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Exhibit 4.5
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRUST AGREEMENT
AMONG
DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION
AS DEPOSITOR,
FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.
AS PROPERTY TRUSTEE,
XXXX X. XXXXXXXX
AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE,
AND
THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES NAMED HEREIN
DATED AS OF ______________, 1999
DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
SECTION 1.1. DEFINITIONS.......................................................
ARTICLE 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUST
SECTION 2.1. NAME..............................................................
SECTION 2.2. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE; PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
BUSINESS.......................................................
SECTION 2.3. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES...........................................
SECTION 2.4. ISSUANCE OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES..............................
SECTION 2.5. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE OF DEBENTURES;
ISSUANCE OF THE COMMON SECURITIES..............................
SECTION 2.6. DECLARATION OF TRUST..............................................
SECTION 2.7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS..................
SECTION 2.8. ASSETS OF TRUST...................................................
SECTION 2.9. TITLE TO TRUST PROPERTY...........................................
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENT ACCOUNT
SECTION 3.1. PAYMENT ACCOUNT...................................................
ARTICLE 4
DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION; EXCHANGE; CONVERSION
SECTION 4.1. DISTRIBUTIONS.....................................................
SECTION 4.2. REDEMPTION........................................................
SECTION 4.3. CONVERSION........................................................
SECTION 4.4. SPECIAL EVENT EXCHANGE OR REDEMPTION..............................
SECTION 4.5. SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES................................
SECTION 4.6. PAYMENT PROCEDURES................................................
SECTION 4.7. TAX RETURNS AND REPORTS...........................................
SECTION 4.8. PAYMENT OF TAXES, DUTIES, ETC. OF THE TRUST.......................
SECTION 4.9. PAYMENTS UNDER INDENTURE..........................................
ARTICLE 5
TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.1. INITIAL OWNERSHIP.................................................
SECTION 5.2. THE TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES.................................
SECTION 5.3. DELIVERY OF TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES.........................
SECTION 5.4. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF PREFERRED
SECURITIES.....................................................
SECTION 5.5. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN TRUST SECURITIES
CERTIFICATES...................................................
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SECTION 5.6. PERSONS DEEMED SECURITY HOLDERS...................................
SECTION 5.7. ACCESS TO LIST OF SECURITY HOLDERS' NAMES AND
ADDRESSES .....................................................
SECTION 5.8. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY...................................
SECTION 5.9. APPOINTMENT OF PAYING AGENT.......................................
SECTION 5.10. OWNERSHIP OF COMMON SECURITIES BY DEPOSITOR.......................
SECTION 5.11. GLOBAL SECURITIES; NON-GLOBAL SECURITIES;
COMMON SECURITIES CERTIFICATE..................................
SECTION 5.12. NOTICES TO CLEARING AGENCY........................................
SECTION 5.13. DEFINITIVE PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATES......................
SECTION 5.14. RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS........................................
ARTICLE 6
ACT OF SECURITY HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
SECTION 6.1. LIMITATIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS......................................
SECTION 6.2. NOTICE OF MEETINGS................................................
SECTION 6.3. MEETINGS OF PREFERRED SECURITY HOLDERS............................
SECTION 6.4. VOTING RIGHTS.....................................................
SECTION 6.5. PROXIES, ETC......................................................
SECTION 6.6. SECURITY HOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT.........................
SECTION 6.7. RECORD DATE FOR VOTING AND OTHER PURPOSES.........................
SECTION 6.8. ACTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS..........................................
SECTION 6.9. INSPECTION OF RECORDS.............................................
ARTICLE 7
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 7.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
AND THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE .......................................
SECTION 7.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DEPOSITOR.......................
ARTICLE 8
THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 8.1. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES...............................
SECTION 8.2. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS................................................
SECTION 8.3. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF PROPERTY TRUSTEE................................
SECTION 8.4. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF
SECURITIES.....................................................
SECTION 8.5. MAY HOLD SECURITIES...............................................
SECTION 8.6. COMPENSATION; INDEMNITY; FEES.....................................
SECTION 8.7. PROPERTY TRUSTEE REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY OF TRUSTEES................
SECTION 8.8. CONFLICTING INTERESTS.............................................
SECTION 8.9. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.................
SECTION 8.10. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR............................
SECTION 8.11. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION
TO BUSINESS....................................................
SECTION 8.12. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEPOSITOR OR
TRUST..........................................................
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SECTION 8.13. REPORTS BY PROPERTY TRUSTEE.......................................
SECTION 8.14. REPORTS TO THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE...................................
SECTION 8.15. EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT..................
SECTION 8.16. NUMBER OF TRUSTEES................................................
SECTION 8.17. DELEGATION OF POWER...............................................
ARTICLE 9
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
SECTION 9.1. DISSOLUTION UPON EXPIRATION DATE..................................
SECTION 9.2. EARLY DISSOLUTION.................................................
SECTION 9.3. DISSOLUTION.......................................................
SECTION 9.4. LIQUIDATION.......................................................
SECTION 9.5. MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AMALGAMATIONS OR
REPLACEMENTS OF THE TRUST......................................
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1. LIMITATION OF RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS..........................
SECTION 10.2. AMENDMENT.........................................................
SECTION 10.3. SEPARABILITY......................................................
SECTION 10.4. GOVERNING LAW.....................................................
SECTION 10.5. PAYMENTS DUE ON NON-BUSINESS DAY..................................
SECTION 10.6. SUCCESSORS........................................................
SECTION 10.7. HEADINGS..........................................................
SECTION 10.8. REPORTS, NOTICES AND DEMANDS......................................
SECTION 10.9. AGREEMENT NOT TO PETITION.........................................
SECTION 10.10. TRUST INDENTURE ACT; CONFLICT WITH TRUST
INDENTURE ACT..................................................
SECTION 10.11. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF TRUST AGREEMENT, GUARANTEE
AND INDENTURE..................................................
SECTION 10.12. COUNTERPARTS......................................................
EXHIBIT A -- Certificate of Trust of
Dayton Superior Capital Trust
EXHIBIT B -- Form of Certificate
Depositary Agreement
EXHIBIT C -- Form of Common Securities of
Dayton Superior Capital Trust
EXHIBIT D -- Form of Preferred Securities of
Dayton Superior Capital Trust
EXHIBIT E -- Notice of Conversion
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DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
Certain Sections of this Trust Agreement
relating to Sections 310 through 318
of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
TRUST INDENTURE TRUST AGREEMENT
ACT SECTION SECTION
Section 310
(a)(1)....................................................................8.7
(a)(2)....................................................................8.7
(a)(3).........................................................Not Applicable
(a)(4).............................................................2.7(a)(ii)
(b).......................................................................8.8
Section 311
(a)......................................................................8.12
(b)......................................................................8.12
Section 312
(a).......................................................................5.7
(b).......................................................................5.7
(c).......................................................................5.7
Section 313
(a)...................................................................8.13(a)
(c)......................................................................10.8
(d)...................................................................8.13(c)
(a)(4)................................................................8.13(b)
(b)...................................................................8.13(b)
Section 314
(a)......................................................................8.14
(b)............................................................Not Applicable
(c)(1)...................................................................8.15
(c)(2)...................................................................8.15
(c)(3).........................................................Not Applicable
(d)............................................................Not Applicable
(e).................................................................1.1, 8.15
Section 315
(a)............................................................8.1(a), 8.3(a)
(b).................................................................8.2, 10.8
(c)....................................................................8.1(a)
(d)..................................................................8.1, 8.3
(e)............................................................Not Applicable
Section 316
(a)............................................................Not Applicable
(a)(1)(A)......................................................Not Applicable
(a)(1)(B)......................................................Not Applicable
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(a)(2)........................................................Not Applicable
(b)...........................................................Not Applicable
(c)......................................................................6.7
Section 317
(a)(1)........................................................Not Applicable
(b)......................................................................5.9
Section 318
(a)....................................................................10.10
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* Note: This reconciliation and tie sheet shall not, for any purpose, be
deemed to be a part of the Trust Agreement.
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT is dated as of
______________, 1999 among: (i) Dayton Superior Corporation, an Ohio corporation
(including any successors or assigns, the "Depositor"); (ii) Firstar Bank, N.A.,
a national banking association, as property trustee (in such capacity, the
"Property Trustee" and, in its personal capacity and not in its capacity as
Property Trustee, the "Bank"); (iii) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, as Delaware trustee (in
such capacity, the "Delaware Trustee"); (iv) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, each of whose address is c/o Dayton Superior
Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000 (each,
an "Administrative Trustee" and, collectively, the "Administrative Trustees"
and, collectively with the Property Trustee and Delaware Trustee, the
"Trustees") and (iv) the several Holders as hereinafter defined.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Delaware Trustee have duly declared and
created a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act by the
entering into a certain trust agreement dated as of August 4, 1999 (the
"Original Trust Agreement"), and by the execution and filing by the Delaware
Trustee with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the Certificate
of Trust, filed on August 4, 1999, attached as Exhibit A, for the sole purpose
of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in the
Debentures (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto 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 (as defined herein)
by the Trust to the Depositor, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Preferred
Securities by the Trust pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (each as defined
herein) and (iii) the acquisition by the Trust from the Depositor of all of the
right, title and interest in the Debentures;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other parties
and for the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, hereby agrees as
follows:
ARTICLE 1 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) 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
(d) 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.
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"ACT" has the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
"ADDITIONAL AMOUNT" means, with respect to the Trust Securities, the
amount of Additional Interest (as defined in the Indenture) paid by the
Depositor on the Debentures.
"ADDITIONAL SUMS" means, with respect to the Trust Securities, the
amount of Additional Sums (as defined in the Indenture) paid by the Depositor on
the Debentures.
"ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE" means each of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx X.
XxXxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, each solely in his capacity as Administrative
Trustee of the Trust and not in his individual capacity, or such Administrative
Trustee's successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor in interest
in such capacity, or any successor administrative trustee appointed as herein
provided.
"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, provided, however that an Affiliate of the
Depositor shall be deemed not to include the Trust. 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 Certificate or beneficial interest therein, the
rules and procedures of Euroclear and Cedel, and of the Clearing Agency for such
security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in
effect from time to time.
"BANK" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement.
"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 as 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 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 as 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
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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 either the board of directors of the
Depositor or any committee of that board duly authorized to act hereunder.
"BOOK-ENTRY PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATES" means a beneficial
interest in the Preferred Securities Certificates, ownership and transfers of
which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in
Section 5.11.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the city of New York are authorized or required
by law or executive order to remain closed or a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office of the Property Trustee or the corporate trust office of the Debenture
Trustee, is closed for business.
"CERTIFICATE DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT" means the agreement among the Trust,
the Depositor and The Depository Trust Company, as the initial Clearing Agency,
dated as of the Closing Date, relating to the Trust Securities Certificates
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B, as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.
"CERTIFICATED PREFERRED SECURITY" has the meaning specified in Section
5.2.
"CLEARING AGENCY" means an organization registered as a "clearing
agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The Depository Trust Company will 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" means the First Closing Date (as defined in the
Underwriting Agreement), which date is also the date of execution and delivery
of this Trust Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time
to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, 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 SECURITY" means an undivided beneficial interest in the assets
of the Trust, having a Liquidation Amount with respect to the assets of the
Trust of $25 and having the rights
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provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive
Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.
"COMMON STOCK" means the Common Shares, without par value, of the
Depositor.
"CONVERSION AGENT" has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
"CONVERSION DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
"CONVERSION PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the principal corporate trust office of
the Property Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust
business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, X/X 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000.
"CURRENT MARKET PRICE," with respect to Common Stock, means for any day
the last reported sale price, regular way, on such day, or, if no sale takes
place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices on
such day, regular way, in either case as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions Tape, or, if Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on the New York Stock Exchange on such day, on the principal national
securities exchange on which Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, if
Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, or the Nasdaq National
Market, or, if Common Stock is not quoted or admitted to trading on such
quotation system, on the principal quotation system on which Common Stock may be
listed or admitted to trading or quoted, or, if not listed or admitted to
trading or quoted on any national securities exchange or quotation system, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices of Common Stock in the
over-the-counter market on the day in question as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or a similar generally accepted reporting
service, or, if not so available in such manner, as furnished by any New York
Stock Exchange member firm selected from time to time by the Board of Directors
for that purpose or, if not so available in such manner, as otherwise determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors.
"DEBENTURE EVENT OF DEFAULT" means an "Event of Default" as defined in
the Indenture.
"DEBENTURE REDEMPTION DATE" means, with respect to any Debentures to be
redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed for redemption thereof under the
Indenture.
"DEBENTURE TRUSTEE" means Firstar Bank, N.A., a national banking
association, as trustee under the Indenture.
"DEBENTURES" means all of the Depositor's ___% junior convertible
subordinated debentures, $_____,000,000 principal amount, issued pursuant to the
Indenture ($____,000 principal amount if the Underwriters' over-allotment option
is exercised in full).
"DEFINITIVE PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATES" means either or both (as
the context requires) of (a) Preferred Securities Certificates issued in
certificated, fully registered form as
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provided in Section 5.11(a) and (b) Preferred Securities Certificates issued in
certificated, fully registered form as provided in Section 5.13.
"DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST ACT" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the
Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801, et. seq., as it may be amended from time
to time.
"DELAWARE TRUSTEE" means the Person identified as the "Delaware
Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as
Delaware Trustee of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its
successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor Delaware trustee
appointed as herein provided.
"DEPOSITOR" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement.
"DIRECT ACTION" has the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
"DISTRIBUTION DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(a).
"DISTRIBUTIONS" means amounts payable in respect of the Trust
Securities as provided in Section 4.1.
"EARLY DISSOLUTION EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 9.2.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" means the occurrence of a Debenture Event of
Default, whatever the reason for such Debenture 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.
"EXCHANGE NOTICE" has the meaning specified in Section 4.4(b).
"EXPIRATION DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
"GLOBAL CERTIFICATE" means a Preferred Security that is registered in
the Securities Register in the name of a Clearing Agency or a nominee thereof.
"GUARANTEE" means the Guarantee Agreement executed and delivered by the
Depositor and Firstar Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as guarantee
trustee, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust
Agreement, for the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, as
amended from time to time.
"HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Trust Securities Certificate
representing a Trust Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial
owner within the meaning of the Delaware Business Trust Act.
"INDENTURE" means the Junior Convertible Subordinated Indenture, dated
as of ___________, 1999 between the Depositor and the Debenture Trustee, as
amended or supplemented from time to time.
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"INVESTMENT COMPANY EVENT" means the receipt by the Property Trustee,
on behalf of the Trust, of an Opinion of Counsel, rendered by a law firm having
a national tax and securities practice (which Opinion of Counsel shall not have
been rescinded by such law firm), to the effect that, as a result of the
occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a change in interpretation or
application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than
an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an "investment
company" that is required to be registered under the 1940 Act, which Change in
1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of original issuance of the
Preferred Securities under this Trust Agreement.
"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.
"LIQUIDATION AMOUNT" means an amount with respect to the assets of the
Trust equal to $25 per Trust Security.
"LIQUIDATION DATE" means each date on which Debentures or cash are to
be distributed to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution
and liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.4(a).
"LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION" has the meaning specified in Section 9.4(d).
"1940 ACT" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
"NOTICE OF CONVERSION" means the notice given by a Holder of Preferred
Securities to the Conversion Agent directing the Conversion Agent to exchange
such Preferred Security for Debentures and to convert such Debentures into
Common Stock on behalf of such holder. Such notice is substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit E.
"OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by (i) the Chairman
of the Board, a Vice Chairman, the President or a Vice President, and by (ii)
the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, of the Depositor, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the
officers signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section 8.15 shall
be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Depositor.
Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers'
Certificate has read the covenant of condition and the definitions
relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering
the Officers' Certificate;
(c) a statement that each 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
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(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 be
counsel for the Trust, the Property Trustee or the Depositor, and who may be an
employee of any thereof, and who shall be acceptable to the Property Trustee.
Any Opinion of Counsel delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement that each individual signing the Opinion of
Counsel 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 each individual in rendering
the Opinion of Counsel;
(c) a statement that each individual has made such examination
or investigation as is necessary to enable such individual 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
individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"OPTIONAL REDEMPTION PRICE" means with respect to the Preferred
Securities (except as set forth below with respect to redemption upon the
occurrence of a Tax Event or with respect to a Provisional Redemption), the
following percentages of the Liquidation Amounts thereof, plus accumulated and
unpaid Distributions, if any, to the date fixed for redemption if redeemed
during the twelve-month period commencing ______________ in each of the
following years indicated:
Redemption Price
Year ((%) of principal amount)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 and thereafter 100%
In the event of a redemption of Trust Securities upon the occurrence of
a Tax Event, Trust Securities shall be redeemed at the redemption price of $25
per Trust Security and all accumulated and unpaid Distributions, if any, to the
date fixed for redemption.
In the event of a Provisional Redemption, Trust Securities shall be
redeemed at the redemption price of __% of the Liquidation Amounts thereof, plus
accumulated and unpaid Distributions, if any, to the date fixed for redemption.
"ORIGINAL TRUST AGREEMENT" has the meaning specified in the recitals to
this Trust Agreement.
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"OUTSTANDING," when used 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 Securities
Registrar or delivered to the Securities Registrar for cancellation or
tendered for conversion;
(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;
(c) Trust Securities which have been exchanged for Debentures
pursuant to Section 4.4; and
(d) 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 Section 5.5;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Trust Securities have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Trust
Securities owned by the Depositor, any Trustee or any Affiliate of the Depositor
or any Trustee shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except
that (a) in determining whether any Trustee shall be fully protected in relying
upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or
waiver, only Trust Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee
or the Delaware Trustee, or an individual Administrative Trustee, 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 Trust
Securities are owned by the Depositor, one or more of the Trustees and/or any
such Affiliate. Trust Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith
may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of
the Securities Registrar the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such
Trust 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 a Book-Entry
Preferred Securities Certificate 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 5.9.
"PAYMENT ACCOUNT" means a segregated non-interest bearing corporate
trust account maintained by the Property Trustee with the Bank in its trust
department for the benefit of the Security Holders in which all amounts paid in
respect of the Debentures will be held and from which the Property Trustee shall
make payments to the Security Holders in accordance with Section 4.1.
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"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, limited liability company or corporation, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATE" means a certificate evidencing
ownership of Preferred Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
D.
"PREFERRED SECURITY" means an undivided beneficial interest in the
assets of the Trust, having a Liquidation Amount with respect to the assets of
the Trust 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.
"PROPERTY TRUSTEE" means the commercial bank or trust company
identified as the "Property Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement
solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust and not in its
individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any
successor property trustee appointed as herein provided.
"PROVISIONAL REDEMPTION" has the meaning specified in the Indenture.
"REDEMPTION DATE" means, with respect to any Trust Security to be
redeemed, each Debenture Redemption Date.
"REDEMPTION PRICE" means, with respect to any Trust Security, $25 per
Trust Security, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including any
Additional Sums) to the date of redemption.
"RELEVANT TRUSTEE" has the meaning specified in Section 8.9.
"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust
Office, including any managing director, vice president, assistant vice
president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary or any other officer of the
Property Trustee or the Delaware 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.
"SECURITIES REGISTER" and "SECURITIES REGISTRAR" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 5.4.
"SECURITY HOLDER" or "HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Trust
Security or Securities is registered in the Securities Register; any such Person
shall be deemed to be a beneficial owner within the meaning of the Delaware
Business Trust Act.
"SPECIAL EVENT" means a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event.
"SUCCESSOR PROPERTY TRUSTEE" has the meaning specified in Section 8.9.
"SUCCESSOR DELAWARE TRUSTEE" has the meaning specified in Section 8.9.
"SUCCESSOR SECURITIES" has the meaning specified in Section 9.5.
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"SUPER MAJORITY" has the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
"TAX EVENT" means the receipt by the Property Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, of an Opinion of Counsel, rendered by a law firm having a national tax
and securities practice (which Opinion of Counsel shall not have been rescinded
by such law firm), 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 administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or
applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or
such pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of
the Preferred Securities under this Trust Agreement and does not pertain to the
use of the proceeds of the issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an
insubstantial risk in each case after the date thereof that (i) the Trust is, or
will be within 90 days after the date thereof, subject to United State Federal
income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures, (ii)
interest payable by the Depositor on the Debentures is not, or will not be,
within 90 days after the date thereof, deductible, in whole or in part, for
United States Federal income tax purposes or (iii) the Trust is, or will be
within 90 days after the date thereof, subject to more than DE MINIMIS amount of
other taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges.
"TRUST" means the Delaware business trust continued hereby and
identified on the cover page of this Trust Agreement.
"TRUST AGREEMENT" means this Trust Agreement, as the same may be
modified, amended or supplemented in accordance with the applicable provisions
hereof, including all exhibits hereto, including, for all purposes of this 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 Trust
Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement, respectively.
"TRUST INDENTURE ACT" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however,
that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date,
"Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
"TRUST PROPERTY" means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit in,
or owing to, the Payment Account and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect of
the foregoing to be held by the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this
Trust Agreement for the benefit of the Security Holders.
"TRUST SECURITY" means any one of the Common Securities or the
Preferred Securities.
"TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Common Securities
Certificates, the Global Certificates or the Certificated Preferred Securities.
"TRUSTEES" means, collectively, the Property Trustee, the Delaware
Trustee and the Administrative Trustees.
"UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT" means the Underwriting Agreement, date as of
________________, 1999 among the Trust, the Depositor and the Underwriters named
therein.
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ARTICLE 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUST
SECTION 2.1. NAME. The Trust continued hereby shall be known as "Dayton
Superior Capital Trust," as such name may be modified from time to time by the
Administrative Trustees following written notice to the Holders of Trust
Securities and the other Trustees, in which name the Trustees may conduct the
business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on
behalf of the 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 c/o
The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or such other address in the State of Delaware as
the Delaware Trustee may designate by written notice to the Depositor. The
principal executive office of the Trust is 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000.
SECTION 2.3. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. The Depositor shall pay
organizational expenses of the Trust as they arise or shall, upon request of any
Trustee, promptly reimburse such Trustee for any such expenses paid by such
Trustee. The Depositor shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the
payment of such expenses.
SECTION 2.4. ISSUANCE OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES. On ____________,
1999, the Depositor on behalf of the Trust executed and delivered the
Underwriting Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Trust Agreement, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall
execute in accordance with Section 5.2 and deliver to the Underwriters named in
the Underwriting Agreement Preferred Securities Certificates, in an aggregate
amount of __,_00,000 (__,_00,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full) Preferred Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount
of $__,000,000 ($__,_00,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full), against receipt of the aggregate purchase price of such
Preferred Securities of $__,000,000 ($__,_00,000 if the Underwriters'
over-allotment option is exercised in full), which amount the Administrative
Trustees shall promptly deliver to the Property Trustee.
SECTION 2.5. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE OF DEBENTURES; ISSUANCE OF THE
COMMON SECURITIES. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Trust Agreement, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall
subscribe to and purchase from the Depositor Debentures, registered in the name
of the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) and having an aggregate
principal amount equal to $__,000,000 ($__,_00,000 if the Underwriters'
over-allotment option is exercised in full), and, in satisfaction of the
purchase price for such Debentures, the Property Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, shall deliver to the Depositor the sum of $__,000,000 ($__,000,000 if the
Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). Contemporaneously
therewith, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall execute in
accordance with Section 5.2 and deliver to the Depositor Common Securities
Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor, in an aggregate amount of
__,000 (__,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full)
Common Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $_,_00,000
($_,___,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full)
against receipt of the aggregate purchase price of such Common Securities from
the Depositor of Debentures, registered in the name of the Property Trustee (in
its capacity as such) and having an aggregate principal amount equal to
$_,_00,000 ($_,___,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised
in full).
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SECTION 2.6. DECLARATION OF TRUST. The exclusive purposes and functions
of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell Trust Securities and use the proceeds
from such sale to acquire the Debentures, (b) to distribute the Trust's income
as provided in this Trust Agreement and (c) to engage in only those other
activities necessary or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money,
issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, mortgage or pledge any
of its assets or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States Federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust. The Depositor hereby appoints the Trustees as
trustees of the Trust, to have all the rights, powers and duties to the extent
set forth herein, and the Trustees hereby accept such appointment. The Property
Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Property upon and subject to
the conditions set forth herein for the benefit of the Trust and the Security
Holders. The Administrative Trustees shall have all rights, powers and duties
set forth herein and in accordance with applicable law with respect to
accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. 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 other Trustees set forth herein. The
Delaware Trustee shall be one of the Trustees of the Trust for the sole and
limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 2.7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
(a) The Trustees shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in
accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. Subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 2.6 and paragraph (b) of this Section,
and in accordance with the following provisions (i) and (ii), the
Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and the authority to
cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(i) As among the Trustees, each Administrative
Trustee shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of
the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A) to issue and sell the Trust Securities;
provided, however, that the Trust may issue no more
than one series of Preferred Securities and no more
than one series of Common Securities; provided,
further, that there shall be no interests in the
Trust other than the Trust Securities, and the
issuance of Trust Securities shall be limited to
simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities
and Common Securities on the Closing Date and any
other date Preferred Securities and Common Securities
are sold pursuant to the over-allotment option
granted to the Underwriters named in the Underwriting
Agreement, subject to the issuance of Trust
Securities pursuant to Section 5.5 and Successor
Securities pursuant to Section 9.5;
(B) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to
execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust,
the Certificate Depository Agreement and such other
agreements as may be necessary or incidental to the
purposes and function of the Trust;
(C) to assist in the registration of the
Preferred Securities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and under state securities or blue
sky laws, and the qualification of this Trust
Agreement as a trust indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act;
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(D) to assist in the listing of the
Preferred Securities upon such securities exchange or
exchanges, if any, as shall be determined by the
Depositor and the registration of the Preferred
Securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the preparation and filing of all
periodic and other reports and other documents
pursuant to the foregoing (only to the extent that
such listing or registration is requested by the
Depositor);
(E) to appoint a Paying Agent, a Securities
Registrar and an authenticating agent in accordance
with this Trust Agreement;
(F) to the extent provided in this Trust
Agreement, to wind up the affairs of and liquidate
the Trust and prepare, execute and file the
certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware;
(G) unless otherwise required by the
Delaware Business Trust Act or the Trust Indenture
Act, to execute on behalf of the Trust (either acting
alone or together with any other Administrative
Trustees) any documents that the Administrative
Trustees have the power to execute pursuant to this
Trust Agreement; and
(H) to take any action incidental to the
foregoing as the Trustees may from time to time
determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to
the terms of this Trust Agreement including, but not
limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be
deemed to be an Investment Company required
to be registered under the 1940 Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be
classified for United States Federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Depositor
to ensure that the Debentures will be
treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for
United States Federal income tax purposes;
provided that such action does not adversely affect
in any material respect the interests of Security
Holders except as otherwise provided in Section
10.2(a).
