in the case of a leap year) 366 days. All Canadian dollar
amounts resulting from the calculations described in the preceding two sentences
will be rounded to the nearest cent.
During
the Fixed Rate Period, if either an Interest Payment Date or a redemption date
falls on a day that is not a Toronto Business Day, the payment due on such
date
will be postponed to the next succeeding Toronto Business Day, and no further
interest will accrue in respect of such postponement. "Toronto Business Day"
means any Toronto business day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange
markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings
in
foreign currency deposits and foreign exchange) in Toronto.
During
the Floating Rate Period, if an Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is
not
a Toronto Business Day, such Interest Payment Date will be the next succeeding
Toronto Business Day, unless that day falls in the next calendar month, in
which
case the Interest Payment Date will be the first preceding Toronto Business
Day.
If either the maturity date or a redemption date falls on a day that is not
a
Toronto Business Day, the payment due on such date will be postponed to the
next
succeeding Toronto Business Day, and no further interest will accrue in respect
of such postponement.
During
both the Fixed Rate Period and the Floating Rate Period, if a date for payment
of interest or principal on the Subordinated Note falls on a day that is not
a
business day in the place of payment, such payment will be made on the next
succeeding business day in such place of payment as if made on the date such
payment was due. No interest will accrue on any amounts payable for the period
from and after the due date for payment of such interest or
principal.
The
Subordinated Notes will be represented by beneficial interests in fully
registered permanent global notes (the "Global Notes") without interest coupons
attached, which will be registered in the name of CDS & Co., as nominee for
CDS, and deposited with CDS.
Beneficial
interests in the Global Notes will be represented through book-entry accounts
of
financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and
indirect participants in CDS. Clearstream International (“Clearstream”) and the
Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) will hold interests on behalf of their
participants through customers' securities accounts in their respective names
on
the books of their respective Canadian subcustodians, each of which is a
Canadian Schedule I chartered bank ("Canadian subcustodians"), which in turn
will hold such interests in customers' securities accounts in the names of
the
Canadian subcustodians on the books of CDS.
All
payments of principal and interest on the Subordinated Notes will be made in
Canadian dollars. Payments on the Global Notes will be made on behalf of the
Company by the fiscal agent pursuant to the instructions of the Person in whose
name this Subordinated Note is registered at the close of business on the
relevant Record Date. All payments made by the fiscal agent on the Company’s
behalf shall discharge the liability of the Company under the Subordinated
Notes
to the extent of the sums so paid.
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Subordinated Note set forth
on
the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or
by
the Fiscal Agent on behalf of the Trustee by manual signature, this Subordinated
Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed
under its corporate seal.
Dated:
May 24, 2007
By:_________________________________
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Title:
Assistant Treasurer
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ATTEST:
By:___________________________________
Title:
Assistant Secretary
This
is
one of the Subordinated Notes of the series issued under the within-mentioned
Indenture.
Dated:
May 24, 2007
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK,
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as
Trustee
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By:_________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-or-
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CITIBANK,
N.A.,
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as
Authenticating Agent
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By:_________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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This
Subordinated Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company
(the "Subordinated Notes"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under
the Indenture, dated as of April 12, 2001, as supplemented August 2, 2004 (the
"Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York (successor to X.X.
Xxxxxx Trust Company, N.A. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (the
"Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture),
to
which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby
made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the
Subordinated Notes and of the terms upon which the Subordinated Notes are,
and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Subordinated Note is one of the
series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate
principal amount of C$500,000,000.
The
Company covenants and agrees that the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated
Notes is subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness
(as defined in the Indenture) to the extent provided in the Indenture, and
each
holder of Subordinated Notes, by his or her acceptance thereof, likewise
covenants and agrees to the subordination provided in the Indenture (including
Article Fourteen thereof) and shall be bound by the provisions
thereof.
In
the
event that the Company shall default in the payment of any principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness when the same becomes
due and payable after any applicable grace period, whether at maturity or at
a
date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise, then, unless and
until
such default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist,
no
direct or indirect payment (in cash, property, securities, by set-off or
otherwise) shall be made or agreed to be made on account of the principal of,
or
premium, if any, or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated
Notes, or in respect of any redemption, retirement or other acquisition of
any
of the Subordinated Notes, except that holders of Subordinated Notes may receive
and retain (x) securities of the Company or any other corporation provided
for
by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate,
at least to the extent provided in these subordination provisions with respect
to the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Notes, to the payment of
all
Senior Indebtedness at the time outstanding and to any securities issued in
respect thereof under any such plan of reorganization or readjustment and (y)
payments made from a defeasance trust created pursuant to Article Eleven of
the
Indenture.
