Recitals
Exhibit
4.3
Replacement
Capital Covenant,
dated
as of June 23, 2006 (this “Replacement
Capital Covenant”),
by
Dominion Resources, Inc., a Virginia corporation (together with its successors
and assigns, the “Corporation”),
in
favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder (as defined below).
Recitals
A.
On the
date hereof, the Corporation is issuing $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of its 2006 Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2066 (the
“Notes”).
B.
This
Replacement Capital Covenant is the “Replacement Capital Covenant” referred to
in the Prospectus Supplement, dated June 20, 2006, relating to the Notes.
C.
The
Corporation, in entering into and disclosing the content of this Replacement
Capital Covenant in the manner provided below, is doing so with the intent
that
the covenants provided for in this Replacement Capital Covenant be enforceable
by each Covered Debtholder and the Corporation be estopped from disregarding
the
covenants in this Replacement Capital Covenant, in each case to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Corporation hereby covenants and agrees as follows in favor of and for the
benefit of each Covered Debtholder.
SECTION
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used in this Replacement Capital Covenant (including the
Recitals) have the meanings set forth in Schedule I hereto.
SECTION
2. Limitations
on Redemption and Repurchase of Notes.
The
Corporation hereby promises and covenants to and for the benefit of each Covered
Debtholder that the Corporation shall not redeem or repurchase all or any part
of the Notes on or before June 30, 2036 except to the extent that the total
redemption or repurchase price therefor is equal to or less than the sum of
(i) the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate net cash proceeds received
by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries from non-affiliates during the 180 days
prior to the applicable redemption or repurchase date from the issuance and
sale
of Common Stock of the Corporation plus
(ii) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries from non-affiliates during the 180 days prior to the applicable
redemption or repurchase date from the issuance and sale of Replacement Capital
Securities of the Corporation (other than Common Stock). For the avoidance
of
doubt, persons covered by Corporation’s dividend reinvestment plan, direct stock
purchase plan and employee benefit plans shall be deemed non-affiliates for
purposes of this Section 2.
SECTION
3. Covered
Debt.
(a) The Corporation represents and warrants that the Initial Covered Debt
is Eligible Debt.
(b)
(i) During the period commencing on the earlier of (x) the date two
years and 30 days prior to the final maturity date for the then effective
Covered Debt and (y) the date on which the Corporation gives notice of
redemption of the then effective Covered Debt, if such redemption is in whole
or
in part and, after giving effect to such redemption, the outstanding principal
of such Covered Debt would be less than $100,000,000, or (ii) if earlier
than the date specified in clauses (x) and (y) of this
Section 3(b)(i), on the date on which the Corporation or a Subsidiary of
the Corporation repurchases the then effective Covered Debt in whole or in
part
and, after giving effect to such repurchase, the outstanding principal amount
of
such Covered Debt would be less than $100,000,000, the Corporation shall
identify the series of Eligible Debt that will become the Covered Debt on the
related Redesignation Date in accordance with the following procedures:
(A)
the
Corporation shall identify each series of its then outstanding long-term
indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt;
(B)
if
only one series of the Corporation’s then outstanding long-term indebtedness for
money borrowed is Eligible Debt, such series shall become the Covered Debt
commencing on the related Redesignation Date;
(C)
if
the Corporation has more than one outstanding series of long-term indebtedness
for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, then the Corporation shall identify
a
specific series that has a final maturity date that is at least three years
after the date on which the Corporation is applying the procedures in this
Section 3(b) and such series shall become the Covered Debt on the upcoming
Redesignation Date;
(D)
the
series of outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is
determined to be Covered Debt pursuant to clause (B) or (C) above
shall be the Covered Debt for purposes of this Replacement Capital Covenant
for
the period commencing on the related Redesignation Date and continuing to but
not including the Redesignation Date as of which a new series of outstanding
long-term indebtedness is next determined to be the Covered Debt pursuant to
the
procedures set forth in this Section 3(b); and
(E)
in
connection with such identification of a new series of Covered Debt, the
Corporation shall give the notice provided for in Section 3(d) within the
time frame provided for in such section.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Replacement Capital Covenant,
if a
series of Eligible Senior Debt has become the Covered Debt in accordance with
Section 3(b), on the date on which the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation issues a new series of Eligible Subordinated Debt, then immediately
upon such issuance such series shall become the Covered Debt and the applicable
series of Eligible Senior Debt shall cease to be Covered Debt.