(ii) As among the Trustees, the Property Trustee
shall have the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of
the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A) the establishment of the Payment
Account;
(B) the receipt of and taking title to the
Debentures;
(C) the collection of interest, principal
and any other payments made in respect of the
Debentures in the Payment Account;
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(D) the distribution from the Trust Property
of amounts owed to the Security Holders in respect of
the Trust Securities;
(E) the exercise of all of the rights,
powers and privileges of a holder of the Debentures;
(F) the sending of notices of default, other
notices and other information regarding the Trust
Securities and the Debentures to the Security Holders
in accordance with this Trust Agreement;
(G) the distribution of the Trust Property
in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;
(H) to the extent provided in this Trust
Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and
liquidation of the Trust;
(I) after an Event of Default, the taking of
any action incidental to the foregoing as the
Property Trustee may from time to time determine is
necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of
this Trust Agreement and protect and conserve the
Trust Property for the benefit of the Security
Holders (without consideration of the effect of any
such action on any particular Security Holder);
(J) subject to this Section 2.7(a)(ii), the
Property Trustee shall have none of the duties,
liabilities, powers or the authority of the
Administrative Trustees set forth in Section
2.7(a)(i); and
(K) to act as Paying Agent and/or Securities
Registrar to the extent appointed as such hereunder.
(b) So long as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the
Trust (or the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not
undertake any business, activities or transaction except as expressly
provided herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, the Trust shall
not, and the Trustees shall not, cause the Trust to (i) invest any
proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Debentures (rather, the
Trustees shall distribute all such proceeds to the Security Holders
pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement and the Trust
Securities), acquire any 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 Security Holders,
except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that would
cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify as a "grantor trust" for
United States Federal income tax purposes, (iv) make any loans or incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt, (v) take
or consent to any action that would result in the placement of a Lien
on any of the Trust Property, (vi) possess any power or otherwise act
in such a way as to vary the Trust assets or the terms of the Trust
Securities in any way whatsoever except as permitted by the terms of
this Trust Agreement, or (vii) issue any securities or other evidences
of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other
than the Trust Securities. The Administrative Trustees shall defend all
claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming
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any Lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the
Trust or the Security Holders in their capacity as Security Holders.
(c) In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred
Securities, the Depositor shall have the right and responsibility to
assist the Trust with respect to, or effect on behalf of the Trust, the
following actions (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) to file by the Trust with the Commission and to
execute on behalf of the Trust a registration statement on the
appropriate form in relation to the Preferred Securities,
including any amendments thereto;
(ii) to determine the States and foreign
jurisdictions in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for resale all or part of the Preferred Securities
and to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must
be taken by or on behalf of the Trust, and advise the Trustees
of actions they must take on behalf of the Trust, and prepare
for execution and filing any documents to be executed and
filed by the Trust or on behalf of the Trust, as the Depositor
deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such States and foreign jurisdictions;
(iii) to the extent necessary, to prepare for filing
by the Trust with the Commission and to execute on behalf of
the Trust a registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the
registration of the Preferred Securities under Section 12(b)
or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including any amendments thereto (it being understood that
neither the Trust nor the Depositor has any obligation under
the Indenture, the Underwriting Agreement or the Trust
Agreement to register any Trust Securities under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or to list any
Trust Securities on any securities exchange);
(iv) to negotiate, and to execute and deliver, on
behalf of the Trust, the Underwriting Agreement; and
(v) any other actions necessary or incidental to
carry out any of the foregoing activities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Administrative Trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the
affairs of the Trust and to operate the Trust so that the Trust will
not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered
under the 1940 Act, or taxed as a corporation or a partnership for
United States Federal income tax purposes and so that the Debentures
will be treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for United States
Federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Depositor and the
Administrative Trustees are authorized to take any action, not
inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this
Trust Agreement, that each of the Depositor and the Administrative
Trustees determines in their discretion to be necessary or desirable
for such purposes, so long as such action does not adversely affect in
any material respect the interests of the Holders of the Preferred
Securities except as otherwise provided in Section 10.2(a).
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SECTION 2.8. ASSETS OF TRUST. The assets of the Trust shall consist of
only 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 Trust and the Security Holders in accordance with this Trust Agreement. The
Security Holders shall not have legal title to any part of the assets of the
Trust, but shall have an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the
Trust.
ARTICLE 3 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
any agent of the Property Trustee 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 Security 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 Debentures. Amounts held in the
Payment Account shall not be invested by the Property Trustee pending
distribution thereof.
ARTICLE 4 DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION; EXCHANGE; CONVERSION
SECTION 4.1. DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) Distributions on the Trust Securities
shall be cumulative, and shall accrue from the date of original issuance, or the
most recent Distribution Date (as defined herein) and, except in the event that
the Depositor exercises its right to defer the payment of interest on the
Debentures pursuant to the Indenture, shall be payable quarterly in arrears on
September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30 of each year, commencing on
September 30, 1999 (which dates correspond to the interest payment dates on the
Debentures), when, as and if available for payment by the Property Trustee, as
further described in paragraph (c) of this Section 4.1. If any date on which
Distributions are otherwise payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business
Day, then the payment of such Distributions shall be made on the next succeeding
day which is a Business Day (and no interest shall accrue for the period from
and after such date until the next succeeding Business Day) with the same force
and effect as if made on such date (each date on which Distributions are payable
in accordance with this Section 4.1(a), a "Distribution Date").
(b) The Trust Securities represent undivided beneficial interests in
the Trust Property, and the Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be
payable at a rate of ___% per annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Property Trustee. The amount of Distributions payable for any period
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. For
periods less than a full month, Distributions shall reflect interest on
Debentures computed on the basis of the actual number of elapsed days based on a
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360-day year. The amount of Distributions payable for any period shall include
the Additional Amounts, if any.
(c) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be made by the
Property Trustee from the Payment Account and shall be payable on each
Distribution Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds then on hand and
available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Distributions.
(d) 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 on the relevant record date, which
shall be the date which is the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day)
next preceding such Distribution Date.
SECTION 4.2. REDEMPTION. (a) Upon an optional redemption (as set forth
in the Indenture) of Debentures, the proceeds from such redemption shall be
applied to redeem Trust Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount equal
to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed by the
Depositor, including pursuant to Section 4.4, at the Optional Redemption Price,
and upon a mandatory redemption (as set forth in the Indenture) of Debentures,
the proceeds from such redemption shall be applied to redeem Trust Securities,
having an aggregate Liquidation Amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Debentures so redeemed by the Depositor, at the Redemption Price. The
Trust may not redeem fewer than all the Outstanding Trust Securities unless all
accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all Trust Securities for all
quarterly Distribution periods terminating on or prior to the date of
redemption.
(b) Notice of redemption (which notice will be irrevocable) shall be
given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to the Depositor
and each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder's address as
it appears in the Securities Register. All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price or the Optional Redemption Price, as
the case may be;
(iii) the record date for the determination of Holders
entitled to receive payment of the Redemption Price or Optional
Redemption Price, as the case may be, as provided in Section 4.2(d);
(iv) the CUSIP number;
(v) if less than all of the Outstanding Trust Securities are
to be redeemed, the identification and the aggregate Liquidation Amount
of the particular Trust Securities to be redeemed;
(vi) the Conversion Price and that a Holder of Preferred
Securities who desires to convert such Preferred Securities called for
redemption must satisfy the requirements for conversion contained in
Section 4.3 below;
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(vii) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price or the
Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, will become due and
payable upon each such Trust Security to be redeemed and that
Distributions thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date; and
(viii) the place or places where such Trust Securities are to
be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price or the Optional
Redemption Price, as the case may be.
(c) The Trust Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be
redeemed at the Redemption Price or the Optional Redemption Price, as the case
may be, with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of Debentures.
Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made and the Redemption Price or
the Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, shall be payable on each
Redemption Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds then on hand and
available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Redemption Price or the
Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be.
(d) If the Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of
any Preferred Securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New York time, on the Redemption
Date, subject to Section 4.2(c), the Property Trustee will, so long as and to
the extent the Preferred Securities are in book-entry-only form, irrevocably
deposit with the Clearing Agency for the Preferred Securities funds sufficient
to pay the applicable Redemption Price. If the Preferred Securities are no
longer in book-entry-only form, the Property Trustee, subject to Section 4.2(c),
will irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price or Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, on
such Preferred Securities held in certificated form and will give the Paying
Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price or the
Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, to the Holders thereof upon
surrender of their Preferred 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 Security Holders holding
Trust Securities so called for redemption will cease, except (i) the right of
such Security Holders to receive the Redemption Price or the Optional Redemption
Price, as the case may be, but without interest, and (ii) the right to convert
such Preferred Securities into Common Stock in the manner provided in Section
4.3 through the close of business on the Redemption Date; and such Trust
Securities will cease to be Outstanding. In the event that any date on which any
Redemption Price or the Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, is
payable is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price or the
Optional Redemption Price, as the case may be, payable on such date will be made
on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day
is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect
as if made on such date. Payment of the Redemption Price or the Optional
Redemption Price, as the case may be, shall be made to the Holders of such Trust
Securities as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities on
the relevant record date, which shall be the date which is the fifteenth day
(whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Redemption Date.
(e) If less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be
redeemed on a Redemption Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust
Securities to be redeemed shall be allocated on a PRO RATA basis (based on
Liquidation Amounts) among the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities
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that are to be redeemed. The particular Preferred Securities to be redeemed
shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the
Property Trustee from the Outstanding Preferred Securities not previously called
for redemption, by lot or by such other method as the Property Trustee shall
deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption
of portions (equal to $25 or an integral multiple of $25 in excess thereof) of
the Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities. The Property Trustee shall
promptly notify the Securities Registrar and the Conversion Agent in writing of
the Preferred Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Preferred Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount
thereof to be redeemed; it being understood that, in the case of Preferred
Securities registered in the name of and held of record by the Clearing Agency
(or any successor) or any nominee, the distribution of the proceeds of such
redemption will be made in accordance with the procedures of the Clearing Agency
or its nominee. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, unless the context
otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Preferred
Securities shall relate, in the case of any Preferred Securities redeemed or to
be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the Liquidation Amount of Preferred
Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. In the event of any redemption
in part, the Trust shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of
or exchange of any Preferred Security during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before any selection for redemption of Preferred Securities
and ending at the close of business on the earliest date in which the relevant
notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Preferred
Securities to be so redeemed or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange of any
Preferred Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Preferred Securities being redeemed in part.
(f) In the event of any redemption, the Trust shall not be required to
issue, register the transfer of or register the exchange of any Preferred
Security during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any
Redemption Date and ending at the close of business on such Redemption Date.
SECTION 4.3. CONVERSION. The Holders of Trust Securities, subject to
the limitations set forth in this Section, shall have the right, at their
option, to cause the Conversion Agent to convert Trust Securities, on behalf of
the converting Holders, into shares of Common Stock in the manner described
herein on and subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The Trust Securities will be convertible into fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Holder's
direction to the Conversion Agent to exchange such Trust Securities for
a portion of the Debentures having a principal amount equal to the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of such Trust Securities, and immediately
convert such amount of Debentures into fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock at an initial rate of______ shares of Common
Stock for each Trust Security (which is equivalent to a conversion
price of approximately $ _____ per $25 principal amount of Debentures),
subject to all of the adjustments with respect to the conversion price
of the Debentures, as set forth in the Indenture (as so adjusted,
"Conversion Price").
