MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VIII AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT among MORGAN STANLEY, as Depositor, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Property Trustee, THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE), as Delaware Trustee and the Administrators named herein
Exhibit
4.3
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VIII
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
among
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX, as Depositor,
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK, as Property Trustee,
and
the
Administrators named herein
April
26,
2007
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VIII
Certain
Sections of this Trust Agreement relating to
Sections
310 through 318 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
Trust
Indenture
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Act
Section
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Section
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310(a)(1)
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8.7
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(a)(2)
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8.7
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(a)(3)
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8.9
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(a)(4)
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2.7(a)(ii)
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(b)
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8.8,
10.10(b)
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311(a)
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8.13,
10.10(b)
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(b)
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8.13,
10.10(b)
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312(a)
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10.10(b)
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(b)
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10.10(b)
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(c)
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5.7
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313(a)
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8.15(a)
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(b)
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8.15(a),
8.15(b)
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(c)
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8.15(a),
10.8
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(d)
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8.15(a)
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314(a)
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8.16
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(b)
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Not
Applicable
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(c)(1)
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8.16,
8.17
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(c)(2)
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8.16,
8.17
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(c)(3)
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8.16,
8.17
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(e)
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8.17
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315(a)
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8.1(d)
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(b)
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8.2
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(c)
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8.1(c)
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(d)
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8.1(d)
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(e)
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Not
Applicable
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316(a)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(1)(A)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(1)(B)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(2)
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Not
Applicable
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(b)
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5.13
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(c)
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6.7
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317(a)(1)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(2)
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8.14
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(b)
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5.10
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318(a)
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10.10(a)
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Note:
This
reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of
the
Trust Agreement.
Table
of Contents
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Page
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINED
TERMS
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SECTION
1.1.
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Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE II |
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CONTINUATION
OF THE ISSUER TRUST |
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SECTION
2.1.
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Name
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12
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SECTION
2.2.
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Office
of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business
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12
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SECTION
2.3.
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Initial
Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational Expenses
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12
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SECTION
2.4.
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Issuance
of the Trust Securities
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12
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SECTION
2.5.
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Issuance
of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of Junior Subordinated
Debentures
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12
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SECTION
2.6.
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Declaration
of Trust
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13
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SECTION
2.7.
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Authorization
to Enter into Certain Transactions
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13
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SECTION
2.8.
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Assets
of Trust
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16
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SECTION
2.9.
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Title
to Trust Property
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16
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ARTICLE III |
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PAYMENT
ACCOUNT |
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SECTION
3.1.
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Payment
Account
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17
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ARTICLE IV |
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DISTRIBUTIONS;
REDEMPTION |
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SECTION
4.1.
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Distributions
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17
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SECTION
4.2.
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Redemption
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19
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SECTION
4.3.
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Subordination
of Common Securities
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21
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SECTION
4.4.
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Payment
Procedures
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21
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SECTION
4.5.
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Tax
Returns and Reports
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22
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SECTION
4.6.
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Payment
of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the Issuer Trust
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22
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SECTION
4.7.
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Payments
under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions
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22
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SECTION
4.8.
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Liability
of the Holder of Common Securities
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23
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ARTICLE V |
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TRUST
SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
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SECTION
5.1.
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Initial
Ownership
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23
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SECTION
5.2.
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The
Trust Securities Certificates
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23
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SECTION
5.3.
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Execution
and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates
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23
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SECTION
5.4.
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Global
Capital Security
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24
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SECTION
5.5.
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Registration
of Transfer and Exchange Generally; Certain Transfers and Exchanges;
Capital Securities Certificates
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25
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SECTION
5.6.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities Certificates
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26
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SECTION
5.7.
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Persons
Deemed Holders
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27
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SECTION
5.8.
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Access
to List of Holders’ Names and Addresses
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27
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SECTION
5.9.
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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27
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SECTION
5.10.
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Appointment
of Paying Agent
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27
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SECTION
5.11.
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Ownership
of Common Securities by Depositor
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28
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SECTION
5.12.
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Notices
to Clearing Agency
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28
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SECTION
5.13.
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Rights
of Holders
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28
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ARTICLE VI |
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ACTS
OF HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
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SECTION
6.1.
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Limitations
on Holder’s Voting Rights
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31
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SECTION
6.2.
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Notice
of Meetings
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32
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SECTION
6.3.
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Meetings
of Holders
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32
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SECTION
6.4.
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Voting
Rights
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32
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SECTION
6.5.
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Proxies,
etc.
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32
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SECTION
6.6.
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Holder
Action by Written Consent
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33
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SECTION
6.7.
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Record
Date for Voting and Other Purposes
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33
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SECTION
6.8.
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Acts
of Holders
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33
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SECTION
6.9.
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Inspection
of Records
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34
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ARTICLE VII |
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION
7.1.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
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34
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SECTION
7.2.
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Representations
and Warranties of Depositor.
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35
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ARTICLE VIII |
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THE
ISSUER TRUSTEES; THE ADMINISTRATORS |
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SECTION
8.1.
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Certain
Duties and Responsibilities
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35
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SECTION
8.2.
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Certain
Notices
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38
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SECTION
8.3.
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Certain
Rights of Property Trustee
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SECTION
8.4.
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Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
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40
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SECTION
8.5.
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May
Hold Securities
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40
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SECTION
8.6.
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Compensation;
Indemnity; Fees
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40
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SECTION
8.7.
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Corporate
Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of Trustees and
Administrators
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42
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SECTION
8.8.
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Conflicting
Interests
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42
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SECTION
8.9.
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Co-Trustees
and Separate Trustee
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42
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SECTION
8.10.
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Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor
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44
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SECTION
8.11.
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor
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45
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SECTION
8.12.
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Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
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46
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SECTION
8.13.
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Issuer Trust
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46
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SECTION
8.14.
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Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
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46
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SECTION
8.15.
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Reports
by Property Trustee
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47
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SECTION
8.16.
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Reports
to the Property Trustee
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47
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SECTION
8.17.
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Evidence
of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
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47
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SECTION
8.18.
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Number
of Issuer Trustees
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47
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SECTION
8.19.
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Delegation
of Power
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48
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SECTION
8.20.
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Appointment
of Administrators
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48
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ARTICLE IX |
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DISSOLUTION,
LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
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SECTION
9.1.
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Dissolution
Upon Expiration Date
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49
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SECTION
9.2.
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Early
Termination
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49
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SECTION
9.3.
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Termination
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49
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SECTION
9.4.
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Liquidation
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49
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SECTION
9.5.
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Mergers,
Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Issuer
Trust
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51
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ARTICLE X |
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS |
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SECTION
10.1.
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Limitation
of Rights of Holders
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52
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SECTION
10.2.
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Amendment
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52
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SECTION
10.3.
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Separability
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53
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SECTION
10.4.
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Governing
Law
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54
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SECTION
10.5.
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Payments
Due on Non-Business Day
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54
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SECTION
10.6.
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Successors
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54
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SECTION
10.7.
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Headings
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55
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SECTION
10.8.
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Reports,
Notices and Demands
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55
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SECTION
10.9.
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Agreement
Not to Petition
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55
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SECTION
10.10.
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Trust
Indenture Act; Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
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56
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SECTION
10.11.
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Acceptance
of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee and Indenture
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57
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SECTION
10.12.
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Counterparts
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57
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Exhibit A |
Certificate
of Trust
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ExhibitB |
Form
of Certificate Depositary Agreement
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Exhibit C |
Form
of Common Securities Certificate
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Exhibit D |
Form
of Capital Securities Certificate
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Exhibit E |
Form
of Expense Agreement
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AGREEMENT
Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2007, among (i) Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, formerly known as Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx & Co., a Delaware
corporation (including any successors or assigns, the “Depositor”), (ii) The
Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as property trustee (in such
capacity, the “Property Trustee”), (iii) The Bank of New York (Delaware), a
Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”) (the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee are referred to collectively herein
as
the “Issuer Trustees”), (iv) two individuals selected by the holders of the
Common Securities (as defined herein) to act as administrators with respect
to
the Issuer Trust (the “Administrators”) and (v) the several Holders, as
hereinafter defined.
W
I T N
E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Issuer Trust (as defined herein) has been established under the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act pursuant to a certain Trust Agreement, dated as of
June
17,
2004
(the
“Original Trust Agreement”), and by the filing of the Certificate of Trust of
the Issuer Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June
17, 2004 (the “Certificate of Trust”), which Certificate of Trust is attached as
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS,
the Depositor, the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee desire to amend
and
restate the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to
provide for, among other things, (i) the issuance and sale of the Common
Securities by the Issuer Trust to the Depositor, (ii) the issuance and sale
of
the Capital Securities by the Issuer Trust pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, (iii) the acquisition by the Issuer Trust from the Depositor of
all
of the right, title and interest in the Junior Subordinated Debentures and
(iv)
the appointment of the Administrators.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other parties
and for the benefit of the Holders, hereby amends and restates the Original
Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees, intending to be legally bound,
as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINED
TERMS
SECTION
1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, except as otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) The
terms
defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article
and
include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) All
other
terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly
or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
(c) The
words
“include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”;
(d) All
accounting terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in
effect at the time of computation;
(e) Unless
the
context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers
to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Trust Agreement;
and
(f) The
words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section
or
other subdivision.
“Act”
has
the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
“Additional
Amount” means, with respect to Trust Securities of a given Liquidation Amount
and a given period, the amount of Additional Interest (as defined in the Junior
Subordinated Debt Indenture) paid by the Depositor on Junior Subordinated
Debentures having a principal amount equal to such Liquidation Amount for such
period.
“Additional
Sums” means any additional amounts paid by the Depositor as specified in
Section 2.03(r) of the Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture.
“Administrators”
means each Person appointed in accordance with Section 8.20 solely in such
Person’s capacity as Administrator of the Issuer Trust and not in such Person’s
individual capacity, or any successor Administrator appointed as herein
provided; with the initial Administrators being Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx.
“Affiliate”
of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used
with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Applicable
Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a
Global Capital Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures
of the Depositary for such Capital Security, in each case to the extent
applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
“Bankruptcy
Event” means, with respect to any Person:
(a) the
entry
of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises judging
such
Person a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjudication or composition of or in
respect of such Person under any applicable federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of
such
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Person
or
of any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(b) the
institution by such Person of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or State
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the consent
by
it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person
or of any substantial part of its property or the making by it of an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be
adjudicated a bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by such Person in
furtherance of any such action.
“Bankruptcy
Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 10.9.
“Board
of
Directors” means the board of directors of the Depositor or the Executive
Committee of the board of directors of the Depositor (or any other committee
of
the board of directors of the Depositor performing similar functions) or a
committee designated by the board of directors of the Depositor (or any such
committee), comprised of two or more members of the board of directors of the
Depositor or officers of the Depositor, or both.
“Board
Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Depositor to have been duly adopted by the
Depositor’s Board of Directors, or such committee of the Board of Directors or
officers of the Depositor to which authority to act on behalf of the Board
of
Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date
of
such certification, and delivered to the Issuer Trustees.
“Business
Day” means a day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday and (b) a day on which
banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by
law
or executive order to remain closed.
“Capital
Securities Certificate” means a certificate evidencing ownership of Capital
Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D.
“Capital
Security” means a preferred undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the
Issuer Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $25 and having the rights provided
therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions
and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.
“Certificate
Depositary Agreement” means the agreement between the Issuer Trust and the
Depositary, as the initial Clearing Agency, dated as of April 26, 2007,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B, as the same may be amended
and
supplemented from time to time.
“Certificate
of Trust” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement.
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“Clearing
Agency” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to
Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The Depositary shall be the initial Clearing
Agency.
“Clearing
Agency Participant” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or
other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry
transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing
Agency.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning specified in the Underwriting Agreement.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this
instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now
assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such
duties at such time.
“Common
Securities Certificate” means a certificate evidencing ownership of Common
Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C.
“Common
Securities Subscription Agreement” means the common securities subscription
agreement between the Issuer Trust and the Depositor dated April 26,
2007.
“Common
Security” means an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer
Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $25 and having the rights provided
therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions
and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the principal office of the Property Trustee located in the
City of New York which at the time of the execution of this Trust Agreement
is
located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as the Property
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the
Depositor, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Property
Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from
time
to time by notice to the Holders and the Depositor).
“Debenture
Default” means a “Default” as defined in the Indenture.
“Debenture
Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the
Indenture.
“Debenture
Redemption Date” means, with respect to any Junior Subordinated Debentures to be
redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed for redemption of such Junior
Subordinated Debentures under the Indenture, including the date of any early
redemption pursuant to the terms thereof, and the Scheduled Redemption
Date.
“Debt
Securities Trustee” means The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation,
as Trustee under the Indenture and any successor.
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“Delaware
Statutory Trust Act” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del.
C. §3801, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.
“Delaware
Trustee” means the corporation identified as the “Delaware Trustee” in the
preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee
of
the Issuer Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in
interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein
provided.
“Depositor”
has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement.
“Depositary”
means The Depository Trust Company or any successor thereto.
“Direct
Action” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13.
“Distribution
Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(a).
“Distribution
Period” means, with respect to the Trust Securities, the period from one
Distribution Date to the immediately following Distribution Date.
“Distributions”
means amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as provided in Section
4.1.
“Early
Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Section 9.2.
“Event
of
Default” means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected
by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court
or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):
(a) the
occurrence of a Debenture Default; or
(b) default
by
the Issuer Trust or the Property Trustee in the payment of any Distribution
when
it becomes due and payable, and continuation of such default for a period of
30
days; or
(c) default
by
the Issuer Trust or the Property Trustee in the payment of any Redemption Price
of any Trust Security when it becomes due and payable; or
(d) default
in
the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty
of the Issuer Trustees in this Trust Agreement (other than a covenant or
warranty, a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is dealt
with in clause (b) or (c) above) and continuation of such default or breach
for
a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified
mail,
to the Issuer Trustees and the Depositor by the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities, a written
notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and
stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or
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(e) the
occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Property Trustee or
all
or substantially all of its property if a successor Property Trustee has not
been appointed within a period of 90 days thereof.
“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any
successor statute thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time.
“Expense
Agreement” means the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, dated as of the
Closing Date, between the Depositor, in its capacity as holder of the Common
Securities, and the Issuer Trust, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
E, as amended from time to time.
“Expiration
Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
“Final
Maturity Date” means, with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, April
15, 2067.
“Global
Capital Securities Certificate” means a Capital Securities Certificate
evidencing ownership of Global Capital Securities.
“Global
Capital Security” means a Capital Security, the ownership and transfers of which
shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section
5.4.
“Guarantee
Agreement” means the Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement executed and
delivered by the Depositor and The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement,
for
the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities, as amended from time
to
time.
“Holder”
means a Person in whose name a Trust Security or Trust Securities is registered
in the Securities Register; any such Person shall be a beneficial owner within
the meaning of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.
“Indenture”
means the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2006, between
the Depositor and the Debt Securities Trustee (as amended or supplemented from
time to time and including the forms and terms of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures established as contemplated thereunder) relating to the issuance
of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
“Investment
Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Investment
Company Event” means the receipt by the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel
experienced in such matters, who shall not be an officer or employee of the
Depositor or any of its Affiliates, to the effect that, as a result of the
occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change (including
any
announced prospective change) in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Issuer Trust is
or
will be considered an “investment company” that is required to be registered
under the Investment Company Act, which change or prospective change becomes
effective or would become effective, as the case may be, on or after April
19,
2007.