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(d)
Notice.
In
order to give effect to the intent of the Corporation described in Recital
C,
the Corporation covenants that (a) simultaneously with the execution of
this Replacement Capital Covenant, or as soon as practicable after the date
hereof, it shall give notice to the Holders of the Initial Covered Debt, in
the
manner provided in the indenture relating to the Initial Covered Debt, of this
Replacement Capital Covenant and the rights granted to such Holders hereunder;
(b) so long as the Corporation is a reporting company under the Securities
Exchange Act, the Corporation will include in each annual report filed with
the
Commission on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act a description of
the
covenant set forth in Section 2 and identify the series of long-term
indebtedness for borrowed money that is Covered Debt as of the date such Form
10-K is filed with the Commission; (c) if a series of the Corporation’s
long-term indebtedness for money borrowed (1) becomes Covered Debt or
(2) ceases to be Covered Debt, give notice of such occurrence within 30
days to the holders of such long-term indebtedness for money borrowed in the
manner provided for in the indenture, fiscal agency agreement or other
instrument under which such long-term indebtedness for money borrowed was issued
and report such change in the Corporation’s next quarterly report on Form 10-Q
or annual report on Form 10-K, as applicable; (d) if, and only if, the
Corporation ceases to be a reporting company under the Securities Exchange
Act,
post on its website the information otherwise required to be included in
Securities Exchange Act filings pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) above;
and (e) promptly upon request by any Holder of Covered Debt, provide such
Holder with an executed copy of this Replacement Capital Covenant.
SECTION
4. Termination
and Amendment.
(a) The obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this Replacement Capital
Covenant shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest date (the
“Termination
Date”)
to
occur of (i) June 30, 2036, (ii) the date, if any, on which the
Holders of at least 51% by principal amount of the then effective series of
Covered Debt consent or agree in writing to the termination of the obligations
of the Corporation hereunder and (iii) the date on which the Corporation
ceases to have any series of outstanding Eligible Senior Debt or Eligible
Subordinated Debt (in each case without giving effect to the rating requirement
in clause (ii) of the definition of each such term). From and after the
Termination Date, the obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this
Replacement Capital Covenant shall be of no further force and effect with
respect to the Holders, or otherwise.
(b)
This
Replacement Capital Covenant may be amended or supplemented from time to time
by
a written instrument signed by the Corporation with the consent of the Holders
of at least 51% by principal amount of the then effective series of Covered
Debt, provided that this Replacement Capital Covenant may be amended or
supplemented from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Corporation
(and without the consent of the Holders) if the Board of Directors has
determined that such amendment or supplement is not adverse to the Holders
of
the then effective series of Covered Debt.
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(c)
For
purposes of Sections 4(a) and 4(b), the Holders whose consent or agreement
is
required to terminate, amend or supplement this Replacement Capital Covenant
or
the obligations of the Corporation hereunder shall be the Holders of the then
effective Covered Debt as of a record date established by the Corporation that
is not more than 30 days prior to the date on which the Corporation proposes
that such termination, amendment or supplement becomes effective.
SECTION
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) This
Replacement Capital Covenant shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York without regard to choice of law
principles.
(b)
This
Replacement Capital Covenant shall be binding upon the Corporation and its
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Covered Debtholders
as they exist from time-to-time (it being understood and agreed by the
Corporation that any Person who is a Covered Debtholder at the time such Person
acquires or immediately after such Person sells Covered Debt shall retain its
status as a Covered Debtholder for so long as the series of long-term
indebtedness for borrowed money owned by such Person is Covered Debt and, if
such Person initiates a claim or proceeding to enforce its rights under this
Replacement Capital Covenant after the Corporation has violated its covenants
in
Section 2 and before the series of long-term indebtedness for money
borrowed held by such Person is no longer Covered Debt, such Person’s rights
under this Replacement Capital Covenant shall not terminate by reason of such
series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed no longer being Covered
Debt).
(c)
The
Corporation acknowledges that reliance by each Covered Debtholder upon the
covenants in this Replacement Capital Covenant is reasonable and foreseeable
by
the Corporation and that, were the Corporation to disregard its covenants in
this Replacement Capital Covenant, each Covered Debtholder would have sustained
an injury as a result of its reliance on such covenants.
(d)
All
demands, notices, requests and other communications to the Corporation under
this Replacement Capital Covenant shall be deemed to have been duly given and
made if in writing and (i) if served by personal delivery upon the
Corporation, on the day so delivered (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
the
next succeeding Business Day), (ii) if delivered by registered post or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent to the Corporation by a
national or international courier service, on the date of receipt by the
Corporation (or, if such date of receipt is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day), or (iii) if sent by telecopier, on the day
telecopied, or if not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, provided
that the telecopy is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmation thereof,
and
in each case to the Corporation at the address set forth below, or at such
other
address as the Corporation may thereafter post on its website as the address
for
notices under this Replacement Capital Covenant:
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Assistant-Treasurer - Corporate Finance
Facsimile
No: (000) 000-0000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Corporation has caused this Replacement Capital Covenant to be executed by
its
duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
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By:
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/s/G.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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G.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President and Treasurer
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Schedule
I
Definitions
“Alternative
Payment Mechanism”
means,
with respect to any securities or combination of securities referred to in
the
definition of Replacement Capital Securities, that such securities or related
transaction agreements include a provision to the effect that, if the
Corporation has exhausted its rights to defer Distributions at its option
pursuant to an Optional Deferral Provision or if any Mandatory Trigger Provision
has become applicable, the Corporation may or shall, as applicable, unless
a
Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing, (i) issue and sell
shares of its common stock and/or Qualifying Preferred Stock or Qualifying
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, as applicable, during the 180 days prior to
each
applicable Distribution Date, in amount such that the net proceeds of such
sale
shall equal or exceed such Distributions and (ii) apply the net proceeds of
such sale to pay Distributions to be paid in full.
“Applicable
Percentage”
means,
in respect of any issuance and sale of Common Stock during the 180 days prior
to
the date of redemption or repurchase of any Notes, (i) if such Notes are
redeemed or repurchased after the date hereof and on or before June 30,
2016, 200% and (ii) if such Notes are redeemed or repurchased after
June 30, 2016 and on or prior to June 30, 2036, 400%.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a duly constituted committee
thereof.
“Business
Day”
means
each day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii) a day on which
banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or obligated by
law,
regulation or executive order to close.
“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Equity Units”
means
a
security (or combination of securities) that mandatorily converts into Common
Stock after no more than three years and gives the holder (i) a beneficial
interest in a fixed income security of the Corporation (debt, trust preferred
or
preferred) that may or may not be remarketed to new investors during the term
of
the fixed income security and (ii) a fractional interest in a contract to
purchase Common Stock.
“Common
Stock”
means
common stock of the Corporation (including treasury shares of common stock
and
shares of common stock sold pursuant to the Corporation’s dividend reinvestment
plan, direct stock purchase plan and employee benefit plans).
“Corporation”
has
the
meaning specified in the introduction to this instrument.
“Covered
Debtholder”
means
each Person (whether a Holder or a beneficial owner holding through a
participant in a clearing agency) that buys, holds or sells long-term
indebtedness for money borrowed of the Corporation during the period that such
long-term indebtedness for money borrowed is Covered Debt, provided that a
Person who has sold all its right, title and interest in Covered Debt shall
cease to be a Covered Debtholder at the time of such sale if, at such time,
the
Corporation has not breached or repudiated, or threatened to breach or
repudiate, its obligations hereunder.
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“Covered
Debt”
means
(i) at the date of this Replacement Capital Covenant and continuing to but
not including the first Redesignation Date, the Initial Covered Debt and
(ii) thereafter, commencing with each Redesignation Date and continuing to
but not including the next succeeding Redesignation Date, the Eligible Debt
identified pursuant to Section 3(b) as the Covered Debt for such period.
“Distribution
Date”
means,
as to any securities or combination of securities, the dates on which periodic
Distributions on such securities are scheduled to be made.
“Distribution
Period”
means,
as to any securities or combination of securities, each period from and
including a Distribution Date for such securities to but not including the
next
succeeding Distribution Date for such securities.
“Distributions”
means,
as to a security or combination of securities, dividends, interest payments
or
other income distributions to the holders thereof that are not Subsidiaries
of
the Corporation.
“Eligible
Debt”
means,
at any time, Eligible Subordinated Debt or, if no Eligible Subordinated Debt
is
then outstanding, Eligible Senior Debt.
