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Exhibit 4(b)
Agreement Pursuant to Item 601 (b) (4) (iii) (A) and 601 (b) (4) (v) of
Regulation S-K
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EXHIBIT 4(B)
AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO ITEM 601(B)(4)(III)(A) AND
601 (B) (4) (V) OF REGULATION S-K
The Registrant hereby undertakes and agrees to furnish to the Securities
and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of any instrument relating to, or
defining the rights of the holders of, any long-term debt of the Registrant
and/or its subsidiaries, a copy of which has not been filed in reliance upon
Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) and 601 (b) (4) (v) of Regulation S-K or which, although
previously filed, shall have become stale in the sense of Item 10(d) of
Regulation S-K or which shall have been disposed of by the Commission pursuant
to its Record Control Schedule. This Agreement and undertaking is intended to be
effective with respect to Registrant's Long-term Debt instruments whether
securities have been issued thereunder or are yet to be issued thereunder.
Date: May 8, 1998
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer