UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-A

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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware   62-1545718

(State of incorporation

or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

CBL Center

2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

     

Title of each class be

to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on

which each class is to be

registered

Depository Shares, each representing a 1/10 th fractional Interest of a share of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value   New York Stock Exchange
   

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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-182515

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable.

 


 

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

The description of the Registrant’s 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, and Depositary Shares, under the caption “Description of Series E Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares” in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement (i) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on October 1, 2012, and (ii) relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-182515), is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011).
   
2. Amended and Restated By laws of the Registrant, as amended through May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011).
   
3. Certificate of Designations, dated June 25, 1998, related to the 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on June 24, 1998).
   
4. Certificate of Designations, dated April 30, 1999, relating to the Series 1999 Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 1999).
   
5. Certificate of Designations, dated June 11, 2002, relating to the 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on June 17, 2002).
   
6. Certificate of Designations, dated August 13, 2003, relating to the 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on August 21, 2003).
   
7. Certificate of Correction of the Certificate of Designations for the Series C Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
8. Certificate of Designations, dated December 10, 2004, relating to the 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
9. Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, dated February 25, 2010, relating to the 7.353% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 1, 2010).
   
10. Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, dated October 14, 2010, relating to the 7.353% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on October 18, 2010).
   
11. Form of Deposit Agreement relating to the 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
12. Form of Certificate for 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).

 



13. Form of Registrant’s depositary receipt evidencing depositary shares each representing a 1/10 th of a share of 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (included with the form of Deposit Agreement incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
14. Certificate of Designations, dated October 1, 2012, relating to the 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).
   
15. Form of Deposit Agreement relating to the 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).
   
16. Form of Certificate for 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).
   
17.

Form of Registrant’s depositary receipt evidencing depositary shares each representing a 1/10 th of a share of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (included with the form of Deposit Agreement herewith as Exhibit 15).

 



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

     
  CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
     
  By:

/s/ Farzana K. Mitchell

  Name: Farzana K. Mitchell
  Title: Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

October 1, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011).
   
2. Amended and Restated By laws of the Registrant, as amended through May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 2011).
   
3. Certificate of Designations, dated June 25, 1998, related to the 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on June 24, 1998).
   
4. Certificate of Designations, dated April 30, 1999, relating to the Series 1999 Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on May 4, 1999).
   
5. Certificate of Designations, dated June 11, 2002, relating to the 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on June 17, 2002).
   
6. Certificate of Designations, dated August 13, 2003, relating to the 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on August 21, 2003).
   
7. Certificate of Correction of the Certificate of Designations for the Series C Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
8. Certificate of Designations, dated December 10, 2004, relating to the 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
9. Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, dated February 25, 2010, relating to the 7.353% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 1, 2010).
   
10. Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, dated October 14, 2010, relating to the 7.353% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on October 18, 2010).
   
11. Form of Deposit Agreement relating to the 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
12. Form of Certificate for 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
13. Form of Registrant’s depositary receipt evidencing depositary shares each representing a 1/10 th of a share of 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (included with the form of Deposit Agreement incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on December 10, 2004).
   
14. Certificate of Designations, dated October 1, 2012, relating to the 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).

 



15. Form of Deposit Agreement relating to the 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).
   
16. Form of Certificate for 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed herewith).
   
17. Form of Registrant’s depositary receipt evidencing depositary shares each representing a 1/10 th of a share of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (included with the form of Deposit Agreement herewith as Exhibit 15).



Exhibit 14

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, NUMBER,
VOTING POWERS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS
OF
6.625% SERIES E CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

                    The undersigned DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Corporation ”), with the preferences and rights set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation having been fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to authority granted to it under Article IV of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:

                    RESOLVED: That, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the issuance of 690,000 shares of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, of the Corporation, and hereby fixes the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such shares, in addition to those set forth in such Certificate of Incorporation, as follows:

 

 

 

 

1.

Designation and Amount.

                    The shares of such series shall be designated “6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “ Series E Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 690,000. The designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be subject in all cases to the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation regarding limitations on beneficial and constructive ownership of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

 

 

 

2.

Dividends and Distribution Rights.

                    (a) Holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”), out of assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative preferential cash dividends at the rate of 6.625% per annum of the $250.00 liquidation preference. Such dividends shall be cumulative from and including the date of the original issue by the Corporation of shares


of Series E Preferred Stock and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the 30th day of March, June, September, and December of each year or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day or as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors (each, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”). The first dividend shall be paid on December 30, 2012. Such first dividend and any dividend payable on the Series E Preferred Stock for any other partial dividend period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the stockholder records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15th day of the calendar month in which the applicable Dividend Payment Date falls or on such other date designated by the Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”) .

                    (b) No dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock shall be declared by the Board of Directors or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation at such time as the terms and provisions of any agreement of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibits such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law.

                    (c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock shall accrue whether or not the Corporation has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, and whether or not such dividends are declared. Accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock shall accumulate as of the Dividend Payment Date on which they first become payable.

                    (d) Except as set forth in the next sentence, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, $.01 par value (“ Common Stock ”), or shares of any other series of preferred stock of the Corporation ranking, as to dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Series E Preferred Stock (other than a dividend paid in shares of Common Stock or in shares of any other class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) for any period unless full cumulative dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for such payment. When dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series E Preferred Stock and the shares of any other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series E Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series E Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series E Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series E Preferred Stock and such other series of preferred stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series E Preferred Stock and such other series of preferred stock (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends on such other series of preferred stock for prior dividend periods if such other series of preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series E Preferred Stock which may be in arrears.


                    (e) Except as provided in paragraph 2(d), unless full cumulative dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period, no dividends (other than in Common Stock or other capital stock ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other dividend shall be declared or made upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends or amounts upon liquidation nor shall any shares of Common Stock, or any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for other shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation and except for the acquisition of shares that have been designated as “Shares-in-Trust” in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation).

                    (f) Holders of shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or shares of stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock as provided above. Any dividend payment made on the Series E Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividends due with respect to such shares which remains payable.

 

 

 

 

3.

Liquidation Rights.

                    Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders a liquidation preference of $250.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of payment (whether or not declared), before any distribution or payment shall be made to holders of shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights. In the event that, upon such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock and all other such classes or series of shares of capital stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. Holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to written notice of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series E Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation. The consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, trust or entity, or of any other corporation, trust or other entity with or into the


Corporation, or the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Corporation, individually or as part of a series of transactions, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

 

 

 

 

4.

Redemption.

                    (a) Except as described in this paragraph 4 and in paragraph 5 below, shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable prior to October 5, 2017; provided, however, that the Corporation may, prior to such date and in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation, purchase shares of Series E Preferred Stock designated as “Shares-In-Trust” thereunder. On or after October 5, 2017, the Corporation, at its option upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice, may redeem the Series E Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $250.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption, without interest. If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot or by any other equitable method determined by the Corporation. Holders of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender such Series E Preferred Stock at the place designated in such notice and shall be entitled to the redemption price and any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon such redemption following such surrender. If notice of redemption of any Series E Preferred Stock has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by the Corporation in trust for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date dividends shall cease to accrue on such Series E Preferred Stock, such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon such redemption. Nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Corporation’s right or ability to purchase, from time to time either at a public or a private sale, all, or any portion, of the outstanding Series E Preferred Stock at such price or prices as the Corporation may determine, subject to the provisions of applicable law.

                    (b) Unless full cumulative dividends on all Series E Preferred Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash set apart for payment for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period, no Series E Preferred Stock shall be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed and the Corporation shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of Series E Preferred Stock (except by exchange for shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to dividends and amounts upon liquidation); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase by the Corporation in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation of shares of the Corporation designated as “Shares-in-Trust” thereunder or the purchase or acquisition of Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock.


                    (c) Notice of redemption shall be mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, addressed to the respective holders of record of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on the share transfer records of the Corporation. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series E Preferred Stock except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state (i) the redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where certificates for shares of Series E Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (v) that dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on such redemption date. If fewer than all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed.

                    (d) Immediately prior to any redemption of Series E Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay, in cash, any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the dated fixed for redemption, unless a redemption date falls after a Dividend Record Date and prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, in which case each holder of Series E Preferred Stock at the close of business on such Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares before such Dividend Payment Date.

                    (e) All shares of the Series E Preferred Stock redeemed or repurchased pursuant to this paragraph 4 shall be retired and shall be restored to the status of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to series and may thereafter be reissued as shares of any series of preferred stock.

                    (f) The Series E Preferred Stock shall have no stated maturity, shall not be subject to any sinking fund, shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities (other than as provided below in paragraph 6) and shall remain outstanding indefinitely unless the Corporation decides to redeem the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 or a holder exercises the conversion right set forth in paragraph 6; provided, however, that the Series E Preferred Stock owned by a stockholder in excess of the Ownership Limit (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) shall be subject to the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

 

 

 

5.

Special Optional Redemption by the Corporation.

                    (a) Certain Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this paragraph 5(a) shall have, for all purposes of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation in respect of the Series E Preferred Stock, the meanings herein specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural):

                     Business Day . The term “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.


                     Change of Control . The term “Change of Control” shall mean the following have occurred and are continuing: (i) the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of shares of the Corporation entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in elections of directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and (ii) following the closing of any transaction referred to in (i) above, neither the Corporation nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Shares representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE MKT, or NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or NASDAQ.

                     Change of Control Conversion Date . The term “Change of Control Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6(a) below.

                     Change of Control Conversion Right . The term “Change of Control Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6(a) below.

                     Common Stock Price . The term “Common Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6(a) below.

                     Common Stock . The term “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Corporation.