(ii) In order to convert Trust Securities into Common Stock,
the Holder of such Trust Securities shall submit to the Conversion
Agent an irrevocable Notice of Conversion to convert Trust Securities
on behalf of such Holder, together, if the Trust Securities are in
certificated form, with such certificates. The Notice of Conversion
shall (i) set forth the number of Trust Securities to be converted and
the name or names, if other than the Holder, in which the shares of
Common Stock should be issued and (ii) direct the Conversion Agent (a)
to exchange such Trust
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Securities for a portion of the Debentures held by the Property Trustee
(at the rate of exchange specified in the preceding paragraph) and (b)
to immediately convert such Debentures, on behalf of such Holder, into
Common Stock (at the conversion rate specified in the preceding
paragraph). The Conversion Agent shall notify the Property Trustee in
writing of the Holder's election to exchange Trust Securities for a
portion of the Debentures held by the Property Trustee and the Property
Trustee shall, upon receipt of such written notice, deliver to the
Conversion Agent the appropriate principal amount of Debentures for
exchange in accordance with this Section. The Conversion Agent shall
thereupon notify the Depositor of the Holder's election to convert such
Debentures into shares of Common Stock. Holders of Trust Securities at
the close of business on a Distribution payment record date will be
entitled to receive the Distribution paid on such Trust Securities on
the corresponding Distribution Date notwithstanding the conversion of
such Trust Securities on or following such record date but prior to
such Distribution Date. Except as provided above, neither the Trust nor
the Depositor will make, or be required to make, any payment, allowance
or adjustment upon any conversion on account of any accumulated and
unpaid Distributions whether or not in arrears accrued on the Trust
Securities surrendered for conversion, or on account of any accumulated
and unpaid dividends on the shares of Common Stock issued upon such
conversion. Trust Securities submitted for conversion prior to the
expiration of conversion rights as provided in Section 4.3(iii) shall
be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of
business on the day on which an irrevocable Notice of Conversion
relating to such Trust Securities is received by the Conversion Agent
in accordance with the foregoing provision (the "Conversion Date"). The
Person or Persons entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Debentures shall be treated for all purposes as the
record holder or holders of such Common Stock on the date of
conversion. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Date,
the Depositor shall issue and deliver at the office of the Conversion
Agent a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, together with the cash
payment, if any, in lieu of any fraction of any share to the Person or
Persons entitled to receive the same, unless otherwise directed by the
Holder in the notice of conversion and the Conversion Agent shall
distribute such certificate or certificates to such Person or Persons.
(iii) The conversion rights of holders of the Debentures and
the corresponding conversion rights of Holders of Trust Securities
shall expire at the close of business on the date set for redemption of
the Trust Securities upon the mandatory or optional redemption of the
Debentures.
(iv) Each Holder of a Trust Security by its acceptance thereof
initially appoints ____________________ not in its individual capacity
but solely as conversion agent (the "Conversion Agent") for the purpose
of effecting the conversion of Trust Securities in accordance with this
Section. In effecting the conversion and transactions described in this
Section, the Conversion Agent shall be acting as agent of the Holders
of Trust Securities directing it to effect such conversion
transactions. The Conversion Agent is hereby authorized (i) to exchange
Trust Securities from time to time for Debentures held by the Trust in
connection with the conversion of such Trust Securities in accordance
with this Section and (ii) to convert all or a portion of the
Debentures into Common Stock and thereupon to deliver such shares of
Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Section and to
deliver to the Property Trustee any new Debenture or Debentures for any
resulting unconverted principal amount delivered to the Conversion
Agent by the Debenture Trustee.
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(v) No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued as a
result of conversion, but, in lieu thereof, such fractional interest
will be paid in cash by the Depositor to the Conversion Agent in an
amount equal to the Current Market Price of the fractional share of the
Common Stock, and the Conversion Agent will in turn make such payment
to the Holder or Holders of Trust Securities so converted.
(vi) Nothing in this Section 4.3 shall limit the requirement
of the Trust to withhold taxes pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Securities or as set forth in this Trust Agreement or otherwise
required of the Property Trustee or the Trust to pay any amounts on
account of such withholdings.
SECTION 4.4. SPECIAL EVENT EXCHANGE OR REDEMPTION. (a) If a Special
Event shall occur and be continuing, the Property Trustee shall direct the
Conversion Agent to exchange all Outstanding Trust Securities for Debentures
having a principal amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities to be exchanged and with accrued interest in an amount equal to any
unpaid Distribution (including any Additional Amounts) on the Trust Securities;
provided, however, that, in the case of a Tax Event, the Depositor shall have
the right to (i) direct that less than all, or none, as appropriate, of the
Trust Securities be so exchanged if and for so long as the Depositor shall have
elected to pay any Additional Sums (as defined in the Indenture) such that the
amount received by Holders of Trust Securities not so exchanged in respect of
Distributions and other distributions are not reduced as a result of such Tax
Event, and shall not have revoked any such election or failed to make such
payments or (ii) cause the Trust Securities to be redeemed in the manner set
forth below. If a Tax Event shall occur or be continuing, the Depositor shall
have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, to redeem
the Debentures, in whole or in part, for cash upon the later of (i) 90 days
following the occurrence of such Tax Event or (ii) __________, ____[DATE].
Promptly following such redemption, Trust Securities with an aggregate
Liquidation Amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so
redeemed will be redeemed by the Trust at the Optional Redemption Price
applicable in the event of a redemption upon the occurrence of a Tax Event on a
pro rata basis.
(b) Notice of any exchange pursuant to this Section 4.4 (an "Exchange
Notice") of the Trust Securities, which Exchange Notice shall be irrevocable,
will be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail to the Depositor and
to each record Holder of Trust Securities to be exchanged not fewer than 30 nor
more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for exchange thereof. For purposes of
the calculation of the date of exchange and the dates on which notices are given
pursuant to this paragraph (b), an Exchange Notice shall be deemed to be given
on the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to
each Holder. Each Exchange Notice shall be addressed to each Holder of Trust
Securities at the address of such Holder appearing in the books and records of
the Trust. Each Exchange Notice shall state: (A) the exchange date; (B) the
aggregate Liquidation Amount and any unpaid Distributions (including any
Additional Amounts) on the Trust Securities to be exchanged and the aggregate
principal amount and any accrued interest on the Debentures to be exchanged
therefor; (C) that on the exchange date the Trust Securities to be so exchanged
shall be exchanged for Debentures and that Distributions on the Trust Securities
so exchanged will cease to accumulate on and after said date; (D) the record
date for the determination of Holders of Trust Securities to be exchanged as
provided in Section 4.4(g); and (E) the identity of the Conversion Agent, if
any, and the place or places where each Trust Certificate to be exchanged is to
be surrendered in exchange for Debentures. No defect in the Exchange Notice or
in the mailing thereof with respect to any Trust Security shall affect the
validity of the exchange proceedings for any other Trust Security.
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(c) In the event that fewer than all the Outstanding Preferred
Securities are to be exchanged, then, on the exchange date, (i) if all of the
Outstanding Preferred Securities are represented by Definitive Preferred
Securities Certificates, the particular Preferred Securities to be exchanged
will be selected by the Property Trustee from the Outstanding Preferred
Securities not previously called for redemption or exchange on a pro rata basis,
(ii) if all of the Outstanding Preferred Securities are represented by
Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates, the Property Trustee shall provide
for the selection for exchange of a portion of the Global Certificate
representing the Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates on a pro rata
basis and (iii) if Outstanding Trust Securities are represented by both
Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates and Book-Entry Preferred Securities
Certificates, the Property Trustee shall select the portion of the Global
Certificate representing the Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates and
the particular Outstanding Preferred Securities represented by Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificates to be exchanged on a pro rata basis. In the
case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, the particular Book-Entry Preferred
Securities Certificates to be exchanged shall be selected in accordance with the
applicable rules and procedures for the Clearing Agency in whose name, or whose
nominee's name, such global certificate is then held. Any Preferred Securities
Certificate that is to be exchanged only in part shall be surrendered with due
endorsement or by a written instrument of transfer fully executed by the Holder
thereof (or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Trust shall prepare
and deliver to such Holder, without service charge, a new Preferred Securities
Certificate or Certificates in aggregate stated Liquidation Amount equal to, and
in exchange for, the unredeemed portion of the Preferred Securities Certificate
so surrendered. The Common Securities shall be exchanged in a similar manner.
(d) In the event of an exchange pursuant to this Section 4.4, on the
date fixed for any such exchange, (i) if the Preferred Securities are
represented by Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates, the Clearing Agency
or its nominee, as the record Holder of the Preferred Securities, will exchange
through the Conversion Agent the Global Certificate representing the Preferred
Securities to be exchanged for a registered Global Certificate or certificates
representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such exchange, (ii) if the
Preferred Securities are represented by Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificates, the certificates representing the Preferred Securities to be so
exchanged will be deemed to represent Debentures having a principal amount equal
to the aggregate stated Liquidation Amount of such Preferred Securities until
such certificates are presented to the Conversion Agent for exchange for
definitive certificates representing Debentures and (iii) all rights of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities so exchanged will cease, except for the
right of such Holders to receive Debentures. The Common Securities shall be
exchanged in a similar manner.
(e) Each Holder, by becoming a party to this Trust Agreement pursuant
to Section 10.11 of this Trust Agreement, will be deemed to have agreed to be
bound by these exchange provisions in regard to the exchange of Trust Securities
for Debentures pursuant to the terms described above.
(f) Nothing in this Section 4.4 shall limit the requirement of the
Trust to withhold taxes pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities or as set
forth in this Trust Agreement or otherwise require the Property Trustee or the
Trust to pay any amounts on account of such withholdings.
(g) An exchange of Trust Securities for Debentures pursuant to this
Section 4.4 shall be made to Holders of Trust Securities as they appear on the
Securities Register for Trust Securities on the relevant record date, which
shall be the date which is the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day)
preceding the exchange date.
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SECTION 4.5. SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES. Payment of
Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, and the
Redemption Price of, the Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be made PRO RATA
based on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities; provided, however, that
if on any Distribution Date or Redemption Date an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution (including Additional
Amounts, if applicable) on, or the Redemption Price 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 Additional Amounts, if
applicable) on all Outstanding Preferred 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 Preferred
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 Additional Amounts, if applicable) on,
or the Redemption Price of, Preferred Securities then due and payable.
SECTION 4.6. PAYMENT PROCEDURES. Payments in respect of the Preferred
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
Preferred Securities are held by a Clearing Agency, such Distributions shall be
made to the Clearing Agency in immediately available funds, in accordance with
the Certificate Depositary Agreement on the applicable Distribution Dates.
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 4.7. TAX RETURNS AND REPORTS. The Administrative Trustees 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 Trust. In this regard, the
Administrative Trustees shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to be prepared or
filed) Form 1041 or the appropriate Internal Revenue Service form required to be
filed in respect of the Trust in each taxable year of the Trust and (b) prepare
and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished) to each Security Holder a
Form 1099 or the appropriate Internal Revenue Service form required to be
furnished to such Security Holder or the information required to be provided on
such form. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor with a copy
of all such returns, reports and schedules promptly after such filing or
furnishing. The Trustees shall comply with United States Federal withholding and
backup withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect
to any payments to Security Holders under the Trust Securities.
SECTION 4.8. PAYMENT OF TAXES, DUTIES, ETC. OF THE TRUST. Upon receipt
under the Debentures of Additional Sums, the Property Trustee, upon receipt of
written notice from the Depositor or the Administrative Trustees, shall promptly
pay from such Additional Sums any taxes, duties or governmental charges of
whatsoever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed on the Trust by the
United States or any other taxing authority.
SECTION 4.9. PAYMENTS UNDER INDENTURE. Any amount payable hereunder to
any Holder of Preferred Securities shall be reduced by the amount of any
corresponding payment such Holder (or any Owner with respect thereto) has
directly received pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Indenture in accordance with
the terms of Section 6.8 hereof.
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ARTICLE 5 TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.1. INITIAL OWNERSHIP. Upon the creation of the Trust 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 Trust.
SECTION 5.2. THE TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. The Preferred
Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $25
Liquidation Amount and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof, and the
Common Securities Certificates shall be issued in denominations of $25
Liquidation Amount and integral multiples thereof. The consideration received by
the Trust for the issuance of the Trust Securities shall constitute a
contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the
Trust. The Preferred Securities initially will be represented by one or more
certificates in registered, global form (collectively, the "Global
Certificate"). Preferred Securities initially transferred, in accordance with
Section 5.4, in a manner exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act will be exchanged for Preferred Securities in registered,
certificated form (the "Certificated Preferred Securities"). The Trust
Securities Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or
facsimile signature of at least one Administrative Trustee and authenticated by
the Property Trustee. Trust Securities Certificates bearing the manual or
facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures
shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust, shall be
validly issued and entitled to the benefit 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
Security Holder, and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the
obligations of a Security Holder hereunder, upon due registration of such Trust
Securities Certificate in such transferee's name pursuant to Section 5.4.
SECTION 5.3. DELIVERY OF TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. On the Closing
Date, the Administrative Trustees 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 Trust and delivered to or upon the written order of
the Depositor, signed by its Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman, its
President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, Treasurer or
Assistant Treasurer or Controller without further corporate action by the
Depositor, in authorized denominations.
A Trust Security Certificate shall not be valid until authenticated by
the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Property Trustee. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Trust Security Certificate has
been authenticated under this Trust Agreement. Upon a written order of the Trust
signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate
the Trust Security Certificates for original issue.
The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to
the Administrative Trustees to authenticate Trust Security Certificates. An
authenticating agent may authenticate Trust Security Certificates whenever the
Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Trust Agreement to
authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with
the Depositor or an Affiliate with respect to the authentication of Trust
Securities.