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“Issuer
Trust” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII.
“Issuer
Trustees” means, collectively, the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
“Junior
Subordinated Debentures” means the aggregate principal amount of the Depositor’s
6.45% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures maturing on April
15,
2067 issued pursuant to the Indenture.
“Junior
Subordinated Debenture Subscription Agreement” means the junior subordinated
debenture subscription agreement between the Issuer Trust and the Depositor
dated April 26, 2007.
“Lien”
means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, adverse
ownership interest, hypothecation, assignment, security interest or preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind
or
nature whatsoever.
“Like
Amount” means (a) with respect to a redemption of Trust Securities, Trust
Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to that portion of the principal
amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in
accordance with the Indenture, allocated to the Common Securities and to the
Capital Securities based upon the relative Liquidation Amounts of such classes
and (b) with respect to a distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to
Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution or liquidation
of
the Issuer Trust, Junior Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount
equal
to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of the Holder to whom such
Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed.
“Liquidation
Amount” means the stated amount of $25 per Trust Security.
“Liquidation
Date” means the date on which Junior Subordinated Debentures are to be
distributed to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution
and
liquidation of the Issuer Trust pursuant to Section 9.4.
“Liquidation
Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 9.4(d).
“Majority
in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities” or “Majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Common Securities” means, except as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act, Capital Securities or Common Securities, as the case may be,
representing more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all then
Outstanding Capital Securities or Common Securities, as the case may
be.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, the
Chief Legal Officer, any Executive Vice President, the Treasurer and any
Assistant Treasurer of the Depositor, or any other person authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Depositor to execute any such written statement,
and
delivered to the party provided herein. Any Officer’s Certificate delivered with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Trust
Agreement shall include:
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(a) a
statement by the officer signing the Officer’s Certificate that such officer has
read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating
thereto;
(b) a
brief
statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken
by such officer in rendering the Officer’s Certificate;
(c) a
statement that such officer has made such examination or investigation as,
in
such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and
(d) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition
or
covenant has been complied with.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may, unless otherwise
specified herein, be counsel for, or an officer or employee of, the Depositor
or
any Affiliate of the Depositor.
“Optional
Deferral Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(a)(iii).
“Original
Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement.
“Outstanding,”
with respect to Trust Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all
Trust Securities theretofore executed and delivered under this Trust Agreement,
except:
(a) Trust
Securities theretofore canceled by the Property Trustee or delivered to the
Property Trustee for cancellation;
(b) Trust
Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent for
the
Holders of such Trust Securities, provided that if such Trust Securities are
to
be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this
Trust Agreement; and
(c) Trust
Securities which have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other
Trust Securities have been executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 5.4,
5.5,
5.6 and 5.13; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of
the
requisite Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities have given
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver
hereunder, Capital Securities owned by the Depositor, or any Issuer Trustee,
any
Administrator or any Affiliate of the Depositor or any Issuer Trustee shall
be
disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (a) in determining
whether any Issuer Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Capital
Securities that such Issuer Trustee or such Administrator, as the case may
be,
actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded and (b) the foregoing
shall not apply at any time when all of the outstanding Capital Securities
are
owned by the Depositor, one or more of the Issuer Trustees, one or more of
the
Administrators and/or any such Affiliate. Capital Securities so owned which
have
been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrators the pledgee’s
right
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so
to act
with respect to such Capital Securities and that the pledgee is not the
Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor.
“Owner”
means each Person who is the beneficial owner of Global Capital Securities
as
reflected in the records of the Clearing Agency or, if a Clearing Agency
Participant is not the Owner, then as reflected in the records of a Person
maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or indirectly),
in
accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency.
“Paying
Agent” means any paying agent or co-paying agent appointed pursuant to Section
5.10 and shall initially be the Property Trustee.
“Payment
Account” means a segregated non-interest-bearing corporate trust account
maintained with the Property Trustee in its trust department for the benefit
of
the Holders in which all amounts paid in respect of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will be held and from which the Property Trustee, through the Paying
Agent, shall make payments to the Holders in accordance with Sections 4.1 and
4.2.
“Person”
means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, company, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever
nature.
“Property
Trustee” means the Person identified as the “Property Trustee” in the preamble
to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of the Issuer
Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such
capacity, or any successor property trustee appointed as herein
provided.
“Rating
Agency Event” means the determination by the Depositor of a change by any
nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of
Rule
15c3-1 under the Exchange Act that publishes, as of April 19, 2007, a rating
for
the Depositor in the equity credit criteria for securities such as the Capital
Securities or the underlying Junior Subordinated Debentures resulting in a
lower
equity credit to the Depositor than the equity credit assigned by such rating
agency to the Capital Securities or the Junior Subordinated Debentures as of
April 19, 2007.
“Redemption
Date” means, with respect to any Trust Security to be redeemed, the date fixed
for such redemption by or pursuant to this Trust Agreement including the date
of
any early redemption pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, and the Scheduled
Maturity Date; provided that each Debenture Redemption Date and the Final
Maturity Date of the Junior Subordinated Debentures shall be a Redemption Date
for a Like Amount of Trust Securities, including but not limited to any date
of
redemption pursuant to the occurrence of any Special Event of which the
Depositor shall notify the Issuer Trust promptly after the Depositor’s
determination of such Special Event.
“Redemption
Price” means, with respect to any Trust Security, the Liquidation Amount of such
Trust Security, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to but excluding
the
Redemption Date; provided, that, in the case of an early Redemption Date
resulting from the
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occurrence
of a Rating Agency Event, the Redemption Price will equal the Early Redemption
Price as defined in the Indenture.
“Regulatory
Capital Event” means the determination of the Depositor, based on the receipt by
the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters, that as
a
result of any amendment to, clarification of or change (including any announced
prospective change) in applicable laws or regulations or official
interpretations thereof or policies with respect thereto or any official
administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying
such
laws or regulations, which amendment, clarification, change, pronouncement
or
decision is effective or announced on or after April 19, 2007 there is more
than
an insubstantial risk that the Capital Securities will no longer constitute
tier
1 capital of the Depositor or any holding company of which the Depositor is
a
subsidiary for the purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines or policies
of
the Commission or any applicable regulatory body or governmental
authority.
“Relevant
Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
“Responsible
Officer” when used with respect to the Property Trustee means any officer
assigned to the Corporate Trust Office, including any vice president, assistant
vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary, trust officer or
any
other officer of the Property Trustee customarily performing functions similar
to those performed by any of the above designated officers and having direct
responsibility for the administration of this Trust Agreement, and also, with
respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is
referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
“Scheduled
Redemption Date” means, with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
January 15, 2046.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute
thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
“Securities
Register” and “Securities Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in
Section 5.5.
“Senior
Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the Indenture.
“Special
Event” means any Tax Event, Investment Company Event, Rating Agency Event or
Regulatory Capital Event.
“Tax
Event” means the receipt by the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel experienced
in such matters, who shall not be an officer or employee of the Depositor or
any
of its Affiliates, to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to, or
change (including any announced prospective change), in the laws (or any
regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein affecting taxation or as a result of any
official or administrative pronouncement or action or judicial decision
interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change
is
effective or which pronouncement, action or
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decision
is announced on or after April 19, 2007, there is more than an insubstantial
risk that (i) the Issuer Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the delivery
of
such Opinion of Counsel, subject to United States Federal income tax with
respect to income received or accrued on the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
(ii) interest payable by the Depositor to the Issuer Trust on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the delivery of such
Opinion of Counsel will not be, deductible by the Depositor, in whole or in
part, for United States Federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Issuer Trust
is, or will be within 90 days of the delivery of such Opinion of Counsel,
subject to more than a de
minimis
amount of
other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
“Trust
Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the same may be
modified, amended or supplemented in accordance with the applicable provisions
hereof, including (i) all Exhibits hereto, and (ii) for all purposes of this
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement any such modification, amendment or
supplement, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be
a
part of and govern this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and any
modification, amendment or supplement, respectively.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or any successor statute,
in each case as amended from time to time.
“Trust
Property” means (a) the Junior Subordinated Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit
in, or owing to, the Payment Account, and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect
of the foregoing or any other property and assets for the time being held or
deemed to be held by the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust
Agreement.
“Trust
Securities Certificate” means any one of the Common Securities Certificates or
the Capital Securities Certificates.
“Trust
Security” means any one of the Common Securities or the Capital
Securities.
“Underwriters”
has the meaning specified in the Underwriting Agreement.
“Underwriting
Agreement” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2007, among
the Issuer Trust, the Depositor and the Underwriters, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
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ARTICLE
II
CONTINUATION
OF THE ISSUER TRUST
SECTION
2.1. Name. The Issuer Trust continued hereby shall be known as “Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Capital Trust VIII,” as such name may be modified from time to time by the
Administrators following written notice to the Holders of Trust Securities
and
the Issuer Trustees, in which name the Administrators and the Issuer Trustees
may engage in the transactions contemplated hereby, make and execute contracts
and other instruments on behalf of the Issuer Trust and xxx and be
sued.
SECTION
2.2. Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business.
The
address of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is Xxxxx Xxxx Center,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or
such
other address in the State of Delaware as the Delaware Trustee may designate
by
written notice to the Holders and the Depositor. The principal executive office
of the Issuer Trust is in care of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
XX
00000, Attention: Office of the Secretary.
SECTION
2.3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational Expenses.
The
Issuer
Trust acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor in connection with this
Trust Agreement of the sum of $10, which constitutes the initial Trust Property.
The Depositor shall pay all organizational expenses of the Issuer Trust as
they
arise or shall, upon request of any Issuer Trustee, promptly reimburse such
Issuer Trustee for any such expenses paid by such Issuer Trustee. The Depositor
shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the payment of such
expenses.
SECTION
2.4. Issuance of the Trust Securities.
The
Depositor, both on its own behalf and on behalf of the Issuer Trust pursuant
to
the Original Trust Agreement, executed and delivered the Underwriting Agreement.
Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement,
an
Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall execute, manually or by
facsimile, in accordance with Section 5.3, the Property Trustee shall
authenticate in accordance with Section 5.3, and the Issuer Trust shall deliver
to the Underwriters, Capital Securities Certificates, registered in the names
requested by the Underwriters, in an aggregate amount of 33,000,000 Capital
Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $825,000,000, against
receipt of the aggregate purchase price of such Capital Securities of
$825,000,000 by the Issuer Trust.
SECTION
2.5. Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of Junior
Subordinated Debentures.
Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, an Administrator,
on
behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall execute or cause to be executed in accordance
with Section 5.2 and deliver to the Depositor a Common Securities Certificate,
registered in the name of the Depositor, in an aggregate amount of 400 Common
Securities having an aggregate
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Liquidation
Amount of $10,000 against receipt of the aggregate purchase price of such Common
Securities of $10,000 by the Issuer Trust. Contemporaneously therewith, an
Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall subscribe for and purchase
from the Depositor the Junior Subordinated Debentures, registered in the name
of
the Issuer Trust and having an aggregate principal amount equal to $10,000
and,
in satisfaction of the purchase price for such Junior Subordinated Debentures,
the Property Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall deliver to the
Depositor the sum of $825,010,000 (being the sum of the amounts delivered to
the
Property Trustee pursuant to (i) the second sentence of Section 2.4, and (ii)
the first sentence of this Section 2.5) and receive on behalf of the Issuer
Trust the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
SECTION
2.6. Declaration of Trust.
The
exclusive purposes and functions of the Issuer Trust are to (a) issue and sell
Trust Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, and (b) engage in only those other activities
necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. The Depositor hereby appoints
the
Issuer Trustees as trustees of the Issuer Trust, to have all the rights, powers
and duties to the extent set forth herein, and the Issuer Trustees hereby accept
such appointment. The Property Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the
Trust Property in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein
for
the benefit of the Issuer Trust and the Holders. The Depositor hereby appoints
the Administrators, with such Administrators having all rights, powers and
duties set forth herein with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Issuer
Trust, and the Administrators hereby accept such appointment, provided, however,
that it is the intent of the parties hereto that such Administrators shall
not
be trustees with respect to the Issuer Trust and this Trust Agreement shall
be
construed in a manner consistent with such intent. The Property Trustee shall
have the right and power to perform those duties assigned to the Administrators.
The Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall
the
Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities, of the Property
Trustee or the Administrators set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall
be
one of the trustees of the Issuer Trust for the sole and limited purpose of
fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware Statutory Trust
Act
and for taking such actions as are required to be taken by a Delaware trustee
under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.
SECTION
2.7. Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions.
(a) The
Issuer
Trustees and the Administrators shall conduct the affairs of the Issuer Trust
in
accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. Subject to the limitations
set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section and in accordance with the following
provisions (i), (ii) and (iii), the Issuer Trustees and the Administrators
shall
act as follows:
(i) Each
Administrator, acting singly or jointly, is authorized, on behalf of the Trust,
to:
(A) comply
with the Underwriting Agreement regarding the issuance and sale of the Capital
Securities;
(B) assist
in
compliance with the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky
laws, and the Trust Indenture Act;
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(C) assist
in
the listing of the Capital Securities upon such securities exchange or exchanges
as shall be determined by the Depositor, with the registration of the Capital
Securities under the Exchange Act, if required, and the preparation and filing
of all periodic and other reports and other documents pursuant to the
foregoing;
(D) execute
the Trust Securities on behalf of the Issuer Trust in accordance with this
Trust
Agreement;
(E) execute
and deliver an application for a taxpayer identification number for the Issuer
Trust;
(F) execute
on
behalf of the Issuer Trust any documents that the Administrators have the power
to execute pursuant to this Trust Agreement, including without limitation Junior
Subordinated Debenture Subscription Agreements, Common Securities Subscription
Agreements, a Certificate Depositary Agreement and an Expense Agreement, all
by
and between the Issuer Trust and the Depositor; and
(G) take
any
action incidental to the foregoing as necessary or advisable to give effect
to
the terms of this Trust Agreement (and any actions taken in furtherance of
the
above prior to the date of this Trust Agreement by the Administrators are hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects).
(ii) The
Property Trustee shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of the
Issuer Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A) the
establishment of the Payment Account;
(B) the
receipt of the Junior Subordinated Debentures;
(C) the
receipt and collection of interest, principal and any other payments made in
respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in the Payment
Account;
(D) the
distribution of amounts owed to the Holders in respect of the Trust
Securities;
(E) the
exercise of all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures;
(F) the
sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Trust
Securities and the Junior Subordinated Debentures to the Holders in accordance
with this Trust Agreement;
(G) the
distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this Trust
Agreement;
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(H) to
the
extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and
liquidation of the Issuer Trust and the execution of the certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
and
(I) after
an
Event of Default (other than under the definition of such term if such Event
of
Default is by or with respect to the Property Trustee), compliance with the
provisions of this Trust Agreement and the taking of any action to give effect
to the terms of this Trust Agreement and protect and conserve the Trust Property
for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any
such
action on any particular Holder);
provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 2.7(a)(ii) shall require the Property
Trustee to take any action that is not otherwise required in this Trust
Agreement.