                     Common Stock Conversion Consideration . The term “Common Stock Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6(a) below.

                     Conversion Consideration . The term “Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6(a) below.

                     NASDAQ . The term “NASDAQ” shall mean the NASDAQ Stock Market.

                     NYSE . The term “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

                     NYSE MKT . The term “NYSE MKT” shall mean the NYSE MKT.

                    (b) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Corporation will have the option (the “ Special Optional Redemption Right ”) upon written notice mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Special Optional Redemption Date (as defined below) and addressed to the respective holders of record of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation, to redeem the Series E Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control


occurred, for cash at $250.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date (“ Special Optional Redemption Price ”). No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series E Preferred Stock except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below), the Corporation has provided notice of redemption with respect to the Series E Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to paragraph 4 above or this paragraph 5), the holders of Series E Preferred Stock will not have the conversion right described below in paragraph 6. Each date fixed for redemption pursuant to this paragraph 5(b) is called a “ Special Optional Redemption Date .”

                    (c) In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Series E Preferred Stock may be listed or admitted to trading, the notice described in paragraph 5(b) above shall state: (i) the Special Optional Redemption Date; (ii) the Special Optional Redemption Price; (iii) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where the certificates for Series E Preferred Stock, to the extent shares of Series E Preferred Stock are certificated, are to be surrendered (if so required in the notice) for payment of the Special Optional Redemption Price; (v) that the shares of Series E Preferred Stock are being redeemed pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right in connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; (vi) that holders of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to which the notice relates will not be able to tender such Series E Preferred Stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and each share of Series E Preferred Stock tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the Special Optional Redemption Date instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date; and (vii) that dividends on Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed will cease to accrue on the Special Optional Redemption Date. If fewer than all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed.

                    (d) If notice has been mailed in accordance with paragraph 5(c) above, and such notice provides that on or before the Special Optional Redemption Date specified therein all funds necessary for such redemption shall have been set aside by the Corporation, separate and apart from its other funds in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares so called for redemption, so as to be, and to continue to be available therefor, then, from and after the Special Optional Redemption Date, dividends shall cease to accrue on such Series E Preferred Stock, such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive from the Corporation the Special Optional Redemption Price. Upon surrender, in accordance with said notice, of the certificates for any shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed by the Corporation at the Special Optional Redemption Price. In case fewer than all the shares evidenced by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate or certificates shall be issued evidencing the unredeemed shares without cost to the holder thereof. In the event that the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed are uncertificated, such shares shall be redeemed in


accordance with the notice and the applicable procedures of any depository and no further action on the part of the holders of such shares shall be required.

                    (e) If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock are to be redeemed pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot or by any other equitable method determined by the Corporation.

                    (f) All shares of the Series E Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right set forth in this paragraph 5 shall be retired and shall be restored to the status of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to series and may thereafter be reissued as shares of any series of preferred stock.

                    (g) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the persons who were the holders of record of shares of Series E Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of those shares after such Dividend Record Date and on or prior to such Dividend Payment Date, in which case the Special Optional Redemption Price will not include such dividend, and the full amount of the dividend payable for the applicable dividend period shall instead be paid on such Dividend Payment Date to the holders of record at the close of business on such Dividend Record Date as aforesaid.

 

 

 

 

6.

Conversion.

The Series E Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Corporation, except as provided in this paragraph 6.

                    (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall have the right, unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem the shares of Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 hereof, to convert some or all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such holder (the “ Change of Control Conversion Right ”) on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of Common Stock per share of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted (the “ Common Stock Conversion Consideration ”) equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (x) the liquidation preference of $250.00 per share plus (y) the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a Dividend Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in such sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined below) and (B) 23.137 (the “ Share Cap ”), subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph.

                    The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a Common Stock dividend), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “ Share Split ”) with respect to shares of Common Stock as follows: the adjusted Share


Cap as the result of a Share Split shall be the number of shares of Common Stock that is equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

                    For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined below), as applicable) issuable in connection with the exercise of the Change of Control Conversion Right in respect of the 690,000 authorized shares of Series E Preferred Stock will not exceed 15,964,530 in total (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) (the “ Exchange Cap ”). The Exchange Cap (i) shall be increased on a pro rata basis with respect to any additional Series E Preferred Stock designated and authorized for issuance pursuant to any subsequent amended and restated Certificate of Designations and (ii) is subject to pro rata adjustments for any Share Splits on the same basis as the corresponding adjustment to the Share Cap.

                    In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which shares of Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “ Alternative Form Consideration ”), a holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversion of such Series E Preferred Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration that such holder of Series E Preferred Stock would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder of Series E Preferred Stock held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “ Alternative Conversion Consideration ”; and the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Change of Control, shall be referred to herein as the “ Conversion Consideration ”).

                    In the event that holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the consideration that each of the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall receive shall be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the outstanding Common Stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and shall be subject to any limitations to which all holders of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in such Change of Control.

                    The “ Change of Control Conversion Date ” shall be a Business Day set forth in the notice of Change of Control provided in accordance with paragraph 6(c) below that is no less than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which the Corporation provides such notice pursuant to paragraph 6(c).


                    The “ Common Stock Price ” shall be (i) the amount of cash consideration per share of Common Stock, if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock is solely cash, and (ii) the average of the closing prices per share of Common Stock on the NYSE for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control, if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders Common Stock is other than solely cash.

                    (b) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of Series E Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, holders shall be entitled to receive the cash value of such fractional shares based on the Common Stock Price.

                    (c) Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, unless the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem the shares of Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 hereof, a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control, describing the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right, shall be delivered to the holders of record of Series E Preferred Stock at their addresses as they appear on the Corporation’s stock transfer records and notice shall be provided to the Corporation’s transfer agent. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of Series E Preferred Stock except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state: (i) the events constituting the Change of Control; (ii) the date of the Change of Control; (iii) the last date on which the holders of Series E Preferred Stock may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right; (iv) the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price; (v) the Change of Control Conversion Date; (vi) that, if prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, the holder of such shares will not be able to convert such Series E Preferred Stock and such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if they have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right; (vii) if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of Series E Preferred Stock; (viii) the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent; and (ix) the procedures that the holders of Series E Preferred Stock must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right.

                    (d) The Corporation shall issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if such organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of such press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), or post notice on the Corporation’s website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first Business Day following the date on which the Corporation provides notice pursuant to paragraph 6(c) above to the holders of Series E Preferred Stock.

                    (e) In order to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, a holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates evidencing the Series E Preferred Stock, to the extent such shares are certificated, to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written conversion notice completed, to the Corporation’s transfer agent. Such notice shall state:


(i) the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted; and (iii) that such shares are to be converted pursuant to the applicable terms of the Series E Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Series E Preferred Stock is held in global form, such notice shall comply with applicable procedures of any depository.

                    (f) Holders of Series E Preferred Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporation’s transfer agent prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal must state: (i) the number of withdrawn shares of Series E Preferred Stock and (ii) the number shares of Series E Preferred Stock, if any, which remain subject to the conversion notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Series E Preferred Stock is held in global form, the notice of withdrawal shall comply with applicable procedures of any depository.

                    (g) Shares of Series E Preferred Stock as to which the Change of Control Conversion Right has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn shall be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Change of Control Conversion Right on the Change of Control Conversion Date, unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem such Series E Preferred Stock. If the Corporation elects to redeem Series E Preferred Stock that would otherwise be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on a Change of Control Conversion Date, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock subject to such redemption shall not be so converted and the holders of such shares shall be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date $250.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the applicable redemption date.

                    (h) The Corporation shall deliver the applicable Conversion Consideration no later than the third Business Day following the Change of Control Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the persons entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock or other securities delivered on conversion shall be deemed to have become the holders of record thereof as of the Change of Control Conversion Date.

                    (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no holder of Series E Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert such Series E Preferred Stock into Common Stock to the extent that such conversion would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the share ownership limits contained in the Certificate of Incorporation unless the Corporation provides an exemption.

                    (j) Anything in these terms of the Series E Preferred Stock to the contrary notwithstanding and except as otherwise required by law, the persons who are the holders of record of shares of Series E Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion of those shares after such Dividend Record Date and on or prior to such Dividend Payment Date and, in such case, the full amount of such dividend shall be paid


on such Dividend Payment Date to the persons who were the holders of record at the close of business on such Dividend Record Date.

 

 

 

 

7.

Voting Rights.

                    (a) Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights, except as provided by applicable law and as set forth in this paragraph 7.

                    (b) Whenever dividends on any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be in arrears for six or more consecutive or non-consecutive quarterly periods (a “ Preferred Dividend Default ”), the holders of such Series E Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with the holders of all other classes or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (“ Parity Preferred ”)) shall be entitled at the next annual meeting of stockholders to elect two additional directors to the Board of Directors (the “ Preferred Directors ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the election of Preferred Directors in the manner described in this paragraph, all accumulated dividends are paid on the Series E Preferred Stock and all other classes or series of Parity Preferred upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, no Preferred Directors shall be so elected. Any Preferred Directors so elected will serve until all unpaid cumulative dividends have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. Upon such election, the size of the Board of Directors will be increased by two directors. If and when all such accumulated dividends shall have been paid on the Series E Preferred Stock and all other classes or series of Parity Preferred upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the term of office of each Preferred Director so elected will terminate and the size of the Board of Directors will be reduced accordingly. So long as a Preferred Dividend Default shall continue, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Director may be filled by written consent of the Preferred Director remaining in office, or if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Series E Preferred Stock when they have the voting rights described above (voting together as a class with the holders of all other classes or series of Parity Preferred). Each of the Preferred Directors shall be entitled to one vote on any matter.

                    (c) The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of two-thirds of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock and, in the case of (i) below, each other class or series of Parity Preferred outstanding at the time (voting together as a class), given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, will be required to: (i) authorize or create, or increase the authorized or issued amount of, any class or series of capital stock ranking senior to the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation or reclassify any authorized shares of the Corporation into such capital stock, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such capital stock; or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of substantially all of the Corporation’s assets or otherwise (an “ Event ”), so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series E Preferred Stock or the holders thereof; provided however, with respect to the occurrence of any of the Events set forth in (ii) above, so


long as the Series E Preferred Stock remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event, the Corporation may not be the surviving entity, the occurrence of such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of holders of Series E Preferred Stock and in such case such holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the Events set forth in (ii) above. Except as may be required by law, holders of Series E Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote with respect to (A) any increase or decrease in the total number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock, (B) any increase, decrease or issuance of any series of capital stock including the Series E Preferred Stock or (C) the creation or issuance of any other series of capital stock, in each case referred to in clauses (A), (B) or (C) above, ranking on a parity with or junior to the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.

                    (d) The foregoing voting provisions of this paragraph 7 shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds, in cash, shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

                    (e) In any matter in which the Series E Preferred Stock may vote (as expressly provided herein or as may be required by law), each share of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote per each $25.00 in liquidation preference.

 

 

 

 

8.

Ranking.

                    The Series E Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, rank (a) senior to the Common Stock and to all equity securities ranking junior to such Series E Preferred Stock; (b) on a parity with all equity securities issued by the Corporation the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock; and (c) junior to all equity securities issued by the Corporation (in accordance with this Certificate of Designations) the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank senior to the Series E Preferred Stock. For purposes of this paragraph 8, the term “equity securities” does not include convertible debt securities.

 

 

 

 

9.

Exclusion of Other Rights.

                    The Series E Preferred Stock shall not have any preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption other than as expressly set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations.

 

 

 

 

10.

Headings of Subdivisions.

                    The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.



 

 

 

 

11.

Severability of Provisions.

                    If any preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series E Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of Series E Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable provision thereof shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect and no preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series E Preferred Stock herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other provision thereof unless so expressed therein.

 

 

 

 

12.

No Preemptive Rights.

                    No holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to any preemptive rights to subscribe for or acquire any unissued shares of capital stock of the Corporation (whether now or hereafter authorized) or securities of the Corporation convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designations, Number, Voting Powers, Preferences and Rights of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer this 1st day of October, 2012.

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Farzana K. Mitchell

 


 

 

Farzana K. Mitchell

 

 

Executive Vice President – Chief

 

 

Financial Officer and Treasurer



Exhibit 15 

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

This DEPOSIT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 5, 2012 by and among CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a nationally chartered limited purpose trust company having its principal office in Canton, Massachusetts (“ Computershare ”), COMPUTERSHARE SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation, and all holders from time to time of Receipts (as hereinafter defined) issued hereunder.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, it is desired to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined) with the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of the Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares representing a fractional interest in the Preferred Stock deposited; and

WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows:

Article I

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply to the respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of such terms) used in this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts:

SECTION 1.01. “ Alternative Conversion Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04 hereof.

SECTION 1.02. “ Alternative Form Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04 hereof.

SECTION 1.03. “ Certificate of Designations ” shall mean the Certificate of Designations, Number, Voting Powers, Preferences and Rights of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware designating the Preferred Stock as a series of Preferred Stock of the Company, as well as any subsequent amendment or restatement thereof filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.


SECTION 1.04. “ Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 1.05. “ Change of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

SECTION 1.06. “ Change of Control Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

SECTION 1.07. “ Common Stock ” shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value per share.

SECTION 1.08. “ Common Stock Conversion Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

SECTION 1.09. “ Conversion Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04 hereof.

SECTION 1.10. “ Corporate Office ” shall mean the corporate office of the Depositary at which at any particular time its business in respect of matters governed by this Deposit Agreement shall be administered, which at the date of this Deposit Agreement is located at Computershare, 250 Royall Street, Boston, MA 02021.

SECTION 1.11. “ Deposit Agreement ” shall mean this agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 1.12. “ Depositary ” shall mean Computershare, a company or corporation having its principal office in the United States, and any successor as depositary hereunder.

SECTION 1.13. “ Depositary Share ” shall mean a 1/10th fractional interest of a share of Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary hereunder and the same proportionate interest in any and all other property received by the Depositary in respect of such underlying share of Preferred Stock and held under this Deposit Agreement, all as evidenced by the Receipts issued hereunder. Subject to the terms of this Deposit Agreement, each owner of a Depositary Share is entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Share, including the dividend and distribution, voting, redemption and liquidation rights contained in the Certificate of Designations.

SECTION 1.14. “ Depositary’s Agent ” shall mean one or more agents appointed by the Depositary as provided, and for the purposes specified, in Section 7.05 hereof.

SECTION 1.15. “ Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

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SECTION 1.16. “ Optional Redemption Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

SECTION 1.17. “ Ownership Limits ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 1.18. “ Preferred Stock ” shall mean shares of the Company’s 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share, heretofore validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

SECTION 1.19. “ Receipt ” shall mean a Depositary Receipt issued hereunder to evidence one or more Depositary Shares, whether in definitive or temporary form, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

SECTION 1.20. “ record date ” shall mean the date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof.

SECTION 1.21. “ record holder ” or “ holder ” as applied to a Receipt shall mean the person in whose name a Receipt is registered on the books maintained by the Depositary for such purpose.

SECTION 1.22. “ Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

SECTION 1.23. “ Registrar ” shall mean Computershare or any bank or trust company appointed to register ownership and transfers of Receipts or the deposited Preferred Stock, as the case may be, as herein provided.

SECTION 1.24. “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SECTION 1.25. “ Signature Guarantee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05 hereof.

SECTION 1.26. “ Special Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

SECTION 1.27. “ Special Optional Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof

SECTION 1.28. “ Special Optional Redemption Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof

SECTION 1.29. “ Transfer Agent ” shall mean Computershare or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the Receipts or the deposited Preferred Stock, as the case may be, as herein provided.

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Article II

FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF PREFERRED STOCK, EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS

SECTION 2.01. Form and Transferability of Receipts. Definitive Receipts shall be engraved or printed or lithographed with steel-engraved borders and underlying tint and shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. Pending the preparation of definitive Receipts, the Depositary, upon the written order of the Company, delivered in compliance with Section 2.02, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts which may be printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Company and the Depositary will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable for definitive Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at the Corporate Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate, without charge to the holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Company’s expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Deposit Agreement, and with respect to the Preferred Stock deposited, as definitive Receipts.

Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary, provided that if a Registrar (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed then such Receipts shall also be countersigned by manual signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The Depositary shall record on its books each Receipt executed as provided above and delivered as hereinafter provided.

Except as the Depositary may otherwise determine, Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All Receipts shall be dated the date of their issuance.

Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be required by the Company or required to comply with any applicable law or regulation or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system upon which the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or quoted or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject, in each case, as directed by the Company.

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Title to any Receipt (and to the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt) that is properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that until a Receipt shall be transferred on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.05, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the record holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to dividends or other distributions, the exercise of any redemption or voting rights or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes.

SECTION 2.02. Deposit of Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof. Concurrently with the execution of this Deposit Agreement, the Company is delivering to the Depositary in uncertificated book entry form, 600,000 shares of Preferred Stock, registered in the name of the Depositary, together with (a) all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, including the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect, relating to issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock, (b) an opinion letter of counsel to the Company containing customary opinions relating to (i) the existence and good standing of the Company, (ii) the due authorization of the Depositary Shares and the status of the Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (iii) the effectiveness of the registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Depositary Shares, and (c) a written letter of instruction of the Company directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts for the Depositary Shares representing such deposited Preferred Stock. The Depositary acknowledges receipt of the deposited Preferred Stock and related documentation and agrees to hold such deposited Preferred Stock in an account to be established by the Depositary at the Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary shall determine. The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as the Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Preferred Stock deposited hereunder and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment and, as such, will reflect changes in the number of shares (including any fractional shares) of deposited Preferred Stock held by it by notation, book-entry or other appropriate method. Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. hereby agrees to guaranty the performance of all obligations of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. under this Deposit Agreement.

If required by the Depositary, Preferred Stock presented for deposit by the Company at any time, whether or not the register of stockholders of the Company is closed, shall also be accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other instrument satisfactory to the Depositary, that will provide for the prompt transfer to the Depositary or its nominee of any distribution or right to subscribe for additional Preferred Stock or to receive other property that any person in whose name the Preferred Stock is or has been registered may thereafter receive upon or in respect of such deposited Preferred Stock, or in lieu thereof such agreement of indemnity or other agreement as shall be satisfactory to the Depositary.

Upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Preferred Stock deposited hereunder, or of Preferred Stock deposited hereunder in uncertificated form, as

 

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applicable, together with the other documents specified above, and upon registering such Preferred Stock in the name of the Depositary, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the person or persons named in the written order delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.02, a Receipt or Receipts for the number of whole Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of any person requesting such delivery, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such person.

Other than in the case of splits, combinations or other reclassifications affecting the Preferred Stock, or in the case of distributions of Preferred Stock, if any, there shall be deposited hereunder not more than the number of shares constituting the Preferred Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, as such may be amended.