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SECTION 5.4. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF PREFERRED
SECURITIES. The Securities Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the
office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8, a Securities Register in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Securities Registrar shall provide for the registration of Preferred Securities
Certificates and Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section 5.10 in the
case of the Common Securities Certificates) and registration of transfers and
exchanges of Preferred Securities Certificates as herein provided. The Property
Trustee shall be the initial Securities Registrar.
Subject to the other provisions of this Trust Agreement regarding
restrictions on transfer, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Preferred Security at an office or agency of the Securities Registrar designated
pursuant to Section 5.8 for such purpose, an Administrative Trustee shall
execute on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature, and the
Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Preferred Securities of any
authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing
such restrictive legends as may be required by this Trust Agreement.
At the option of the Holder, and subject to the other provisions of
this Section 5.4, Preferred Securities may be exchanged for other Preferred
Securities of any authorized denomination and of a like Liquidation Amount, upon
surrender of the Preferred Securities to be exchanged at any such office or
agency. Whenever any Preferred Securities are so surrendered for exchange, an
Administrative Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust by manual or
facsimile signature, and the Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
the Preferred Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to
receive.
All Preferred Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Preferred Securities shall be entitled to the same benefits under
this Trust Agreement, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.
Every Preferred Security presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or for exchange shall (if so requested by the Depositor or the
Securities Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Depositor and the Securities
Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Preferred Securities Certificates, but the Securities Registrar may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Preferred
Securities Certificates.
SECTION 5.5. 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 Administrative Trustees 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 Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, on behalf of the
Trust shall execute and make available for authentication and delivery, in
exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust
Securities Certificate, a new Trust Securities Certificate of like
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denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Trust Securities
Certificate under this Section, 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 duplicative Trust Securities Certificate
issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust, as if originally
issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities
Certificate shall be found at any time.
SECTION 5.6. PERSONS DEEMED SECURITY HOLDERS. The Property Trustee and
the Securities Registrar shall treat the Person in whose name any Trust
Securities Certificate shall be registered in the Securities Register as the
owner of such Trust Securities Certificate for the purpose of receiving
Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Property
Trustee nor the Securities Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the
contrary.
SECTION 5.7. ACCESS TO LIST OF SECURITY HOLDERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES.
The Administrative Trustees or the Depositor shall furnish or cause to be
furnished (unless the Property Trustee is acting as Securities Registrar with
respect to the Trust Securities under the Trust Agreement) a list, in such form
as the Property Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of
the Security Holders as of the most recent record date (a) to the Property
Trustee, quarterly at least 5 Business Days before each Distribution Date, and
(b) to the Property Trustee, promptly after receipt by the Depositor of a
written request therefor from the Property Trustee in order to enable the
Property Trustee to discharge its obligations under this Trust Agreement, in
each case to the extent such information is in the possession or control of the
Administrative Trustees or the Depositor and is not identical to a previously
supplied list or has not otherwise been received by the Property Trustee in its
capacity as Securities Registrar. The rights of Security Holders to communicate
with other Security Holders with respect to their rights under this Trust
Agreement or under the Trust Securities, and the corresponding rights of the
Trustee shall be as provided in the Trust Indenture Act, except to the extent
Section 3819 of the Delaware Business Trust Act would require greater access to
such information, in which case the latter shall apply. Each Holder, by
receiving and holding a Trust Securities Certificate, and each Owner shall be
deemed to have agreed not to hold the Depositor, the Property Trustee or the
Administrative Trustees accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and
address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.
SECTION 5.8. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY. The Securities Registrar
shall maintain in the city of New York an office or offices or agency or
agencies where Preferred Securities Certificates may be surrendered for
registration of transfer, exchange or conversion and where notices and demands
to or upon the Trustees in respect of the Trust Securities Certificates may be
served. The Securities Registrar initially designates _________________,
________________________________, [ADDRESS] as its principal corporate trust
office for such purposes. The Securities Registrar shall give prompt written
notice to the Depositor and to the Security Holders of any change in the
location of the Securities Register or any such office or agency.
SECTION 5.9. APPOINTMENT OF PAYING AGENT. In the event that the
Preferred Securities are not in book-entry form only, the Trust shall maintain
in Cincinnati, Ohio, an office or agency (the "Paying Agent") where the
Preferred Securities may be presented for payment. The Paying Agent shall make
Distributions to Security Holders from the Payment Account and shall report the
amounts of such Distributions to the Property Trustee and the Administrative
Trustees.
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Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from
the Payment Account for the purpose of making the Distributions referred to
above. The Administrative Trustees may revoke such power and remove the Paying
Agent if such Trustees determine in their sole discretion that the Paying Agent
shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement in any
material respect. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Property Trustee, and
any co-paying agent chosen by the Property Trustee and acceptable to the
Administrative Trustees and the Depositor. Any Person acting as Paying Agent
shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the
Property Trustee and the Depositor. In the event that the Property Trustee shall
no longer be the Paying Agent or a successor Paying Agent shall resign or its
authority to act be revoked, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a
successor that is acceptable to the Property Trustee and the Depositor to act as
Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company). Each successor Paying
Agent or any additional Paying Agent shall agree with the 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 Security Holders in trust for
the benefit of the Security Holders entitled thereto until such sums shall be
paid to each Security Holder. 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 shall apply to the Property Trustee also
in its role as Paying Agent, for so long as the Property Trustee shall act as
Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable, to any other paying agent appointed
hereunder. Any reference in this Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any
co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise.
SECTION 5.10. OWNERSHIP OF COMMON SECURITIES BY DEPOSITOR. On the
Closing Date provided for in Section 2.5, the Depositor shall acquire beneficial
and record ownership of the Common Securities. The Depositor has covenanted in
the Indenture to maintain directly or indirectly 100% ownership of the Common
Securities; provided that any permitted successor of the Company under the
Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of the Common Securities. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, any attempted transfer of the Common
Securities in violation of that covenant shall be void. The Administrative
Trustees shall cause each Common Securities Certificate to contain a legend
stating, "THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO AN ENTITY WHOLLY OWNED
BY DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION OR TO CERTAIN SUCCESSORS OF DAYTON SUPERIOR
CORPORATION"
SECTION 5.11. GLOBAL SECURITIES; NON-GLOBAL SECURITIES; COMMON
SECURITIES CERTIFICATE. (a) Each Global Certificate authenticated under this
Trust Agreement shall be registered in the name of the Clearing Agency
designated by the Depositor for such Global Certificate or a nominee thereof and
delivered to such Clearing Agency or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor,
and each such Global Certificate shall constitute a Preferred Security for all
purposes of this Trust Agreement.
(b) If a Global Certificate is to be exchanged for Certificated
Preferred Securities or canceled in whole, it shall be surrendered by or on
behalf of the Clearing Agency, its nominee or custodian to the Property Trustee,
as Securities Registrar, for exchange or cancellation as provided in this
Article 5. If any Global Certificate is to be exchanged for Certificated
Preferred Securities or canceled in part, or if another Preferred Security is to
be exchanged in whole or in part for a beneficial interest in any Global
Certificate, in each case, as provided in Section 5.4, then either (i) such
Global Certificate shall be so surrendered for exchange or cancellation as
provided in this Article 5 or (ii) the principal amount thereof (or number of
Preferred Securities represented thereby) shall be reduced or increased by an
amount equal
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to the portion thereof to be so exchanged or canceled, or equal to the principal
amount of (or number of securities represented by) such Certificated Preferred
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 Property
Trustee, as Securities 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 Certificate, an Administrative
Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature,
and the Property Trustee shall, subject to Section 5.4 and as otherwise provided
in this Article 5, authenticate and deliver any Preferred Securities issuable in
exchange for such Global Certificate (or any portion thereof) to or upon the
written order of, and registered in such names as may be directed by, the
Clearing Agency or its authorized representative. Upon the request of the
Property Trustee in connection with the occurrence of any of the events
specified in the preceding paragraph, the Depositor shall promptly make
available to the Property Trustee a reasonable supply of Preferred Securities
that are not in the form of Global Certificates. The Property Trustee shall be
entitled to conclusively rely upon any order, direction or request of the
Clearing Agency or its authorized representative which is given or made pursuant
to this Article 5 if such order, direction or request is given or made in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures.
(c) Every Preferred Security authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global
Certificate or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Article 5 or
otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a
Global Certificate, unless such Preferred Security is registered in the name of
a Person other than the Clearing Agency for such Global Certificate or a nominee
thereof.
(d) The Clearing Agency or its nominee, as registered owner of a Global
Certificate, shall be the holder of such Global Certificate for all purposes
under this Trust Agreement and the Preferred Securities, and owners of
beneficial interests in a Global Certificate shall hold such interests pursuant
to the Applicable Procedures. Accordingly, any such Owner's beneficial interest
in a Global Certificate will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest
shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Clearing Agency or its
nominee or its participants and such owners of beneficial interests in a Global
Certificate will not be considered the owners or holders of such Global
Certificate for any purpose of this Trust Agreement or the Preferred Securities.
(e) A single Common Securities Certificate representing the Common
Securities shall initially be issued to the Depositor in the form of a
definitive Common Securities Certificate.
SECTION 5.12. NOTICES TO CLEARING AGENCY. To the extent that a notice
or other communication to the Owners is required under this Trust Agreement,
unless and until Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates shall have been
issued to Owners pursuant to Section 5.13, the Trustees shall give all such
notices and communications specified herein to be given to Owners to the
Clearing Agency, and shall have no obligations to provide notices directly to
the Owners.
SECTION 5.13. DEFINITIVE PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATES.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement, no Global
Certificate may be exchanged in whole or in part for Preferred Securities
registered, and no transfer of a Global Certificate in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name of any Person other than the Clearing Agency for such
Global Certificate or a nominee thereof unless (i) such Clearing Agency (A) has
notified the Trust and the Depositor that it is
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unwilling or unable to continue as Clearing Agency for such Global Certificate
or (B) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered as such under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in either case the Trust and
the Depositor thereupon fail to appoint a successor Clearing Agency, (ii) the
Trust and the Depositor, at their option, notify the Property Trustee in writing
that it elects to cause the issuance of the Preferred Securities in certificated
form or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or
any event which after notice or lapse of time or both would be an Event of
Default. In all cases, Certificated Preferred Securities delivered in exchange
for any Global Certificate or beneficial interests therein will be registered in
the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf
of the Clearing Agency (in accordance with its customary procedures).
SECTION 5.14. RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS. 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 Security Holders shall not have any
right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial interest in the
assets of the Trust conferred by their Trust Securities and they shall have no
right to call for any partition or division of property, profits or rights of
the 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 Security Holders against payment of the purchase
price therefor, will be fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust. 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.
ARTICLE 6 ACT OF SECURITY HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
SECTION 6.1. LIMITATIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS. (a) Except as provided in
this Section, in Section 8.2 and 10.2 and in the Indenture and as otherwise
required by law, no Holder of Preferred Securities shall have any right to vote
or in any manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management
of the 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 Security Holders from time to time as partners
or members of an association.
(b) Subject to Section 8.2 hereof, if an Event of Default with respect
to the Preferred Securities has occurred and been subsequently cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated, the provisions of Section 6.1(b)(ii) hereof shall apply.
During (x) the period commencing on the date of the occurrence of an Event of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities and ending on the date when
such Event of Default is cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, or (y) any
period not described in either the preceding sentence or the preceding clause
(x), the provisions of Section 6.1(b)(i) shall apply.
(i) The Holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount
of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Property Trustee or to exercise any trust or power conferred
upon the Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement, including the
right to direct the Property Trustee to exercise the remedies available
to it as a holder of the Debentures but excluding the right to direct
the Property Trustee to consent to an amendment, modification or
termination of the Indenture (which shall be as provided below). So
long as any Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the Trustees
shall not (A) direct the time, method and place of conducting any
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proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or
executing any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with
respect to such Debentures, (B) waive any past default which is
waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (c) exercise any right to
rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures
shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment, modification
or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, where such consent
shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval
of the Holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of all
Outstanding Preferred Securities (except in the case of clause (D),
which consent, in the event that no Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, shall be of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of all Trust Securities, voting together as a single
class); provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture
would require the consent of each holder of Debentures affected
thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without
the prior written consent of each Holder of Preferred Securities. The
Trustees shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved
by a vote of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, except by a
subsequent vote of the Holders of the Preferred Securities. The
Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of record of the Preferred
Securities of any notice of default received from the Debenture Trustee
with respect to the Debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing
approvals of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, prior to taking
any of the foregoing actions, the Trustees shall, at the expense of the
Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that the Trust will not be classified as an association
taxable as a corporation or partnership for United States Federal
income tax purposes on account of such action.