(b) So
long as
this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Issuer Trust (or the Issuer Trustees
or Administrators acting on behalf of the Issuer Trust) shall not undertake
any
business, activities or transaction except as expressly provided herein or
contemplated hereby. In particular, neither the Issuer Trustees nor the
Administrators shall (i) acquire any investments, reinvest the proceeds derived
from investments, or engage in any activities not authorized by this Trust
Agreement, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, set-off or
otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or interests therein, including
to Holders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that
would reasonably be expected to cause the Issuer Trust to fail or cease to
qualify as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes or
to
cause the Issuer Trust to become taxable as a corporation or a partnership
for
United States Federal income tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for
borrowed money or issue any other debt, (v) issue any securities or other
evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interests in, the Issuer
Trust other than the Trust Securities or (vi) take or consent to any action
that
would result in the placement of a Lien on any of the Trust Property. The
Property Trustee shall defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any
time
claiming any Lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the
Issuer Trust or the Holders in their capacity as Holders.
(c) In
connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the Depositor
shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Issuer Trust with respect
to, or effect on behalf of the Issuer Trust, the following (and any actions
taken by the Depositor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of
this
Trust Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):
(i) the
preparation and filing by the Issuer Trust, and execution on behalf of the
Issuer Trust, of a registration statement, a free writing prospectus and a
prospectus in relation to the Capital Securities, including any amendments
thereto and the taking of any action necessary or desirable to sell the Capital
Securities in a transaction or a series of transactions not exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act;
(ii) the
determination of the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or
register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and the determination
of
any and all such acts, other than actions that must be taken by or on behalf
of
the Issuer
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Trust,
and
the advice to the Issuer Trustees of actions they must take on behalf of the
Issuer Trust, and the preparation for execution and filing of any documents
to
be executed and filed by the Issuer Trust or on behalf of the Issuer Trust,
as
the Depositor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States in connection with the sale of the Capital
Securities;
(iii) the
negotiation of the terms of, and the execution and delivery of, the Underwriting
Agreement providing for the sale of the Capital Securities;
(iv) compliance
with the listing requirements of the Capital Securities upon such securities
exchange or exchanges as shall be determined by the Depositor, the registration
of the Capital Securities under the Exchange Act, if required, and the
preparation and filing of all periodic and other reports and other documents
pursuant to the foregoing; and
(v) the
taking
of any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the foregoing
activities.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Administrators and the Property Trustee
are
authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Issuer Trust and to
operate the Issuer Trust so that the Issuer Trust will not be deemed to be
an
“investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act,
and will not be taxable as a corporation, a partnership or any other arrangement
other than as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes
and
so that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness
of
the Depositor for United States Federal income tax purposes. In this connection,
the Property Trustee and the Holders of Common Securities are authorized to
take
any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust
or
this Trust Agreement, that the Property Trustee and Holders of Common Securities
determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes,
as
long as such action does not adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of the Holders of the Outstanding Capital Securities. In no event
shall the Administrators or the Issuer Trustees be liable to the Issuer Trust
or
the Holders for any failure to comply with this section that results from a
change in law or regulations or in the interpretation thereof.
SECTION
2.8. Assets of Trust.
The
assets
of the Issuer Trust shall consist solely of the Trust Property.
SECTION
2.9. Title to Trust Property.
Legal
title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Property Trustee
(in its capacity as such) and shall be held and administered by the Property
Trustee for the benefit of the Issuer Trust and the Holders in accordance with
this Trust Agreement.
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ARTICLE
III
PAYMENT
ACCOUNT
SECTION
3.1. Payment Account.
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Property Trustee shall establish the Payment
Account. The Property Trustee and its agents shall have exclusive control and
sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Payment Account for the purpose
of
making deposits in and withdrawals from the Payment Account in accordance with
this Trust Agreement. All monies and other property deposited or held from
time
to time in the Payment Account shall be held by the Property Trustee in the
Payment Account for the exclusive benefit of the Holders and for distribution
as
herein provided, including (and subject to) any priority of payments provided
for herein.
(b) The
Property Trustee shall deposit in the Payment Account, promptly upon receipt,
all payments of principal of or interest on, and any other payments or proceeds
with respect to, the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Amounts held in the Payment
Account shall not be invested by the Property Trustee pending distribution
thereof.
ARTICLE
IV
DISTRIBUTIONS;
REDEMPTION
SECTION
4.1. Distributions.
(a) The
Trust
Securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the Trust Property,
and
Distributions (including of Additional Amounts) will be made on the Trust
Securities at the rate and on the dates that payments of interest (including
of
Additional Interest, as defined in the Indenture) are made on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. Accordingly:
(i) Distributions
on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative and will accumulate whether or
not
there are funds of the Issuer Trust available for the payment of Distributions.
Distributions shall accumulate from and including April 26, 2007, and, except
in
the event (and to the extent) that the Depositor exercises its right to defer
the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures pursuant to the
Indenture, shall be payable quarterly in arrears not later than 10:00 a.m.
(New
York City time) on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year,
commencing on July 15 2007. If any date on which a Distribution is otherwise
payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then the payment of
such
Distribution shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day
(without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), with
the
same force and effect as if made on the date on which such payment was
originally payable (each date on which distributions are payable in accordance
with this Section 4.1(a), a “Distribution Date”).
(ii) The
Trust
Securities shall be entitled to Distributions payable at a rate of 6.45% per
annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities. The amount
of
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Distributions
payable for any period less than a full Distribution Period shall be computed
on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the actual number of
days elapsed in a partial month in a period. Distributions on the Trust
Securities will accumulate from and including the most recent Distribution
Date
to which Distributions have been paid or duly provided for, or, if no
Distributions have been paid or duly provided for, from and including April
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2007 to but excluding the date the Liquidation Amount has been paid or duly
made
available for payment. Distributions payable for each full Distribution Period
will be computed by dividing the rate per annum by four (4). The amount of
Distributions payable for any period shall include any Additional Amounts in
respect of such period.
(iii) So
long as
no Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Depositor
has
the right under the Indenture to defer the payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures at any time and from time to time for a period not
exceeding 40 consecutive quarterly periods (an “Optional Deferral Period”),
provided that no Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the Final Maturity
Date or the acceleration of the Junior Subordinated Debentures following a
Debenture Event of Default. As a consequence of any such deferral, quarterly
Distributions on the Trust Securities by the Issuer Trust will also be deferred
to the extent and except as provided in the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
and
the amount of Distributions to which Holders of the Trust Securities are
entitled that have been so deferred will accumulate additional Distributions
thereon at the rate per annum of 6.45%, compounded quarterly from and including
the most recent Distribution payment date on which Distributions were paid,
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the actual
number of days elapsed in a partial month in such period. Additional
Distributions payable for each full Distribution Period will be computed by
dividing the rate per annum by four (4). The term “Distributions” as used in
Section 4.1 shall include any such additional Distributions provided pursuant
to
this Section 4.1(a)(iii).
(iv) In
the
event of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings in respect of the
Depositor, as described in Section 5.01(b) or (c) of the Indenture, prior to
the
redemption or repayment of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, Holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures shall only have a claim for, or right to receive,
distributions with respect to deferred interest, including accrued interest
on
the deferred payments, to the extent such interest (including accrued interest
on the deferred payments) relates to the first two years of the Optional
Deferral Period and, consequently, Holders of the Trust Securities shall only
have a claim for, or right to receive, Distributions as so reduced.
(v) Distributions
on the Trust Securities shall be made by the Property Trustee from the Payment
Account and shall be payable not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)
on
each Distribution Date only to the extent that the Issuer Trust has funds then
on hand and available in the Payment Account for the payment of such
Distributions.
(b) Distributions
on the Trust Securities with respect to a Distribution Date shall be payable
to
the Holders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust
Securities at
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the
close
of business on the relevant record date, which shall be at the close of business
on the 15th calendar day next preceding the relevant Distribution Date, whether
or not a Business Day.
SECTION
4.2. Redemption.
(a) On
each
Debenture Redemption Date and on the Final Maturity Date of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, the Issuer Trust will be required to redeem a Like
Amount of Trust Securities at the Redemption Price.
(b) Notice
of
redemption shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 15 nor more than 30 days prior to the Redemption
Date to each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder’s address
appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall
state:
(i) the
Redemption Date;
(ii) the
Redemption Price or, if the Redemption Price cannot be calculated prior to
the
time the notice is required to be sent, the manner of calculation of the
Redemption Price provided pursuant to the Indenture together with a statement
that the Redemption Price will be calculated on the third Business Day prior
to
the Redemption Date (and if the manner of calculation of the Redemption Price
is
provided, a further notice shall be sent of the Redemption Price on the date,
or
as soon as practicable thereafter, that notice of such Redemption Price is
received pursuant to the Indenture);
(iii) the
CUSIP
number or CUSIP numbers of the Capital Securities affected;
(iv) if
less
than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed, the identification
and the total Liquidation Amount of the particular Trust Securities to be
redeemed;
(v) that,
on
the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon
each
such Trust Security to be redeemed and that Distributions thereon will cease
to
accumulate on and after said date, except as provided in Section 4.2(d) below;
and
(vi) the
place
or places where Trust Securities are to be surrendered for the payment of the
Redemption Price.
The
Issuer
Trust in issuing the Trust Securities shall use “CUSIP” numbers, and the
Property Trustee shall indicate the “CUSIP” numbers of the Trust Securities in
notices of redemption and related materials as a convenience to Holders;
provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to
the
correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Trust Securities or as
contained in any notice of redemption and related material.
(c) The
Trust
Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed at the Redemption
Price with the applicable proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of Junior
Subordinated Debentures. Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made
and
the Redemption Price shall be payable on each Redemption Date only to the extent
that the Issuer
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Trust
has funds then on hand and legally available in the Payment Account for the
payment of such Redemption Price.
(d) If
the
Issuer Trust gives a notice of redemption in respect of any Capital Securities,
then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Redemption Date, subject to
Section 4.2(c), the Property Trustee will, with respect to Capital Securities
held in book-entry form, irrevocably deposit with the Clearing Agency for such
Capital Securities, to the extent available therefor, funds sufficient to pay
the applicable Redemption Price and will give such Clearing Agency irrevocable
instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the
Capital Securities. With respect to Capital Securities that are not held in
book-entry form, the Property Trustee, subject to Section 4.2(c), will
irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent, to the extent available therefor,
funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give the Paying
Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to
the
Holder of the Capital Securities upon surrender of their Capital Securities
Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions payable on or prior
to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities called for redemption shall
be
payable to the Holders of such Trust Securities as they appear on the Securities
Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record dates for the related
Distribution Dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, then, upon the date of such deposit, all rights of
Holders holding Trust Securities so called for redemption will cease, except
the
right of such Holders to receive the Redemption Price and any Distribution
payable in respect of the Trust Securities on or prior to the Redemption Date,
but without interest, and such Securities will cease to be Outstanding. In
the
event that any date on which any applicable Redemption Price is payable is
not a
Business Day, then payment of the applicable Redemption Price payable on such
date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without
any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the same force
and effect as if made on such date. In the event that payment of the Redemption
Price in respect of any Trust Securities called for redemption is improperly
withheld or refused and not paid either by the Issuer Trust or by the Depositor
pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, Distributions on such Trust Securities
will
continue to accumulate, as set forth in Section 4.1, from and including the
Redemption Date originally established by the Issuer Trust for such Trust
Securities to but excluding the date such applicable Redemption Price is
actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date fixed
for
redemption for purposes of calculating the applicable Redemption
Price.
(e) Subject
to
Section 4.3(a), if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be
redeemed on a Redemption Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of such
Trust Securities to be redeemed shall be allocated pro rata to the Common
Securities and the Capital Securities based on the relative aggregate
Liquidation Amounts of such classes. The particular Capital Securities to be
redeemed shall be selected on a pro rata basis based on their respective
Liquidation Amounts not more than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date by the
Property Trustee from the Outstanding Capital Securities not previously called
for redemption by any method the Property Trustee deems fair and appropriate,
or
if the Capital Securities are then held in the form of a Global Capital Security
in accordance with the customary procedures for the Clearing Agency. The
Property Trustee shall promptly notify the Securities Registrar in writing
of
the Capital Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Capital
Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount thereof
to be
redeemed. For all purposes
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of
this
Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating
to the redemption of Capital Securities shall relate, in the case of any Capital
Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities that has been or is to be
redeemed.
SECTION
4.3. Subordination of Common Securities.
(a) Payment
of
Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, the Redemption
Price of, and the Liquidation Distribution in respect of, the Trust Securities,
as applicable, shall be made, subject to Section 4.2(e), pro rata among the
Common Securities and the Capital Securities based on the Liquidation Amount
of
such Trust Securities; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date
or
Redemption Date any Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event of Default
specified in Section 5.01(a) or a Debenture Default specified in Section 5.06(a)
or 5.06(b) of the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment
of
any Distribution (including any Additional Amounts) on, Redemption Price of,
or
Liquidation Distribution in respect of, any Common Security, and no other
payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common
Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated
and
unpaid Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) on all Outstanding
Capital Securities for all Distribution Periods terminating on or prior thereto,
or, in the case of payment of the Redemption Price, the full amount of such
Redemption Price on all Outstanding Capital Securities then called for
redemption, or in the case of payment of the Liquidation Distribution the full
amount of such Liquidation Distribution on all Outstanding Capital Securities,
shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately available to
the
Property Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all
Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) on, the Redemption Price of,
or
the Liquidation Distribution in respect of Capital Securities then due and
payable. The existence of an Event of Default does not entitle the Holders
of
Trust Securities to accelerate the maturity thereof.
(b) In
the
case of the occurrence of any Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event
of Default specified in Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture or any Debenture
Default specified in Section 5.06(a) or 5.06(b) of the Indenture, the Holder
of
the Common Securities shall have no right to act with respect to any such Event
of Default under this Trust Agreement until the effects of all such Events
of
Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated. Until all such Events of Default under this Trust
Agreement with respect to the Capital Securities have been so cured, waived
or
otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely on behalf of the
Holders of the Capital Securities and not on behalf of the Holder of the Common
Securities, and only the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right
to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf.
SECTION
4.4. Payment Procedures.
Payments
of Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) in respect of the Capital
Securities shall be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or, if the
Capital Securities are held by a Clearing Agency, such Distributions shall
be
made to the Clearing Agency in immediately available funds, which will credit
the relevant accounts on the applicable Distribution Dates. Payments of
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Distributions,
other than Distributions payable at maturity, to Holders of $1,000,000 or more
in aggregate Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities may be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds upon written request of such Holder
to
the Securities Registrar not later than 15 calendar days prior to the date
on
which the Distribution is payable. Payments in respect of the Common Securities
shall be made in such manner as shall be mutually agreed between the Property
Trustee and the Holder of the Common Securities.
SECTION
4.5. Tax Returns and Reports.
The
Administrators shall prepare (or cause to be prepared), at the Depositor’s
expense, and file all United States Federal, state and local tax and information
returns and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Issuer Trust.