In
the
event of:
(i)
any
insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment,
composition or other similar proceeding relating to the Company, its creditors
or its property,
(ii)
any
proceeding for liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company,
voluntary or involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy
proceedings,
(iii)
any
assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or
(iv)
any
other marshalling of the assets of the Company,
all
Senior Indebtedness (including any interest thereon accruing after the
commencement of any such proceedings) shall first be paid in full before any
payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall
be
made to any Holder of any of the Subordinated Notes on account thereof (except
as provided in the next sentence). Any payment or distribution, whether in
cash,
securities or other property (other than (x) securities of the Company or any
other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment
the
payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in these
subordination provisions with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by the
Subordinated Notes, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness at the time
outstanding and to any securities issued in respect thereof under any such
plan
of reorganization or readjustment and (y) payments made from a defeasance trust
created pursuant to Article Eleven of the Indenture), which would otherwise
(but
for these subordination provisions) be payable or deliverable in respect of
the
Subordinated Notes shall be paid or delivered directly to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness in accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders
until all Senior Indebtedness (including any interest thereon accruing after
the
commencement of any such proceedings) shall have been paid in full.
This
Subordinated Note will bear interest for each interest period during the
Floating Rate Period at a rate determined by Citibank, N.A., London office,
acting as Calculation Agent. The interest rate on this Subordinated Note for
a
particular interest period will be a per annum rate equal to the Canadian dollar
one-month Banker’s Acceptance Rate (“CDOR”) as determined on the related
interest determination date plus 0.80%. The interest determination date for
an
interest period will be the first day of such interest period. Promptly upon
determination, the Calculation Agent will inform the Trustee and the Company
of
the interest rate for the next interest period. Absent manifest error, the
determination of the interest rate by the Calculation Agent shall be binding
and
conclusive on the holders of Subordinated Notes, the Trustee and the
Company.
On
any
interest determination date, CDOR will be equal to the offered rate for Canadian
dollar bankers’ acceptances having a maturity of one month, as such rate appears
on the Reuters Screen CDOR page at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time,
on
such interest determination date. If the Reuters Screen CDOR page is replaced
by
another service or ceases to exist, the calculation agent will use the replacing
service or such other service that may be nominated by the person sponsoring
such information appearing there for the purpose of displaying offered rates
for
Canadian dollar bankers' acceptances having a maturity of one month. If no
such
service exists, the Calculation Agent shall proceed as described in the next
paragraph.
If
no
offered rate appears on the Reuters Screen CDOR page on an interest
determination date at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, then CDOR will
be
the average of the bid rates of interest for Canadian dollar bankers'
acceptances with maturities of one month for same day settlement as quoted
by
such of the Schedule I banks (as defined in the Bank Act (Canada)) as may quote
such a rate as of 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such interest determination
date.
If at least two quotations are provided, CDOR will be the arithmetic average
of
the quotations provided. Otherwise, the rate of CDOR for the next interest
period will be set equal to the rate of CDOR for the preceding interest
period.
If
an
event of default (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to Subordinated
Notes of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the
Subordinated Notes of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner
and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire
indebtedness of this Subordinated Note upon compliance by the Company with
certain conditions set forth in Article Eleven thereof, which provisions apply
to this Subordinated Note.
The
Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, without
the consent of the holders of Securities, to establish, among other things,
the
form and terms of any series of Securities issuable thereunder by one or more
supplemental indentures, and, with the consent of the holders of not less than
a
majority of the principal amount of Securities at the time Outstanding which
are
affected thereby, to modify the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or
the
rights of the holders of Securities of such series to be affected, provided
that
no such modification shall, without the consent of the holder of each
Outstanding Security so affected, (x) change the Stated Maturity of the
principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security,
or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any
premium thereon, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency
in which any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption on or after the
Redemption Date) or modify the provisions of the Indenture with respect to
the
subordination of the Securities in a manner adverse to the Securityholders
or
(y) reduce the aforesaid percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of the holders of which is required for
any supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose holders is required for
any
waiver provided for in the Indenture, or (z) modify certain other provisions
of
the Indenture, as set forth in Section 13.02 of the Indenture.
No
reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Subordinated Note
or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which
is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this
Subordinated Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed.
This
Subordinated Note is a Global Security registered in the name of a nominee
of
the Depository. This Subordinated Note is exchangeable for Subordinated Notes
registered in the name of a person other than the Depository or its nominee
only
in the limited circumstances hereinafter described. Unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for definitive Subordinated Notes in certificated
form, this Subordinated Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository
to
the Depository or another nominee of the Depository.