“Eligible
Senior Debt”
means,
at any time in respect of any issuer, each series of outstanding long-term
indebtedness for money borrowed of such issuer that (i) upon a bankruptcy,
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer, ranks most senior among
the issuer’s then outstanding classes of indebtedness for money borrowed,
(ii) is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO (provided that this
clause shall apply on a Redesignation Date only if on such date the issuer
has
outstanding senior long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that satisfies
the
requirements of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) that is then assigned a
rating by at least one NRSRO), (iii) has an outstanding principal amount of
not less than $100,000,000, and (iv) was issued through or with the
assistance of a commercial or investment banking firm or firms acting as
underwriters, initial purchasers or placement or distribution agents. For
purposes of this definition as applied to securities with a CUSIP number, each
issuance of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that has (or, if such
indebtedness is held by a trust or other intermediate entity established
directly or indirectly by the issuer, the securities of such intermediate entity
have) a separate CUSIP number shall be deemed to be a series of the issuer’s
long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is separate from each other
series of such indebtedness.
“Eligible
Subordinated Debt”
means,
at any time in respect of any issuer, each series of the issuer’s then
outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that (i) upon a
bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer,
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ranks
subordinate to the issuer’s then outstanding series of indebtedness for money
borrowed that ranks most senior, (ii) is then assigned a rating by at least
one NRSRO (provided that this clause (ii) shall apply on a Redesignation
Date only if on such date the issuer has outstanding subordinated long-term
indebtedness for money borrowed that satisfies the requirements in clauses
(i),
(iii) and (iv) that is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO),
(iii) has an outstanding principal amount of not less than $100,000,000,
and (iv) was issued through or with the assistance of a commercial or
investment banking firm or firms acting as underwriters, initial purchasers
or
placement or distribution agents. For purposes of this definition as applied
to
securities with a CUSIP number, each issuance of long-term indebtedness for
money borrowed that has (or, if such indebtedness is held by a trust or other
intermediate entity established directly or indirectly by the issuer, the
securities of such intermediate entity have) a separate CUSIP number shall
be
deemed to be a series of the issuer’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed
that is separate from each other series of such indebtedness.
“Explicit
Replacement Covenant”
means,
as to any security or combination of securities, that the Corporation has made
a
covenant substantially similar to the Replacement Capital Covenant to the effect
that the Corporation will redeem or repurchase such securities only if and
to
the extent that the total redemption or repurchase price is equal to or less
than the net proceeds received from the issuance and sale of Replacement Capital
Securities, substantially as defined herein but as applied to such securities
instead of to the Notes, raised within 180 days prior to the applicable
redemption or repurchase date, and that the Board of Directors has determined
that such covenant is binding on the Corporation for the benefit of one or
more
series of the Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed to the
same extent as this Replacement Capital Covenant is binding on the Corporation
for the benefit of the Holders of the Initial Covered Debt.
“First
Supplemental Indenture”
means
the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2006, to the Junior
Subordinated Indenture II, dated as of June 1, 2006, between the
Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee.
“Holder”
means,
as to the Covered Debt then in effect, each holder of such Covered Debt as
reflected on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the
Corporation with respect to such Covered Debt.
“Initial
Covered Debt”
means
the 8.4% Capital Securities issued on January 12, 2001 by Dominion
Resources Capital Trust III (CUSIP No. 00000XXX0).
“Intent-Based
Replacement Disclosure”
means,
as to any security or combination of securities issued, directly or indirectly,
by the Corporation, that the Corporation has publicly stated its intention,
either in the prospectus or other offering document under which such securities
were initially offered for sale or in filings with the Commission made by the
Corporation under the Securities Exchange Act prior to or contemporaneously
with
the issuance of such securities, that the Corporation will redeem or repurchase
such securities only with Replacement Capital Securities, substantially as
defined herein but as applied to such securities instead of to the Notes, raised
within 180 days prior to the applicable redemption or repurchase date.
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“Mandatory
Trigger Provision”
means,
as to any security or combination of securities, a provision in the terms
thereof or of the related transaction agreements that requires the issuer of
such security or combination of securities to defer or suspend, as applicable,
in whole or in part payment of Distributions on such securities, except for
payments made pursuant to an Alternative Payment Mechanism, if and for so long
as the Corporation fails to satisfy one or more financial tests set forth in
the
terms of such securities or related transaction agreements, without any remedy
other than Permitted Remedies (except for those described under clause
(iii) of the definition thereof) arising by the terms of such securities or
related transaction agreements in favor of the holders of such securities as
a
result of the issuer’s failure to pay Distributions because of the Mandatory
Trigger Provision or as a result of the issuer’s exercise of its right under an
Optional Deferral Provision until Distributions have been deferred for one
or
more Distribution Periods (whether or not consecutive) that total together
at
least ten years.