In this regard, the Administrators shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to
be
prepared and filed) all Internal Revenue Service forms required to be filed
in
respect of the Issuer Trust in each taxable year of the Issuer Trust and (b)
prepare and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished) to each Holder
all
Internal Revenue Service forms required to be provided by the Issuer Trust.
The
Administrators shall provide the Depositor and the Property Trustee with a
copy
of all such returns and reports promptly after such filing or furnishing. The
Issuer Trustees shall comply with United States Federal withholding and backup
withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect to
any
payments to Holders under the Trust Securities.
On
or
before December 15 of each year during which any Capital Securities are
Outstanding, the Administrators shall furnish to the Property Trustee such
information as may be reasonably requested by the Property Trustee in order
that
the Property Trustee may prepare the information which it is required to report
for such year on Internal Revenue Service Forms 1096 and 1099 pursuant to
Section 6049 of the Code. Such information shall include the amount of original
issue discount includible in income for each Outstanding Capital Security during
such year.
SECTION
4.6. Payment of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the Issuer Trust.
Upon
receipt under the Junior Subordinated Debentures of Additional Sums, the
Property Trustee shall promptly pay, or cause the Administrators to pay in
connection with the filing of any tax returns or reports pursuant to Section
4.5, any taxes, duties or governmental charges of whatsoever nature (other
than
withholding taxes) imposed on the Issuer Trust by the United States or any
other
taxing authority.
SECTION
4.7. Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions.
Any
amount
payable hereunder to any Holder of Capital Securities shall be reduced by the
amount of any corresponding payment such Holder has directly received pursuant
to Section 5.01 of the Indenture or Section 5.13 of this Trust
Agreement.
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SECTION
4.8. Liability of the Holder of Common Securities.
The
Holder
of Common Securities shall be liable for the debts and obligations of the Issuer
Trust (other than with respect to the Trust Securities) to the extent not
satisfied out of the Issuer Trust’s assets.
ARTICLE
V
TRUST
SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
SECTION
5.1. Initial Ownership.
Upon
the
creation of the Issuer Trust and the contribution by the Depositor pursuant
to
Section 2.3 and until the issuance of the Trust Securities, and at any time
during which no Trust Securities are Outstanding, the Depositor shall be the
sole beneficial owner of the Issuer Trust.
SECTION
5.2. The Trust Securities Certificates.
(a) The
Trust
Securities Certificates shall be issued in multiples of $25 and shall be
executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust by manual or facsimile signature of
at
least one Administrator. Trust Securities Certificates bearing the manual
signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall
have
been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall be validly
issued and entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding
that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized
prior
to the delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates or did not hold such
offices at the date of delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates. A
transferee of a Trust Securities Certificate shall become a Holder, and shall
be
entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder,
upon due registration of such Trust Securities Certificate in such transferee’s
name pursuant to Section 5.5.
(b) Upon
their
original issuance, Capital Securities Certificates shall be issued in the form
of one or more fully registered Global Capital Securities Certificates which
will be deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the
name
of the Depositary’s nominee. Unless and until it is exchangeable in whole or in
part for the Capital Securities in definitive form, a global security may not
be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary
or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the
Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such
Depositary or a nominee of such successor.
(c) Common
Securities Certificates representing the Common Securities shall be issued
to
the Depositor in the form of one or more definitive Common Securities
Certificates.
SECTION
5.3. Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates.
At
the
Closing Date, at least one of the Administrators shall cause Trust Securities
Certificates, in an aggregate Liquidation Amount as provided in Sections 2.4
and
2.5, to be executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust by manual or facsimile
signature. The Capital Securities so
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executed
shall be delivered to the Property Trustee and upon such delivery the Property
Trustee shall manually authenticate upon the written order of the Depositor
such
Capital Securities Certificates and deliver such Capital Securities Certificates
upon the written order of the Depositor, executed by an authorized officer
thereof, without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized
denominations.
SECTION
5.4. Global Capital Security.
(a) Any
Global
Capital Security issued under this Trust Agreement shall be registered in the
name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency and delivered to such custodian
therefor, and such Global Capital Security shall constitute a single Capital
Security for all purposes of this Trust Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Trust Agreement, a Global Capital Security may
not
be exchanged in whole or in part for Capital Securities registered, and no
transfer of the Global Capital Security in whole or in part may be registered,
in the name of any Person other than the Clearing Agency for such Global Capital
Security, or its nominee thereof unless (i) such Clearing Agency advises the
Property Trustee in writing that such Clearing Agency is no longer willing
or
able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Clearing Agency with respect
to such Global Capital Security or if it ceases to be a Clearing Agency under
the Exchange Act, and the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor
within 90 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that the Depositary
is no longer so registered, or (ii) the Issuer Trust at its option advises
the
Depositary in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through
the Clearing Agency.
(c) If
a
Capital Security is to be exchanged in whole or in part for a beneficial
interest in a Global Capital Security, then either (i) such Global Capital
Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or cancellation as provided in
this Article V or (ii) the aggregate Liquidation Amount thereof shall be reduced
or increased by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged or
cancelled or equal to the Liquidation Amount of such other Capital Security
to
be so exchanged for a beneficial interest therein, as the case may be, by means
of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Security Registrar,
whereupon the Property Trustee, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures,
shall instruct the Clearing Agency or its authorized representative to make
a
corresponding adjustment to its records. Upon any such surrender or adjustment
of a Global Capital Security by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration
instructions, the Property Trustee shall, subject to Section 5.4(b) and as
otherwise provided in this Article V, authenticate and deliver any Capital
Securities issuable in exchange for such Global Capital Security (or any portion
thereof) in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. The
Property Trustee shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in
relying on, such instructions.
(d) Every
Capital Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer
of,
or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Capital Security or any portion
thereof, whether pursuant to this Article V or Article IV or otherwise, shall
be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Capital
Security, unless such Global Capital Security is registered
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in
the
name of a Person other than the Clearing Agency for such Global Capital Security
or a nominee thereof.
(e) The
Clearing Agency or its nominee, as the registered owner of a Global Capital
Security, shall be considered the Holder of the Capital Securities represented
by such Global Capital Security for all purposes under this Trust Agreement
and
the Capital Securities, and owners of beneficial interests in such Global
Capital Security shall hold such interests pursuant to the Applicable Procedures
and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be entitled to receive
physical delivery of any such Capital Securities in definitive form and shall
not be considered the Holders thereof under this Trust Agreement. Accordingly,
any such owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Capital Security shall be
shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through,
records maintained by the Clearing Agency or its nominee. Neither the Property
Trustee nor the Securities Registrar shall have any liability in respect of
any
transfers effected by the Clearing Agency.
(f) The
rights
of owners of beneficial interests in a Global Capital Security shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such owners and the Clearing
Agency.
SECTION
5.5. Registration of Transfer and Exchange Generally; Certain Transfers and
Exchanges; Capital Securities Certificates.
(a) The
Property Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept at its Corporate Trust Office
a
register or registers for the purpose of registering Capital Securities
Certificates and transfers and exchanges of Capital Securities Certificates
in
which the registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Capital Securities
(the “Securities Registrar”), subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, shall provide for the registration of Capital Securities Certificates
and Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section 5.11 in the case of
Common Securities Certificates) and registration of transfers and exchanges
of
Capital Securities Certificates as herein provided. Such register is herein
sometimes referred to as the “Securities Register.” The Property Trustee is
hereby appointed “Securities Registrar” for the purpose of registering Capital
Securities and transfers of Capital Securities as herein provided.
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Capital Security at the offices
or
agencies of the Property Trustee designated for that purpose an Administrator
shall execute, and the Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in
the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Capital
Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations of like tenor
and
aggregate Liquidation Amount and bearing such legends as may be required by
this
Trust Agreement.
At
the
option of the Holder, Capital Securities may be exchanged for other Capital
Securities of any authorized denominations, of like tenor and aggregate
Liquidation Amount and bearing such legends as may be required by this Trust
Agreement, upon surrender of the Capital Securities to be exchanged at such
office or agency. Whenever any securities are so surrendered for exchange,
an
Administrator shall execute and the Property Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver the Capital Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled
to receive.
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All
Capital Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Capital Securities
shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer Trust, evidencing the same debt,
and entitled to the same benefits under this Trust Agreement, as the Capital
Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
Every
Capital Security presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if
so
required by the Property Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Property Trustee
and
the Securities Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or such Holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing.
No
service
charge shall be made to a Holder for any transfer or exchange of Capital
Securities, but the Property Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient
to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Capital Securities.
Neither
the Issuer Trust nor the Property Trustee shall be required, pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange
any Capital Security during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the first mailing of the notice of redemption, or (ii) to register
the transfer of or exchange any Capital Security so selected for redemption
in
whole or in part, except, in the case of any such Capital Security to be
redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed.
(b) Certain
Transfers and Exchanges. Trust Securities may only be transferred, in whole
or
in part, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Trust
Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any transfer or purported
transfer of any Trust Security not made in accordance with this Trust Agreement
shall be null and void.
(i) Non-Global
Security to Non-Global Security. A Capital Security that is not a Global Capital
Security may be transferred, in whole or in part, to a Person who takes delivery
in the form of another Trust Security that is not a Global Security as provided
in Section 5.5(a).
(ii) Free
Transferability. Subject to this Section 5.5, Capital Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(iii) Exchanges
Between Global Capital Security and Non-Global Capital Security. A beneficial
interest in a Global Capital Security may be exchanged for a Capital Security
that is not a Global Capital Security as provided in Section 5.4.
SECTION
5.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
Certificates.
If
(a) any
mutilated Trust Securities Certificate shall be surrendered to the Securities
Registrar, or if the Securities Registrar shall receive evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Trust Securities
Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered to the Securities Registrar and
the
Administrators such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save
each of them harmless, then in the absence of notice that such Trust Securities
Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the
Administrators, or any one of
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them,
on
behalf of the Issuer Trust shall execute and make available for delivery, and
the Property Trustee shall authenticate, in exchange for or in lieu of any
such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Securities Certificate, a new Trust
Securities Certificate of like class, tenor and denomination. In connection
with
the issuance of any new Trust Securities Certificate under this Section, the
Administrators or the Securities Registrar may require the payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in
connection therewith. Any duplicate Trust Securities Certificate issued pursuant
to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an undivided beneficial
interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust corresponding to that evidenced
by
the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Certificate, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities Certificate shall
be found at any time.
SECTION
5.7. Persons Deemed Holders.
The
Issuer
Trustees or the Securities Registrar shall treat the Person in whose name any
Trust Securities are issued as the owner of such Trust Securities for the
purpose of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever, and
none of the Issuer Trustees, the Administrators nor the Securities Registrar
shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.
SECTION
5.8. Access to List of Holders’ Names and Addresses.
Each
Holder and each Owner shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold the Depositor,
the Property Trustee, or the Administrators accountable by reason of the
disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which such
information was derived.
SECTION
5.9. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The
Property Trustee shall designate, with the consent of the Administrators, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, an office or offices or agency
or
agencies where Capital Securities Certificates may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon
the Issuer Trustees in respect of the Trust Securities Certificates may be
served. The Property Trustee initially designates its Corporate Trust Office
at
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate
Trust
Administration, as its corporate trust office for such purposes. The Property
Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Administrators
and to the Holders of any change in the location of the Securities Register
or
any such office or agency.
SECTION
5.10. Appointment of Paying Agent.
The
Paying
Agent shall make Distributions to Holders from the Payment Account and shall
report the amounts of such Distributions to the Property Trustee and the
Administrators. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw
funds from the Payment Account solely for the purpose of making the
Distributions referred to above. The Property Trustee may revoke such power
and
remove any Paying Agent in its sole discretion. The Paying Agent shall initially
be the Property Trustee. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall be permitted
to
resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days’ written notice to the Administrators and
the Property Trustee. In the event that the Property Trustee shall no longer
be
the Paying Agent or a successor Paying
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Agent
shall resign or its authority to act be revoked, the Property Trustee shall
appoint a successor (which shall be a bank or trust company) that is reasonably
acceptable to the Administrators to act as Paying Agent. Such successor Paying
Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed by the Property Trustee shall
execute and deliver to the Issuer Trustees an instrument in which such successor
Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Issuer Trustees
that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent
will hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment to the Holders in trust
for
the benefit of the Holders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to
such Holders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Property
Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return
all funds in its possession to the Property Trustee. The provisions of Sections
8.1, 8.3 and 8.6 herein shall apply to the Bank also in its role as Paying
Agent, for so long as the Bank shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent
applicable, to any other paying agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in
this
Trust Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent chosen
by
the Property Trustee unless the context requires otherwise.
SECTION
5.11. Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor.
At
the
Closing Date, the Depositor shall acquire and retain beneficial and record
ownership of the Common Securities. Neither the Depositor nor any successor
Holder of the Common Securities may transfer less than all the Common
Securities, and the Depositor or any such successor Holder may transfer the
Common Securities only (i) in connection with a consolidation or merger of
the
Depositor into another Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease by the
Depositor of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, or (ii) to an Affiliate
of
the Depositor in compliance with applicable law (including the Securities Act
and applicable state securities and blue sky laws). To the fullest extent
permitted by law, any attempted transfer of the Common Securities, other than
as
set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, shall be void. The
Administrators shall cause each Common Securities Certificate issued to the
Depositor to contain a legend stating “THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT TO THE DEPOSITOR OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE DEPOSITOR IN COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE LAW AND SECTION 5.11 OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT.”
SECTION
5.12. Notices to Clearing Agency.
To
the
extent that a notice or other communication to the Holders is required under
this Trust Agreement, for so long as Capital Securities are represented by
a
Global Capital Securities Certificate, the Administrators and the Issuer
Trustees shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to
be
given to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no obligations to the
Owners.
SECTION
5.13. Rights of Holders.
(a) The
legal
title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the Property Trustee (in
its capacity as such) in accordance with Section 2.9, and the Holders shall
not
have any right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial interest
in
the assets of the Issuer Trust conferred by their Trust Securities and they
shall have no right to call for any partition or
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division
of property, profits or rights of the Issuer Trust except as described below.
The Trust Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights
specifically set forth therein and in this Trust Agreement. The Trust Securities
shall have no preemptive or similar rights and when issued and delivered to
Holders against payment of the purchase price therefor, as provided herein,
will
be fully paid and nonassessable by the Issuer Trust. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 4.8, the Holders of the Trust Securities, in their
capacities as such, shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(b) For
so
long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, if, upon a Debenture Event
of
Default, the Debt Securities Trustee fails or the holders of not less than
25%
in principal amount of the outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures fail
to
declare the principal of all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be
immediately due and payable, the Holders of at least 25% in Liquidation Amount
of the Capital Securities then Outstanding shall have such right to make such
declaration by a notice in writing to the Property Trustee, the Depositor and
the Debt Securities Trustee.