If
CDS
notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary
in
connection with the Global Notes or ceases to be a recognized clearing agency
under the Securities Act (Ontario) or other applicable Canadian securities
legislation, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within
90 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that CDS is no longer
so
recognized, or if both Clearstream and Euroclear notify the Company that they
are unwilling or unable to continue as a clearing system in connection with
the
Subordinated Notes, or if the Company in its sole discretion decides to allow
some or all of the Subordinated Notes to be exchangeable for definitive
securities in registered form, then the beneficial owners of Subordinated Notes
affected by such events will be notified through the relevant chain of
intermediaries that definitive notes are available. Beneficial owners of
affected book-entry notes will then be entitled (1) to receive physical delivery
in certificated form of definitive notes equal in principal amount to their
beneficial interest and (2) to have the definitive notes registered in their
names. The definitive notes will be issued in denominations of C$100,000 and
integral multiples of C$1,000 in excess thereof. Definitive notes will be
registered in the name or names of the person or persons CDS, Euroclear and
Clearstream specify in a written instruction to the registrar. CDS or Euroclear
and Clearstream may base their written instruction upon directions they receive
from their participants. Thereafter, the holders of the definitive notes will
be
recognized as the "holders" of the notes under the Indenture.
In
the
event definitive notes are issued, the holders of definitive notes will be
able
to receive payments of principal and interest on their notes at the office
of
the Company's paying agents maintained in Toronto and in London. Payment of
principal of a definitive note may be made only against surrender of the note
to
one of the Company's paying agents. The Company also has the option of mailing
checks to the registered holders of the notes.
In
the
event definitive notes are issued, the holders of definitive notes will be
able
to transfer their notes, in whole or in part, by surrendering the notes for
registration of transfer at the office of Citibank Canada, Toronto office,
or
Citibank, N.A., London office, duly endorsed by or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the registrar.
Upon surrender, the Company will execute, and the authenticating agent will
authenticate and deliver, new notes to the designated transferee in the amount
being transferred, and a new note for any amount not being transferred will
be
issued to the transferor. Such new notes will be delivered free of charge at
the
offices of Citibank, N.A. in London or Citibank Canada in Toronto, as requested
by the owner of such new notes. The Company will not charge any fee for the
registration of transfer or exchange, except that it may require the payment
of
a sum sufficient to cover any applicable tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection with the transfer.
Prior
to
due presentment of this Subordinated Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Fiscal Agent and any agent of the Company or the Fiscal Agent
may
treat the Person in whose name this Subordinated Note is registered as the
owner
hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Subordinated Note be overdue,
and
neither the Company, the Fiscal Agent nor any such agent shall be affected
by
notice to the contrary.
The
Company will pay additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") to the beneficial
owner of any Subordinated Note that is a non-United States person in order
to
ensure that every net payment on such Subordinated Note will not be less, due
to
payment of U.S. withholding tax, than the amount then due and payable. For
this
purpose, a "net payment" on a Subordinated Note means a payment by the Company
or a paying agent, including payment of principal and interest, after deduction
for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the
United States. These Additional Amounts will constitute additional interest
on
the Subordinated Note.
The
Company will not be required to pay Additional Amounts, however, in any of
the
circumstances described in items (1) through (13) below.
(1)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the beneficial
owner:
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(a)
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having
a relationship with the United States as a citizen, resident or
otherwise;
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(b)
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having
had such a relationship in the past;
or
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(c)
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being
considered as having had such a
relationship.
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(2)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the beneficial
owner:
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(a)
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being
treated as present in or engaged in a trade or business in the United
States;
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(b)
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being
treated as having been present in or engaged in a trade or business
in the
United States in the past; or
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(c)
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having
or having had a permanent establishment in the United
States.
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(3)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld in whole or in part by reason of the beneficial
owner
being or having been any of the following (as such terms are defined
in
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended):
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(a)
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personal
holding company;
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(b)
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foreign
personal holding company;
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(c)
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foreign
private foundation or other foreign tax-exempt
organization;
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(d)
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passive
foreign investment company;
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(e)
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controlled
foreign corporation; or
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(f)
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corporation
which has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income
tax.
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(4)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the beneficial owner owning
or
having owned, actually or constructively, 10 percent or more of the
total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company entitled
to
vote or by reason of the beneficial owner being a bank that has invested
in a Subordinated Note as an extension of credit in the ordinary
course of
its trade or business.
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For
purposes of items (1) through (4) above, "beneficial owner" means a
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the
holder is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, corporation
or other entity, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust
administered by a fiduciary holder.
(5)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable to any beneficial owner of a Subordinated
Note
that is a:
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(a)
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fiduciary;
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(b)
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partnership;
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(c)
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limited
liability company; or
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(d)
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other
fiscally transparent entity
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or
that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Subordinated Note, or
any
portion of the Subordinated Note. However, this exception to the
obligation to pay Additional Amounts will only apply to the extent
that a
beneficiary or settlor in relation to the fiduciary, or a beneficial
owner
or member of the partnership, limited liability company or other
fiscally
transparent entity, would not have been entitled to the payment of
an
Additional Amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner
or member
received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the
payment.