The Company shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the Depositary to perform its obligations under this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 2.03. Optional Redemption of Preferred Stock for Cash. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.03, shares of the Preferred Stock are not redeemable prior to October 5, 2017. However, in order to ensure that the Company remains qualified as a real estate investment trust (“ REIT ”) for United States federal income tax purposes in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the Preferred Stock, together with all other Equity Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), shall be subject to Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to which Equity Stock owned by a stockholder in excess of the Ownership Limit shall automatically be transferred to a Trust for the exclusive benefit of a Beneficiary, as provided in subparagraph D(3) of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation, and the Company may purchase any Preferred Stock so designated as “Shares-in-Trust” as set forth in Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation. On or after October 5, 2017, if the Company shall elect to redeem shares of deposited Preferred Stock for cash in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4 of the Certificate of Designations (the “ Optional Redemption Right ”), it shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary) give the Depositary not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of the date of such proposed redemption and of the number of such shares of Preferred Stock held by the Depositary to be redeemed and the applicable redemption price, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, including the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption. The Depositary shall mail, first-class postage prepaid, notice of the redemption of Preferred Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares (the “ Optional Redemption Date ”), to the record holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed, at the addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the Depositary. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the sufficiency of notice or validity of the proceedings for redemption except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or

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not given. A redemption notice which has been mailed in the manner provided herein shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given on the date mailed whether or not the holder received the redemption notice. The Company shall provide the Depositary with such notice, and each such notice shall state: (a) the Optional Redemption Date; (b) the redemption price; (c) the number of shares of Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares to be redeemed; if fewer than all the Depositary Shares held by any holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary Shares held by such holder to be so redeemed; (d) the place or places where Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price payable on the Optional Redemption Date; and (e) that from and after the Optional Redemption Date dividends in respect of the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue. If fewer than all of the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional Depositary Shares) or by any other equitable method determined by the Company that will not result in a violation of the Ownership Limits.

In addition to the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), the Company shall have the option to redeem the Preferred Stock within 120 days after the first date on which Change of Control occurred for cash in accordance with the Certificate of Designations (the “ Special Optional Redemption Right ”). If the Company elects to exercise its Special Optional Redemption Right, it shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary) give the Depositary not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of the date of such proposed redemption and of the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by the Depositary to be redeemed and the applicable redemption price, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, including the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption (the “ Special Optional Redemption Price ”). The Depositary shall mail, first-class postage prepaid, notice of the redemption of Preferred Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares (the “ Special Optional Redemption Date ”), to the record holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed, at the addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the Depositary. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the sufficiency of notice or validity of the proceedings for redemption except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. A redemption notice which has been mailed in the manner provided herein shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given on the date mailed whether or not the holder received the redemption notice. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, each of the Company and the Depositary has provided notice of redemption with respect to the Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to the Optional Redemption Right or the Special Optional Redemption Right), the holders of Depositary Shares will not have the conversion right described below in Section 2.04. The Company shall provide the Depositary with such notice, and each such notice shall state: (a) the Special Optional Redemption Date; (b) the Special Optional Redemption Price; (c) the number of shares of Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares to be redeemed; if fewer than all the Depositary Shares held by any holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary Shares held by such holder to be so redeemed; (d) the place or places where Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price payable on the

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Special Optional Redemption Date; (e) that the shares of Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares are being redeemed in connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; (f) that the record holders of the Depositary Shares called for redemption will not will not be able direct the Depositary to tender such Preferred Stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and that each Depositary Share so tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the Special Optional Redemption Date instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date; and (g) that from and after the Special Optional Redemption Date dividends in respect of the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue. If fewer than all of the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional Depositary Shares) or by any other equitable method determined by the Company that will not result in a violation of the Ownership Limits.

In the event that notice of redemption has been made as described in either of the two immediately preceding paragraphs and the Company shall then have paid or caused to be paid in full to the Depositary the redemption price or Special Optional Redemption Price (as applicable and determined pursuant to the Certificate of Designations) of the Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary to be redeemed (including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the Optional Redemption Date or Special Optional Redemption Date, as applicable), the Depositary shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such Preferred Stock so called for redemption by the Company and from and after the Optional Redemption Date or Special Optional Redemption Date, as applicable, (unless the Company shall have failed to pay for the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed by it as set forth in the Company’s notice provided for in either of the two preceding paragraphs), all dividends in respect of the shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption shall cease to accrue, the Depositary Shares called for redemption shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the redemption price plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the Redemption Date or Special Optional Redemption Date, as applicable) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate. Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depositary or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed at a redemption price of $25.00 per Depositary Share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the Redemption Date or Special Optional Redemption Date, as applicable, except as set forth in the next paragraph below. The foregoing shall be further subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and the provisions of the Certificate of Designations, the provisions of the Certificate of Designations will govern and the Company will instruct the Depositary accordingly.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the persons who are the holders of record of Depositary Shares at the close of business on a record date set for dividends on the underlying shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding date set for payment of such dividend notwithstanding the

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redemption of those shares after such record date and on or prior to such date set for payment of such dividend and, in such case, the redemption price or Special Optional Redemption Price, as applicable, will not include such dividend, and the full amount of such dividend shall be paid on such date set for payment to the persons who were the holders of record at the close of business on such record date.

If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depositary will deliver to the holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with payment of the redemption price for and all other amounts payable in respect of the Depositary Shares called for redemption, a new Receipt evidencing such holder’s Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt that are not called for redemption.

The Depositary shall not be required (a) to issue, transfer or exchange any Receipts for a period beginning at the close of business on the day the Company first publicly announces the redemption of Preferred Stock and ending at the close of business on the day the Depositary mails the notices of redemption of Depositary Shares or (b) to transfer or exchange for another Receipt any Receipt evidencing Depositary Shares called or being called for redemption in whole or in part, except as provided in the preceding paragraph of this Section 2.03.

SECTION 2.04. Optional Conversion Upon a Change of Control. Shares of Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Company, except as provided in the Certificate of Designations. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Depositary Shares shall have the right, unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, the Company has provided notice of the Company’s election to redeem the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.03, to direct the Depositary to convert some or all of the Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Shares held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date in accordance with and subject to the provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which shares of Common Stock shall be converted to cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “ Alternative Form Consideration ”), a holder of Depositary Shares shall receive upon conversion of the underlying Preferred Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder of Depositary Shares would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder of Depositary Shares held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration applicable to the Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “ Alternative Conversion Consideration ”; and the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Change of Control, shall be referred to herein as the “ Conversion Consideration ”).

In the event that holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the consideration that each of the holders of Depositary Shares underlying the Preferred Stock shall receive shall be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the

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outstanding Common Stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the outstanding Common Stock that made or voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and shall be subject to any limitations to which all holders of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in such Change of Control.

No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, holders shall be entitled to receive the cash value of such fractional shares based on the Common Stock Price.

Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, unless each of the Company and the Depositary has provided notice of the Company’s election to redeem such Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control, describing the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right, shall be delivered by the Depositary to the holders of record of the Depositary Shares. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of any Preferred Stock except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state: (a) the events constituting the Change of Control; (b) the date of the Change of Control; (c) the last date on which the holders of Depositary Shares underlying Preferred Stock may direct the Depositary to exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right; (d) the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price; (e) the Change of Control Conversion Date, which shall be a Business Day occurring within 20 to 35 days following the date of such notice; (f) that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, each of the Company and the Depositary has provided notice of the Company’s election to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock to the Depositary, the holder of such shares will not be able to direct the Depositary to convert such shares of Preferred Stock and such shares of Preferred Stock shall be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if they have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right; (g) if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per Depositary Share and share of Preferred Stock; (h) the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent (which, unless the Company otherwise directs in writing, shall be the Depositary); and (i) the procedures that the holders of Depositary Shares must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right.

In order to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, a holder of Depositary Shares shall be required to deliver notice to the Depositary to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (to the extent such shares are certificated) evidencing the underlying shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written conversion notice completed, to the Transfer Agent. Such notice shall state: (i) the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted; and (iii) that the shares of Preferred Stock are to be converted pursuant to the applicable terms of the Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Preferred Stock are held in global form, such notice shall comply with applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”).

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Holders of Depositary Shares may instruct the Depositary to withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Depositary, which the Depositary shall simultaneously deliver to the Transfer Agent, prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal must state: (i) the number of withdrawn shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock, if any, which remain subject to the conversion notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Preferred Stock are held in global form, the notice of withdrawal shall comply with applicable procedures of DTC.

Shares of Preferred Stock as to which the Change of Control Conversion Right has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn shall be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Change of Control Conversion Right on the Change of Control Conversion Date, unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, each of the Company and the Depositary has provided notice of the Company’s election to redeem such Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.

The Depositary, on behalf of the Company, shall deliver the applicable Conversion Consideration to the holders of Depositary Shares no later than the third Business Day following the Change of Control Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the persons entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock or other securities delivered on conversion shall be deemed to have become the holders of record thereof as of the Change of Control Conversion Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no holder of Depositary Shares will be entitled to convert Preferred Stock into Common Stock to the extent that receipt of such Common Stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the Ownership Limits set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation unless the Company provides an exemption.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the persons who are the holders of record of Depositary Shares at the close of business on a record date set for dividends on the underlying shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on the corresponding date set for payment of such dividend notwithstanding the conversion of those shares after such record date and on or prior to such date set for payment of such dividend and, in such case, the full amount of such dividend shall be paid on such date set for payment to the persons who were the holders of record at the close of business on such record date.

SECTION 2.05. Registration of Transfers of Receipts. The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as the Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Receipts and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment and, as such, shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by the holder in person or by a duly authorized attorney, agent or representative, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement and including a guarantee of the signature thereon by a participant in a signature guarantee medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer

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Association (a “ Signature Guarantee ”), together with evidence of the payment of any transfer taxes as may be required by applicable law. Upon such surrender, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts and deliver the same to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.