At
any
time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Debt Securities Trustee as
provided in the Indenture, the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount
of
the Capital Securities, by written notice to the Property Trustee, the Depositor
and the Debt Securities Trustee, may waive all defaults and rescind and annul
such declaration and its consequences if:
(i) the
Depositor has paid or deposited with the Debt Securities Trustee a sum
sufficient to pay
(A) all
overdue installments of interest on all of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
(B) any
accrued Additional Interest (as defined in the Indenture) on all of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
(C) the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Junior Subordinated Debentures which
have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest
and Additional Interest thereon at the rate borne by the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, and
(D) all
sums
paid or advanced by the Debt Securities Trustee under the Indenture and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debt
Securities Trustee and the Property Trustee, their agents and counsel;
and
(ii) all
Debenture Defaults with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, other
than the non-payment of the principal of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived
as
provided in Section 5.10 of the Indenture.
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If
the
Property Trustee fails to annul any such declaration and waive such default,
the
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities
shall also have the right to rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences by written notice to the Depositor, the Property Trustee and the
Debt Securities Trustee, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth
in Clause (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.13(b).
The
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities
may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past
Debenture Default, except a default in the payment of principal or interest
(unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured
installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has
been deposited with the Debt Securities Trustee) or a default in respect of
a
covenant or provision which under the Indenture cannot be modified or amended
without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Junior Subordinated
Debentures. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair
any
right consequent thereon.
Upon
receipt by the Property Trustee of written notice declaring such an
acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of the Capital
Securities all or part of which is represented by Global Capital Securities,
a
record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Capital
Securities entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the
close of business on the day the Property Trustee receives such notice. The
Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such
Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided, that, unless such declaration
of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have
become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having joined in such
notice prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such notice
of
declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be,
shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and
of
no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy
of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written
notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof,
as
the case may be, that is identical to a written notice which has been canceled
pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record
date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section
5.13(b).
(c) For
so
long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, to the fullest extent
permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement and the
Indenture, upon a Debenture Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(a) or
a
Debenture Default specified in Section 5.06(a) or 5.06(b) of the Indenture
or a
failure to comply with the Alternative Payment Mechanism or the Replacement
Capital Obligation (each as defined in the Junior Subordinated Debentures),
any
Holder of Capital Securities shall have the right to institute a proceeding
directly against the Depositor, pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture,
for
enforcement of payment to such Holder of the principal amount of or interest
on
Junior Subordinated Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to
the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder (a “Direct
Action”). Except as set forth in Sections 5.13(b) and 5.13(c), the Holders of
Capital Securities shall have no right to exercise directly any right or remedy
available to the holders of, or in respect of, the Junior Subordinated
Debentures.
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ARTICLE
VI
ACTS
OF
HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
SECTION
6.1. Limitations on Holder’s Voting Rights.
(a) Except
as
provided in this Trust Agreement and in the Indenture and as otherwise required
by law, no Holder of Capital Securities shall have any right to vote or in
any
manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management of the
Issuer Trust or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth or contained in the terms of the Trust Securities Certificates be
construed so as to constitute the Holders from time to time as members of an
association.
(b) So
long as
any Junior Subordinated Debentures are held by the Property Trustee on behalf
of
the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee shall not (i) direct the time, method
and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debt
Securities Trustee, or executing any trust or power conferred on the Property
Trustee with respect to such Junior Subordinated Debentures, (ii) waive any
past
default that may be waived under Section 5.10 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Junior
Subordinated Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, where such consent shall be required, without, in
each
case, obtaining the prior approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, provided, however, that where
a
consent under the Indenture would require the consent of each Holder of Junior
Subordinated Debentures affected thereby, no such consent shall be given by
the
Property Trustee without the prior written consent of each Holder of Capital
Securities. The Property Trustee shall not revoke any action previously
authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of Capital Securities, except
by
a subsequent vote of the Holders of Capital Securities. The Property Trustee
shall notify all Holders of the Capital Securities of any notice of default
received with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. In addition to
obtaining the foregoing approvals of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the Property Trustee shall, at
the
expense of the Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that such action will not cause the Issuer Trust to be
taxable as a corporation, a partnership or any other arrangement other than
as a
grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes.
(c) If
any
proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the Issuer Trust
otherwise proposes to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect in
any
material respect the interests, powers, preferences or special rights of the
Capital Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Trust Agreement or
otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer
Trust, other than pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement, then the
Holders of Outstanding Capital Securities as a class will be entitled to vote
on
such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Capital Securities.
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SECTION
6.2. Notice of Meetings.
Notice
of
all meetings of the Holders, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting,
shall be given by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 10.8 to each Holder
of record, at his registered address, at least 15 days and not more than 90
days
before the meeting. At any such meeting, any business properly before the
meeting may be so considered whether or not stated in the notice of the meeting.
Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned without further
notice.
SECTION
6.3. Meetings of Holders.
No
annual
meeting of Holders is required to be held. The Property Trustee, however, shall
call a meeting of Holders to vote on any matter upon the written request of
the
Holders of record of 25% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities and the Administrators or the Property Trustee may, at any time
in
their discretion, call a meeting of Holders of Capital Securities to vote on
any
matters as to which Holders are entitled to vote.
Holders
of
at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, present
in
person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of
Holders of the Capital Securities.
If
a
quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders of record
present, in person or by proxy, holding Capital Securities representing at
least
a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities held by the Holders
present, either in person or by proxy, at such meeting shall constitute the
action of the Holders of Capital Securities, unless this Trust Agreement
requires a greater number of affirmative votes.
SECTION
6.4. Voting Rights.
Holders
shall be entitled to one vote for each $25 of Liquidation Amount represented
by
their Outstanding Trust Securities in respect of any matter as to which such
Holders are entitled to vote.
SECTION
6.5. Proxies, etc.
At
any
meeting of Holders, any Holder entitled to vote thereat may vote by proxy,
provided that no proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been
placed on file with the Property Trustee, or with such other officer or agent
of
the Issuer Trust as the Property Trustee may direct, for verification prior
to
the time at which such vote shall be taken. Pursuant to a resolution of the
Property Trustee, proxies may be solicited in the name of the Property Trustee
or one or more officers of the Property Trustee. Only Holders of record shall
be
entitled to vote. When Trust Securities are held jointly by several Persons,
any
one of them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such
Trust Securities, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting
in person or by proxy, and such joint owners or their proxies so present
disagree as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect
of such Trust Securities. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf
of a
Holder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise,
and
the burden of proving invalidity
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shall
rest
on the challenger. No proxy shall be valid more than three years after its
date
of execution.
SECTION
6.6. Holder Action by Written Consent.
Any
action
which may be taken by Holders at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if
Holders holding at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of all Trust
Securities entitled to vote in respect of such action (or such larger proportion
thereof as shall be required by any other provision of this Trust Agreement)
shall consent to the action in writing.
SECTION
6.7. Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes.
For
the
purposes of determining the Holders who are entitled to notice of and to vote
at
any meeting or by written consent, or to participate in any distribution on
the
Trust Securities in respect of which a record date is not otherwise provided
for
in this Trust Agreement, or for the purpose of any other action, the
Administrators or Property Trustee may from time to time fix a date, not more
than 90 days prior to the date of any meeting of Holders or the payment of
a
distribution or other action, as the case may be, as a record date for the
determination of the identity of the Holders of record for such
purposes.
SECTION
6.8. Acts of Holders.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided or permitted by this Trust Agreement to be given, made or taken
by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent
duly
appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Property Trustee. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied
therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of
the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient
for any purpose of this Trust Agreement and (subject to Section 8.1) conclusive
in favor of the Issuer Trustees, if made in the manner provided in this
Section.
The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate
of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact
and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of
the
Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which any
Issuer Trustee or Administrator receiving the same deems
sufficient.
The
ownership of Trust Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
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Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act
of the Holder of any Trust Security shall bind every future Holder of the same
Trust Security and the Holder of every Trust Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
in
respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Issuer Trustees,
the Administrators or the Issuer Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security.
Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder
with regard to any particular Trust Security may do so with regard to all or
any
part of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security or by one or more duly
appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with
regard to all or any part of such Liquidation Amount.
If
any
dispute shall arise among the Holders, the Administrators or the Issuer Trustees
with respect to the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request,
demand, authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Holder
or
Issuer Trustee under this Article VI, then the determination of such matter
by
the Property Trustee shall be conclusive with respect to such
matter.
SECTION
6.9. Inspection of Records.
Upon
reasonable notice to the Administrators and the Property Trustee, the records
of
the Issuer Trust shall be open to inspection by Holders during normal business
hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Holder’s interest as a
Holder.
ARTICLE
VII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
7.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
The
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, each severally on behalf of and
as to
itself, hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and
the
Holders that:
(a) The
Property Trustee is a banking corporation with trust powers, duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of New York, with trust
power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of this Trust Agreement.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Property Trustee of this Trust
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Property Trustee; and this Trust Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Property Trustee, and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Property Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
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generally
and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless
of whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(c) The
Delaware Trustee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as
a
banking corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power
and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of, the Trust Agreement.
(d) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Trust
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Delaware Trustee; and this Trust Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Delaware Trustee, and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ right generally and to
general principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of
whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
(e) The
Delaware Trustee is an entity which has its principal place of business in
the
State of Delaware.
(f) The
Property Trustee is a national- or state-chartered bank and has capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000.
SECTION
7.2. Representations and Warranties of Depositor.
The
Depositor hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Holders
that:
(a) the
Trust
Securities Certificates issued at the Closing Date on behalf of the Issuer
Trust
have been duly authorized and will have been duly and validly executed, issued
and delivered by the Issuer Trustees pursuant to the terms and provisions of,
and in accordance with the requirements of, this Trust Agreement, and the
Holders will be, as of each such date, entitled to the benefits of this Trust
Agreement; and
(b) there
are
no taxes, fees or other governmental charges payable by the Issuer Trust (or
the
Issuer Trustees on behalf of the Issuer Trust) under the laws of the State
of
Delaware or any political subdivision thereof in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by either the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
as the case may be, of this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII
THE
ISSUER
TRUSTEES; THE ADMINISTRATORS
SECTION
8.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) The
duties
and responsibilities of the Issuer Trustees and the Administrators shall be
as
provided by this Trust Agreement and, in the case of the Property Trustee,
by
the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Trust Agreement shall require the Issuer Trustees or the Administrators to
expend or risk their own funds or otherwise incur
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any
financial liability in the performance of any of their duties hereunder, or
in
the exercise of any of their rights or powers, if they shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein
expressly so provided, every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to
the
conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Issuer
Trustees or the Administrators shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to release an
Administrator from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own
grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct. To the extent
that, at law or in equity, an Issuer Trustee or Administrator has duties and
liabilities relating to the Issuer Trust or to the Holders, such Issuer Trustee
or Administrator shall not be liable to the Issuer Trust or to any Holder for
such Issuer Trustee’s or Administrator’s good faith reliance on the provisions
of this Trust Agreement. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent
that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Issuer Trustees and
Administrators otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
Depositor and the Holders to replace such other duties and liabilities of the
Issuer Trustees and Administrators.
(b) All
payments made by the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the Trust
Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds from the Trust
Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient revenue or
proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee or a Paying
Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder, by
its
acceptance of a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the revenue
and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally available for
distribution to it as herein provided and that neither the Issuer Trustees
nor
the Administrators are personally liable to it for any amount distributable
in
respect of any Trust Security or for any other liability in respect of any
Trust
Security. This Section 8.1(b) does not limit the liability of the Issuer
Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Trust Agreement or, in the case
of the Property Trustee, in the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) The
Property Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to
perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Trust Agreement
(including pursuant to Section 10.10), and no implied covenants shall be read
into this Trust Agreement against the Property Trustee. If an Event of Default
has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Article V of the
Indenture), the Property Trustee shall enforce this Trust Agreement for the
benefit of the Holders and shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested
in it by this Trust Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in
its
exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(d) No
provision of this Trust Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Property
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior
to
the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all
such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the
duties
and obligations of the Property Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Trust Agreement (including
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pursuant
to Section 10.10), and the Property Trustee shall not be liable except for
the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this
Trust Agreement (including pursuant to Section 10.10); and
(B) in
the
absence of bad faith on the part of the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee
may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
of
the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished
to
the Property Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Trust Agreement;
but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision
hereof or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically required to be furnished
to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall be under a duty to examine
the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Trust Agreement;
(ii) the
Property Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by an authorized officer of the Property Trustee, unless it shall be
proved that the Property Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts;
(iii) the
Property Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted
to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders
of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities relating
to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Property Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement;
(iv) the
Property Trustee’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and
physical preservation of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Payment
Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as the Property
Trustee deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the
protections and limitations on liability afforded to the Property Trustee under
this Trust Agreement and the Trust Indenture Act;
(v) the
Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received
by
it except as it may otherwise agree with the Depositor; and money held by the
Property Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except
in
relation to the Payment Account maintained by the Property Trustee pursuant
to
Section 3.1 and except to the extent otherwise required by law;
(vi) the
Property Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by
the
Administrators or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust
Agreement, nor shall the Property Trustee be liable for the default or
misconduct of any other Issuer Trustee, the Administrators or the Depositor;
and
(vii) no
provision of this Trust Agreement shall require the Property Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers, if the Property Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing
that
the repayment of such
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funds
or
liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Trust
Agreement or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
(e) The
Administrators shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the
Issuer Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust
Agreement, nor shall either Administrator be liable for the default or
misconduct of any other Administrator, the Issuer Trustees or the
Depositor.
SECTION
8.2. Certain Notices.
Within
ten
Business Days after the occurrence of any Event of Default actually known to
a
Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall
transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice
of
such Event of Default to the Holders and the Administrators, unless such Event
of Default shall have been cured or waived.
Within
ten
Business Days after the receipt of notice of the Depositor’s exercise of its
right to defer the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
pursuant to the Indenture, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner
and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice of such exercise to the
Holders and the Administrators, unless such exercise shall have been
revoked.