“Market
Disruption Event”
means
the occurrence or existence of any of the following events or sets of
circumstances:
(i)
trading in securities generally, or in the Corporation’s securities
specifically, on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities
exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Corporation’s common stock or
preferred stock is then listed or traded shall have been suspended or its
settlement generally shall have been materially disrupted;
(ii)
the
Corporation would be required to obtain the consent or approval of a regulatory
body (including, without limitation, any securities exchange) or governmental
authority to issue shares of the Corporation’s common stock or Qualifying
Preferred Stock and the Corporation fails to obtain that consent or approval
notwithstanding the Corporation’s commercially reasonable efforts to obtain that
consent or; or
(iii)
an
event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the offering document for
the offer and sale of the Corporation’s common stock or perpetual non-cumulative
preferred stock would, in the Corporation’s reasonable judgment, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to
be stated in that offering document or necessary to make the statements in
that
offering document not misleading and either (A) the disclosure of that
event at the time the event occurs, in the Corporation’s reasonable judgment,
would have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business or
(B) the disclosure relates to a previously undisclosed proposed or pending
material business transaction, the disclosure of which would impede the
Corporation’s ability to consummate that transaction, provided that one or more
events described in this subsection (iii) shall not constitute a Market
Disruption Event with respect to more than one interest payment date.
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“Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock”
means
preferred or preference stock having Distributions which may be skipped by
the
issuer thereof for any number of distribution periods without any remedy arising
under the terms of such securities or related transaction agreements in favor
of
the holders of such securities as a result of such issuer’s failure to pay
Distributions, other than Permitted Remedies (except for those described under
clause (iii) of the definition thereof).
“Notes”
has the
meaning specified in Recital A.
“NRSRO”
means
a
nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of
Rule
15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Securities Exchange Act.
“Optional
Deferral Provision”
means,
as to any security or combination of securities, a provision in the terms
thereof or of the related transaction agreements, substantially similar to
Section 4.1 of the First Supplemental Indenture, to the effect
that the issuer thereof may, in its sole discretion, defer in whole or in
part payment of Distributions on such securities for one or more consecutive
Distribution Periods of up to ten years without any remedy other than Permitted
Remedies as a result of such issuer’s failure to pay Distributions.
“Permitted
Remedies”
means,
as to any security or combination of securities, any one or more of
(i) rights in favor of the holders thereof permitting such holders to elect
one or more directors of the Corporation (including any such rights required
by
the listing requirements of any stock or securities exchange on which such
securities may be listed or traded), (ii) prohibitions on the Corporation
paying Distributions on or repurchasing common stock or other securities that
rank junior as to Distributions to such securities for so long as Distributions
on such securities, including deferred distributions, have not been paid in
full
or to such lesser extent as may be specified in the terms of such securities,
and (iii) provisions obliging the Corporation to cause such unpaid
Distributions to be paid in full pursuant to an Alternative Payment Mechanism.
“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
Equity Units”
means
a
security (or combination of securities) that (i) gives the holder a
beneficial interest in (A) the most junior subordinated debt of the
Corporation (or debt that is pari passu with the most junior subordinated debt
of the Corporation), interest on which may be deferred for five years or more
and, commencing with the date two years after the beginning of an interest
deferral period, will be paid pursuant to an Alternative Payment Mechanism,
and
(B) a fractional interest in a contract to purchase Common Stock or
Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, (ii) includes a remarketing
feature pursuant to which subordinated debt of the Corporation is remarketed
to
new investors within five years from the date of issuance of the security or
earlier in the event of an early settlement event based on (A) the capital
or other applicable ratios of the Corporation or (B) the dissolution of the
issuer of such Preferred Equity Units, (iii) provides for the proceeds
raised in the remarketing to be used to purchase Common Stock or Qualifying
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Corporation, (iv) includes an
Explicit Replacement Covenant, provided that such Explicit Replacement Covenant
will not include Preferred Equity Units in the definition of “replacement
capital securities,” and (v) after the issuance of such Common Stock or
Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, provides the holder of the security
with a beneficial interest in such Common Stock or Qualifying Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock.