(ii) Subject to Section 8.2 of this Trust Agreement and only
after the Event of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities has
been cured, waived, or otherwise eliminated the Holders of a majority
in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities will have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Property Trustee or to exercise any
trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under the Trust
Agreement, including the right to direct the Property Trustee to
exercise the remedies available to it as a holder of the Debentures but
excluding the right to direct the Property Trustee to consent to an
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture (which shall be
as provided below). So long as any Debentures are held by the Property
Trustee, the Trustees shall not (A) direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture
Trustee, or executing any trust or power conferred on the Debenture
Trustee with respect to such Debentures, (B) waive any past default
which is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (C) exercise any
right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the
Debentures shall be due and payable or (D) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, where
such consent shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the
prior approval of the Holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation
Amount of all Common Securities (except in the case of clause (D),
which consent, in the event that no Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, shall be of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of all Trust Securities, voting together as a single
class); provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture
would require the consent of each holder of Debentures affected
thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without
the prior written consent of each Holder of Common Securities. The
Trustees shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved
by a vote of the Holders of the Common Securities, except by a
subsequent vote of the Holders of the Common Securities. The Property
Trustee shall notify all Holders of record of the Common
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Securities of any notice of default received from the Debenture Trustee
with respect to the Debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing
approvals of the Holders of the Common Securities, prior to taking any
of the foregoing actions, the Trustees shall, at the expense of the
Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that the Trust will not be classified as an association
taxable as a corporation or partnership for United States Federal
income tax purposes on account of such action.
(iii) The provisions of this Section 6.1(b) and Section 6.1(a)
of this Trust Agreement shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Section 316(a)(1)(A) is hereby expressly
excluded from this Trust Agreement and the Preferred Securities, as
permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or
the Trustees otherwise propose to effect the dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Trust, other than pursuant to the terms of this Trust
Agreement, then the Holders of Outstanding Preferred 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 a majority in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities.
SECTION 6.2. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Notice of all meetings of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting,
shall be given by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 10.8 to each
Preferred Security Holder of record, at its 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 PREFERRED SECURITY HOLDERS. No annual meeting
of Security Holders is required to be held. The Administrative Trustees,
however, shall call a meeting of Security Holders to vote on any matter upon the
written request of the Preferred Security Holders of record of 25% of the
Preferred Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount), and the
Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee may, at any time in their
discretion, call a meeting of the Holders of Preferred Securities to vote on any
matters as to which such Holders are entitled to vote. Holders of record of 50%
of the Preferred Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount), present in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of Security
Holders.
If a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders
of record of Preferred Securities present, in person or by proxy, holding a
majority of the Preferred Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount) held
by Holders of record of Preferred Securities present, either in person or by
proxy, at such meeting shall constitute the action of the Security Holders,
unless this Trust Agreement requires a greater number of affirmative votes.
SECTION 6.4. VOTING RIGHTS. Security Holders shall be entitled to one
vote for each $25 of Liquidation Amount represented by their Trust Securities in
respect of any matter as to which such Security Holders are entitled to vote.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Preferred
Securities that are owned at such time by the Depositor, the Trustees or any
affiliate of any Trustee shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated
as if such Preferred Securities were not outstanding.
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SECTION 6.5. PROXIES, ETC. At any meeting of Security Holders, any
Security Holders 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 Administrative Trustees, or with such other officer or agent of the
Trust as the Administrative Trustees 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 Security 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 represented 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
Security Holder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its
exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. No
proxy shall be valid more than three years after its date of execution.
SECTION 6.6. SECURITY HOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT. Any action
which may be taken by Security Holders at a meeting may be taken without a
meeting if Security Holders holding a majority of all Outstanding Trust
Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount) entitled to vote in respect of
such action (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by any
express 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 Security 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 Property Trustee may from time to time fix a date, not more than 90
days prior to the date of any meeting of Security Holders or the payment of
Distributions or other action, as the case may be, as a record date for the
determination of the identity of the Security Holders of record for such
purposes.
SECTION 6.8. ACTS OF SECURITY 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 Security Holders
or Owners may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Security Holders or Owners 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 an Administrative Trustee. Such instrument or
instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein
sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Security Holders or Owners 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
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,
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the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other
manner which any Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient.
The ownership of Preferred Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Security Holder of any Trust Security shall bind every
future Security Holder of the same Trust Security and the Security 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 Trustees or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or
not notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Security 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 between the Security Holders and the
Administrative Trustees or among such Security Holders or Trustees with respect
to the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand,
authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Security Holder
or Trustee under this Article 6, then the determination of such matter by the
Property Trustee shall be conclusive with respect to such matter.
Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the
Holders of Preferred Securities shall rely on the enforcement by the Property
Trustee of its rights as holder of the Debentures against the Depositor. If the
Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights as holder of the Debentures after a
request therefor by a Holder of Preferred Securities, such holder may, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, proceed to enforce such rights directly
against the Depositor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Depositor to
pay interest or principal on the Debentures on the date such interest or
principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the Redemption
Date), then a Holder of Preferred Securities shall have the right to institute a
proceeding directly against the Depositor, for enforcement of payment to such
holder of the principal amount of or interest on Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities of
such holder after the respective due date specified in the Debentures (a "Direct
Action"). In connection with any such Direct Action, the rights of the Depositor
will be subrogated to the rights of any Holder of the Preferred Securities to
the extent of any payment made by the Depositor to such Holder of Preferred
Securities as a result of such Direct Action.
SECTION 6.9. INSPECTION OF RECORDS. Upon reasonable notice to the
Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee, the records of the Trust shall
be open to inspection by Security Holders during normal business hours for any
purpose reasonably related to such Security Holder's interest as a Security
Holder.
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ARTICLE 7 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 or himself, hereby represents and
warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Security Holders that (each
such representation and warranty made by the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee being made only with respect to itself or himself):
(a) the Property Trustee is a national banking association
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the United States;
(b) the Property Trustee has full corporate and trust power,
authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of
this Trust Agreement;
(c) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by each of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee
and constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of the Property
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee enforceable against it or him in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general equity principles; and
(d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Property
Trustee of this Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other action on the part of the Property Trustee
and do not require any approval of stockholders of the Property
Trustee. The execution, delivery and performance of this Trust
Agreement by the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee will not (i)
violate the Property Trustee's charter or by-laws or (ii) violate any
law, governmental rule or regulation of the United States or the State
of Delaware, as the case may be, governing the banking, corporate, or
trust powers of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as
appropriate in context) or any order, judgment or decree applicable to
the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 7.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DEPOSITOR. The Depositor
hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Security Holders that:
(a) the Trust Securities Certificates issued on the Closing
Date on behalf of the Trust have been duly authorized and will have
been duly and validly executed, issued and delivered by the Trustees
pursuant to the terms and provisions of, and in accordance with the
requirements of, this Trust Agreement and the Security Holders will be,
as of such date, entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement; and
(b) there are no taxes, fees or other governmental charges
payable by the Trust (or the Trustees on behalf of the Trust) under the
laws of the State of Delaware or any political subdivision thereof in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Property
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, of this Trust
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 8 THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 8.1. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The duties and
responsibilities of the Trustees shall be as provided by this Trust Agreement
and, in the case of the Property Trustee, by the Trust Indenture Act. The
Property Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall
undertake to perform only such duties and obligations as are specifically set
forth in this Trust Agreement and the Trust Indenture Act and no implied
covenants shall be read into this Trust Agreement against the Property Trustee.
In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived
pursuant to Section 8.2) of which a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee
has actual knowledge, the Property Trustee shall exercise such rights and powers
vested in it by this Trust Agreement and the Trust Indenture Act, and use the
same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent individual would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Trust Agreement
shall require the Trustees to expend or risk their own funds or otherwise incur
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 Trustees
shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. Nothing in this Trust
Agreement shall be construed to release the Administrative Trustees or Delaware
Trustee from liability for their own grossly negligent action, their own grossly
negligent failure to act, or their own willful misconduct. To the extent that,
at law or in equity, an Administrative Trustee or Delaware Trustee has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to
the Security Holders, such Administrative Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall not
be liable to the Trust or to any Security Holder for such Administrative
Trustee'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 Administrative Trustees or Delaware Trustee otherwise
existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Depositor and the Security
Holders to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Administrative
Trustees or Delaware Trustee.
(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 Security
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 the Trustees are
not 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 Trustees expressly set forth
elsewhere in this Trust Agreement or, in the case of the Property Trustee, in
the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) 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:
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(i) 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;
(ii) 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 a majority in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Trust 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;
(iii) the Property Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and
the Payment Account shall be to deal with such property as fiduciary
assets, subject to the protections and limitations on liability
afforded to the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement and the
Trust Indenture Act;
(iv) 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;
(v) the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Administrative Trustees or the
Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor
shall the Property Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of
the Administrative Trustees or the Depositor; and
(vi) the Property Trustee shall have no duty or liability with
respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments thereon or in
connection therewith.
SECTION 8.2. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS. (a) Within sixty (60) 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 of Preferred Securities, the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor,
unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived; provided that,
except for a default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or
interest on any of the Debentures, the Property Trustee shall be fully protected
in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the
executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or responsible
officers of the Property Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding
of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(b) Within ten days after the receipt of notice of the Depositor's
exercise of its right to extend the interest payment period for the 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
Security Holders, unless such exercise shall have been revoked.
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(c) The Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of Preferred
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Preferred
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Preferred
Securities and its consequences; provided that, if the underlying Debenture
Event of Default:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default
under this Trust Agreement shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of greater than a majority
in principal amount of the holders of the Debentures, including the
consent or vote of all such holders, (a "Super Majority") to be waived
under the Indenture, the Event of Default under this Trust Agreement
may only be waived by the vote of the Holders of the same proportion in
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding.
The provisions of Section 6.1(b) and this Section 8.2(c) shall be in
lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this
Trust Agreement and the Preferred Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any
Event of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities arising therefrom
shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Trust Agreement,
but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event
of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of the Preferred Securities of an
Event of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities shall also be deemed
to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event
of Default with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Trust
Agreement without any further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common
Securities.
(d) The Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences; provided that, if the underlying Debenture
Event of Default:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the
Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event
of Default under the Declaration as provided below in this Section
8.2(d), the Event of Default under this Trust Agreement shall also not
be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of a Super Majority to be
waived, except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to
have waived such Event of Default under this Trust Agreement as
provided below in this Section 8.2(d), the Event of Default under this
Trust Agreement may only be waived by the vote of the Holders of the
same proportion in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities that the
relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of
the Debentures outstanding;
provided further, that each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have
waived any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to the
Common Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with respect
to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and
until such Events of Default have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated,
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Property Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of
the Preferred Securities and only the Holders of the Preferred Securities will
have the right to direct the Property Trustee in accordance with the terms of
the Securities. The provisions of Section 6.1(b) and this Section 8.2(d) shall
be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this
Trust Agreement and the Preferred Securities, as permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(d), upon
such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured for every purpose of this Trust Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend
to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default with respect to the
Common Securities or impair any right consequent thereon.
(e) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the Property
Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, constitutes
a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this Trust Agreement. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(e) shall be in lieu of Section
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Trust Agreement and
the Preferred Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
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 such as of a certificate presented for transfer, 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) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, (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 in 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 of
Preferred Securities 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 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 Security Holders, in
which event the Property Trustee shall have no liability except for its own bad
faith, negligence or willful misconduct;
(c) any direction or act of the Depositor or the Administrative
Trustees contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by
an Officers' Certificate;
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(d) 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 Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel which, upon receipt of such request, shall
be promptly delivered by the Depositor or the Administrative Trustees;
(e) the Property Trustee shall have no duty to accomplish any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or reregistration thereof;
(f) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel at the Depositor's
expense (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 or any
Opinion of 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; and 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;
(g) 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 Security Holders pursuant to this Trust Agreement,
unless such Security Holders shall have offered to the Property Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the Property
Trustee's agents, custodians or nominees) and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(h) the Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolutions, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond,
debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document,
but the Property Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or custodian or nominee matters as it may see fit;
(i) the Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its
agents, custodians or nominees, attorneys or an Affiliate; provided that the
Property Trustee shall not be responsible for the negligence or recklessness on
the part of any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed by it with due
care hereunder;
(j) 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 of the Trust Securities,
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 conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such
instructions;
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(k) 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;
(l) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken,
suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by
it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon
it by this Trust Agreement; and
(m) in the event that the Property Trustee is also acting as a Paying
Agent, Conversion Agent, and/or Securities Registrar hereunder, the rights and
protections afforded to the Property Trustee pursuant to this Article 8 shall
also be afforded to such Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, and/or Securities
Registrar.
No provision of this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty
or obligation on the Property Trustee 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 the Property Trustee shall be
construed to be a duty.
SECTION 8.4. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.
The recitals contained herein and in the Trust Securities Certificates shall not
be taken as the statements of the Trustees, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees shall not be accountable for
the use or application by the Depositor of the proceeds of the Debentures.
SECTION 8.5. MAY HOLD SECURITIES. Except as provided in the definition
of the term "Outstanding" in Article 1, any Trustee or any other agent of any
Trustee or the Trust, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Trust Securities and, subject to Section 8.8 and 8.12, may
otherwise deal with the Trust with the same rights it would have if it were not
a Trustee or such other agent.