SECTION
8.3. Certain Rights of Property Trustee.
Subject
to
the provisions of Section 8.1:
(a) the
Property Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting
or
refraining from acting in good faith upon any resolution, Opinion of Counsel,
certificate, written representation of a Holder or transferee, certificate
of
auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(b) any
direction or act of the Depositor contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall
be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;
(c) the
Property Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation
statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any re-recording,
refiling or registration thereof;
(d) the
Property Trustee may consult with counsel of its own choosing (which counsel
may
be counsel to the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of
its
employees) and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and in accordance with
such advice; the Property Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Trust Agreement from any
court of competent jurisdiction;
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(e) the
Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or
powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement at the request or direction of
any
of the Holders pursuant to this Trust Agreement, unless such Holders shall
have
offered to the Property Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction; provided, that nothing contained in this Section
8.3(e) shall be taken to relieve the Property Trustee, upon the occurrence
of an
Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested
in
it by this Trust Agreement;
(f) the
Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or
other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, unless requested
in
writing to do so by one or more Holders, but the Property Trustee may make
such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see
fit;
(g) the
Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any of its duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or
attorneys, provided that the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for
any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with
due
care by it hereunder;
(h) whenever
in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem
it
desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right
or taking any other action hereunder, the Property Trustee (i) may request
instructions from the Holders (which instructions may only be given by the
Holders of the same proportion in Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities
as
would be entitled to direct the Property Trustee under the terms of the Trust
Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action), (ii) may refrain from
enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such
instructions are received, and (iii) shall be fully protected in acting in
accordance with such instructions;
(i) except
as
otherwise expressly provided by this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee
shall
not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under
the
provisions of this Trust Agreement. No provision of this Trust Agreement shall
be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on any Issuer Trustee or
Administrator to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty
or
obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall
be
illegal, or in which the Property Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent
in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts, or to exercise
any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority
available to any Issuer Trustee or Administrator shall be construed to be a
duty;
(j) if
(i) in
performing its duties under this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee is
required to decide between alternative courses of action or (ii) in construing
any of the provisions of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee finds the
same ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein or
(iii) the Property Trustee is unsure of the application of any provision of
this
Trust Agreement, then, except as to any matter as to which the Holders are
entitled to vote under the terms of this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee
shall deliver a notice to the Depositor requesting written instructions of
the
Depositor as
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to
the
course of action to be taken and the Property Trustee shall take such action,
or
refrain from taking such action, as the Property Trustee shall be instructed
in
writing to take, or to refrain from taking, by the Depositor; provided, however,
that if the Property Trustee does not receive such instructions of the Depositor
within ten Business Days after it has delivered such notice, or such reasonably
shorter period of time set forth in such notice (which to the extent practicable
shall not be less than two Business Days), it may, but shall be under no duty
to, take or refrain from taking such action not inconsistent with this Trust
Agreement as it shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the Holders,
in which event the Property Trustee shall have no liability except for its
own
bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct;
(k) whenever
in the administration of this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee shall deem
it desirable that a matter be established before undertaking, suffering or
omitting any action hereunder, the Property Trustee (unless other evidence
is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
request and conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate which, upon receipt
of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Depositor or the
Administrator;
(l) when
the
Property Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with a
Bankruptcy Event, such expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel)
and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses
of
administration under any bankruptcy law or law relating to creditors’ rights
generally; and
(m) the
Property Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of an Event of Default
unless such Event of Default has occurred as a result of the act or failure
to
act of the Property Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee
obtains actual knowledge of such event or the Property Trustee receives written
notice of such event from Holders of at least 25% of the Outstanding Trust
Securities (based upon Liquidation Amount).
SECTION
8.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be
taken as the statements of the Issuer Trust, and the Issuer Trustees and the
Administrators do not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The
Issuer Trustees and the Administrators shall not be accountable for the use
or
application by the Depositor of the proceeds of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures.
SECTION
8.5. May Hold Securities.
The
Administrators, any Issuer Trustee or any other agent of any Issuer Trustee
or
the Issuer Trust, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner
or pledgee of Trust Securities and, subject to Sections 8.8 and 8.13, and except
as provided in the definition of the term “Outstanding” in Article I, may
otherwise deal with the Issuer Trust with the same rights it would have if
it
were not an Administrator, Issuer Trustee or such other agent.
SECTION
8.6. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees.
The
Depositor, as borrower, agrees:
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(a) to
pay to
the Issuer Trustees from time to time such reasonable compensation for all
services rendered by them hereunder as the parties shall agree from time to
time
(which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard
to
the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(b) to
reimburse the Issuer Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Issuer Trustees in accordance
with any provision of this Trust Agreement (including the reasonable
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel),
except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to
their
negligence or willful misconduct; and
(c) to
the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and hold harmless
(i)
each Issuer Trustee, (ii) each Administrator, (iii) any Affiliate of any Issuer
Trustee, (iv) any officer, director, shareholder, employee, representative
or
agent of any Issuer Trustee, and (v) any employee or agent of the Issuer Trust
(referred to herein as an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any loss,
damage, liability, tax, penalty, expense or claim of any kind or nature
whatsoever incurred by such Indemnified Person arising out of or in connection
with the creation, operation or dissolution of the Issuer Trust or any act
or
omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf
of the Issuer Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed
to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by
this
Trust Agreement, except that no Indemnified Person (other than an Administrator)
shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim
incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions, and further provided that
no
Administrator shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage
or claim incurred by such Administrator by reason of gross negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
The
provisions of this Section 8.6 shall survive the termination of this Trust
Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of any Issuer
Trustee.
No
Issuer
Trustee may claim any lien or charge on any Trust Property as a result of any
amount due pursuant to this Section 8.6.
The
Depositor, any Administrator and any Issuer Trustee (subject to Section 8.8)
may
engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or
description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business
of the Issuer Trust, and the Issuer Trust and the Holders of Trust Securities
shall have no rights by virtue of this Trust Agreement in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Issuer Trust,
shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. Neither the Depositor, any
Administrator, nor any Issuer Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Issuer Trust even if such
opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Issuer Trust, could
be
taken by the Issuer Trust, and the Depositor, any Administrator or any Issuer
Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as
a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment
or other opportunity. Any Issuer Trustee may engage or be interested in any
financial or other transaction with the Depositor or any Affiliate of
the
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Depositor,
or may act as depository for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee
or
body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Depositor or its
Affiliates.
In
the
event that the Property Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent or Securities
Registrar hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Property Trustee
pursuant to this Article VIII shall also be afforded to such Paying Agent or
Securities Registrar.
SECTION
8.7. Corporate Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of Trustees and
Administrators.
(a) There
shall at all times be a Property Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust
Securities. The Property Trustee shall be a Person that is a national- or
state-chartered bank and eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act
as
such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any
such
Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or
to
the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall
be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. If at any time the Property Trustee with
respect to the Trust Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
(b) There
shall at all times be one or more Administrators hereunder. Each Administrator
shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal
entity that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind that
entity. An employee, officer or Affiliate of the Depositor may serve as an
Administrator.
(c) There
shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee. The Delaware Trustee shall either
be
(i) a natural person who is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the
State
of Delaware or (ii) a legal entity with its principal place of business in
the
State of Delaware and that otherwise meets the requirements of applicable
Delaware law that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind
such
entity.
SECTION
8.8. Conflicting Interests.
(a) If
the
Property Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning
of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee shall either eliminate such
interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject
to
the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Trust
Agreement.
(b) The
Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture shall be deemed to be sufficiently
described in this Trust Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first
proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION
8.9. Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee.
Unless
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time or times,
for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of the Trust Indenture Act
or
of any
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jurisdiction
in which any part of the Trust Property may at the time be located, the Property
Trustee shall have power to appoint, and upon the written request of the
Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Administrators shall for such purpose
join with the Property Trustee in the execution, delivery, and performance
of
all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more
Persons approved by the Property Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly
with the Property Trustee, of all or any part of such Trust Property, or to
the
extent required by law to act as separate trustee of any such property, in
either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of
appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity aforesaid,
any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject
to
the other provisions of this Section. Any co-trustee or separate trustee
appointed pursuant to this Section shall either be (i) a natural person who
is
at least 21 years of age and a resident of the United States or (ii) a legal
entity with its principal place of business in the United States that shall
act
through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity.
Should
any
written instrument from the Depositor be required by any co-trustee or separate
trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-trustee or separate
trustee such property, title, right, or power, any and all such instruments
shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the
Depositor.
Every
co-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to
such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms,
namely:
(a) The
Trust
Securities shall be executed by one or more Administrators, and the Capital
Securities shall be authenticated by the manual signature of the Property
Trustee and delivered and all rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereunder
in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held
by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Property Trustees specified
hereunder, shall be exercised, solely by the Property Trustee and not by such
co-trustee or separate trustee.
(b) The
rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the
Property Trustee in respect of any property covered by such appointment shall
be
conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Property Trustee
and
such co-trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the
instrument appointing such co-trustee or separate trustee, except to the extent
that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be
performed, the Property Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform
such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall
be
exercised and performed by such co-trustee or separate trustee.
(c) The
Property Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with
the written concurrence of the Depositor, may accept the resignation of or
remove any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this Section, and,
in
case a Debenture Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee
shall have power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee
or
separate trustee without the concurrence of the Depositor. Upon the written
request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor shall join with the Property
Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and
agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A
successor to any co-trustee or separate trustee so resigned or removed may
be
appointed in the manner provided in this Section.
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(d) No
co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason
of
any act or omission of the Property Trustee or any other trustee
hereunder.
(e) The
Property Trustee shall not be liable by reason of any act of a co-trustee or
separate trustee or any employees or agents of a co-trustee and separate trustee
nor shall it be liable for the supervision of a co-trustee or separate trustee
or employees or agents of a co-trustee and separate trustee.
(f) Any
Act of
Holders delivered to the Property Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered
to each such co-trustee and separate trustee.
SECTION
8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No
resignation or removal of any Issuer Trustee (the “Relevant Trustee”) and no
appointment of a successor Issuer Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become
effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Issuer Trustee
in
accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11.
Subject
to
the immediately preceding paragraph, a Relevant Trustee may resign at any time
by giving written notice thereof to the Holders. The Relevant Trustee shall
appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the
eligibility requirements its expenses and charges to serve as the Relevant
Trustee on a form provided by the Administrators, and selecting the Person
who
agrees to the lowest expenses and charges. If the instrument of acceptance
by
the successor Issuer Trustee required by Section 8.11 shall not have been
delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice
of resignation, the Relevant Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Issuer
Trust, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Relevant Trustee.
Unless
a
Debenture Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Property Trustee
or
the Delaware Trustee may be removed at any time by an Act of the Holders of
a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities. The Property Trustee
or
the Delaware Trustee may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of at
least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, delivered
to
the Relevant Trustee (in its individual capacity and on behalf of the Issuer
Trust) (i) for cause, or (ii) if a Debenture Default shall have occurred and
be
continuing at any time. If the instrument of such removal shall not have been
delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 60 days after such Act, the Relevant
Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Issuer Trust, any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.
If
any
Issuer Trustee shall resign, it shall appoint its successor. If a resigning
Issuer Trustee shall fail to appoint a successor, or if an Issuer Trustee shall
be removed or become incapable of acting as Issuer Trustee, or if any vacancy
shall occur in the office of any Issuer Trustee for any cause, the Holders
of
the Capital Securities, by Act of the Holders of record of not less than 25%
in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then Outstanding
delivered to such Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant
Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Issuer Trustee shall comply with the
applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall
have been so appointed by the Holders of the
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Capital
Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 8.11,
any
Holder, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, or any other
Issuer Trustee, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.
The
Property Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
an
Issuer Trustee and each appointment of a successor Issuer Trustee to all Holders
in the manner provided in Section 10.8 and shall give notice to the Depositor
and to the Administrators. Each notice shall include the name of the successor
Relevant Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the
Property Trustee.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, in the event
any
Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or becomes, in the opinion of
the
Holders of the Common Securities, incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy
created by such death, incompetence or incapacity may be filled by the Property
Trustee following the procedures regarding expenses and charges set forth above
(with the successor in each case being a Person who satisfies the eligibility
requirements for Administrators or Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set
forth in Section 8.7).
SECTION
8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In
case of
the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring Relevant
Trustee and each such successor Relevant Trustee with respect to the Trust
Securities shall execute, acknowledge and deliver an amendment hereto wherein
each successor Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a)
shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer
and
confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee with respect to
the
Trust Securities and the Issuer Trust, and (b) shall add to or change any of
the
provisions of this Trust Agreement as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the Issuer Trust by more than one Relevant
Trustee and upon the execution and delivery of such amendment the resignation
or
removal of the retiring Relevant Trustee shall become effective to the extent
provided therein and each such successor Relevant Trustee, without any further
act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee; but, on request of the Issuer
Trust
or any successor Relevant Trustee such retiring Relevant Trustee shall, upon
payment of its charges, duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Relevant Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and money held by
such
retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities and
the
Issuer Trust.
Upon
request of any such successor Relevant Trustee, the Issuer Trust shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Relevant Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred
to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No
successor Relevant Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time
of
such acceptance such successor Relevant Trustee shall be qualified and eligible
under this Article.
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SECTION
8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any
Person
into which an Issuer Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may
be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which such Issuer Trustee shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such
Issuer Trustee, shall be the successor of such Issuer Trustee hereunder,
provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the
part of any of the parties hereto.
SECTION
8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Issuer
Trust.
If
and
when the Property Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Depositor (or
any
other obligor upon the Trust Securities), the Property Trustee shall be subject
to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims
against the Depositor (or any such other obligor) as is required by the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION
8.14. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In
case of
any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, composition or other similar judicial proceeding
relative to the Issuer Trust or any other obligor upon the Trust Securities
or
the property of the Issuer Trust or of such other obligor, the Property Trustee
(irrespective of whether any Distributions on the Trust Securities shall then
be
due and payable and irrespective of whether the Property Trustee shall have
made
any demand on the Issuer Trust for the payment of any past due Distributions)
shall be entitled and empowered, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of any Distributions owing and unpaid
in
respect of the Trust Securities and to file such other papers or documents
as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Property
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel)
and
of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(b) to
collect
and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Property Trustee and, in the event the Property Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Property Trustee
any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and
advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts
due the Property Trustee.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Property Trustee to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or compensation affecting the Trust
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or
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to
authorize the Property Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder
in
any such proceeding.
SECTION
8.15. Reports by Property Trustee.
(a) Not
later
than May 15 of each year commencing with May 15, 2007, the Property Trustee
shall provide to the Holders of the Trust Securities such reports as are
required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form, in
the
manner and at the times provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act.
The
Property Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d)
of
the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) A
copy of
each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed
by
the Property Trustee with the Depositor.
SECTION
8.16. Reports to the Property Trustee.
Each
of
the Depositor and the Administrators on behalf of the Issuer Trust shall provide
to the Property Trustee, the Commission and the Holders of the Trust Securities,
as applicable, such documents, reports and information as required by Section
314(a)(1) - (3) (if any) of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance
certificates required by Section 314(a)(4) and (c) of the Trust Indenture Act
(provided that any certificate to be provided pursuant to Section 314(a)(4)
of
the Trust Indenture Act shall be provided within 120 days of the end of each
fiscal year of the Issuer Trust).
SECTION
8.17. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each
of
the Depositor and the Administrators on behalf of the Issuer Trust shall provide
to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions
precedent, if any, provided for in this Trust Agreement which relate to any
of
the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given pursuant to Section 314(c) shall
comply with Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION
8.18. Number of Issuer Trustees.
(a) The
number
of Issuer Trustees shall be two. The Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee
may be the same Person, in which case the number of Issuer Trustees may be
one.
(b) If
an
Issuer Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason, a vacancy shall occur.
The
vacancy shall be filled with an Issuer Trustee appointed in accordance with
Section 8.10.
(c) The
death,
resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, termination,
incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of an Issuer Trustee shall
not
operate to dissolve, terminate or annul the Issuer Trust or terminate this
Trust
Agreement.
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SECTION
8.19. Delegation of Power.
(a) Any
Administrator may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate
to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purpose
of executing any documents contemplated in Section 2.7(a) or making any
governmental filing; and
(b) The
Administrators shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their
number the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either
in
the name of the Issuer Trust or the names of the Administrators or otherwise
as
the Administrators may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not
prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of this Trust
Agreement.
