Exhibit 4
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PPL CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.,
ISSUER
AND
PPL CORPORATION,
GUARANTOR
TO
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
TRUSTEE
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4
DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2000
SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE INDENTURE
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1997
ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF SECURITIES DESIGNATED
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES D
LIMITED IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TO $500,000,000
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4, dated as of June 1, 2000 among PPL
CAPITAL FUNDING, INC. (formerly called PP&L Capital Funding, Inc.), a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the "Company"), PPL CORPORATION (formerly called PP&L Resources,
Inc.), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (herein called the "Guarantor"), and THE CHASE
MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (herein called the
"Trustee), under the Indenture dated as of November 1, 1997 (hereinafter called
the "Original Indenture"), this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 being supplemental
thereto. The Original Indenture and any and all indentures and instruments
supplemental thereto are hereinafter sometimes collectively called the
"Indenture."
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTOR
The Original Indenture was authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and the Guarantor to provide for the issuance by the Company from time
to time of its Securities (such term and all other capitalized terms used herein
without definition having the meanings assigned to them in the Original
Indenture), to be issued in one or more series as contemplated therein, and for
the Guarantee by the Guarantor of the payment of the principal, premium, if any,
and interest, if any, on such Securities.
As contemplated by Sections 301 and 1201(f) of the Original Indenture,
the Company wishes to establish a series of Securities to be designated "Medium-
Term Notes, Series D" to be limited in aggregate principal amount (except as
contemplated in Section 301(b) of the Original Indenture) to $500,000,000, such
series of Securities to be hereinafter sometimes called "Series No. 4."
As contemplated by Section 201 and 1402 of the Original Indenture, the
Guarantor wishes to establish the form and terms of the Guarantees to be
endorsed on the Securities of Series No. 4.
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to establish the Securities of Series No. 4 and has
duly authorized the issuance of such Securities; the Guarantor has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 and
has duly authorized its Guarantees of the Securities of Series No. 4; and all
acts necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 a valid agreement of
the Company and the Guarantor, to make the Securities of Series No. 4 valid
obligations of the Company, and to make the Guarantees valid obligations of the
Guarantor, have been performed.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4 WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities of Series
No. 4, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
THIRD SERIES OF SECURITIES
SECTION 1. There is hereby created a series of Securities
designated "Medium-Term Notes, Series D" and limited in aggregate principal
amount (except as contemplated in Section 301(b) of the Original Indenture) to
$500,000,000. The forms and terms of the Securities of Series No. 4 shall be
established in an Officer's Certificate of the Company, as contemplated by
Section 301 of the Original Indenture.
SECTION 2. The Company hereby agrees that, if the Company shall
make any deposit of money and/or Eligible Obligations with respect to any
Securities of Series No. 4, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, as
contemplated by Section 701 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an
Officer's Certificate described in clause (z) in the first paragraph of said
Section 701 unless the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, together with
such Officer's Certificate, either:
(A) an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the
satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in respect of such
Securities, shall assume the obligation (which shall be absolute and
unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such
additional sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations
(meeting the requirements of Section 701), if any, or any combination
thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the
money and/or Eligible Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due
the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on
such Securities or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to
the provisions of said Section 701; provided, however, that such instrument
may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as
aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of
a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an
independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected
by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof (which opinion shall be
obtained at the expense of the Company); or
(B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such
Securities, or portions of the principal amount thereof, will not recognize
income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a
result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in
respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on
the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such
satisfaction and discharge had not been effected.
ARTICLE TWO
FORM OF GUARANTEE
Guarantees to be endorsed on the Securities of Series No. 4 shall be
in substantially the form set forth below:
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[FORM OF GUARANTEE]
PPL Corporation (formerly called PP&L Resources, Inc.), a
corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(the "Guarantor", which term includes any successor under the Indenture
(the "Indenture") referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is
endorsed), for value received, hereby unconditionally guarantees to the
Holder of the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if
any, on such Security when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption, or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and
of the Indenture. In case of the failure of PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
(formerly called PP&L Capital Funding, Inc.), a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company", which term includes any
successor under the Indenture), punctually to make any such payment, the
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated
Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or
otherwise, and as if such payment were made by the Company.
The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall
be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by,
any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of such Security or the
Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of such Security or the
Indenture, or any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Company
with respect thereto, by the Holder of such Security or the Trustee or any
other circumstance which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence
shall, without the consent of the Guarantor, increase the principal amount
of such Security, or increase the interest rate thereon, or change any
redemption provisions thereof (including any change to increase any premium
payable upon redemption thereof) or change the Stated Maturity thereof.
The Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of diligence,
presentment, demand for payment, any requirement that the Trustee or the
Holder of such Security exhaust any right or take any action against the
Company or any other Person, filing of claims with a court in the event of
insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding
first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to such Security
or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and
covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged in respect of such
Security except by complete performance of the obligations contained in
such Security and in this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall constitute a
guaranty of payment and not of collection. The Guarantor hereby agrees
that, in the event of a default in payment of principal, or premium, if
any, or interest, if any, on such Security, whether at its Stated Maturity,
by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, legal
proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the
Holder of
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such Security, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Indenture, directly against the Guarantor to enforce this Guarantee
without first proceeding against the Company.
The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to such
Security shall be continuing and irrevocable until the date upon which the
entire principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such
Security has been, or has been deemed pursuant to the provisions of Article
Seven of the Indenture to have been, paid in full or otherwise discharged.
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holder of
such Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed against the Company in
respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor on account of such Security
pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee or the Indenture; provided,
however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive
any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until
the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all
Securities issued under the Indenture shall have been paid in full.
This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue
notwithstanding any petition filed by or against the Company for
liquidation or reorganization, the Company becoming insolvent or making an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or a receiver or trustee being
appointed for all or any significant part of the Company's assets, and
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of the Security upon
which this Guarantee is endorsed, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded
or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by the
Holder of such Security, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent
transfer," or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not
been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is
rescinded, reduced, restored or returned on such Security, such Security
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed
paid only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or
returned.
This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication of the Security upon which this
Guarantee is endorsed shall have been manually executed by or on behalf of
the Trustee under the Indenture.
All terms used in this Guarantee which are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in such Indenture.
This Guarantee shall be deemed to be a contract made under the
laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be
executed as of the date first written above.
PPL CORPORATION
By:
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ARTICLE THREE
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. This Supplemental Indenture No. 4 is a supplement to
the Original Indenture. As supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture No. 4,
the Indenture is in all respects ratified, approved and confirmed, and the
Original Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 2. The recitals contained in this Supplemental Indenture
No. 4 shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Guarantor, and the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness and makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture
No. 4.
SECTION 3. This instrument may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but
all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture No. 4 to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be
hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first written above.
PPL CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Treasurer
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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PPL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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