SECTION 2.06. Combinations and Split-ups of Receipt. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or such other office as the Depositary may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of Receipts, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denominations requested evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.

SECTION 2.07. Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Preferred Stock. Any holder of a Receipt or Receipts may withdraw any or all of the deposited Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt or Receipts and all money and other property, if any, underlying such Depositary Shares by surrendering such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals. After such surrender, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to such holder, or to the person or persons designated by such holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of such Preferred Stock and all such money and other property, if any, underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered for withdrawal, but holders of such whole shares of Preferred Stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Preferred Stock hereunder or to receive Depositary Shares therefor. If the Receipt or Receipts delivered by the holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of deposited Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Preferred Stock and such money and other property, if any, to be withdrawn, deliver to such holder, or (subject to Section 2.05) upon his order, a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares. Delivery of such Preferred Stock and such money and other property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement. In no event shall fractional shares of Preferred Stock be delivered upon surrender of Receipts to the Depositary.

If the deposited Preferred Stock and the money and other property being withdrawn are to be delivered to a person or persons other than the record holder of the Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of Preferred Stock, such holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary and the Depositary may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such holder for withdrawal of such shares of Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement in blank with a Signature Guarantee.

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The Depositary shall deliver the deposited Preferred Stock and the money and other property, if any, underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal at the Corporate Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such holder.

SECTION 2.08. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Split-up, Combination. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company may require any or all of the following: (i) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or the Company shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any tax or other governmental charge with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge with respect to the Preferred Stock being deposited or withdrawn); (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature (or the authority of any signature), including a Signature Guarantee; and (iii) compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Company may establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be required by any securities exchange upon which the deposited Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be included for quotation or listed.

The deposit of Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Preferred Stock may be suspended, the transfer of Receipts may be refused, and the transfer, split-up, combination, surrender, exchange or redemption of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Company is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of applicable law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 2.09. Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated or destroyed or lost or stolen, the Depositary in its discretion may execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, provided that the holder thereof provides the Depositary with (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction, loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his ownership thereof and (ii) reasonable indemnification and the provision of an open penalty surety bond, in each case, satisfactory to the Depositary and the Company and holding the Depositary and the Company harmless.

SECTION 2.10. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized to destroy such Receipts so cancelled.

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Article III

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE COMPANY

SECTION 3.01. Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any person presenting Preferred Stock for deposit or any holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file such proof of residence or other information and to execute such certificates as the Depositary or the Company may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Company may withhold or delay the delivery of any Receipt, the transfer, redemption or exchange of any Receipt, the withdrawal of the deposited Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by any Receipt, the distribution of any distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof, until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed.

SECTION 3.02. Payment of Fees and Expenses. Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to make payments to the Depositary of certain fees and expenses, as provided in Section 5.09, or provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary that such fees and expenses have been paid. Until such payment is made, transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of the Preferred Stock or money or other property, if any, underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused, any distribution may be withheld, and any part or all of the Preferred Stock or other property underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be sold for the account of the holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such holder a reasonable number of days prior to such sale). Any distribution so withheld and the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any payment of such fees or expenses, the holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency.

SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties as to Preferred Stock. In the case of the initial deposit of the Preferred Stock hereunder, the Company and, in the case of subsequent deposits thereof, each person so depositing Preferred Stock under this Deposit Agreement, shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Preferred Stock and each certificate therefor are valid and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so. The Company hereby further represents and warrants that such Preferred Stock, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Stock and the issuance of Receipts.

SECTION 3.04. Representation and Warranty as to Receipts and Depositary Shares. The Company hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued, will evidence legal and valid interests in the Depositary Shares and each Depositary Share will represent a legal and valid 1/10 th fractional interest in a share of deposited Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Share. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Stock and the issuance of Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares.

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Article IV

THE PREFERRED STOCK; NOTICES

SECTION 4.01. Dividends and Other Cash Distributions. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any dividend or other cash distributions on the deposited Preferred Stock, including any cash received upon redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.03, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.02, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such sum as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders; provided, however, that, in case the Company or the Depositary shall be required by law to withhold and shall withhold from any cash distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes or as otherwise required by law, regulation or court process, the amount made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly. The Depositary shall distribute or make available for distribution, as the case may be, only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any holder of Receipts a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributable shall be held by the Depositary (without liability for interest thereon) and shall be added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the Depositary for distribution to record holders of Receipts then outstanding.

SECTION 4.02. Distributions Other Than Cash. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash on the deposited Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.02, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders, in any manner that the Depositary and the Company may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution. If in the opinion of the Depositary after consultation with the Company, such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such record holders, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes), the Depositary deems, after consultation with the Company, such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Company, adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Section 3.02, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by the Depositary to record holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Company shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the holders of Receipts unless the Company shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such securities or property have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered in order to be freely transferable.

SECTION 4.03. Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges. If the Company shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the persons in whose names deposited Preferred Stock is registered on the books of the Company any rights, preferences or privileges to

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subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, preferences or privileges of any other nature, the offering of such rights, preferences or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated to the Depositary and thereafter made available by the Depositary to the record holders of Receipts in such manner as the Company shall instruct (including by the issue to such record holders of warrants representing such rights, preferences or privileges); provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issue or offer of any such rights, preferences or privileges the Company determines upon advice of its legal counsel that it is not lawful or feasible to make such rights, preferences or privileges available to the holders of Receipts (by the issue of warrants or otherwise) or (b) if and to the extent instructed by holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges, the Depositary shall then, if so instructed by the Company, and if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, preferences or privileges so permit, sell such rights, preferences or privileges of such holders at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Section 3.01 and Section 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the record holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Company shall not make any distribution of such rights, preferences or privileges, unless the Company shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, preferences or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered in order to be freely transferable.

If any other action under the law of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, preferences or privileges to be made available to holders of Receipts, the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, preferences or privileges to enable such holders to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges.

SECTION 4.04. Notice of Distributions; Fixing of Record Date for Holders of Receipts. Whenever any dividend or other cash distributions shall become payable, any distribution other than cash shall be made, or any rights, preferences or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the deposited Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of (i) any meeting at which holders of such Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of such Preferred Stock are entitled to notice or (ii) any election on the part of the Company to redeem any shares of such Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date as the record date, if any, fixed by the Company with respect to the Preferred Stock) for the determination of the holders of Receipts (a) who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, (b) who shall be entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting or to receive notice of such meeting or (c) whose Depositary Shares are to be so redeemed.

SECTION 4.05. Voting Rights. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of deposited Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the record holders of Receipts a notice, which shall be provided by the Company and which shall contain (i) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting, (ii) a statement that the holders of Receipts at the close of business on a specified record

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date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of law, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Preferred Stock underlying their respective Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts and (iii) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of a holder of a Receipt on such record date, the Depositary shall vote or cause to be voted the amount of Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. To the extent any such instructions request the voting of a fractional interest of a share of deposited Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall aggregate such interest with all other fractional interests resulting from requests with the same voting instructions and shall vote the number of whole votes resulting from such aggregation in accordance with the instructions received in such requests. Each share of Preferred Stock is entitled to 10 votes and, accordingly, each Depositary Share is entitled to one vote. The Company hereby agrees to take all reasonable action that may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Preferred Stock or cause such Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from the holder of a Receipt, the Depositary will abstain from voting to the extent of the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. The Depositary shall not be required to exercise discretion in voting any Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt.

SECTION 4.06. Changes Affecting Preferred Stock and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc. Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of Preferred Stock, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation or consolidation affecting the Company or to which it is a party or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Depositary shall, upon the instructions of the Company, (i) make such adjustments in (a) the fraction of an interest represented by one Depositary Share in one share of Preferred Stock and (b) the ratio of the redemption price per Depositary Share to the redemption price of a share of Preferred Stock, in each case as may be required by or as is consistent with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations to fully reflect the effects of such change in liquidation preference, split-up, combination or other reclassification of stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale and (ii) treat any shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) that shall be received by the Depositary in exchange for or in respect of the Preferred Stock as new deposited property under this Deposit Agreement, and Receipts then outstanding shall thenceforth represent the proportionate interests of holders thereof in the new deposited property so received in exchange for or in respect of such Preferred Stock. In any such case the Depositary may, in its discretion, with the approval of the Company, execute and deliver additional Receipts, or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new deposited property. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, holders of Receipts shall have the right from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Preferred Stock or any such recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation or consolidation or sale of substantially all the assets of the Company to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to exchange or surrender the Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property and cash which such Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or

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surrendered into or for immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction, subject to any subsequent change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification or any subsequent recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation or consolidation or sale of substantially all the assets. The Company shall cause effective provision to be made in the certificate of incorporation of the resulting or surviving corporation (if other than the Company) for protection of such rights as may be applicable upon exchange of the deposited Preferred Stock for securities or property or cash of the surviving corporation in connection with the transactions set forth above. The Company shall cause any such surviving corporation (if other than the Company) expressly to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder.

SECTION 4.07. Inspection of Reports. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Receipts at the Corporate Office and at such other places as it may from time to time deem advisable during normal business hours any reports and communications received from the Company that are both received by the Depositary as the holder of deposited Preferred Stock and made generally available to the holders of the Preferred Stock. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit certain notices and reports to the holders of Receipts as provided in Section 5.05.

SECTION 4.08. Lists of Receipt Holders. Promptly upon request from time to time by the Company, the Depositary shall furnish to the Company a list, as of a recent date specified by the Company, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares of all persons in whose names Receipts are registered on the books of the Depositary.