SECTION
8.20. Appointment of Administrators.
(a) The
number
of Administrators shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by
the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities. The
Administrators shall be appointed by the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Common Securities and may be removed by the Holders of a Majority
in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities or may resign at any time. Upon
any resignation or removal, the Depositor shall appoint a successor
Administrator. Each Administrator shall execute this Trust Agreement thereby
agreeing to comply with, and be legally bound by, all of the terms, conditions
and provisions of this Trust Agreement. If at any time there is no
Administrator, the Property Trustee or any Holder who has been a Holder of
Trust
Securities for at least six months may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of one or more Administrators.
(b) Whenever
a
vacancy in the number of Administrators shall occur, until such vacancy is
filled by the appointment of an Administrator in accordance with this Section
8.20, the Administrators in office, regardless of their number (and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement), shall have all
the
powers granted to the Administrators and shall discharge all the duties imposed
upon the Administrators by this Trust Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, in the event
any
Administrator or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or becomes,
in
the opinion of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common
Securities, incompetent, or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death,
incompetence or incapacity may be filled by the remaining Administrators, if
there were at least two of them prior to such vacancy, and by the Depositor,
if
there were not two such Administrators immediately prior to such vacancy (with
the successor in each case being a Person who satisfies the eligibility
requirement for Administrators or Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set
forth in Section 8.7).
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ARTICLE
IX
DISSOLUTION,
LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
SECTION
9.1. Dissolution Upon Expiration Date.
Unless
earlier dissolved, the Issuer Trust shall automatically dissolve on April 15,
2067 (the “Expiration Date”), and thereafter the Trust Property shall be
distributed in accordance with Section 9.4.
SECTION
9.2. Early Termination.
The
first
to occur of any of the following events is an “Early Termination Event” and the
occurrence of which shall cause the dissolution of the Issuer
Trust:
(a) the
occurrence of the appointment of a receiver or other similar official in any
liquidation, insolvency or similar proceeding with respect to the Depositor
or
all or substantially all of its property, or a court or other governmental
agency shall enter a decree or order and such decree or order shall remain
unstayed and undischarged for a period of 60 days, unless the Depositor shall
transfer the Common Securities as provided by Section 5.11, in which case this
provision shall refer instead to any such successor Holder of the Common
Securities;
(b) the
written direction to the Property Trustee from the Holder of the Common
Securities at any time to dissolve the Issuer Trust and to distribute a Like
Amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures to Holders in exchange for the
Capital Securities (which direction, subject to Section 9.4(a) and to obtaining
any required regulatory approval, is optional and wholly within the discretion
of the Holders of the Common Securities);
(c) the
redemption of all of the Capital Securities in connection with the redemption
of
all the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the maturity of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures; and
(d) the
entry
of an order for dissolution of the Issuer Trust by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
SECTION
9.3. Termination.
As
soon as
is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 9.1
or
9.2, and upon the completion of the winding up and liquidation of the Issuer
Trust, the Administrators or the Issuer Trustees (each of whom is hereby
authorized to take such action) shall file a certificate of cancellation with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware terminating the Trust and,
upon
such filing, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Issuer
Trustees, the Administrators and the Issuer Trust shall terminate.
SECTION
9.4. Liquidation.
(a) If
an
Early Termination Event specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of Section 9.2
occurs or upon the Expiration Date, the Issuer Trust shall be wound up and
liquidated by the
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Property
Trustee as expeditiously as the Property Trustee determines to be possible
by
distributing, after paying or making reasonable provision to pay all claims
and
obligations of the Issuer Trust in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the
Delaware Statutory Trust Act, to each Holder a Like Amount of Junior
Subordinated Debentures, subject to Section 9.4(d). Notice of liquidation shall
be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed
not later than 15 nor more than 45 days prior to the Liquidation Date to each
Holder of Trust Securities at such Holder’s address appearing in the Securities
Register. All notices of liquidation shall:
(i) state
the
Liquidation Date;
(ii) state
that, from and after the Liquidation Date, the Trust Securities will no longer
be deemed to be Outstanding and any Trust Securities Certificates not
surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of Junior
Subordinated Debentures; and
(iii) provide
such information with respect to the mechanics by which Holders may exchange
Trust Securities Certificates for Junior Subordinated Debentures, or if Section
9.4(d) applies, receive a Liquidation Distribution, as the Administrators or
the
Property Trustee shall deem appropriate.
(b) Except
where Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, in order to effect the liquidation
of
the Issuer Trust and distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debentures to
Holders, the Property Trustee shall establish a record date for such
distribution (which shall be not more than 30 days prior to the Liquidation
Date) and, either itself acting as exchange agent or through the appointment
of
a separate exchange agent, shall establish such procedures as it shall deem
appropriate to effect the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures in
exchange for the Outstanding Trust Securities Certificates.
(c) Except
where Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, after the Liquidation Date, (i) the
Capital Securities and Common Securities will no longer be deemed to be
Outstanding, (ii) the Clearing Agency for the Capital Securities or its nominee,
as the registered holder of the Global Capital Securities Certificate, shall
receive a registered global certificate or certificates representing the Junior
Subordinated Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution with respect
to
Capital Securities held by the Clearing Agency or its nominee, and, (iii) any
Capital Securities Certificates not held by the Clearing Agency for the Capital
Securities or its nominee as specified in clause (ii) above will be deemed
to
represent Junior Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount equal to
the
stated Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities represented thereby and
bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accumulated and
unpaid Distributions on such Capital Securities until such certificates are
presented to the Securities Registrar for transfer or reissuance.
(d) If,
notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 9.4, whether because of
an
order for dissolution entered by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise,
distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debentures is not practical, or if
any
Early Termination Event specified in clause (c) of Section 9.2 occurs, the
Issuer Trust shall be dissolved and wound up and the Trust Property shall be
liquidated by the Property Trustee in such manner as the Property
Trustee
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determines.
In such event, on the date of the dissolution of the Issuer Trust, unless the
Trust Securities have been redeemed or are to be redeemed on such date pursuant
to Article IV, Holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the
Issuer Trust available for distribution to Holders, after paying or making
reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations of the Issuer Trust
in
accordance with Section 3808(e) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, an amount
equal to the aggregate of Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus accumulated
and unpaid Distributions thereon to but excluding the date of payment (such
amount being the “Liquidation Distribution”). If, upon any such dissolution, the
Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Issuer Trust
has
insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation
Distribution, then, subject to the next succeeding sentence, the amounts payable
by the Issuer Trust on the Trust Securities shall be paid on a pro
rata basis
(based upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holders of the Common Securities will
be
entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such dissolution
pro
rata (determined
as aforesaid) with Holders of Capital Securities, except that, if a Debenture
Event of Default or Debenture Default specified in Section 5.06(a) or 5.06(b)
of
the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the Capital Securities shall
have
a priority over the Common Securities as provided in Section 4.3.
SECTION
9.5. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Issuer
Trust.
The
Issuer
Trust may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by,
or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to, any entity, except pursuant to this Section 9.5 or Section 9.4. At the
request of the Holders of the Common Securities, and with the consent of the
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities,
the Issuer Trust may merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced
by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as
an
entirety to a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided,
however, that (i) such successor entity either (a) expressly assumes all of
the
obligations of the Issuer Trust with respect to the Capital Securities or (b)
substitutes for the Capital Securities other securities having substantially
the
same terms as the Capital Securities (the “Successor Securities”) so long as the
Successor Securities have the same priority as the Capital Securities with
respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise, (ii) a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers
and duties as the Property Trustee is appointed to hold the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, (iii) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the Capital Securities (including
any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, (iv) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely
affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Capital
Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, (v)
such successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the
Issuer Trust, (vi) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Issuer Trustee has received
an
Opinion of Counsel from independent counsel experienced in such matters to
the
effect that (a) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences
and privileges of the Holders of the Capital Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect, and (b) following such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither
the Issuer Trust
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nor
such
successor entity will be required to register as an “investment company” under
the Investment Company Act and (vii) the Depositor or any permitted transferee
to whom it has transferred the Common Securities hereunder own all of the common
securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of such
successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided
by the Guarantee Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer Trust
shall not, except with the consent of Holders of 100% in Liquidation Amount
of
the Capital Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially
as an entirety to any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause
the
Issuer Trust or the successor entity to be taxable as a corporation, a
partnership or any other arrangement other than as a grantor trust for United
States Federal income tax purposes.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION
10.1. Limitation of Rights of Holders.
Except
as
set forth in Section 9.2, the death, incapacity, dissolution, termination or
bankruptcy of any Person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in Trust
Securities shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement, nor dissolve
or
terminate the Issuer Trust, nor entitle the legal representatives, successors
or
heirs of such Person or any Holder for such Person, to claim an accounting,
take
any action or bring any proceeding in any court for a partition or winding-up
of
the arrangements contemplated hereby, nor otherwise affect the rights,
obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them. Any merger
or
similar agreement authorized in accordance with this Trust Agreement shall
be
executed by one or more of the Administrators on behalf of the Issuer
Trust.
SECTION
10.2. Amendment.
(a) This
Trust
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Property Trustee and the
Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities, without
the consent of any Holder of the Capital Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity,
correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any
other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters
or questions arising under this Trust Agreement, provided, however, that such
amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of
any Holder or (ii) to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this Trust
Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Issuer Trust
will not be taxable as a corporation, a partnership or any other arrangement
other than as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes
at
any time that any Trust Securities are Outstanding or to ensure that the Issuer
Trust will not be required to register as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act.
(b) Except
as
provided in Section 10.2(c) hereof, any provision of this Trust Agreement may
be
amended by the Property Trustee and the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Common Securities with (i) the consent of Holders of at least
a
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Majority
in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities and (ii) receipt by the Issuer
Trustees of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment or the
exercise of any power granted to the Issuer Trustees in accordance with such
amendment will not cause the Issuer Trust to be taxable as a corporation, a
partnership or any other arrangement other than as a grantor trust for United
States Federal income tax purposes or affect the Issuer Trust’s exemption from
status of an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
(c) In
addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement,
without the consent of each affected Holder, this Trust Agreement may not be
amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any Distribution on the Trust
Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required
to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a specified date or (ii)
restrict the right of a Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any
such
payment on or after such date.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, no Issuer Trustee shall enter
into
or consent to any amendment to this Trust Agreement which would cause the Issuer
Trust to fail or cease to qualify for the exemption from status as an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act or to fail or cease to
qualify as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax
purposes.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, without the consent of the
Depositor and the Administrators, this Trust Agreement may not be amended in
a
manner which imposes any additional obligation on the Depositor or the
Administrators.
(f) In
the
event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the Administrators
or
the Property Trustee shall promptly provide to the Depositor a copy of such
amendment.
(g) Neither
the Property Trustee nor the Delaware Trustee shall be required to enter into
any amendment to this Trust Agreement which affects its own rights, duties
or
immunities under this Trust Agreement. The Property Trustee shall be entitled
to
receive an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate stating that any
amendment to this Trust Agreement is in compliance with this Trust
Agreement.
(h) Any
amendments to this Trust Agreement, pursuant to Section 10.2(a), shall become
effective when notice of such amendment is given to the Holders of the Trust
Securities.
(i) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Trust Agreement, no amendment to this Trust
Agreement may be made if, as a result of such amendment, it would cause the
Issuer Trust to be taxable as a corporation, a partnership or any other
arrangement other than as a grantor trust for United States Federal income
tax
purposes.
SECTION
10.3. Separability.
In
case
any provision in this Trust Agreement or in the Trust Securities Certificates
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or
impaired thereby.
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SECTION
10.4. Governing Law.
THIS
TRUST
AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE HOLDERS, THE ISSUER
TRUST, THE DEPOSITOR, THE ISSUER TRUSTEES AND THE ADMINISTRATORS SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION THAT WOULD CALL FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE
APPLICABLE TO THE HOLDERS, THE ISSUER TRUST, THE DEPOSITOR, THE ISSUER TRUSTEES,
THE ADMINISTRATORS OR THIS TRUST AGREEMENT ANY PROVISION OF THE LAWS (STATUTORY
OR COMMON) OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PERTAINING TO TRUSTS THAT RELATE TO OR
REGULATE, IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS HEREOF (A) THE FILING WITH
ANY
COURT OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY OR AGENCY OF TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS OR SCHEDULES OF TRUSTEE
FEES AND CHARGES, (B) AFFIRMATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO POST BONDS FOR TRUSTEES,
OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF A TRUST, (C) THE NECESSITY FOR OBTAINING COURT
OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR
DISPOSITION OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, (D) FEES OR OTHER SUMS PAYABLE TO
TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF A TRUST, (E) THE ALLOCATION OF
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES TO INCOME OR PRINCIPAL, (F) RESTRICTIONS OR
LIMITATIONS ON THE PERMISSIBLE NATURE, AMOUNT OR CONCENTRATION OF TRUST
INVESTMENTS OR REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE TITLING, STORAGE OR OTHER MANNER
OF
HOLDING OR INVESTING TRUST ASSETS OR (G) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FIDUCIARY OR
OTHER
STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITY OR LIMITATIONS ON THE ACTS OR POWERS OF TRUSTEES
THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATIONS OR LIABILITIES OR AUTHORITIES AND
POWERS OF THE ISSUER TRUSTEES OR THE ADMINISTRATORS AS SET FORTH OR REFERENCED
IN THIS TRUST AGREEMENT. SECTION 3540 OF TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE SHALL
NOT
APPLY TO THE ISSUER TRUST.
SECTION
10.5. Payments Due on Non-Business Day.
If
the
date fixed for any payment on any Trust Security shall be a day that is not
a
Business Day, then such payment need not be made on such date but may be made
on
the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, with the same force and effect
as though made on the date fixed for such payment, and no Distributions shall
accumulate on such unpaid amount for the period after such date.
SECTION
10.6. Successors.
This
Trust
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor
to the Depositor, the Issuer Trust, the Administrators and any Issuer Trustee,
including any successor by operation of law. Except in connection with a
consolidation, merger or sale
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involving
the Depositor that is permitted under Article IX of the Indenture and pursuant
to which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the Depositor’s obligations
hereunder, the Depositor shall not assign its obligations
hereunder.
SECTION
10.7. Headings.
The
Article and Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect
the
construction of this Trust Agreement.
SECTION
10.8. Reports, Notices and Demands.
Any
report, notice, demand or other communication that by any provision of this
Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon any
Holder or the Depositor may be given or served in writing by deposit thereof,
first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail, hand delivery or
facsimile transmission, in each case, addressed, (a) in the case of a Holder
of
Capital Securities, to such Holder as such Holder’s name and address may appear
on the Securities Register; and (b) in the case of the Holder of Common
Securities or the Depositor, to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX
00000, Attention: Office of the Secretary, facsimile no.: (000) 000-0000 or
to
such other address as may be specified in a written notice by the Depositor
to
the Property Trustee. Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon
a
Holder shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all
purposes, upon hand delivery, mailing or transmission. Such notice, demand
or
other communication to or upon the Depositor shall be deemed to have been
sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the
Depositor.
Any
notice, demand or other communication which by any provision of this Trust
Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon the Property
Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrators, or the Issuer Trust shall
be
given in writing addressed (until another address is published by the Issuer
Trust) as follows: (a) with respect to the Property Trustee to The Bank of
New
York, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration; (b) with respect to the Delaware Trustee to The Bank
of
New York (Delaware), Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration; and (c) with respect to the
Administrators, to them at the address above for notices to the Depositor,
marked “Attention: Office of the Secretary.” Such notice, demand or other
communication to or upon the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee or the
Administrators shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only
upon
actual receipt of the writing by the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee, or
such
Administrator.
