AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST OF COMERICA CAPITAL TRUST II
Exhibit 4.11
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
This AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of November 22, 2006 (this
“Agreement”), among (i) COMERICA INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the “Sponsor”),
(ii) The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Property Trustee”),
(iii) The Bank of New York (Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the “Delaware
Trustee”), and (iv) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as trustee (the “Administrative Trustee” and collectively with
the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the “Trustees”). The Sponsor and the Trustees
hereby agree to amend and restate in its entirety the Declaration of Trust of Comerica Capital
Trust II (the “Trust”), dated as of June 12, 2001, as follows:
1. The Trust shall continue to be known as “Comerica Capital Trust II” in which name the
Trustees or the Sponsor to the extent provided herein, may engage in the transactions contemplated
hereby, make and execute contracts, and xxx and be sued on behalf of the Trust.
2. The Sponsor previously assigned, transferred, conveyed and set over to the Trust the sum of
$10.00. Such amount constitutes the initial trust estate. It is the intention of the parties
hereto that the Trust continued hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of
the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq. (the “Trust Act”), and that
this document constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Delaware Trustee is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and file a restated certificate of trust with the Delaware
Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Act.
3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into a further amended and restated declaration of
trust, satisfactory to each such party (and substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the
1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of
the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the “Preferred Securities”) and
common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution
and delivery of such amended and restated declaration of trust, the Trustees shall not have any
duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by
applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery and licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise.
4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) (a) a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the “1933 Act Registration Statement”), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust and possibly certain
other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the “1934 Act Registration
Statement”) (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto)
relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other
national stock exchange or The Nasdaq National Market (each, an “Exchange”) and execute on behalf
of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates,
agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges; (iii) to negotiate and execute an underwriting
agreement among the Trust, the Sponsor and the underwriter(s) thereto relating to the offer and
sale of the Preferred Securities, substantially in the form included or to be incorporated as an
exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, (iv) to execute and file such applications,
reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and
other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities
under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the
Trust, may deem necessary or desirable and (v) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or
instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Preferred Securities of the Trust. It is
hereby acknowledged and agreed that in connection with any document referred to in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iv) above, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Delaware), in their capacities
as trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of
the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the
Exchanges or state securities or blue sky laws, and in such case only to the extent so required.
5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees
shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the
Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent
required by the Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove
without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty days prior notice to the
Sponsor.
7. The Bank of New York (Delaware), in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or
the duties of the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustee set forth herein (except as may
be required under the Business Trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited
purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the Trust Act.
8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Securities
at the election of the Sponsor.
9. The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) reimburse the Trustees for all reasonable expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts) and (ii) indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Trustees and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the
Trustees (the “Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities,
claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses
of counsel), taxes and penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), to
the extent that such Expenses arise out of, or are imposed upon, or
are asserted at any time against, such Indemnified Persons with respect to the performance of
this Declaration, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify any
Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or
gross negligence of such Indemnified Person.
10. This Declaration shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
| COMERICA INCORPORATED, as Sponsor |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | ||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | ||||
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Property Trustee |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
| Title: | Vice President | ||||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE), as Delaware Trustee |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| Title: | Vice President | ||||
| XXXX X. XXXXXXX, as Administrative Trustee |
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| /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