SECTION 8.6. COMPENSATION; INDEMNITY; FEES.
The Depositor agrees:
(a) to pay the Trustees from time to time reasonable
compensation for all services rendered by them hereunder (which
compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to
the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to
reimburse the Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the 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 its negligence or bad faith;
(c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Trustee, (ii) any Affiliate of any
Trustee, (iii) any officer, director, shareholder, employee,
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representative or agent of any Trustee, and (iv) any employee or agent
of the Trust or its Affiliates (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 by reason of the creation, operation, dissolution or
termination of the Trust or in connection with the administration of
the Trust or any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the 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 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;
(d) the indemnity provided to a Trustee under this Section 8.6
shall survive any Trustee's resignation or removal or termination of
this Trust Agreement;
(e) no Trustee may claim any lien or charge on any Trust
Property as a result of any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.6;
and
(f) the provisions of this Section 8.6 shall survive
termination of this Trust Agreement or the resignation of removal of
any Trustee.
SECTION 8.7. PROPERTY TRUSTEE REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY OF TRUSTEES. (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 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 Administrative Trustees
hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee
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.
(c) There shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee with respect to the
Trust Securities. 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. 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.
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SECTION 8.9. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. (a)
Subject to Sections 8.9(b) and 8.9(c), Trustees (the "Relevant Trustee") may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time:
(i) until the issuance of any Trust Securities, by written
instrument executed by the Depositor; and
(ii) after the issuance of any Securities, by vote of the
Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities
voting as a class.
(b) The Trustee that acts as Property Trustee shall not be removed in
accordance with Section 8.9(a) until a successor possessing the qualifications
to act as a Property Trustee under Section 8.7 (a "Successor Property Trustee")
has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by
such Successor Property Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Depositor and
the removed Property Trustee.
(c) The Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed in
accordance with Section 8.9(a) until a successor possessing the qualifications
to act as Delaware Trustee under Section 8.7 (a "Successor Delaware Trustee")
has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by
such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Depositor and
the removed Delaware Trustee.
(d) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his, her or
its successor shall have been appointed or until his, her or its death, removal,
resignation, dissolution or liquidation. Any Trustee may resign from office
(without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing
signed by the Trustee and delivered to the Depositor and the Trust, which
resignation shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is
specified therein; provided, however, that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Property Trustee shall be effective:
(a) until a Successor Property Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Property
Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Depositor and the resigning Property
Trustee; or
(b) until the assets of the Trust have been completely liquidated and
the proceeds thereof distributed to the Holders of the Securities;
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Delaware Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee
has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument
executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust,
the Depositor and the resigning Delaware Trustee; and
(iii) no appointment of a successor Property Trustee or
Delaware Trustee shall be effective until all fees, charges, and
expenses of the retiring Property Trustee or retiring Delaware Trustee,
as the case may be, have been paid.
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(e) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best efforts
to promptly appoint a Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee,
as the case may be, if the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee delivers an
instrument of resignation in accordance with Section 8.9(d).
(f) If no Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee
shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section
8.9 within 60 days after delivery pursuant to this Section 8.9 of an instrument
of resignation or removal, the Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee resigning or
being removed, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction
for appointment of a Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be.
(g) No Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for the
acts or omissions to act of any Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be.
(h) The Property Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each
removal of a Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Security
Holders in the manner provided in Section 10.8 and shall give notice to the
Depositor. 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.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust
Agreement, in the event any Administrative Trustee or a Delaware Trustee who is
a natural person dies or becomes, in the opinion of the Depositor, incompetent
or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or incapacity
may be filled by (a) the unanimous act of the remaining Administrative Trustees
if there are at least two of them or (b) otherwise by the Depositor (with the
successor in each case being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement
for Administrative Trustees or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set
forth in Section 8.7).
SECTION 8.10. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR. In case of the
appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring Relevant
Trustee and each successor Relevant Trustee shall execute 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 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 trusts hereunder by more than one Relevant Trustee, it being understood
that nothing herein or in such amendment shall constitute such Relevant Trustees
co-trustees 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 Trust or any successor Relevant Trustee, such retiring Relevant Trustee
shall 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.
Upon request of any such successor Relevant Trustee, the 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.
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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.
SECTION 8.11. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO
BUSINESS. Any Person into which the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or
any Administrative Trustee that is not a natural person 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 Relevant Trustee shall be a
party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate
trust business of such Relevant Trustee, shall be the successor of such Relevant
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 8.12. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEPOSITOR OR
TRUST. If and when the Property Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the
Depositor or the Trust (or any other obligor upon the Debentures or the Trust
Securities), the Property Trustee shall be subject to and shall take all actions
necessary in order to comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
regarding the collection of claims against the Depositor or Trust (or any such
other obligor).
SECTION 8.13. REPORTS BY PROPERTY TRUSTEE. (a) To the extent required
by the Trust Indenture Act, within 60 days after ____________ [MONTH, DAY] of
each year commencing with __________, 2000, the Property Trustee shall transmit
to all Security Holders in accordance with Section 10.8 and to the Depositor, a
brief report dated as of such ____________ with respect to:
(i) its eligibility under Section 8.7 or, in lieu thereof, if
to the best of its knowledge it has continued to be eligible under said
Section, a written statement to such effect;
(ii) a statement that the Property Trustee has complied with
all of its obligations under this Trust Agreement during the
twelve-month period (or, in the case of the initial report, the period
since the Closing Date) ending with such ________________ or, if the
Property Trustee has not complied in any material respects with such
obligations, a description of such noncompliance;
(iii) any change in the property and funds in its possession
as Property Trustee since the date of its last report and any action
taken by the Property Trustee in the performance of its duties
hereunder which it has not previously reported and which in its opinion
materially affects the Trust Securities; and
(iv) such other information as is required by Section 313(a)
of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) In addition, the Property Trustee shall transmit to Security
Holders such reports concerning the Property Trustee and its actions under this
Trust Agreement as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the
times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
(c) A copy of such report shall, at the time of such transmissions to
Holders, be filed by the Property Trustee with each national securities exchange
or self-regulatory organization upon which the Trust Securities are listed, with
the Commission and with the Depositor.
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SECTION 8.14. REPORTS TO THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE. The Depositor and the
Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property
Trustee such documents, reports and information as are required by Section 314
of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the compliance certificate required by
Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at the
times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 8.15. EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. Each of
the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
provide to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions
precedent, if any, provided for in this Trust Agreement that 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 by an officer pursuant to Section
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 8.16. NUMBER OF TRUSTEES. (a) The number of Trustees shall be
five; provided that the Holder of all of the Common Securities by written
instrument may increase or decrease the number of Administrative Trustees.
Provided that the Property Trustee meets the applicable requirements, the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee may be the same Person.
(b) If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Administrative Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 8.16(a), or if the
number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 8.16(a), a vacancy shall
occur.
(c) The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate
to dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of
Administrative Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the
appointment of an Administrative Trustee in accordance with Section 8.9, the
Administrative Trustees in office, regardless of their number (and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement), shall have all the
powers granted to the Administrative Trustees and shall discharge all the duties
imposed upon the Administrative Trustees by this Trust Agreement.
SECTION 8.17. DELEGATION OF POWER. (a) Any Administrative Trustee 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), including any registration
statement or amendment thereof filed with the Commission, or making any other
governmental filing.
(b) The Administrative Trustees shall have power to delegate from time
to time to such of their number or to the Depositor the doing of such things and
the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names
of the Administrative Trustees or otherwise as the Administrative Trustees may
deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable
law or contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
ARTICLE 9 DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
SECTION 9.1. DISSOLUTION UPON EXPIRATION DATE. Unless earlier
dissolved, the Trust shall automatically dissolve on __________ __, 2044 (the
"Expiration Date").
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SECTION 9.2. EARLY DISSOLUTION. The first to occur of any of the
following events is an "Early Dissolution Event":
(a) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of, or
the dissolution or liquidation of, the Depositor;
(b) the occurrence of a Special Event except in the case of a
Tax Event following which the Depositor has elected (i) to pay any
Additional Sums (in accordance with Section 4.4) such that the net
amount received by Holders of Preferred Securities in respect of
Distributions are not reduced as a result of such Tax Event and the
Depositor has not revoked any such election or failed to make such
payments or (ii) to redeem all or some of the Debentures pursuant to
Section 4.4(a);
(c) the redemption, conversion or exchange of all of the
Trust Securities;
(d) an order for dissolution of the Trust shall have been
entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(e) receipt by the Property Trustee of written notice from the
Depositor at any time (which direction is optional and wholly within
the discretion of the Depositor) of its intention to dissolve the Trust
and distribute the Debentures in exchange for the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 9.3. DISSOLUTION. The respective obligations and
responsibilities of the Trustees and the Trust created and continued hereby
shall terminate upon the latest to occur of the following: (a) the distribution
by the Property Trustee to Security Holders upon the liquidation of the Trust
pursuant to Section 9.4, or upon the redemption of all of the Trust Securities
pursuant to Section 4.2, of all amounts required to be distributed hereunder
upon the final payment of the Trust Securities; (b) the payment of all expenses
owed by the Trust; (c) the discharge of all administrative duties of the
Administrative Trustees, including the performance of any tax reporting
obligations with respect to the Trust or the Security Holders and (d) the filing
of a certificate of cancellation by the Trustees in accordance with Section 3810
of the Delaware Business Trust Act.
SECTION 9.4. LIQUIDATION. (a) If an Early Dissolution Event specified
in clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of Section 9.2 occurs or upon the Expiration
Date, the Trust shall be liquidated by the Trustees as expeditiously as the
Trustees determine to be possible by distributing, after satisfaction of
liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided by applicable law, to each
Security Holder an aggregate principal amount of Debentures equal to the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities held by such Holder, 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 30 nor more than 60
days prior to the Liquidation Date to each Holder of Trust Securities at such
Holder's address as it appears 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
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will be deemed to represent an aggregate principal amount of Debentures
equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Preferred Securities held
by such Holder; and
(iii) provide such information with respect to the mechanics
by which Holders may exchange Trust Securities Certificates for
Debentures, or, if Section 9.4(d) applies, receive a Liquidation
Distribution, as the Administrative Trustees 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 Trust and distribution of the Debentures to Security
Holders, the Property Trustee shall establish a record date for such
distribution (which shall be not more than 45 days prior to the Liquidation Date
and, unless the Property Trustee determines otherwise, shall be the date which
is the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding 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 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 Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be
Outstanding, (ii) the Clearing Agency or its nominee, as the record holder of
such Trust Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or
certificates representing the Debentures to be delivered upon such distribution
and (iii) any Trust Securities Certificates not held by the Clearing Agency will
be deemed to represent an aggregate principal amount of Debentures equal to the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of Preferred Securities held by such Holders, and
bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid
Distributions on such Trust Securities until such certificates are presented to
the Property Trustee for transfer or reissuance.
(d) In the event that, 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 Debentures in the
manner provided herein is determined by the Property Trustee not to be
practicable, the Trust Property shall be liquidated, and the Trust shall be
wound-up or terminated, by the Property Trustee in such manner as the Property
Trustee determines, and an Administrative Trustee shall prepare, execute and
file the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware. In such event, Security Holders will be entitled to receive out of the
assets of the Trust available for distribution to Security Holders, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided by applicable
law, an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus accrued
and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the
"Liquidation Distribution"). If, upon any such winding-up or termination, the
Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the 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 Trust on the Trust Securities shall be paid on a PRO RATA basis (based
upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holder of the Common Securities will be entitled
to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such winding-up or termination PRO
RATA (determined as aforesaid) with Holders of Preferred Securities, except
that, if a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Preferred Securities shall have a priority over the Common Securities.
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SECTION 9.5. MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AMALGAMATIONS OR REPLACEMENTS OF
THE TRUST. The 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 Person, except pursuant to this Section 9.5
or Section 9.4. At the request of the Depositor, with the consent of the
Administrative Trustees and without the consent of the Property Trustee, the
Delaware Trustee or the Holders of the Preferred Securities, the Trust may merge
with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, 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, that (i) such successor
entity either (a) 9.6. expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust
with respect to the Preferred Securities or (b) substitutes for the Preferred
Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Preferred
Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank
the same as the Preferred Securities rank in priority with respect to
Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) the
Depositor expressly appoints a trustee of such successor entity possessing the
same powers and duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of the Debentures,
(iii) the Successor Securities are listed, or any Successor Securities will be
listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or
other organization on which the Preferred Securities are then listed, if any,
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer
or lease does not cause the Preferred Securities (including any Successor
Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization, (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences
and privileges of the Holders of the Preferred Securities (including any
Successor Securities) in any material respect, (vi) such successor entity has a
purpose substantially identical to that of the Trust, (vii) prior to such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
the Depositor has received an Opinion of Counsel 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 Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect (other than with respect to any dilution of the Holder's interest in the
new entity), (b) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease neither the Trust nor such successor
entity will be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act,
and (c) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the
Trust or such successor entity will be treated as a grantor trust for United
States Federal income tax purposes and (viii) the Depositor or any permitted
successor or assignee owns, directly or indirectly, 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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not, except with the consent of
Holders of 100% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, 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 Trust or the successor entity to
be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax
purposes.
ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1. LIMITATION OF RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS. Other than as
set forth in Section 9.1, the death, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy or
termination of any Person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in Trust
Securities shall not operate to dissolve the Trust or terminate this Trust
Agreement, nor entitle the legal representatives or heirs of such Person or any
Security Holder
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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.
SECTION 10.2. AMENDMENT. (a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from
time to time by the Trustees and the Depositor, without the consent of any
Security Holders, (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, which shall not be inconsistent with the other provisions of this
Trust Agreement, (ii) to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this
Trust Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trust
will be classified for United States Federal income tax purposes as a grantor
trust at all times that any Trust Securities are Outstanding or to ensure that
the Trust will not be required to register as an "investment company" under the
1940 Act, or to ensure that the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes, or (iii) to comply
with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Trust Agreement under the Trust Indenture Act; provided,
however, that in the case of clause (i), such action shall not adversely affect
in any material respect the interests of any Security Holder, and any such
amendments of this Trust Agreement shall become effective when notice thereof is
given to the Security Holders.
(b) Except as provided in Section 10.2(c) hereof, any provision of this
Trust Agreement may be amended by the Trustees and the Depositor with (i) the
consent of Holders representing not less than a majority (based upon Liquidation
Amounts) of the Trust Securities then Outstanding, acting as a single class, and
(ii) receipt by the Trustees of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Trustees in accordance
with such amendment will not affect the Trustee's status as a grantor trust for
United States Federal income tax purposes or the Trust's exemption from the
status of an "investment company" under the 1940 Act; provided, however, if any
amendment or proposal that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or
special rights of the Trust Securities, whether by way of amendment or
otherwise, would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or only the
Common Securities, then only the affected 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 a majority in Liquidation Amount of such class of
Trust Securities.
(c) In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this
Trust Agreement, without the consent of each affected Security Holder (such
consent being obtained in accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.6 hereof), 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 Security Holder to institute suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date; notwithstanding
any other provision herein, without the unanimous consent of the Security
Holders (such consent being obtained in accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.6
hereof), this paragraph (c) of this Section 10.2 may not be amended.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, no
Trustee shall enter into or consent to any amendment to this Trust Agreement
which would cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify for the exemption from
the status of an "investment company" under the 1940 Act or be classified as
other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes.
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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary,
without the consent of the Depositor, this Trust Agreement may not be amended in
a manner which imposes any additional obligation on the Depositor.
(f) In the event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made,
the Administrative Trustees 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 Officers'
Certificate stating that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is in compliance
with this Trust Agreement.
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.
SECTION 10.4. GOVERNING LAW. THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE SECURITY HOLDERS, THE TRUST AND TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT
TO THIS TRUST AGREEMENT IN THE TRUST SECURITIES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES AND EXCLUDING SECTIONS 3540 AND 3561 OF TITLE 12
THEREOF.
SECTION 10.5. PAYMENTS DUE ON NON-BUSINESS DAY. If the date fixed for
any payment on any Trust Security shall be a day which is not a Business Day,
then such payment need not be made on such date but may be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day except as otherwise provided in Section
4.1(a) and Section 4.2(d)), with the same force and effect as though made on the
date fixed for such payment, and no interest shall accrue thereon 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 Trust or
the Relevant Trustee, including any successor by operation of law. Except in
connection with a transaction that is permitted under Article 8 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 communications which by any provision of this Trust Agreement is
required or permitted to be given or served to or upon any Security 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 Preferred
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 the Common Securities,
to Dayton Superior Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000.
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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 Trust, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or the Administrative
Trustees shall be given in writing addressed (until another address is published
by the Trust) as follows: (a) with respect to the Property Trustee, to Firstar
Bank, N.A., Corporate Trust, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, X/X 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx
00000-0000, (b) with respect to the Delaware Trustee, to Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, The
Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, with a copy of any such notice to the Property
Trustee at its address above, and (c) with respect to the Administrative
Trustees, to them at the address for notices to the Depositor, marked
"Attention: Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx." Such notice, demand or other communication
to or upon the Trust or the Property Trustee shall be deemed to have been
sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the Trust
or the Property Trustee.
SECTION 10.9. AGREEMENT NOT TO PETITION. Each of the Trustees and the
Depositor agrees for the benefit of the Security Holders that, until at least
one year and one day after the Trust has been dissolved in accordance with
Article 9, it shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the
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 Trust under any Bankruptcy Law. In the event the
Depositor takes action in violation of this Section 10.9, the Property Trustee
agrees, for the benefit of Security 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 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 stopped and precluded
therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as counsel for the Trustee or the
Trust may assert. The provisions of this Section 10.9 shall survive the
dissolution of this Trust Agreement.
SECTION 10.10. TRUST INDENTURE ACT; CONFLICT WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
(a) This Trust Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
that are required to be part of this Trust Agreement and shall, to the extent
applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Property Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is the trustee
for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another
provision hereof which is required to be included in this Trust Agreement by any
of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall
control. If any provision of this Trust Agreement modifies or excludes any
provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the
latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Trust Agreement as so modified
or to be excluded, as the case may be.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Trust Agreement
shall not affect the nature of the Trust Securities as equity securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
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 SECURITY HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER, WITHOUT ANY
SIGNATURE OR FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL
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CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE SECURITY HOLDER AND ALL OTHERS
HAVING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH TRUST SECURITY OF ALL THE TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS AND
OTHER TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE AND THE INDENTURE, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE THE
AGREEMENT OF THE TRUST, SUCH SECURITY HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS THAT THE TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS
THE AGREEMENT OF THE TRUST AND SUCH SECURITY HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS.
SECTION 10.12. COUNTERPARTS. This Trust Agreement may contain more than
one counterpart of the signature page and this Trust Agreement may be executed
by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees to one of such
counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be
read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all
of the signers had signed a single signature page.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION,
as Depositor
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.,
as Property Trustee
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
__________________________________,
XXXX X. XXXXXXXX,
as Delaware Trustee
___________________________________
XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX,
as Administrative Trustee
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___________________________________
XXXX X. XXXXXXX,
as Administrative Trustee
___________________________________
XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX,
as Administrative Trustee
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EXHIBIT A -- Certificate of Trust of Dayton Superior Capital Trust
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
THIS Certificate of Trust of Dayton Superior Capital Trust (the
"Trust"), dated as of ___________________, 1999, is being duly executed and
filed by the undersigned, as trustee, to form a business trust under the
Delaware Business Trust Act (12 DEL. C. Section 3801 ET SEQ.).
1. NAME. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Dayton
Superior Capital Trust.
2. DELAWARE TRUSTEE. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon
filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustee of the Trust,
has executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first written above.
_________________________________________________,
XXXX X. XXXXXXXX, not in his individual capacity
but solely as trustee of the Trust
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EXHIBIT B -- Form of Certificate Depositary Agreement
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EXHIBIT C -- Form of Common Securities of Dayton Superior Capital Trust
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY AND THE Common Stock ISSUABLE UPON
THEIR CONVERSION AND THE DEBENTURES THAT MAY BE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO AN ENTITY WHOLLY OWNED
BY DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION OR TO CERTAIN SUCCESSORS OF DAYTON SUPERIOR
CORPORATION.
Certificate Number ____ Number of Common Securities _____
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
Dayton Superior Capital Trust
Common Securities (Liquidation Amount $25 per Common Security)
Dayton Superior Capital Trust, a statutory business trust created under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Dayton
Superior Corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of ______________
common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust (the "Common Securities"). Except as set forth in
Section 5.10 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below), the Common Securities
are not transferable and any attempted transfer hereof 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 Trust Agreement of the Trust dated
as of ______________, 1999, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Trust Agreement") including the designation of the terms of the Common
Securities as set forth therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Common Securities Guarantee Agreement entered into by Dayton Superior
Corporation, an Ohio corporation, and Firstar Bank, N.A., as Guarantee Trustee,
dated as of ______________, 1999 (the "Guarantee"), to the extent provided
therein. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee
to the Holder without charge upon written request to the 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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust has
executed this certificate this ______ day of ________________, 1999.
DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
As Administrative Trustee
PROPERTY TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Common Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Trust Agreement.
Dated:_______________
FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.,
as Property Trustee
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT D -- Form of Preferred Securities of Dayton Superior Capital Trust
This Preferred Security is a Book-Entry Preferred Securities
Certificate within the meaning of the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to
and is registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or a
nominee of DTC. This Preferred Security is exchangeable for Preferred Securities
registered in the name of a person other than DTC or its nominee only in the
limited circumstances described in the Trust Agreement and no transfer of this
Preferred Security (other than a transfer of this Preferred Security as a whole
by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of
DTC) may be registered except in limited circumstances.
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
DTC, to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment,
and any certificate issued is registered in the name of __________________ or in
such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
payment is made to __________________ or to such other entity as is requested by
an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the
registered owner hereof, __________________, has an interest herein.
Certificate Number ____Number of Preferred Securities ______
CUSIP NO. ____________
CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING PREFERRED SECURITIES
OF
DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
____% Convertible Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount $25 per Preferred Security)
Dayton Superior Capital Trust, a statutory business trust created under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that
__________________ (the "Holder") is the registered owner of _______ preferred
securities of the Trust representing an undivided beneficial interest in the
assets of the Trust and designated the Dayton Superior Capital Trust ____%
Convertible Preferred Securities (Liquidation Amount $25 per Preferred Security)
(the "Preferred Securities"). Except to the extent set forth in the Trust
Agreement (as defined below), the Preferred Securities are transferable on the
books and records of the 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 5.4 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The
designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Preferred Securities are set forth in, and this certificate
and the Preferred Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all
respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Trust Agreement of the
Trust dated as of _______________, 1999 as the same may be amended from time to
time (the "Trust Agreement") including the designation of the terms of Preferred
Securities as set forth therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Guarantee Agreement entered into by Dayton Superior Corporation, an Ohio
corporation, and Firstar Bank, N.A., as Guarantee Trustee, dated as of
______________, 1999 (the "Guarantee"), to the extent provided therein. The
Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee to the Holder
without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of
business or registered office.
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Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust
Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust has
executed this certificate this _____ day of ______________, 1999.
DAYTON SUPERIOR CAPITAL TRUST
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory
PROPERTY TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Trust Agreement.
Dated:__________________
FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.,
as Property Trustee
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this
Preferred Security to:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
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______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
agent to transfer this Preferred Securities Certificate on the books of the
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 Preferred
Securities Certificate)
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TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
SCHEDULE A
The initial Liquidation Amount of this Global Certificate shall be
$__________. The following increases or decreases in the Liquidation Amount of
this Global Certificate have been made:
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Amount of increase in
Liquidation Amount of Liquidation Amount of
this Global Certificate Amount of decrease in this Global Certificate Signature of authorized
including upon exercise Liquidation Amount of following such decrease officer of Trustee or
Date Made of over-allotment option this Global Certificate or increase Securities Custodian
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EXHIBIT E -- Notice of Conversion
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
To: Firstar Bank, N.A., as Property Trustee of Dayton Superior Capital Trust
The undersigned owner of these Preferred Securities hereby irrevocably
exercises the option to convert these Preferred Securities, or the portion below
designated, into Common Shares of Dayton Superior Corporation (the "Common
Stock") in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement (as amended from
time to time, the "Trust Agreement"), dated as of _____________, 1999, by Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. XxXxxxx, and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx as Administrative
Trustees, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, as Delaware Trustee, Firstar Bank, N.A., as Property
Trustee, Dayton Superior Corporation, as Depositor, and by the Holders, from
time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust to be
issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement. Pursuant to the aforementioned exercise
of the option to convert these Preferred Securities, the undersigned hereby
directs the Conversion Agent (as that term is defined in the Trust Agreement) to
(i) exchange such Preferred Securities for a portion of the Debentures (as that
term is defined in the Trust Agreement) held by the Trust (at the rate of
exchange specified in the terms of the Preferred Securities set forth in the
Trust Agreement) and (ii) immediately convert such Debentures on behalf of the
undersigned, into Common Stock (at the conversion rate specified in the terms of
the Preferred Securities set forth in the Trust Agreement).
The undersigned does also hereby direct the Conversion Agent that the
shares issuable and deliverable upon conversion, together with any check in
payment for fractional shares, be issued in the name of and delivered to the
undersigned, unless a different name has been indicated in the assignment below.
If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned,
the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto.
Date:___________________
in whole _____
in part _____
Number of Preferred Securities to be converted:________________________
If a name or names other than the undersigned, please indicate in the
spaces below the name or names in which the shares of Common Stock are to be
issued, along with the address or addresses of such person or persons
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________ Signature (for conversion only)
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Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address, Including Zip Code, and Social
Security or Other Identifying Number
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_______________________ Signature Guarantee: *_______________________
_______________________* (Signature must be guaranteed by an institution which
is a member of the following recognized Signature Guaranty Programs: (i) The
Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program
(SEMP); or (iv) in such other guarantee programs acceptable to the Trustee.
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