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(6)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the failure of the beneficial
owner or any other person to comply with applicable certification,
identification, documentation or other information reporting requirements.
This exception to the obligation to pay Additional Amounts will only
apply
if compliance with such reporting requirements is required by statute
or
regulation of the United States or by an applicable income tax treaty
to
which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption
from
such tax, assessment or other governmental
charge.
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(7)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
collected or imposed by any method other than by withholding from
a
payment on a Subordinated Note by the Company or a paying
agent.
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(8)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld by reason of a change in law, regulation, or
administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective
more than
15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever
occurs later.
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(9)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
imposed or withheld by reason of the presentation by the beneficial
owner
of a Subordinated Note for payment more than 30 days after the date
on which such payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever
occurs later.
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(10)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any:
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(a)
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estate
tax;
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(b)
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inheritance
tax;
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(c)
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gift
tax;
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(d)
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sales
tax;
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(e)
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excise
tax;
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(f)
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transfer
tax;
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(g)
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wealth
tax;
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(h)
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personal
property tax; or
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(i)
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any
similar tax, assessment, withholding, deduction or other governmental
charge.
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(11)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required
to be withheld by any paying agent from a payment of principal or
interest
on a Subordinated Note if such payment can be made without such
withholding by any other paying
agent.
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(12)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that
is
required to be made pursuant to any European Union directive on the
taxation of savings income or any law implementing or complying with,
or
introduced to conform to, any such
directive.
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(13)
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Additional
Amounts will not be payable if a payment on a Subordinated Note is
reduced
as a result of any combination of items (1) through (12)
above.
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Except
as
specifically provided herein, the Company will not be required to make any
payment of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any
government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of such
government.
As
used
in this Subordinated Note, "United States person" means:
(a)
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any
individual who is a citizen or resident of the United
States;
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(b)
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any
corporation, partnership or other entity treated as a corporation
or a
partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United
States
or any political subdivision
thereof;
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(c)
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any
estate if the income of such estate falls within the federal income
tax
jurisdiction of the United States regardless of the source of such
income;
and
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(d)
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any
trust if a United States court is able to exercise primary supervision
over its administration and one or more United States persons have
the
authority to control all of the substantial decisions of the
trust.
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Additionally,
"non-United States person" means a person who is not a United States person,
and
"United States" means the United States of America, including the states of
the
United States of America and the District of Columbia, but excluding its
territories and its possessions.
The
Subordinated Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole and
not in part, on any Interest Payment Date occurring on or after May 24, 2022,
at
a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Subordinated
Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date, including
any Additional Amounts.
After
notice has been given as provided in the Indenture and funds for the redemption
of the Subordinated Notes have been made available to the paying agents on
the
redemption date, the Subordinated Notes will cease to accrue interest on and
after the redemption date. Thereafter, the only right of holders of the
Subordinated Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption
price.
Notice
of
any optional redemption of the Subordinated Notes will be given by the Company
at least 30 days before the date fixed for the redemption.
In
addition:
(1) The
Company may, at its option, redeem the Subordinated Notes if:
(a)
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the
Company becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts
as
described above;
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(b)
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the
obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises as a result of any change
in
the laws, regulations or rulings of the United States, or an official
position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws,
regulations or rulings, which change is announced or becomes effective
on
or after May 10, 2007; and
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(c)
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the
Company determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation
to pay
such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable
measures available to it, other than substituting the obligor under
the
Subordinated Notes or taking any action that would entail a material
cost
to the Company.
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(2)
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The
Company may also redeem the Subordinated Notes, at its option,
if:
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(a)
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any
act is taken by a taxing authority of the United States on or after
May
10, 2007, whether or not such act is taken in relation to the Company
or
any subsidiary, that results in a substantial probability that the
Company
will or may be required to pay Additional Amounts as described
above;
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(b)
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the
Company determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation
to pay
such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable
measures available to it, other than substituting the obligor under
the
Subordinated Notes or taking any action that would entail a material
cost
to the Company; and
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(c)
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the
Company receives an opinion of independent counsel to the effect
that an
act taken by a taxing authority of the United States results in a
substantial probability that the Company will or may be required
to pay
the Additional Amounts described above, and delivers to the Trustee
a
certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer, stating that based
on
such opinion the Company is entitled to redeem the Subordinated Notes
pursuant to their terms.
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Any
redemption of the Subordinated Notes as set forth in clauses (1) or (2) above
shall be in whole, and not in part, and will be made at a redemption price
equal
to 100% of the principal amount of the Subordinated Notes Outstanding (as
defined in the Indenture) plus accrued interest thereon to the date of
redemption. Holders shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days’
prior notice by the Trustee of the date fixed for such redemption.
All
terms
used in this Subordinated
Note
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them
in
the Indenture. The Subordinated Notes are governed by the laws of the State
of
New York.