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“Qualifying
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock”
means
preferred or preference stock of the Corporation that (i) is Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, (ii) ranks pari
passu with
or
junior to other preferred stock of the Corporation and (iii) either by its
terms or when taken together with any related transaction agreements:
(A)
(1) is perpetual or has a mandatory redemption or maturity date that is not
less than 60 years after the date of initial issuance of such securities and
(2) has either (a) an Explicit Replacement Covenant or (b) a
Mandatory Trigger Provision and Intent-Based Replacement Disclosure, or
(B)
(1) has a mandatory redemption or maturity date that is not less than 40
years after the date of initial issuance of such securities, (2) has an
Explicit Replacement Covenant and (3) includes a Mandatory Trigger
Provision.
“Qualifying
Preferred Stock”
means
preferred or preference stock of the Corporation that (i) ranks pari passu
with or junior to other preferred stock of the Corporation, (ii) is
perpetual with no prepayment obligation on the part of the issuer thereof,
whether at the election of the holders or otherwise, and (iii) either
(A) is Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock and has Intent-Based Replacement
Disclosure, or (B) is cumulative preferred stock and has an Explicit
Replacement Covenant.
“Redesignation
Date”
means,
as to the then effective Covered Debt, the earliest of (i) the date that is
two years prior to the final maturity date of such Covered Debt, (ii) if
the Corporation elects to redeem, or the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation elects to repurchase, such Covered Debt either in whole or in part
with the consequence that after giving effect to such redemption or repurchase
the outstanding principal amount of such Covered Debt is less than $100,000,000,
the applicable redemption or repurchase date and (iii) if the then
outstanding Covered Debt is not Eligible Subordinated Debt, the date on which
the Corporation issues long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is
Eligible Subordinated Debt.
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“Replacement
Capital Covenant”
has
the
meaning specified in the introduction to this instrument.
“Replacement
Capital Securities”
shall
mean securities that meet one or more of the following criteria in the
determination of the Board of Directors:
(a)
with
respect to Notes that are redeemed or repurchased after the date hereof and
on
or prior to June 30, 2016:
(i)
Common Stock;
(ii)
Common Equity Units;
(iii)
Preferred Equity Units;
(iv)
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock having either:
(A)
(1) no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and
(2) Intent-Based Replacement Disclosure; or
(B)
(1) a maturity of at least 40 years and (2) an Explicit Replacement
Covenant;
(v)
preferred stock having cumulative Distributions and either:
(A)
(1) no prepayment obligation on the part of the issuer thereof, whether at
the election of the holders or otherwise, and (2) a requirement that the
preferred stock converts into common stock of the Corporation within three
years
from the date of issuance; or
(B)
(1) no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and (2) an Explicit
Replacement Covenant; or
(vi)
other securities that:
(A)
rank
upon on a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation either
(1) pari passu with or junior to the Notes or (2) pari passu with the
claims of the Corporation’s trade creditors and junior to all of the
Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed (other than the
Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed from time to time
outstanding that by its terms ranks pari passu with such securities on a
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation); and
(B)
include a distribution deferral provision, in the terms thereof or in the
related transaction agreements, substantially similar to Section 4.1 of the
First Supplemental Indenture; and
(C)
have
a maturity of at least 60 years and an Explicit Replacement Covenant; or
(b)
with
respect to Notes that are redeemed after June 30, 2016 and on or prior to
June 30, 2036,
(i)
securities described in paragraph (a) of this definition;
(ii)
preferred stock, having a maturity, if any, of at least 60 years, and cumulative
Distributions and Intent-Based Replacement Disclosure; or
(iii)
other securities that
(A)
rank
upon on a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation either
(1) pari passu with or junior to the Notes or (2) pari passu with the
claims of the Corporation’s trade creditors and junior to all of the
Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed (other than the
Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed from time to time
outstanding that by its terms ranks pari passu with such securities on a
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation); and
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(B)
include a distribution deferral provision, in the terms thereof or in the
related transaction agreements, substantially similar to Section 4.1 of the
First Supplemental Indenture; and
(C)
have
a maturity greater than 30 years.
“Securities
Exchange Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Subsidiary”
means,
at any time, any Person the shares of stock or other ownership interests of
which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or other managers of such Person are at the time owned, or the management or
policies of which are otherwise at the time controlled, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries (including other Subsidiaries) or both,
by
another Person.
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