SECTION 4.09. Tax and Regulatory Compliance. The Depositary shall be responsible for (i) preparing and mailing of Form 1099s for all open and closed accounts, (ii) all applicable withholding related to payments made with respect to the Receipts, including, without limitation, withholding required pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) mailing Form W-9s to new holders of Receipts without a certified taxpayer identification number, (iv) processing certified Form W-9s, (v) preparing and filing of state information returns and (vi) providing escheatment services.

SECTION 4.10. Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property is subject to any tax which the Depositary is obligated by applicable law to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes, by public or private sale, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes to the holders of Receipts entitled thereto in proportion to the number of Depositary Shares held by them, respectively; provided, however, that in the event the Depositary determines that such distribution of property is subject to withholding tax only with respect to some but not all holders of Receipts, the Depositary will use its best efforts (i) to sell only that portion of such property distributable to such holders that is required to generate sufficient proceeds to pay such withholding tax and (ii) to effect any such sale in such a manner so as to avoid affecting the rights of any other holders of Receipts to receive such distribution in property.

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Article V

THE DEPOSITARY AND THE COMPANY

SECTION 5.01. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary and the Registrar. The Depositary shall maintain at the Corporate Office facilities for the execution and delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up, combination and redemption of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of Preferred Stock and at the offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up, combination and redemption of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of Preferred Stock, all in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement.

The Depositary shall keep books at the Corporate Office for the registration and transfer of Receipts, which books at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the record holders of Receipts as provided by applicable law. The Depositary may close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder. The Depositary may maintain such books in customary electronic form.

If the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Shares shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or any other stock exchange, or quoted on any interdealer quotation system, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Company, appoint a Registrar (acceptable to the Company) for registration of such Receipts or Depositary Shares in accordance with the requirements of such stock exchange or quotation system. Such Registrar (which may be the Depositary if so permitted by the requirements of such Exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Company. If the Receipts, such Depositary Shares or such Preferred Stock are listed on one or more other stock exchanges or quotation systems, the Depositary will, at the request and expense of the Company, arrange such facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender, redemption and exchange of such Receipts, such Depositary Shares or such Preferred Stock as may be required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange or quotation system regulations.

SECTION 5.02. Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Company. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Company shall incur any liability to any holder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation thereunder of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or, in the case of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations or, in the case of the Company, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Company shall be prevented or forbidden from doing or performing any act or thing that the terms of this Deposit Agreement provide shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Company incur any liability to any holder of a Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the

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performance of any act or thing that the terms of this Deposit Agreement provide shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Company. Each of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar shall at all times act in good faith and shall use its best efforts within reasonable time limits to insure the accuracy of all services performed pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Company assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement or any Receipt to holders of Receipts other than from acts or omissions arising out of conduct constituting bad faith, negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement.

None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding with respect to the deposited Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or Receipts that in its reasonable opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required.

None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Company shall be liable for any action or any failure to act by it in reliance upon the written advice of legal counsel or accountants, or information provided by any person presenting Preferred Stock for deposit, any holder of a Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and the Company may each rely and shall each be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

In the event the Depositary shall receive conflicting claims, requests or instructions from any holders of Receipts, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, the Depositary shall be entitled to act on such claims, requests or instructions received from the Company, and shall be entitled to the full indemnification set forth in Section 5.06 hereof in connection with any action so taken.

The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote any of the deposited Preferred Stock or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is in good faith and does not result from negligence or willful misconduct of the Depositary. The Depositary undertakes, and any Registrar shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Depositary or any Registrar.

The Depositary, its parent, affiliate, or subsidiaries, any Depositary’s Agent, and any Registrar may own, buy, sell or deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts or Depositary Shares or become pecuniarily interested in any

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transaction in which the Company or its affiliates may be interested or contract with or lend money to or otherwise act as fully or as freely as if it were not the Depositary or the Depositary’s Agent hereunder. The Depositary may also act as transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Company and its affiliates or act in any other capacity for the Company or its affiliates.

It is intended that neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent shall be deemed to be an “issuer” of the securities under the federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Depositary and any Depositary’s Agent are acting only in a ministerial capacity as Depositary for the deposited Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Depositary agrees to comply with all information reporting and withholding requirements applicable to it under law or this Deposit Agreement in its capacity as Depositary.

Neither the Depositary (or its officers, directors, employees or agents) nor any Depositary’s Agent makes any representation or has any responsibility as to the validity of the registration statement pursuant to which the Depositary Shares are registered under the Securities Act, the deposited Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares, the Receipts (except its countersignature thereon) or any instruments referred to therein or herein, or as to the correctness of any statement made therein or herein; provided, however, that the Depositary is responsible for its representations in this Deposit Agreement and for the validity of any action taken or required to be taken by the Depositary in connection with this Deposit Agreement.

The Company represents that it has registered the deposited Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares for sale in accordance with applicable securities laws.

SECTION 5.04. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by notice of its election to do so delivered to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by notice of such removal delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Company shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States of America and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If a successor depositary shall not have been appointed in 60 days, the resigning Depositary may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor depositary. Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor and for all purposes shall be the

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Depositary under this Deposit Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Company, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all rights, title and interest in the deposited Preferred Stock and any moneys or property held hereunder to such successor and shall deliver to such successor a list of the record holders of all outstanding Receipts. Any successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to the record holders of Receipts.

Any corporation into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted shall be the successor of such Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act. Such successor depositary may execute the Receipts either in the name of the predecessor depositary or in the name of the successor depositary.

SECTION 5.05. Notices, Reports and Documents. The Company agrees that it will deliver to the Depositary, and the Depositary will, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the record holders of Receipts, in each case at the address recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including financial statements) required by law, by the rules of any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system upon which the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or quoted or by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designations to be furnished by the Company to holders of the deposited Preferred Stock and, if requested by the holder of any Receipt, a copy of this Deposit Agreement, the form of Receipt, the Certificate of Designations and the form of Preferred Stock. Such transmission will be at the Company’s expense and the Company will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary will transmit to the record holders of Receipts at the Company’s expense such other documents as may be requested by the Company.

SECTION 5.06. Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may arise out of, or in connection with, its acting as Depositary, Depositary’s Agent or Registrar, respectively, under this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts, except for any liability arising out of the willful misconduct, gross negligence, negligence or bad faith on the part of any such person or persons. The obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 5.06 shall survive any succession of any Depositary, Registrar or Depositary’s Agent or termination of this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 5.07. Indemnification by the Depositary. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company against, and hold the Company harmless from, any liability, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may arise out of, or in connection with, the refusal or failure of any of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar to comply with the terms of this Deposit Agreement, or which arise out of the willful misconduct, gross negligence, negligence or bad faith on the part of any such person or persons; provided, however, that the Depositary’s aggregate liability hereunder with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Deposit Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Deposit Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and

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shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to the Depositary as fees and charges under this Agreement or otherwise, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the six (6) calendar months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from the Depositary is being sought. The obligations of the Depositary set forth in this Section 5.07 shall survive any succession of the Company or termination of this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 5.08. Damages. The Depositary shall not be liable for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits (collectively, “ Special Damages ”), occasioned by breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Depositary even if apprised of the possibility of such damages. The Company shall not be liable to the Depositary for Special Damages occasioned by breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company even if apprised of the possibility of such damages.

SECTION 5.09. Fees, Charges and Expenses. No charges and expenses of the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent hereunder shall be payable by any person, except as provided in this Section 5.09. The Company shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of this Deposit Agreement. The Company shall also pay all fees and expenses of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts, any redemption of the Preferred Stock at the option of the Company and all withdrawals of the Preferred Stock by holders of Receipts. All other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges shall be at the expense of the holders of Receipts. If a holder of Receipts requests the Depositary to perform duties not required under this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall notify the holder of the cost of the performance of such duties prior to the performance thereof. Upon approval of such cost by such holder, such holder will thereafter be liable for the charges and expenses related to such performance. All other fees and expenses of the Depositary and any Depositary’s Agent hereunder and of any Registrar (including, in each case, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder will be promptly paid by the Company only after prior consultation and agreement between the Depositary and the Company and consent by the Company to the incurrence of such expenses. The Depositary shall present its statement for fees and expenses to the Company every month or at such other intervals as the Company and the Depositary may agree.

Article VI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 6.01. Amendment. The form of the Receipts and any provision of this Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any respect that they may deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that no such amendment (other than any change in the fees of any Depositary, Registrar or Transfer Agent that are payable by the Company) that shall materially and adversely alter the rights of the holders of Receipts shall be effective unless such amendment shall have been approved by the holders of Receipts evidencing at least a majority of the

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Depositary Shares then outstanding. In no event shall any amendment impair the right, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07 and Section 2.08 and Article III, of any holder of any Depositary Shares to surrender the Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares with instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the holder the deposited Preferred Stock and all money and other property if any, represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Every holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by this Deposit Agreement as amended thereby.

SECTION 6.02. Termination. This Deposit Agreement may be terminated by the Company upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Depositary if (i) such termination is necessary to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor provision), or (ii) the holders of Receipts evidencing at least a majority of the Depositary Shares then outstanding consent to such termination, whereupon the Depositary shall deliver or make available to each holder of a Receipt, upon surrender of the Receipt held by such holder, such number of whole shares of deposited Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt, together with any other property held by the Depositary in respect of such Receipt. In the event that this Deposit Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company hereby agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to list or quote the Preferred Stock issued upon surrender of the Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares represented thereby on a national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system. This Deposit Agreement will automatically terminate if (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares shall have been redeemed pursuant to Section 2.03 or converted pursuant to Section 2.04 or (ii) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the deposited Preferred Stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and such distribution shall have been distributed to the holders of Receipts entitled thereto.

Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, (i) the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar under Section 5.06 and Section 5.09 and (ii) the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Company under Section 5.07.

Article VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.01. Counterparts. This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Deposit Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Deposit Agreement. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to

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inspection during business hours at the Corporate Office and the respective offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any holder of a Receipt.

SECTION 7.02. Exclusive Benefits of Parties. This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other person whatsoever.

SECTION 7.03. Invalidity of Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.

SECTION 7.04. Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Company hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by telegram or facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, addressed as follows:

If to the Company to:

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Attn: Farzana K. Mitchell, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421-6000
Fax: (423) 490-8390

If to the Depositary to:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Melinda Altman, Relationship Manager, Investor Services
250 Royall Street
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
Fax: (781) 575-220

or at any other address of which the Company shall have notified the Depositary in writing.

Any notices to be given to the Depositary hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by telegram or facsimile confirmed by letter, addressed to the Depositary at the Corporate Office to the attention of the General Counsel.

Any notices given to any record holder of a Receipt hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by telegram or facsimile confirmed by letter, addressed to such record holder at the address of such record holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary or, if such

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holder shall have filed with the Depositary in a timely manner a written request that notices intended for such holder be mailed to some other address, at the address designated in such request.

Delivery of a notice sent by mail, or by telegram or facsimile shall be deemed to be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a telegram or facsimile message) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. The Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any telegram or facsimile message received by it from the other or from any holder of a Receipt, notwithstanding that such telegram or facsimile message shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter as aforesaid.

SECTION 7.05. Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary may from time to time appoint Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for the Depositary for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement and may at any time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary will notify the Company of any such action.

SECTION 7.06. Holders of Receipts Are Parties. The holders of Receipts from time to time shall be deemed to be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts by acceptance of delivery thereof.

SECTION 7.07. Governing Law. This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in said State.

SECTION 7.08. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate of Designations. Copies of this Deposit Agreement and the Certificate of Designations shall be filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business hours at the Corporate Office and the respective offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any holder of any Receipt.

SECTION 7.09. Headings. The headings of articles and sections in this Deposit Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A hereto have been inserted for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Deposit Agreement or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein or in the Receipts.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., and Computershare Inc. (as guarantor of the obligations of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. under the Deposit Agreement) have caused this Deposit Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf as of the day and year first above set forth and all holders of Receipts shall become parties hereto by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

By: _______________________

Name: Farzana K. Mitchell
Title: Executive Vice President – Chief
         Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

By: _______________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.

 

By: _______________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

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Temporary Receipt Exchangeable for Definitive Engraved Receipt When Ready for Delivery

DEPOSITARY RECEIPT FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING 1/10 th
OF A SHARE OF 6.625% SERIES E CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

DEPOSITARY RECEIPT

THIS DEPOSITARY RECEIPT IS TRANSFERABLE
IN CANTON, MA AND NEW YORK, NY

CUSIP 124830 80 3

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS DEPOSITARY (THE “DEPOSITARY”), hereby certifies that ______________ is the registered owner of _______________ Depositary Shares (“Depositary Shares”), each Depositary Share representing 1/10 th of one share of 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Stock”), of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2012 (the “Deposit Agreement”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and all holders from time to time of Depositary Receipts. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement. This Depositary Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual and/or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer.

The Corporation is authorized to issue Common Stock and one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock. The Corporation will furnish without charge to each receiptholder, who so requests in writing, a statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes of shares and upon the holders thereof, a copy of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and a copy of the Deposit Agreement. Any such request shall be made to the Corporation’s Investor Relations Department, CBL Center, 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421-6000, (telephone (423) 855-0001), Attention: Senior Vice President – Investor Relations and Corporate Investments.

This Depositary Receipt is continued on the reverse hereof and the additional provisions therein set forth (including, without limitation, those relating to redemption) for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

DATED: DD-MMM-YYYY

   

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
DEPOSITARY, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

By:

     
   

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 


IMPORTANT NOTICE—RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP

The Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt are subject to restrictions on transfer for the purpose of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”). Transfers in contravention of such restrictions may be void ab initio . Except as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be further amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), or unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, no Person may (1) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Equity Stock in excess of 6% of the total value of the outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation, determined as provided in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation (computed taking into account all outstanding shares of Equity Stock and all shares of Equity Stock issuable under existing Options and Exchange Rights that have not been exercised or Deferred Stock that has not vested); or (2) Beneficially Own Equity Stock which would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code. Any acquisition of Equity Stock and continued holding of ownership of Equity Stock constitutes a continuous representation of compliance with the above limitations, and any Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Equity Stock in excess of the above limitations must immediately so notify the Corporation. If the restrictions above are violated, the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt will be transferred automatically and by operation of law to a Trust and shall be designated Shares-in-Trust. In addition, certain Beneficial Owners or Constructive Owners of Equity Stock (including Depositary Shares) must give written notice as to certain information on a semi-annual or annual basis. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to each stockholder who so requests.

 


CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

1.                   THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. Depositary Receipts, of which this Depositary Receipt is one, are made available upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2012 (the “Deposit Agreement”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and all holders from time to time of Depositary Receipts. The Deposit Agreement (copies of which are on file at the principal office maintained by the Depositary which at the time of the execution of the Deposit Agreement is located at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 (the “Corporate Office”) and at the office of any agent of the Depositary) sets forth the rights of holders of Depositary Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary. The statements made on the face and the reverse of this Depositary Receipt are summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and are subject to the detailed provisions thereof, to which reference is hereby made. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Depositary Receipt and the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the provisions of the Deposit Agreement will govern.

2.                   DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise expressly herein provided, all defined terms used in this summary of the Deposit Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Deposit Agreement.

3.                   REDEMPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK. Except in connection with (i) the Ownership Limits in the Certificate of Incorporation to preserve the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT or (ii) the Special Optional Redemption Right discussed below, shares of the Preferred Stock generally are not redeemable prior to October 5, 2017. On or after October 5, 2017, the Corporation may elect at any time to redeem shares of deposited Preferred Stock for cash. Additionally, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), the Corporation shall have a Special Optional Redemption Right to redeem the Preferred Stock within 120 days after the first date on which Change of Control occurred for cash as described in the Certificate of Designations. If the Corporation elects to exercise either its basic redemption right or the Special Optional Redemption Right described in the preceding sentence, it shall in either case (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary) give the Depositary not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of the date of such proposed redemption and of the number of such shares of Preferred Stock held by the Depositary to be so redeemed and the applicable redemption price, including the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption. The Depositary shall mail, first-class postage prepaid, notice of the redemption of Preferred Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares, to the record holders of the Depositary Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed, at the addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the Depositary. On the date of any such redemption, the Depositary shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such redeemed Preferred Stock; provided, that the Corporation shall then have paid or caused to be paid in full to the Depositary the redemption price of the Preferred Stock to be redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends payable with respect thereto to, but not including, the date of any such redemption. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, however, holders of record of Depositary Shares at the close of business on a record date set for dividends on the underlying shares of


Preferred Stock will receive the dividend payable on the corresponding date set for payment of such dividend notwithstanding the redemption of those shares after such record date and on or prior to such dividend payment date. If fewer than all the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed shall be determined pro rata or by any other equitable method determined by the Corporation that will not result in a violation of the Ownership Limits. Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date (unless the Corporation shall have failed to provide the funds necessary to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares called for redemption), all dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, the Depositary Shares called for redemption shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of Depositary Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the redemption price plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the applicable redemption date) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate. Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the Depositary Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depositary or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed at a redemption price per Depositary Share equal to the same fraction of the redemption price per share paid with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock as the fraction each Depositary Share represents of a share of Preferred Stock plus the same fraction of all money and other property, if any, underlying such Depositary Shares, including all amounts paid by the Corporation in respect of accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date on the shares of Preferred Stock to be so redeemed. The foregoing is further subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations. If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt are called for redemption, the Depositary will deliver to the holder of this Depositary Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with the redemption payment, a new Depositary Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Depositary Receipt and not called for redemption.

4.                   CONVERSION OF PREFERRED STOCK UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon a Change of Control, each holder of Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock will have the right (unless the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem the Depositary Shares) to direct the Depositary, on such holder’s behalf, to convert some or all of the shares of Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares to be converted into the Conversion Consideration, in accordance with and subject to the Certificate of Designations. Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control, describing the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right, shall be delivered by the Depositary to the holders of record of the Depositary Shares. In order to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, a holder of Depositary Shares must provide a notice containing prescribed information to the Depositary on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date. Holders may withdraw any notice of such exercise (in whole or in part) by written notice to the Depositary prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The Depositary shall deliver the applicable Conversion Consideration to the holders of Depositary Shares exercising such right no later than the third Business Day following the Change of Control Conversion Date. No holder of Depositary Shares will be entitled to convert Preferred Stock to the extent that such would cause the holder (or any other person) to exceed to the Ownership Limits contained in the


Certificate of Incorporation unless the Corporation provides an exception. The foregoing is further subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations.

5.                   SURRENDER OF DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS AND WITHDRAWAL OF PREFERRED STOCK. The holder hereof may withdraw any or all of the deposited Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced hereby and all money and other property, if any, underlying such Depositary Shares by surrendering this Depositary Receipt at the Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals. After such surrender, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to the holder hereof, or to the person or persons designated by the holder hereof in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, the number of whole shares of such Preferred Stock and all such money and other property, if any, underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt surrendered for withdrawal, but the holder of such whole shares of Preferred Stock shall not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Preferred Stock under the Deposit Agreement or to receive Depositary Shares therefor. However, if this Depositary Receipt evidences a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of deposited Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Preferred Stock and such money and other property, if any, to be withdrawn, deliver to such holder a new Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares. In no event shall fractional shares of Preferred Stock be delivered upon surrender of Receipts to the Depositary.