SECTION
10.9. Agreement Not to Petition.
Each
of
the Issuer Trustees, the Administrators and the Depositor agree for the benefit
of the Holders that, until at least one year and one day after the Issuer Trust
has been terminated in accordance with Article IX, they shall not file, or
join
in the filing of, a petition against the Issuer Trust under any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law (including, without limitation,
the United States Bankruptcy Code) (collectively, “Bankruptcy Laws”) or
otherwise join in the commencement of any proceeding against the Issuer Trust
under any Bankruptcy Law. In the event the Depositor takes action in violation
of this Section 10.9, the Property
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Trustee
agrees, for the benefit of Holders, that at the expense of the Depositor, it
shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest
the
filing of such petition by the Depositor against the Issuer Trust or the
commencement of such action and raise the defense that the Depositor has agreed
in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded
therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as counsel for the Issuer Trustee
or
the Issuer Trust may assert. If any Issuer Trustee or Administrator takes action
in violation of this Section 10.9, the Depositor agrees, for the benefit of
the
Holders, that at the expense of the Depositor, it shall file an answer with
the
bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such petition
by
such Person against the Depositor or the commencement of such action and raise
the defense that such Person has agreed in writing not to take such action
and
should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any,
as
counsel for the Issuer Trustee or the Issuer Trust may assert. The provisions
of
this Section 10.9 shall survive the termination of this Trust
Agreement.
SECTION
10.10. Trust Indenture Act; Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
(a) Trust
Indenture Act; Application. (i) This Trust Agreement is subject to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be a part of this
Trust Agreement and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; (ii) if and to the extent that any provision of this Trust Agreement
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control; (iii)
for purposes of this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and/or the rules and regulations of the Commission,
shall be the only Issuer Trustee which is a trustee for the purposes of the
Trust Indenture Act; and (iv) the application of the Trust Indenture Act to
this
Trust Agreement shall not affect the nature of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities as equity securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust.
Lists
of
Holders of Capital Securities. (i) Each of the Depositor and the Administrators
on behalf of the Trust shall provide the Property Trustee with such information
as is required under Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times
and
in the manner provided in Section 312(a) and (ii) the Property Trustee shall
comply with its obligations under Sections 310(b), 311 and 312(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act. In no event, however, shall the Depositor’s or Administrators’
failure to comply with any section of the Trust Indenture Act give rise to
a
right to accelerate the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
(b) Disclosure
of Information. The disclosure of information as to the names and addresses
of
the Holders of Trust Securities in accordance with Section 312 of the Trust
Indenture Act, regardless of the source from which such information was derived,
shall not be deemed to be a violation of any existing law or any law hereafter
enacted which does not specifically refer to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture
Act, nor shall the Property Trustee be held accountable by reason of mailing
any
material pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
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SECTION
10.11. Acceptance of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee and
Indenture.
THE
RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A TRUST SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY OR ON
BEHALF OF A HOLDER OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR FURTHER
MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE
HOLDER AND ALL OTHERS HAVING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH TRUST SECURITY OF
ALL
THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT, THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AND
THE INDENTURE, AND THE AGREEMENT TO THE SUBORDINA-TION PROVISIONS AND OTHER
TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE THE
AGREEMENT OF THE ISSUER TRUST, SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS THAT THE TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE
AS
BETWEEN THE ISSUER TRUST AND SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS.
SECTION
10.12. Counterparts.
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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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, as Administrator
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||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, as Administrator
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX,
as
Depositor
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
|
||
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK,
as
Property Trustee, and
not
in its individual capacity
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
|
||
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as
Delaware Trustee, and not
in
its individual capacity
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||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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||
Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement
Exhibit
A
CERTIFICATE
OF TRUST
A-1
Exhibit
B
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE DEPOSITARY AGREEMENT
B-1
Exhibit
C
FORM
OF
COMMON SECURITIES CERTIFICATE
THIS
CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO THE DEPOSITOR OR AN AFFILIATE OF
THE
DEPOSITOR IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND SECTION 5.11 OF THE TRUST
AGREEMENT.
Certificate
Number: C-
Number
of
Common Securities:
Certificate
Evidencing Common Securities
of
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII
6.45%
Common
Securities
(liquidation
amount $25 per Common Security)
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII, a statutory trust created under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the “Issuer Trust”), hereby certifies that Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
(the “Holder”) is the registered owner of (
)
common securities
of the Issuer Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in assets of
the
Issuer Trust and designated the 6.45% Common Securities (liquidation amount
$25
per Common Security) (the “Common Securities”). Except in accordance with
Section 5.11 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below), the Common Securities
are not transferable and any attempted transfer hereof other than in accordance
therewith shall be void. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Common Securities represented hereby
are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of,
the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer Trust, dated as of April
26,
2007, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”),
among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Depositor, The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee,
The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, two individuals selected
by the holders of the Common Securities to act as administrators with respect
to
the Issuer Trust (the “Administrators”), and the holders of Trust Securities,
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth
therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of a Common Securities Guarantee
Agreement entered into by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Guarantor, dated as of April 26,
2007 (the “Guarantee Agreement”), to the extent provided therein. The Issuer
Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement
to
the Holder without charge upon written request to the Issuer Trust at its
principal place of business or registered office.
Upon
receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and
is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.
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The
Issuer
Trust, and by acceptance of a beneficial interest in the Common Securities,
each
beneficial owner of the Common Securities will be deemed to have agreed to
treat, for United States Federal income tax purposes, the Junior Subordinated
Debentures as indebtedness of the Depositor and to treat the Common Securities
as evidence of a beneficial ownership interest in the Junior Subordinated
Debentures through a grantor trust.
Terms
used
but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, one of the Administrators of the Issuer Trust has executed this
certificate this
day of
,
200
.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST
VIII
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Title:
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Exhibit
D
FORM
OF
CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE
[THIS
CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED
IN
THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES
CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATES REGISTERED
IN
THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST
AGREEMENT.]
THE
ISSUER
TRUST, AND BY ACCEPTANCE OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE CAPITAL SECURITIES,
EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED
TO
TREAT, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE DEPOSITOR AND TO TREAT THE CAPITAL SECURITIES
AS EVIDENCE OF A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES THROUGH A GRANTOR TRUST.
[UNLESS
THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VIII OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE
OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN
THE
NAME OF SUCH NOMINEE AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND
ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO SUCH ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO A PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
NO
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OTHER PLAN OR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”), OR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA, A CHURCH PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(33) OF ERISA,
OR
A NON-U.S. PLAN, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4(B)(4) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO SIMILAR
RULES UNDER OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR DOCUMENTS (“SIMILAR LAW”) (EACH, A “PLAN”),
NO ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY (A “PLAN ASSET ENTITY”), AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN
ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN, MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE OR
ANY INTEREST HEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASE AND HOLDING IS COVERED BY
THE
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EXEMPTIVE
RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS
EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 96 23, 95 60, 91 38, 90 1 OR 84 14, OR THE STATUTORY
EXEMPTION UNDER NEW SECTION 408(B)(17)(A) OF ERISA (THE “STATUTORY EXEMPTION”),
OR SIMILAR LAW, OR THERE IS NO BASIS ON WHICH THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING COULD
CONSTITUTE A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA, SECTION 4975
OF
THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR LAW. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES
CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS
PURCHASE AND HOLDING HEREOF THAT EITHER (A) THE PURCHASER AND HOLDER ARE NOT
A
PLAN OR A PLAN ASSET ENTITY AND ARE NOT PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES ON BEHALF
OF
OR WITH “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN, OR (B) THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THE
CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE COVERED BY THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF PROVIDED BY PTCE 96
23,
95 60, 91 38, 90 1 OR 84 14, OR THE STATUTORY EXEMPTION, OR SIMILAR LAW, OR
THERE IS NO BASIS ON WHICH THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING COULD CONSTITUTE A
PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE
OR
SIMILAR LAW.
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CERTIFICATE NUMBER: C- |
CUSIP
NO. 00000X000
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Capital
Securities
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CERTIFICATE
EVIDENCING CAPITAL SECURITIES OF
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VIII
6.45%
CAPITAL SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION
AMOUNT $25 PER CAPITAL SECURITY)
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII, a statutory trust created under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the “Issuer Trust”), hereby certifies that (the “Holder”) is
the registered owner of $ in aggregate
liquidation amount of capital securities of the Issuer Trust representing a
preferred undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust and
designated the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII 6.45% Capital Securities
(liquidation amount $25 per Capital Security) (the “Capital Securities”). The
Capital Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Issuer
Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer as provided in Section
5.5 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights,
privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the
Capital Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject
to
the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the
Issuer Trust, dated as of April 26, 2007 as the same may be amended from time
to
time (the “Trust Agreement”), among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Depositor, The Bank of
New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware
Trustee, two individuals selected by the holders of the Common Securities to
act
as administrators with respect to the Issuer Trust (the “Administrators”) and
the holders of Trust Securities, including the designation of the terms of
the
Capital Securities as set forth therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits
of the Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement entered into by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
as
Guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee, dated as of April
26,
2007 (the “Guarantee Agreement”), to the extent provided therein. The Issuer
Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement
to
the Holder without charge upon written request to the Issuer Trust at its
principal place of business or registered office.
Upon
receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and
is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.
Terms
used
but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, one of the Administrators of the Issuer Trust has executed this
certificate this
day
of ,
200
.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST
VIII
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Name:
Title:
Administrator
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AUTHENTICATED,
COUNTERSIGNED AND
REGISTERED:
The
Bank
of New York,
as
Property Trustee
By:
_____________________________________
Authorized
Signatory
Dated:
_______________________
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security to:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert
assignee’s social security or tax identification number)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert
address and zip code of assignee)
and
irrevocably appoints ______________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Capital Securities Certificate on the books of the Issuer
Trust. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:__________________ Signature:
_________________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital
Securities Certificate)
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Signature
Guarantee:________________________________________
SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE
Signatures
must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Property Trustee, which requirements include membership
or
participation in the Security Transfer Agent medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such
other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Property Trustee
in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Exhibit
E
FORM
OF
EXPENSE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT
AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES, dated as of April 26, 2007, between Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, a Delaware corporation, as Depositor (the “Depositor”), and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer
Trust”).
WHEREAS,
the Issuer Trust intends to issue its Common Securities (the “Common
Securities”) to and acquire 6.45% Junior Subordinated Debentures (the
“Debentures”) from the Depositor, and to issue and sell 6.45% Capital Securities
(the “Capital Securities”) with such powers, preferences and special rights and
restrictions as are set forth in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of
the
Issuer Trust, dated as of April 26, 2007, among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Depositor,
The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware),
as
Delaware Trustee, two individuals selected by the holders of the Common
Securities to act as administrators with respect to the Issuer Trust (the
“Administrators”), and the holders of Trust Securities, as the same may be
amended from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Depositor will own all of the Common Securities of the Trust;
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in
the
Trust Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
Section
1.01. Guarantee
by the Depositor. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Depositor
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each person or entity
to
whom the Issuer Trust is now or hereafter becomes indebted or liable (the
“Beneficiaries”) the full payment, when and as due, of any and all Obligations
(as hereinafter defined) to such Beneficiaries. As used herein, “Obligations”
means any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Issuer Trust, other than
obligations of the Issuer Trust to pay to holders of any Trust Securities the
amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities. This
Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of, and to be enforceable by, all
such Beneficiaries, whether or not such Beneficiaries have received notice
hereof.
Section
1.02. Subordination
of Guarantee. The guarantee and other liabilities and obligations of the
Depositor under this Agreement shall constitute unsecured obligations of the
Depositor and shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all
Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Depositor to the extent
and in the manner set forth in the Indenture with respect to the Debentures,
and
the provisions of Article XIII of the Indenture will apply, mutatis
mutandis,
to the
obligations of the Depositor hereunder. The obligations of the Depositor
hereunder do not constitute Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture)
of
the Depositor.
Section
1.03. Term
of
Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect
upon the dissolution or termination of the Issuer Trust, provided, however,
that
this Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the
case may be, if at any time any holder of Capital Securities or any Beneficiary
is required to repay any sums paid under the Capital Securities, under any
Obligation, under the Guarantee Agreement dated the date hereof by the Depositor
and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, or under this Agreement for
any
reason whatsoever. This Agreement is continuing, irrevocable, unconditional
and
absolute.
Section
1.04. Waiver
of
Notice. The Depositor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement
and
of any Obligation to which it applies or may apply, and the Depositor hereby
waives presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice
of
dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.
Section
1.05. No
Impairment. The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Depositor
under this Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the
happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the
extension of time for the payment by the Issuer Trust of all or any portion
of
the Obligations or for the performance of any other obligation under, arising
out of, or in connection with, the Obligations;
(b) any
failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Beneficiaries
to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred
on the Beneficiaries with respect to the Obligations or any action on the part
of the Issuer Trust granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
or
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(c) the
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral,
receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other
similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer Trust or any of the assets of the
Issuer Trust (other than the dissolution of the Issuer Trust in accordance
with
the terms thereof).
There
shall be no obligation of the Beneficiaries to give notice to, or obtain the
consent of, the Depositor with respect to the happening or any of the
foregoing.
Section
1.06. Enforcement.
A Beneficiary may enforce this Agreement directly against the Depositor and
the
Depositor waives any right or remedy to require that any action be brought
against the Issuer Trust or any other person or entity before proceeding against
the Depositor.
Section
1.07. Subrogation.
The Depositor shall be subrogated to all rights (if any) of any Beneficiary
against the Issuer Trust in respect of any amounts paid to the Beneficiaries
by
the Depositor under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Depositor shall
not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled
to enforce or exercise any rights that it may acquire by way of subrogation
or
any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of
payment under this Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts
are due and unpaid under this Agreement or any payments are due to the holders
of Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE
II.
Section
2.01. Assignment.
This Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the consent
of
the other, and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void;
except that upon any transfer of the Common Securities, this Agreement shall
be
assigned and delegated by the Depositor to its successor with such transfer
without any action by either party hereto.
Section
2.02. Binding
Effect. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Agreement shall bind
the
successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Depositor
and shall inure to the benefit of the Beneficiaries.
Section
2.03. Amendment.
So long as there remains any Beneficiary or any Capital Securities are
outstanding, this Agreement shall not be modified or amended in any manner
adverse to such Beneficiary or to the holders of the Capital Securities without
the consent of such Beneficiary or the holders of the Capital Securities, as
the
case may be.
Section
2.04. Notices.
Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be given in writing by delivering the same against receipt
therefor by facsimile transmission (confirmed by mail), telex or by registered
or certified mail, addressed as follows (and if so given, shall be deemed given
when mailed or upon receipt of an answer-back, if sent by telex):
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VIII
x/x
Xxx Xxxx xx Xxx Xxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
X-0
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration
With
a copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Office of the Secretary
Section
2.05. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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THIS
AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
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Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VIII
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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