6.                   TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, COMBINATIONS. Subject to the Deposit Agreement, this Depositary Receipt is transferable on the books of the Depositary upon surrender of this Depositary Receipt to the Depositary, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, and upon such transfer the Depositary shall sign and deliver a Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto, all as provided in and subject to the Deposit Agreement. This Depositary Receipt may be split into other Depositary Receipts or combined with other Depositary Receipts into one Depositary Receipt evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts surrendered; provided, however, that the Depositary shall not issue any Depositary Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share.

7.                   CONDITIONS TO SIGNING AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, ETC., OF DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. Prior to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of this Depositary Receipt, the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation may require any or all of the following: (i) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any tax or other governmental charge with respect thereto; (ii) production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature; and (iii) compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may establish consistent with the Deposit Agreement.

8.                   SUSPENSION OF DELIVERY, TRANSFER, ETC. The deposit of Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of this Depositary Receipt against Preferred Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Depositary Receipts may be refused, and the


registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender, exchange or redemption of this Depositary Receipt may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of applicable law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement.

9.                   AMENDMENT. The form of the Depositary Receipts and any provision of the Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary in any respect that they may deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that no such amendment (other than any changes in the fees of any Depositary or Registrar or Transfer Agent payable by the Corporation) that shall materially and adversely alter the rights of holders of Depositary Receipts shall be effective unless such amendment shall have been approved by the holders of Depositary Receipts evidencing at least a majority of the Depositary Shares then outstanding. The holder of this Depositary Receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold this Depositary Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the holder of Depositary Shares to surrender this Depositary Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares with instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the holder the Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.

10.               CHARGES AND EXPENSES. The Corporation will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangement, except such charges as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of holders of Depositary Receipts.

11.               TITLE TO DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. Title to this Depositary Receipt, when properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the record holder hereof at such time as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes.

12.               DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any dividend or other cash distributions on the Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, distribute to record holders of Depositary Receipts such amounts of such sums as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Depositary Receipts held by such holders; provided, however, that in case the Corporation or the Depositary shall be required by law to withhold and does withhold from any cash distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes or as otherwise required by law, regulation or court process, the amount made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly. The Depositary shall distribute or make available for distribution, as the case may be, only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any holder


of Depositary Receipts a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributable shall be held by the Depositary (without liability for interest thereon) and shall be added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the Depositary for distribution to record holders of Depositary Receipts then outstanding.

13.               SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS, PREFERENCES OR PRIVILEGES. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the persons in whose name Preferred Stock is registered on the books of the Corporation any rights, preferences or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, preferences or privileges of any other nature, such rights, preferences or privileges shall in each such instance, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, be made available by the Depositary to the record holders of Depositary Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct.

14.               NOTICE OF DISTRIBUTIONS, FIXING OF RECORD DATE. Whenever (i) any dividend or other distributions shall become payable, or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or any rights, preferences or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Preferred Stock, (ii) the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to notice or (iii) the Depositary shall receive notice of any election on the part of the Corporation to redeem any shares of Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date, if any, as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to the Preferred Stock) for the determination of the holders of Depositary Receipts (x) who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or (y) who shall be entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting or to receive notice of such meeting or (z) whose Depositary Shares are to be so redeemed.

15.               VOTING RIGHTS. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the record holders of Depositary Receipts a notice, which shall contain (i) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting, (ii) a statement that the holders may, subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Preferred Stock underlying their respective Depositary Shares, and (iii) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of a holder of this Depositary Receipt on such record date the Depositary shall vote or cause to be voted the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all action that may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Preferred Stock or cause such Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from the holder of this Depositary Receipt, the Depositary will abstain from voting to the extent of the Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt.

16.               REPORTS, INSPECTION OF TRANSFER BOOKS. The Depositary shall transmit to the record holders of Depositary Receipts copies of all reports and communications received from the Corporation that are received by the Depositary as the holder of Preferred Stock. The Depositary shall keep books at the Corporate Office for the registration


and transfer of Depositary Receipts, which books at all reasonable times will be open for inspection by the record holders of Depositary Receipts as provided by applicable law.

17.               LIABILITY OF THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation shall incur any liability to any holder of this Depositary Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation thereunder of the United States of America or of any governmental authority or, in the case of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations or, in the case of the Corporation, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation shall be prevented or forbidden from doing or performing any act or thing that the terms of the Deposit Agreement provide shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation incur any liability to any holder of this Depositary Receipt (i) by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing that the terms of the Deposit Agreement provide shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement.

18.               OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Depositary Receipt to the holder hereof or other persons, other than for its negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding with respect to Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or Depositary Receipts that in its reasonable opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation will be liable for any action or failure to act by it in reliance upon the written advice of or information from legal counsel or accountants or information provided by any person presenting Preferred Stock for deposit, any holder of any Depositary Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information.

19.               TERMINATION OF DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. The Deposit Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Depositary if (i) such termination is necessary to preserve the Corporation’s status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor provision), or (ii) the holders of a majority of the Depositary Receipts consent to such termination, whereupon the Depositary shall deliver or make available to each holder of a Depositary Receipt, upon surrender of the Depositary Receipt held by such holder, such number of whole shares of deposited Preferred Stock underlying the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Depositary Receipt, together with any other property held by the Depositary in respect of such Depositary Receipt. Upon the termination of the Deposit Agreement, (i) the Corporation shall be discharged from all obligations thereunder except for its obligations to the Depositary,


any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar under Sections 5.06 and 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Corporation under Section 5.07 of the Deposit Agreement.

20.               GOVERNING LAW. The Deposit Agreement and this Depositary Receipt and all rights thereunder and hereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Depositary Receipt shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM = as tenants in common

TEN ENT =  as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN =      as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
                      tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—_________________ Custodian _________________
                                                       (Cust)                                                         (Minor)

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act _________________
(State)

        UNIF TRF MIN ACT—______________ Custodian (until age____) ______________
                                                          (Cust)                                                                 (Minor)

under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act ______________
(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For Value Received, _________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto


PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
                             (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee )

______________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________ Depositary Shares

evidenced by the within Depositary Receipt, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

________________________________________________________________________ Attorney

to transfer the said Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated _______________________, 20_________

 

Signature: _______________________________

Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this depositary receipt in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

Signature(s) Guaranteed Medallion Guaranty Stamp:

______________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

The IRS requires that we report the cost basis of certain shares acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares were covered by the legislation and you have sold or transferred the shares and requested a specific cost basis calculation method, we have processed as requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please visit our website or consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis.

If you do not keep in contact with us or do not have any activity in your account for the time periods specified by state law, your property could become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state.

 


Exhibit 16

 

 

 

6.625% SERIES E   

  CBL

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE

CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE   

IN CANTON, MA AND NEW YORK, NY

PREFERRED STOCK   

 

 

 

PAR VALUE $.01   

 

PER SHARE   

 

 

 

Certificate    

Shares

Number    

      CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

 

ZQ00000000   

 

 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

 

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

 

CUSIP    124830  11  8

 

 

 

 

 

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND FOR LEGEND

 

 

DESCRIBING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS

 

 

ON TRANSFERABILITY

is the owner of

 

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE 6.625% SERIES E CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation, copies of which are on file in the office of the Transfer Agent, to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen D. Lebovitz

 

 

DATED     DD-MMM-YYYY

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

[CORPORATE SEAL]

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

 

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

/s/ Farzana K. Mitchell

 

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,

Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

and Treasurer

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE



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CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

The shares of Equity Stock represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on transfer for the purpose of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”). Transfers in contravention of such restrictions may be void ab initio . Except as set forth in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be further amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), or unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, no Person may (1) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Equity Stock in excess of 6% of the total value of the outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation, determined as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation (computed taking into account all outstanding shares of Equity Stock and all shares of Equity Stock issuable under existing Options and Exchange Rights that have not been exercised or Deferred Stock that has not vested); or (2) Beneficially Own Equity Stock which would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code. Any acquisition of Equity Stock and continued holding of ownership of Equity Stock constitutes a continuous representation of compliance with the above limitations, and any Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Equity Stock in excess of the above limitations must immediately so notify the Corporation. If the restrictions above are violated, the shares of Equity Stock represented hereby will be transferred automatically and by operation of law to a Trust and shall be designated Shares-in-Trust. In addition, certain Beneficial Owners or Constructive Owners of Equity Stock must give written notice as to certain information on a semi-annual or annual basis. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to each stockholder who so requests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

 

TEN COM —

as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—  

__________

  Custodian  

__________

 

 

 

 

 

(Cust)

 

     (Minor)

 

 

 

 

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act  

__________

 

 

 

 

 

     (State)

 

 

TEN ENT —

as tenants by the entireties

UNIF TRF MIN ACT—

__________

Custodian (until age     )__________

 

 

 

 

 

(Cust)

 

(Minor)         

 

 

 

 

                  under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act ___________

 

 

 

 

 

 

            (State)

 

 

JT TEN —

as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT.

 

 

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

 

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

For Value Received,____________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto   _____________________________________________________

 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ADDRESSEE)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares

of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.


 

 

  Dated:

____________________________     20_____________

  Signature:

_____________________________________________

  Signature:

_____________________________________________

  Notice:

The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

 

The IRS requires that we report the cost basis of certain shares acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares were covered by the legislation and you have sold or transferred the shares and requested a specific cost basis calculation method, we have processed as requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please visit our website or consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis.
If you do not keep in contact with us or do not have any activity in your account for the time periods specified by state unclaimed property law, your property could become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state.